R 071318Z AUG 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 432/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 1 TO THE FY13 SRB PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC MRA MP/YMD:20120702//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MRA MP/YMD:20110324//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 357/12, FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM AND FY13 BROKEN SERVICE SRB (BSSRB) PROGRAM.  REF (B) IS MCO 7220.24N, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM. POC/E.P. HOVEY/MAJ/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:COM 703-784-9362//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO INFORM COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER PLANNERS, AND MARINES OF REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE FY13 SRB PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CONTINUING FORCE SHAPING EFFORTS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF (A) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 02 JUL 2012.
3.  ACTION.  COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER PLANNERS, AND OTHER MARINE CORPS LEADERS WILL ENSURE THEIR MARINES FULLY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY CHANGES PUBLISHED IN THIS MESSAGE.  ALL OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE REFERENCES REMAIN IN EFFECT.
4.  THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IS MADE TO PARA 1 OF REF (A): DELETE THE DATE OF 1 OCTOBER 2012 AND REPLACE WITH 1 AUGUST 2012 SO THAT THIRD SENTENCE READS, "CAREER MARINES (ZONE B AND C) WHO REENLIST ON OR AFTER 1 AUGUST 2012 MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FY13 SRB PROGRAM."
5.  THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FY13 ZONE A SRB INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARA 3.J OF REF (A):
    MOS 5948 SHOULD READ: 5948/5942
    MOS 7236 SHOULD READ: 7236/7234
6.  THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FY13 ZONE B SRB INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARA 3.K OF REF (A):
    MOS 7236 SHOULD READ: 7236/7234
7.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2013.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//