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Marine Corps IRR Conditional Release to AF

BigIron83

New Member
pilot
Is anyone familiar with the process of going from the IRR to AF Reserves? Long story short, I will be in the IRR by the time I can commission in the AF reserves. I’m wondering if anyone here has routed a conditional release in IRR?
 

bubblehead

Registered Member
Contributor
I've helped a Navy colleague go from SELRES Intel to AF Reserve JAG. Relevant forms and instructions were:
  • SECNAVINST 1000.7F
  • MILPERSMAN 1300-081
  • DD FORM 368, Request for Conditional Release
My friend had to route DD FORM 368 along with whatever form or paperwork that showed he was approved by the Air Force Reserve to our Manpower mothership, PERS. There was a specific routing process that PERS was familiar with.

Hopefully these will help as a starting point.

Advise you speak with the Marine Corps Manpower & Reserve Affairs folks. Phone numbers at the bottom of the page: https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/webcenter/portal/MRAHome
 

FormerRecruitingGuru

Making Recruiting Great Again
Not officer, but enlisted I worked a Marine IRR wanting to go Pilot. Took a few days to get the approved 368 back - seems like an easy process.
 

phogsky

New Member
I just completed this process from Selected Marine Corps Reserves to Active Duty Navy JAG. I'm a Captain (O-3). Supposedly the DD 368 only needed to be routed to the first CG in the chain of command; but, for whatever reason mine was routed to HQMC for approval. Ultimately it took almost 6 months for mine to be approved as it was kicked back for petty corrections or additional information multiple times. I also had to request mast over some retaliation issues that arose after I expressed interest in switching branches.

When it was all said and done, I got my approved DD 368 with a 6-month window to commission in the Navy. I had to go through MEPS all over again. But the deed is finally done and I couldn't be more relieved.
 

snake020

Contributor
Is anyone familiar with the process of going from the IRR to AF Reserves? Long story short, I will be in the IRR by the time I can commission in the AF reserves. I’m wondering if anyone here has routed a conditional release in IRR?

When I was in Navy IRR and was looking at AF Reserve, the AF Reserve recruiter had me fill out the 368 at his office and he dealt with PERS 911 directly.
 

Ventus

Weather Guesser
pilot
I am currently an enlisted IRR Marine in the process of going Navy Pilot (among applying a few other places). Getting a Conditional Release (DD-368) isn't too hard in the IRR. You literally just email the USMC-R down in New Orleans a filled form and they send you a response within 3-6 business days.

If you're active duty or a traditional reservist, it needs to go all the way up and down your chain of command which can take 2-3 months depending on how much your command cares.
 

NCCGT

Well-Known Member
I just completed this process from Selected Marine Corps Reserves to Active Duty Navy JAG. I'm a Captain (O-3). Supposedly the DD 368 only needed to be routed to the first CG in the chain of command; but, for whatever reason mine was routed to HQMC for approval. Ultimately it took almost 6 months for mine to be approved as it was kicked back for petty corrections or additional information multiple times. I also had to request mast over some retaliation issues that arose after I expressed interest in switching branches.

When it was all said and done, I got my approved DD 368 with a 6-month window to commission in the Navy. I had to go through MEPS all over again. But the deed is finally done and I couldn't be more relieved.
RCJH
 

Reservist

Intelligence Officer
Some Navy Communities have more say over the release process - I needed a release from enlistment to commission and it also took at least 6 months to get the release approved - Intel chain needed four levels of approval because it is a managed community. People in other rates or communities can get it done in days - so both stories are true. Best of luck!

You will get it but I can be slow or fast depending on the process you have to follow and how many layers of approval it has to go through.
 

Iriscka

New Member
I am currently an enlisted IRR Marine in the process of going Navy Pilot (among applying a few other places). Getting a Conditional Release (DD-368) isn't too hard in the IRR. You literally just email the USMC-R down in New Orleans a filled form and they send you a response within 3-6 business days.

If you're active duty or a traditional reservist, it needs to go all the way up and down your chain of command which can take 2-3 months depending on how much your command cares.
Do you have an email for USMC-R, where I can send my request for conditional release?
 

FL Man

New Member
None
If you are currently in the IRR: MCIRSA_IMA@usmc.mil. In addition to the 368, they mailed me a letter template to fill out as an official request for conditional release. The DD-368 I forwarded to MCIRSA already had a recruiter's signature from the unit I am transferring to.
 
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