MARADMINS : 353/04
R 201725Z AUG 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 353/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. CHANGE 4 TO MULTIPLES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
/2004 (FY04) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSG/CMC (MP)/140947ZAUG2003//
REF/B/MSG/CMC (MP)/091637ZJAN2004//
REF/C/MSG/CMC (MP)/151245ZAPR2004//
REF/D/MSG/CMC (MP)/301300ZJUN2004//
POC/S.E. VASQUEZ/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9362/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 368/03. REF B IS MARADMIN 009/04.
REF C IS MARADMIN 175/04. REF D IS MARADMIN 290/04.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS,
AND COMMANDERS OF THE STATUS OF THE FY04 SRB PROGRAM AND TO
EXTEND FY04 (FTAP ONLY) SRB PROGRAM CUT-OFF DATE.
2. BACKGROUND. REF A ANNOUNCED THE FY04 SRB MULTIPLES AND
GUIDELINES FOR ZONES A, B, AND C. REF B ANNOUNCED AN
EXTENSION OF THE SRB PROGRAM THROUGH 30 APR 2004. REF C ANNOUNCED
AN EXTENSION OF THE SRB PROGRAM THROUGH 30 JUN 2004. REF D
ANNOUNCED AN EXTENSION THROUGH 31 AUG 2004. TO DATE, WE
HAVE EXECUTED $49.6 MILLION (97 PERCENT) OF PLANNED FY04 SRB
BUDGET. THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING THE
REENLISTMENTS OF 4,344 MARINES.
3. ACTION
A. COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL INFORM
THEIR MARINES THAT THE SRB PROGRAM FOR FTAP HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM
31 AUG 2004 TO 30 SEP 04. THE SRB PROGRAM FOR STAP ENDED ON 30 JUN
2004 PER REF C.
B. MARINES MUST SUBMIT A RELM TO CMC (MMEA-6) AT LEAST 5 BUSINESS
DAYS PRIOR TO 30 SEP 2004 TO ENABLE CMC (MMEA-6) TO TURN AROUND THE
REENLISTMENT REQUEST AND GRANT APPROVAL ON OR BEFORE 30 SEP 2004.
C. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN SRB PAYMENT, A QUALIFIED MARINE MUST
EXECUTE REENLISTMENT ON OR BEFORE 30 SEP 2004. ALL ZONE A SRB
MULTIPLES IN REF A REMAIN THE SAME.
4. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 1 OCT 2004.//