R 291541Z SEP 08
MARADMIN 549/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2009 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTMENT BONUS (EB) AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER// 
REF/A/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20070925//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20001016//
REF/C/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:19930823//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 572/07, FY08 SMCR EB AND MGIB-SR KICKER, REF B IS MCO 7220R.38, SRIP, REF C IS MCO 1560R.30, MGIB-SR//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9136/EMAIL: SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2008 THIS MARADMIN CANCELS REF A AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY09 SMCR EB AND MGIB-SR KICKER.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  MARINE CORPS DISTRICTS (MCD) ARE THE ONLY ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) FOR THESE INCENTIVES.
    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) AND/OR A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER (KCN) WILL BE ISSUED.
    D.  PRIOR TO THE APPLICANT SHIPPING THE MCD S WILL:
        (1)  OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE M&RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD  EB,  SELECT  SMCR EB,  THEN  SMCR EB WRITTEN AGREEMENT; 
        (2)  HAVE THE APPLICANT SIGN A COMPLETED WRITTEN AGREEMENT;
        (3)  SUBMIT, TO CMC (RAP), A SCANNED PDF COPY OF THE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
3.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE SMCR EB.
    A.  ENLIST BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2008 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
    B.  MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE B.
    C.  ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE OPTIONAL ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (ROEP) WITH A 6X2 OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR ASSIGNMENT TO A MOS LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN. 
    D.  APPLICANTS WHO ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE INCREMETAL INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IIADT) PROGRAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    E.  MARINES RECLASSIFIED TO AN ALTERNATE MOS DURING INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT)(IADT IS DEFINED AS RECRUIT TRAINING, MARINE COMBAT TRAINING, AND MOS SCHOOL) DUE TO ANY REASON WILL LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR A SMCR EB.  EXAMPLES OF THIS WOULD BE ACADEMIC FAILURE OR FAILING TO MEET THE
PREREQUISITES FOR THE CONTRACTED MOS.
4.  RECOUPMENT FOR THE SMCR EB.
    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 ACTIVE COMPONENT 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 COMMISIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE AND HAS SERVED 1 YEAR OF HIS INCENTIVE OBLIGATION.
5.  THE SMCR EB INCENTIVE IS A $20,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT PAID AT THE COMPLETION OF IADT.
6.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
    A.  ENLIST BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2008 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2009. 
    B.  MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE C.
    C.  ENLIST UNDER THE ROEP WITH A 6X2 OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE IADT.
    D.  SMCR EB RECIPIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS INCENTIVE.
    E.  MARINES RECLASSIFIED TO AN ALTERNATE MOS DURING IADT DUE TO ANY REASON WILL LOSE THEIR ELIGIBILITY.
7.  MGIB-SR KICKER INCENTIVE AMOUNT.
    A.  THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE MGIB BASIC BENEFIT OR THE MGIB SELECTED RESERVE BENEFIT.
    B.  $350 A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT.
    C.  PAYMENTS MAY BE PRO-RATED FOR LESS THAN FULL TIME ENROLLMENT.
8.  ELIGIBLE PMOS FOR THESE INCENTIVES ARE: 0151/0311/0321/0331/0341/0351/0471/0481/0623/0627/0842/0847/18121833/2311/2821/3043/3112/3381/3451/ 3533/4421/4641/4671/5811/59425953/5974/5979/6042/6048/6122/6173/6256/6276/6287/6433/6461/64646466/6467/6482/6492/6493/6694/6842/7011/7234/7242/ 7372/7382
9.  CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF THESE INCENTIVES IS AUTHORIZED.
10.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//