R 290421Z SEP 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 544/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FY13 MARINE CORPS ENLISTED VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS/31DEC2011//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMSR/6JUN2007//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS/7JAN2011//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/DOD OSD/12APR2012//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:XXAUG2012/NOTAL//
REF/F/MSGID:MSG/CMC/292102ZJUN2009//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/CMC/152049ZJUL2009//
REF/H/MSGID:WEB/VA/YMD:20101109//
NARR/REF (A) IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 GRANTING THE SERVICES TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO OFFER MILITARY PERSONNEL THE OPTION OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION. REF (B) IS MCO P1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF (C) IS TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1175A WHICH APPLIES TO VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY. REF (D) IS MEMORANDUM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PROVIDING PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE FOR THE CONDUCT OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP) PROGRAM. REF (E) IS SECNAV APPROVAL OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP) PROGRAM FOR FY13-FY16. REF (F) IS MARADMIN 0389/09, POST 9-11 GI BILL ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS. REF (G) IS MARADMIN 0421/09, POST 9-11 GI BIL TRANSFERABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. REF (H) IS THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL WEBSITE WWW.GIBILL.VA.GOV.
POC/R. H. EZELL/MAJ/CMC MPP-20/QUAN/TEL:DSN 278-9361//
POC/L. A. BENNETT/CIV/ CMC MMSR3/QUAN/TEL:DSN 278-9322//
1. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP) PROGRAM. PER REFERENCES (A), (B), (C) AND (E), THE MARINE CORPS IS AUTHORIZED TO OFFER VOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS PAY TO ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES WITH BETWEEN 6 AND 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013. THE VSP PROGRAM IS NOT AN ENTITLEMENT AND EACH REQUEST WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. MARINES SEPARATED UNDER VSP ARE NOT ENTITLED TO INVOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS PAY (ISP), SPECIAL SEPARATION BENEFITS (SSB), OR VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE (VSI).
2. ELIGIBILITY. THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC CRITERIA IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT:
A. ALL ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINE STAFF SERGEANTS (E6) IN THE FOLLOWING MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES ARE ELIGIBLE: 0369, 0629, 0811, 1171, 1371, 1812, 1833, 2834, 5524, 5811, 6046, 6072, 6073, 6092, 6313, 6323, 6414, 6434, 6469, OR 6531. ALL ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINE GUNNERY SERGEANTS (E7) IN THE FOLLOWING MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES ARE ELIGIBLE: 0369, 0811, AND 6434. ADDITIONALLY, ALL ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINE STAFF SERGEANTS (E6) WHO HAVE FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO E7 AT LEAST TWO TIMES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. MARINES WHO REQUESTED NON-CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VSP.
B. ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE BUT LESS THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE BY THEIR EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPARATION DURING FY13 TO BE ELIGIBLE.
C. ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES MUST HAVE SERVED AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS ACTIVE DUTY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE MARINE'S SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY.
D. MARINES MUST NOT BE SUBJECT TO PENDING DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OR MANDATORY DISCHARGE UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THE LAW OR REGULATIONS.
E. MARINES MUST MEET ALL REENLISTMENT CRITERIA TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR VSP.
F. MARINES MUST NOT BE DISCHARGED OR PENDING DISCHARGE WITH DISABILTY SEVERANCE PAY, TRANSFERRED TO THE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABILITY RETIRED LIST, EVALUATED FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT, OR PREVIOUSLY DISCHARGED WITH VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY.
G. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SEPARATION MUST BE NO LATER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER 2013. REEVALUATION OF ELIGIBLE MOS'S AND GRADES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION WILL OCCUR NO LESS THAN ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THE DRAWDOWN PERIOD.
H. PER REFERENCE D, MARINES WHO PREVIOUSLY ELECTED TO TRANSFER POST 9/11 GI BILL BENEFITS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR VSP WITH NO EFFECT ON TRANSFERRED BENEFITS. THIS WAIVER OF OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR POST 9/11 GI BILL BENEFITS TRANSFER IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO FORCE SHAPING SEPARATIONS.
I. WAIVERS OF OTHER SERVICE OBLIGATIONS INCURRED WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
J. BY ACCEPTING VSP, MARINES MUST AGREE TO SERVE 3 YEARS IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).
3. SEPARATIONS PAY COMPUTATION.
A. SEPARATIONS PAY WILL BE CALCULATED AS 20 PERCENT (.2) MULTIPLIED BY YEARS OF SERVICE (YOS) MULTIPLIED BY ANNUAL BASE PAY (ABP). EXAMPLE: THE CALCULATION FOR A STAFF SERGEANT WITH 12 YEARS OF SERVICE WILL BE 20 PERCENT MULTIPLIED BY 12 YOS (BASED ON ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE) MULTIPLIED BY THE ANNUAL BASIC PAY RATE OF 41,242 DOLLARS, WHICH EQUALS 98,981 DOLLARS (.2 X 12 X 41,242 DOLLARS EQUALS 98,981 DOLLARS). AN ELIGIBLE STAFF SERGEANT WITH 12 YEARS OF SERVICE WOULD RECEIVE 98,981 DOLLARS BEFORE TAXES.
B. PAYMENTS AWARDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM WILL BE PAID IN A SINGLE LUMP, TAXABLE, SUM.
4. RETIREMENT IMPLICATIONS. A MARINE WHO IS PAID VSP AND WHO LATER QUALIFIES FOR RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY SHALL HAVE DEDUCTED FROM EACH PAYMENT OF SUCH RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY A MONTHLY SCHEDULED AMOUNT UNTIL THE TOTAL AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM SUCH RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VSP PREVIOUSLY PAID.
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. SUBMIT VSP REQUESTS BY AA FORM VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CMC (MMSR-3) PER REF (B) DURING THE SUBMISSION WINDOW. REQUESTS FOR A WAIVER OF OTHER SERVICE OBLIGATIONS REQUIRE JUSTIFICATION AND ENDORSEMENT BY THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. EACH APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED CASE-BY-CASE BASED ON FORCE REQUIREMENTS AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
B. REQUESTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VSP PROGRAM WILL STATE THAT EACH MARINE IS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN COUNSELED ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE VSP PROGRAM. EXAMPLE STATMENT INCLUDES: QUOTE, I UNDERSTAND THAT BY TAKING VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (VSP), I AM FOREGOING THE BENEFITS, FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE, OF AN ACTIVE DUTY RETIREMENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT I ACCEPT A THREE YEAR OBLIGATION IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I AM LATER QUALIFIED FOR RETIREMENT OR RETAINER PAY, I SHALL HAVE DEDUCTED FROM EACH PAYMENT OF SUCH RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY A MONTHLY SCHEDULED AMOUNT UNTIL THE TOTAL AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM SUCH RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VSP PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED. I HAVE BEEN COUNSELED ON AND UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF THE VSP MARADMIN, UNQUOTE.
C. A SUBMISSION WINDOW IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE VSP PROGRAM TO ALLOW COMMANDERS AND HQMC TO ASSESS IMPACTS ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR AS A PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE-WIDE DRAWDOWN CONCEPT. THIS WILL ALLOW COMMANDERS TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS TO THEIR STAFFING OVER THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR AS THEY CONDUCT THEIR MID-RANGE TRAINING PLAN. THE SUBMISSION WINDOW WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY UPON THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN AND WILL CLOSE 09 NOVEMBER 2012. THE FIRST ELIGIBLE DATE TO SEPARATE UNDER VSP IS 31 JANUARY 2013. UPON APPROVAL, A COPY OF THE REQUEST PACKAGE WILL BE FORWARDED FOR INCLUSION IN THE SEPARATIONS FOLDER OF EACH MARINE'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
D. MMSR-3 WILL REPORT TTC 786 000 AND A PLANNED SEPARATION CODE OF KCN1 OR MCN1. THE NARRATIVE REASON OF "FORCE SHAPING-VSP" WILL BE USED WHEN PREPARING THE DD FORM 214. THE SEPARATION AUTHORITY WILL BE PARAGRAPH 1307 OF REF B.
E. HQMC (MP) MAINTAINS ALL POLICY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM.
F. HQMC (MM) MAINTAINS FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL REQUESTS.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. MARINES ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN VSP PROGRAM. A LIST OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POST 9-11 GI BILL CAN BE FOUND IN REFS F AND G. MGIB REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND IN REF H.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8. THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2013. THIS MARADMIN MAY BE MODIFIED OR CANCELED AT ANYTIME BEFORE 30 SEP 2013.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//