R 102241Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0353/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  CHANGE 1 TO FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/2008 TITLE 37 U.S. CODE /-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20080930//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20060601//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J OF THE NDAA, REF B IS MARADMIN 552/08, FY09 SMCR OAB, REF C IS MARADMIN 253/06, FY06 SMCR AFFILIATION INVOLUNTARY ACTIVATION DEFERMENT//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/UNIT:CMC (RAP0/-/TEL:703-784-9136/SMAIL:  SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFRENCES AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF RELEASE THIS BULLETIN CANCELS REF B AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY09 SMCR OAB.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A. PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING OFFICES (PSRO) ARE THE ONLY ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS 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 OFFICER 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 KEY WORD "OAB", SELECT "SMCR OAB", THEN SELECT "SMCR OAB WRITTEN AGREEMENT".
        (2) HAVE THE OFFICER SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE ISSUED BCN, THE UNIT TO BE AFFILIATED WITH, AND THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (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 OFFICER WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE AND RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE.
    F. THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER'S QUALIFICATION RECORD.
    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. THE UNIT THE OFFICER DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH IS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    C. BE A COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICER (SECOND LIEUTENANT THROUGH CAPTAIN)OR MAJOR(NOT SELECTED FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION), AFFILIATING WITH A SMCR UNIT AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL AND BELOW;
    D. BE A PRIOR REGULAR COMPONENT OFFICER WHO WAS DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR WITH LESS THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR COMPONENT.
    E. OR, BE A RESERVE OFFICER MEETING THE CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPH 3.C WHO DEPARTED THE SELECTED RESERVES BETWEEN 1 JUNE 2005 AND 1 JUNE 2009 AND AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR.
    F. NOT PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.
    G. NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    H. AFFILIATE BETWEEN THE DATE OF RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
    I. THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
    J. RETROACVIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. RETRAINING.
    A. COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS THAT ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE DUE TO A PMOS MISMATCH MAY RETRAIN UTILIZING THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP).
    B. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PSMRP WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) BY THE PSRO PRIOR TO THE OFFICER JOINING THE SMCR UNIT.
    C. OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE PSMRP MUST START PMOS RETRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE INCENTIVE.
    D. IF THE PSMRP IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL PMOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
    E. A SELECTION TO MAJOR WILL DISQUALIFY AN OFFICER FROM THE PSMRP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE INCENTIVE.
    F. THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
5. OBLIGATION.
    A. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION TO THE SMCR BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATED WITH THEIR UNIT.
    B. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH THEY AFFILIATED FOR 3 YEARS.
6. RECOUPMENT.
    A. RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS 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 (ADOS) 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 THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
    B. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY.
7. THIS INCENTIVE IS A $10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
8. DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.
9. OFFICERS WHO DESIRE THE TRANSITION AFFILIATION BONUS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVOLUNTARY ACTIVATION DEFERMENT IN LIEU OF THE OAB SHOULD REFER TO REF C FOR ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
10. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES.
11. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS.//