MARADMINS : 290/04
R 301300Z JUN 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC
TO MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 290/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. CHANGE 3 TO MULTIPLES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004
/(FY04) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSG/CMC (MP)/140947ZAUG2003//
REF/B/MSG/CMC (MP)/091637ZJAN2004//
REF/C/MSG/CMC (MP)/151245ZAPR2004//
POC/S.E. VASQUEZ/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9362
/TEL:COM 703-784-9362//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 368/03. REF B IS MARADMIN 009/04. REF C IS
MARADMIN 175/04.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS, AND COMMANDERS OF THE STATUS OF THE FY04 SRB PROGRAM AND
TO EXTEND FY04 (FTAP ONLY) SRB PROGRAM CUT-OFF DATE.
2. BACKGROUND. REF A ANNOUNCED THE FY04 SRB MULTIPLES AND
GUIDELINES FOR ZONES A, B, AND C. REF B ANNOUNCED AN EXTENSION OF
THE SRB PROGRAM THROUGH 30 APR 2004. REF C ANNOUNCED AN EXTENSION OF
THE SRB PROGRAM THROUGH 30 JUN 2004. TO DATE, WE HAVE EXECUTED $47.1
MILLION (92 PERCENT) OF PLANNED FY04 SRB BUDGET. THESE FUNDS HAVE
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING THE REENLISTMENTS OF 4,161 MARINES.
3. ACTION
A. COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL INFORM THEIR
MARINES THAT THE SRB PROGRAM FOR FTAP HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM 30 JUN
2004 TO 31 AUG 2004. THE SRB PROGRAM FOR STAP IS CUT OFF EFFECTIVE
30 JUN 2004 PER REF C.
B. MARINES MUST SUBMIT A RELM TO CMC (MMEA-6) AT LEAST 7 BUSINESS
DAYS PRIOR TO 31 AUG 2004 TO ENABLE CMC (MMEA-6) TO TURN AROUND THE
REENLISTMENT REQUEST AND GRANT APPROVAL ON OR BEFORE 31 AUG 2004.
C. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN SRB PAYMENT, A QUALIFIED MARINE MUST
EXECUTE REENLISTMENT ON OR BEFORE 31 AUG 2004 (THUS HAVING AN
EFFECTIVE REENLISTMENT DATE OF 1 SEP 2004 OR EARLIER). ALL SRB
MULTIPLES IN REF A REMAIN THE SAME.
D. IF THIS EXTENSION GENERATES INCREASED SRB PAYMENTS THAT EXHAUST
AVAILABLE SRB FUNDS, THIS HEADQUARTERS MAY TERMINATE THIS PROGRAM
PRIOR TO 31 AUG 2004. IF EARLY TERMINATION IS REQUIRED, A NEW
MARADMIN WILL BE PUBLISHED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE NEW TERMINATION DATE.
4. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 1 SEP 2004.//