R 101448Z MAY 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 265/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  CHANGE 1 TO FISCAL YEAR 2010 (FY10) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20100623//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20071130//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J, REF B IS MARADMIN 007/10, REF C 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.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF RELEASE, THIS BULLETIN CANCELS REF B AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY10 SMCR OAB.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  MCRC G-3 PSR IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS 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 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 (RAP) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
    E.  WHEN CMC (RAP) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, THE OFFICER WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE AND RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE.
    F.  THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER'S QUALIFICATION RECORD.
    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.  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.  BE A COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICER (SECOND LIEUTENANT THROUGH CAPTAIN), AFFILIATING WITH A SMCR UNIT AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL AND BELOW.
    D.  BE A PRIOR REGULAR COMPONENT OFFICER DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR WITH LESS THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR COMPONENT; OR BE A RESERVE OFFICER WITH LESS THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE AND SEPARATED FROM THE SMCR NO LATER THAN THE DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE.
    E.  NOT PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.
    F.  NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    G.  AFFILIATE BETWEEN DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    H.  THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
    I.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4.  RETRAINING.
    A.  COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS THAT ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE SMCR OAB DUE TO A PMOS MISMATCH MAY RETRAIN UTILIZING THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP).
    B.  REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PSMRP WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) BY THE PSRO PER REF C 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 PMOS 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 PMOS 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)  EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (5)  TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (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;
        (7)  AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY.
7.  THIS INCENTIVE IS A (DOLLAR SIGN)10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
8.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
9.  THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES.
10.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D.L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//