R 132020Z OCT 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 610/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2012 (FY12) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) COMPANY GRADE OFFICER 10K AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE/-//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 704-07/YMD:20071130//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 078-11/YMD:20110202//
REF/D/DOC/COMMARFORRES G1/DTG:141935ZJAN11//
REF/E/DOC/MARADMIN 222-09/YMD:20090403//
REF/F/DOC/MCO P1080.40/YMD:20010607//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J, REF B IS PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING AND LATMOVE PROGRAM.  REF C IS CALENDAR YEAR 2011 RESERVE COMPANY GRADE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM.  REF D IS COMMARFORRES MSG, COMMARFORRES GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING PROPER SMCR BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND REPORTING PROCEDURE.  REF E IS INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.  REF F IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL.//
POC/W. W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC (RIT)/703-784-9771/EMAIL: SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS BULLETIN IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY12 SMCR UNIT OAB.  THE BONUS AMOUNT IS 10,000 DOLLARS FOR COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS.
2.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
    A.  COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS (SECOND LIEUTENANT THROUGH CAPTAIN), INCLUDING OFFICERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A VALID SMCR UNIT BIC AS DEFINED BY REF D COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR GRADE AND MOS.  MAJOR SELECTS AND LIEUTENANTS OR CAPTAINS PASSED FOR PROMOTION WHILE IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    B.  MEMBERS OF 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 GRADE AND PMOS. VALIDATED BICS INCLUDE NECESSARY, EXCEPTION, AND FREE MOS AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL AND BELOW.
    C.  PRIOR SERVICE OR ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICERS MUST BE DISCHARGED 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 PAST THEIR MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE.  THE THREE YEAR AFFILIATION IS IN ADDITION TO THEIR CURRENT REMAINING MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE.
    F.  INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA) ARE ELIGIBLE, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME REMAINING IN THEIR IMA TOUR.
    G.  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 OR ACCEPT PAYMENT WITHIN THIS WINDOW WILL VOID THE BONUS AND THE OFFICER WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE.
    H.  THE UNIT THE OFFICER DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    I.  NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    J.  AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2011 AND 20 SEPTEMBER 2012.
    K.  THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
    L.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    M.  CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAVEL (IDT) REIMBURSEMENT IS 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.  MCRC G-3 PSR IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RIT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR THE ACTIVE COMPONENT, 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 IN THE SMCR. PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE IS A SEVEN STEP PROCESS REQUIRING PROPER SUBMISSION INCENTIVE REQUEST, ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RIT), SUBMISSION OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (RIT), SUBMISSION OF A PAGE 11 ENTRY TO CMC (RIT), ADJUSTMENT OF THE NEW MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE, REPORTING OF THE APPROPRIATE PEF CODE, AND THE REPORTING OF THE OAB INCENTIVE UNIT DIARY ENTRY.
    C.  DURING THE FIRST STEP, REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MCRC PSR OR MFR G-1 (RECRUITING AND RETENTION) TO CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MIALBOX 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) SUBMIT A SCANNED PDF COPY OF THE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL.
        (4) FOR IRR, IMA, AND AR OFFICERS, THE OFFICER WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE WHEN CMC (RIT) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
        (5) 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 WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, I AGREE TO CONTINUE AFFILIATION 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.
        (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 F.  IF THE MARINE DOES NOT REFLECT A CURRENT MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATE RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST VIA THE MISSO 16/17 PROBLEM INCIDENT REPORT (PIR) DATABASE REQUESTING THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE MARINE'S NEW MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATE. THE MANDATORY DRILL START DATE SHOULD REFLECT THE DATE THE MARINE SIGNED THE REQUIRED 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 PEF CODE ZC VIA UNIT DIARY.  ONCE THE PEF CODE IS RESIDENT IN MCTFS, REPORT THE APPROPRIATE INCENTIVE UNIT DIARY ENTRY (TTC 900 006) TO INITIATE PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE FOR THE MARINE.
        (5) SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 AND WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (MMSB) FOR FILING IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF.
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.
    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 SIGNED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND PAGE 11, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
    B.  THE THREE YEAR OBLIGATION FOR ROCP OFFICERS IN THEIR INITIAL DRILLING OBLIGATION WILL BEGIN AT THE COMPLETION OF THEIR CURRENT MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE.
    C.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE BIC AND THE AFFILIATED UNIT FOR THREE YEARS.
6.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS IF THE MARINE:
        (1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION;
        (2) FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY;
        (3) EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE;
        (4) CHANGES BICS WITHOUT CMC (RIT) APPROVAL;
        (5) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RIT) APPROVAL;
        (6) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR);
        (7) 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 (RIT);
        (8) AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
        (9) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM;
        (10) TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE;
        (11) OFFICER RESIGNS;
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION OR REDESIGNATION, AND THERE IS NO OTHER SMCR UNIT WITHIN REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE FROM SNO'S HOME OF RECORD THAT HAS STRUCTURE FOR THE OFFICER'S MOS.
7.  OFFICERS NOT COMPLETING THEIR 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RIT) AND CMC (RAP) SHALL BE RECOMMENDED FOR REVIEW BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, PER THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT, FROM THE MARINE CORPS. 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.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//