MARADMINS : 404/05
R 312112Z AUG 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 404/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2006 (FY06) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
(SRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MPP-24/07MAY1990//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MMEA/23JUN2004//
REF/C/DOC/DOD USD-COMPTROLLER/MAY2005//
REF/D/DOC/CMC MPP-25/05APR1993//
REF/E/DOC/CMC C-469/18APR2005//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 7220.24M, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM.
REF B IS MCO P1040.31J, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
MANUAL. REF C IS DODFMR 7000.14-5, VOL 7A, CHAPTER 9, MILITARY PAY
POLICY AND PROCEDURES, SPECIAL PAY - ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT
BONUS ENLISTED MEMBERS. REF D IS MCO 1220.5J, ENLISTED LATERAL MOVE
PROGRAM. REF E IS MCO P1200.16, MOS MANUAL//
POC/J.R. MORGAN/MAJ/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:COM 703-784-9362
/TEL:DSN 278-9362//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB MULTIPLES FOR THE
FY06 SRB PROGRAM AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR SRB MANAGEMENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THE SRB PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST THE MARINE CORPS IN
RETAINING THE BEST MARINES IN OUR CRITICAL, SHORT, AND HARD TO RETAIN
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 2005. REF B
DEFINES REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY.
A. EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ELIGIBILITY. FIRST TERM
SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THOSE MARINES WITH AN ECC
IN FY06. CAREER FORCE SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ZONE
B AND ZONE C MARINES WHO ARE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THEIR ECC. AS AN
EXCEPTION, CAREER FORCE 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) IN DETERMINING REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY.
B. ZONE ELIGIBILITY. 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 MILITARY SERVICE. ZONE C
APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY
SERVICE. THE MARINE CORPS DOES NOT CURRENTLY OFFER SRB TO MARINES
BEYOND 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. WHEN DETERMINING ZONE A
ELIGIBILITY, ONLY MARINE CORPS ACTIVE SERVICE IS CONSIDERED.
HOWEVER, ACTIVE SERVICE IN OTHER U.S. MILITARY SERVICES IS CONSIDERED
FOR THE 14 YEAR SERVICE CAP ON SRB ELIGIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN
DETERMINING B AND C ZONE ELIGIBILITY, ACTIVE SERVICE IN ALL U.S.
MILITARY SERVICES IS CONSIDERED.
C. FIRST TERM 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. SRB PAYMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE PAYMENT PER ZONE (A, B, OR C).
FIRST TERM MARINES WITH 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE AND 1 DAY OR MORE,
ARE TO BE CONSIDERED ZONE B MARINES FOR SRB PURPOSES.
D. 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.
MARINES WITH EXACTLY 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF
REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE C BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED A ZONE C BONUS.
E. SRB MULTIPLES. THE MULTIPLES LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN BECOME
EFFECTIVE FOR MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT
2005. MULTIPLES MAY BE ADJUSTED DURING FY06 TO BETTER FOCUS ON HQMC
RETENTION NEEDS AS THEY DEVELOP. THE MULTIPLES LISTED IN THIS
MARADMIN WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 31 DEC 2005. SRB FUNDS ARE
LIMITED AND WILL BE DISBURSED TO MARINES UNTIL THEY ARE DEPLETED. IF
SRB FUNDS REMAIN, A FOLLOW ON MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED ON OR BEFORE
31 DEC 2005. IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY
PLANNED, HQMC WILL TERMINATE THE PROGRAM BEFORE 31 DEC 2005.
F. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IS DEFINED AS THE TIME BETWEEN A
MARINE'S ECC AT TIME OF REENLISTMENT AND A MARINE'S EAS IMMEDIATELY
AFTER REENLISTMENT.
G. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE BEYOND 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE
MAY NOT BE USED IN COMPUTING SRB DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
H. USMC BONUS PAYMENT POLICY:
(1) THE ZONE A SRB MULTIPLES WILL NOT INCREASE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
THE MARINE CORPS HAS CONSISTENTLY CARRIED OUT THIS POLICY IN ZONE A
FOR THE PAST DECADE. ZONE A MARINES SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED SRB MULTIPLES. SOME MULTIPLES MAY DECREASE
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
(2) THE CAREER FORCE SRB PROGRAM IS TO BE FAR MORE DYNAMIC THAN PRIOR
YEARS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILTIY THAT SOME SRB MULTIPLES WILL
DECREASE OR CHANGE TO ZERO AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY06. ZONE B
AND C ZONE MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST 365 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR
ECC AND ARE NOT CONSTRAINED TO A FISCAL YEAR TO MAKE THE REENLISTMENT
DECISION. REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE CAREERISTS SHOULD NOT WAIT ON A
POSSIBLE SRB FUNDS EXTENSION BEYOND 31 DEC 2005 TO REENLIST FOR A
BONUS.
I. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY06 SRB PROGRAM ARE:
(1) LUMP SUM PAYMENT. ALL MARINES WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE 100
PERCENT OF THEIR AUTHORIZED REENLISTMENT BONUS IN ONE LUMP SUM
PAYMENT.
(2) 48 MONTHS OF SRB OPTION. THE SRB CONTRACT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS
IMPACTED BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR
WHICH THE MARINE REENLISTS (SEE DEFINITION OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED
SERVICE IN PAR E ABOVE). BY REENLISTING FOR MORE MONTHS, A MARINE'S
SRB AMOUNT WILL INCREASE. MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST
FOR A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB.
(3) SRB ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS BEYOND 48 MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL
OBLIGATED SERVICE. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF
SOME MOS(S), MMEA-6 MAY AUTHORIZE REENLISTMENTS BEYOND THE NORMAL 48
MONTH PERIOD OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE. IN THESE LIMITED CASES,
SRB PAYMENT IS AUTHORIZED BEYOND 48 MONTHS.
(4) SRB PAYMENT CAPS. FOR FY06, THE ZONE A PAYMENT CAP IS $40,000
AND THE ZONE B AND C PAYMENT CAPS ARE NOW $45,000.
(5) FOR FY06, HALF SRB MULTIPLES ARE AUTHORIZED.
J. 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) PER REF A. FAILURE TO COMPLETE
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL RESULT IN RECOUPMENT OF THE UNEARNED PORTION OF
THE MARINE'S BONUS AS STATED IN REF C.
(2) IN OUR ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS, MARINE CORPS RECOUPMENT
POLICY WILL DIFFER FROM REF C. MARINES SELECTED FOR WARRANT OFFICER,
MECEP, MCP, ECP, OR BOOST PROGRAMS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK
ANY OF THEIR LUMP SUM SRB, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. AS
PER REF C, SECTION 090201 PAR E4, 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 A SRB.
K. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE
"STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM REF A BY CONTACTING CMC
(MMEA-6).
L. LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THOSE MOS(S)
DESIGNATED WITH (LM) DENOTING LATERAL MOVE.
M. MOS(S) NOT LISTED HAVE NO SRB MULTIPLES.
PMOS A ZONE B ZONE C ZONE
0211 5(LM) 3 2
0231 5 2.5 1.5
0241 3(LM) 2 1
0261 5 2.5 1
0311 4 0.5 0
0313 4 0.5 0
0321 5(LM) 3.5 2.5
0331 4 0.5 0
0341 4 0.5 0
0351 4 0.5 0
0352 4.5 1 0
0369 0 1.5 0.5
0411 1 0.5 0
0431 1 0.5 0
0451 1 0.5 0
0481 1 1 0.5
0491 0 1 0.5
0511 1 0 0
0612 2 0 0
0613 5 0 0
0614 1.5 0 0
0619 0 1.5 1
0621 1.5 0 0
0622 1 0 0
0627 2 0 0
0629 0 1.5 0.5
0651 0.5 0 0
0656 0.5 0 0
0659 0 1.5 1
0681 0 1.5 0
0689 2(LM) 2 0.5
0811 3 1 0
0842 1 1 0
0844 1.5 0 0
0847 1 0 0
0848 0 2 1
0861 5 2 1
1141 0 1 0
1161 0 1 0
1169 0 1 0.5
1349 0 1.5 1
1812 1.5 1 0.5
1833 1 1 0
2131 1 0.5 0.5
2141 2.5 1 1
2146 3 0 0
2147 2.5 0 0
2161 1.5 0 0
2171 1.5 0 1
2311 1 0 0.5
2336 5(LM) 2.5 1.5
2621 2 2 1
2631 3.5 0.5 0
2651 4 2 2
2671 5 2.5 2
2673 5 3 2.5
2674 3 2.5 1
2676 2.5 4 3
2821/23 2.5(LM) 2.5 1.5
2822 2 1.5 1.5
2831 3 3 3
2834 3(LM) 2.5 1.5
2844 3 0.5 0
2846 2 0.5 0
2847 2 0 0
2862 0 1.5 0.5
2871/74 1 0.5 0
2881 1.5 1 0.5
2887 2.5 1.5 0.5
3044 1(LM) 0 0
3052 0 0.5 0
3529 0 0.5 0
3537 0 0.5 0.5
4133 2(LM) 1 1
4341 1.5 0 0
4429 3(LM) 2 0
4641 0 1 0
4671 0.5 1 0
5522 0 1 0
5524 0 1 0
5711 1 0 0
5811 1 0 0
5821 0.5(LM) 0.5 0
5831 1 0 0
5937/39 3 0 0
5948 0 0.5 0
5954 0 1 0.5
5962/74 0 1 0.5
5979 0 1.5 1
6042 1 0 0
6046 1 0 0
6048 1 0 0
6062 1 0 0
6072 1 1 1
6073 1 0 0
6074 1 0 1
6092 1 0 1
6112 1 0 0
6113 1.5 1 1
6114 1.5 0.5 0
6116 2 1 0
6122 1.5 1 1
6123 2.5 1 1
6124 2.5 1 1
6132 1 0 0
6152 1 0 0
6153 1 1.5 1
6154 1 1 1
6156 2 1 0.5
6172 2 0.5 1
6173 2 2 2
6174 3 2 2
6176 3 1 0.5
6212 0.5 1 1
6213 0.5 1 1
6214 0.5 0.5 0.5
6216 0.5 1 0.5
6217 1 1.5 0.5
6222 1 0 0
6223 0.5 0 0
6226 0.5 0 0
6227 1 0 0
6252 1.5 1 1
6253 1 2 1
6256 0.5 1 1
6257 0.5 1 1
6276 3 1 0
6282 0.5 0 0
6283 3 2 2
6286 1 0 0
6287 1 0.5 0
6312 2 2 2
6313 2 0 0
6314 2.5 2 1
6316 1.5 1 0.5
6317 2 1 1
6322 2 1 0.5
6323 2 1 0.5
6324 1.5 1 0.5
6326 4 1.5 1
6332 2 2 1.5
6333 1 2 1
6336 3 1 1
6337 2 1 1
6386 1 1 0.5
6412 1 1 1
6413 1 1 0.5
6414 0 1 0.5
6423 1 0 0
6432 1 1 0
6433 1 0 0
6434 0 1.5 1
6461 1 3 0
6462 1 0 0
6463 3 0 0
6464 1 0 0
6466 1 0 0
6467 1 0 0
6469 0 1 0.5
6482 1 2 1
6483 1 1.5 1
6484 1 2 2
6492 1 0.5 0
6493 2 3 3
6531 1 1 0
6541 1 0 0
6672 1 0 0
6694 0.5 0 0
6821/42 2.5 2 1
7041 0.5 0 0
7212 3 1 0
7234/36 3 2 1
7242 2 0.5 0
7257 3 4 3
7314 3 1.5 1
7372 2 0 0
7382 1 0 0
8412 0 3 3
9812 0 1.5 1
3. LATERAL MOVES. NO OTHER LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS ARE
AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB THAN THOSE MOS(S) LISTED ABOVE.
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, 0321, 0689, 2336, 2821, 2834, 3044, 4133, 4429, OR 5821
ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE CORRESPONDING SRB MULTIPLE. MARINES
WHO LATERAL MOVE INTO THE ABOVE MOS(S) WILL NOT REQUIRE THEIR CURRENT
MOS TO BE CLOSED OUT AT THE FTAP PRIOR TO REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE
BOAT SPACE. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO THE ABOVE MOS(S) MAY BE
SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY FOR REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BEGINNING 1 OCT 05.
MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS(S) 0231 AND 6326 ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS; HOWEVER, THEY MAY ALSO SUBMIT
IMMEDIATELY FOR REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BEGINNING 1 OCT 05. THIS
SUPERSEDES MARADMIN 255/05, FY06 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES.
B. SRB PAYMENT FOR LATERAL MOVE MOS(S) WILL NOT BE MADE AT THE TIME
OF REENLISTMENT BUT UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MOS TRAINING AND
SUBSEQUENT AWARD OF THE MOS. SRB PAYMENT WILL BE BASED UPON THE SRB
MULTIPLE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THEIR REENLISTMENT. MARINES WHO
ARE IN TRAINING BEYOND 30 SEP 2006 WILL BE AUTHORIZED THE SRB PAYMENT
UPON BEING AWARDED THE NEW MOS.
C. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE FTAP MARINE IN ZONE A, HOLDING AN 03XX
MOS, RATES THE SRB MULTIPLE OF THE 03XX MOS HE LATERALLY MOVES INTO
UPON ASSIGNMENT OF THE NEW 03XX MOS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REQUESTS
FOR LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 0321 WHICH MAY BE SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY,
REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE FROM ONE 03XX TO ANOTHER 03XX MOS MAY NOT
BE SUBMITTED UNTIL 1 DEC 05. NON-03XX MARINES WHO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL
MOS OF 0321 ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE 0321 MULTIPLE.
D. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE FTAP MARINE IN ZONE A, HOLDING THE 5811
MOS, WHO DECIDES TO LATERAL MOVE INTO THE 5821 MOS WILL RETAIN THE
AUTHORIZED 5811 SRB MULTIPLE.
E. LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 0689 IS RESTRICTED TO MOS 0651, 0656, AND
0659. LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 2834 IS RESTRICTED TO 28XX MARINES.
LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 3044 IS RESTRICTED TO MOS 3043. COMPREHENSIVE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LATERAL MOVES ARE UNDER REF D AND REF E.
F. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE MARINE IN SRB ZONE A, HOLDING MV-22
LIKE MOS(S), WILL RATE THE MV-22 SRB MULTIPLE WHEN THEY LATERAL MOVE
INTO THE LIKE MV-22 MOS. MV-22 LIKE MOS(S) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) LIKE 6116 MOS(S): 6112, 6113, 6114, 6122, 6123, 6124, 6132, 6212,
6213, 6214, 6216, 6217, 6222, 6223, 6226, AND 6227.
(2) LIKE 6156 MOS(S): 6152, 6153, 6154, 6252, 6253, 6256, AND 6257.
(3) LIKE 6176 MOS(S): 6172, 6173, 6174, and 6276.
(4) LIKE 6326 MOS(S): 6312, 6313, 6314, 6316, 6317, 6322, 6323, 6324,
6332, 6333, 6336, 6337, 6412, 6413, 6461, 6462, 6463, 6464, 6466,
6467, 6482, 6483, 6484, AND 6492.
REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE INTO THE ABOVE AUTHORIZED MOS(S) MAY BE
SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY FOR REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BEGINNING 1 OCT 05.
4. FIRST TERM MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED OUT OF THEIR
TRADITIONAL "FIRST-TERMER" MOS(S) 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 REDESIGNATED 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 DEC 2005.//