R 171700Z NOV 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 522/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP//
SUBJ/EARLY RELEASE POLICY FOR CY 2003 HOLIDAY PERIOD//
REF/A/DOC/PERS-202A/30JUL91/NOTAL//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (MMSR)/30MAY01//
REF/C/DOC/CMC (MIF)/03JAN00//
REF/D/DOC/CMC (MHF)/17MAR95//
REF/E/DOC/DOD/22JUL96//
REF/F/DOC/DFAS-KC-FSP/24AUG95//
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1900.7G.  REF B IS MCO P1900.16F. 
REF C IS MCO P1080.40B.  REF D IS MCO P1754.5.  REF E IS THE DODFMR.
REF F IS DFAS-KC 7220.31R.//
POC/L. A. BAUER/MAJ/-/-/TEL:DSN 278-9386/TEL:COM 703-784-9386//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES AUTHORITY AND CRITERIA
FOR THE EARLY RELEASE OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT ENLISTED
MARINES AND
RESERVE OFFICERS WHOSE TERM OF ACTIVE SERVICE WILL EXPIRE DURING
THE CY2003 HOLIDAY PERIOD.
2.  COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM
ACTIVE DUTY, SUBJECT TO CONCURRENCE IN WRITING BY THE INDIVIDUAL
MARINE, ANY RESERVE OFFICERS AND ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT
ENLISTED MARINES WHO WOULD NORMALLY BE GRANTED LEAVE DURING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON AND WHOSE EAS WILL OCCUR DURING THE PERIOD 22 DEC
2003 THROUGH 4 JAN 2004, INCLUSIVE.  MARINES WILL BE SEPARATED NO
EARLIER THAN 15 DEC 2003.
3.  THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO PERSONNEL PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED IN
THE 50 STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR IN THEIR AREA OF RESIDENCE
IN DEPENDENCIES, TRUST, TERRITORIES, AND COMMONWEALTHS.
4.  GENERAL INFORMATION
A.  IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE RECALL, MARINE RELEASED UNDER THIS
MARADMIN WILL BE CONSIDERED AS BEING IN THE SAME STATUS AS THOSE WHO
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR OBLIGATED PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.
B.  ENLISTED PERSONNEL SEPARATED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS MARADMIN,
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, AS OF THEIR NORMAL EAS DATE, MAY BE AWARDED THE
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
C.  PERSONNEL WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SEPARATION PAY UPON NORMAL EAS,
AND WHO ELECT EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN,
WILL RETAIN THEIR ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY PROVIDED THEY HAVE
COMPLETED 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE DAY OF EARLY
RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.  SUCH PERSONNEL ARE REMINDED THAT EARLY
RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN COULD AFFECT THE AMOUNT
OF THEIR SEPARATION PAY.  REF A PRESCRIBES THE METHOD OF COMPUTING
SEPARATION PAY.  FURTHERMORE, IF EARLY RELEASE WOULD DISQUALIFY
PERSONNEL FOR SEP PAY DUE TO LENGTH OF SERVICE CRITERIA UNDER THE
LAW, PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL THEIR
SERVICE LENGTH CRITERIA HAS BEEN MET.
D.  PERSONNEL WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THE SEPARATION BENEFITS ARE
AUTHORIZED THOSE BENEFITS IF RELEASED PER THIS MARADMIN.
E.  ALIENS WHO WOULD BE RELEASED BEFORE COMPLETING 3 FULL YEARS OF
SERVICE, AS THE RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, ARE REMINDED OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY RELEASE AS SPECIFIED IN PAR 1104.5 OF REF B.
5.  ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS
A.  SEPARATION UNDER THIS MARADMIN WILL BE EFFECTED NOT EARLIER THAN
15 DEC 2003, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A RESERVIST ON INITIAL ACTIVE
DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT), PROVIDED THAT THE RESERVIST IS CONSIDERED
BY THE COMMAND TO BE MOS QUALIFIED AT THE TIME OF SEPARATION, AND
THAT MEANINGFUL TRAINING IS NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE PERIOD OF 22
DEC 2003 TO 4 JAN 2004.  RESERVISTS ON IADT BETWEEN THIS TIME FRAME
MAY BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BASED UPON ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE
TRAVEL TIME FOR TRANSFER BACK TO THEIR RESERVE UNITS ON 19 DEC 2003.
B.  FOR RESERVE OFFICERS WHO REQUEST EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY
UNDER THIS MARADMIN, COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO MODIFY
ORDERS ISSUED THEM BY CMC (MPP-60) WHICH DIRECTED SUCH RELEASE.
C.  THIS MARADMIN AND PAR 6404.3 OF REF B ARE THE AUTHORITIES FOR
DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL.
D.  RELEASE OF REGULAR AND RESERVE ENLISTED OBLIGORS FROM ACTIVE
DUTY WILL BE EFFECTED PER REF B.  CONCURRENCE, IN WRITING, WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED BY APPROPRIATE ENTRY ON PAGE 11 OF THE SRB/OQR.
E.  COMMANDERS APPROVING SUCH SEPARATIONS FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL
WILL DESIGNATE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR SEPARATION AND DIRECT THE
SEPARATING UNIT TO REPORT THE SEPARATION DATE IMMEDIATELY AS A NEW
EAS/ECC VIA UNIT DIARY ENTRY PER PAR 5057/5058 OF REF C.
F.  UNIT DAIRY ENTRIES REPORTING RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OR
DISCHARGE WILL BE SUBMITTED PER PAR 4300 OF REF C.
 (1)  THE SEPARATION PROGRAM DESIGNATOR (SPD) FOR ENLISTED
PERSONNEL BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IS MDM6 UNDER CHRISTMAS
EARLY RELEASE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESERVISTS COMPLETING IADT AND
MARINE BEING INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED AT THEIR EAS).
 (2)  THE SPD FOR RESERVISTS COMPLETING IADT IS MBK2.
 (3)  THE SPD FOR THOSE BEING SEPARATED INVOLUNTARILY AT THEIR
EAS, AND WHO QUALIFY FOR THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP)
BENEFITS IS LBK1, JGK1, OR JGH3 PER PAR 6B OF REF D.
 (4)  FOR RESERVE OFFICERS BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY, REFER
TO PCS/RELACDU ORDERS ISSUED BY CMC (MMOA-3) FOR THE SPD.
 (5)  AN SPD OF KDM1 WILL BE REPORTED FOR ALL ENLISTED PERSONNEL
BEING DISCHARGED WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 8 YEARS OF SERVICE AND
DO NOT DESIRE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE (WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF MARINES BEING INVOLUNTARILY DISCHARGED AT THEIR
ECC).
6.  OUTSTANDING BALANCES OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF LOANS ARE
DEBTS WHICH MUST BE REPAID PRIOR TO SEPARATION APPROVAL PER REF E.
SEE PAR 70501 OF REF E FOR PROCEDURES CONCERNING REPAYMENT OF NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF LOANS UPON SEPARATION PRIOR TO EAS.
7.  RECOUPMENT OF ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT BONUSES WILL NOT BE
MADE FROM PERSONNEL SEPARATED UNDER THIS MARADMIN.
8.  PRIOR TO DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS
MARADMIN, INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MARINES CAN ELECT TO ENROLL IN THE
MONTGOMERY GI BILL (MGIB) AND NEED TO ENSURE A FULL $1200.00 HAS
BEEN DEDUCTED FROM THEIR PAY TO ENSURE ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL
BENEFITS.  THESE MARINES CAN MAKE A LUMP SUM PAYMENT TO THEIR LOCAL
DISBURSING OFFICE, IF NECESSARY.  DISBURSING OFFICERS SHOULD INCLUDE
ON NAVCOMPT FORM 2277 THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN BLOCK 9C: CASH
COLLECTION DUE TO EARLY HOLIDAY RELEASE FOR SPECIAL MGIB ENROLLMENT
FOR INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MARINES.
9.  PERSONNEL WHO MANIFEST SYMPTOMS OF PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS AND ARE
UNDERGOING EVALUATION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION
PROGRAM WILL NOT BE SEPARATED UNDER THIS AUTHORITY UNTIL THAT
PROCESS IS COMPLETE OR A WAIVER OF TREATMENT EVALUATION HAS BEEN
EXECUTED.
10.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDS NOTIFY THEIR DISBURSING OFFICER
REGARDING EACH MARINE'S SEPARATION, PER REF F, ENSURING THAT POE
AND ABS ACTIONS (ALLOTMENTS, DIRECT DEPOSIT, LEAVE ACCOUNTS,
INDEBTEDNESS TO THE GOVERNMENT, OBLIGATED SERVICE, ETC.) ARE
SETTLED PRIOR TO A MARINE'S SEPARATION.  FOR ALL CASES OF EARLY
SEPARATIONS (NON-EAS OR PRIOR TO ECC) THOSE ORGANIZATIONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR SEPARATING MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE
DISBURSING OFFICE/FINANCE OFFICE ON NAVMC 11116, OF THE PENDING
SEPARATION.
11.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO:
A.  PERSONNEL ON EXTENSIONS OF ACTIVE DUTY.
B.  PERSONNEL SCHEDULED FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR OR RETIRED LIST.
C.  PERSONNEL TAKING SEPARATION LEAVE.
D.  PERSONNEL WHOSE LOSS, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMANDING
OFFICER, WOULD ADVERSLY AFFECT THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE
COMMAND.
E.  PERSONNEL WHOSE NORMAL EAS OCCURS AFTER 4 JAN 2004 AND WHO ARE
QUALIFIED/APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE DURING THIS PERIOD PER PARS
6405 AND 6420 OF REF B. 
F.  PERSONNEL WHO ARE INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE ADVANCE
AND EXCESS LEAVE).  INDEBTED PERSONNEL DESIRING EARLY SEPARATION
WILL BE PERMITTED TO MAKE ACCELERATED REPAYMENT OF THEIR DEBTS BY
INCREASING SCHEDULED INSTALLMENT AMOUNTS AND BY MAKING CASH
COLLECTIONS TO REPAY THEIR INDEBTEDNESS.
G.  PERSONNEL BEING RELEASED UNDER OTHER HQMC DIRECTED EARLY OUT
PROGRAMS, I.E., EDUCATION.//