UNCLAS
142006Z FEB 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 106/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. RECRUITER EXTENSION PROGRAM (REP)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DFAS/YMD:20060501//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20070213//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA-85/YMD:19990912//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPP-56/YMD:19941004//
POC/A. R. GILLY/GYSGT/-/LOC:QUANTICO VA/TEL:703-784-9968
/TEL:DSN 278-9968//
POC/J. W. BICKNELL/LTCOL/LOC:QUANTICO VA/TEL:703-784-9429
/TEL:278-9429//
POC/K. SCHMIEGEL/LTCOL/MMEA-8/-/TEL:703-784-9948
/TEL:DSN 278-9948//
POC/P. R. BONINCONTRI/CAPT/MPO/-/TEL:703-784-9386
/TEL:DSN 278-9386//
NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
REGULATION (DODFMR), VOLUME 7A, CHAPTER 15. REF B IS
PDUSD(P&R) MEMORANDUM APPROVING THE MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENT
INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) PROGRAM. REF C IS MCO P1326.6D W/CH 1
(SDAMAN). REF D IS THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT
POLICY.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. EFFECTIVE 13 FEB 07 THIS MARADMIN
ESTABLISHES POLICY ON PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) TO
SELECTED 8411 RECRUITERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENCOURAGING TOUR
EXTENSIONS OF 6 TO 12 MONTHS.
2. CANCELLATION. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED ON 30 SEP 07.
3. SELECTED 8411 RECRUITERS WILL BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REMAIN IN AN 8411 RECRUITER BILLET FOR AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 MONTHS
BEYOND THEIR REQUIRED 36 MONTH TOUR. THIS EXTENSION IS BASED ON
THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS IN ORDER TO KEEP EXPERIENCED
CANVASSING RECRUITERS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE MARINE CORPS END
STRENGTH INCREASE. 8411 RECRUITERS WHO ARE APPROVED WILL RECEIVE
$500 PER MONTH OF AIP. AIP WILL BE PAID IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER
PAYS AND ALLOWANCES. THIS INCLUDES SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY
(SDAP).
4. EFFECTIVE THIS MESSAGE, RECRUITERS WHO HAVE LESS THAN 180 DAYS
REMAINING ON THEIR 36 MONTH TOUR WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
RECRUITING STATION (RS) COMMANDERS AND PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING
OFFICE (PSRO) OIC'S WILL SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO HIGHER
HEADQUARTERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DISTRICT COMMANDING OFFICERS
WILL SUBMIT FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO CG, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING
COMMAND (MCRC) WHO WILL ENDORSE AND FORWARD TO CMC (MMEA) OR CMC
(RAM) FOR CONSIDERATION.
5. THE LONG TERM GOAL IS RS COMMANDERS AND PSRO OIC'S WILL SUBMIT
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF EACH
RECRUITING DISTRICT 180 DAYS PRIOR TO THE RECRUITER REACHING THE
36 MONTH MARK OF THE CURRENT TOUR.
6. CG, MCRC WILL REPORT APPROVED AIP RETENTION AGREEMENTS MONTHLY
TO CMC (MM) OR CMC (RAM).
7. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
A. MUST BE SERVING AS A 8411 CANVASSING RECRUITER, 8411 SNCOIC
OF A RECRUITING SUBSTATION OR PRIOR SERVICE 8411 RECRUITER
B. MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A 36 MONTH RECRUITING TOUR
C. RECRUITERS MUST HAVE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT
D. EXTENSION ON ACTIVE DUTY 8411 MARINES (EAD RECRUITERS) ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE DUE TO CONTRACT LIMITATIONS.
8. AIP AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. 8411 RECRUITERS WILL SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. THE BELOW
WRITTEN AGREEMENT WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE COMMAND'S UNIT FILES FOR
THE DURATION OF THE AIP PERIOD:
"I, [RANK, LAST NAME, FI, MI, L4-SSN] UNDERSTAND THAT, INCIDENT TO
EXTENDING MY TOUR OF DUTY AS A RECRUITER OR STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICER IN-CHARGE (MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 8411) FOR AN
ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF ____ MONTHS, I WILL BE PAID ASSIGNMENT
INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 PER MONTH FOR EACH MONTH
OF THE EXTENSION, EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT. , I
UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE PAID $500 PER MONTH OF AIP, LESS WITHHELD
TAXES. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE IN
THE SPECIFIED BILLET DESIGNATED FOR AIP FOR THE DURATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT UNLESS A WAIVER IS GRANTED BY CG, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING
COMMAND AND THAT I WILL MEET RECRUITING STANDARDS AS ESTABLISHED BY
THE RECRUITING STATION COMMANDER. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS SERVICE
REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND MY
REPAYMENT OF ANY UNEARNED PORTION OF THE AIP PAYMENT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT REPAYMENT WILL NOT BE SOUGHT IF MY INABILITY TO
COMPLETE THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT IS DUE TO
MY DEATH, ILLNESS, INJURY OR OTHER PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, WHICH WAS
NOT THE RESULT OF MY MISCONDUCT, OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE
DETERMINED TO BE REASONABLY BEYOND MY CONTROL."
B. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL PREPARE AIP CONTRACTS.
AIP CONTRACTS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE MARINE AND THE RS LEVEL
COMMANDER. BY DIRECTION IS NOT AUTHORIZED. WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WILL
BEGIN ON THE 1ST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE
36 MONTH TOUR OF DUTY. AIP IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR ANY PERIOD OF
DUTY PRIOR TO THE RECRUITER CROSSING THE 36 MONTH THRESHOLD.
C. RECRUITERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BACK TO BACK AIP AGREEMENTS.
RECRUITERS WHO DESIRE TO STAY ON RECRUITING DUTY WILL CONTACT THEIR
CHAIN OF COMMAND AND REQUEST DESIGNATION AS AN 8412, CAREER
RECRUITER. RECRUITERS WHO ARE SELECTED AS AN 8412, CAREER RECRUITER
WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PAYMENT OF AIP FOR THE DURATION OF THE
ORIGINAL AIP PERIOD.
9. 8411 RECRUITERS SERVING ON AN ALREADY APPROVED 6 MONTH OR GREATER
TOUR-EXTENSION ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM. RECRUITERS IN THIS
SITUATION MUST MEET THE CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPH 6. IF APPROVED, AIP
WILL ONLY BE PAID FOR THE REMAINING MONTHS OF THE CURRENT EXTENSION.
CONCURRENT AIP EXTENSIONS BEYOND 12 MONTHS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
10. TERMINATION: PAYMENT OF AIP WILL TERMINATE WHEN THE FOLLOWING
OCCURS:
A. FAILURE TO MEET RECRUITING REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY THE
RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER OR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING
OFFICE OIC.
B. SERVICE-INITIATED, OR OTHER, NO FAULT-OF-THE-MARINE,
CURTAILMENT OF AIP TOUR.
C. RELIEF OR REASSIGNMENT FROM THE DESIGNATED AIP BILLET.
D. TERMINAL LEAVE.
E. NO LONGER SERVING IN A PRODUCTION RECRUITER OR SNCOIC OF A
RECRUITING SUBSTATION BILLET.
F. COMPLETION OF THE RECRUITER EXTENSION PROGRAM PERIOD.
11. RECRUITING STATION COMMANDERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO MAKE
MONTH-TO-MONTH SUSPENSIONS OF AIP. RECRUITERS WHO DO NOT MEET
RECRUITING REQUIREMENTS WILL BE EVALUATED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE AND
ARE SUBJECT TO HAVING THEIR AIP AGREEMENTS TERMINATED BY THE RS CO.
12. DO/FO PAYMENT PROCEDURES. A NAVMC 11116 IS REQUIRED TO BE
SUBMITTED MONTHLY FOR PAYMENT OF AIP. UPON RECEIPT OF THE NAVMC
11116, ISSUE A MISC CREDIT (TTC 694) USING PAY CODE:
ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED 25002 AND TAX CODES: 1, 4 AND 9C
DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
13. A DCC IS NEEDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF MARINES
PARTICIPATING INTHIS PROGRAM. CMC (MMEA) WILL ENTER A DRAW CASE CODE
(DCC) OF A7, RECRUITER EXTENSION PROGRAM INTO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL
FORCE SYSTEM.
14. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MARINE'S EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS)
MAY BE REQUIRED. IF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IS NEEDED TO FULFILL
THE COMMITMENT, ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO DEPUTY COMMANDANT
FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (DC, M&RA), MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM).
LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE A MARINE'S EAS.
15. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//