MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 3 TO FY10 SRB PROGRAM

Date Signed: 10/2/2009
MARADMIN Active Number: 0590/09

R 012050Z OCT 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0590/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 3 TO FY10 SRB PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20090624//
REF/B/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20090710//
REF/C/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20090529//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 0378/09, FISCAL YEAR 2010 (FY10) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM AND FY10 BROKEN SERVICE SRB (BSSRB) PROGRAM. REF (B) IS MARADMIN 0416/09, CHANGE 1 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS. REF (C) IS MARADMIN 0330/09, FY10 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES.//
POC/P. B. BOCK/CAPT/UNIT:MPP-20/-/TEL:(703) 784-9362//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS (CRS), AND MARINES OF REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE FY10 SRB PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND. REF (A) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 01 JUL 2009 AND REF (B) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 10 JUL 2009.
3. ACTION. COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CRS(S), AND OTHER MARINE CORPS LEADERS WILL ENSURE THEIR MARINES FULLY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY CHANGES PUBLISHED IN THIS MESSAGE. ALL OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF REF (A) REMAIN IN EFFECT.
4. PER REF (A), FY10 SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EACH RESPECTIVE REENLISTMENT ZONE AS FY10 RETENTION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND ADDITIONAL MARADMINS WILL BE RELEASED PRIOR TO THE FULL RETENTION REQUIREMENT BEING ACHIEVED. THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COHORTS: FY10 FIRST-TERM MARINES; FY10 SUBSEQUENT TERM MARINES; FY11 SUBSEQUENT TERM MARINES; AND FY12 SUBSEQUENT TERM MARINES WHO REENLIST 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC FOR PCS ORDERS. FOR EXAMPLE, ONCE THE FY10 ZONE A 0211 RETENTION REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET, THE FY10 ZONE A 0211 SRB RATE WILL BE SUSPENDED. ADDITIONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, ONCE THE FY10 ZONE C 2336 RETENTION REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET THE FY10 ZONE C 2336 SRB RATE WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR BOTH FY10 AND FY11 ZONE C MARINES.
    A. ZONE A: PER PARAGRAPH 4A OF REF (A), THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE ACHIEVED THEIR FY10 ZONE A BOAT SPACE REQUIREMENTS AND SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE. THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING ZONE A MOS(S): 5942, 6223, 6253 AND 6322. FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10 6322 FIRST-TERM MARINE WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
    B. ZONE B: PER PARAGRAPH 4B OF REF (A), THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE ACHIEVED OR WILL ACHIEVE THEIR FY10 ZONE B BOAT SPACE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS AND THEIR SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE. THIS APPLIES TO ALL ELIGIBLE CAREER MARINES WITH THE FOLLOWING ZONE B MOS(S): 0411, 0619, 0629, 0659, 1316, 1371, 2141, 2171, 3537, 6283, AND 6672. FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10 1316 CAREER MARINE, AT ZONE B, WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB. ADDITIONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 1371 CAREER MARINE, AT ZONE B, WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 365 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC AND 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
    C. ZONE C: PER PARAGRAPH 4B OF REF (A), THE MOS LISTED BELOW WILL ACHIEVE ITS' FY10 ZONE C BOAT SPACE REQUIREMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS AND ITS' SRB WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE.
THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING ZONE C MOS: 0491--APPLICABLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE CAREER MARINES. FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 0491 CAREER MARINE, AT ZONE C, WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN--365 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC--WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
5. IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED OR A CHANGE IN RETENTION REQUIREMENTS IS REQUIRED, HQMC WILL SUSPEND OR TERMINATE THE FY10 SRB PROGRAM AS NEEDED PRIOR TO 30 SEP 2010.
6. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2010.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//