MARADMINS : 200/12
R 091422Z APR 12
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MARADMIN 200/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. CHANGE 1 TO FISCAL YEAR 2012 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTED AFFILIATION AND REENLISTMENT BONUS (EARB), AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 573/11/YMD:20110930//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20120326//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1040.35/YMD:20110502//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1070.12K/YMD:20000714//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1200.17C/YMD:20110629//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 192/12/YMD:20120405//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 193/12/YMD:20120405//
REF/I/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
REF/J/MSGID:DOC/MCO 7220R.38C/YMD:20001016//
REF/K/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1560R.30B/YMD:19930823//
NARR/REF A IS MCBUL 7220, FY12 SMCR EARB AND MGIB-SR KICKER. REF B IS U.S.C. TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308B. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL. REF D IS THE RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL. REF E IS THE MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM). REF F IS THE MOS MANUAL. REF G IS MCBUL 1500, SMCR PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP). REF H IS MCBUL 1500, CH 1 TO FY 2012 SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM. REF I IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). REF J IS SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (SRIP). REF K IS MGIB-R.//
POC/W.W.ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC(RCT)/703-432-9771/EMAIL:SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
POC/F.D.GUZMAN/MSGT/CMC(RAP)/703-784-9136/EMAIL:SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS MCBUL CANCELS REF A AND IMPLEMENTS UPDATES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY12 SMCR EARB AND MGIB-SR KICKER IAW REF B. THE BONUS AMOUNT IS 10,000 DOLLARS FOR CORPORALS, 15,000 DOLLARS FOR SERGEANTS. STAFF SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THE EARB. HOWEVER, STAFF SERGEANTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
2. THIS IS A TWO SECTION MESSAGE. THE FIRST SECTION ADDRESSES THE EARB. THE SECOND SECTION ADDRESSES THE MGIB-SR. SECTION I, EARB:
3. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE EARB.
A. PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS (PSR) WILL SUBMIT INCENTIVE REQUESTS TO CMC (RCT) FOR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) AND ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) MARINES AFFILIATING WITH AN SMCR UNIT. INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) MARINES AFFILIATING WITH AN SMCR UNIT MAY REQUEST AN EARB AFTER JOINING THAT SMCR UNIT. UNIT CAREER PLANNER (CP) WILL SUBMIT THE REQUEST FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO SMCR UNITS. PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE IS A SIX-STEP PROCESS INVOLVING A TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION REQUEST, ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RCT), WRITTEN AGREEMENT VALIDATION BY CMC (RCT), EXECUTION OF REENLISTMENT, ADJUSTMENT OF MANDATORY DRILL START/STOP DATE, AND APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES REPORTED BY THE SMCR UNIT.
B. ALL REQUESTS WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF UP TO A 4-YEAR REENLISTMENT BY THE UNIT PRIOR TO PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE. THE 4-YEAR REENLISTMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED BY THE PSR (FOR IRR AND AC MARINES) OR CP VIA TFRS TO CMC (RCT).
C. UPON APPROVAL OF THE TFRS REQUEST AND ASSIGNMENT OF A BCN, A WRITTEN AGREEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED.
(1) A WRITTEN AGREEMENT CAN BE RETRIEVED BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "EARB". SELECT "SMCR EARB-PSR" OR "SMCR EARB-CP" PER THE PARTICIPATION STATUS OF THE MARINE. THEN SELECT "SMCR EARB-PSR WRITTEN AGREEMENT" OR "SMCR EARB-CP WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
(2) SCAN A COMPLETED WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (RCT) IN PDF FORMAT VIA EMAIL TO SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL FOR VERIFICATION AND APPROVAL.
D. PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE IS CONTINGENT UPON THE MARINE'S APPROVAL FOR AND EXECUTION OF THE REENLISTMENT REQUEST, VALIDATION OF THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, AND THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE MARINE'S MANDATORY DRILL START/STOP DATE.
E. THE 4-YEAR REENLISTMENT FOR THIS INCENTIVE INCLUDES A THREE- YEAR DRILLING OBLIGATION IN AN SMCR UNIT AND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL YEAR IN ANY CATEGORY OF THE READY RESERVE FOR A TOTAL OF UP TO 4 YEARS. CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS MAY REENLIST FOR LESS THAN FOUR YEARS TO ENSURE REENLISTMENT DOES NOT CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATE THEM BEYOND 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS (CORPORALS) OR 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS (SERGEANTS) OF SERVICE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, WILL AN INDIVIDUAL BE AUTHORIZED TO REENLIST FOR A PERIOD LESS THAN THREE YEARS OR WITH LESS THAN A THREE-YEAR DRILLING OBLIGATION.
F. THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND DD 4 SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
G. UPON REENLISTMENT, THE SMCR UNIT WILL REPORT THE 4-YEAR REENLISTMENT VIA UNIT DIARY.
(1) IF THE MARINE HAS A CURRENT MDSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT WILL REPORT TTC 859 000 PER PAR 4-40606.3 OF REF C TO EXTEND THE MDSD.
(2) IF THE MARINE DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT MDSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR ADJUSTMENT AND A SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH AN APPROVED BCN TO MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER@USMC.MIL.
H. PER REF C, THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRIES ARE PROVIDED:
(1) REENLISTMENT OR EXTENSION TTC 004 001 REENL USMCR YRS MO ENL TTC 116 000 EXTENL MO EXT
(2) BONUS PEF CODE (REPORT PRIOR TO BONUS PYMT) FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS USE BPEF Z9 AS INDICATED BELOW TTC 153 001 BONUS PEF Z9 FOR A REENLISTMENT BONUS WITH LATMOV USE BPEF RE AS INDICATED BELOW TTC 153 001 BONUS PEF RE FOR AN AFFILIATION BONUS USE BPEF ZB AS INDICATED BELOW TTC 153 001 BONUS PEF ZB FOR AN AFFILIATION BONUS WITH PSMRP USE BPEF RF AS INDICATED BELOW TTC 153 001 BONUS PEF RF
(3) EARB-PSR TTC 900 002 SMCR EAB LUMPSUM MOS BONUS NO ED
(4) EARB-CP TTC 900 001 SMCR REB LUMPSUM MOS BONUS NO ED
I. NOTIFY CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX, SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL, IF MARINES ASSIGNED A BCN FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN 90 DAYS OF TFRS APPROVAL OR BY 27 SEP 2012 WHICHEVER IS EARLIEST.
J. MARINES WHO FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN THE 90-DAY LIMIT OR BY 27 SEPTEMBER 2012 WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, FORFEIT THEIR INCENTIVE APPROVAL.
K. THE SMCR PARENT COMMAND FOR MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS BONUS AND ARE MOBILIZED/DEPLOYED WILL ENSURE ALL OF THE STEPS IN PAR 3H ARE COMPLETED.
4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
A. BE RECRUITED BY A PSR TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT OR REENLIST TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET ELIGIBLE FOR THE EARB INCENTIVE COMMENSURATE WITH EXACT MATCH FOR GRADE AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) OR NECESSARY MOS (NMOS).
B. BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST FOR 36 MONTHS IN THE SMCR OR BE ELIGIBLE TO EXTEND IN ORDER TO HAVE A TOTAL OF 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME.
C. THE UNIT THE MARINE DESIRES TO AFFILIATE OR REENLIST WITH IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION/REENLISTMENT.
D. MARINES MAY NOT HAVE MORE THAN 16 TOTAL YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT (USE THE PAY ENTRY BASE DATE TO CALCULATE TOTAL MILITARY SERVICE).
E. CORPORALS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 7 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
F. SERGEANTS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 11 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
G. STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
H. RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
I. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
J. MARINES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 2 YEARS OF A 3-YEAR EAB OR REB OBLIGATION MAY REENLIST FOR A NEW EARB; HOWEVER, THEY MUST REENLIST FOR THE TOTAL MONTHS REQUIRED FOR BOTH OBLIGATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, A SERGEANT WITH 1 YEAR REMAINING ON THE ORIGINAL EAB OR REB OBLIGATION MUST REENLIST FOR A TOTAL OF 4 YEARS WITH AN ADDITIONAL (NOT-CONCURRENT) 3 YEAR DRILLING OBLIGATION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EARB.
K. EARB-PSR RECIPIENTS:
(1) BE A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE (ACTIVE COMPONENT/ ACTIVE RESERVE) DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND AFFILIATE WITH THE SMCR WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR COMPONENT/ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
(2) HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE; AND, WHILE A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WAS A SATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT/SEPARATED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
(3) MARINES CURRENTLY IN A DRILLING STATUS WITH AN SMCR UNIT ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE EARB-PSR.
(4) IN THE CURRENT GRADE AND WITHIN THEIR CURRENT COMPONENT CODE HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE OR HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN RANK TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.
(5) NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
(6) AFFILIATE BETWEEN RELEASE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN AND 27 SEPTEMBER 2012.
(7) ELIGIBLE BICS CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. ALL ELIGIBLE BICS HAVE BEEN COMBINED AND ARE UPDATED AS NECESSARY. PSRS MUST VERIFY A PUBLISHED BIC IS AN ELIGIBLE OPEN BIC THROUGH THE NEEDS REPORT. BICS APPROVED FOR AN INCENTIVE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER INCENTIVE FOR 3 YEARS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. A MARINE MUST BE AN MOS AND GRADE MATCH FOR THE BIC REQUESTED UNLESS APPLYING FOR A BONUS UNDER THE PSMRP OR LATMOV PROGRAMS.
L. EARB-CP RECIPIENTS:
(1) HAVE A MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE (MDSD) EXPIRING PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2012, BE BEYOND THEIR MDSD, OR MARINES WITHOUT A MDSD.
(2) REENLIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D FOR A MINIMUM OF 4 YEARS BETWEEN THE RELEASE DATE OF THIS BULLETIN AND 27 SEPTEMBER 2012.
(3) MARINES CURRENTLY ON THEIR INITIAL 8-YEAR MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) MAY EXECUTE A REENLISTMENT FOR THIS INCENTIVE IF THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OR ARE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF COMPLETING THEIR INITIAL DRILLING OBLIGATION IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.
(4) SERVE IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET ELIGIBLE FOR THE EARB-CP INCENTIVE COMMENSURATE WITH EXACT MATCH GRADE AND PMOS OR NMOS PER THE BILLET MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (BMOS) REQUIREMENT AND REF E.
(5) COMPLETE THE REQUIRED PMOS OR NMOS TRAINING PER REF F.
(6) ELIGIBLE BICS CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEY WORD EARB. SELECT SMCR EARB-CP BICS.
(7) IN THE CURRENT GRADE AND WITHIN THEIR CURRENT COMPONENT CODE HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE OR HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN RANK TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.
M. REQUESTS FOR BONUS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RCT) NLT 31 AUG 2012. ALL APPROVED BONUSES MUST BE EXECUTED BY 27 SEP 2012. THIS DEADLINE IS WAIVED FOR MARINES REQUIRING RETRAINING WHO DO NOT COMPLETE TRAINING PRIOR TO THIS DATE.
5. RETRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EARB.
A. CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS WHO ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE EARB DUE TO A MOS MISMATCH MAY RETRAIN UTILIZING THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP) OR LATMOV PROGRAM.
B. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PSMRP/LATMOV MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RCT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF G AND H BY THE PSR OR CP AND BE APPROVED BY CMC (RCT) PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR UNIT (EARB-PSR) OR REENLISTING (EARB-CP).
C. MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE PSMRP OR LATMOV MUST COMPLETE OR BE IN ATTENDANCE OF MOS TRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION/REENLISTMENT TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE INCENTIVE. FAILURE TO MEET THIS DEADLINE MAY RESULT IN INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO THE IRR PER REF I FOR PSMRP APPLICANTS OR DISENROLLMENT FROM THE LATMOV.
D. IF THE PSMRP/LATMOV IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL MOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
E. STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS AND ABOVE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE RETRAINING PROGRAMS.
F. THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
6. OBLIGATION.
A. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
B. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN A VALID BIC IN THE MOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH THE REENLISTMENT WAS APPROVED FOR 3 YEARS.
7. RECOUPMENT.
A. RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR AT A PRORATED AMOUNT IF THE MARINE:
(1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION;
(2) FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY;
(3) EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP);
(4) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP);
(5) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR);
(6) PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 90 CUMULATIVE DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF MARFORRES. MARFORRES SHALL NOTIFY CMC (RCT) OF THIS WAIVER PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF ADOS;
(7) AUGMENTS TO AC OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
(8) BECOMES AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) EXCEPT AS STATED IN 7B(3) BELOW.
B. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE MARINE:
(1) IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO A UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, DISABILITY, OR BEING TWICE PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION;
(2) IS COMMISSIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.
(3) JOINS THE IMA UPON UNIT DEACTIVATION OR REDESIGNATION AS A RESULT OF FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP (FSRG) OR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC).
8. SERVICE MEMBERS NOT COMPLETING THEIR THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF COMMARFORRES SHALL BE REVIEWED BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, PER THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT, FROM THE MARINE CORPS. REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO COMMARFORRES. RECOUPMENT WILL STILL APPLY FOR SERVICE MEMBERS APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE.
9. DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS.
10. THIS INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE ISSUED RETROACTIVELY.
11. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO IMA MARINES. SECTION II, MGIB-SR KICKER:
12. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
A. MARINES ELIGIBLE AND MEETING THE RETENTION GUIDELINES IN REF D AND THE INCENTIVE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN REF J AND K MAY HAVE THE PSR/CP SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR A SIX-YEAR REENLISTMENT WITH AN SMCR MGIB-SR KICKER VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS).
B. UPON APPROVAL OF THE REENLISTMENT AND INCENTIVE REQUESTS BY CMC (RCT), A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER (KCN) WILL BE ISSUED VIA TFRS.
C. PRIOR TO THE MARINE REENLISTING, THE PSR/CP WILL:
(1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEYWORD "KICKER," SELECT "SMCR MGIB-SR KICKER," THEN "SMCR MGIB-SR KICKER WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
(2) HAVE THE MARINE COMPLETE AND SIGN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND ATTACH IT TO A NEW DD FORM 4; REFER TO REF D FOR DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DD FORM.
D. UPON REENLISTMENT, THE SMCR UNIT WILL REPORT THE 6-YEAR REENLISTMENT.
(1) IF THE MARINE HAS A CURRENT MDSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT WILL REPORT TTC 859 000 PER PAR 4-40606.3 OF REF B TO EXTEND THE MDSD.
(2) IF THE MARINE DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT MDSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR ADJUSTMENT AND A SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH A KCN TO MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER@USMC.MIL.
E. PER REF C, THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRIES ARE PROVIDED:
(1) REENLISTMENT TTC 004 003 REENL MGIB-R USMCR YRS 6 ENL
(2) PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR TTC 153 002 COLLEGE FUND PEF Z8
(3) MGIB-SR KICKER ENTRY TTC 910 000 MGIB SR KICKER INCNT CD BA TTC 910 003 MGIB SR KICKER INCNT CD RC BASIS CD A CNTL NUM
(4) FOLLOW THE PROCESS AS INDICATED IN SECTION I, PAR 3G(1) AND (2) FOR MDSD REPORTING.
F. NOTIFY CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX, SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL, IF MARINES ASSIGNED A KCN FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN 90 DAYS OR BY 27 SEP 2012 WHICHEVER IS EARLIEST.
G. MARINES THAT FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN THE 90-DAY LIMIT OR BY 27 SEPTEMBER 2012 WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, FORFEIT THEIR INCENTIVE APPROVAL.
13. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
A. HAVE A MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE (MDSD) EXPIRING PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2012 OR BE BEYOND THEIR MDSD.
B. REENLIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 YEARS BETWEEN THE DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS BULLETIN AND 27 SEPTEMBER 2012.
C. MARINES CURRENTLY ON THEIR 8-YEAR INITIAL MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) MAY EXECUTE A REENLISTMENT FOR THIS INCENTIVE IF THEY HAVE OR ARE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THEIR SMCR UNIT DRILLING OBLIGATION.
D. SERVE IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BIC COMMENSURATE WITH EXACT MATCH GRADE, PMOS OR NMOS.
E. COMPLETED THE REQUIRED PMOS OR NMOS TRAINING PER REF F.
F. CMC (RCT) WILL CONSIDER NONSTANDARD REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR MARINES DESIRING A MGIB-SR KICKER.
G. STAFF SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANTS SELECTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
14. OBLIGATION.
A. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 6-YEAR DRILLING OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
B. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE MOS AND THE SMCR UNIT FOR WHICH THE KICKER WAS APPROVED.
15. MGIB-SR KICKER INCENTIVE AMOUNT.
A. 350 DOLLARS A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT.
B. PAYMENTS MAY BE PRO-RATED FOR LESS THAN FULL TIME ENROLLMENT.
C. THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE MGIB BASIC BENEFIT OR THE MGIB SELECTED RESERVE BENEFIT.
16. SERVICE MEMBERS NOT COMPLETING THEIR SIX YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF COMMARFORRES SHALL BE REVIEWED BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, PER THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT, FROM THE MARINE CORPS. REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE SIX YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO COMMARFORRES.
17. ELIGIBLE UNITS AND BICS CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING ON THE EARB LINK AS LISTED IN SECTION I PAR 4K(7) OR 4L(6) ABOVE.
18. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF THE EARB AND THE MGIB-SR KICKER IS AUTHORIZED.
19. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO IMA MARINES.
20. DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS.
21. THIS INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE ISSUED RETROACTIVELY.
22. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2012.
23. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//