R 071424Z JAN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 010/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2010 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) REENLISTMENT BONUS (REB) AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAM-5)/YMD:09950228//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20001016//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:19930823//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MIFD/YMD:20000714//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/TECOM/YMD:20090604//
NARR/A IS MCO P1040R.35B, RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL, REF B IS MCO 7220R.38C, SRIP, REF C IS MCO 1560R.30B, MGIB-R, REF D IS MCO P1070.12K, IRAM, REF E IS MCO 1200.17A, MOS MANUAL//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/UNIT:CMC (RAP)/-/TEL:703-784-9136 /EMAIL:SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2010, PER THE REFERENCES, THIS BULLETIN IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY10 SMCR REB AND MGIB-SR KICKER.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  MARINES ELIGIBLE AND MEETING THE RETENTION GUIDELINES IN REFERENCE A AND THE INCENTIVE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCES B AND C MAY HAVE THEIR CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR REENLISTMENT WITH A SMCR REB AND/OR MGIB-SR KICKER VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS).
    B.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REENLISTMENT REQUEST BY CMC (CMT) AND APPROVAL OF THE INCENTIVE REQUEST'S BY CMC (RAP), CMC (RAP) WILL ISSUE A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) AND/OR A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER
(KCN) VIA TFRS.
    C.  PRIOR TO THE MARINE REENLISTING, THE CRS WILL:
        (1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEYWORD "REB," SELECT "SMCR REB," THEN "SMCR REB WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
        (2) HAVE THE MARINE COMPLETE AND SIGN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND ATTACH IT TO A NEW DD FORM 4; REFER TO REFERENCE D FOR DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DD FORM.
    D.  NOTIFY CMC (RAP) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX, SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL, IF MARINES ASSIGNED A BCN AND/OR A KCN FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN 30 DAYS.
    E.  MARINES THAT FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN THE 30-DAY LIMIT OR BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2010 FORFEIT THEIR INCENTIVE ELIGIBILITY.
3.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE SMCR REB.
    A.  HAVE A RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (RECC) BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 2010 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    B.  REENLIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 2010 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    C.  MARINES CURRENTLY ON THEIR 8-YEAR MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) MAY EXECUTE A REENLISTMENT FOR THIS INCENTIVE IF THEY HAVE PASSED THEIR MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE.
    D.  MARINES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 2 YEARS OF A 3-YEAR REB OBLIGATION AND FALL UNDER PAR 3A, MAY REENLIST FOR A NEW REB; HOWEVER, THEY MUST REENLIST FOR THE TOTAL MONTHS REQUIRED FOR BOTH OBLIGATIONS.  FOR EXAMPLE, A SERGEANT WITH 1 YEAR REMAINING ON HIS ORIGINAL REB OBLIGATION MUST REENLIST FOR A TOTAL OF 4 YEARS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NEXT REB.
    E.  SERVING IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS).
    F.  COMPLETED THE REQUIRED PMOS TRAINING PER REFERENCE E.
    G.  MARINES MAY NOT HAVE MORE THAN 16 TOTAL YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT (USE THE PAY ENTRY BASE DATE TO CALCULATE TOTAL MILITARY SERVICE).
    H.  IN THE CURRENT GRADE, HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE IN THE SMCR, OR HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN RANK TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.
    I.  SERGEANTS MAY NOT HAVE MORE THAN 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
    J.  STAFF SERGEANTS.
        (1) MAY NOT HAVE MORE THAN 15 SATISFACTORY YEARS ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
        (2) NOT SELECTED FOR GUNNERY SERGEANT.
4.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS AND THE UNIT WITH WHOM THEY REENLISTED.
5.  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) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR);
        (5) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (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 THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE MARINE:
        (1) IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO HAVING TWICE FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE, UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY.
        (2) IS COMMISSIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE AND HAS SERVED 1 YEAR OF THEIR INCENTIVE OBLIGATION.
6.  THE INCENTIVE AMOUNT IS A (DOLLAR SIGN) 5,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
7.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
    A.  HAVE A RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (RECC) BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 2010 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    B.  REENLIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 YEARS BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 2010 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
    C.  MARINES CURRENTLY ON THEIR 8-YEAR MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) MAY EXECUTE A REENLISTMENT FOR THIS INCENTIVE IF THEY HAVE PASSED THEIR MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE.
    D.  SERVING IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS).
    E.  COMPLETED THE REQUIRED PMOS TRAINING PER REFERENCE E.
    F.  CMC (RAP) WILL CONSIDER NONSTANDARD REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR MARINES DESIRING A MGIB-SR KICKER.
8.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 6-YEAR OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS AND THE UNIT TO WHICH THEY AFFILIATED.
9.  MGIB-SR KICKER INCENTIVE AMOUNT.
    A.  (DOLLAR SIGN)350 A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT.
    B.  PAYMENTS MAY BE PRO-RATED FOR LESS THAN FULL TIME ENROLLMENT.
    C.  THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE MGIB BASIC BENEFIT OR THE MGIB SELECTED RESERVE BENEFIT.
10. ELIGIBLE PMOS FOR THESE INCENTIVES ARE;
    A.  SERGEANTS:
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
    B.  STAFF SERGEANTS:
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
11. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF THESE INCENTIVES IS AUTHORIZED.
12. THESE INCENTIVES ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES.
13. DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.
14. THIS INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE ISSUED RETROACTIVELY. MARINES WHO REENLISTED PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
15. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
16. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//