R 022032Z SEP 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 507/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT AVIATION OFFICER 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:141935Z JAN 11//
REF/E/DOC/MARADMIN 222-09/YMD:20090403//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J.  REF B IS MARADMIN 704-07 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) RETRAINING PROGRAMS.  REF C IS MARADMIN 078-11 CALENDAR YEAR 2011 RESERVE COMPANY GRADE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA).  REF D IS COMMARFORRES MSG, COMMARFORRES GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING PROPER SMCR BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND REPORTING PROCEDURE.  REF E IS MARADMIN 222-09 INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT//
POC/E. W. MEYERS/CAPT/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9135/EMAIL: ERIC.W.MEYERS@USMC.MIL//
POC/W. W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC (RCT)/703-432-9771/EMAIL: WILLIAM.W.ROHRMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF RELEASE, THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE 10,000 DOLLAR SMCR AVIATION OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS.
2.  PURPOSE.  THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW OAB TO CERTAIN SMCR PILOTS WHO AGREE TO AFFILIATE WITH A RESERVE AVIATION UNIT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE CONTINUOUS YEARS.
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  COMMISSIONED CAPTAINS AND MAJORS, INCLUDING OFFICERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A VALID SMCR UNIT BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC), AS DEFINED BY REF D, COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR GRADE AND MOS ARE ELIGIBLE.  LTCOL SELECTS, CAPTAINS/MAJORS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE WHILE IN THE UNRESTRICTIVE RESERVE COMPETITIVE CATEGORY, AND MAJORS WITH MORE THAN 4 YEARS TIME IN GRADE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.  ANY OFFICER CURRENTLY UNDER AN EXISTING SERVICE OBLIGATION IS NOT ELIGIBLE.
    B.  APPLICANTS MUST AGREE TO FILL A VALID VACANT 75XX BIC WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SQUADRONS FOR 3 CONTINUOUS YEARS: HMH-772, HMLA-773, HMM-774, VMFA-112, VMGR-234, VMGR-452, VMM-764 SAU STRUCTURE TRANSITIONING TO VMM-764 IN FY13, TO INCLUDE THEIR DETACHMENTS.  VMM-764 SAU STRUCTURE CURRENTLY DOES NOT EXIST; HOWEVER, IT WILL BE ESTABLISHED AS HMM-764 TRANSITIONS TO THE MV-22B.  AS BILLETS ARE CREATED DURING THE TRANSITION PROCESS, ELIGIBILITY WILL BE EXTENDED TO OFFICERS SELECTED TO SERVE WITH VMM-764 IN MOS 7532.  CONTACT CMC (RAP) TO DETERMINE AVAILABLE VACANCIES AT VMM-764 DURING THE SQUADRON TRANSITION TO THE MV-22B.
    C.  MEMBERS LEAVING 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.  PER REF B, ASSIGNMENTS MAY BE MADE ONE GRADE ABOVE OR BELOW THAT REQUIRED OF THE BIC, IN ADDITION, 75XX MAJORS (0-4) MAY BE ASSIGNED TO FILL VACANT 75XX COMPANY GRADE OFFICER BICS. VALIDATED BICS INCLUDE NECESSARY, EXCEPTION, AND FREE MOS AT THE SQUADRON LEVEL AND BELOW.
    D.  RECEIPT OF THE AVIATION OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS IS CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF DUTY INVOLVING FLIGHT OPERATIONS (DIFOP) ORDERS FROM 4TH MAW.
    E.  PRIOR ACTIVE COMPONENT OR ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICERS MUST HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE OAB.
    F.  THE APPLICANT MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE READY RESERVE OR SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF THE APPLICATION DATE  FOR THE AVIATION OFFICERS AFFILIATION BONUS.
    G.  IMA ARE ELIGIBLE, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME REMAINING IN THEIR IMA TOUR.
    H.  APPLICANTS MUST NOT BE CURRENTLY ENTITLED TO RECEIVE  RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    I.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST OBTAIN CMC (RCT) BONUS APPROVAL PRIOR TO 31 AUGUST 2012 AND ACCEPT PAYMENT PRIOR TO 29 SEPTEMBER 2012 OR WITHIN 60 DAYS OF HAVING SIGNED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.  FAILURE TO AFFILIATE WITH A UNIT IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH B OR ACCEPT PAYMENT WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD IDENTIFIED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, WILL VOID THE BONUS AND THE OFFICER WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE.
    J.  THE SQUADRON OR DETACHMENT WITH WHICH THE OFFICER DESIRES TO AFFILIATE MUST NOT BE SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    K.  THE ABOVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS MARADMIN WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
    L.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    M.  CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAVEL (IDT) REIMBURSEMENT IS AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING POLICY AND REGULATIONS.
4.  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 PAGE 11 ENTRY TO CMC (RCT) BY THE UNIT, REPORTING THE NEW MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE BY CMC (RCT) AND ASSIGNMENT OF PEF CODE TTC 153-001 ZC BY THE UNIT.
        (1) MCRC G-3 PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUEST TO CMC (RCT) FOR MEMBERS OF THE AC, IRR, IMA, AND AR VIA THE SECTION MAILBOX RIT@USMC.MIL, AND OBTAIN AND SUBMIT A PDF COPY OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
        (2) MFR G-1 WILL SUBMIT REQUEST TO CMC (RCT) FOR MEMBERS OF THE SMCR VIA THE SECTION MAILBOX RIT@USMC.MIL, AND OBTAIN AND SUBMIT A PDF COPY OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
    B.  DURING THE FIRST STEP, APPLICANT REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MCRC G-3 PSR AND MFR G-1 TO CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX RIT@USMC.MIL.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY CMC (RCT), A BCN WILL BE ISSUED.
    C.  DURING THE NEXT STEP, REQUESTING AUTHORITIES WILL:
        (1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEY WORD "OAB", SELECT "SMCR AVIATION OAB", THEN SELECT "SMCR AVIATION OAB WRITTEN AGREEMENT".
        (2) AFTER REVIEWING WITH THE APPLICANT ALL REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE THE OAB UNDER THIS PROGRAM, HAVE THE OFFICER SIGN AND INITIAL A WRITTEN CONTRACTUAL 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 (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX RIT@USMC.MIL.
        (4) FOR IRR, IMA, AR OFFICER, AND MEMBERS LEAVING THE AC, THE OFFICER WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE WHEN CMC (RCT) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND 4TH MAW HAS APPROVED REQUIRED DIFOP ORDERS.
        (5) THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE  DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER'S QUALIFICATION RECORD (OQR).
    D.  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 CONTINUOUS YEARS FROM THIS DATE FOR THE INCENTIVE LISTED:  (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000.  I UNDERSTAND THAT FAILURE TO MEET ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFILIATION WILL RESULT IN A PRORATED RECOUPMENT AND MAY BE GROUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS."
        (2) SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 TO CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX AT 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 4C.
        (3) REPORT THE PEF CODE VIA UNIT DIARY INITIATING PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE FOR ALL MARINES.
        (4) SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 AND WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (MMSB) FOR FILING IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF.
5.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR CONTINUOUS OBLIGATION IN THE SMCR BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATED WITH THEIR UNIT OR SIGNED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND PAGE 11, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE BIC AND THE AFFILIATED UNIT, IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME OF SELECTION FOR THE OAB, FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE SELECTED TO SERVE WITH VMM-764.  AVIATORS SELECTED TO SERVE WITH VMM-764 MUST SERVE IN A 7532 BMOS.
6.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS IF THE MARINE:
        (1)  FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY;
        (2)  EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE;
        (3)  CHANGES BICS WITHOUT MARFORRES G-1 APPROVAL;
        (4)  EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT COMMANDER MARFORRES APPROVAL;
        (5)  TRANSFERS TO THE 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 APPROVAL BY CMC (RIT);
        (7)  AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
        (8)  TRANSFERS TO THE IMA;
        (9)  TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE BRANCH;
        (10) RESIGNS; OR OTHERWISE FAILS TO FULFILL ANY OBLIGATION SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT.
    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, AS DEFINED UNDER EXISTING POLICY, FROM SNO'S HOME OF RECORD THAT HAS STRUCTURE FOR THE OFFICER'S MOS, OR DISABILITY.
7.  OFFICERS NOT COMPLETING THEIR THREE YEAR CONTINUOUS SERVICE OBLIGATION, WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF COMMARFORRES, SHALL BE REVIEWED BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, FROM THE MARINE CORPS.  REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO COMMARFORRES FOR APPROVAL.
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.//