R 091201Z OCT 24
MARADMIN 480/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 RECRUITER EXTENSION PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DFAS/YMD:20060501//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC MP/YMD:20170712//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA-25/YMD:20210511//
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REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:20130806//
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NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
REGULATION (DODFMR), VOLUME 7A, CHAPTER 15. REF B IS MARADMIN
302/17, ADVANCE NOTICE OF CHANGE TO MCO 7220.12R, SPECIAL DUTY
ASSIGNMENT PAY PROGRAM. REF C IS MCO P1326.6, SELECTING, SCREENING,
AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND
INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SCREENMAN). REF D IS THE MARINE CORPS
PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF E IS MCO 7220.12R, SPECIAL DUTY
ASSIGNMENT PAY PROGRAM. REF F IS THE ADVANCED SHIPMENT/SHIPPING
NOTICE (ASN) MEMO DATED 22 DEC 2021. REF G IS MARADMIN 628/20.
REF H IS MARADMIN 020/23. REF I IS MARADMIN 349/23.//
POC/1/R. NORIEGA/GYSGT/RECRUITING MONITOR/MMEA-25/TEL:703-432-9474//
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POC/3/D. S. TYKWINSKI/CAPT/MMEA-25/TEL:703-432-9472//
POC/4/MPO/TEL:703-784/9371/EMAIL:HQMC_MPO@usmc.mil//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. Effective upon release, this message
provides amplification of the current Volunteer Supplemental
Incentive (VSI) Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) policy with the
purposes of encouraging recruiter (8411) tour extensions of 6, 9, or
12 months.
2. Action. Recruiters (8411) will be offered the opportunity to
remain in their billet for an additional 6, 9, or 12 months beyond
their required 36-month tour.
2.a. This extension is designed to meet the Marine Corps' need to
retain experienced recruiters to support its end strength goals.
Approved Recruiters (8411) will receive up to an additional $750 per
month in VSI AIP. VSI AIP will not be authorized for lump sum
payment. VSI AIP payment is in addition to all other pays and
allowances, including Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Pay (SDAP) and
AIP.
3. Examples of total monthly compensation for Recruiters (8411) are
as follows:
3.a. A recruiter who extends for 12 months will receive SDAP at
$150.00, AIP at $275.00, and VSI AIP at $750.00, totaling $1,175.00
per month.
3.b. A Recruiter (8411) who extends for 9 months will receive SDAP
at $150.00, AIP at $275.00, and VSI AIP at $625.00, totaling
$1050.00 per month.
3.c. A recruiter who extends for 6 months will receive SDAP at
$150.00, AIP at $275.00, and VSI AIP at $500.00, totaling $925.00
per month.
4. Coordinating Instructions. Recruiters (8411) that are
interested will route their request via the NAVMC 11537. Marine
Corps Recruiting Command District Career Planners will be
responsible for submitting the SDA extension Reenlistment/Extension/
Lateral Move (RELM) via the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to
Headquarters United States Marine Corps (HQMC) for approval.
Requests for extension on SDA only require an endorsement from the
first O-6 in the chain of command prior to submission via TFRS to
HQMC. Per the Memorandum of Agreement, these requests must be
submitted in TFRS no later than (NLT) 7 months prior to the Marine’s
rotation date of their SDA tour. Requests received after this
timeframe may be negatively endorsed by HQMC. This Program is
applicable to requests submitted NLT 30 September 2025.
5. Eligibility Requirements
5.a. Must possess the 8411 Billet Military Occupational Specialty
(BMOS).
5.b. Recruiters must have a NAVMC 11537 with favorable command
endorsement.
5.c. Second tour recruiters are eligible for an extension on the
SDA contingent on the Marine’s intent to submit an 8412 lateral move
package. Upon the approval of an 8412 lateral move package and
receiving the PMOS of 8412, SDAP must be terminated and eligible AIP
must start.
5.d. Extension on active duty recruiters with a BMOS of 8411 are
not eligible due to contract limitations.
6. VSI AIP Authorization Requirements
6.a. Applicants will be required to sign a written agreement. The
mandatory applicant agreement statement is provided below and will
be contained in the approved SDA RELM:
“I Rank, Last Name, FI, MI, EDIPI understand that extending my tour
of duty as Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 8411 for an
additional period of XX months, I will be paid Volunteer
Supplemental Incentive (VSI) Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) in the
amount of $XXX per month for each month of the extension, effective
the date of this agreement, less withheld taxes. I further
understand that I will be required to serve in the specified billet
designated for VSI AIP for the duration of this agreement and that I
will meet recruiting standards as established by the Recruiting
Station (RS) commander. Failure to complete this service requirement
may result in the termination of this agreement. I understand that
repayment will not be sought if my inability to complete the service
requirement stated in this agreement is due to my death, illness,
injury, or other physical impairment, which was not the result of my
misconduct, or any other circumstance determined to be reasonably
beyond my control.”
6.b. Career Planners will prepare the VSI AIP agreement and include
it with the accepted SDA RELM in TFRS. VSI AIP contracts must be
signed by the Marine and the RS commander. By direction is not
authorized. Written agreements will begin on the 1st day of the
month following the completion of the 36-month tour of duty. VSI
AIP is not authorized for any period of duty prior to the recruiter
crossing the 36-month threshold.
6.c. Recruiters (8411) that are currently executing orders under
the Recruiter Extension Program, are not eligible to receive
back-to-back VSI AIP. For example: a recruiter who extends for 6
months would not be eligible for another 6-month extension, despite
the program still being active.
7. Termination. Payment of VSI AIP will terminate when any of the
following circumstances occur:
7.a. The effective date the recruiter failed to meet recruiting
requirements prescribed by the RS commander.
7.b. Effective date of service-initiated tour curtailment (e.g.,
Enlisted Commissioning Program, Warrant Officer Program, Marine
Enlisted Commissioning Education Program, involuntary orders, etc.),
or other, no fault-of-the-Marine, curtailment of VSI AIP tour.
7.c. Effective date of relief or reassignment from the designated
VSI AIP billet.
7.d. Commencement of separation/retirement transition permissive
temporary duty and terminal leave.
7.e. Completion of the Recruiter Extension Program period.
7.f. HQMC, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) approval of 8412
MOS lateral move before the completion of the extension; VSI AIP
will terminate the date the lateral move package is approved by
HQMC, MCRC.
8. RS commanders are not authorized to make month-to-month
suspensions of VSI AIP. Recruiters who do not meet recruiting
requirements will be evaluated for continued service and are subject
to having their VSI AIP agreements terminated. Marines who require
a VSI AIP incentive termination will have a command generated
request routed to HQMC in TFRS via the NAVMC 11537 for cancellation
of extension on SDA and VSI AIP.
9. Administration and Logistics
9.a. Personnel Administration Centers (PACs) or reporting units,
upon approval of the extension on recruiting duty and reaching the
original 36-month obligation, will stop SDA/AIP using TTC 261 000
STOP INCENTIVE PAY ED XXXXXXXX. Then restart the entitlement using
TTC 260 000 the day after the date used to stop the entitlement.
For 6-month extensions, report STRT INCENT PAY MOS 8411 VOL V MONTHS
06 AIP MONTHLY AMT 725 LUMP SUM AMT 0 EFF DT XXXXXXXX PMT CD AM.
For 9-month extensions, report STRT INCENT PAY MOS 8411 VOL V MONTHS
09 AIP MONTHLY AMT 850 LUMP SUM 0 EFF DT XXXXXXXX PMT CD AN. For
12-month extensions, report STRT INCENT PAY MOS 8411 VOL V MONTHS 12
AIP MONTHLY AMY 975 LUMP SUM AMT 0 EFF DT XXXXXXXX PMT CD AO.
9.b. Leave and Earning Statement (LES). VSI AIP payments will
appear on the recruiter’s monthly LES as “AIP BILLET MONTHLY.”
9.c. A Draw Case Code is reported to account for the number of
recruiters participating in an extension on an SDA. Commandant of
the Marine Corps, Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments will
enter DCC A7, Extension on SDA, into the Marine Corps Total Force
System.
9.d. Adjustment to the recruiters Expiration of Active Service
(EAS) may be required. If additional obligated service is needed
to fulfill the commitment, extensions of enlistment will be approved
via an SDA RELM. Local commanders are not authorized to change a
recruiters EAS for this Program.
9.e. This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
9.f. Commanding General, MCRC will report approved AIP retention
agreements quarterly to Manpower Military Policy via point of
contact 4.
10. Command and Signal
10.a. Ensure widest dissemination of the contents of this message.
10.b. Direct all questions regarding this message to the listed
points of contact.
10.c. This message is effective upon release and expires on 30 Sep
2025.
10.d. This MARADMIN is not retroactive.
11. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Michael J. Borgschulte,
Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//