R 051818Z APR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 194/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2012 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) STAFF SERGEANT BONUS (SSB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20080819//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1200.17C/YMD:20110629//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MCO 7220R.38C/YMD:20001016//
NARR/REF A IS U.S.C. TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308C.  REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL.  REF C IS THE MOS MANUAL.  REF D IS SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (SRIP).//
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 IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY12 SMCR SSB IAW THE REFERENCES.  THE BONUS AMOUNT IS 20,000 DOLLARS.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE SSB.
    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 SSB 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 FOUR-STEP PROCESS INVOLVING ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RCT), WRITTEN AGREEMENT VALIDATION BY CMC (RCT), MANDATORY DRILL START/STOP DATE ADJUSTMENT, AND APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES REPORTED BY THE SMCR UNIT.
    B.  ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (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 "SSB".  SELECT "SMCR SSB" THEN SELECT "SMCR SSB 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 ADJUSTMENT OF THE MARINE'S MANDATORY DRILL START/STOP DATE AND WRITTEN AGREEMENT VALIDATION.
        (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 TO MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER@USMC.MIL.
    E.  THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
    F.  PER REF B, THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRIES ARE PROVIDED:
        (1) BONUS PEF CODE (REPORT PRIOR TO BONUS PMT) USE BPEF ZB AS INDICATED BELOW: TTC 153 001  BONUS PEF ZB
        (2) EPORT THE ENTRY BELOW FOR BONUS PAYMENT: TTC 900 002  SMCR EAB LUMPSUM MOS  BONUS NO  ED
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    A.  PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY (ACTIVE COMPONENT, ACTIVE RESERVE, MOBILIZED, ADOS, ADT) FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 90 DAYS AND HAVE BEEN RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
    B.  BE RECRUITED BY A PSR TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED SSGT BILLET AND BE AN EXACT PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) OR NECESSARY MOS (NMOS) MATCH UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
        (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 OR SEPARATED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
    C.  IF A CURRENT MEMBER OF AN SMCR UNIT, MUST BE FILLING A VALID SSGT BIC AND BE A PMOS OR NMOS MATCH.
    D.  MUST HAVE THE CONTRACTUAL TIME IN ORDER TO FULFILL A 36 MONTH OBLIGATION PRIOR TO THE DATE OF AFFILIATION OR ACCEPTANCE WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
    E.  NOT HAVE MORE THAN 16 TOTAL YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE ON THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE (USE THE PAY ENTRY BASE DATE TO CALCULATE TOTAL MILITARY SERVICE).
    F.  MUST HAVE LESS THAN 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE AND NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS TIME IN GRADE.
    G.  NOT HAVE RECEIVED A BONUS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS, OR CURRENTLY SERVING UNDER ANY OTHER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION REQUIRING CONTINUED AFFILIATION IN THE SELRES.
    H.  SSGTS REDUCED IN GRADE TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE, OR WHO ARE IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE IN THE SMCR, OR HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO GYSGT IN ANY COMPONENT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS. GYSGT SELECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.
    I.  NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    J.  AFFILIATE BETWEEN DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE AND 27 SEPTEMBER 2012.
    K.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
    L.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
    M.  REQUESTS FOR BONUS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RCT) NLT 31 AUG 2012. ALL APPROVED BONUSES MUST BE PAID BY 27 SEP 2012.
4.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION OR ACCEPTANCE WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN A VALID BIC IN THE MOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH THE BONUS WAS APPROVED FOR 3 YEARS.
5.  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 (RAP) 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 5.B(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 REALLIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC).
6.  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.
7.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS.
8.  THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR AFFILIATION WITH AN IMA.
9.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2012.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//