R 171444Z AUG 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 457/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY IMPLEMENTATION, PHASE TWO//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/OSD PR/YMD:20090923//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/DC MRA MP/YMD:20091021//
NARR/REF A IS OSD PR IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE. REF B IS MARADMIN 0624/09, SUBJ, RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY IMPLEMENTATION//
POC/SLPO/-/-/NAME:TOLL FREE PHONE/TEL:1-877-242-2830//
POC/K. CERNY/CIV/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9388//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO REMIND ALL CURRENT AND FORMER ELIGIBLE MARINES OF THIS SPECIAL PAY BENEFIT, AND URGE THEM TO APPLY FOR THE RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY (RSLSP) BEFORE THE APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 21, 2010.  FURTHER, TO REQUEST CURRENT AND FORMER MARINES TO HELP OUR OUT-REACH EFFORTS TO CONTACT FORMER MARINES WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BENEFIT BUT ARE UNAWARE OF IT, BY PASSING THIS INFORMATION TO THOSE MARINES AND URGING THEM TO APPLY.  THIS INFORMATION SHOULD ALSO BE PASSED TO THE FAMILIES OF DECEASED MARINES WHO MAY BE UNAWARE OF THIS BENEFIT.  MEMBERS OF OTHER SERVICES WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE SHOULD CONTACT THEIR SERVICE FOR GUIDANCE.
2. BACKGROUND
   A. THE MARINE CORPS USED STOP LOSS FROM JANUARY 07, 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT CONTINGENCIES AS A SHORT-TERM POLICY TO RETAIN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES JUSTIFIED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
   B. THE WAR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009, AUTHORIZES RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY OF 500 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR EACH MONTH OR ANY PORTION OF A MONTH DURING THE PERIOD SPECIFIED THAT THE SERVICE MEMBER WAS RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF STOP LOSS AUTHORITY.  THE ACT APPLIES TO SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WERE STOP LOSSED DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009.  THE ACT REQUIRES THE SERVICES TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTING THE AUTHORITY NLT OCTOBER 21, 2009.  ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL MAY SUBMIT CLAIMS BEGINNING OCTOBER 21, 2009 THROUGH OCTOBER 21, 2010.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW THE MARINE CORPS CANNOT ACCEPT ANY CLAIMS SUBMITTED AFTER MIDNIGHT OCTOBER 21, 2010.
   C. DC MRA ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL OFFICE TO ADMINISTER AND MANAGE THIS PROGRAM. REFERENCE A PROVIDES OSD'S IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE.  SEE PARAGRAPH 6 FOR OSD WEBSITE IFORMATION.  REFERENCE B ANNOUNCED THE SUBJECT AUTHORITY AND PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM AND WHICH CURRENT AND FORMER SERVICE MEMBERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SPECIAL PAY BENEFITS.  FURTHER, REFERENCE B EXPLAINS HOW TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THE MARINE CORPS POINT OF CONTACT.
   D. SINCE IMPLEMENTATION, THE MARINE CORPS HAS REACHED OUT TO ELIGIBLE MARINES SEVERAL TIMES BY VARIOUS MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC EMAIL TO THOSE WITH A .MIL ACCOUNT, DIRECT MAIL TO THEIR HOMES, AND VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA.  THOUSANDS OF MARINES HAVE APPLIED, BEEN DETERMINED ELIGIBLE, AND WERE PAID, AT AN AVERAGE PAYOUT OF ABOUT 2,000 DOLLARS.  HOWEVER, THERE REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CURRENT AND FORMER MARINES WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED AND THE OCTOBER 21, 2010 DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING.
3. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
   A. ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES, INCLUDING FORMER AND RETIRED MARINES, WHO, AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY WHILE THE MARINES' ENLISTMENT OR PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WAS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED, OR WHOSE APPROVED DATE FOR RETIREMENT OR RESIGNATION WAS SUSPENDED PURSUANT TO APPLICATION OF A 'STOP LOSS' AUTHORITY.
   B. BY LAW, RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS RETAINED UNDER STOP LOSS WILL RECEIVE RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY ONLY WHILE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.  AS SUCH, THERE MAY BE PERIODS BEFORE MOBILIZATION/AFTER DEMOBILIZATION WHILE UNDER STOP LOSS, WHERE NO RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY IS AUTHORIZED.  FOR EXAMPLE, PERIODS OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SPECIAL PAY.
   C. MARINES WHO WERE DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM THE MARINE CORPS UNDER OTHER THAN HONORABLE CONDITIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RECEIVE RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY UNDER THIS AUTHORITY.
   D. STOP-LOSSED MARINES WHO VOLUNTARILY REENLISTED OR EXTENDED THEIR SERVICE, AND RECEIVED A BONUS FOR SUCH REENLISTMENT OR EXTENSION, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY.
4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
   A. ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST SUBMIT THEIR CLAIMS FOR RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY TO HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS BETWEEN OCTOBER 21, 2009 AND NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21, 2010 AND MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21, 2010.
   B. ELIGIBLE MARINES WILL RECEIVE A PAYMENT OF 500 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR EACH MONTH OR ANY PORTION OF A MONTH DURING THE PERIOD SPECIFIED THAT THE MARINE WAS RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF A STOP LOSS AUTHORITY.
   C. MARINES MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTED PROOF THEY WERE STOP LOSSED WITH THEIR CLAIM (FOR EXAMPLE, DD FORM 214 AND/OR DD FORM 215; PERSONNEL RECORD OR ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT DOCUMENT RECORDING ORIGINAL EXPIRATION OF SERVICE DATE; APPROVED RETIREMENT MEMORANDUM OR ORDERS ESTABLISHING RETIREMENT PRIOR TO ACTUAL DATE OF RETIREMENT STIPULATED IN THE DD FORM 214 OR DD FORM 215). FAMILY MEMBERS OF DECEASED MARINES WILL BE PROVIDED SPECIFIC APPLICATION GUIDANCE VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE WHEN THEY CONTACT THE STOP LOSS PROGRAM OFFICE.
5. MARINE CORPS APPLICATION PROCEDURES
   A. DC MRA ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL OFFICE, THE STOP LOSS PROGRAM OFFICE (SLPO), TO ADMINISTER AND MANAGE THIS PROGRAM.  SEE PARAGRAPH 6 FOR WEBSITE INFORMATION.
   B. THE MARINE CORPS HAS A WEB-BASED, ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM/DATABASE FOR STOP LOSS PAYMENT APPLICATION, PROCESSING, TRACKING, AND REPORTING (THE STOP LOSS CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SLCMS)), TO SUPPORT THE SLPO.
   C. MARINES CAN SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA THE SLCMS, EMAIL OR BY MAILING TO THE SLPO.  SEE PARAGRAPH 6 FOR EMAIL OR MAILING ADDRESS.
   D. MARINES (OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE DECEASED OR INCAPACITATED) WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC DATA INFORMATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE WEB-BASED SLCMS, TO INCLUDE THE UNIQUE CASE NUMBER PROVIDED TO THE PRE-SCREENED MARINE DURING THE INITIAL CONTACT.
   E. ONCE ACCESS IS GRANTED TO THE SLCMS, THE MARINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO UPDATE PRE-POPULATED CONTACT INFORMATION TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED INFORMATION FLOW THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
   F. THE SLPO WILL REVIEW AND EITHER APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE APPLICATION.
   G. MARINES (OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE DECEASED OR INCAPACITATED) WHO BELIEVE THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE SHOULD NOT WAIT TO BE CONTACTED BY THE MARINE CORPS AND SHOULD INSTEAD CONTACT THE SLPO FOR GUIDANCE.
   H. ON 28 JULY 2010, A MESSAGE ABOUT THE RSLSP PROGRAM WAS BROADCAST VIA MARINE ON-LINE.  ON BEHALF OF THE SLPO, THE ADMINISTRATION ADVOCACY CELL REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM ALL OF ADMINISTRATIVE SECTIONS IN DISSEMINATING THE RSLSP PROGRAM INFORMATION, NOTIFYING MARINES CURRENTLY ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE, AND URGING THOSE MARINES TO APPLY.  THE MARINE CORPS CENTER FOR LESSONS LEARNED (MCCLLS) RESTRICTED SITE CONTAINS POSTED RSLSP INFORMATION, INCLUDING REF B, A GEO-LOCATION ROSTER OF MARINES WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE AND A DRAFT OF THIS MESSAGE.
   I. IF AFTER REVIEWING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THE MEMBER DETERMINES THAT HE/SHE IS NOT ELIGIBLE, THE MEMBER SHALL SEND AN EMAIL STATING SAME TO STOPLOSS@USMC.MIL AND REQUESTING THEIR CASE BE CLOSED, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN.
   J. A MARINE WHO DETERMINES HE/SHE IS ELIGIBLE BUT ELECTS NOT TO TAKE THE BENEFIT SHALL SEND AN EMAIL STATING SAME TO STOPLOSS@USMC.MIL AND REQUESTING THEIR CASE BE CLOSED, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN.
   K. DC MRA WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO POSITIVELY CONTACT ALL POSSIBLY ELIGIBLE MARINES (OR THEIR FAMILIES) UNTIL OCTOBER 21, 2010.
6. POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION
   A. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/CLAIMS PROCESSING MATTERS: CMC (MID/SLPO), ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: STOPLOSS@USMC.MIL; TOLL FREE PH: 1-877-242-2830.  MAILING ADDRESS: MID/SLPO 3280 RUSSELL ROAD QUANTICO VA 22134-5103
   B. OVERALL AND ACTIVE COMPONENT POLICY MATTERS: CMC (MPO); COMM PH: (703) 784-9387/88, DSN PH: 278-9387/88.
   C. RESERVE COMPONENT POLICY MATTERS: CMC (RAP), ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: RA-POLICY@USMC.MIL; COMM PH: (703) 784-9136/37; DSN PH: 278-9136/37.
   D. PROGRAM INFORMATION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WEBSITE: HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH) WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/STOPLOSS.
   E. PROGRAM INFORMATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WEBSITE: HTTPS: (SLASH SLASH) WWW.DEFENSE.GOV/STOPLOSS.
7. COMMANDERS ARE TO ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS MESSAGE.
8. THIS IS A COORDINATED CMC (MI), (MP) AND (RA) MESSAGE.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//