R 171540Z DEC 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0718/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 6 TO 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//
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.//
POC/P. B. BOCK/CAPT/UNIT:MPP-20/-/TEL:(703) 784-9362//
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 AND REF (D) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 1 OCT 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 REF (A) REMAIN IN EFFECT.
4.  FY10 SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EACH RESPECTIVE REENLISTMENT ZONE WHERE THE FY10 RETENTION REQUIREMENT HAS MET OR EXCEEDED THE ANNUAL GOAL.  HOWEVER, PER REF (C), FIRST-TERM 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.  THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING COHORTS: FY10 FIRST-TERM MARINES; FY10 SUBSEQUENT TERM MARINES; FY11 SUBSEQUENT TERM MARINES; AND FY12 SUBSEQUENT TERM MARINES WHO REENLIST 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC FOR PCS ORDERS.  FOR EXAMPLE, ONCE THE FY10 ZONE A 0211 RETENTION REQUIREMENT HAS EXCEEDED 75 PERCENT OF THE RETENTION REQUIREMENT, THE FY10 ZONE A 0211 SRB RATE WILL BE SUSPENDED.  ADDITIONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, ONCE THE FY10 ZONE C 2336 RETENTION REQUIREMENT HAS EXCEEDED 75 PERCENT OF THE RETENTION REQUIREMENT, THE FY10 ZONE C 2336 SRB RATE WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR FY10, FY11 AND FY12--18 MONTHS PRIOR TO ECC--ZONE C MARINES.
    A.  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):  0321, 0331, 0431, 0481, 0612, 0623, 0651, 2147, 2621, 2887, 3451, 3531, 4133, 4421, 6046, 6048, 6153, 6174, 6222, 6313, 6323, 6332, 6336, 6466, 6493, 6672, 7011, AND 7234.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10 0331 FIRST-TERM MARINE WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.
    B.  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): 0211, 0231, 0241, 0261, 0311, 0321, 0331, 0352, 0369, 0811, 0861, 1833, 2834, 3432, 4641, 5948, 6074, 6114, 6124, 6252, 6316, 6326 AND 6332.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10
0369 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 0811 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. 
    C.  ZONE C: THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE MET THEIR FY10 ZONE C 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 C MOS(S): 0211, 0321, 2336, 2631, 2671, 2673, 2862, 5821 AND 6176.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 0321 CAREER MARINE, AT ZONE C, WHO EXECUTES A REENLISTMENT 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN--365 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC--WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY SRB.  ADDITIONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE AN FY12 2336 CAREER MARINE, AT ZONE C, WHO REENLISTS 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC FOR PCS ORDERS AND 31 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN IS NO LONGER 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.//