MARADMINS : 175/04
R 151245Z APR 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 175/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. CHANGE 2 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//
POC/S.E. VASQUEZ/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9361
/TEL:COM 703-784-9362//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 368/03. REF B IS MARADMIN 009/04.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS, AND COMMANDERS OF THE STATUS OF THE FY04 SRB PROGRAM
AND TO EXTEND FY04 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. TO DATE, WE HAVE EXECUTED
$40.2 MILLION (76 PERCENT) OF PLANNED FY04 SRB BUDGET. THESE
FUNDS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING THE REENLISTMENTS OF
3,647 MARINES.
3. ACTION
A. COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL INFORM THEIR
MARINES THAT THE SRB PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM 30 APR 2004 TO
1 JUL 2004.
B. MARINES MUST SUBMIT A RELM TO CMC (MMEA-6) BY COB ON 22 JUN 2004
TO ENABLE CMC (MMEA-6) TO TURN AROUND THE REENLISTMENT REQUEST AND
GRANT APPROVAL ON OR BEFORE 30 JUN 2004.
C. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN SRB PAYMENT, A QUALIFIED MARINE MUST
EXECUTE REENLISTMENT ON OR BEFORE 30 JUN 2004 (THUS HAVING AN
EFFECTIVE REENLISTMENT DATE OF 1 JUL 2004 OR EARLIER). ALL SRB
MULTIPLES IN REF A REMAIN THE SAME.
D. MARINES SHOULD NOT PLAN ON FURTHER PROGRAM EXTENSIONS.
E. IF THIS EXTENSION GENERATES INCREASED SRB PAYMENTS THAT EXHAUST
AVAILABLE SRB FUNDS, THIS HEADQUARTERS MAY TERMINATE THIS PROGRAM
PRIOR TO 1 JUL 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 JUL 2004.//