R 280029Z JAN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 048/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 7 TO THE FY10 SRB PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20090624//
REF/B/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20090710//
REF/C/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20090529//
REF/D/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20091001//
REF/E/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20091123//
REF/F/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20091203//
REF/G/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC/YMD:20091217//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 0378/09, FISCAL YEAR 2010 (FY10) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM AND FY10 BROKEN SERVICE SRB (BSSRB) PROGRAM.
REF (B) IS MARADMIN 0416/09, CHANGE 1 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.
REF (C) IS MARADMIN 0330/09, FY10 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES.
REF (D) IS MARADMIN 0590/09, CHANGE 3 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.
REF (E) IS MARADMIN 0673/09, CHANGE 4 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.
REF (F) IS MARADMIN 0699/09, CHANGE 5 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.
REF (G) IS MARADMIN 0718/09, CHANGE 6 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.//
POC/P. B. BOCK/CAPT/UNIT:CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:(703) 784-9372//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO INFORM COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS (CRS), AND MARINES OF REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE FY10 SRB PROGRAM.
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF (A) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 01 JUL 2009, REF (B) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 10 JUL 2009.
3.  ACTION.  COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CRS(S), 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.  EFFECTIVE THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A), PARAGRAPHS 4H AND 4I, FY10 SRB FOR 0321(S) ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST IN ZONES A AND B HAS BEEN RE-INSTATED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CONTINUING FORCE SHAPING EFFORTS.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN 0321 SERGEANT WITH A FY10 ECC, WITH 6 TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE (ZONE B) WHO REENLISTS 1 DAY AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A 51,500 DOLLAR SRB.  ADDITIONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, AN 0321 STAFF SERGEANT WITH A FY10 ECC, WITH 6 TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE (ZONE B) WHO REENLISTS 60 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN IS NOW ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A 57,000 DOLLAR SRB.
    A.  PER THE REFERENCES AND 30 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN, ONLY MARINES WITH AN FY10 END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.  THE FY10 ECC MAY DEFINED AS: ANY MARINE WHO HAS AN ECC ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT BETWEEN 1 OCT 2009 AND 30 SEP 2010.  MARINES WHO REENLIST WITH AN ECC OTHER THAN FY10 ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN 0861 CAREER MARINE WITH A FY12 ECC, WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS OF SERVICE (ZONE C) WHO REENLISTS 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.  PER REF (C), FIRST-TERM FY10 ECC MARINES WHO DESIRE A REENLISTMENT ONCE BOAT SPACE CAPS HAVE BEEN MET, MUST COMPETE FOR LIMITED QRP BOAT SPACES OR CONDUCT A LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENT INTO AN OPEN MOS.
    B.  ZONE A: THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE MET THEIR FY10 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):  0231, 0351, 1142, 1341, 2146, 2831, 5711, 5811, 6467, 6541, 6694, AND 7051.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10 0351 FIRST-TERM MARINE WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
    C.  ZONE B: THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE MET THEIR FY10 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): 6072, 7242 AND 7257.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10 7257 CAREER MARINE, AT ZONE B, WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.  ADDITIONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 6072 CAREER MARINE, AT ZONE B, WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 365 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC AND 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO  LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
5.  IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED OR A CHANGE IN RETENTION REQUIREMENTS IS REQUIRED, HQMC WILL SUSPEND OR TERMINATE THE FY10 SRB PROGRAM AS NEEDED PRIOR TO 30 SEP 2010.
6.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2010.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//