R 211616Z DEC 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 558/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 1 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)/141801ZSEP2004//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 391/04 FY05 ZONE A SRB.  REF B IS MARADMIN
392/04 FY05 ZONE B/C SRB.//
POC/S. E. VASQUEZ/CAPT/CMC MRA (MPP-20)/TEL:DSN 278-9362
/TEL:COM (703) 784-9362//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS, AND COMMANDERS OF THE STATUS OF THE FY05 SRB PROGRAM
AND TO EXTEND FY05 SRB MULTIPLES FOR ALL ZONES TO 31 MARCH 05.
2.  BACKGROUND.  TO DATE, WE HAVE EXECUTED $25.9 MILLION (50
PERCENT) OF PLANNED FY05 SRB BUDGET.  THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN SUPPORTING THE REENLISTMENTS OF 1,900 MARINES.
3.  ACTION.  COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL
INFORM THEIR MARINES THAT THE SRB PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTENDED
FROM 30 DEC 2004 TO 31 MAR 2005.  ALL OF THE OTHER GUIDELINES
AND MULTIPLES IN REFS A AND B, REMAIN IN EFFECT.
 A.  MARINES MUST SUBMIT A RELM TO CMC (MMEA-6) AT LEAST 7
BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO 31 MAR 2005 TO ENABLE CMC (MMEA-6) TO
TURN AROUND THE REENLISTMENT REQUEST AND GRANT APPROVAL ON OR
BEFORE 31 MAR 2005.
 B.  IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR AN SRB PAYMENT, A QUALIFIED
MARINE MUST EXECUTE REENLISTMENT ON OR BEFORE 31 MAR 2005
(THUS HAVING AN EFFECTIVE REENLISTMENT DATE OF 1 APR 2005 OR
EARLIER).  ALL SRB MULTIPLES IN REF A AND B REMAIN THE SAME.
 C.  IF THIS EXTENSION GENERATES INCREASED SRB PAYMENTS THAT
EXHAUST AVAILABLE SRB FUNDS, THIS HEADQUARTERS MAY TERMINATE
THIS PROGRAM PRIOR TO 31 MAR 2005.  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 APR 2005.//