▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Reserve ▁Forces , ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Forces ▁Reserve ▁( MA R FOR RES ▁or ▁M FR ). ▁His ▁next ▁assignment ▁was ▁Command ing ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁M obil ization ▁Command ▁( M CR SC ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 7 . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁he ▁designed ▁what ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁the ▁Marine ▁for ▁Life ▁Program , ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁connect s ▁transition ing ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁their ▁family ▁members ▁to ▁education ▁resources , ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities , ▁and ▁other ▁veter an ▁services . ▁ ▁From ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁until ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁P un aro ▁served ▁as ▁Command ing ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Marine ▁Division . ▁Under ▁his ▁command , ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Division ▁achieved ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁combat ▁read iness ▁– ▁a ▁significant ▁accomplish ment ▁for ▁a ▁reserve ▁division . ▁Following ▁the ▁division ▁command , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁General ▁( M obil ization ) ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Com bat ▁Development ▁Command ▁( in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁P un aro ▁assumed ▁a ▁ 2 - star ▁active - d ut y ▁b illet ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Reserve ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁post ▁ 9 - 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁mobil ization