R 211858Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 600/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA (MPP-20)//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 1 TO THE FY11 SRB PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20100618//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPP-24/YMD:19900507//
POC/D. S. BARBER/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:COM 703-784-9362/TEL:DSN 278-9362//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 341/10, FISCAL YEAR 2011 (FY11) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM AND FY11 BROKEN SERVICE SRB (BSSRB) PROGRAM.  REF (B) IS MCO 7220.24M, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM. GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO INFORM COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER PLANNERS, AND MARINES OF REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE FY11 SRB PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CONTINUING FORCE SHAPING EFFORTS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF (A) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 01 JUL 2010.
3.  ACTION.  COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER PLANNERS, AND OTHER MARINE CORPS LEADERS WILL ENSURE THEIR MARINES FULLY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY CHANGES PUBLISHED IN THIS MESSAGE.  ALL OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE REFERENCES REMAIN IN EFFECT.
4.  FY11 SRB PAYMENT CAP IS 90,000 DOLLARS.  THE COMBINED AMOUNT OF PMOS SRB AND ANY SRB KICKER WILL NOT EXCEEED 90,000 DOLLARS.
5.  THE FIRST SENTENCE OF PARA 4.H OF REF (A) IS CHANGED TO; ZONE A ELIGIBILITY. ZONE A APPLIES TO THOSE ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES WITH 17 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF WHICH AT LEAST 17 MONTHS WAS CONTINUOUS ACTIVE SERVICE OTHER THAN FOR TRAINING.  PRIOR SERVICE (OTHER SERVICE) WILL NO LONGER BE ENTITLED TO ZONE A SRBP UNLESS THEIR TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE (ALL BRANCHES) IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS.
6.  MARSOC NEW CSO INITIATIVE CLARIFICATION.  MARINES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEW CSO INITIATIVE IN PARA 6.B OF REF (A) ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THEIR PMOS SRB PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER REENLISTMENT.  HOWEVER, THE 30,000 DOLLAR SRB KICKER IS NOT PAYABLE UNTIL THE MARINE COMPLETES THE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING COURSE (ITC) AND IS ASSIGNED AS A CSO. 
    A.  EXAMPLE: A SGT 3432 IN ZONE A, CURRENTLY SERVING IN AN MCC OUTSIDE OF MARSOC REENLISTS FOR 60 MONTHS ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE AND AGREES TO ACCEPT ORDERS TO ONE OF THE MARSOC MCC(S) IN REF (A) TO BECOME A CSO.  UPON REENLISTMENT, THE MARINE WILL BE AUTHORIZED AN SRB PAYMENT OF 5,938 DOLLARS (PMOS SRB: 4,750 X 125 PERCENT: 5,938 DOLLARS).  UPON COMPLETION OF ITC, AND ASSIGNMENT TO A CSO BILLET WITHIN THE MARSOC MCC(S) LISTED IN REF (A) THE MARINE WILL BE AUTHORIZED AN SRB KICKER PAYMENT OF 30,000 DOLLARS.
7.  SRB RECOUPMENT CLARIFICATION.
    A.  BACKGROUND. MARINES APPLY FOR AND ARE SELECTED TO SEVERAL PROGRAMS IN WHICH THEIR PMOS WILL CHANGE AND THUS NO LONGER SERVE IN THE PMOS IN WHICH THEY LAST REENLISTED FOR.  EXAMPLES INCLUDE; BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ECP, MECEP, MCP, CAREER RECRUITER (8412), WARRANT OFFICER, AND LATERAL MOVE NOT IN CONJUCTION WITH A REENLISTMENT.  MARINES ENTERING INTO THESE PROGRAMS HAVE OFTEN RECEIVED AN SRB PAYMENT FOR THEIR MOST CURRENT REENLISTMENT.  SRB(S) ARE INTENTED TO RETAIN MARINES FOR SERVICE IN THEIR PMOS, UNLESS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO SERVE IN APPROVED OUT-OF-SKILL ASSIGNMENT BY CMC (MMEA).  EXAMPLES OF APPROVED OUT-OF-SKILL ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, RECRUITING AND DRILL INSTRUCTOR DUTY.
    B.  MARINES WHO REENLIST IN THEIR PMOS, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY APPLY TO AND ARE ACCEPTED INTO A PROGRAM WHICH WILL CHANGE THEIR PMOS OR LEAD TO A COMMISSION, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF ANY SRB RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT.
        1.  EXAMPLE: A 2311 SSGT IN ZONE C WHO REENLISTED FOR 48 MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE DURING FY09 AND RECEIVED A 12,000 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT IS ENTITLED TO KEEP HIS/HER ENTIRE SRB PAYMENT IF HE/SHE APPLIED FOR AND WAS SELECTED TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER DURING FY10.
        2.  EXAMPLE: A 3432 SGT IN ZONE A WHO REENLISTED FOR 48 MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE DURING FY09 AND RECEIVED A 34,000 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT IS ENTITLED TO KEEP HIS/HER ENTIRE SRB PAYMENT IF HE/SHE APPLIED FOR AND WAS SELECTED TO MECEP DURING FY11.
    C.  MARINES WHO APPLY FOR A PROGRAM WHICH WILL CHANGE THEIR PMOS OR LEAD TO A COMMISSION, THEN REENLIST WITHIN THEIR PMOS ARE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF A PRO-RATED AMOUNT OF SRB RECEIVED AT TIME OF REENLISTMENT.
        1. EXAMPLE: A 1833 SSGT IN ZONE B BEGINS THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER ON JAN 1,2011, REENLISTS FOR 48 MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE ON MAR 1, 2011 RECEIVING A 12,250 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT, AND IS ACCEPTED/ASSIGNED AS A CAREER RECRUITER ON JUN 1, 2011 WOULD HAVE THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE RECOUPED.  RECOUPMENT DETAILS : 45 MONTHS UNEXPIRED OBLIGATED SERVICE/48 MONTHS ORIGINAL OBLIGATED SERVICE X 12,250 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT RECEIVED: 11,484 DOLLAR TOTAL RECOUPMENT.
8.  PER THE REFERENCES, FY11 SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EACH RESPECTIVE REENLISTMENT ZONE WHERE THE FY11 RETENTION REQUIREMENT HAS MET OR EXCEEDED THE ANNUAL GOAL. 
    A.  ZONE A: THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE MET THEIR FY11 ZONE A BOAT SPACE GOAL AND THEIR SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE.  THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING ZONE A MOS(S): 0613, 2147, 2871, 3044, 5952, 6092, 6153, 6258, 6286, 6288, 6432, AND 7242.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 5952 FIRST-TERM MARINE WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
    B.  ZONE B: THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE MET THEIR FY11 ZONE B BOAT SPACE GOAL AND THEIR SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE.  THIS APPLIES TO ALL ELIGIBLE CAREER MARINES WITH THE FOLLOWING ZONE B MOS(S): 0261, 0629, 0659, 0689, 0847, 2336, 2621, 2673, 2821, 2846, 4641, 5952, 5954, 6113, 6156, 6174, 6213, 6216, 6223, 6286, 6316, 6492, 7242, AND 7314.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 2336 CAREER MARINE, WITH 6 TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE (ZONE B), WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
    C.  ZONE C: THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE MET THEIR FY11 ZONE C BOAT SPACE GOAL AND THEIR SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE.  THIS APPLIES TO ALL ELIGIBLE CAREER MARINES WITH THE FOLLOWING ZONE C MOS(S): 0211, 2336, 2834, 6176, AND 6469.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 0211 CAREER MARINE, WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS OF SERVICE (ZONE C), WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB. 
9.  COMMANDERS, SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS, AND MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THE LATERAL MOVE (LM) REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED MARINES.  OPEN MOS(S) AND THEIR AVAILABLE BOAT SPACES, MAY BE FOUND ON THE FTAP BOAT SPACE REPORT LOCATED WITHIN THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM.
10.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
11.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2011.
12.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//