R 270930Z JUL 07
MARADMIN 448/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MP//
SUBJ/POST-DEPLOYMENT MOBILIZATION RESPITE ABSENCE (PDMRA)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/OSD/YMD:20070119/-/NOTAL//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/PUSD PR/YMD:20070418//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/PUSD PR/YMD:20070524//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/PUSD PR/YMD:20050422//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:20000204//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:19931012//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/CMC RA/YMD:20070405//
REF/H/MSGID:MSG/CMC MR/YMD:20040615//
POC/P.T. MORGAN/MAJ/MPO/-/TEL:703-784-9387/TEL:DSN 278-9387//
NARR/REF A IS SECDEF MEMO OF TOTAL UTILIZATION OF THE FORCE.
REFS B AND C ARE USD (P&R) MEMOS REGARDING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT UTILIZATION OF THE TOTAL FORCE.
REF D IS DODI 1327.6, LEAVE AND LIBERTY PROCEDURES.
REF E IS MCO P1050.3H, REGULATIONS FOR LEAVE, LIBERTY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE.
REF F IS MCO 10110.47, BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE (BAS).
REF G IS MARADMIN 241/07 CH 1 TO POLICY FOR MANAGING RESERVISTS ACTIVATED IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.
REF H IS MARADMIN 259/04, POLICY GUIDANCE FOR ACTIVATED RESERVISTS (IRR/IMA/SMCR) AND RETIREES WHO HAVE INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY. //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE ON POST-DEPLOYMENT/MOBILIZATION RESPITE ABSENCE (PDMRA) TO ALL MARINES WHO ARE DEPLOYED/MOBILIZED AT LESS THAN THE DEPLOYMENT-DWELL RATIO, 1:2 FOR THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) MARINES, 1:5 FOR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) MARINES, AS ESTABLISHED BY REF A AND IMPLEMENTED BY REFS B AND C.
2. BACKGROUND
(A) DEFINITIONS
(1) AC "DEPLOYMENT-DWELL" IS DEFINED AS THE RATIO OF TIME SPENT DEPLOYED AGAINST ALL TIME SPENT IN "DWELL" (I.E., NOT DEPLOYED). THE DEPLOYMENT-DWELL RATIO GOAL IS 1:2. THIS IS DEFINED AS FOR EVERY ONE PERIOD OF TIME AN AC MARINE IS DEPLOYED TO THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 3(A)(2), AN AC MARINE WILL BE STABILIZED FOR A MINIMUM TWO PERIODS OF DWELL TIME PRIOR TO A SUBSEQUENT DEPLOYMENT OVERSEAS. FOR EXAMPLE: AN AC MARINE WHO DEPLOYS FOR SEVEN MONTHS EARNS 14 MONTHS OF DWELL TIME; 12 MONTHS DEPLOYED EARNS 24 MONTHS OF DWELL TIME.
(2) RC "DEPLOYMENT-DWELL" IS DEFINED AS THE RATIO OF TIME SPENT MOBILIZED AGAINST ALL TIME SPENT IN "DWELL" (I.E., NOT MOBILIZED). THE DEPLOYMENT-DWELL RATIO GOAL IS 1:5. THIS IS DEFINED AS FOR EVERY ONE PERIOD OF TIME A RC MARINE IS MOBILIZED, THE RC MARINE WILL BE STABILIZED FOR A MINIMUM FIVE PERIODS OF DWELL TIME PRIOR TO A SUBSEQUENT MOBILIZATION. FOR EXAMPLE: A RC MARINE WHO IS MOBILIZED FOR 12 MONTHS EARNS 60 MONTHS OF DWELL TIME.
(3) PDMRA RECOGNITION PROGRAM. THE MARINE CORPS' RECOGNITION PROGRAM IS BASED STRICTLY ON A 1:2/1:5 RATIO. MARINES WILL ACCRUE PDMRA IF THE MINIMUM 1:2/1:5 RATIO IS NOT ACHIEVED. ACCRUED PDMRA WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON LENGTH OF SUBSEQUENT DEPLOYMENT/MOBILIZATION. PDMRA IS CREDITED AS FOLLOWS:
SUBSEQUENT DEPLOY/MOB MONTHS: GENERATES THE FOLLOWING PDMRA:
1-5 1 DAY PER MONTH (FOR MONTHS 1 THROUGH 5)
6-10 2 DAYS PER MONTH (FOR MONTHS 6 THROUGH 10)
11 OR > 4 DAYS PER MONTH (FOR MONTHS 11 AND GREATER)
EXAMPLE: A SUBSEQUENT 12 MONTH DEPLOYMENT WOULD GENERATE 23 DAYS OF PDMRA (1 PDMRA DAY PER MONTH FOR MONTHS 1-5 = 5 DAYS OF PDMRA, 2 PDMRA DAYS PER MONTH FOR MONTHS 6-10 = 10 DAYS OF PDMRA, 4 PDMRA DAYS PER MONTH FOR MONTHS 11-12 = 8 DAYS OF PDMRA, FOR A TOTAL OF 23 DAYS OF PDMRA).
(B) FOR AC MARINES, COMPUTATION OF CREDITABLE TIME COMMENCES 19 JANUARY 2004 OR THE END DATE FROM LAST DEPLOYMENT, WHICHEVER DATE IS MOST RECENT. FOR RC MARINES, COMPUTATION OF CREDITABLE TIME COMMENCES 7 OCTOBER 2001 OR THE END DATE OF LAST MOBILIZATION, WHICHEVER DATE IS MOST RECENT.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
A. ACTIVE COMPONENT.
(1) THE MINIMUM DURATION OF INITIAL DEPLOYMENT TO THE AOR IS FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS (120 CONSECUTIVE DAYS) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PDMRA.
(2) A DEPLOYMENT BEGINS WHEN AN AC MARINE ENTERS THE AOR. THE AOR IS DEFINED AS THE USCENTCOM AOR, MEU, CV/CVN SQUADRON DEPLOYMENT OR OTHER LOCATIONS DESIGNATED BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. THE DEPLOYMENT ENDS WHEN AN AC MARINE DEPARTS THE AOR.
(3) DWELL TIME BEGINS WHEN AN AC MARINE DEPARTS THE AOR AND ENDS WHEN AN AC MARINE REENTERS THE AOR FOR A SUBSEQUENT DEPLOYMENT.
(4) AN EXCEPTION TO THE ABOVE CREDITABLE DEPLOYED TIME IS FOR AC MARINES ASSIGNED TO A MEU OR A SQUADRON ON A CV/CVN. FOR SUCH AC MARINES, THEIR CREDITABLE DEPLOYED TIME FOR DEPLOYED-DWELL PURPOSES STARTS WHEN THE COMMAND ELEMENT DEPARTS HOMEPORT AND ENDS WHEN THE COMMAND ELEMENT RETURNS TO HOMEPORT.
(5) TRAINING, DEPLOYMENT CERTIFICATIONS, PRE-DEPLOYMENT EXERCISES AND OTHER ROUTINE LOCAL OPERATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE AN AC MARINE TO BE AWAY FROM HIS OR HER HOME STATION PRIOR TO A DEPLOYMENT AS DEFINED ABOVE WILL OCCUR DURING THE DWELL PERIOD AND DOES NOT COUNT FOR THIS PURPOSE.
(6) SUBSEQUENT DEPLOYMENT DURATION TO THE AOR MUST BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS (120 CONSECUTIVE DAYS) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PDMRA.
B. RESERVE COMPONENT (RC).
(1) RC MARINES MOBILIZED UNDER SECTIONS 12301A, 12301D, 12302, OR 12304 OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE (USC), AND NOT ACHIEVE THE 1:5 DEPLOYMENT-DWELL RATIO, ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE PDMRA.
(2) THE MINIMUM DURATION OF INITIAL MOBILIZATION IS FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS (120 CONSECUTIVE DAYS) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PDMRA.
(3) ON THE SUBSEQUENT MOBILIZATION, A RC MARINE MUST BE MOBILIZED FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PDMRA CONSIDERATION.
(4) RC MARINES MAY BE EXTENDED UNDER THEIR MOBILIZATION ORDERS IOT ALLOW THE USE OF PDMRA PRIOR TO DEMOBILIZATION. THE TOTAL PERIOD OF MOBILIZATION AND PDMRA FOR RC MARINES UNDER TITLE 10 USC, SECTIONS 12301A, 12302, OR 12304 ORDERS MUST NOT EXCEED 24 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. EXTENSIONS FOR ALL RC MARINES UNDER TITLE 10 USC, SECTION 12301A, 12302, 12301D, OR 12304 ORDERS MUST NOT PLACE A MARINE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY. PER REF G, EXTENSIONS THAT WOULD PLACE THE RC MARINE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MUST BE APPROVED BY CMC (M&RA).
(5) PER REF H, RC MARINES MAY REQUEST TO BE RETAINED ON MEDICAL HOLD BEYOND THEIR EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) AS STATED ON THEIR ORIGINAL MOBILIZATION ORDERS. ANY COMMAND HAVING AN INJURED RC MARINE WHO MAY REQUIRE RETENTION ON MEDICAL HOLD SHALL CONTACT THE RESERVE MEDICAL ENTITLEMENTS DETERMINATION (RMED) SECTION OF THE WOUNDED WARRIOR REGIMENT AT (703) 432-9347 OR (703) 784-0534. RC MARINES ON MEDICAL HOLD WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE PDMRA UNTIL EITHER DEMOBILIZED OR THE MAXIMUM 23 DAYS OF PDMRA ACCRUAL HAS BEEN EARNED, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
4. AUTHORIZATION. PER REF E, COMMANDING GENERALS AND SEPARATE/DETACHED ORGANIZATIONAL COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO GRANT PERIODS OF PDMRA FOR QUALIFYING MARINES.
5. ADMINISTRATION
(A) MARINES WHO TRANSITION BETWEEN COMPONENTS (I.E., RC TO AC OR AC TO RC) WILL BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE GUIDELINES APPLICABLE TO THE COMPONENT OF THEIR CURRENT SERVICE.
(B) THE MAXIMUM PDMRA THAT MAY BE EARNED FOR A MARINE (AC OR RC) WILL BE LIMITED TO 23 DAYS FOR EACH OCCASION THE DEPLOYMENT-DWELL RATIO IS NOT ACHIEVED (1:2 FOR AC, 1:5 FOR RC).
(C) PDMRA WILL NOT BE CREDITED UNTIL THE MINIMUM FOUR MONTHS (120 DAYS) CONSECUTIVE QUALIFIER HAS BEEN MEET.
(D) COMPUTATION OF PDMRA IS BASED ON THE DURATION OF SUBSEQUENT DEPLOYMENT/MOBILIZATION IF THE MINIMUM 1:2/1:5 RATIO IS NOT ACHIEVED. SEE EXAMPLE IN PARAGRAPH 2(A)(3).
(E) PDMRA IS BASED ON A 30 DAY MONTH. A SINGLE DAY OF SERVICE (PARTIAL MONTH) IN THE AOR QUALIFIES THE ENTIRE MONTH FOR PDMRA. FOR EXAMPLE, A SUBSEQUENT DEPLOYMENT DURATION OF 152 DAYS (SIX MONTHS) GENERATES SEVEN DAYS OF PDMRA (1 PDMRA DAY PER MONTH FOR MONTHS 1-5 = 5 DAYS OF PDMRA, 2 PDMRA DAYS PER MONTH FOR MONTH 6 = 2 DAYS OF PDMRA, FOR A TOTAL OF 7 DAYS OF PDMRA).
(F) THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) IS BEING MODIFIED TO SUPPORT THE PDMRA PROGRAM. IN THE INTERIM, COMMANDS WILL ESTABLISH INTERNAL CONTROL PROCEDURES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE PDMRA PROGRAM. AT A MINIMUM, COMMANDS WILL ACCOUNT FOR INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR PDMRA, TOTAL PDMRA DAYS EARNED, SUSPENSION PERIOD OF CREDITABLE TIME (SEE PARAGRAPH 5(H) FOR APPLICABILITY), AND DATES PDMRA WAS USED.
(G) MARINES HOSPITALIZED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES INCURRED IN A COMBAT ZONE ARE CONSIDERED AS REMAINING DEPLOYED FOR PURPOSES OF PDMRA ACCRUAL. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ACCRUE PDMRA UNTIL 90 DAYS AFTER THE EVACUATION DATE FROM THE AOR OR DATE INPATIENT STATUS TERMINATES OR DATE DISCHARGED, WHICHEVER DATE OCCURS FIRST.
(H) COURT MARTIAL OR OTHER ADVERSE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. MARINES PENDING COURT MARTIAL OR OTHER ADVERSE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION (E.G., ADSEP, DESERTER, IHCA, NJP, UA) SHALL HAVE THEIR CREDITABLE TIME SUSPENDED, BEGINNING WITH THE DAY THAT CHARGES ARE PREFERRED OR OTHER ADVERSE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION HAS BEEN INITIATED, UNTIL FINAL RESOLUTION. COMMANDERS SHALL DOCUMENT THE SUSPENSION PERIOD OF CREDITABLE TIME.
(I) REST AND RECUPERATION (R&R) PROGRAM.
(1) PDMRA MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF LEAVE.
(2) PDMRA SHALL BE USED FIRST. IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT PDMRA DAYS TO COVER THE R&R LEAVE PERIOD, LEAVE WILL BE USED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE REMAINING DAYS OF THE R&R LEAVE PERIOD.
(3) PDMRA AND LEAVE COMBINED SHALL NOT EXCEED THE R&R LEAVE PERIOD.
(J) PER REFS D AND E, LEAVE MAY BE GRANTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PDMRA AND MAY BE COMBINED WITH OTHER TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE (I.E., PDMRA WITH TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE).
(1) AUTHORIZATION FOR DELAY EN ROUTE AND PDMRA FOR PERIODS OF 46 DAYS OR MORE MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE PCS ORDERS ONLY WHEN APPROVED BY THE CMC (MMEA/MMOA).
(2) PDMRA MAY BE GRANTED BEFORE OR AFTER FUNDED TAD PERIODS AS SEPARATE ORDERS.
(3) PDMRA AND SPECIAL LIBERTY MAY ONLY BE COMBINED WHEN THE MARINE WILL PHYSICALLY BE WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE LOCAL AREA (AS ESTABLISHED BY THE LOCAL COMMANDER) AND AVAILABLE FOR RECALL TO DUTY DURING THE SPECIAL LIBERTY PERIOD.
(K) PER REF F, STANDARD POLICY REGARDING SUBSISTENCE APPLIES TO THE PDMRA PROGRAM. MARINES, WHO ARE ISSUED A DD FORM 714 (MEAL CARD), SHALL TURN IN THEIR MEAL CARDS TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER OR THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE COMMENCING A PERIOD OF PDMRA AND A CREDIT DISCOUNTED MEAL RATE WILL BE REPORTED IN THE MCTFS.
(L) PDMRA SHALL NOT BE USED AS JUSTIFICATION FOR AUTHORIZING SPECIAL LEAVE ACCRUAL.
(M) PDMRA IS A USE OR LOSE ENTITLEMENT. IT SHALL BE USED PRIOR TO A MARINE'S EAS OR DEMOBILIZATION OR TRANSITION BETWEEN COMPONENTS. IT SHALL BE USED PRIOR TO OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEXT PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION/PERMANENT CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT ORDERS. PDMRA WILL RESET TO ZERO UPON A MARINE TRANSFERRING TO THE NEXT DUTY STATION, SEPARATING, DEMOBILIZING OR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN COMPONENTS. FAILURE TO USE PDMRA DAYS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME FRAME WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF THE BENEFIT (I.E., PDMRA WILL BE RESET TO ZERO).
(N) PDMRA IS A NON-MONETARY COMPENSATION. MARINES MAY NOT SELL BACK PDMRA AT ANY TIME WITH THE EXCEPTION AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5(O). COMMANDS FUNDING RC ORDERS WILL PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR BUDGET IMPACTS OF THIS POLICY.
(O) RC MARINES WHO ARE FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES MAY BE PRECLUDED BY LAW FROM BEING PAID BY TWO ENTITIES FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVING IN A RESERVE COMPONENT STATUS AND IN THEIR CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT JOBS; THUS, THEY MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM RETURNING TO THEIR CIVILIAN JOB WHILE ON PDMRA. THOSE RC MARINES WHO ARE FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND PRECLUDED BY LAW FROM BEING PAID BY TWO ENTITIES FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVING IN A RESERVE COMPONENT STATUS AND IN THEIR CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT JOBS HAVE THE OPTION OF EITHER USING PDMRA BEFORE DEMOBILIZING OR RECEIVING ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) IN LIEU OF BEING AWARDED PDMRA. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE AIP WOULD BE VALUED AT A RATE OF $200 FOR EACH DAY OF PDMRA THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED, NOT TO EXCEED THE $3,000 MONTHLY MAXIMUM PAYABLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER UNDER SECTION 307A OF TITLE 37, USC. THIS AIP IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION BENEFIT. PDMRA PRIOR TO 24 MAY 07 IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE AIP.
(P) FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAKING PDMRA PAYMENT, COMMANDS WILL USE A NAVMC 11116. MARINES WILL SIGN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE NAVMC 11116: "I [RANK, LNAME, FI, MI] AM A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE AND I HAVE VERIFIED WITH MY GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYER THAT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO RECEIVE MY CIVILIAN PAY ON THE SAME DAYS I AM SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY (I.E, PDMRA). I ELECT TO RECEIVE THE ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY AT A RATE OF $200 FOR EACH DAY OF ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE EARNED IN LIEU OF BEING AWARDED ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCE DAYS UNDER THE PDMRA PROGRAM." THE NAVMC 11116 AND SOU WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE COMMAND FILES. UPON RECEIPT OF THE NAVMC 11116, DISBURSING/FINANCE OFFICERS WILL ISSUE A MISCELLANEOUS CREDIT (TTC 694) USING PAY CODES: 31105 FOR RESERVE OFFICER OR 31205 FOR RESERVE ENLISTED.
(Q) THIS POLICY WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT REVISION OF REF E.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.//