R 032046Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 624/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2011 (FY11) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//  
REF/A/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE/-//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (RAP)/RMD:20071130//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J, REF B IS MARADMIN 704/07//
POC/Y. J. GODBOUT/GYSGT/CMC (RCT)/703-432-9070/EMAIL: SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2010, THIS BULLETIN IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY11 SMCR UNIT OAB.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  MCRC G-3 PSR IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RCT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE. PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS REQUIRING ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RCT) AND SUBMISSION OF A PAGE 11 ENTRY TO CMC (RCT) BY THE UNIT.
    B.  DURING THE FIRST STEP, REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MCRC G-3 PSR TO CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL.
    C.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) WILL BE ISSUED.
    D.  PRIOR TO THE OFFICER AFFILIATING WITH THE UNIT, THE PSRO 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 TO BE AFFILIATED WITH, AND THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) TO BE FILLED.
        (3)  SUBMIT, TO MCRC G-3 PSR, A SCANNED PDF COPY OF THE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT. MCRC G-3 PSR WILL THEN SEND THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL. 
        (4)  WHEN CMC (RCT) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, THE OFFICER WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE.
        (5)  THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER'S QUALIFICATION RECORD.
    E.  WITHIN 90 DAYS OF AFFILIATION, 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."
        (2)  SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 TO CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX AT SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL.
    F.  CMC (RCT) WILL:
        (1)  REPORT THE NEW MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE (THREE YEARS FROM THE PAGE 11 DATE VIA UNIT DIARY.
        (2)  REPORT THE PEF CODE VIA UNIT DIARY INITIATING PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE.
        (3)  SUBMIT THE SIGNED PAGE 11 AND WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (MMSB) FOR FILING IN THE OFFICER'S OMPF. 
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  RECRUITED BY A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED VACANT BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND PMOS. VALIDATED BICS INCLUDE NECESSARY, EXCEPTION, AND FREE MOS AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL AND BELOW.
    B.  THE UNIT THE OFFICER DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    C.  COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICER (SECOND LIEUTENANT THROUGH CAPTAIN). MAJOR SELECTS AND OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    D.  PRIOR REGULAR COMPONENT OR ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICERS DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, OR RESERVE OFFICERS WITH LESS THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE SMCR WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR DRILLING SERVICE OBLIGATION AND TRANSFERRED TO THE IRR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE. INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA) WITHIN A 90 DAY WINDOW OF COMPLETING A TOUR OF AT LEAST THREE YEARS IN THE IMA ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE.
    E.  NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    F.  AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2010 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2011.
    G.  THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
    H.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    I.  THE OFFICER APPROVED FOR THIS BONUS MUST AFFILIATE WITH THE RESERVE UNIT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF APPROVAL OR BY 30 SEP 2011, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. FAILURE TO AFFILIATE WITHIN THIS WINDOW WILL VOID THE BONUS AND THE OFFICER WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE. 
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). THIS INCLUDES PMOS AND NMOS RETRAINING FOR 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 3-YEAR OBLIGATION TO THE SMCR BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATED WITH THEIR UNIT.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE BIC AND THE AFFILIATED UNIT FOR 3 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 MARFORRES APPROVAL;
        (5)  EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RCT) 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 GREATER THAN 90 CUMULATIVE DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL BY MARFORRES;
        (8)  AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
        (9)  TRANSFERS TO THE IMA;
        (10) TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE;
        (11) 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, OR DISABILITY.
7.  OFFICERS 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.
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 2011.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D.L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//