SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY, ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY, AND VOLUNTEER SUPPLEMENTAL INCENTIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
Date Signed: 10/22/2020 | MARADMINS Number: 628/20
MARADMINS : 628/20

R 211824Z OCT 20
MARADMIN 628/20
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA//
SUBJ/SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY, ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY, AND VOLUNTEER SUPPLEMENTAL INCENTIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/R121942ZAUG19//
REF/B/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/R141353ZNOV19//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/ASN MRA/20190801//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/20190219//
REF/E/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/R122055ZJUN17//
REF/F/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/20130813//
REF/G/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MI/20200415//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 438/19 SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND SCREENABLE BILLETS INCENTIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021. REF B IS MARADMIN 634/19 FISCAL YEAR 2021 (FY21) ACTIVE RESERVE SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT VOLUNTEER PERIOD (ARSDAVP) AND INCENTIVE. REF C IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) MEMORANDUM, ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY, SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY AND VOLUNTEER SUPPLEMENTAL INCENTIVE IN SUPPORT OF MARINES FILLING CERTAIN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS. REF D IS MCO 1326.6 SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SCREENMAN). REF E MARADMIN 302/17, ADVANCE NOTICE OF CHANGE TO MCO 7220.12R, SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (SDAP) PROGRAM. REF F IS MCO 7220.12R, SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY PROGRAM. REF G IS MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTION USERS MANUAL (PRIUM)//
POC/A.N. HARGIS/CIV/MPO/TEL: 703-784-9386/ EMAIL: ALAN.HARGIS@USMC.MIL//
POC/A. KRAWCZEL/MAJ/MPO/TEL: 703-784-9386/ EMAIL: ANDREW.KRAWCZEL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  To clarify the monetary incentives for special duty assignment (SDA) and type-one (T1) screenable billets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 announced in references (a) and (b), and announce other enlisted assignments eligible for assignment incentive pay (AIP) for FY 2021 authorized in reference (c).  The monetary incentives in reference (a) apply to the following Active Reserve (AR) assignments:  Production Recruiters (8421), Drill Instructors (0911), and Combat Instructors (0913).
2.  Background.  Reference (d) established the policy and procedures for the assignment of Marines to screenable billets (i.e., SDA and T1 screenable billets).  SDAs are Recruiters, Drill Instructors, and Marine Security Guard (MSG) Detachment Commanders.  T1 screenable billets authorized monetary incentives are Combat Instructors, MSG Watch Standers, and Security Force Guards (PRP).
3.  Effective 1 October 2020, the changes described herein will go into effect, and references (a) and (e) will be cancelled.
4.  Eligibility.  Marines who serve in assignments listed in the following subparagraphs, who volunteered for or were involuntarily selected for a SDA, T1 screenable billet or other non-SDA billet on or after 1 March 2019, and assigned to an a FY2021 class or to a FY2021 tour with a join date on or after 1 October 2020 are eligible for the one or more of the monetary incentives, depending on the billet, described in paragraph 5, and in the amounts listed in paragraph 6.
4.A.  Special Duty Assignment
4.A.1.  Recruiters.  Marines with Additional Military Occupational Specialist (AMOS) of 8411/8421, EAD Recruiters, or PMOS Musician Recruiter (5524) at the Recruit Districts and assigned to 8411/8421 billets.
4.A.2.  Drill Instructors.  Marines with AMOS 0911 and assigned to 0911 billets at Marine Corps Recruit Depots, Officer Candidate School at Quantico, VA or Newport, RI.
4.A.3.  MSG Detachment Commander.  Marines with AMOS 8156 and assigned to 8156 billet.
4.B.  T1 Screenable Billets
4.B.1.  MSG Watch Standers.  Marines with AMOS 8156 and assigned to 8156 billet.
4.B.2.  Marine Corps Security Force (MCSF) Guards.  Marines with AMOS 8152/8154 and assigned to 8152/8154 billet within MCSF Battalions KingsBay, GA or Bangor, WA and remain PRP qualified.
4.B.3.  Combat Instructors.  Marines with AMOS 0913 and assigned to 0913 billet at the School of Infantry.
4.C.  Other billets
4.C.1.  Career Recruiters and Career Prior Service Recruiter
(PSR).  Marines who are awarded the PMOS of 8412/8422 and performing duties of a 8412/8422.
4.C.2.  Sergeants Major/ First Sergeants
4.C.2.A.  The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC).  A Marine selected as SMMC and serving in the billet.
4.C.2.B.  Slated Sergeants Major/Slated Senior Enlisted Advisors (SEA).  Marines assigned to slated Sergeants Major/Master Gunnery Sergeants billets, as identified in separate correspondence by Director, Manpower Management Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and serving in those billets.
4.C.2.C.  Sergeants Major Serving on Recruiting Duty.  Sergeants Major filling 8999 billets at Recruiting Stations and District Headquarters and the Sergeant Major of Recruiters School.
4.C.2.D.  Sergeants Major and First Sergeants serving on drill instructor duty.  Sergeants Major and First Sergeants filling 8999 billets at Marine Corps Recruit Depots (MCRD), Officer Candidate School (OCS) or OCS Officer Training Command, Newport,RI.
4.C.2.E.  Sergeants Major of Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) and First Sergeants serving at Regional Headquarters within MCESG and filling 8999 billets.
4.C.2.F.  Sergeants Major and First Sergeants serving on Marine Combat Instructor duty  and filling 8999 billets at School of Infantry.
4.C.3.  Marine Corps Special Operations Command Critical Skills Operators (CSO) and SOCS.
4.C.3.A.  CSO.  Marines, in the grade of E-5 and above, who possess the Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) of 0372 and performing duties of a 0372.
4.C.3.B.  SOCS.  Marines, in the grade of E-4 and above, who possess the AMOS of 8071 and are filling a 8071, 8002 or 5812 billet.
4.C.4.  Career Planners.  Marines, in the grade of E-5 and above, who possess the PMOS of 4821 and performing duties of a 4821.
4.D.  Joint Assignments
4.D.1.  White House Military Office (WHMO).  Marines, in the grade E4 and above, who possess the PMOS of 0621, 0631, 0639, 0679, or 0699 and are filling a corresponding billet.
4.D.2.  Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).  Marines, in the grade of E4 and above, who possess PMOS of 2336 or 2791 and are filling a 2336 or 2641/2629 billet, respectively.
4.D.3.  SEA to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS).
5.  Monetary Incentives.  Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP), AIP, and/or Voluntary Supplemental Incentives (VSI) are paid to eligible Marines assigned to certain billets.  SDAP is authorized only for SDA billets.  AIP will replace SDAP for all non-SDA billets previously designated for SDAP.  VSI is a new incentive authorized only for SDA volunteers.  Marines meeting the eligibility criteria in paragraph 4 may elect to receive AIP and/or VSI in monthly payments or as a single lump sum at the discretion of the Marine.
5.A.  SDAP.  SDAP is paid monthly to Marines assigned to SDAs to recognize the extremely demanding and greater than normal degree of responsibility of these duties.
5.B.  AIP.  AIP is paid monthly or in lump sum amounts to Marines assigned to difficult-to-fill assignments, locations, or units.
5.B.1.  Monthly AIP.  Monthly AIP is paid one-half of its dollar value on the first of the month and the other half paid on the 15th of the month.  No written agreement is required to qualify for monthly AIP.  The cumulative dollar value of monthly payments for a given assignment and tour length will be more than its corresponding single lump sum payment option.  For example, 300 dollars paid each month for a 36-monthtour is 10,800 dollars.  Its corresponding single lump sum payment option is 9,800 dollars vice 10,800 dollars because the 36 months of 300 dollar payments is discounted at 6.81 percent to obtain the present value of the lump sum amount.
5.B.2.  Lump sum AIP is paid as a single payment in exchange for an agreement to serve in an assignment for a specified period of time.  Lump sum installment payments are not authorized.  Marines who elect the lump sum payment option must agree in writing to serve in their assignment for the full terms covered by the lump sum received.   The lump sum AIP amount for a given assignment and tour length will be less than the corresponding monthly AIP option for the reason explained in paragraph 5.B.1.
5.B.3.  Lump sum AIP dollar amounts listed in paragraph 6 are based upon standardized tour lengths for each assignment.  The lump sum amount paid will be based upon the actual number of months pledged in the agreement.  Written agreements must be for no less than 12 months.  The number of months pledged in the lump sum agreement can be less than but cannot exceed the standardized tour length for the specific assignment or the Marine’s end of current contract (ECC), whichever occurs first.  However, Marines serving in PMOS assignments (e.g., Career Recruiter) can agree to serve beyond the standardized tour length but cannot exceed their ECC.  Marines will be switched to monthly AIP for service in the assignment that goes beyond the number of months in the AIP agreement unless the Marine elects to receive a second lump sum payment.  Such payment must be based on an agreement to serve in the assignment for a minimum of 12 months.
5.C.  VSI.  VSI is paid monthly or in lump sum amounts to provide an additional incentive in the assignment process to encourage Marines to volunteer for SDA during the SDA volunteer period.
5.C.1.  Monthly VSI.  Monthly VSI is paid one-half of its dollar value on the first of the month and the other half paid on the 15th of the month.  A written agreement is required to qualify for monthly VSI.  The cumulative dollar value of monthly VSI payments for a given tour length is the same as its corresponding single lump sum payment option (i.e., the lump sum amount is not discounted).  For example, 278 dollars paid each month for a 36-month tour is 10,000 dollars.  Its corresponding single lump sum payment option is 10,000 dollars.
5.C.2.  Lump Sum VSI.  Lump sum VSI is paid as a single payment to volunteers in exchange for an agreement to serve in a SDA for 36 months or for a second tour SDA for 24 months.  Lump sum installment payments are not authorized.  Marines who elect the lump sum payment option must agree in writing to serve in the SDA for the full tour length.
6.  Amounts.  Marines who meet the eligibility criteria in paragraph 4 above are eligible for the following amounts of monetary incentives as described for each assignment.
6.A.  Special Duty Assignments
6.A.1.  Recruiters (8411/8421/5524).  SDAP 150 dollars per month and AIP 225 dollars per month or 7,400 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.  Marines who volunteered for a FY2021 Recruiter class are eligible for a 10,000 dollar VSI for a 36-month tour.  Marines who volunteered for a second tour for 24 months that begins in FY2021 are eligible for 6,700 dollar VSI.  VSI is in addition to the SDAP and AIP.  Musician and EAD Recruiters are not eligible for VSI.
6.A.2.  Drill Instructors (0911).  SDAP 150 dollars per month and AIP 150 dollars per month or 4,900 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.  Marines who volunteered for a FY2021 Drill Instructor class are eligible for a 10,000 dollar VSI.  Marines who volunteered for a 24-month second tour that begins in FY2021 are eligible for 6,700 dollar VSI.  VSI is in addition to the SDAP and AIP.
6.A.3.  MSG Detachment Commander.  SDAP 150 dollars per month.  Marines who volunteered for a FY2021 MSG Detachment Command class are eligible for a 10,000 dollar VSI.  Marines who volunteered for a 24-month second tour that begins in FY2021 are eligible for 6,700 dollar VSI.  VSI is in addition to the SDAP.
6.B.  T1 Screenable Billets
6.B.1.  MSG Watch Standers.  AIP 75 dollars per month or 2,500 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.
6.B.2.  MCSF Guards.  AIP 75 dollars per month or 2,500 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.
6.B.3.  Combat Instructors.  AIP 150 dollars per month or 4,900 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.
6.C.  Other Billets
6.C.1.  Career Recruiters (8412/8422).  AIP 375 dollars per month or a 12,300 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.
6.C.2.  Sergeants Major/First Sergeants
6.C.2.A.  SMMC.  AIP 450 dollars per month or 10,100 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.B.  SEA for General/Lieutenant General.  AIP 225 dollars per month or a 5,100 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.C.  SEA for Major General/Brigadier General/SES.  AIP 150 dollars per month or a 3,400 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.D.  Sergeants Major at Recruiting District Headquarters.  AIP 150 dollars per month or a 3,400 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.E.  Sergeants Major at Recruiting Stations.  AIP 225 dollars per month or a 5,100 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.F.  Sergeant Major of Recruiters School.  AIP 75 dollars per month or a 1,700 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.G.  Sergeants Major at Recruit Training Regiment and Training Battalion.  AIP 150 dollars per month or a 3,400 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.H.  Sergeants Major at OCS (Quantico/Newport).  AIP 75 dollars per month or a 1,700 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.I.  First Sergeants at Recruit Company, Drill Instructor School, and OCS Letter Companies. AIP 225 dollars per month or a 5,100 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.J.  Sergeants Major of MCESG and First Sergeants at Regional Headquarters.  AIP 75 dollars per month or a 1,700 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.K.  Sergeants Major at Infantry Training Battalion, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, and Marine Combat Training.  AIP 75 dollars per month or a 1,700 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.L.  The Sergeant Major of the School of Infantry.  AIP 75 dollars per month or a 1,700 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.M.  First Sergeants at Infantry Training Battalion, Headquarters and Instructor Company and Letter Companies; Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, Infantry Unit Leaders Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Company, Reconnaissance Training Company and Light Armored Vehicle Company; and Marine Combat Training Battalion, Headquarters and Instructor Company, Headquarters and Support Company, and Letter Companies.  AIP 150 dollars per month or a 3,400 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.2.N.  First Sergeant, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Student Administration Company.  AIP 75 dollars per month or a 1,700 dollar lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
6.C.3.  Marine Corps Special Operations Command CSO and SOCS.
6.C.3.A.  CSO.  AIP 375 dollars per month or a 12,300 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.
6.C.3.B.  SOCS.  AIP 150 dollars per month or a 7,700 dollar lump sum AIP for a 60-month tour.
6.C.4   Career Planners.  AIP 75 dollars per month or a 2,500 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.
6.C.5.  Joint Assignments
6.C.5.A   WHMO.  Marines assigned to WHMO will be authorized corresponding monthly rates that are associated with other Services assigned to like billets and responsibilities within the WHMO.  Director, Human Resources Directorate, WHMO will recommend a monthly rate to the Commanding Officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps, Henderson Hall.
6.C.5.B.  DTRA.  AIP 150 dollars per month or a 4,900 dollar lump sum AIP for a 36-month tour.
6.C.5.C.  SEA to the CJCS.  AIP 450 dollars per month or 10,100 dollars lump sum AIP for a 24-month tour.
7.  Requirements to Receive Monetary Incentives
7.A.  Assignment orders with proper reporting and detaching endorsements, commander’s certification, SDA school/course certificate or requisite PMOS or AMOS in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS), and an AIP and/or a VSI agreement are sufficient documentation for unit administration to process payment of AIP, SDAP and/or the VSI as appropriate for the billet.
7.B.  Lump Sum AIP Agreement.  Prior to receiving a single lump sum AIP payment, the commander will ensure the Marine signs a NAVMC 118 (11), that establishes the months of commitment, assignment, and amount of lump sum worded as follows:  “I agree to serve for [specify the number of months (no less than 12 months and no more than the standard assignment tour length)]________ months as a [specify assignment (e.g., Recruiter, Career Planner, etc)] ________________, designated for purposes of Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP), and I agree to accept AIP in the present value lump sum amount of __________ dollars.  I understand that the unearned portion of the lump sum payment will be recouped on a prorated basis if I serve in the assignment for a period less than the number of months specified in this agreement.   _____(Signature of Marine)___ ” .
7.B.1.  For commanders, a schedule of discounted AIP lump sum amounts based upon months of commitment and assignment (from 12 to 60 months) is located on the Manpower and Reserve Affairs (MPO) webpage at https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/webcenter/portal/MPO/pages_compensation.
7.B.2.  For administrators, the MCTFS PRIUM, Chapter 9 will contain a table with the majority of the discounted lump sum amounts.  MCTFS table SPLDU ASGNMT INCNT FO will contain all discounted lump sum amounts based upon months of commitment.
7.C.  VSI payment/Agreement.  Marines who volunteered for and assigned to a FY2021 SDA class or volunteered for second tour SDA assignment that begins in FY2021 are eligible to receive a VSI.  VSI is in addition to SDAP and AIP.  Marines’ assignment orders to serve in a SDA will indicate whether the Marine volunteered or was involuntarily selected to serve in an SDA.  VSI is payable as a monthly payment or in a single lump sum.  Lump sum installment payments are not authorized.  The lump sum VSI is for a SDA 36-month tour at 10,000 dollars or the VSI monthly payment of 278 dollars.  Also, the lump sum VSI is for a 24-month second tour SDA at 6,700 dollars or the VSI monthly payment of 278 dollars.  Prior to receiving a monthly or single lump sum VSI payment, the commander will ensure the Marine signs a NAVMC 118 (11), that establishes the months of commitment for which the VSI will be paid, SDA assignment, and amount of lump sum worded as follows:  “I volunteered to serve for [specify 36-month for FY2021 SDA class or 24-month for second tour SDA]________ months as a [specify assignment (i.e., Recruiter, Drill Instructor or MSG Detachment Commander)] ________________, and I agree to accept VSI [specify lump sum or monthly payment] ________________ in the amount [specify 10,000 dollar for 36-month SDA tour or 6,700 dollars for 24-month second SDA tour for lump sum or 278 dollars for a monthly payment] of __________ dollars.  I understand that the unearned portion of the lump sum payment will be recouped on a prorated basis if I serve in the assignment for a period less than the number of months specified in this agreement.   _____(Signature of Marine)___ ”
7.D.  Commands will ensure AIP and/or VSI agreement is completed on a NAVMC 118 (11), if applicable, and any other necessary supporting documents are submitted to the Marine’s local reporting unit or the appropriate Personnel Administrative Center (PAC) via Electronic Personnel Action Request (EPAR) in Marine Online for MCTFS reporting.
7.E.  Commands are to ensure a copy of the AIP/VSI agreement documented on NAVMC 118 (11) is properly posted to the Marine’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).  If the AIP or VSI agreement is not posted into the Marine’s OMPF, commands may submit via email to MMRP-20 at smb.manpower.mmrp@usmc.mil.
8.  Administrative Actions
8.A.  Unit Diary Reporting.  Personnel Administration Center (PAC) or local reporting units must report the appropriate diary transaction codes to start the monetary incentives for Marines who meet the eligibility criteria in paragraph 4 and who begin SDA, T1 screenable billets, or other billets on or after 1 October 2020.  PAC/local reporting units will receive from commands the completed AIP and VSI NAVMC 118 (11), if applicable, and other required documents via EPAR.  PAC/local reporting units will report entries via unit diary entry per reference (g).  Payment codes can be found in MCTFS Table FO.
8.B.  Timing of Payment.  Marines meeting the eligibility criteria in paragraph 4 will begin to accrue the monetary incentives on the present unit join date that follows completion of SDA school or special training required for the billet (e.g., CSOs, SOCs) concerned.  Accrued monetary incentives (including any single lump sum AIP and VSI payments) will be paid within 30 days of their present unit join date, provided they meet all other criteria.
8.C.  Systematic Transaction Reporting.  The changes described in the following subparagraphs will occur systematically within the MCTFS on 1 October 2020.  No unit diary reporting is required to implement these changes.
8.C.1.  Marines who are currently serving in T1 screenable billets or other non-SDA billets listed in reference (f) and who began their tour before 1 October 2020 shall continue to be paid the rate of pay authorized in reference (e) for the duration of their assignment to those billets.  However, the type of pay will change from SDAP to AIP.  For example, a MSG Watch Stander will be paid 75 dollars per month in AIP instead of 75 dollars per month in SDAP.  AIP must be paid in monthly amounts for Marines who began their tour before 1 October 2020.
8.C.2.  Recruiters (8411), Extended Active Duty (EAD) Recruiters, and Musician Recruiters (5524) who began their tour before 1 October 2020 shall be paid 150 dollars per month in SDAP and 225 dollars per month in AIP.  Drill Instructors who began their tour before 1 October 2020 shall be paid 150 dollars per month in SDAP and 150 dollars per month in AIP.   MSG Detachment Commanders who began their tour before 1 October 2020 shall be paid 150 dollars per month in SDAP.  SDAP is increased from 75 dollars to 150 dollars per month to be consistent with the monthly amount authorized for MSG Detachment Commanders who begin serving on or after 1 October 2020 as described in paragraph 4.  Marines who are serving in SDAs that began before 1 October 2020 are not eligible for VSI.
8.C.3.  Career Recruiters, Career PSRs, and SOCS who began their tour of PMOS before 1 October 2014 and who are still in these assignments shall remain grandfathered as described in reference (e).  Such Marines will be paid AIP instead of SDAP.
8.D.  Annual Certification.  Commanders, (O5 and above) will certify annually that all Marines eligible for AIP, SDAP and/or VSI remain qualified to serve in the designated assignment.  Training event code Z3 will be reported for each Marine to record annual certification is complete and retain certification letter in the unit’s correspondence.
files.  Commanders may delegate the review and authentication; however, they are still responsible for ensuring Marines filling SDA are qualified.
8.E.  Termination of Monetary Incentives.  Commanders (O-5 or higher) are authorized to terminate SDAP and monthly or lump sum AIP and/or VSI when it is determined the Marine has failed to maintain the minimum level of qualification required for satisfactory performance, reclassified out of the MOS due to poor performance, misconduct or other reasons, or in an unauthorized absentee status.  The termination must be documented on a command letter and uploaded to Marine’s OMPF.
8.F.  Recoupment of Lump Sum.  Marines who do not serve in the assignment for the number of months specified in the agreement shall repay the unearned, prorated portion of the lump sum AIP and/or VSI payment.  Recoupment of a lump sum will not be sought if a Marine is unable to complete the agreement due to circumstances beyond the Marine’s control and not a result of the Marine’s misconduct (e.g., death, retired or separated for disability, etcetera).
9.  Miscellaneous
9.A.  Marines who are serving in billets authorized AIP, SDAP and/or VSI shall continue eligibility for such pay while on temporary additional duty or on authorized leave other than terminal leave.
9.B.  Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
9.B.1.  Marines wanting to contribute all or a portion of their AIP, SDAP, and/or VSI to their TSP account must make a TSP Incentive percentage election, via their myPay account, the month prior to receiving the payment.
9.B.2.  Marines should carefully choose their TSP contribution percentages of AIP, SDAP, and VSI monies because those contributions are not matched and those contributions will count towards their annual Elective Deferral Limit (i.e., 19,500 dollars in 2020).   When the Elective Deferral Limit is reached for the year, Marines are unable to make contributions of basic pay for the remainder of the year and the Marine Corps matching contributions stop.  However, the monthly 1 percent automatic contribution by the Marine Corps, an amount equal to 1 percent of monthly basic pay, will continue.
9.B.3.  Unlike BRS participants, Legacy Retirement System participants enrolled in TSP are not eligible for 1 percent automatic agency and/or matching contributions.
9.B.4.  Further details concerning TSP contribution limits can be found at https:(slash)(slash)www.tsp.gov/PlanParticipation/EligibilityAndContributions/contributionLimits.html.
9.C.  Marines choosing a lump sum payment may contact their installation’s Personal Financial Manager or the Command Financial Specialist to schedule an individual session on (1) Introduction to Debt Management (2) Addressing Excessive Debt, and (3) Establishing Savings.  These sessions are 45 minutes.
10.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the active and reserve components.
11.  Release authorized by LtGen David A. Ottignon, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs//