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MARADMIN 615/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MP//
SUBJ/MODIFICATION OF THE FY08 COMBAT EXTENSION PROGRAM//
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NARR/REF A IS PDUSD (P&R) MEMORANDUM APPROVING THE MARINE CORPS
ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) PROGRAM FOR FY08.  REF B IS MARADMIN
577-07, FY08 COMBAT EXTENSION PROGRAM. //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ELIMINATION
OF THE REQUIREMENT TO EXTEND BEYOND 1 OCT 08 FOR MARINES WHO EXECUTE
THE FY08 CEP.  MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE ENTIRE MARADMIN.
2.  EFFECTIVE 2 OCT 07, MARINES WHO AGREE TO EXTEND THEIR EAS TO
COMPLETE A SEVEN OR TWELVE MONTH DEPLOYMENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
$3,000 OR $6,000 OF AIP RESPECTIVELY.  THIS MARADMIN CANCELS REF B.
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF REF B ARE
CANCELED.  THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS NOW APPLY:
    A.  DEPLOYMENT MUST BE TO THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
(AOR).  AOR IS DEFINED AS IRAQ, KUWAIT, AFGHANISTAN, BAHRAIN, AND
THE HORN OF AFRICA. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT
DEPLOYMENTS AND LOCATIONS AS DESIGNATED BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.    
    B.  CURRENT EAS MUST BE BETWEEN 1 OCT 07 AND 30 SEP 08.
    C.  MUST AGREE TO REMAIN WITH THEIR CURRENT UNIT OR BE REASSIGNED
TO A DEPLOYING UNIT BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
    D.  MULTIPLE EXTENSIONS CANNOT EXCEED 48 CUMULATIVE MONTHS.
    E.  EXTENSION LENGTH WILL VARY FOR EACH MARINE AND IS BASED
STRICTLY UPON THE MARINE'S CURRENT EAS AND THE UNIT DEPLOYMENT
SCHEDULE.  WHEN DETERMINING EXTENSION LENGTH, THE NEW EAS MUST
ACCOUNT FOR BOTH THE ENTIRE DEPLOYMENT AND POST DEPLOYMENT TRANSITION
TIME.
    F.  EXTENSION STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING MUST INCLUDE:
"FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEPLOYING WITH [UNIT]"
    G.  ONLY ENLISTED MARINES ARE AUTHORIZED THIS INCENTIVE.
    H.  MUST SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
4.  MARINES WHO ENTERED INTO AN AIP AGREEMENT PRIOR TO 12 OCT 07
MUST FULFILL THAT AGREEMENT.  CANCELLATION OF FY08 CEP AGREEMENTS
FROM 2 OCT 07 THROUGH 11 OCT 07 IS NOT AUTHORIZED.
5.  AIP AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS:
    A.  MARINES MUST SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.  THE AIP AGREEMENT
WILL BE COMPLETED SIMILARLY TO A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING PER
MCO 7220.24M AND WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE REENLISTMENT CONTRACT FOR
RETENTION IN THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.  CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS WILL SUBMIT THE ORIGINAL REENLISTMENT CONTRACT WITH
COPY OF THE AIP STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING TO CMC (MMSB-20) PER
PARAGRAPH 4003.4 OF THE IRAM.
    B.  THE FOLLOWING AIP AGREEMENT WILL BE UTILIZED:  "I,
[RANK, LAST NAME, FI, MI, L4-SSN] UNDERSTAND THAT, INCIDENT TO
THE EXTENSION OF MY ENLISTMENT/REENLISTMENT ON OR PRIOR TO MY EAS
DATE, I WILL BE PAID ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) IN THE AMOUNT
OF [$3,000 (7 MONTH DEPLOYMENT) OR $6,000 (12 MONTH DEPLOYMENT)]
IN A LUMP SUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING A [SEVEN OR TWELVE]
MONTH DEPLOYMENT UPON SIGNATURE OF THIS AGREEMENT.  I UNDERSTAND
THAT I MUST REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY SERVING AS PART OF THE ACTIVE
COMPONENT.  FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE DEPLOYMENT WILL RESULT IN THE
TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND MY REPAYMENT OF ANY UNEARNED
PORTION OF THE AIP PAYMENT.  I UNDERSTAND THAT, SHOULD I REENLIST
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MY EXTENSION OR DURING THE EXTENSION,
I WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE THE AGREED UPON AIP SERVICE IN ADDITION
TO MY NEW REENLISTMENT CONTRACT OBLIGATION.  IF I DO NOT AGREE TO
THIS ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE, RECOUPMENT OF ANY UNEARNED AIP
WILL BE MADE.  I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT REPAYMENT WILL NOT BE SOUGHT
IF MY INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED IN
THIS AGREEMENT IS DUE TO MY DEATH, ILLNESS, INJURY, OR OTHER PHYSICAL
IMPAIRMENT, WHICH WAS NOT THE RESULT OF MY MISCONDUCT, OR OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCE DETERMINED TO BE REASONABLY BEYOND MY CONTROL."
   C.  ALL EXTENSION REQUESTS WILL BE PROCESSED VIA THE TOTAL
FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM.  ALL REQUESTS MUST STATE "THE EXTENSION IS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMPLETING A DEPLOYMENT WITH [UNIT]." 
EXTENSIONS FOR ANY OTHER REASON ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
CMC (MMEA) IS THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY.
   D.  CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL PREPARE AIP CONTRACTS.
AIP CONTRACTS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE MARINE AND THE BATTALION/SQUADRON
LEVEL COMMANDER OR DESIGNEE.  WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WILL BEGIN ON THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE EXTENSION.  EXTENSION AGREEMENTS AND AIP
AGREEMENTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SIGNED ON THE SAME DAY.  PAYMENT OF AIP
WILL BE MADE IMMEDIATELY UPON SIGNATURE OF AGREEMENT.
   E.  MARINES MUST COMPLETE THE EAS EXTENSION AND THE DEPLOYMENT.
IF A MARINE DOES NOT FULFILL THE EAS EXTENSION OR COMPLETE THE
DEPLOYMENT DUE TO MISCONDUCT OR ACTIONS INITIATED BY THE MARINE,
THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THE AIP WILL BE RECOUPED.  RECOUPMENT
WILL BE PRORATED BASED ON THE PERIOD OF TIME UNFULFILLED.
RECOUPMENT CALCULATIONS FOR A 7 MONTH DEPLOYMENT
WILL USE $14.29 AND $16.67 FOR A 12 MONTH DEPLOYMENT TIMES NUMBER
OF DAYS OF DEPLOYMENT THAT WAS NOT COMPLETED.
   F.  MARINES MAY ENTER INTO A TERMINAL LEAVE STATUS UPON
COMPLETION OF THE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON COMMANDER DISCRETION.
6.  PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSIONS:  MARINES WHO ENTERED INTO
AN EXTENSION AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE
ARE ELIGIBLE PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS STATED
IN PARAGRAPH 3.  THE TOTAL EXTENSION PERIOD MUST NOT EXCEED 48
CUMULATIVE MONTHS.
7.  CANCELLATION OF THE AIP EXTENSION DUE TO REENLISTMENT OR
EXTENSIONS NOT FULLY SERVED PRIOR TO REENLISTMENT:
   A.  PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE EXTENSION, IF A MARINE
REENLISTS AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SRB, THE MARINE MUST AGREE TO
EXTEND THE NEW REENLISTMENT CONTRACT FOR THE LENGTH OF THE
UNEXECUTED COMBAT EXTENSION OBLIGATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR
THIS INCENTIVE.  FOR EXAMPLE, A MARINE EXTENDS HIS CURRENT CONTRACT
FOR 3 MONTHS TO QUALIFY FOR THE COMBAT EXTENSION AIP.  PRIOR TO
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE EXTENSION, THE MARINE REENLISTS.  IN THIS
EXAMPLE, THE MARINE MUST EXTEND HIS NEW REENLISTMENT CONTRACT FOR
3 ADDITIONAL MONTHS TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE AIP.  FAILURE TO
COMMIT TO THIS ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL RESULT IN
RECOUPMENT OF AIP.
   B.  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE EXTENSION, IF A MARINE
REENLISTS AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SRB, THE MARINE MUST AGREE TO
EXTEND THE NEW REENLISTMENT CONTRACT FOR THE REMAINING COMBAT
EXTENSION OBLIGATION TO RETAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS INCENTIVE. 
FOR EXAMPLE, A MARINE EXTENDS HIS CURRENT CONTRACT FOR 10 MONTHS.
5 MONTHS INTO THE EXTENSION, THE MARINE DECIDES TO REENLIST.
IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE MARINE MUST EXTEND HIS NEW REENLISTMENT
CONTRACT FOR 5 ADDITIONAL MONTHS (REMAINING COMBAT EXTENSION
AIP SERVICE OBLIGATION) TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMBAT
EXTENSION INCENTIVE.  FAILURE TO COMMIT TO THIS ADDITIONAL
OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL RESULT IN RECOUPMENT OF ANY UNEARNED
AIP.
   C.  EXTENSIONS TO REENLISTMENT CONTRACTS ARE ONLY REQUIRED
WHEN A SRB IS OFFERED.
   D.  CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS ARE REMINDED THAT AIP
EXTENSIONS WILL NOT BE INCLUDED WHEN COMPUTING SRB PAYMENTS.
ONLY THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING ON THE CURRENT CONTRACT
WILL BE USED TO COMPUTE THE SRB.
8.  DO/FO PAYMENT PROCEDURES.  A NAVMC 11116 IS REQUIRED FOR
PAYMENT OF AIP.  UPON RECEIPT OF THE NAVMC 11116, ISSUE A
TTC 264/001 PROGRAM CODE (C).  USING PAY CODE:  ACTIVE COMPONENT
ENLISTED 25002 AND TAX CODES:  1, 4 AND 9C DEPENDING ON
CIRCUMSTANCES.  PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE IS MADE UPON
SIGNATURE OF AIP AGREEMENT.
9.  COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION (CZTE) APPLIES TO ALL PAY AND
ALLOWANCES EARNED DURING THE MONTH OF TAX EXCLUSION.  IN
ORDER FOR AIP TO BE TAX EXCLUDED, THE AIP AGREEMENT MUST BE
SIGNED WHILE THE MEMBER IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN A COMBAT
ZONE TAX EXCLUDED AREA OR DURING THE MONTH IN THAT CZTE APPLIES.
10.  UPON CMC (MMEA) APPROVAL, THE COMMAND PERSONNEL CENTER
WILL UPDATE THE EAS UPON A MARINE'S ACCEPTANCE TO THE
REQUESTED EXTENSION AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRY. 
A DCC IS NEEDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF MARINES
PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM.  CMC (MMEA) WILL ENTER A DRAW
CASE CODE (DCC) OF A8, COMBAT EXTENSION PROGRAM INTO THE
MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM.
11.  MARINES WHO ARE SUBJECT TO ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROL
(ECFC) LIMITATIONS MAY SUBMIT AN EXTENSION REQUEST TO MMEA-6
FOR CONSIDERATION PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY AS
STATED IN PARA 4.
12.  THIS PROGRAM TERMINATES ON 30 SEP 08.
13.  THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
14.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR,
MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//