R 171956Z OCT 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 604/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE/-//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 570-12/YMD:20121011//
REF/C/DOC/COMMARFORRES G1/DTG:141935ZJAN11//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 336-12/YMD:20120621//
REF/E/DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20120807//
REF/F/DOC/COMMARFORRES G1/DTG:281411ZDEC11//
REF/G/DOC/MARADMIN 462-12/YMD:20120821//
REF/H/DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
REF/I/DOC/FY12 PSR JOIN CREDIT POLICY/YMD:20101028//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J.  REF B IS FY 2013 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) RETRAINING PROGRAM.  REF C IS COMMARFORRES MSG, COMMARFORRES GUIDANCE AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING PROPER SMCR BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) ASSIGNMENT AND REPORTING PROCEDURE.  REF D IS CHANGE 1 TO MCBUL 1001 INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.  REF E IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL.  REF F IS A CHANGE TO REF C EXPANDING ON BIC ASSIGNMENT AND REPORTING PROCEDURES.  REF G IS THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM.  REF H IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REF I IS THE FY12 PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING (PSR) JOIN CREDIT POLICY.//
POC/W. W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC (RIT)/703-432-9771/EMAIL: SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
POC/D. CARRIZALES/GYSGT/MFR G-1/504-697-7190/EMAIL: MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER@USMC.MIL//
POC/E. W. MEYERS/CAPT/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9135/EMAIL: RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS BULLETIN IMPLEMENTS THE FY13 SMCR OAB REPORTING PROCEDURES AND ELIGIBILITY.  THE BONUS AMOUNT IS (DOLLAR SIGN)10,000 FOR COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS.
2.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
    A.  ALL COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS (SECOND LIEUTENANT THROUGH CAPTAIN), INCLUDING OFFICERS CURRENTLY SERVING IN A VALID SMCR UNIT BIC AS DEFINED BY REF C COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR GRADE AND MOS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR, LIEUTENANTS OR CAPTAINS PASSED FOR PROMOTION, AND LIEUTENANTS OR CAPTAINS IN THE ABOVE ZONE WHILE IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    B.  OFFICERS SERVING IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), OR INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM (AS PER REF I) MUST BE RECRUITED BY A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED OPEN (VACANT) BIC COMMENSURATE WITH THE OFFICER'S GRADE AND PMOS.  MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) PARTICIPATING IN THE EARLY OUT PROGRAM OR DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM WILL BE SUBMITTED BY CMC (RCT) TO CMC (RIT) VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT (SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL).  CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SMCR MUST HAVE COMPLETED ANY REQUIRED SERVICE IF PREVIOUSLY IN RECEIPT OF AN OAB AND BE SERVING IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BIC COMMENSURATE WITH THE OFFICER'S GRADE AND MOS.
    C.  PRIOR SERVICE OR ACTIVE RESERVE OFFICERS MUST BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
    D.  RESERVE OFFICERS MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR LAST SELECTED RESERVE AFFILIATION AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION FOR THE OAB.
    E.  SMCR OFFICERS THAT WERE COMMISSIONED VIA THE RESERVE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS (OCC-R, RECP, AND MCP-R) MUST BE WITHIN 90 DAYS OR HAVE ALREADY PASSED THEIR MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE.  THE OAB THREE YEAR AFFILIATION OBLIGATION IS IN ADDITION TO ANY REMAINING MANDATORY PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.
    F.  INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA) ARE ELIGIBLE, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME REMAINING IN THEIR IMA TOUR.  UPON APPROVAL BY CMC (RAP) THE OFFICER WILL BE RELEASED FROM THEIR IMA TOUR IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE OFFICER TO AFFILIATE WITH THE ASSIGNED SMCR UNIT.
    G.  OFFICERS MUST OBTAIN CMC (RIT) BONUS APPROVAL PRIOR TO 31 AUG 2013 AND ACCEPT PAYMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS OR PRIOR TO 26 SEP 2013, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.  EARLY OUT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND DIRECT AFFILIATION PARTICIPANTS MUST ACCEPT PAYMENT PRIOR TO 26 SEPTEMBER 2013.  FAILURE TO AFFILIATE TO THE ASSIGNED SMCR UNIT AND ACCEPT PAYMENT WITHIN THIS WINDOW WILL VOID THE BONUS AND THE OFFICER WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE.
    H.  AT THE TIME THE OFFICER AFFILIATES, THE UNIT THE OFFICER AFFILIATES WITH MUST NOT BE SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN CADRE STATUS WITHIN THREE (3) YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    I.  NOT BE IN RECEIPT OF OR ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    J.  MARINE MUST SERVE IN A VALID BIC COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND MOS (BIC WITH GRADE OF ONE UP AND ONE DOWN WILL BE AUTHORIZED).
3.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE
    A.  OVERVIEW PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE IS A FIVE-STEP PROCESS INVOLVING A WRITTEN AGREEMENT VALIDATION BY CMC (RCT) /RIT, ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RCT)/RIT, ROUTINE DIARY ENTRIES BY THE GAINING COMMAND, NOTIFICATION FROM UNIT TO MFR, AND APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES REPORTED BY MFR G-1 (MANDATORY DRILL START/STOP DATE ADJUSTMENT (MDSD), BONUS PEF CODE, AND APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY).
    B.  MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) G-3 PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING (PSR) IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RIT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICERS NOT IN THE EARLY OUT PROGRAM OR DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM, THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM AS PER REF I, AND THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).  CMC (RCT) IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RIT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) PARTICIPATING IN THE EARLY OUT PROGRAM OR DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM.  MARINE FORCES RESERVE (MFR) G-1 IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RIT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR MEMBERS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING WITH AN SMCR UNIT.
    C.  DURING THE FIRST STEP, REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MCRC PSR CMC (RCT) OR MFR G-1 (MANPOWER) TO CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL.
    D.  A SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE TFRS REQUEST PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A BONUS.
        (1) A WRITTEN AGREEMENT CAN BE RETRIEVED BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEY WORD "OAB". SELECT "SMCR OAB" THEN SELECT "SMCR OAB WRITTEN AGREEMENT".
        (2) A VALIDATED WRITTEN AGREEMENT WILL CONTAIN ALL UNIT INFORMATION, BIC INFORMATION AND ALL APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES.  IF AGREEMENT IS MISSING ANY REQUIRED DATA IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPROPRIATE UNIT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
    E. CMC(RCT)/ RIT WILL RETURN THE BONUS DISPOSITION (APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL) TO THE ORIGINATOR (MCRC G-3/CMC(RCT)/MFR G-10 VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAIL BOX AT SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL.
    F. THE UNIT'S ADMIN SECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMING MFR G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAIL BOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER@USMC.MIL ONCE ALL REQUIRED UNIT DIARY ACTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED VIA MCTFS.  PAYMENT IS CONTINGENT UPON CONFIRMATION BY MFR G-1 THAT UNIT HAS COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED REPORTING ACTIONS.
    G.  CMC (RCT)/RIT WILL FORWARD THE VALIDATED AGREEMENT TO MFR G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER@USMC.MIL FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.  MFR G-1 WILL PROCESS THE REQUIRED MANDATORY DRILL START/STOP DATE ADJUSTMENT (MDSD), BONUS PEF CODE, AND APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY.
    H.  MFR G-1 WILL FORWARD A COPY OF THE VALIDATED WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO THE MEMBER'S UNIT UPON REPORTING AND POSTING OF ALL REQUIRED UNIT DIARY ACTION.
    I.  THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER QUALIFICATION RECORD.
    J.  WAIVER REQUEST MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE TFRS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION.  WAIVER REQUESTS SUBMITTED FROM PSR'S WILL BE ROUTED TO RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA) VIA MCRC OPS G-3.  WAIVER REQUESTS FROM CP'S WILL BE ROUTED WITH A FAVORABLE BATTALION COMMANDER ENDORSEMENT TO RA VIA MFR G-1 (MANPOWER).
    K.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MAY BE WAIVED, BY CMC (RAP), BASED ON EMERGENT NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
    L.  CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAVEL (IDT) REIMBURSEMENT IS AUTHORIZED PER REF D.
    M.  AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCT 2012 AND 27 SEP 2013.
    N.  REQUESTS FOR BONUS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RCT) NLT 30 AUG 2013. ALL APPROVED BONUSES MUST BE PAID BY 27 SEP 2013.
4.  RETRAINING.
    A.  COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS THAT ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE SMCR OAB DUE TO AN MOS MISMATCH MAY RETRAIN AS PER REF B.  RETRAINING IS AUTHORIZED FOR PMOS RETRAINING OF COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS.
    B.  REQUESTS FOR RETRAINING WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RIT) BY THE MCRC PSR PER REF B PRIOR TO THE OFFICER JOINING THE SMCR UNIT.
    C.  OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO RETRAINING MUST START PMOS RETRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE SMCR OAB.
    D.  IF RETRAINING IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL MOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
    E.  A SELECTION TO MAJOR WILL DISQUALIFY AN OFFICER FROM RETRAINING ELIGIBILITY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAVAL AVIATORS APPROVED FOR TRANSITION OR CONVERSION BY THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION OR THE COMMANDING GENERAL 4TH MAW AND OFFICERS TRANSITIONING TO THE 0202 MOS.
    F.  THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
5.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A THREE YEAR OBLIGATION TO THE SMCR BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATED WITH THEIR UNIT OR SIGN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND PAGE 11, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE BIC AND THE AFFILIATED UNIT FOR THREE YEARS.
    C.  CONTRACTUAL TIME PREVIOUSLY SERVED WILL NOT BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE NEW OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.
6.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS IF THE OFFICER:
        (1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE THREE-YEAR AFFILIATION OBLIGATION;
        (2) EXECUTES A SUBSEQUENT LATERAL MOVE WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (3) CHANGES BICS WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (4) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL;
        (5) PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD OF GREATER THAN 90 CUMULATIVE DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL BY CMC (RAP). ACCEPTANCE OF ADOS ORDERS TO ATTEND EWS OR CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS THIS 90 DAYS BUT WILL REQUIRE THE EXTENSION OF THE MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE BY THE SAME NUMBER OF DAYS COVERED BY THE SCHOOL ADOS ORDERS;
        (6) ACCESSES TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM;
        (7) ELECTS TO TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM, NOT DUE TO FSRG OR BRAC IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 6.B;
        (8) TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE;
        (9) RESIGNS HIS OR HER COMMISSION;
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR OR IMA DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION OR REDESIGNATION, AND THERE IS NO OTHER SMCR OR INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) BILLET WITHIN A REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE FROM THE OFFICER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE THAT THE OFFICER IS QUALIFIED TO FILL.  PRIORITY OF PLACEMENT WILL BE TO AN SMCR BILLET, THEN TO AN IMA BILLET, AND FINALLY TO THE IRR. 
7.  OFFICERS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE THEIR THREE (3) YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP) SHALL BE RECOMMENDED FOR REVIEW BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS, PER THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT.  REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP).
8.  THIS INCENTIVE IS A (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
9.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST-COME/FIRST-SERVED BASIS UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
10.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEP 2013.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN R. C. MCMILLIAN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//