R 101520Z MAY 10
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MARADMIN 270/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. CHANGE 1 TO FISCAL YEAR 2010 (FY10) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS (EAB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAM-5)/YMD:19950228//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20100107//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20071130//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308B, REF B IS MCO P1040R.35B, RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL, REF C IS MARADMIN 009/10, REF D IS MARADMIN 704/07//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/UNIT:CMC (RAP)/-/TEL:COML (703)784-9136 /TEL:DSN 278-9136/
EMAIL:SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFERENCES A AND B, EFFECTIVE DATE OF RELEASE, THIS BULLETIN CANCELS REF C AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY10 SMCR EAB.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  MCRC G-3 PSR IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT INCENTIVE REQUESTS OR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS TO CMC (RAP) FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    B.  REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
    C.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) WILL BE ISSUED.
    D.  PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING WITH THE UNIT, THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING OFFICE (PSRO) WILL:
        (1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "EAB," SELECT "SMCR EAB," THEN "SMCR EAB WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
        (2) HAVE THE MARINE SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE ISSUED BCN, THE UNIT TO BE AFFILIATED WITH, AND THE 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(RAP) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
    E.  WHEN CMC (RAP) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, THE MARINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE AND RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE.
    F.  THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
    G.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE MAY NOT CONCURRENTLY RECEIVE ANOTHER INCENTIVE.
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    A.  BE RECRUITED BY A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER TO AFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED VACANT BILLET COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND PMOS.
    B.  HAVE 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION;
        (1) OR BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST FOR 36 MONTHS IN THE SMCR;
        (2) OR BE ELIGIBLE TO EXTEND IN ORDER TO HAVE A TOTAL OF 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION.
    C.  THE UNIT THE MARINE DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    D.  MUST BE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
        (1) BE A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE (ACTIVE COMPONENT/ACTIVE RESERVE) WHO WAS DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR COMPONENT/ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
         (2) HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVES WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE; AND, WHILE A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVES WAS A SATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT/SEPARATED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
    E.  MARINES CURRENTLY IN A DRILLING STATUS WITH A SMCR UNIT OR IMA ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    F.  IN THE CURRENT GRADE HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE OR HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN RANK TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.
    G.  NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    H.  AFFILIATE BETWEEN DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    I.  CORPORALS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 5 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    J.  SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    K.  STAFF SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    L.  ELIGIBLE PMOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
        (1) CORPORAL:
0261/0311/0313/0321/0331/0341/0351/0352/0471/0481/0612/0613/0622
0623/0651/0842/0847/0861/1171/1316/1391/1812/2146/2161/2171/2821
2844/2846/2847/2887/3052/5811/5939/5942/5952/5953/5954/5974/5979
6042/6046/6048/6073/6112/6114/6124/6132/6152/6153/6172/6173/6216
6217/6286/6316/6323/6336/6337/6414/6423/6433/6467/6493/6842/7234
7242/7382
        (2) SERGEANT:
0211/0241/0261/0311/0321/0331/0341/0352/0431/0481/0612/0613/0621
0622/0623/0627/0628/0651/0811/0842/0844/0847/1361/1371/1391/1812
2146/2161/2311/2336/2671/2799/2821/2834/2847/2862/2887/3044/3381
3451/4821/5821/5939/5948/5974/5979/6042/6048/6114/6132/6152/6324
6414/6432/6433/6467/6492/6493/6672/6694/6842/7011/7236/7242
        (3) STAFF SERGEANT:
0193/0211/0231/0241/0261/0313/0321/0369/0431/0481/0511/0619/0629
0659/0681/0811/0848/0861/1142/1161/1171/1316/1341/1361/1391/1812
1833/2131/2141/2147/2161/2171/2336/2671/2823/2831/2864/2874/3044
3381/3537/4341/4421/4821/5711/5821/5939/5952/5954/5974/5979/6042
6062/6072/6073/6074/6092/6112/6114/6124/6152/6174/6322/6324/6336
6414/6469/6483/6484/6492/6672/6842/7011/7041/7236/7257/7382
    M.  GUNNERY SERGEANT SELECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
    N.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
    O.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
4.  RETRAINING.
    A.  CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS JOINING A SMCR UNIT THAT ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE DUE TO A PMOS MISMATCH MAY RETRAIN UTILIZING THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP).
    B.  REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PSMRP MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE D BY THE PSRO AND BE APPROVED BY CMC (RAP) PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
    C.  MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE PSMRP MUST COMPLETE PMOS TRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE INCENTIVE.
    D.  IF THE PSMRP IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL PMOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
    E.  STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS AND ABOVE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PSMRP.
    F.  THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
5.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT WITH WHICH THEY AFFILIATED.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH THEY AFFILIATED FOR 3 YEARS.
6.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR AT A PRORATED AMOUNT IF THE MARINE:
        (1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION;
        (2) FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY;
        (3) EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE;
        (4) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (5) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR);
        (6) PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 90 CUMULATIVE DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR;
        (7) AUGMENTS TO AC OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE MARINE:
        (1) IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO A UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY;
        (2) IS COMMISSIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE AND HAS SERVED 1 YEAR OF THE INCENTIVE OBLIGATION.
7.  THIS INCENTIVE IS A (DOLLAR SIGN)10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.
8.  THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES.
9.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D.L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//