R 231740Z MAY 08
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/YMD:19990310//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J OF THE NDAA,/
REF B IS MCO P1001R.1J, MCRAMM//
POC/J. E. BELL/GYSGT/CMC (RAP)/-/ TELL:  COMM (703) 784-9136//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REFERENCE A, THIS MARADMIN AUTHORIZES
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FY08 SMCR OAI.  NEW OFFICER CANDIDATE
COURSE RESERVE 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.  OFFICER SELECTION OFFICERS (OSO) ARE THE ONLY ENTITIES
AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
B.  PRIOR TO THE APPLICANT SHIPPING THE OSO WILL:
(1) OBTAIN A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) BY VISITING THE
M&RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL   IN THE
SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "OAI," SELECT "SMCR OAI," THEN
"SMCR OAI SOU."
(2) HAVE THE APPLICANT SIGN A COMPLETED SOU 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 SOU.
(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, PRIOR TO ATTENDING OFFICER
CANDIDATE SCHOOL, TO ACCEPT A COMMISSION IN THE SMCR AND SERVE
AS AN INFANTRY OFFICER (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 B, 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 LTGEN R. S. COLEMAN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT
FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//