R 230729Z MAR 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 139/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/ENLISTMENT BONUSES (EB) FOR 0321 MOS MARINES//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1130.53P/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD DIRECTIVE 1304.21/-//
REF/C/MSGID:LTR/JA DIV COMMENT ON EB ISSUE/-//
REF/D/MSGID:LTR/UZ STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING/-//
POC/H. L. CRUSOE/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:703-784-9361
/EMAIL:HENRY.CRUSOE@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A PROVIDES INSTRUCTION FOR THE USE OF ENLISTMENT INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS FOR REGULAR ACCESSIONS. REF B UPDATES DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE (DOD) POLICIES AND ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF ENLISTMENT BONUSES. REF C PROVIDES LEGAL OPINION
FROM THE MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION. REF D DISPLAYS
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION BETWEEN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE APPLICANT.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEMAND FOR RECONNAISSANCE MARINES TO SOURCE
OPERATING FORCE UNITS HAS GROWN WITH AN INCREASE IN MOS 0321
REQUIREMENTS FROM 938 TO 1648 BY FY 2010. HISTORICALLY, THE
PRODUCTION PIPELINE FOR 0321 MARINES DID NOT MEET THE MANNING
REQUIREMENTS OF THE RECONNAISSANCE COMMUNITY. TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF BASIC RECONNAISSANCE COURSE (BRC) GRADUATES, THE MARINE
CORPS WILL PAY A $10K ENLISTMENT BONUS TO ALL BRC GRADUATES WHO
ACCESSED IN FYS 05 AND 06, STILL IN THE STREET-TO-FLEET PROCESS
(WHICH IS DEFINED AS ENTRY-LEVEL MARINES WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED PMOS
0321), WILL HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL CONTRACT INCENTIVES MODIFIED AND WILL
BE AUTHORIZED A $10K ENLISTMENT BONUS AT THE SATISFACTORY COMPLETION
OF BRC. THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE SERVICE MEMBER'S ARMED FORCES
ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) WAS PROCESSED DETERMINES THE FISCAL
YEAR THE MARINE WAS ACCESSED.
2. ENLISTMENT BONUSES ARE MONETARY INCENTIVES PAID TO INDIVIDUALS
ENLISTING IN A MILITARY SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY, AND IF
APPLICABLE, IN A SPECIFIC MILITARY SKILL DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY
OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT CONCERNED.
A. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (EBP) IS TO GIVE
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) A TOOL TO ATTRACT QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS INTO RECRUITING PROGRAMS WITH CRITICALLY SHORT MOS'S OR TO
FILL TECHNICAL FIELDS WITH HIGH EDUCATIONAL OR INTELLIGENCE
PREREQUISITES.
B. MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION IMPLEMENTED THE USE OF THE UZ
(RECONNAISSANCE MAN) EBP IN DECEMBER 2005 TO FULFILL THE 0321
REQUIREMENT INCREASE. THE INTENT OF THE UZ PROGRAM IS TO PAY
$10,000.00 TO EACH MARINE WHO ENLISTS UNDER THE UZ PROGRAM, GRADUATES
FROM BRC AND OBTAINS THE 0321 PMOS.
C. THE 0321 MOS EBP IS NOW AFFORDED TO ENTRY-LEVEL MARINES WHO
ENLISTED IN FY05 PROVIDED THEY ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO
RECONNAISSANCE MARINES AWAITING TRAINING (RMAT) OR BRC, TO FY06
MARINES WHO ENLISTED BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER AND 30 NOVEMBER 2005 AND FY06
MARINES WHO ENLISTED UNDER THE UZ RECRUITING PROGRAM. CMC (M&RA)
WILL ISSUE A POLICY WAIVER FOR THE FY05/06 ENTRY-LEVEL MARINES
ATTENDING BRC OR SCHEDULED TO ATTEND BRC.
D. MARINES THAT ENLIST UNDER AN ENLISTMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (EIP)
OTHER THAN UZ CAN VOLUNTEER FOR THE UZ ENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM WHILE
THEY ARE IN THE STREET-TO-FLEET PIPELINE.
(1) RECRUIT LIAISON SECTION (RLS) WILL ACCOMMODATE ANY UZ
VOLUNTEERS WHILE UNDERGOING RECRUIT TRAINING.
(2) MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND SCHOOL OF INFANTRY (SOI)/BRC
REPRESENTATIVES WILL SCREEN AND ACCEPT VOLUNTEERS FOR THE UZ
ENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM WHILE AT SOI/BRC.
E. THE FOLLOWING ARE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS:
(1) ALL FY05 VOLUNTEERS MUST SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST TO CMC
(MMEA-11) FOR APPROVAL.
(2) ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL COMPLETE A NEW SOU FOR THE UZ EBP. DO NOT
DESTROY THE PREVIOUS SOU. IT IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL ENLISTMENT
CONTRACT; DESTROYING IT WILL INVALIDATE THE ENLISTMENT CONTRACT.
RATHER, A SINGLE, BOLD, DIAGONAL LINE WILL BE DRAWN FROM BOTTOM LEFT
CORNER TO TOP RIGHT CORNER, WITH THE DATE AND APPROPRIATE EXPLANATION
WRITTEN ALONG THE TOP OF THE DIAGONAL LINE (I.E. VOIDED BY UZ SOU).
FURTHERMORE, THE APPLICANT MUST SIGN ALONG THE BOLD, DIAGONAL LINE
CANCELING THE SOU.
(3) THE FOLLOWING ENTRY WILL BE ANNOTATED ON PAGE 11 OF THEIR
SERVICE RECORD BOOK:
(DATE) I HAVE THIS DATE VOLUNTARILY WITHDRAWN FROM THE
(ENLISTMENT PROGRAM TITLE)/(PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR CODE) UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF MCO 1130.53P (INCENTIVE PROGRAM ORDER) AND
ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT IN (ENLISTMENT PROGRAM TITLE)/(PROGRAM
ENLISTED FOR CODE) WITH A TERM OF ENLISTMENT OF (NUMBER OF
YEARS). (SIGNATURE OF INDIVIDUAL)
(SIGNATURE OF CO/DESIGREP)
(4) FY06 ACCESSIONS WILL COORDINATE WITH MCRC G-3 ENLISTED PROGRAMS
FOR PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS AND APPROPRIATE PREREQUISITES.
(5) THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE DIARY ENTRIES
TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL PEF TO THE BONUS PEF, UZ, IN MCTFS:
(A) RECRUIT ADMIN CENTER AT APPROPRIATE RECRUIT DEPOT FOR RECRUITS
(B) SOI ADMIN FOR ALL MARINES AT SOI
(C) CMC (MMEA-11) FOR MARINES AT RMAT
(D) BRC ADMIN FOR ALL MARINES CURRENTLY ATTENDING BRC
F. MARINES THAT ARE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS,
DISCIPLINARY REASONS, INABILITY TO OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE SECURITY
CLEARANCE, OR FAILURE OF ANY PIPELINE SCHOOLS WILL BE RECLASSIFIED BY
CMC (MMEA-11) TO AN MOS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND
ARE NO LONGER ENTITLED TO ANY ENLISTMENT INCENTIVES. IF THE MARINE
HAS ALREADY COMPLETED THE SCHOOL OF INFANTRY, HE WILL BE ASSIGNED BY
CMC (MMEA-11) TO AN MOS WITHIN THE 0300 OCC FLD.
(1) ALL FY05 AND 06 MARINES THAT VOLUNTEER TO BECOME RECONNAISSANCE
MARINES WILL BE AUTHORIZED/APPROVED BY CMC (MMEA-11). THOSE MARINES
WHO DID NOT ENLIST UNDER THE UZ RECRUITING PROGRAM MUST HAVE THEIR
CONTRACTS MODIFIED BY EXECUTING A NEW SOU BY 1 JUNE 2006. IF
CONTRACTS HAVE NOT BEEN MODIFIED BY THAT DATE, THE EBP WILL NOT BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THOSE FY05 MARINES WHO, OTHERWISE, COULD HAVE BEEN
ELIGIBLE.//