MARADMINS : 154/14
R 281625Z MAR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 154/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2015 MARINE CORPS OFFICER VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS/7JAN2011//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:18SEP2012/NOTAL//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DODI/26FEB2014//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC/311723ZDEC2013//
REF/E/MSGID:WEB/VA/YMD:20101109//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/DODI/31MAY2013//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMSR/26NOV2013//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/19MAY2009//
NARR/REF (A) IS TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1175A, WHICH GRANTS THE SERVICES TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO OFFER MILITARY PERSONNEL THE OPTION OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION. REF (B) IS SECNAV APPROVAL OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY PROGRAM. REF (C) IS DODI 1332.43, VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP) PROGRAM FOR SERVICE MEMBERS. REF (D) IS MARADMIN 704/13, UPDATE TO TRANSFER OF EDUCATION BENEFITS (TEB) POLICY. REF (E) IS THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL WEBSITE WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV. REF (F) IS DODI 1341.13, POST-9/11 GI BILL. REF (G) IS MCO 1900.16, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF (H) IS MCO 1050.3J, REGULATIONS FOR LEAVE, LIBERTY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE//
POC/L. A. BENNETT/CIV/MMSR-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9322//
POC/T. M. MCBRIDE/MAJ/MPP-30/-/TEL:DSN 278-9365//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES THE AUTHORITY, ELIGIBILITY, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE FY15 VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP) PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS. PER REF A, THE MARINE CORPS IS AUTHORIZED TO OFFER VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY TO ELIGIBLE OFFICERS. THE VSP PROGRAM IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT, AND EACH REQUEST WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. MARINES SEPARATED UNDER VSP ARE NOT ENTITLED TO INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (ISP), SPECIAL SEPARATION BENEFITS (SSB), OR VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE (VSI). VSP PROVIDES A LUMP-SUM PAYMENT TO ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO VOLUNTARILY SEPARATE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.
2. BACKGROUND. REFS (B) AND (C) DESCRIBE THE VSP PROGRAM, WHICH THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AUTHORIZED. THE VSP PROGRAM IS A FORCE-SHAPING TOOL THAT WILL PERMIT SHAPING AND SUSTAINING THE FORCE WITHIN BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS.
3. ELIGIBILITY.
A. MUST BE A MAJOR OR MAJOR (SELECT) SERVING ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST AT THE TIME OF VSP REQUEST.
B. MUST HOLD A PRIMARY MOS OF 0180, 02XX, 0302, 0402, 0602, 0802, 1302, 1802, 1803, 3002, 3404, 4302, 4402, 5803, 6002, 6602, 72XX, 7509, 7525, 7556/57, 7562, 7563, 7564/66, OR 7565. MOS ELIGIBILITY IS SUBJECT TO INVENTORY VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL BY HQMC (MM) AT TIME OF PROCESSING.
C. MUST HAVE SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR MORE THAN SIX YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
D. MUST HAVE SERVED AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DUTY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY.
E. WAIVERS OF SERVICE OBLIGATIONS (PAYBACK FOR EDUCATION, TIME ON STATION, AVIATION RETENTION PAY, ETC.) WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
F. MUST NOT BE SUBJECT TO PENDING DISCIPLINARY ACTION, ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, OR MANDATORY DISCHARGE UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION.
G. MUST NOT BE PENDING DISABILITY DISCHARGE, TRANSFER TO THE PERMANENT DISABILITY RETIRED LIST, OR TRANSFER TO THE TEMPORARY DISABILITY RETIRED LIST. MUST NOT BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM OR HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCHARGED WITH VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY.
H. PER REFS (D), (E), AND (F), MARINES WHO PREVIOUSLY ENROLLED IN THE POST 9-11 GI BILL, AND WHO THEN APPLY FOR VSP, WILL RECEIVE BENEFITS WITHOUT HAVING TO SERVE THE FULL FOUR YEARS REQUIRED FOR TRANSFER AND WITH NO EFFECT ON TRANSFERRED BENEFITS. THIS WAIVER OF OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR POST 9-11 GI BILL BENEFITS TRANSFER IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO FORCE-SHAPING SEPARATIONS.
I. MARINES WHO HAVE ALREADY REQUESTED RESIGNATION ARE INELIGIBLE FOR VSP.
4. SEPARATION PAY AND BENEFITS.
A. VSP WILL BE CALCULATED BY .2 (20 PERCENT) MULTIPLIED BY (YEARS OF SERVICE BASED ON ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE) MULTIPLIED BY (ANNUAL BASIC PAY). EXAMPLE: THE CALCULATION FOR A MAJOR WITH 12 YEARS OF SERVICE WILL BE .2 MULTIPLIED BY 12 (YEARS OF SERVICE) BY (DOLLARSIGN) 83,055 (ANNUAL BASIC PAY) WHICH EQUALS (DOLLARSIGN) 199,332 AN ELIGIBLE MAJOR WITH 12 YEARS OF SERVICE WOULD RECEIVE (DOLLARSIGN) 199,332 BEFORE TAXES.
B. VSP UNDER THIS SECTION WILL BE PAID IN A SINGLE LUMP SUM AT THE TIME OF SEPARATION. VSP IS TAXABLE.
C. BY ACCEPTING VSP, THE MARINE AGREES TO SERVE THREE YEARS IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR). REQUESTS MUST REACH HQMC (MMSR-3) AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE REQUESTED SEPARATION DATE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE RESERVE SCROLLING PROCESS.
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
A. HQMC (MP) MAINTAINS ALL POLICY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM.
B. HQMC (MM) MAINTAINS FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL REQUESTS.
C. SUBMIT VSP REQUESTS BY AA FORM VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL, TO CMC (MMSR-3) 4-14 MONTHS BEFORE REQUESTED DATE OF RESIGNATION. SUBMIT REQUESTS TO THE CMC (MMSR-3) ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT: SMB.MANPOWER.MMSR3(AT)USMC.MIL. MARINES RESIGNING WITH VSP SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH IN THEIR AA FORM ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY ARE VOLUNTEERING: QUOTE, I UNDERSTAND THAT BY TAKING VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP), I AM FOREGOING THE BENEFITS, FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE, OF AN ACTIVE-DUTY RETIREMENT. I UNDERSTAND I MUST COMPLETE TAP-TAMP PRIOR TO SEPARATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT I ACCEPT A THREE-YEAR OBLIGATION IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I AM LATER QUALIFIED FOR RETIREMENT, RETAINER, OR DISABILITY PAY, OR IF I VOLUNTARILY SERVE 180 DAYS OR MORE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY WHILE SERVING IN AN ACTIVE DUTY (AD), SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), OR ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) COMPONENT, I SHALL HAVE DEDUCTED FROM EACH PAYMENT OF SUCH RETIRED, RETAINER, DISABLITY, OR BASIC PAY A MONTHLY SCHEDULED AMOUNT UNTIL THE TOTAL AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM SUCH RETIRED, RETAINER, DISABILITY, OR BASIC PAY IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VSP PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED. I HAVE BEEN COUNSELED ON AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF THE VSP MARADMIN, UNQUOTE. THE RESIGNATION REQUEST WILL BE FORWARDED FOR INCLUSION IN THE SEPARATIONS FOLDER OF THE OFFICER'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
D. THE FIRST ELIGIBLE DATE OF RESIGNATION UNDER THE FY15 VSP PROGRAM IS 1 OCTOBER 2014.
E. A VSP REQUEST WITH A RESIGNATION DATE AFTER 30 SEPTEMBER 2015 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR VSP.
F. ONCE APPROVED, MMSR-3 WILL REPORT TTC 775 009 AND 775 014 WITH A PLANNED SEPARATION CODE OF KCN1 OR MCN1 BASED UPON THE TYPE OF APPROVED SEPARATION. THE NARRATIVE REASON OF "FORCE-SHAPING-VSP" WILL BE USED WHEN PREPARING THE DD FORM 214. THE SEPARATION AUTHORITY WILL BE PARAGRAPH 5002 OF REF (G).
G. REQUESTS MUST REACH MMSR-3 AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE REQUESTED SEPARATION DATE.
H. ANY OFFICER ON TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TAD), THE FLEET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP), OR WHO IS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER UNIT MUST RECEIVE FINAL APPROVAL FROM THEIR PARENT COMMAND.
I. TERMINAL LEAVE AND POST-DEPLOYMENT MOBILIZATION RESPITE ABSENCE MAY BE TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROGRAM BASED ON COMMANDER'S DISCRETION.
J. PER REF (H), TRANSITIONAL PTAD IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VSP PROGRAM, WHICH IS A FORCE-SHAPING PROGRAM. A CHANGE TO REF (H), CHAPTER 5, PARAGRAPH 1(11) AUTHORIZING TRANSITION PTAD FOR FORCE-SHAPING/REDUCTION PROGRAMS IS FORTHCOMING.
K. COMMANDERS WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC JUSTIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL MARINES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VSP PROGRAM.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. MARINES ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS PRIOR TO SEPARATING. A LIST OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST 9-11 GI BILL CAN BE FOUND IN REF (D). MGIB REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND IN REF (E).
B. APPLICATION FOR VSP IS A FINAL AND IRREVOCABLE REQUEST TO RESIGN FROM THE MARINE CORPS. REQUESTS TO WITHDRAW, CANCEL, OR MODIFY SUCH APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED WHEN IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MARINE CORPS.
7. CONDITIONS FOR RECOUPMENT
A. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS (A) AND (C), A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE VSP RECOUPED WHEN THAT MEMBER VOLUNTARILY PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OR FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY WHILE SERVING IN AN AD, SMCR, OR AR COMPONENT FOR 180 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MORE. THOSE MARINES SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF VSP SHALL HAVE DEDUCTED FROM EACH PAYMENT OF BASIC PAY A MONTHLY SCHEDULED AMOUNT UNTIL THE TOTAL AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM SUCH BASIC PAY IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VSP RECEIVED. VOLUNTARY ACTIVE DUTY PERIODS OF LESS THAN 180 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, OR INVOLUNTARY RECALL/MOBILIZATION PERIODS (EVEN WHEN THE INVOLUNTARY PERIOD IS GREATER THAN 180 CONSECUTIVE DAYS), DO NOT REQUIRE VSP RECOUPMENT.
B. IN ADDITION, A MARINE WHO IS PAID VSP AND WHO LATER QUALIFIES FOR RETIRED, RETAINER, OR DISABILITY PAY SHALL HAVE DEDUCTED FROM EACH PAYMENT OF SUCH RETIRED, RETAINER, OR DISABILITY PAY A MONTHLY SCHEDULED AMOUNT UNTIL THE TOTAL AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM SUCH RETIRED, RETAINER, OR DISABILITY PAY IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VSP PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED.
8. RESERVE COMPONENT OPPORTUNITY. THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE IS SEEKING OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO REMAIN AFFILIATED WITH THE MARINE CORPS UPON TRANSITION FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT. AN AFFILIATION BONUS AND/OR MOS RETRAINING MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE MARINES. OFFICERS INTERESTED IN EXPOLRING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(FORWARDSLASH)RCT, EMAIL AT RCT(AT)USMC.MIL OR PHONE AT DSN 278-0586 OR COMM 703-784-0586.
9. RESERVE APPLICABILITY. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10. THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMPER 2015. THIS MARADMIN MAY BE MODIFIED OR CANCELED AT ANYTIME BEFORE 30 SEPTEMBER 2015.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//