MARADMINS : 226/05
R 130013Z MAY 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 226/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 3 TO A/B/C ZONE MULTIPLES FOR THE FY05
SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSG/CMC (MP)/140800ZSEP2004//
REF/B/MSG/CMC (MP)/140801ZSEP2004//
REF/C/MSG/CMC (MP)/211616ZDEC2004//
REF/D/MSG/CMC (ASM)/102025ZDEC2004//
REF/E/MSG/CMC (MP)/301440ZSEP2004//
REF/F/MSG/CMC (MP)/182159ZFEB2005//
REF/G/MSG/CMC (MP)/250729ZAPR2005//
POC/S.E. VASQUEZ/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/DSN 278-9362/COM (703)784-9362//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 391/04 FY05 ZONE A SRB. REF B IS MARADMIN
392/04 FY05 ZONE B/C SRB. REF C IS MARADMIN 558/04 CH 1 TO FY05 SRB.
REF D IS MARADMIN 536/04 MV-22 TRANSITION AND RETENTION POLICY UPDATE
FOR ENLISTED MARINES. REF E IS MARADMIN 428/04 FY05 ARABIC LANGUAGE
SCHOOL SEAT ENLISTMENT RETENTION INCENTIVE. REF F IS MARADMIN 077/05
CH 2 TO A/B/C ZONE MULTIPLES FOR THE FY05 SRB PROGRAM. REF G IS
MARADMIN 192/05 SOLICITATION FOR 0321 RECON MARINES//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS, AND COMMANDERS OF THE STATUS OF THE FY05 SRB PROGRAM
AND EXTEND THE ELIGIBILITY DATES FOR FY05 SRB MULTIPLES.
2. BACKGROUND. TO DATE, WE HAVE EXECUTED $44.5 MILLION (86 PERCENT)
OF PLANNED FY05 SRB BUDGET. THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN
SUPPORTING THE REENLISTMENTS OF OVER 3,100 MARINES.
3. ACTION. COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL INFORM
THEIR MARINES OF THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IN THE SRB PROGRAM:
AS OF RELEASE OF REF G, LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS INTO 0321 MAY
WARRANT AN SRB PAYMENT UPON COMPLETION OF MOS TRAINING. THE CURRENT
SRB MULTIPLES FOR 0321 ZONES A & B ARE 4 & 3 RESPECTIVELY. PRIOR TO
MARADMIN 192/05 THE 0321 SRB WAS ONLY AVAILABLE TO 03XX MARINES OR
THOSE MARINES WHO ALREADY HELD 0321 AS AN ADDITIONAL MOS. MARINES
IN THE GRADES OF SGT AND BELOW WITH 3-8 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO REENLIST
FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS WILL RATE THE 0321 SRB FOR THE APPROPRIATE ZONE
UPON COMPLETION OF THE BASIC RECONNAISSANCE COURSE. MARADMIN 192/05
PROVIDES CLARIFICATION AND A POC FOR THE 0321 LATERAL MOVE POLICY.
4. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN SRB PAYMENT, A QUALIFIED MARINE MUST
EXECUTE REENLISTMENT ON OR BEFORE 31 JUL 2005 (THUS HAVING AN EFFECTIVE
REENLISTMENT DATE OF 1 AUG 2005 OR EARLIER). ALL SRB MULTIPLES IN THE
REF(S) REMAIN THE SAME.
5. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 1 AUG 2005.//