R 201417Z APR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 230/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  CHANGE 1 TO FISCAL YEAR 2012 (FY12) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE/-//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 192-12/YMD:20120405//
REF/C/DOC/COMMARFORRES G1/DTG:141935ZJAN11//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 191-12/YMD:20120405//
REF/E/DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20120326//
REF/F/DOC/COMMARFORRES G1/DTG:281411ZDEC11//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J.  REF B IS SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP).  REF C IS COMMARFORRES MSG, COMMARFORRES GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING PROPER SMCR BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND REPORTING PROCEDURE.  REF D IS INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.  REF E IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL.  REF F IS A CHANGE TO REF C EXPANDING ON BIC ASSIGNMENT AND REPORTING PROCEDURES//
POC/W. W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC (RIT)/703-432-9771/EMAIL: SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS BULLETIN UPDATES THE FY12 OAB REPORTING PROCEDURES AND ELIGIBILITY.  THE BONUS AMOUNT IS 10,000 DOLLARS FOR COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS.
2.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
    A.  ALL COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS (SECOND LIEUTENANT THROUGH CAPTAIN), INCLUDING OFFICERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A VALID SMCR UNIT BIC AS DEFINED BY REF C COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR GRADE AND MOS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR AND LIEUTENANTS OR CAPTAINS PASSED FOR PROMOTION, OR IN THE ABOVE ZONE WHILE IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    B.  OFFICERS SERVING IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), OR INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM MUST BE RECRUITED BY A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED OPEN (VACANT) BIC COMMENSURATE WITH THE OFFICER'S GRADE AND PMOS.  MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) PARTICIPATING IN THE EARLY OUT PROGRAM MAY BE SUBMITTED BY CMC (RAP) VIA THE CMC (RIT) EMAIL INBOX (SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL).  CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SMCR MUST HAVE COMPLETED ANY REQUIRED SERVICE IF PREVIOUSLY IN RECEIPT OF AN OAB AND BE SERVING IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BIC COMMENSURATE WITH THE OFFICER'S GRADE AND MOS.
    C.  PRIOR SERVICE OR ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICERS MUST BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
    D.  RESERVE OFFICERS MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR LAST SELECTED RESERVE AFFILIATION AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION FOR THE OAB.
    E.  SMCR OFFICERS THAT WERE COMMISSIONED VIA THE RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS (OCC-R, RECP, AND MCP-R) MUST BE WITHIN 90 DAYS OR HAVE ALREADY PASSED THEIR MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE. THE OAB THREE YEAR AFFILIATION OBLIGATION IS IN ADDITION TO ANY REMAINING MANDATORY PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.
    F.  INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA) ARE ELIGIBLE, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME REMAINING IN THEIR IMA TOUR.  UPON APPROVAL BY CMC (RAP) THE OFFICER WILL BE RELEASED FROM THEIR IMA TOUR IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE OFFICER TO AFFILIATE WITH THE ASSIGNED SMCR UNIT.
    G.  OFFICERS MUST OBTAIN CMC (RIT) BONUS APPROVAL PRIOR TO 31 AUGUST 2012 AND ACCEPT PAYMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS OR PRIOR TO 27 SEPTEMBER 2012, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.  FAILURE TO AFFILIATE TO THE ASSIGNED SMCR UNIT AND ACCEPT PAYMENT WITHIN THIS WINDOW WILL VOID THE BONUS AND THE OFFICER WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE.
    H.  AT THE TIME THE OFFICER AFFILIATES, THE UNIT THE OFFICER AFFILIATES WITH MUST NOT BE SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN CADRE STATUS WITHIN THREE (3) YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    I.  NOT BE IN RECEIPT OF OR ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    J.  MARINE MUST SERVE IN A VALID BIC COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND MOS (BIC WITH GRADE OF ONE UP AND ONE DOWN WILL BE AUTHORIZED).
3.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE
    A.  OVERVIEW.  PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE REQUIRES ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RCT), AFFILIATION OF THE MARINE TO A VALID BIC, SUBMISSION OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND PAGE 11 ENTRY TO CMC (RIT), ADJUSTMENT OF THE NEW MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE, AND THE REPORTING OF APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY PEF CODE AND BONUS ENTRIES VIA THE UNIT DIARY.
    B.  MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) G-3 PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING (PSR) IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RIT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICERS NOT IN THE EARLY OUT PROGRAM, THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM, AND THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).  MARFORRES G-1 IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RIT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR MEMBERS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING WITH AN SMCR UNIT.
    C.  DURING THE FIRST STEP, REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MCRC PSR OR MARINE FORCES RESERVE (MFR) G-1 (MANPOWER) TO CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL.
    D.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) WILL BE ISSUED.
    E.  DURING THE NEXT STEP, REQUESTING AUTHORITY WILL:
        (1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEY WORD "OAB", SELECT "SMCR OAB", THEN SELECT "SMCR OAB WRITTEN AGREEMENT".
        (2) HAVE THE OFFICER SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE ISSUED BCN, THE UNIT AND BIC TO BE OR CURRENTLY AFFILIATED WITH, AND THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) TO BE FILLED.
        (3) FOR IRR, IMA, AND AR OFFICERS, THE OFFICER WILL  BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE WHEN CMC (RIT) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
        (4) THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER'S QUALIFICATION RECORD.
    F.  THE SMCR UNIT WILL:
        (1) HAVE THE OFFICER SIGN A PAGE 11 ENTRY WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, "I AGREE TO AFFILIATE / CONTINUE TO AFFILIATE) WITH RUC XXXXX MCC XXX FOR 3 YEARS FROM THIS DATE FOR THE INCENTIVE LISTED:  (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000. I UNDERSTAND THAT FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFILIATION WILL RESULT IN A PRORATED RECOUPMENT AND MAY BE GROUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS."  OFFICERS REQUIRING MOS RETRAINING IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BILLET ASSIGNED WILL COMPLETE THE ABOVE PAGE 11 ENTRY AFTER COMPLETING THE NECESSARY SCHOOL AND HAVING A UNIT DIARY ENTRY RUN TO REFLECT THE NEW MOS, AND MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATES.
        (2) SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 TO CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX AT SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL. FOR CURRENT SMCR UNIT MEMBERS, THIS STEP MAY BE COMPLETED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT ABOVE IN PARA 3E.
        (3) IF THE MARINE HAS A CURRENT MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT WILL NEED TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRY TO EXTEND THE MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE BY THREE YEARS:  "TTC 859 000 MANDATORY IDT PARTICIPATION EXT-(A)-MO 2-BYTE NUMBER OF MONTHS PER PARAGRAPH 4-40606.3 OF REF E."  IF THE MARINE DOES NOT REFLECT A CURRENT MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATE RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT MUST SUBMIT THE SIGNED STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) AND PAGE 11 ENTRY TO MFR G-1 (MANPOWER) REQUESTING THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE MARINE'S NEW MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATE VIA THEIR SECTION MAILBOX AT MFR-MANPOWER@USMC.MIL. THE MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE SHOULD REFLECT THE DATE THE MARINE SIGNED THE REQUIRED SOU AND PAGE 11 ENTRY.  THE MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE SHOULD REFLECT THE CORRECT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION END DATE (THREE YEAR AFFILIATION REQUIRED).  THE SMCR UNIT IS TO TRACK THE POSTING OF THE NEW MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATE IN MCTFS.
        (4) REPORT PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) CODE ZC VIA THE UNIT DIARY.  ONCE THE PEF CODE IS RESIDENT IN MCTFS, REPORT THE APPROPRIATE INCENTIVE UNIT DIARY ENTRY TO INITIATE PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE FOR THE MARINE.  ONCE MANDATORY DRILL STOP AND START DATE ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND POSTED FOR PARTICIPANTS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE SMCR, CONTACT CMC (RIT) FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REQUIRED FOR POSTING AND PAYMENT OF INCENTIVE TO THE MARINE.
        (5) SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 AND WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (MMSB) FOR FILING IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF.
        (6) SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 AND WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (RIT) FOR BCN VALIDATION AND ARCHIVE.
    G.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MAY BE WAIVED, BY CMC (RAP), BASED ON EMERGENT NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
    H.  CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAVEL (IDT) REIMBURSEMENT IS AUTHORIZED PER REF D.
4.  RETRAINING.
    A.  COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS THAT ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE SMCR OAB DUE TO AN MOS MISMATCH MAY RETRAIN UTILIZING THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP).  PSMRP IS AUTHORIZED FOR PMOS RETRAINING OF COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS.
    B.  REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PSMRP WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RCT) BY THE PSRO PER REF B PRIOR TO THE OFFICER JOINING THE SMCR UNIT.
    C.  OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE PSMRP MUST START PMOS RETRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE SMCR OAB.
    D.  IF THE PSMRP IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL MOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
    E.  A SELECTION TO MAJOR WILL DISQUALIFY AN OFFICER FROM PSMRP ELIGIBILITY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAVAL AVIATORS APPROVED FOR TRANSITION OR CONVERSION BY THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVAIATION OR THE COMMANDING GENERAL 4TH MAW.
    F.  THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
5.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A THREE YEAR OBLIGATION TO THE SMCR BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATED WITH THEIR UNIT, OR SIGN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND PAGE 11, WHICHEVER IS LATER.  IF THE OFFICER IS PARTICIPATING IN THE PSMRP, THE THREE YEAR OBLIGATION WILL START UPON COMPLETION OF THE MOS SCHOOL, AND RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN PLACE.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE BIC AND THE AFFILIATED UNIT FOR THREE YEARS.
    C.  CONTRACTUAL TIME PREVIOUSLY SERVED WILL NOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE NEW OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.
    D.  IF THE MARINE IN RECEIPT OF THE OAB ELECTS TO ACCEPT ORDERS (OTHER THAN ADOS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 6.A.5 OR MOBILIZATION ORDERS) WITH APPROVAL FROM CMC (RAP), THE MARINE'S MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE WILL BE EXTENDED THE NUMBER OF DAYS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE MARINE IS ON THOSE ORDERS.
6.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS IF THE OFFICER:
        (1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE THREE-YEAR AFFILIATION OBLIGATION;
        (2) EXECUTES A SUBSEQUENT LATERAL MOVE;
        (3) CHANGES BICS WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (4) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (5) PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD OF GREATER THAN 90 CUMULATIVE DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL BY CMC (RAP);
        (6) ACCESSES TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
        (7) ELECTS TO TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM, NOT DUE TO FSRG OR BRAC IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 6.B;
        (8) TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE;
        (9) RESIGNS HIS OR HER COMMISSION;
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR OR IMA DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION OR REDESIGNATION, AND THERE IS NO OTHER SMCR OR INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) BILLET WITHIN A REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE FROM THE OFFICER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE THAT THE OFFICER IS QUALIFIED TO FILL.  PRIORITY OF PLACEMENT WILL BE TO AN SMCR BILLET, THEN TO AN IMA BILLET, AND FINALLY TO THE IRR. 
7.  OFFICERS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE THEIR THREE (3) YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RIT) AND CMC (RAP) SHALL BE RECOMMENDED FOR REVIEW BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS, PER THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT.  REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RIT).
8.  THIS INCENTIVE IS A (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
9.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST-COME/FIRST-SERVED BASIS UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
10.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2012.
11.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS MARADMIN 610/11.
12.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//