R 011631Z DEC 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 569/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MP//
SUBJ/EARLY RELEASE POLICY FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2006 HOLIDAY//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/N-13/YMD:20051220/-/NOTAL//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20010530//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20040824//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19950317//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD:19960722//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/DFAS-KC-FSP/YMD:19950824//
NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1900.4, SEPARATION PAY FOR INVOLUNTARY
SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY.
REF B IS MCO P1900.16F, MARCORSEPMAN.
REF C IS ONLINE MCTFSPRIUM.
REF D IS MCO P1754.5, TAMP SOP.
REF E IS THE DODFMR.
REF F IS DFAS-KC 7220.31R, MCTFS APSM.//
POC/P. T. MORGAN/MAJ/MPO/-/TEL:703-784-9387/TEL:DSN 278-9387//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES AUTHORITY AND CRITERIA
FOR THE EARLY RELEASE OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE ENLISTED MARINES AND
OFFICERS WHOSE TERM OF ACTIVE SERVICE WILL EXPIRE DURING THE CY
2006 HOLIDAY PERIOD.
2. COMMANDING OFFICERS/COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO DISCHARGE OR
RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY, SUBJECT TO CONCURRENCE IN WRITING BY THE
INDIVIDUAL MARINE, ANY OFFICER AND ANY ACTIVE AND RESERVE ENLISTED
MARINE, WHO WOULD NORMALLY BE GRANTED LEAVE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
AND WHOSE EAS WILL OCCUR DURING THE PERIOD 18 DEC 2006 THROUGH 2 JAN
2007, INCLUSIVE. MARINES WILL BE SEPARATED NOT EARLIER THAN 11 DEC
2006.
3. THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO MARINES PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED IN THE 50
STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR IN THEIR AREA OF RESIDENCE IN
DEPENDENCIES, TRUSTS, TERRITORIES, AND COMMONWEALTHS.
4. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE RECALL, MARINES RELEASED UNDER THIS
MARADMIN WILL BE CONSIDERED AS BEING IN THE SAME STATUS AS THOSE WHO
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR OBLIGATED PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.
B. ENLISTED MARINES SEPARATED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS MARADMIN, WHO
ARE ELIGIBLE, AS OF THEIR NORMAL EAS DATE, MAY BE AWARDED THE GOOD
CONDUCT MEDAL.
C. MARINES WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SEPARATION PAY UPON NORMAL EAS, AND
WHO ELECT EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN, WILL
RETAIN THEIR ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY PROVIDED THEY HAVE
COMPLETED 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE DAY OF EARLY RELEASE
FROM ACTIVE DUTY. MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE
DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN COULD AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF THEIR SEPARATION
PAY. REF A PRESCRIBES THE METHOD OF COMPUTING SEPARATION PAY.
FURTHERMORE, IF EARLY RELEASE WOULD DISQUALIFY MARINES FOR SEPARATION
PAY DUE TO LENGTH OF SERVICE CRITERIA UNDER THE LAW, MARINES WILL NOT
BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL THEIR SERVICE LENGTH CRITERIA HAS
BEEN MET.
D. MARINES ENTITLED TO SEPARATION BENEFITS ARE AUTHORIZED THOSE
BENEFITS IF RELEASED UNDER THIS MARADMIN. AS A REMINDER, MARINES AND
THEIR ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS DESIRING TO RETAIN TRICARE PRIME UPON
SEPARATION ARE REQUIRED TO REENROLL IN TRICARE.
E. ALIENS WHO WOULD BE RELEASED BEFORE COMPLETING 3 FULL YEARS OF
SERVICE, AS THE RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, ARE REMINDED OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY RELEASE AS SPECIFIED IN PAR 1104.5 OF REF B.
F. MARINES ENTITLED TO THE TRICARE RESERVE SELECT OR MONTGOMERY GI
BILL (MGIB) CHAPTER 1607 (REAP) BENEFITS ARE REMINDED OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE REQUIRED FOR
ELIGIBILITY.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS
A. SEPARATION UNDER THIS MARADMIN WILL BE EFFECTED NOT EARLIER THAN
11 DEC 2006, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A RESERVE MARINE ON INITIAL ACTIVE
DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT), PROVIDED THAT THE RESERVE MARINE IS
CONSIDERED BY THE COMMAND TO BE MOS QUALIFIED AT THE TIME OF
SEPARATION, AND THAT MEANINGFUL TRAINING IS NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE
PERIOD OF 18 DEC 2006 TO 2 JAN 2007. RESERVE MARINES ON IADT BETWEEN
THIS TIME FRAME MAY BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BASED UPON ACTUAL OR
CONSTRUCTIVE TRAVEL TIME FOR TRANSFER BACK TO THEIR RESERVE UNITS ON
18 DEC 2006. ALL REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OF RESERVE MARINES ON
IADT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) VIA THEIR SECTION MAILBOX AT
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
B. RESERVE MARINES PERFORMING ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL WORK (ADSW) MAY
REQUEST EARLY RELEASE MODIFICATION THROUGH THEIR COMMANDS FOR
APPROVAL VIA THE RESERVE ORDERS WRITING SYSTEM (ROWS). RESERVE
MARINES RECALLED UNDER 12302 AUTHORITY OR WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR
DUTY UNDER 12301(D) ADSW-CO MAY REQUEST AN ORDERS END DATE
MODIFICATION THROUGH THEIR COMMANDS VIA THE MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION
PROCESSING SYSTEM (MCMPS). COMMANDS SHOULD COORDINATE WITH THEIR
HIGHER HEADQUARTERS TO ENSURE TIMELY REQUEST CONSIDERATION AND
ROWS/MCMPS PROCESSING.
C. THIS MARADMIN AND PAR 6404.3 OF REF B ARE THE AUTHORITIES FOR
DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF ENLISTED MARINES.
D. RELEASE OF REGULAR AND RESERVE ENLISTED MARINES WITH MILITARY
SERVICE OBLIGATIONS FROM ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE EFFECTED PER REF B.
CONCURRENCE, IN WRITING, WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPROPRIATE ENTRY ON
PAGE 11 OF THE SRB/OQR.
E. COMMANDERS APPROVING SUCH SEPARATIONS FOR ENLISTED MARINES WILL
DESIGNATE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR SEPARATION AND DIRECT THE SEPARATING
UNIT TO REPORT THE SEPARATION DATE IMMEDIATELY AS A NEW EAS/ECC VIA
UNIT DIARY ENTRY PER REF C.
F. UNIT DAIRY ENTRIES REPORTING RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OR DISCHARGE
WILL BE SUBMITTED PER REF C.
(1) THE SEPARATION PROGRAM DESIGNATOR (SPD) FOR ENLISTED MARINES
BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IS MDM1 UNDER HOLIDAY EARLY RELEASE
PROGRAM (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESERVE MARINES COMPLETING IADT AND
MARINES BEING INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED AT THEIR EAS).
(2) AS PROVIDED IN THE REFERENCES, THE SPD FOR RESERVE MARINES
RELEASED EARLY IS THE SAME AS THAT FOR RELEASE FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY
SPECIFIED IN THEIR ORDERS.
(3) THE SPD FOR THOSE BEING SEPARATED INVOLUNTARILY AT THEIR EAS, AND
WHO QUALIFY FOR THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) BENEFITS, IS
LBK1, JGK1, OR JGH3 PER PAR 6B OF REF D.
(4) AN SPD OF KDM1 WILL BE REPORTED FOR ALL ENLISTED MARINES BEING
DISCHARGED WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 8 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DO NOT
DESIRE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE (WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF MARINES BEING INVOLUNTARILY DISCHARGED AT THEIR ECC).
6. OUTSTANDING BALANCES OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF LOANS ARE
DEBTS THAT MUST BE REPAID PRIOR TO SEPARATION APPROVAL PER REF E.
SEE CHAPTER 50 OF REF E FOR PROCEDURES CONCERNING REPAYMENT OF NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF LOANS UPON SEPARATION PRIOR TO EAS/ECC.
7. RECOUPMENT OF ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT BONUSES WILL NOT BE MADE
FROM MARINES SEPARATED UNDER THIS MARADMIN.
8. PRIOR TO DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS
MARADMIN, INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MARINES MAY ELECT TO ENROLL IN THE
MGIB. A FULL $1200.00 MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THEIR PAY TO ENSURE
ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS. THESE MARINES MAY MAKE A LUMP
SUM PAYMENT TO THEIR LOCAL DISBURSING OFFICE, IF NECESSARY.
DISBURSING OFFICERS SHOULD INCLUDE ON NAVCOMPT FORM 2277 THE
FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN BLOCK 9C: CASH COLLECTION DUE TO EARLY HOLIDAY
RELEASE FOR SPECIAL MGIB ENROLLMENT FOR INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED
MARINES.
9. MARINES WHO MANIFEST SYMPTOMS OF PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS AND ARE
UNDERGOING EVALUATION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION
PROGRAM WILL NOT BE SEPARATED UNDER THIS AUTHORITY UNTIL THAT PROCESS
IS COMPLETE OR A WAIVER OF TREATMENT EVALUATION HAS BEEN EXECUTED.
10. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDS NOTIFY THEIR DISBURSING OFFICERS
REGARDING EACH MARINE'S SEPARATION, PER REF F, ENSURING THAT POE AND
ABS ACTIONS (ALLOTMENTS, DIRECT DEPOSIT, LEAVE ACCOUNTS, INDEBTEDNESS
TO THE GOVERNMENT, OBLIGATED SERVICE, ETC.) ARE SETTLED PRIOR TO A
MARINE'S SEPARATION. FOR ALL CASES OF EARLY SEPARATIONS (NON-EAS OR
PRIOR TO ECC) THOSE ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEPARATING MARINES
ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE DISBURSING OFFICES/FINANCE OFFICES ON
NAVMC 11116, OF THE PENDING SEPARATION.
11. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO:
A. MARINES ON EXTENSIONS OF ACTIVE DUTY.
B. MARINES PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE PROGRAM.
C. MARINES SCHEDULED FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR OR RETIRED LIST.
D. MARINES TAKING SEPARATION LEAVE.
E. MARINES WHOSE LOSS, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER,
WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE COMMAND.
F. MARINES WHOSE NORMAL EAS OCCURS AFTER 2 JAN 2007 AND WHO ARE
QUALIFIED/APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE DURING THIS PERIOD PER
PARAGRAPHS
6405 AND 6420 OF REF B.
G. MARINES WHO ARE INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE ADVANCE AND
EXCESS LEAVE). INDEBTED MARINES DESIRING EARLY SEPARATION WILL BE
PERMITTED TO MAKE ACCELERATED REPAYMENT OF THEIR DEBTS BY INCREASING
SCHEDULED INSTALLMENT AMOUNTS AND BY MAKING CASH COLLECTIONS TO REPAY
THEIR INDEBTEDNESS.
H. MARINES BEING RELEASED UNDER OTHER HQMC DIRECTED EARLY OUT
PROGRAMS, I.E., EDUCATION.//