R 031815Z DEC 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0699/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 5 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//
POC/P. B. BOCK/CAPT/UNIT:MPP/-/TEL:(703) 784-9361//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 378/09, FISCAL YEAR 2010 (FY10) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM AND FY10 BROKEN SERVICE SRB(BSSRB) PROGRAM. 
REF (B) IS MARADMIN 416/09, CHANGE 1 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.
REF (C) IS MARADMIN 330/09, FY10 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES.
REF (D) IS MARADMIN 590/09, CHANGE 3 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.
REF (E) IS MARADMIN 673/09, CHANGE 4 TO FY10 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS.//
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.  PER THE REFERENCES, FY10 SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR EACH RESPECTIVE REENLISTMENT ZONE AS FY10 RETENTION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.  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 BEEN MET, THE FY10 ZONE A 0211 SRB RATE WILL BE SUSPENDED.  ADDITIONALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, ONCE THE FY10 ZONE C 2336 RETENTION REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET 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: PER PARAGRAPH 4A OF REF (A), THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE ACHIEVED OR WILL ACHIEVE THEIR FY10 ZONE A BOAT SPACE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS AND THEIR SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE.  THIS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING ZONE A MOS(S): 0451, 1316, 1345, 3044, 3521, 6092, 6114, 6212, 6213, 6312, 6324 AND 6386.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10 1345 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: PER PARAGRAPH 4B OF REF (A), THE MOS(S) LISTED BELOW HAVE ACHIEVED OR WILL ACHIEVE THEIR FY10 ZONE B BOAT SPACE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 30 DAYS 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): 0313, 0431, 0451, 2336, 3044, 4133, 6153, 6154, 6176, 6314, 6317, 6337, 6434, 6531 AND 7041.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY10 0313 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 2336 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: PER PARAGRAPH 4B OF REF (A), THE MOS LISTED BELOW HAS ACHIEVED ITS' FY10 ZONE C BOAT SPACE REQUIREMENT AND THE SRB WILL BE SUSPENDED 30 DAYS FROM THE DTG OF THIS MESSAGE.  THIS APPLIES TO ALL ELIGIBLE CAREER MARINES WITH THE FOLLOWING ZONE C MOS: 6326.  FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY11 6326 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. 
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.//