R 262031Z MAR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 177/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FY10 VOLUNTARY ENLISTED EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM (VEERP)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20100202//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20100114//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20070606//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/N-13/YMD:20051220//
REF/E/MSGID:WEB/VA/YMD:20101109//
REF/F/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20090629//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20090715//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20000714//
REF/I/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20040824//
REF/J/MSGID:DOC/DFAS-KC-FSP/YMD:19950824//
REF/K/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:19960722//
REF/L/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20060130//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAV APPROVAL OF VOLUNTARY ENLISTED EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM (VEERP) FOR FY10 AND FY11 DATED 25 FEB 2010. REF B IS MARADMIN 025/10 FY10 MANPOWER UPDATE. REF C IS MCO P1900.16F MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL WITH CHANGE TWO. REF D IS OPNAVINST 1900.4, SEPARATION PAY FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH CHANGE ONE. REF E IS THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL WEBSITE WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV. REF F IS MARADMIN 0389/09, POST 9-11 GI BILL ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS. REF G IS MARADMIN 0421/09, POST 9-11 GI BILL TRANSFERABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. REF H IS MCO P1070.12K, IRAM. REF I IS ONLINE MCTFSPRIUM. REF J IS DFAS 7220.31R, MCTFS APSM. REF K IS THE DODFMR. REF L IS PERSONNEL ADMIN ADVISORY (PAA) 06-06//
POC/J. L. BLACKMON/CAPT/UNIT:MPP-20/-/TEL:DSN 278-9362//
POC/P. J. HILLIARD/MAJ/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:DSN 278-9387//
POC/J. L. RICH/GYSGT/UNIT:MMSR-3/-/TEL:DSN 9323//
POC/M. D. MCCAROLL/MAJ/UNIT:MMEA-13/-/TEL:DSN 278-9796//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE FY10 VOLUNTEER ENLISTED EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM (VEERP) IS ONE OF SEVERAL COST SAVINGS INITIATIVES THAT WILL PERMIT SHAPING AND SUSTAINING THE 202K FORCE WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE APPROVED FY10 BUDGET. THIS MESSAGE SERVES TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORITY, ELIGIBILITY, AND PROCEDURE FOR THE VOLUNTARY EARLY RELEASE OF ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MARINES WHOSE TERM OF SERVICE WILL EXPIRE DURING FY10.
2. BACKGROUND. REF A PROVIDES THE AUTHORITY FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY ENLISTED EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM. REF B, PARAGRAPH 3F ANNOUNCED THE FY10 VOLUNTARY EARLY OUT PROGRAM AS ONE OF SEVERAL COST-SAVING INITIATIVES TO COMMENCE DURING FY10. MARINES APPROVED FOR THIS PROGRAM MAY SEPARATE NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR CURRENT FY10 EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) AND WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FULL ACTIVE SERVICE. THIS MARADMIN DOES NOT EXEMPT MARINES FROM COMPLETING RESERVE OR READY RESERVE OBLIGATIONS PER THEIR INDIVIDUAL SERVICE ENLISTMENT CONTRACTS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE DESIRED BUDGETARY SAVINGS DURING FY10, A MINIMUM OF ONE THOUSAND EARLY RELEASES ARE REQUIRED.  THIS NUMBER MAY BE EXCEEDED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE SAVINGS.  CURRENTLY THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY BEING OFFERED TO MARINES WITH AN FY10 EAS.  IF NECESSARY, AN FY11 VEERP WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA A SEPARATE MARADMIN BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
3. ELIGIBILITY.
   A. ANY ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MARINE WITH AN FY10 EAS BETWEEN 1 APRIL AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
   B. MARINES MAY REQUEST TO SEPARATE NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR CURRENT EAS. THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT WAIVERABLE.
   C. MARINES MUST NOT BE STABILIZED FOR DEPLOYMENT AT THE TIME OF REQUESTED EARLY RELEASE (NEW EAS).
   D. MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND MANDATED PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING PER TITLE 10 USC 1142.  MARINES MUST BE TAP/TAMP COMPLETE AND MEDICALLY QUALIFIED PRIOR TO EARLY RELEASE.
   E. MARINES MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN HONORABLE OR GENERAL (UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS) DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION AT TIME OF EARLY RELEASE.
   F. INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA ADCON BATTALION/ SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICER WITH ENDORSEMENT TO BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE.
   G. MARINES CURRENTLY SERVING AS PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS, IN ANTICIPATION OF GAINING UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP, MUST HAVE SERVED A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE AT THE TIME OF EARLY RELEASE.
4. INELIGIBILITY. MARINES MEETING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FY10 VOLUNTARY ENLISTED EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM:
   A. MARINES SCHEDULED FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR OR RETIRED LIST.
   B. MARINES WHO ARE INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE ADVANCE AND EXCESS LEAVE). INDEBTED MARINES DESIRING EARLY SEPARATION WILL BE PERMITTED TO MAKE ACCELERATED REPAYMENT OF THEIR DEBTS BY INCREASING SCHEDULED INSTALLMENT AMOUNTS AND BY MAKING CASH COLLECTIONS TO REPAY THEIR INDEBTEDNESS. INDEBTEDNESS MUST BE ENTIRELY RESOLVED PRIOR TO EARLY RELEASE.
   C. MARINES BEING RELEASED UNDER OTHER HQMC DIRECTED EARLY OUT PROGRAMS, I.E. EARLY RELEASE FOR EDUCATION.
   D. MARINES PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE PROGRAM.
   E. MARINES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON TERMINAL LEAVE AWAY FROM THE PERMANENT DUTY STATION (PDS) PENDING SEPARATION.
   F. MARINES WHO MANIFEST SYMPTOMS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER/TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND ARE UNDERGOING POST DEPLOYMENT HEALTH EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT CARE WILL NOT BE SEPARATED UNDER THIS AUTHORITY UNTIL THAT PROCESS IS COMPLETE OR A WAIVER OF TREATMENT EVALUATION HAS BEEN EXECUTED.
5. PROGRAM TIMELINE. APPLICATION PROCESSING WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY UPON RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN. EARLY RELEASES WILL COMMENCE NO EARLIER THAN 1 APRIL 10 IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING TIME. THE 90 DAY EARLY RELEASE WINDOW IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE MARINES ORIGINAL EAS. FOR EXAMPLE: A CORPORAL WHOSE CURRENT EAS IS 1 JULY 10, MAY BE APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE NO EARLIER THAN 2 APRIL 10, WHICH IS 90 DAYS PRIOR TO HIS/HER EAS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MARINE MUST MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THIS MARADMIN PRIOR TO EARLY RELEASE.  UPON EARLY RELEASE, THE MARINE WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE COMPLETED HIS/HER FULL ACTIVE SERVICE. REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE MUST BE RECEIVED BY MMEA NLT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO REQUESTED EARLY RELEASE DATE. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPEDITE REQUESTS AS EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE BUDGETARY SAVINGS.
6. RESERVE COMPONENT OPPORTUNITY.  COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INFORM THEIR MARINES OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE RESERVE COMPONENT. AFFILIATION WITH A SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT IS ENCOURAGED. A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESERVE AFFILIATION BONUSES IN THE AMOUNT OF 5,000 DOLLARS ARE AVAILABLE FOR MARINES WHO COMMIT TO AFFILIATION WITH A SMCR UNIT UPON EARLY RELEASE. FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RESERVE COMPONENT OPPORTUNITIES, CONTACT THE HQMC CAREER MANAGEMENT TEAM AT CMT MONITOR@USMC.MIL OR COMMERCIAL PHONE NUMBER 1-877-415-9275, OPTION 5.  ASK FOR BILLET REFERRAL PROGRAM.
7. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
   A. HQMC (MP) MAINTAINS ALL POLICY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM.
   B. HQMC (MM) MAINTAINS FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL REQUESTS.
   C. INDIVIDUAL MARINES MUST SUBMIT REQUESTS TO PARTICIPATE IN VEERP VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. 
   D. ADCON BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT ALL REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE TO HQMC (MMEA-1) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE WITH SPREADSHEET ATTACHMENT.  USE PROCEDURES FROM REF (L) TO TRANSMIT MARINES PERSONAL DATA.
      (1) COMMANDERS WILL RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC DATE FOR SEPARATION WHEN ENDORSING A MARINES REQUEST FOR EARLY RELEASE. COMMANDERS ARE ADVISED THAT VACANCIES OCCURING FROM MARINES APPROVED FOR VEERP WILL BE FILLED BASED ON EACH MARINES ORIGINAL EAS AND NOT THE MARINES EARLY SEPARATION DATE. TERMINAL LEAVE IS AUTHORIZED AT COMMANDERS DISCRETION.
      (2) COMMANDERS WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC JUSTIFICATION FOR INDIVIDUAL MARINES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
   E. UPON HQMC (MM) FINAL APPROVAL, MMEA-1 WILL REPORT THE NEW EAS VIA MCTFS UNIT DIARY ENTRY PER REF I AND NOTIFY COMMANDERS VIA NAVAL MESSAGE OF EARLY OUT APPROVAL WITH INFO COPIES TO MSC/MEF COMMANDERS AS WELL AS SERVICING REGIONAL IPACS.
   F. MARINES BEING SEPARATED UNDER VEERP WILL SIGN A PAGE 11 ENTRY IN THE SERVICE RECORD BOOK ACKNOWLEDGING THEY ARE A VOLUNTEER FOR THE PROGRAM. EXAMPLE PAGE 11 ENTRY: QUOTE I HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE FY10 VOLUNTARY ENLISTED EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY NEW EAS IS (YYYY/MM/DD). I HAVE BEEN COUNSELED ON THE CONTENTS OF MARADMIN XXX/10 (VEERP MARADMIN) AND UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE COMPLETED MY FULL ACTIVE SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT EXEMPT FROM COMPLETING ANY REMAINING RESERVE OR READY RESERVE OBLIGATIONS PER MY INDIVIDUAL SERVICE ENLISTMENT CONTRACT. UNQUOTE
   G. UNIT DIARY ENTRIES REPORTING RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OR DISCHARGE WILL BE SUBMITTED PER REF I.
      (1) THE SEPARATION PROGRAM DESIGNATOR CODE (SPD) FOR ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MARINES BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IS MCC1, REDUCTION IN FORCE. THIS SEPARATION CODE APPLIES TO MARINES THAT HAVE REMAINING OBLIGATED SERVICE OR WISH TO TRANSFER TO THE RESERVES. REF C, PARAGRAPH 6404.3 PROVIDES THE AUTHORITY FOR THIS SEPARATION CODE.
      (2) THE SPD FOR ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MARINES BEING DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IS KCC1, REDUCTION IN FORCE.  THIS SEPARATION CODE APPLIES TO MARINES THAT HAVE COMPLETED EIGHT YEARS ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATED SERVICE AND DO NOT WISH TO TRANSFER TO THE RESERVES. REF C, PARAGRAPH 6404.3 PROVIDES THE AUTHORITY FOR THIS SEPARATION CODE.
      (3) MARINES ALREADY DENIED FURTHER SERVICE WILL RETAIN THE APPROPRIATE SPD CODE AND MUST SUBMIT FOR SEPARATIONS PAY DETERMINATION PER REF C AND D.
   H. RELEASE OF REGULAR ACTIVE ENLISTED MARINES WITH MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS FROM ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE EFFECTED PER REF C.
   I. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDS NOTIFY THEIR DISBURSING OFFICERS/FINANCE OFFICERS (DO/FO) REGARDING EACH MARINE'S EARLY SEPARATION PER REF J. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEPARATING MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE DO/FO VIA A NAVMC 11116 OF THE PENDING SEPARATION. A NAVMC 11060 MUST THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE DO/FO WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MARINE'S SEPARATION DATE.
8. GENERAL INFORMATION.
   A. IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE RECALL, MARINES RELEASED UNDER THIS MARADMIN WILL BE CONSIDERED AS BEING IN THE SAME STATUS AS THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR OBLIGATED PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.
   B. ENLISTED MARINES SEPARATED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS MARADMIN WHO ARE ELIGIBLE AS OF THEIR NORMAL EAS DATE MAY BE AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
   C. MARINES WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SEPARATION PAY UPON NORMAL EAS, WHO ELECT, AND ARE APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN, WILL RETAIN THEIR ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY PROVIDED THEY HAVE COMPLETED 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE DAY OF EARLY RELEASE (NEW EAS) FROM ACTIVE DUTY. MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN COULD AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF THEIR SEPARATION PAY. REFS C AND D PRESCRIBE THE METHOD OF COMPUTING SEPARATION PAY. FURTHERMORE, IF EARLY RELEASE WOULD DISQUALIFY MARINES FOR SEPARATION PAY DUE TO LENGTH OF SERVICE CRITERIA UNDER THE LAW, MARINES WILL NOT BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL THEIR SERVICE LENGTH CRITERIA HAS BEEN MET.
   D. MARINES ENTITLED TO SEPARATION BENEFITS ARE AUTHORIZED THOSE BENEFITS IF RELEASED UNDER THIS MARADMIN. AS A REMINDER, ELIGIBLE MARINES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS DESIRING TO RETAIN TRICARE PRIME UPON SEPARATION ARE REQUIRED TO REENROLL IN TRICARE.
   E. MARINES ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN VEERP.  A LIST OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST 9-11 GI BILL CAN BE FOUND IN REFS F AND G.  MGIB REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND IN REF E.
   F. ENLISTMENT BONUSES (EB) OR SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUSES (SRB) WILL NOT BE RECOUPED FROM MARINES SEPARATED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THIS MARADMIN.
9. RESERVE APPLICABILITY. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10. THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2010.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL RICHARD C. ZILMER, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//