MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2004 (FY04) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM
Date Signed: 8/14/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 368/03
MARADMINS : 368/03
R 140947Z AUG 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
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MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 368/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MPP-20//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2004 (FY04) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT
/BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/CMC (MPP-24)/07MAY1990//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (MMEA)/02MAR1998//
POC/D.L. ROSS/MAJ/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:COM 703-784-9362
/TEL:DSN 278-9362//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 7220.24M, REF B IS MCO P1040.31H//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB
MULTIPLES FOR THE FY04 SRB PROGRAM AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
FOR SRB PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.  THE PURPOSE OF THE SRB PROGRAM IS TO
ASSIST THE MARINE CORPS IN RETAINING THE BEST MARINES IN OUR CRITICAL
AND SHORT MOS'S.
2.  ACTION.  COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED BY REF A AND THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BULLETIN IN THE COMPUTATION OF SRB AWARDS FOR
MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2003.  REF B
DEFINES REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY.
A.  EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ELIGIBILITY.  SRB
REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ZONE B AND ZONE C MARINES WHO ARE WITHIN
12 MONTHS OF THEIR ECC.  AS AN EXCEPTION, MARINES MORE THAN 12 MONTHS
FROM ECC WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO COMPLY WITH PERMANENT
CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN SRB WHEN
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED FOR REENLISTMENT VIA MESSAGE BY CMC (MMEA-6).
ECC IS TO BE USED VICE END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) AS A RESULT OF
STOP LOSS ENTRIES MADE TO MARINES' EAS.  ZONE A MARINES MUST REENLIST
IN THE FY OF THEIR ECC.  REF B REFERS.
B.  SRB MULTIPLES.  THE MULTIPLES LISTED BELOW BECOME EFFECTIVE FOR
MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2003.  SRB
FUNDS ARE LIMITED AND WILL BE DISBURSED TO MARINES UNTIL THEY ARE
DEPLETED.  IT IS THE INTENTION OF HQMC TO CONCLUDE THE SRB PROGRAM
(SRBP) ON 31 JAN 2004.  IF SRBP FUNDING EXISTS AFTER 31 JAN 2004, THE
SRBP WILL BE EXTENDED FURTHER INTO THE SECOND QUARTER OF FY04.  IF
SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED, HQMC WILL
TERMINATE THE PROGRAM BEFORE 31 JAN 2004.  COMMANDERS WILL BE ADVISED
30 DAYS IN ADVANCE IF SRBP TERMINATION WILL BE EARLIER THAN 31 JAN
2004.  SKILLS NOT LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A ZERO MULTIPLE.
C.  ZONE A APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 17 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF
ACTIVE MARINE CORPS SERVICE.  ZONE B APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 6
TO 10 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.  ZONE C APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH
10 TO 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.  MARINES WITH GREATER THAN 14 YEARS
OF TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SRB PAYMENT.  WHEN COMPUTING THE 6 YEARS OF
ACTIVE SERVICE FOR ZONE A ELIGIBILITY, THE PRIOR ACTIVE SERVICE OF
FTAP MARINES SERVED IN ANY OTHER MILITARY DEPARTMENT IS EXCLUDED AND
ONLY ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE MARINE CORPS IS INCLUDED.  THIS EXCLUSION
DOES NOT APPLY, HOWEVER, TO THE 14 YEAR SERVICE CAP ON A MARINE'S
ELIGIBILITY WHICH CONSIDERS HIS OR HER TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE.  ALL
ACTIVE DUTY TIME SERVED, REGARDLESS OF U.S. MILITARY BRANCH SERVED
IN, IS TO BE USED IN DETERMINING ZONE B AND ZONE C STATUS.
D.  MARINES WITH EXACTLY 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF
REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE A BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED A ZONE A BONUS.  IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A ZONE A BONUS, OR
IF NO ZONE A BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE B BONUS.
MARINES WITH EXACTLY 10 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF
REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE B BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED A ZONE B BONUS.  IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A ZONE B BONUS, OR
IF NO ZONE B BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE C BONUS.
E.  ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE
MAY NOT BE USED IN COMPUTING SRB DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
F.  USMC BONUS PAYMENT POLICY:  THE ZONE A SRB MULTIPLES WILL NOT
INCREASE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.  HQMC HAS MADE EVERY EFFORT TO
MAINTAIN EQUITY AND CONSISTENCY IN THE OFFERED SRB MULTIPLES FOR ALL
ZONES.  BECAUSE B AND C ZONE MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST 365
DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC, THEY ARE NOT CONSTRAINED TO A FISCAL YEAR TO
MAKE THE REENLISTMENT DECISION.  THEREFORE, ALTHOUGH EVERY EFFORT
WILL BE MADE TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY IN ZONES B AND C WITH THIS
INITIAL SRB OFFERING, HQMC MAY CHANGE ZONE B AND C MULTIPLES DURING
FY04.  REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE CAREERISTS SHOULD NOT WAIT ON A POSSIBLE
SRBP FUNDS EXTENSION BEYOND 31 JAN 2004 TO REENLIST FOR A SRB.
G.  THREE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY04 SRB PROGRAM ARE:
(1) LUMP SUM PAYMENT.  IN FY04, ALL MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO
RECEIVE 100 PERCENT OF THEIR REENLISTMENT BONUS IN ONE LUMP SUM
PAYMENT.  NO 50 PERCENT UP FRONT PAYMENTS WILL BE AUTHORIZED.
(2) 48 MONTHS OF SRB OPTION IN ZONES A, B, AND C.  THE DOLLAR SRB
CONTRACT AMOUNT IS IMPACTED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED
MONTHS OF SERVICE WHICH THE MARINE REENLISTS FOR.  BY REENLISTING FOR
MORE MONTHS, A MARINE'S CONTRACT AMOUNT WILL INCREASE.  IN FY04,
MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB.
MARINES WILL NOT BE PENALIZED FINANCIALLY FOR REENLISTING EARLY.  FOR
EXAMPLE, IF A MARINE'S EAS IS ON 1 AUG 2004 AND THE MARINE REENLISTS
ON 1 OCT 2003, THE MARINE WILL BE ABLE TO REENLIST BETWEEN 48 MONTHS
(NEW EAS 1 OCT 2007) AND 58 MONTHS (NEW EAS 1 AUG 2008).  IF THE
MARINE CHOOSES TO REENLIST FOR 48 MONTHS IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE
REENLISTMENT LENGTH OF HIS/HER SRB CALCULATION WOULD BE 38 MONTHS (48
MONTH CONTRACT LENGTH MINUS 10 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING
UNDER INITIAL CONTRACT).  IF THE MARINE CHOOSES TO REENLIST FOR 58
MONTHS IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE REENLISTMENT LENGTH OF HIS/HER SRB
CALCULATION WOULD BE 48 MONTHS (58 MONTH CONTRACT LENGTH MINUS 10
MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING UNDER INITIAL CONTRACT).  IN
THIS EXAMPLE, THE MARINE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A
CONTRACT LENGTH (IN UNITS OF MONTHS) ANYWHERE BETWEEN 48 AND 58
MONTHS.
(3) SRB PAYMENT CAPS.  FOR FY04, ZONE A PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT 30,000
DOLLARS AND ZONE B AND C PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT 35,000 DOLLARS.
H.  RECOUPMENT POLICY.
(1) MARINES WHO RECEIVE A SRB PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE IN A
BILLET REQUIRING THE MOS FOR WHICH HE/SHE RECEIVED THE BONUS PAYMENT
UNLESS HE/SHE SERVES IN AN AUTHORIZED OUT-OF-SKILL ASSIGNMENT OR A
WAIVER IS GRANTED BY CMC (MMEA-8).  FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS
REQUIREMENT WILL RESULT IN RECOUPMENT OF THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THE
MARINE'S BONUS AS STATED IN DOD 7000.14R FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
REGULATION VOLUME 7A.
(2) IN OUR ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS, MARINE CORPS RECOUPMENT
POLICY WILL DIFFER FROM DOD 7000.14R VOLUME 7A.  MARINES SELECTED FOR
WARRANT OFFICER, MECEP, OR BOOST PROGRAMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY
BACK ANY UNEARNED PORTION (PRORATED) OF THEIR LUMP SUM SRB PAYMENT IF
THEY SERVE LESS THAN TWO YEARS IN THEIR SRB MOS.  AFTER SERVING TWO
YEARS IN HIS/HER SRB MOS, NO RECOUPMENT IS REQUIRED OF A MARINE
ACCEPTED FOR A COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.  AS STATED IN DOD 7000.14R
SECTION 090201 PAR E, NUMBER 4, MEMBERS WHO REENLIST OR EXTEND TO
GAIN SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM LEADING
TO A COMMISSIONED OR WARRANT OFFICER STATUS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO AN
SRB.
I.  CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE
"STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM REF A BY CONTACTING MMEA-6.
J.  SKILLS NOT LISTED HAVE NO MULTIPLES.
PMOS            A ZONE       B ZONE       C ZONE
0211               4            3            3
0231               5            1            1
0241               3            1            1
0261               4            3            2
0311               1            0            0
0313               1            0            0
0321               2            0            0
0331               1            0            0
0341               1            0            0
0351               1            0            0
0352               1            0            0
0411               1            0            0
0431               1            0            0
0451               1            1            1
0481               1            0            0
0491               0            2            2
0511               4            0            0
0612               1            0            0
0613               5            1            1
0619               0            0            2
0621               1            0            0
0627               3            1            0
0629               0            0            2
0651               1            0            0
0659               0            1            1
0681               0            3            3
0689               0            3            3
0811               1            0            0
0842               1            0            0
0844               1            0            0
0847               1            0            0
0848               0            1            1
0861               1            3            3
1161               1            0            0
1349               0            1            1
1812               1            1            1
1833               1            0            0
2111               1            0            0
2131               1            0            0
2141               1            1            1
2146               1            0            0
2147               1            1            1
2161               2            0            0
2171               1            0            0
2311               2            0            0
2336               2            3            2
2621               1            1            1
2631               1            1            1
2651               1            2            2
2671               1            3            3
2673               5            4            4
2674               1            2            2
2676               2            3            3
2822               1            1            1
2831/32            0            2            2
2834               3            3            3
2844/62            2            2            2
2846/62            2            2            2
2847/62            2            2            2
2871               3            2            0
2874               0            2            2
2881               0            1            1
2887               4            2            2
3441               0            2            2
3451               0            1            1
4341               3            0            0
4429               4            0            0
4671               1            1            1
5711               1            0            0
5811               1            0            0
5821               2            3            3
5937/39            1            2            2
5942/48            2            2            2
5952               0            1            1
5953               0            1            1
5954               0            1            1
5974/62            1            2            2
5979/63            2            2            2
6046               1            0            0
6048               1            0            0
6062               1            0            0
6072               0            1            1
6073               0            1            1
6092               1            0            0
6112               2            2            2
6113               1            1            1
6114               0            1            1
6116               2            2            2
6122               0            1            1
6123               1            0            0
6124               3            1            1
6152               2            2            2
6153               1            1            1
6154               1            0            0
6156               2            2            2
6172               2            2            2
6173               0            2            2
6174               1            2            2
6176               2            2            2
6212               0            1            1
6213               0            1            1
6216               0            1            1
6217               1            1            1
6222               1            1            1
6223               0            1            1
6226               0            1            1
6227               1            1            1
6252               1            1            1
6253               1            2            2
6256               0            1            1
6257               0            1            1
6276               3            3            3
6283               3            3            3
6286               1            0            0
6287               1            2            2
6312               1            1            1
6313               1            0            0
6314               3            2            2
6316               1            0            0
6317               3            1            1
6322               2            1            1
6323               1            1            1
6324               1            1            1
6326               5            0            0
6332               2            3            3
6333               0            1            1
6336               4            1            1
6337               3            1            1
6386               1            0            0
6412               1            2            2
6413               1            4            4
6414               0            1            1
6423               1            2            2
6432               1            0            0
6433               1            0            0
6434               0            1            1
6461               1            4            4
6462               2            1            1
6463               5            1            1
6464               1            0            0
6466               2            0            0
6467               1            2            2
6482               1            1            1
6483               1            4            4
6484               1            0            0
6492               2            1            1
6493               3            3            3
6531               1            0            0
6541               1            0            0
6821/42            3            4            4
6842               0            1            1
7011               0            1            1
7212               0            1            1
7234/36            3            4            4
7242               1            1            1
7257               3            2            2
7314               3            2            2
7372               3            0            0
7382               1            0            0
8412               0            2            2
3.  LATERAL MOVES.  NO OTHER LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS ARE
AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB THAN THOSE MOS(S) LISTED IN THIS
PARAGRAPH.
A. FIRST TERM ZONE A MARINES WHO REENLIST AS A PART OF THE FIRST TERM
ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND AGREE TO LATERALLY MOVE TO MOS'S 0211,
0241, 2336, 2834, 4429, OR 5821 ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE
CORRESPONDING SRB MULTIPLE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THEIR
REENLISTMENT.  MARINES LATERALLY MOVING INTO THE ABOVE MOS'S AND
MOS(S) 2823 AND 8421 WILL NOT REQUIRE THEIR CURRENT MOS TO BE CLOSED
OUT AT THE FTAP PRIOR TO REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE BOAT SPACE.  SRB
PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT BUT UPON
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MOS TRAINING AND SUBSEQUENT AWARD OF THE
MOS.  MARINES WHO ARE IN TRAINING BEYOND 30 SEP 2004 WILL BE
AUTHORIZED THE SRB PAYMENT UPON BEING AWARDED THE NEW MOS.
B. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE MARINE IN SRB ZONES A, B, AND C, HOLDING
CH-46 MOS(S) 6112, 6152, 6172, OR 6322 WILL RATE THE MV-22 SRB
MULTIPLE WHEN THEY LATERALLY MOVE TO THE SAME TYPE MV-22 MOS.
SPECIFICALLY, 6112 TO 6116, 6152 TO 6156, 6172 TO 6176, AND 6322 TO
6326.
4.  FIRST TERM MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED OUT OF THEIR
TRADITIONAL "FIRST-TERMER" MOS QUALIFY FOR THE SRB MULTIPLE OF THEIR
PRIOR TRADITIONAL FTAP MOS IF ONE IS OFFERED.  FOR EXAMPLE, IF A
FIRST TERM MARINE HOLDING MOS 0311 IS PROMOTED TO SSGT (AND THUS IS
RE-DESIGNATED AN 0369) PRIOR TO REENLISTING, HE QUALIFIES FOR THE
0311 SRB MULTIPLE AND WILL COUNT FOR AN 0311 FTAP BOAT SPACE.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 31 JAN 2004.//