R 242246Z Feb 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0123/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) OFFICER
ACCESSION INCENTIVE (OAI)//
REF/A/DOC/2008 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA)//
REF/B/DOC/CMC RAP/231740Z MAY 08//
REF/C/DOC/CMC RAP/YMD:19990310//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J OF THE
NDAA. REF B IS MARADMIN 317/08, REF C IS MCO P1001R.1J,
MCRAMM//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/CMC (RAP)/(703) 784-9136/EMAIL:
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,
THIS MARADMIN CANCELS REFERENCE B AND UPDATES THE SMCR OAI. 
NEW OFFICER ACCESSIONS THAT CONTRACT TO RECEIVE THE 0302 (INFANTRY
OFFICER) PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY ARE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE A $4,000 ACCESSION INCENTIVE.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  CMC (RAP) ALONG WITH TBS WILL IDENTIFY 2ND LIEUTENANTS WHO
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.  TBS IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED COMMAND
TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) FOR THIS INCENTIVE
    B.  TBS STAFF WILL:
        (1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE M&RA WEBSITE
AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "OAI,"
SELECT "SMCR OAI," THEN "SMCR OAI WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
        (2) HAVE THE APPLICANT SIGN A COMPLETED WRITTEN AGREEMENT
AND ATTACH IT TO THE ACCESSION AGREEMENT FOR RETENTION IN THE
OFFICER QUALIFICATION RECORD (OQR).
        (3) SUBMIT, TO CMC (RAP) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL, A SCANNED PDF COPY OF THE SIGNED WRITTEN
AGREEMENT.
        (4) UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL
NUMBER (BCN) WILL BE ISSUED.               
3.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE SMCR OAI.
    A.  BE A NEW OFFICER ACCESSION COMMISSIONED VIA THE OFFICER
CANDIDATE COURSE RESERVE PROGRAM.
    B.  SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT, AT THE BASIC SCHOOL, TO ACCEPT
MOS DESIGNATION AND SERVE AS AN INFANTRY OFFICER IN THE SMCR
(PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) 0302) WITH A
MARINE FORCES RESERVE UNIT (MFR).
    C.  OFFICERS THAT ARE RECLASSIFIED TO ANOTHER PMOS DURING
ATTENDANCE AT THE BASIC SCHOOL OR PMOS SCHOOL WILL LOSE THEIR
ELIGIBILITY FOR A SMCR OAI.
4.  OFFICERS WILL INCUR A 4-YEAR OBLIGATION WITH A MFR UNIT
FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSION.
5.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR AT A PRORATED AMOUNT IF THE
OFFICER:
        (1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION;
        (2) PER REFERENCE C, FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY
IN ALL SCHEDULED DRILLS AND ANNUAL TRAINING AFTER THE COMPLETION
OF PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY SCHOOL;
        (3) EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE;
        (4) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR);
        (5) SERVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE TO THE ACTIVE
COMPONENT;
        (6) AFFILIATES WITH THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
        (7) OR AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT.
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER:
        (1) IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE
TO DISABILITY.
        (2) VOLUNTEERS TO DEPLOY WITH ANOTHER MFR UNIT.
6. THIS INCENTIVE IS A $4,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT PAID AT THE
COMPLETION OF PMOS TRAINING.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR, 
RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//