UNCLAS 051543Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO  AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 242/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. CHANGE 1, FISCAL YEAR 2007 (FY07) SELECTED
/MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTMENT BONUS (EB) AND MONTGOMERY
/GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20061030//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20001016//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:19930823//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 521/06 FY07 SMCR EB AND MGIB-SR KICKER.
REF B IS MCO 7220R.38, SRIP. REF C IS MCO 1560R.30, MGIB-R.//
POC/J. E. BELL/GYSGT/CMC (RAP)/-/TEL: 703-784-9136//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. INFORM THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING
COMMAND (MCRC) OF THE CHANGES TO REF A.  EFFECTIVE 9 APRIL 2007
THIS BULLETIN CANCELS REF A AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE
OF THE FY07 SMCR EB. REQUESTS FOR THIS INCENTIVE BASED ON REF A
WILL ONLY BE AUTHORIZED UNTIL 8 APRIL 2007. READ THIS BULLETIN IN
ITS ENTIRETY AS SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMULGATING
PROCEDURES TO ENSURE PROPER PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR THESE
INCENTIVES. AT A MINIMUM, THESE PROCEDURES WILL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
A. SUBMIT SMCR EB AND MGIB-SR KICKER REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) VIA
ITS SECTIONAL MAILBOX SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL <MAILTO:SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL> .
B. UPON APPROVAL OF THE INCENTIVE(S) REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER
(BCN) AND/OR A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER (KCN) WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE
APPLICANT FOR WHOM THE INCENTIVE IS REQUESTED.
C. THE BCN AND/OR KCN MUST BE ASSIGNED PRIOR TO THE APPLICANT ENLISTING.
D. OBTAIN A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) BY VISITING THE M&RA
WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL <WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/> .
IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEYWORD "SMCR EB," AND SELECT "SMCR EB,"
THEN SELECT "SMCR EB SOU."
E. COMPLETE THE SOU AT THE TIME OF ENLISTMENT, ENSURE THE BCN AND/OR
THE KCN IS TYPED ON THE SOU, AND ATTACH IT AS AN ANNEX TO THE DD FORM 4.
F. ENSURE THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES ARE TYPED IN BLOCK 32 OF THE DD FORM 1966:
(1) THE ENLISTEE IS A SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM INCENTIVE
RECIPIENT.
(2) THE BCN IS 07Z7XXXX AND THE BONUS PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) IS Z7.
(3) THE KCN IS 07NKXXXX AND THE COLLEGE FUND PEF IS Z8.
G. NOTIFY CMC (RAP) OF APPLICANTS IN THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM WHO HAVE
BEEN ISSUED A BCN AND/OR A KCN THAT ATTRITE PRIOR TO SHIPPING. THIS
NOTIFICATION MUST OCCUR BEFORE THE APPLICANT IS REMOVED FROM THE QUOTA
SERIAL NUMBER.
H. MARINES RECLASSIFIED TO AN ALTERNATE MOS DURING INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY
FOR TRAINING (IADT)(IADT IS DEFINED AS RECRUIT TRAINING, MARINE COMBAT
TRAINING, AND MOS SCHOOL) DUE TO ANY REASON WILL LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY
FOR A SMCR EB. EXAMPLES OF THIS WOULD BE ACADEMIC FAILURE OR FAILING TO
MEET THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE CONTRACTED MOS.
3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE SMCR EB.
A. ENLIST BETWEEN 9 APRIL 2007 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.
B. MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE B.
C. ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE OPTIONAL ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (ROEP) WITH A 6X2
OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR ASSIGNMENT TO A MOS
LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN.
D. APPLICANTS WHO ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE INCREMETAL INITIAL ACTIVE
DUTY FOR TRAINING (IIADT) PROGRAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
E. ELIGIBLE MOS'S ARE AS FOLLOWS:
0231/0261/0311/0321/0352/0471/0481/0612/0613/0621/0614/0622/0627
0651/0811/1345/1371/1391/1812/2146/2821/2844/3531/3533/5811/5939
5942/5953/5979/6042/6048/6072/6073/6132/6152/6172/6173/6276/6286
6336/6461/6482/6492/7234.
4. RECOUPMENT.
THE SMCR EB WILL BE RECOUPED AT A PRORATED AMOUNT IF THE RECIPIENT FAILS
TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION OR; A. FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY.
B. EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE.
C. EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL.
D. TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).
E. PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL WORK WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN
FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 90 DAYS.
F. SERVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEE.
G. AUGMENTS TO ACTIVE DUTY (AD) OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
H. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF A RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY
TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY.
5. INCENTIVE AMOUNT.
THE SMCR EB IS A $10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT PAID AT THE COMPLETION OF IADT.
6. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE FOR A MGIB-SR KICKER.
A. ENLIST BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2006 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.
B. MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE C.
C. ENLIST UNDER THE ROEP WITH A 6X2 OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE IADT OR IIADT.
D. THERE ARE NO MOS RESTRICTIONS.
E. RECIPIENTS OF A SMCR EB ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS INCENTIVE.
F. THE MGIB-SR KICKER INCENTIVE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
OF $350 A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT, IN
ADDITION TO CURRENT MGIB BASIC BENEFITS.
THESE PAYMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE SELECTED
RESERVE OR AD MGIB BASIC BENEFIT PAYMENT. PAYMENTS MAY BE PRO-RATED FOR
LESS THAN FULL TIME ENROLLMENT.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.//