R 221904Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 155/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY, APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION UNTIL 21 OCT, 2012//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/DC MRA MP/YMD: 20091021//
REF/B/MSGID: MSG/DC MRA MP/YMD: 20100817//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/PL 112-74/YMD: 20110105//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 0624/09, SUBJ, RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY IMPLEMENTATION.  REF B IS MARADMIN 457/10, SUBJ, RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY IMPLEMENTATION, PHASE TWO.  REF C IS PUBLIC LAW 112-74 (CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012).//
POC/SLPO/-/-/NAME: TOLL FREE PHONE/TEL: 1-877-242-2830//
POC/K. CERNY/CIV/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9388/TEL:DSN 278-9388//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ADVISE ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MARINES THAT THE ORIGINAL RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY (RSLSP) APPLICATION DEADLINE OF MIDNIGHT OCTOBER 21, 2010, AS STATED IN REFS A AND B, THAT WAS EXTENDED SEVERAL TIMES BY LEGISLATIVE ACTION, HAS BEEN FURTHER EXTENDED BY REF C UNTIL MIDNIGHT OCTOBER 21, 2012.  ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE STRONGLY URGED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF REFS A AND B REMAIN THE SAME.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE WAR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009, AUTHORIZED RSLSP OF 500 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR EACH MONTH OR ANY PORTION OF A MONTH DURING THE PERIOD SPECIFIED THAT THE SERVICE MEMBER WAS INVOLUNTARILY RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF STOP LOSS AUTHORITY.  THE MARINE CORPS USED STOP LOSS ONLY BETWEEN JANUARY 07, 2002 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2003.
3.  BASIC ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.  ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES, INCLUDING FORMER AND RETIRED MARINES, WHO, AT ANY TIME DURING THE AFOREMENTIONED PERIOD, SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY WHILE THE MARINES' ENLISTMENT OR PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WAS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED, OR WHOSE ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIREMENT WAS INVOLUNTARILY SUSPENDED PURSUANT TO APPLICATION OF A 'STOP LOSS' AUTHORITY. COMPLETE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS IN REFS A AND B.
4.  ADMIN MATTERS.
    A.  CLAIM SUBMISSION GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN REFS A AND B.
    B.  STOP LOSS PROGRAM OFFICE (SLPO) IS POC FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT(SLASH)CLAIMS PROCESSING MATTERS: CMC (MIP(SLASH)SLPO), ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: STOPLOSS@USMC.MIL; TOLL FREE PH: 1-877-242 -2830.
    C.  PROGRAM INFORMATION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WEBSITE: HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH) WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(SLASH)STOPLOSS.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//