R 212024Z FEB 25
MARADMIN 082/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR)
WARRANT OFFICER ACCESSION BONUS//
REFERENCE/A/MSGID:  DOC/DODI 1304.34/YMD:  20160711
REFERENCE/B/MSGID:  MARADMIN 672/22 /YMD:  20221221
REFERENCE/C/MSGID:  DOC/MCO 1001R.1L W/CH-1/YMD:  20180315
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS DOD INSTRUCTION 1304.34 GENERAL BONUS 
AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS.  REFERENCE (B) IS MARADMIN 672/22, FY25
ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER (RESERVE) SELECTION BOARD.  REFERENCE 
(C) IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL 
(MCRAMM).// POC/S. A. STEELE/MAJ/RAP-2/TEL:  703-432-9771/EMAIL:
RAP@USMC.MIL// POC/L. REILLY/GYSGT/RAM-1/TEL:  703-432-9077/EMAIL:
RAM-1@USMC.MIL// POC/P. A. WRIGHT JR/CIV/MFR G-1 MPWR/TEL:
504-697-7194/EMAIL: MFR_MANPOWER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/Remarks/1.  Situation.  This MARADMIN provides guidelines
and instructions surrounding the FY25 Selected Marine Corps Reserve
Warrant Officer Accession Bonus.
2.  In accordance with (IAW) reference (a), the FY25 SMCR Warrant
Officer Accession Bonus incentive is a 30,000 dollar lump sum
payment, less any applicable state and federal taxes.
3.  Eligibility requirements
    a.  Be selected to become a warrant officer on the FY25 Enlisted
to Warrant Officer Selection Board in the following Primary Military
Occupational Specialties:  0170, 0430, 0803, 1390, 2120, 3010, 5702.
    b.  Upon approval by the Secretary of the Navy and the
announcement of the FY25 Enlisted to Warrant Officer Reserve 
Selection Board results, the Marine must agree to serve a 48-month
Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) obligation from the date 
of reporting to a valid, open Billet Identification Code (BIC)
listed in paragraph 5b of reference (b).
    c.  The Marine must complete the Warrant Officer Basic Course
(WOBC) at The Basic School (TBS) aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico,
convening in January 2025 and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)
follow-on school.
4.  Administrative Guidance
    a.  Marines selected on the FY25 Enlisted to Warrant Officer
Reserve Selection Board, IAW reference (b), will sign a Statement of
Understanding (SOU) and complete a letter of intent to accept an
appointment and request for orders to attend WOBC no later than 31
December 2023.
    b.  Warrant Officer selectees will submit their letter of intent
and signed SOU in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS), via unit
career planners, in accordance with TFRS message number R66330 (FY25
Reserve Reenlistment Extension Lateral Move (RELM) Processing and
Submission Guidelines).
    c.  SMCR Warrant Officer Accession Bonus diary reporting of
obligation remarks will be entered into Marine Corps Total Force
System (MCTFS) via unit diary upon acceptance of TFRS RELM.
    d.  Payment of the 30,000 dollar bonus will occur upon 
successful completion of WOBC, MOS follow-on training, and 
affiliation with the assigned Reserve Reporting Unit Code (RUC) and
BIC per the SOU.  The transaction to have the bonus paid is 
completed by the Marine's administrative section.
    e.  Marines selected for the Warrant Officer program who are
currently in receipt of a bonus may apply for the Warrant Officer
Accession Bonus if they otherwise qualify for the incentive.  If a
Marine fails to complete the 48-month obligation, only the Warrant
Officer Accession Bonus would be subject to recoupment.
5.  Obligation
    a.  Recipients of the bonus will incur a 48-month SMCR 
obligation commencing upon affiliation with the assigned Reserve RUC
and BIC. The obligation commencement date/effective date will be
recorded in MCTFS on the SRIP D302 obligation remark.
    b.  Warrant Officers in receipt of this bonus are required to
waive the commuting distance requirement per reference (c).
    c.  Requests for inter-unit transfers must be adjudicated by
Reserve Affairs (RA).  If approved, RA will update the D302 MCTFS
remarks for the Marine requesting to be assigned to a different BIC.
6.  Recoupment
    a.  Recoupment will be computed at a prorated amount and will
occur if the Marine:
        (1) Fails to fulfill the 48-month obligation.
        (2) Fails to participate satisfactorily.
        (3) Changes BICS without written RA approval.
        (4) Executes an inter-unit transfer without prior written RA
approval.
        (5) Executes mobilization orders, other than with parent
command, without prior written RA approval.
        (6) Performs Active Duty for Operational Support with a unit
other than their own for a period of greater than 90 cumulative 
days, per fiscal year without written prior approval by Commander, 
Marine Forces Reserve (G1 Manpower) and RA.
        (7) Elects to transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)
or Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program without 
completing the 48-month service obligation.
        (8) Transfers to another branch of Service.
        (9) Resigns his or her appointment prior to completion of 
the 48-month service obligation.
    b.  Recoupment will not occur if the warrant officer is required
to involuntarily transfer to the IRR or inter-unit transfer to the
IMA program due to unit deactivation or re-designation and there are
no available BICs commensurate with the warrant officer s grade and
MOS.
7.  Requests for early release or deferment of the 48-month service
obligation shall be submitted to RA.
8.  Marines who must commute greater than 150 miles from their home
of record to an SMCR unit may be eligible for Inactive Duty Travel
Reimbursement.
9.  Incentives will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis
until funds are exhausted.  Availability of funds will be updated
periodically via TFRS message as required.
10.  Direct liaison is authorized between SMCR units and RA.
11.  This MARADMIN cancels on 30 September 2025.
12.  This incentive is available for service in SMCR units only.
13.  Release authorized by Major General K. D. Pierson, Director,
Reserve Affairs Division.//