MARADMINS : 323/07
UNCLAS 182120Z MAY 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 323/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP DIV//
SUBJ/COMBAT EXTENSION PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20070213/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20070123//
POC/P. R. BONINCONTRI/CAPT/MRA (MPO)/-/TEL:703-784-9386
/TEL:DSN 278-9386// POC/M. W. ERICKSON/MAJ/MRA (MMEA-12
-/TEL:703-784-9220 /TEL:DSN 278-9220// POC/M. L. MENDOZA
GS-12/MRA (MMEA-12)/-/TEL:703-784-9220 /TEL:DSN 278-9220//
NARR/REF A IS PDUSD (P&R) MEMORANDUM APPROVING THE MARINE
CORPS ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) PROGRAM.
REF B IS ALMAR 002/07, EVERY MARINE INTO THE FIGHT -
COMMANDANT INTENT//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES
POLICY ON PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE
PAY (AIP) FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES WHO AGREE OR HAVE
AGREED TO EXTEND THEIR EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS)
INTO FY08 IN ORDER TO MEET DEPLOYMENT LOCK-ON REQUIREMENTS.
THIS MARADMIN SUPPORTS THE COMMANDANT'S INTENT OF EVERY
MARINE INTO THE FIGHT (REF B), RETAINS EXPERIENCED MARINES,
SUPPORTS UNIT COHESION AND HELPS ACHIEVE A 1:2
DEPLOYMENT-TO-DWELL RATIO.
2. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 06, MARINES WHO AGREE (OR HAVE AGREED
PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE), TO EXTEND THEIR EAS
BEYOND 1 OCT 07 TO COMPLETE A SEVEN OR TWELVE MONTH
DEPLOYMENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE $3,000 OR $6,000 OF AIP
RESPECTIVELY.
3. DEPLOYMENT MUST BE TO THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
(AOR). AOR IS DEFINED AS IRAQ, KUWAIT, AFGHANISTAN, BAHRAIN,
AND THE HORN OF AFRICA. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY UNIT DEPLOYMENTS AND LOCATIONS AS DESIGNATED BY
THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
INCENTIVE. EXTENSIONS THAT DO NOT RESULT IN THE MARINE
DEPLOYING, AS DEFINED ABOVE, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
INCENTIVE.
4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
A. MUST HAVE LESS THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING.
B. EXTENSION MUST CROSS INTO FY08.
C. MUST AGREE TO REMAIN WITH THEIR CURRENT UNIT OR BE
REASSIGNED TO A DEPLOYING UNIT BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE
MARINE CORPS. MARINES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED AND HAVE
COMPLETED THE DEPLOYMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE
PROVIDED THEIR EAS EXCEEDS 1 OCT 07.
D. EXTENSION LENGTH WILL VARY FOR EACH MARINE AND IS BASED
STRICTLY UPON THE MARINE'S CURRENT EAS AND THE UNIT DEPLOYMENT
SCHEDULE. WHEN DETERMINING EXTENSION LENGTH, THE NEW EAS MUST
ACCOUNT FOR BOTH THE ENTIRE DEPLOYMENT AND POST DEPLOYMENT
TRANSITION TIME.
E. MUST SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
5. AIP AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. MARINES MUST SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. THE AIP
AGREEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED SIMILARLY TO A STATEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING PER MCO 7220.24M AND WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE
ENLISTMENT/REENLISTMENT CONTRACT FOR RETENTION IN THE MARINE'S
SERVICE RECORD BOOK. SUBMIT THE ORIGINAL ENLISTMENT/REENLISTMENT
CONTRACT WITH COPY OF THE AIP STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING TO CMC
(MMSB-20) PER PARAGRAPH 4003.4 OF THE IRAM.
B. AIP AGREEMENT: "I, [RANK, LAST NAME, FI, MI, L4-SSN]
UNDERSTAND THAT, INCIDENT TO THE EXTENSION OF MY ENLISTMENT
REENLISTMENT ON OR PRIOR TO MY EAS DATE, I WILL BE PAID ASSIGNMENT
INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) IN THE AMOUNT OF [$3,000 (7 MONTH
DEPLOYMENT) OR $6,000 (12 MONTH DEPLOYMENT)] IN LUMP SUM FOR THE
PURPOSE OF COMPLETING A [SEVEN OR TWELVE] MONTH DEPLOYMENT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT I MUST REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY SERVING AS PART OF
THE ACTIVE COMPONENT FOR A PERIOD THAT EXTENDS MY EAS BEYOND
1 OCT 07. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE DEPLOYMENT AND EXTENSION WILL
RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND MY REPAYMENT OF
ANY UNEARNED PORTION OF THE AIP PAYMENT. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND
THAT REPAYMENT WILL NOT BE SOUGHT IF MY INABILITY TO COMPLETE
THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT IS DUE TO
MY DEATH, ILLNESS, INJURY OR OTHER PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, WHICH
WAS NOT THE RESULT OF MY MISCONDUCT, OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE
DETERMINED TO BE REASONABLY BEYOND MY CONTROL."
C. WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE SIGNED.
D. ALL EXTENSION REQUESTS WILL BE PROCESSED VIA THE TOTAL
FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM. CMC (MMEA) IS THE APPROVING AUTHORITY.
E. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL PREPARE AIP CONTRACTS.
AIP CONTRACTS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE MARINE AND THE BATTALION
SQUADRON LEVEL COMMANDER. BY DIRECTION IS NOT AUTHORIZED.
WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WILL BEGIN ON THE DATE SIGNED. EXTENSION
AGREEMENTS AND AIP AGREEMENTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SIGNED ON THE
SAME DAY. PAYMENT OF AIP WILL BE MADE IMMEDIATELY UPON SIGNATURE
OF THE AIP AGREEMENT.
F. MARINES MUST COMPLETE THE EAS EXTENSION AND THE DEPLOYMENT.
IF A MARINE DOES NOT FULFILL THE EAS EXTENSION OR COMPLETE THE
DEPLOYMENT DUE TO MISCONDUCT OR ACTIONS INITIATED BY THE MARINE,
THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THE AIP WILL BE RECOUPED. RECOUPMENT WILL
BE PRORATED BASED ON THE PERIOD OF TIME UNFULFILLED. RECOUPMENT
CALCULATIONS FOR A 7 MONTH DEPLOYMENT WILL USE $14.29 AND $16.67
FOR A 12 MONTH DEPLOYMENT TIMES NUMBER OF DAYS OF DEPLOYMENT THAT
WAS NOT COMPLETED.
G. MARINES MAY ENTER INTO A TERMINAL LEAVE STATUS UPON
COMPLETION OF THE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON COMMANDER DISCRETION.
6. PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EXTENSIONS: MARINES WHO ENTERED INTO AN
EXTENSION AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE
MUST HAVE A NEW EAS THAT EXCEEDS 1 OCT 07 IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
7. REENLISTMENTS: REENLISTMENTS DO NOT AFFECT THE PAYMENT OF
THIS INCENTIVE. IF A MARINE PREVIOUSLY EXTENDED AND SUBSEQUENTLY
REENLISTED THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE. ADDITIONALLY,
IF THE MARINE EXTENDS AND LATER REENLISTS, HE RETAINS THIS
INCENTIVE AS WELL AS ANY APPLICABLE REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES.
8. DO/FO PAYMENT PROCEDURES. A NAVMC 11116 IS REQUIRED FOR
PAYMENT OF AIP. UPON RECEIPT OF THE NAVMC 11116, ISSUE A MISC
CREDIT (TTC 694) USING PAY CODE: ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED 25002
AND TAX CODES: 1, 4 AND 9C DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
9. COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION (CZTE) APPLIES TO ALL PAY AND
ALLOWANCES EARNED DURING THE MONTH OF TAX EXCLUSION. IN ORDER
FOR AIP TO BE TAX EXCLUDED, THE AIP AGREEMENT MUST BE SIGNED WHILE
THE MEMBER IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN A COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUDED
AREA OR DURING THE MONTH IN WHICH CZTE APPLIES.
10. UPON CMC (MMEA) APPROVAL, THE COMMAND PERSONNEL CENTER WILL
UPDATE THE EAS UPON A MARINE'S ACCEPTANCE TO THE REQUESTED EXTENSION
AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRY. A DCC IS NEEDED TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF MARINES PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM.
CMC (MMEA) WILL ENTER A DRAW CASE CODE (DCC) OF A8, COMBAT EXTENSION
PROGRAM INTO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM.
11. MARINES WHO ARE SUBJECT TO ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROL
(ECFC) LIMITATIONS MAY SUBMIT AN EXTENSION REQUEST TO MMEA-6 FOR
CONSIDERATION PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY AS STATED IN PARA 4.
12. THIS PROGRAM TERMINATES ON 30 SEP 07.
13. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//