MARADMIN 153/08
DTG 032106Z MAR 08
UNCLAS
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP DIV//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 2 TO FY08 SRB BSSRB PROGRAMS//
REF/A/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC/YMD:20070607//
REF/B/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC/YMD:20071101//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/TECOM/YMD:20070328//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19930405//
POC/J. R. MORGAN/MAJ/UNIT:MPP-20/-/TEL:(703) 784-9362
/TEL:DSN 278-9362//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 349/07 FY08 SRB BSSRB PROGRAMS.
REF B IS CHANGE 1 TO FY08 SRB BSSRB PROGRAMS
REF C IS MCBUL 1200, THE MOS MANUAL
REF D IS MCO 1220.5J, ENLISTED LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO INFORM COMMANDING OFFICERS,
SERGEANTS MAJOR,
CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS (CRS), AND MARINES OF CHANGES TO THE
FY08 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS. 
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF A HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 24 JUN 07.  REF B HAS
BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 01 NOV 07.  DUE TO FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THE FY08
REQUIREMENTS, ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE FY08 SRB AND BSSRB PROGRAMS
ARE NECESSARY. 
3.  ACTION.  COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CRS(S), AND OTHER
MARINE CORPS LEADERS WILL ENSURE THEIR MARINES FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
POLICY CHANGES PUBLISHED IN THIS BULLETIN.  ALL OF THE OTHER
PROVISIONS OF REF A AND REF B REMAIN IN EFFECT.
4.  EXPANSION OF OPFOR REENLISTMENT SRB. 
A.  EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL
MOS'S ARE AUTHORIZED THE $20,000 OPFOR REENLISTMENT SRB:  0231,
0861, 1371, 2621, 2671, 3533, AND 5811.  ANY MARINE IN THE GRADE OF
SGT OR BELOW, IN ONE OF THE ABOVE MOS'S, WHO REENLISTS FOR AT LEAST
48 MONTHS ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING IN
THE OPFOR, AND WHO AGREES TO REMAIN IN THE OPFOR FOR AT LEAST 24
ADDITIONAL MONTHS SERVICE BEYOND THEIR CURRENT TOUR LENGTH
REQUIREMENT, IS ELIGIBLE FOR $20,000 IN ADDITION TO THE SRB
AUTHORIZED FOR THEIR MOS (UPON APPROVAL BY CMC (MMEA)).  THIS
INCENTIVE ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WHO REENLIST AFTER THE
PUBLICATION DATE OF THIS MARADMIN.  THIS PROGRAM IS NOT RETROACTIVE.
MARINES REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED THIS ADDITIONAL
INCENTIVE.  
B.  THE MAXIMUM TOTAL SRB ALLOWED UNDER THIS PROGRAM IS CAPPED AT
$80,000.  MARINES WILL ONLY RECEIVE ONE SRB PAYMENT FOR THEIR
REENLISTMENT AND AGREEMENT TO REMAIN IN THE OPFOR.  FOR EXAMPLE, A
SGT 0231 IN ZONE A, ASSIGNED TO MCC 121, WHO REENLISTS FOR 48 MONTHS
ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE, AND WHO AGREES TO REMAIN ASSIGNED TO
121, OR ANOTHER MCC IN THE LIST BELOW, FOR AT LEAST 24 ADDITIONAL
MONTHS, WILL BE AUTHORIZED AN SRB PAYMENT OF $80,000 ($61,000 +
$20,000 = $81,000 - PAYMENT WILL BE CAPPED AT $80,000). 
C.  TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE, CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
IN THE OPFOR IS DEFINED AS ASSIGNMENT IN ONE OF THE BELOW MCC'S. 
AUTHORIZED MCC'S ARE AS FOLLOWS (ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CMC (MMEA)
MAY APPROVE THIS INCENTIVE FOR MARINES WHO REENLIST TO STAY IN THE
OPFOR IN MCC'S NOT LISTED):  114, 115, 116, 121, 122, 124, 130, 142,
143, 145, 146, 151, 160, 165, 169, 174, 175, 193, 198, 199, 19C,
19D, 19E, 19F, 19G, 1C2, 1CG, 1DY, 1DZ, 1EA, 1EH, 1F4, 1FA, 1GD, 1GE,
1GR, 1GS, 1GT, 1HK, 1HL, 1HM, 1HN, 1J1, 1J2, 1J3, 1JA, 1JB, 1JC, 1JD,
1JE, 1JF, 1JG, 1JH, 1JJ, 1JM, 1L3, 1LB, 1NA, 1NB, 1NC, 1ND, 1NE, 1NF,
1NG, 1NH, 1NJ, 1NK, 1NR, 1NP, 1PF, 1PG, 1QN, 1R1, 1R2, 1R3, 1TL, 1T3,
1T5, 1T6, 1T9, 1TA, 1TC, 1V1, 1V2, 1V4, 1XJ, V11, V12, V13, V14, V15,
V16, V17, V18, V19, V21, V22, V23, V24, V25, V26, V27, V28, V29, V31,
V32, V33, V34, V35, V36, V37, V38, V39, V61, V63, V6A, V6B, V80, V81,
V83, V8A, V8B, V8C, V8D, V9A, V9B, V9C, V9D, VF1, VF2, VF3, VF4, VFA,
VFB, VFD, VFE, VFG, VH1, VHA, VHB, VHC, VHD, VHE, VHG, VLA, VLB, VLC,
VLD, VM1, VM2, VM3, VM4, VM5, VM6, VMA, VMB, VMD, VME, VMH, VMJ,
VR1, OR VRA.
5.  CANCELLATION OF SRB AND BSSRB FOR CERTAIN MOS'S.  EFFECTIVE 3
APRIL 2008, THE FOLLOWING MOS'S WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR A
ZONE A SRB OR BSSRB FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FY08 SRB/BSSRB PROGRAM:
0121, 0161, 0613, 1141, 1361, 2161, 3051, 3052, 3112, 4421, 6072,
6073, 6122, 6124, 6216, 6227, 6256, 6287, 6413, 6432, AND 6492. 
MARINES HOLDING THESE MOS'S MAY STILL REENLIST IN THESE MOS'S, BUT
WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN SRB.  MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST
LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENT IN AN MOS WITH AN ASSOCIATED LATERAL MOVE
SRB.  MOS'S ELIGIBLE FOR A LATERAL MOVE SRB ARE DESIGNATED WITH AN
[LM] NEXT TO THE MOS IN REF A.  ALL LATERAL MOVES ARE SUBJECT TO THE
POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN REF C AND D.
6.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2008.
8.  APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY SES M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//