R 310035Z OCT 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 523/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA RAP//
SUBJ/ MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2007 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE
(SMCR) ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS (EAB)//
REF/A/DOC/2006 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTH ACT/-/(NDAA)//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD: 20051105//
AMPN/REF A IS TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308C OF THE NDAA.
REF B IS MARADMIN 526/05 FY06 SMCR PRIOR SERVICE SELECTIVE RESERVE
INCENTIVE PROGRAM.//
POC/J. E. BELL/GYSGT/CMC (RAP)/-/TEL: 703-784-9136/-/
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2006 THIS BULLETIN CANCELS
MARADMIN 526/05 AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY07
SMCR EAB. REQUESTS FOR THIS INCENTIVE BASED ON MARADMIN 526/05 WILL
ONLY BE AUTHORIZED UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2006. READ THIS BULLETIN IN
ITS ENTIRETY AS SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMULGATING PROCEDURES TO ENSURE PROPER PROCESSING
OF REQUESTS FOR THIS INCENTIVE. AT A MINIMUM, THESE PROCEDURES WILL
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. SUBMIT SMCR EAB REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) VIA ITS SECTIONAL MAILBOX
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
B. UPON APPROVAL OF THE INCENTIVE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER
(BCN) WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE MARINE FOR WHOM THE INCENTIVE IS
REQUESTED.
C. THE BCN MUST BE ASSIGNED PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING WITH THE
SMCR UNIT.
D. OBTAIN NEW STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) BY VISITING THE M&RA
WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. ENTER KEYWORD "RESERVE INCENTIVES"
IN THE SEARCH BOX, SELECT "RESERVE INCENTIVES" FROM THE SEARCH
RESULTS, SELECT "SMCR EAB SOU" AND ENSURE DISSEMINATION OF THE SOU'S.
THE NEW SOU'S ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
E. COMPLETE THE SOU AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION, ENSURE THE BCN IS
TYPED ON THE SOU, AND THE SOU IS FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE
SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
3. ELIGIBILITY. MARINES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE:
A. BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY (AD) UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
B. HAVE NOT SERVED IN THE SMCR, ON ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL WORK (ADSW),
ON MOBILIZATION ORDERS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), OR IN
ANY RESERVE COMPONENT.
C. NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
D. AFFILIATE WITH THE SMCR WITHIN 120 DAYS OF BEING RELEASED FROM AD.
E. AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2006 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.
F. FILL A VALID T/O AND LINE NUMBER, (UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE (UIC)
AND BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) WHEN IMPLEMENTED) COMMENSURATE
WITH GRADE AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS).
G. MARINES IN THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND SERGEANT WHO DO NOT POSSESS
THE REQUIRED PMOS TO RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE, AND DESIRE TO RETRAIN FOR
THE REQUIRED PMOS, MUST REQUEST, VIA A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER, TO BE
ASSIGNED TO THE PRIOR SERVICE TRAINING ASSIGNMENT (PSTA) PROGRAM.
H. MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE PSTA PROGRAM MUST COMPLETE PMOS TRAINING
WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR
THE INCENTIVE.
I. IF THE PSTA PROGRAM IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT
BE RECEIVED UNTIL PMOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
J. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE MAY NOT CONCURRENTLY RECEIVE ANOTHER
INCENTIVE.
K. ELIGIBLE MOSS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) CORPORAL: 0231/0261/0321/0351/0481/0613/0622/0656/0842/1161/1171
1316/1342/1391/2141/2146/2147/2161/2171/2831/2887/3051/3112/5942/6042
6062/6072/6132/6152/6172/6216/6286/6324/6531/6842/7011/7051/7234/7242
7372
(2) SERGEANT: 0211/0241/0321/0341/0352/0481/0612/0613/0627/0844/0847
0861/1171/1316/1342/1391/1812/2146/2147/2161/2171/2336/2671/2821/2847
2862/3051/5711/5821/6483/6672/6842/7011/7051/7236
(3) STAFF SERGEANT: 0211/0231/0321/0369/0431/0619/0629/0659/0811/0848
0861/1142/1161/1171/1341/1361/1391/1812/1833/2141/2146/2161/2171/2336
2862/3051/3112/3529/3537/5711/5821/6062/6073/6132/6324/6672/6694/6842
7051/7236
4. OBLIGATION. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR
OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT WITH WHICH
THEY AFFILIATED.
5. RECOUPMENT. THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE RECOUPED AT A PRORATED AMOUNT
IF THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION OR;
A. FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY.
B. EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE.
C. EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL.
D. TRANSFERS TO THE IRR.
E. PERFORMS ADSW WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD
GREATER THAN 90 DAYS.
F. SERVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEE.
G. AUGMENTS TO AD OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
H. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF A RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO
INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION,
REDESIGNATION, HAVING TWICE FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER
GRADE, OR DISABILITY.
6. THIS INCENTIVE IS A $5,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
7. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEES.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.//