R 112044Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0358/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/-MCBUL 7220. CHANGE 1 TO FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS (EAB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/2008 NDAA/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 553/09/-//
REF/C/MSGID:MARADMIN 704/07/-//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308C OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTH ACT(NDAA), REF B IS FY08 SMCR EAB, REF C IS SMCR PMOS RETRAINING PROGRAMS//
POC/F.D. GUZMAN/MSGT/UNIT:CMC (RAP)/-/TEL:703-784-9136 /SMAIL:SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFRENCES AND EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF RELEASE, THIS BULLETIN CANCELS REFERENCE B AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY09 SMCR EAB.   
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A. PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING OFFICES (PSRO) ARE THE ONLY ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT INCENTIVE REQUESTS OR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS TO CMC (RAP) FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    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) WILL BE ISSUED. 
    D. PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING WITH THE UNIT, THE PSRO WILL:
        (1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE M&RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "EAB," SELECT "SMCR EAB," THEN "SMCR EAB WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
        (2) HAVE THE MARINE SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE ISSUED BCN, THE UNIT TO BE AFFILIATED WITH, AND THE PMOS TO BE FILLED.
        (3) SUBMIT, TO CMC (RAP), A SCANNED PDF COPY OF THE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
    E. WHEN CMC (RAP) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT, THE MARINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE AND RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE.
    F. THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
    G. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE MAY NOT CONCURRENTLY RECEIVE ANOTHER INCENTIVE.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    A. BE RECRUITED BY A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER TO AFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED VACANT BILLET COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND PMOS.
    B. HAVE 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION;
        (1) OR BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST FOR 36 MONTHS IN THE SMCR;
        (2) OR BE ELIGIBLE TO EXTEND IN ORDER TO HAVE A TOTAL OF 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION.
    C. THE UNIT THE MARINE DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    D. BE A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE ACTIVE DUTY/ACTIVE RESERVE WHO WAS DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR COMPONENT/ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
        (1) OR, HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WHO SEPARATED FROM THE SELECTED RESERVE BETWEEN 1 JUNE 2006 AND 1 JUNE 2009 AND AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR.
        (2) AND, WHILE A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVES WAS A SATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT.
    E. IN THE CURRENT GRADE HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
    F. NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    G. AFFILIATE BETWEEN DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
    H. CORPORALS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 5 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    I. SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    J. STAFF SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    K. SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANTS THAT ARE AN MOS MATCH, AFFILIATING TO AN IMA BILLET ADVERTISED IN RDOL, IN THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS:
        (1) I MEF
        (2) II MEF
        (3) III MEF     
    L. ELIGIBLE PMOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
        (1) CORPORAL:
/0261/0311/0321/0331/0341/0351/0352/0481/0623/0651/0842/1171/
/2131/2171/2821/2831/2844/2846/2847/2887/3052/3451/5939/5942/
/5952/5953/5954/5974/5979/6042/6048/6073/6114/6124/6132/6152/
/6172/6174/6216/6217/6256/6276/6286/6316/6323/6337/6414/6433/
/6467/6493/6842/7234/7242/7372/7382/
        (2) SERGEANT:
/0211/0241/0261/0311/0321/0331/0341/0352/0481/0612/0613/0621/
/0622/0623/0627/0628/0651/0811/0842/0844/0847/1171/1361/1371/
/1391/1812/1833/2146/2147/2161/2311/2336/2671/2821/2834/2847/
/2862/2887/3044/3051/3112/3381/3451/4821/5811/5821/5939/5948/
/5953/5974/5979/6042/6048/6114/6152/6324/6336/6414/6432/6433/
/6467/6492/6493/6672/6694/6842/7011/7051/7236/7242/7257/
        (3) STAFF SERGEANT:
/0193/0211/0231/0241/0261/0321/0369/0431/0471/0481/0511/0619/
/0629/0659/0811/0848/0861/1142/1161/1171/1316/1361/1391/1812/
/1833/2131/2141/2147/2161/2171/2311/2336/2671/2823/2831/2862/
/3044/3051/3381/3537/4341/4821/5711/5821/5939/5974/6042/6062/
/6072/6073/6074/6092/6112/6114/6124/6152/6174/6322/6324/6336/
/6414/6469/6483/6484/6492/6672/6842/7011/7041/7236/7257/7372/
/7382
     M. THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.  
4. RETRAINING.
    A. RETRAINING IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR IMA.
    B. CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS JOINING A SMCR UNIT THAT ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE DUE TO A PMOS MISMATCH, MAY RETRAIN UTILIZING THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP). 
    C. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PSMRP MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE C BY THE PSRO AND BE APPROVED BY CMC (RAP) PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
    D. MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE PSMRP MUST COMPLETE PMOS TRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE INCENTIVE.
    E. IF THE PSMRP IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL PMOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
    F. STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PSMRP. 
    G. THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.  
5. OBLIGATION.
    A. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT WITH WHICH THEY AFFILIATED.
    B. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH THEY AFFILIATED FOR 3 YEARS.
6. 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) 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) SERVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR BATTALION OR SQUADRON;
        (8) AUGMENTS TO AC 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 THE INCENTIVE OBLIGATION.
7. THIS INCENTIVE IS A (DOLLAR SIGN)15,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.
8. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 3K.
9. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS.//