R 211844Z OCT 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0624/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY IMPLEMENTATION//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/OSD PR/YMD:20090923//
AMPN/REF A IS OSD PR IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE//
POC/K. CERNY/CIV/UNIT:MPO/-/TEL:(703) 784-9388//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE SUBJECT AUTHORITY AND PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM AND WHICH CURRENT AND FORMER SERVICE MEMBERS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SPECIAL PAY BENEFITS. FURTHER, TO EXPLAIN HOW TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THE MARINE CORPS POINT OF CONTACT. DETAILED APPLICATION GUIDANCE WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
2. BACKGROUND
   A. THE MARINE CORPS HAS NOT USED STOP LOSS SINCE 2003. THE MARINE CORPS JUDICIOUSLY USED STOP LOSS BETWEEN JANUARY 07, 2002 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT CONTINGENCIES AS A SHORT-TERM POLICY TO RETAIN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES JUSTIFIED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
   B. THE WAR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009, AUTHORIZES RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY OF 500 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR EACH MONTH OR ANY PORTION OF A MONTH DURING THE PERIOD SPECIFIED THAT THE SERVICE MEMBER WAS RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF STOP LOSS AUTHORITY. THE ACT APPLIES TO SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WERE STOP LOSSED DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. THE ACT REQUIRES THE SERVICES TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTING THE AUTHORITY NLT OCTOBER 21, 2009. ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL MAY SUBMIT CLAIMS BEGINNING OCTOBER 21, 2009 THROUGH OCTOBER 21, 2010.
   C. DC MRA HAS ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL OFFICE TO ADMINISTER AND MANAGE THIS PROGRAM. THE REFERENCE PROVIDES OSD'S IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE.
3. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
   A. ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES, INCLUDING FORMER AND RETIRED MARINES, WHO, AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY WHILE THE MARINES' ENLISTMENT OR PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WAS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED, OR WHOSE ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIREMENT WAS SUSPENDED PURSUANT TO APPLICATION OF A 'STOP LOSS'
AUTHORITY.
   B. BY LAW, RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS RETAINED UNDER STOP LOSS WILL RECEIVE RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY ONLY WHILE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY. AS SUCH, THERE MAY BE PERIODS BEFORE MOBILIZATION/AFTER DEMOBILIZATION WHILE UNDER STOP LOSS, WHERE NO RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY IS AUTHORIZED. FOR EXAMPLE, PERIODS OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SPECIAL PAY.
   C. MARINES WHO WERE DISCHARGED OR RELEASED FROM THE MARINE CORPS UNDER OTHER THAN HONORABLE CONDITIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO RECEIVE RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY UNDER THIS AUTHORITY.
4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
   A. ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST SUBMIT THEIR CLAIMS FOR RETROACTIVE STOP LOSS SPECIAL PAY TO HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS BETWEEN OCTOBER 21, 2009 AND NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21, 2010 AND MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 21, 2010.  
   B. ELIGIBLE MARINES WILL RECEIVE A PAYMENT OF 500 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR EACH MONTH OR ANY PORTION OF A MONTH DURING THE PERIOD SPECIFIED THAT THE MARINE WAS RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF A STOP LOSS AUTHORITY.
   C. MARINES MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTED PROOF THEY WERE STOP LOSSED WITH THEIR CLAIM (FOR EXAMPLE, DD FORM 214 AND/OR DD FORM 215; PERSONNEL RECORD OR ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT DOCUMENT RECORDING ORIGINAL EXPIRATION OF SERVICE DATE; APPROVED RETIREMENT MEMORANDUM OR ORDERS ESTABLISHING RETIREMENT PRIOR TO ACTUAL DATE OF RETIREMENT STIPULATED IN THE DD FORM 214 OR DD FORM 215). FAMILY MEMBERS OF DECEASED MARINES WILL BE PROVIDED SPECIFIC APPLICATION GUIDANCE VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5. MARINE CORPS APPLICATION PROCEDURES
   A. DC MRA HAS ESTABLISHED A SPECIAL OFFICE, THE STOP LOSS PROGRAM OFFICE (SLPO), TO ADMINISTER AND MANAGE THIS PROGRAM.
   B. THE MARINE CORPS WILL PROVIDE A WEB-BASED, ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM/DATABASE FOR STOP LOSS PAYMENT APPLICATION, PROCESSING, TRACKING AND REPORTING (THE STOP LOSS CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SLCMS)), TO SUPPORT THE SLPO.
   C. MARINES PRE-SCREENED AND DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT BASED UPON A REVIEW OF THE MARINE CORPS' RECORDS WILL BE CONTACTED VIA CERTIFIED REGULAR OR ELECTRONIC MAIL.
   D. THE CORRESPONDENCE TO EACH MARINE WILL PROVIDE THE WEBSITE ADDRESS WHERE THE SLCMS CAN BE ACCESSED. ADDITIONALLY, AN ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX, TOLL-FREE NUMBER AND MAILING ADDRESS WILL BE PROVIDED AS ALTERNATE MEANS FOR MARINES TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS.
   E. MARINES (OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE DECEASED OR INCAPACITATED) WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC DATA INFORMATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE WEB-BASED SLCMS, TO INCLUDE THE UNIQUE CASE NUMBER PROVIDED TO THE PRE-SCREENED MARINE DURING THE INITIAL CONTACT.
   F. ONCE ACCESS IS GRANTED TO THE SLCMS, THE MARINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO UPDATE PRE-POPULATED CONTACT INFORMATION TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED INFORMATION FLOW THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
   G. SLCMS WILL INTEGRATE MARINE INPUTTED DATA, VIA AN AUTOMATED TRIGGER, INTO DATABASES WITH DEFINED BUSINESS RULES AND LOGIC TABLES, TO GENERATE NECESSARY OUTPUTS FOR VERIFICATION BY THE SLPO.
   H. THE SLPO WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE/DISAPPROVE APPLICATIONS.
6. POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION
   A. OVERALL AND ACTIVE COMPONENT POLICY MATTERS: CMC (MPO); COMM PH: (703) 784-9387/88, DSN PH: 278-9387/88.
   B. RESERVE COMPONENT POLICY MATTERS: CMC (RAP), ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: RA-POLICY@USMC.MIL; COMM PH: (703) 784-9136/37; DSN PH: 278-9136/37.
   C. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/CLAIMS PROCESSING MATTERS: CMC (MID/SLPO), ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: STOPLOSS@USMC.MIL; TOLL FREE PH: 1-877-242-2830.
   D. PROGRAM INFORMATION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WEBSITE: HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH) WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/STOPLOSS.
7. THIS IS A COORDINATED CMC (MI), (MP) AND (RA) MESSAGE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//