R 071324Z JAN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 008/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 FISCAL YEAR 2010 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTMENT BONUS (EB) AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20001016//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:19930823//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 7220R.38, SRIP. REF B IS MCO 1560R.30, MGIB-SR//
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 MARADMIN IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY10 SMCR EB AND MGIB-SR KICKER.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) ENLISTED OPERATIONS IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) FOR THESE INCENTIVES.
    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) AND/OR A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER (KCN) WILL BE ISSUED.
    D.  PRIOR TO THE APPLICANT SHIPPING TO RECRUIT TRAINING THE APPLICANT MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
        (1) CMC (RAP) APPROVED STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) ATTACHED TO THE RESERVE OPTION ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (ROEP) ANNEX FOR THE EB AND/OR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.  SOU MUST BE VALIDATED BY THE MARINE CORPS MEPS LNCO.
        (2) UPON RECEIPT OF A COMPLETED SCANNED PDF COPY OF THE SOU THROUGH THE SMB-RAP MAILBOX, CMC (RAP) WILL ENTER THE ASSIGNED BCN/KICKER INTO MCRISS.
3.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE SMCR EB.
    A.  ENLIST, TO A RAP VALIDATED QSN, BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 2010 AND 1 SEPTEMBER 2010.  INDIVIDUALS CONTRACTED BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2009 AND 31 DECEMBER 2009 THAT HAVE NOT SHIPPED MAY BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
    B.  MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE A.
    C.  ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE OPTIONAL ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (ROEP) WITH A 6X2 OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR ASSIGNMENT TO A MOS LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN.
    D.  APPLICANTS WHO ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE INCREMENTAL INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IIADT) PROGRAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    E.  MARINES RECLASSIFIED TO AN ALTERNATE MOS DURING INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT)(IADT IS DEFINED AS RECRUIT TRAINING, MARINE COMBAT TRAINING, AND MOS SCHOOL) DUE TO ANY REASON WILL LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR A SMCR EB.  EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE ACADEMIC FAILURE OR FAILING TO MEET THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE CONTRACTED MOS.
4.  RECOUPMENT FOR THE SMCR EB.
    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 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 A UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY;
        (2) IS COMMISSIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE AND HAS SERVED 1 YEAR OF HIS INCENTIVE OBLIGATION.
5.  THE SMCR EB INCENTIVE IS A (DOLLAR SIGN)5,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT PAID AT THE COMPLETION OF IADT.
6.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
    A.  ENLIST BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 2010 AND 1 SEPTEMBER 2010.
INDIVIDUALS CONTRACTED BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2009 AND 31 DECEMBER 2009 THAT HAVE NOT SHIPPED MAY BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
    B.  MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE B.
    C.  ENLIST UNDER THE ROEP WITH A 6X2 OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE IADT.
    D.  SMCR EB RECIPIENTS AND THOSE APPLICANTS THAT ENLIST UNDER THE IIADT OPTION ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS INCENTIVE.
    E.  MARINES RECLASSIFIED TO AN ALTERNATE MOS DURING IADT DUE TO ANY REASON WILL LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY.
7.  MGIB-SR KICKER INCENTIVE AMOUNT.
    A.  THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE MGIB BASIC BENEFIT OR THE MGIB SELECTED RESERVE BENEFIT.
    B.  (DOLLAR SIGN)350 A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT.
    C.  PAYMENTS MAY BE PRO-RATED FOR LESS THAN FULL TIME ENROLLMENT.
8.  ELIGIBLE PMOS FOR THESE INCENTIVES ARE:
0311/0313/0321/0352/0471/0621/0623/0651/0842/0847/2141/2146/2311
2821/2871/3381/3451/3533/4421/5942/5952/5953/5954/5974/5979/61136122/
6172/6154/6174/6256/6257/6276/6287/6414/6466/6467/7372
9.  CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF THESE INCENTIVES IS AUTHORIZED.
10. DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.
11. THESE INCENTIVES WILL NOT BE ISSUED RETROACTIVELY AFTER THE APPLICANT HAS SHIPPED.
12. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2010.
13. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//