R 121259Z OCT 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 582/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) AVIATION OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE /-//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 463 12/YMD:20120821//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J AND 334, REF B IS FY 13-01 AR PROGRAM OFFICER NEW APPLICATION ACCESSION BOARD AND CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD//
POC/J. F. MOSER/MAJ/CMC (RAM)/703-784-0525/ EMAIL:JODIE.MOSER@USMC.MIL//
POC/W. W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC (RCT)/703-432-9771/EMAIL: SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
POC/T. J. OLEARY/MSGT/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9136/EMAIL:  RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2012, THIS BULLETIN IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY13 ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS FOR NEW ACCESSIONS DURING FY13.  THIS BONUS IS A LUMP SUM PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF (DOLLAR SIGN)10,000.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  UPON ACCEPTANCE BY AN FY13 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD, AN OFFICER APPROVED FOR A DIFOP ASSIGNMENT PER REF B WILL BE OFFERED THIS INCENTIVE ALONG WITH THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER.
    B.  AN OFFICER WHO ACCEPTS DIFOP ASSIGNMENT AND THE BONUS MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
        (1) A WRITTEN AGREEMENT CAN BE RETRIEVED BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "OAB".  SELECT "AR AVIATION OAB" THEN SELECT "AR AVIATION WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
        (2) A VALIDATED WRITTEN AGREEMENT WILL CONTAIN REQUIRED INFORMATION, BIC INFORMATION AND EVERY APPROPRIATE SIGNATURE.  IF AGREEMENT IS MISSING ANY REQUIRED DATA IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPROPRIATE UNIT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
    C.  BOTH THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND THE SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT MUST BE RETURNED TO CMC (RAM) VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX JOINAR@USMC.MIL.
    D.  CMC (RAM) WILL FORWARD THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO CMC (RIT) VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL FOR SCREENING.
    E.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) WILL BE ISSUED BY CMC (RIT) AND THE REQUEST WILL BE RETURNED TO CMC (RAM).
    F.  AFTER THE OFFICER IS ACCESSED TO THE AR PROGRAM, CMC (RAM) WILL FORWARD THE APPROVED REQUEST TO THE GAINING UNIT VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX JOINAR@USMC.MIL. THE UNIT WILL THEN REPORT THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRIES:
        (1) BONUS PEF CODE (REPORT PRIOR TO BONUS PMT) USE BPEF RH AS INDICATED:  TTC 153 001 BONUS PEF RH
        (2) APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MARINE'S ACCESSION DATE:  TTC 900 3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  BE SELECTED BY AN FY13 AR PROGRAM OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD TO JOIN THE AR PROGRAM.
    B.  MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED TO THE AR PROGRAM
    C.  BE ACCESSED TO FILL A DIFOP ASSIGNMENT AT THE SQUADRON LEVEL.
    D.  MUST MEET THE MAJ/CAPT TIME IN GRADE (TIG) LIMITS AS INDICATED IN REF B.  IF A MAJOR, MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 3 YEARS TIG.
    E.  OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN RECEIPT OF AN OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS ISSUED DURING FY11 OR FY12 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.
4.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION IN THE AR PROGRAM BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY ARE JOINED TO THE AR UNIT.
5.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS IF THE AR OFFICER:
        (1) AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT;
        (2) TRANSFERS TO THE IMA, SMCR OR IRR;
        (3) TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE;
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER FROM THE AR PROGRAM FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN MISCONDUCT.
6.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
7.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN R. C.  MCMILLIAN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//