R 250005Z DEC 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 730/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MODIFIED USMC CAPTAIN RECOGNITION BONUS// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MP/YMD:20081027// REF/B/MSGID:DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20081014//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20081218//
POC/P. GULBRANDSEN/MAJ/MPO/-/TEL:703-784-9386/TEL:DSN 278-9386// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 611/08, USMC CAPTAIN RECOGNITION BONUS.  REF B IS PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PDUSD) MEMO, CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CSRB)  USMC CAPTAINS.  REF C IS PDUSD MEMO, SUPPLEMENTAL CSRB  USMC CAPTAINS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE DESIGNATING ADDITIONAL MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS'S) AS CRITICAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A CSRB.
2.  REF A, UNDER THE AUTHORITY GRANTED IN REF B, ESTABLISHED THE POLICY WHICH PROVIDED AN IMMEDIATE MONETARY INCENTIVE DESIGNED TO INCREASE RETENTION OF ELIGIBLE MARINE CORPS CAPTAINS BY TARGETING THE CRITICAL SKILLS IN EACH OF THE THREE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES: COMBAT ARMS, COMBAT SUPPORT, AND AVIATION.
3.  REF A AUTHORIZED A QUALIFIED ACTIVE COMPONENT UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN OR CAPTAIN (SELECT) WITH A DESIGNATED MOS OF: 0180,0202, 0203, 0204, 0206, 0207, 0302, 0402, 0602, 0802, 1302, 1802,1803, 3002, 3404, 4302, 4401, 4402, 5803, 6002, 6602, 7202, 7204,7208, 7210, 7220, 7507, 7509, 7521, 7523, 7524, 7525, 7532, 7541,7543, 7556, 7557, 7558, 7560, 7561, 7562, 7563, 7564, 7565, 7566,7567, 7568, 7582, OR 7588 AS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A $4,000 LUMP SUM CSRB.
4.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, PER REF C, A QUALIFIED ACTIVE COMPONENT CAPTAIN OR CAPTAIN (SELECT) WITH A DESIGNATED MOS OF: 0430, 0650, 2102, 2305, 2340, 2802, 3102, 3302, 4602, 5505, 5902, 6004, 6302, 6502, 6802, OR 7531 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE MOS'S DESIGNATED AS CRITICAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A CSRB.
5.  ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, EXECUTION PROCEDURES, AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES LISTED IN REF A REMAIN IN EFFECT.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//