R 242000Z FEB 25
MARADMIN 086/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/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, FY24 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:  703-784-9588/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 Selected Marine Corps Reserve
Warrant Officer Accession Bonus.  
2.  In accordance with (IAW) reference (a), the SMCR Warrant
Officer Accession Bonus incentive is a 30,000 dollar lump sum
payment, less any applicable state and federal taxes.
3.  Eligibility requirements
3.a.  Be selected to become a warrant officer on the Enlisted
to Warrant Officer Selection Board in the following Primary Military
Occupational Specialties:  0170, 0430, 0803, 1390, 2120, 3010, 5702.
3.b.  Upon approval by the Secretary of the Navy and the announcement
of the 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).
3.c.  The Marine must complete the Warrant Officer Basic Course
(WOBC) at The Basic School (TBS) aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico,
and Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) follow-on school.
4.  Administrative Guidance
4.a.  Marines selected on the 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.
4.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
(Reserve Reenlistment Extension Lateral Move (RELM) Processing and
Submission Guidelines).
4.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.
4.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.
4.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
5.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.
5.b.  Warrant Officers in receipt of this bonus are required to
waive the commuting distance requirement per reference (c).
5.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
6.a.  Recoupment will be computed at a prorated amount and will
occur if the Marine:
6.a.1.  Fails to fulfill the 48-month obligation.
6.a.2.  Fails to participate satisfactorily.
6.a.3.  Changes BICS without written RA approval.
6.a.4.  Executes an inter-unit transfer without prior written RA
approval.
6.a.5. Executes mobilization orders, other than with parent
command, without prior written RA approval.
6.a.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.
6.a.7.  Elects to transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)
or Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) program without completing
the 48-month service obligation.
6.a.8.  Transfers to another branch of Service.
6.a.9.  Resigns his or her appointment prior to completion of the
48-month service obligation.
6.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 approved in the order they are received until
funding limitations are reached.  Availability of funds will be
updated periodically via TFRS message as requested.
10.  Direct liaison is authorized between SMCR units and RA.
11.  This MARADMIN is in effect until canceled.
12.  This incentive is available for service in SMCR units only.
13.  Release authorized by Major General K. D. Pierson, Director, 
Reserve Affairs Division.//