MARADMINS : 216/11
R 051300Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 216/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MRA/MP DIV//
SUBJ/REVISED ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) FOR INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION BEYOND NORMAL DEPLOYMENT DURATION IN USCENTCOM AOR//
REF/A/DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20101222//
REF/B/DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20081113//
REF/C/DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20050330//
REF/D/DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20050624//
REF/E/DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20070517//
REF/F/DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20070817//
REF/G/MSGID/CMC(MP)/YMD:20081003//
REF/H/MSGID/CMC(MP)/YMD:20081218//
REF/I/MSGID/CMC(MP)/YMD:20051216//
REF/J/DOC/DFAS/YMD:20051216//
REF/K/DOC/CMC(MI)/YMD: 20080819//
NARR/REF A IS PDUSD MEMO APPROVING THE CONTINUATION OF THE MARINE CORPS AIP PROGRAM. REF B IS PDUSD MEMO, AUTHORIZING 1000 DOLLARS ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) VICE 800 DOLLARS AIP AND 200 DOLLARS HARDSHIP DUTY PAY (HDP) FOR MEMBERS EXTENDED INVOLUNTARILY BEYOND 12 MONTHS BOG IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, OR CERTAIN THEATER UNITS. REF C PDUSD MEMO, BOOTS ON THE GROUND POLICY. REF D PDUSD MEMO, INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION TO SERVE BEYOND 12 MONTHS BOG IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, OR CERTAIN THEATER UNITS. REF E IS PDUSD MEMO, APPROVING THE INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION BEYOND NORMAL DEPLOYMENT DURATION. REF F IS PDUSD MEMO, AIP FOR MARINE CORPS UNITS/INDIVIDUALS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED BEYOND NORMAL DEPLOYMENT DURATION. REF G IS MARADMIN 623/08, REVISED INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION COMPENSATION POLICY. REF H IS MARADMIN 716/08, REVISED 12-MONTHS BOOTS-0N-THE-GROUND INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION/COMPENSATION POLICY. REF I IS MARADMIN 601/05, REVISED BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND (BOG) AND TAD IN EXCESS POLICIES. REF J IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION, VOLUME 7A, CHAPTER 44, LAST ELECTRONIC UPDATE JULY 2009. REF K IS MARINE COPRS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTION USER MANUAL (MCTFSPRIUM)//
POC/A. HARGIS/MAJ/MPO/COM 703-784-9386/DSN 278-9386//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN EXTENDS THE AUTHORITY TO PAY MARINES AIP FOR THIS PROGRAM UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2012 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, CONSOLIDATES PREVIOUS GUIDANCE, AND REVISES THE AIP POLICY.
2. POLICY REVISIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. CLARIFIES THE ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.
B. CLARIFIES THE EFFECT OF A MARINE ELECTING TO EXTEND ENLISTMENT OR REENLIST WHEN ASSIGNED TO A UNIT INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED BEYOND THE NORMAL DEPLOYMENT DURATION.
C. CONSOLIDATES PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED POLICY GUIDANCE ON THIS SUBJECT.
3. EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2011, THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED AND REFS G AND H ARE CANCELLED.
4. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM, THE ELIGIBLE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS ARE THE COUNTRIES THAT FALL WITHIN USCENTCOM AOR. AIP IS CURRENTLY BEING PAID FOR INVOLUNTARY EXTENSIONS ISO OND AND OEF BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO EXTENSIONS FOR THESE TWO NAMED OPERATIONS.
5. BACKGROUND.
A. THIS PROGRAM AUTHORIZES PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY TO MARINES, SERVING BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR, WHO HAVE THEIR EXPECTED UNIT/INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYMENT COMPLETION DATE INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED DUE TO UNPLANNED OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THIS MARADMIN SHOULD BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY.
B. UNITS/INDIVIDUALS AT OR ABOVE THE REGIMENT/GROUP LEVEL NORMALLY DEPLOY FOR NO LONGER THAN 365 DAYS BOG ISO OPERATION NEW DAWN (OND)/OEF.
C. UNITS/INDIVIDUALS AT OR BELOW THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL NORMALLY DEPLOY FOR NO LONGER THAN 210 DAYS BOG ISO OND/OEF.
D. PER REFS C AND I, "UNIT" BOG IS MEASURED FROM THE DATE THE MAJORITY OF THE MAIN BODY OF THE UNIT ARRIVES BOG IN THE AOR UNTIL THE DATE THE MAJORITY OF THE MAIN BODY OF THE UNIT DEPARTS BOG IN THE AOR.
E. PER REFS C AND I, "INDIVIDUAL" BOG IS MEASURED FROM THE DATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S ARRIVAL BOG IN THE AOR TO THE DATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S DEPARTURE BOG FROM THE AOR.
F. PER REFS C AND I, ONLY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) CAN INVOLUNTARILY EXTEND A UNIT OR AN INDIVIDUAL BEYOND 365 DAYS, OR 14 DAYS OR MORE BEYOND THE ORIGINALLY ADVISED OR SCHEDULED REDEPLOYMENT DATE IF LESS THAN 365 DAYS.
6. PER REF D, UNIT/INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYMENTS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED BY THE SECDEF BEYOND 365 DAYS BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR ARE AUTHORIZED 1,000 DOLLARS OF AIP FOR EVERY MONTH (OR PARTIAL MONTH) THAT EXCEEDS
12 MONTHS BOG OR FOR EVERY MONTH THAT EXCEEDS 12 MONTHS WITHIN A 15-MONTH PERIOD (365 DAYS OUT OF 450 DAYS).
A. ANY PROPOSED INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION BEYOND 365 DAYS BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR OR 12 MONTHS WITHIN A 15-MONTH PERIOD BOG SERVING IN THE USCENTCOM AOR, OF A UNIT OR AN INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYED AS A SERVICE OR JOINT INDIVIDUAL AUGMENT (IA) OR DEPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF A TRANSITION/TRAINING TEAM (TT), MUST BE REQUESTED BY THE COMMANDER OF THE JOINT TASK FORCE (CJTF) OR THE COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CENTRAL COMMAND (COMUSMARCENT) TO THE COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND (CDRUSCENTCOM), INFO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC), AND APPROVED BY THE SECDEF.
B. MARINES ASSIGNED TO AND DEPLOYED WITH A UNIT WILL BE GOVERNED BY A "UNIT" BOG CLOCK WHEN REQUESTING APPROVAL OF INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION BY THE SECDEF. HOWEVER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNIT TO ENSURE THAT ONLY MARINES IN EXCESS OF 365 DAYS BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR RECEIVE PAYMENT OF AIP. THE "UNIT" INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION DESIGNATION TERMINATES WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE MAIN BODY OF THE UNIT STOPS SERVING BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR. AS SUCH, ANY PAYMENT OF AIP TO INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE UNIT WILL TERMINATE AT THIS TIME I.E. ANY REMAIN BEHIND ELEMENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REDEPLOYMENT PROCESS WILL STOP RECEIVING PAYMENT OF AIP FOR INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION COMPENSATION ONCE THE MAJORITY OF THE MAIN BODY STOPS SERVING BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUALS FROM THE UNIT WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR TO FILL FOLLOW-ON BILLETS IN A UNIT OTHER THAN THE ORIGINALLY DEPLOYED UNIT, MAY RECEIVE AIP BASED ON AN "INDIVIDUAL" BOG CLOCK IF INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED BY THE SECDEF.
C. MARINES DEPLOYED AS A SERVICE OR JOINT IA OR DEPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF A TT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AN "INDIVIDUAL" BOG CLOCK WHEN REQUESTING APPROVAL OF INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION BY THE SECDEF AND FOR DETERMINING PAYMENT OF AIP. THE "INDIVIDUAL" INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION DESIGNATION WILL TERMINATE ON THE DAY IN WHICH THE MEMBER STOPS SERVING BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR. AS SUCH, ANY PAYMENT OF AIP TO THE INDIVIDUAL WILL TERMINATE.
D. UNIT COMMANDERS WILL PROVIDE WRITTEN STATEMENTS TO MEMBERS SPECIFYING THE PERIOD OF APPROVED INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION FOR WHICH THE INCENTIVE PAY WILL BE PAID.
E. PAYMENT. THE 1,000 DOLLARS AIP WILL NOT BE PRORATED AND IS PAYABLE FOR ANY MONTH OR PARTIAL MONTH. PAYMENT IS COMPUTED FROM THE 1ST DAY EXCEEDING THE 365 DAYS BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR.
7. PER REF E, UNIT/INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYMENTS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED BY THE SECDEF 30 DAYS OR MORE BEYOND 210 DAYS BOG, BUT LESS THAN 365 DAYS BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR ARE AUTHORIZED 250 DOLLARS OF AIP FOR EVERY MONTH (OR PARTIAL MONTH) THAT EXCEEDS 210 DAYS BOG.
A. ANY PROPOSED INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF A UNIT OR INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYED AS A SERVICE OR JOINT IA OR DEPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF A TT, 30 DAYS OR MORE BEYOND 210 DAYS BOG, BUT LESS THAN 365 DAYS BOG SERVING IN THE USCENTCOM AOR, MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SECDEF.
B. MARINES ASSIGNED TO AND DEPLOYED WITH A UNIT WILL BE GOVERNED BY A "UNIT" BOG CLOCK WHEN REQUESTING APPROVAL OF INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION BY THE SECDEF. HOWEVER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNIT TO ENSURE THAT ONLY MARINES IN EXCESS OF 210 DAYS BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR RECEIVE PAYMENT OF AIP. THE "UNIT" INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION DESIGNATION WILL TERMINATE AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 6.B. ABOVE.
C. MARINES DEPLOYED IN SERVICE OR JOINT IA BILLETS OR DEPLOYED AS MEMBERS OF A TT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AN "INDIVIDUAL" BOG CLOCK WHEN REQUESTING APPROVAL OF INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION BY THE SECDEF AND FOR DETERMINING PAYMENT OF AIP. THE "INDIVIDUAL" INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION DESIGNATION WILL TERMINATE ON THE DAY IN WHICH THE MEMBER STOPS SERVING BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR. AS SUCH, ANY PAYMENT OF AIP TO THE INDIVIDUAL WILL TERMINATE.
D. PAYMENT. THE 250 DOLLARS AIP WILL NOT BE PRORATED AND IS PAYABLE FOR ANY MONTH OR PARTIAL MONTH. INVOLUNTARY EXTENSIONS FOR 29 DAYS OR LESS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AIP. AFTER THE INITIAL 30-DAY QUALIYING PERIOD, PAYMENT OF AIP WILL BE COMPUTED FROM THE 1ST DAY EXCEEDING THE 210 DAYS BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR I.E. A MEMBER WILL RECEIVE THE FIRST PAYMENT OF AIP ONCE REACHING THE 30TH DAY OF INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION (DAY 240 BOG IN USCENTCOM AOR). EACH MONTH OR PARTIAL MONTH FOLLOWING WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL AIP PAYMENTS.
8. MARINES SERVING BOG IN THE USCENTCOM AOR WHO, AS A RESULT OF AN INVOLUNTARY UNIT/INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION, AGREE TO EXTEND AN ENLISTMENT OR REENLIST IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AIP UNDER THIS PROGRAM. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A UNIT IS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED, ANY MARINE WHO DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME ON CONTRACT TO COMPLETE THE EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT AND ELECTS TO EXTEND THEIR EAS FOR THE DURATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT OR LONGER IS CONSIDERED INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED FOR PURPOSES OF QUALIFYING FOR THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
9. COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION MAY APPLY PER REF J.
10. PAYMENT PROCEDURE. ADMIN IS TO REPORT TTC 264 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9, PARAGRAPH 91701 OF REF K.
11. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//