R 051000Z JAN 95 ZYB
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MP//
TO ALMAR
BT
UNCLAS
ALMAR 004/95
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MPP-20//
SUBJ/MCO 1130.78. CHANGE 1 TO FY 1995 ENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM
/(EBP)//
REF/A/DOC CMC MPP-24/931019/-//
REF/B/CMC 301000ZAUG94/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1130.57F AND REF B IS ALMAR 260/94//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS CHANGE ANNOUNCES MODIFICATION TO THE
BASIC BULLETIN.
2. ACTION. RECRUITERS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED
BY REF A AND THE PROVISIONS OF REF B IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF
THIS CHANGE.
A. THIS CHANGE IS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE MARINE CORPS IN
ATTAINING ACCESSION REQUIREMENTS DURING THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY,
MARCH, APRIL AND MAY (FMAM), AND THEREBY PREVENT FIRST TERM
SKILLS FROM EXPERIENCING CRITICAL SHORTAGES.
B. MARINES CONTRACTED IN THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM (DEP),
OR RECRUITED DIRECTLY INTO THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS, AND WHO
SHIP DURING FMAM, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ENLISTMENT BONUS IN THE
AMOUNT STATED BELOW:
C. ENLISTMENT BONUS - 1,000 DOLLARS.
PREREQUISITES:
(1) FMAM EB: HSG, 4 OR 5 YEAR ENLISTMENT, ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR MARINE'S CHOICE OF EOP.
PEF MOS TITLE
D4 ANY FMAM EB
D. THE FMAM ENLISTMENT BONUS WILL BE USED IN CONJUNCTION
WITH ANY ENLISTMENT OPTION PROGRAM (EOP) OR OPEN CONTRACT
(EXCLUDING 3 YEAR OPEN CONTRACTS). THE MARINE WILL CHOOSE
ANY EOP, OR OPEN CONTRACT, AND THEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FMAM
ENLISTMENT BONUS IF HE OR SHE WILL SHIP DURING FMAM. LENGTH
OF ENLISTMENT WILL BE FOUR YEARS UNLESS A FIVE YEAR ENLISTMENT
IS REQUIRED BY MARINE'S EOP. PER REF A, MARINE WILL RECEIVE
BONUS AFTER QUALIFYING IN HIS OR HER MOS.
E. RECRUITERS WILL DESIGNATE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PEF CODES
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PEF CODE FOR THE FMAM ENLISTMENT BONUS IN
THE ARMS: BA, AE, AF, BX, DB, DC, UT, UV, BY, G6, CA, CN, CB,
CC, CD, CE, UH, UJ, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, OO. RECRUITERS
WILL ALSO CLEARLY NOTE THE CHOICE OF EOP, OR OPEN CONTRACT, ON
THE MARINE'S STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING.
3. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
4. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 95.//