3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

3d LAR Logo
1st Marine Division
Twentynine Palms, California

3d LAR conducts light armored reconnaissance, security and offensive operations IOT provide mission capable task organized forces in support of enduring and emerging operational commitments across the range of military operations.

Equal Opportunity Coordinator

HMC Charlotte Williams

Email: charlotte.williams@usmc.mil

Every Marine and Sailor of 3d LAR will be treated with decency, dignity, and respect and will be provided full and equal opportunity for professional development and success. Judgment based on race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and nationality will have no bearing in this battalion and will not be tolerated.

Please refer to the documents linked below for additional information and guidance. 

PAC Complaint Form

MCO 5354.1F

 

 

 

 

Chaplain Lt Edmilson D. Villalba
Chaplain Corps, USN
Phone #: (760) 830-5217 cell: 760-270-8986

edmilson.villalba@usmc.mil

 

 

DEPLOYMENT READINESS COORDINATOR
JILLIAN KING
BLDG 1620, ON 7TH ST
PHONE #: (760) 830-3167
FAX #: (760) 830-5224
GOV CELL: 760-840-7733

CELL #: EMERGENCY: (760) 401-6139
JILLIAN.KING@USMC.MIL

 

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE DEPLOYMENT READINESS COORDINATOR

Letter from the Deployment Readiness Coordinator

Hello! My name is Jillian King and I have the distinct pleasure and honor of being the Deployment Readiness Coordinator (DRC) for the 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion aka “The Wolf Pack”.

 

As your Deployment Readiness Coordinator, I am a liaison between the command and the families. I will be the one to pass battalion information in the marine/sailors absence to authorized contacts and a source for resources and referrals as needed. Lastly, and what I feel to be most important, the pairing of command and myself to ensure the marines/sailors AND their families are consistently "mission ready".

Being a family member to an active duty Marine or Sailor is challenging at best. My goal is to help family members build their support network while learning their way through the military maze, step by step when necessary, until hopefully they are able to become part of the support network for others themselves!

Please do not hesitate to stop by and chat, send me an email, or give me a call! Welcome to the Wolf Pack family!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380655695774336/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

 

WHAT ARE THE APPLICABLE STATUTES/REGULATIONS?

The right of all Marine Corps members to directly communicate grievances to, or seek assistance from, their Commanding Officer(s) is established in U.S. Navy Regulations (Articles 0820c and 1151.1) and the Marine Corps Manual (par 805).  This right is exercised through the formal process of Request Mast. 

WHAT IS A REQUEST MAST?

Request Mast includes both the right of the member to personally talk to the Commanding Officer, normally in person, and the requirement that the Commanding Officer consider the matter and personally respond to the member requesting mast. 

Request Mast provides a member the opportunity to communicate not only with his or her immediate Commanding Officer, but also with any superior Commanding Officer in the chain of command up to and including the member's immediate Commanding General.  Request Mast also provides Commanding Officers with firsthand knowledge of the morale and general welfare of the command. 

WHO CAN REQUEST MAST?

All Marine Corps members should first make every effort to address offending behavior directly with the party responsible, verbally or in writing.  You can also discuss the matter with your immediate supervisor and request assistance.  If you are unable to resolve the issue informally, you have the right to Request Mast. 

CAN A COMMANDING OFFICER DENY A REQUEST MAST APPLICATION?

A Commanding Officer may deny a Request Mast application if there is another specific avenue of redress available to the member.  The Commanding Officer should explain to the member why he/she denied the Request Mast application and, if appropriate, explain the procedure the member should follow to resolve the issue. 

The Commanding Officer may also require the member to go through the Chain of Command prior to approving Mast.

WHAT ARE SOME ISSUES THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR REQUEST MAST?

Generally, a military member can speak to their Commanding Officer about any subject; however, the member cannot use Request Mast for the following reasons:

  • Request Mast should not be used as a means of attacking the proceedings, punishment, or findings and sentence resulting from a disciplinary action brought under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). 
  • Request Mast may not be used to harass, avoid duty, or intentionally interfere with the Commanding Officer's ability to carry out the functions and mission of the command.
  • Request Mast cannot be used if the member is being processed for involuntary separation or if the subject of the complaint is an ongoing Article 138, UCMJ, or Article 1150, Navy Regulations.
HOW DO I SUBMIT A REQUEST MAST APPLICATION?

Complete the Request Mast Application form (NAVMC 11296 Rev 5-19) and submit it through the chain of command to the Commanding Officer.  Ask your legal office for assistance in obtaining a copy of the form.

REQUEST MAST RESOURCES

Marine Corps Request Mast Form NAVMC 11296 (Rev. 05-19)

Example Request Mast Tracker for Commanders

Sample Request Mast Command Bulletin 

Command Team Request Mast Class

Example Unit-Level Request Mast Class

3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Box 788272
Twentynine Palms
CA, 92278-8272

Officer of the Day
760-390-9113

Twentynine Palms
Directory Assistance:
760-830-6000
 

Officer of the Day 760-390-9113       Companies:  
Deployment Readiness Coordinator

830-3167

760-840-7733

        Apache 830-6823
Chaplain 830-5217         Blackfoot 830-5221
Public Affairs Representative 830-7582         Commanche 830-6823 
S-1 Admin 830-5225         Huron 830-3631
S-2 Intel 830-4380    
S-3 Operations 830-7167 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (3d LAR) - Official Site | Twentynine Palms CA | Facebook  
S-4 Logistics 830-6064 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion - Home (sharepoint-mil.us) CAC REQ
S-6 Communications 830-7575 
   

 

3D Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Leaders

Commanding Officer, 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

LtCol J.J. Dick

LtCol Dick enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 2005 as an Administrative Specialist—his first assignment to Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) in Quantico, Virginia. As a Lance Corporal and Corporal, he served as a BUMED and waivers chief. In 2006, he became a citizen of the...

Read Biography

Official Photo

Sergeant Major, 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

SgtMaj Gerard Casimir

Sergeant Major Gerard Casimir Jr, a native of Boynton Beach, Fl, enlisted in the MarineCorps and reported to MCRD, Parris Island, SC on 6 June 2001, for recruit training withKilo Company, 3d Recruit Training Battalion. Upon his graduation, he reported to MarineCombat Training at Camp Geiger and then...

Read Biography

Official Photo

 
1st Marine Division