R 221320Z OCT 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 609/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  FISCAL YEAR 2013 ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS (EAB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1040R.35B/19950228//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 362/11/20110624//
NARR/REF A IS U.S.C. TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308C.  REF B IS THE RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.  REF C IS THE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR RANK AND DOR ADJUSTMENT OF AR ENLISTED ACCESSIONS//
POC/W.W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/RCT/703-432-9771/ EMAIL:SMB-RIT@USMC.MIL//
POC/T.J. OLEARY/MSGT/RAP-2/703-432-9136/ EMAIL:RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2012, THIS MARADMIN AUTHORIZES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000 CORPORAL AND (DOLLAR SIGN) 15,000 SERGEANT AR EAB FOR FY13 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A AND B.  ENLISTED MARINES AFFILIATING WITH THE AR PROGRAM WITH A PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AFFILIATION INCENTIVE.  ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE PAID TO MARINES RECRUITED BY A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER TO AFFILIATE WITH THE AR PROGRAM FOR 3 YEARS AND FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED VACANT BILLET COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND MOS AS IDENTIFIED BELOW.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  MARINES MEETING THE RETENTION GUIDELINES IN REFERENCE B AND THE INCENTIVE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THIS MARADMIN MAY HAVE THEIR PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER (PSR) SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR AFFILIATION WITH AN AR EAB VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS).  A SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE TFRS REQUEST.
        (1) A WRITTEN AGREEMENT CAN BE RETRIEVED BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "EAB".  SELECT "AR EAB" THEN SELECT "AR EAB WRITTEN AGREEMENT."
        (2) A VALIDATED WRITTEN AGREEMENT WILL CONTAIN ALL UNIT 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.
    B.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE AFFILIATION REQUEST, CMC (RAM-3) WILL FORWARD THE TFRS REQUEST TO CMC (RIT) VIA CMC (RCT).
    C.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE INCENTIVE REQUEST, CMC (RIT) WILL ISSUE A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) AND FORWARD THE REQUEST BACK TO THE ORIGINATOR VIA CMC (RCT) UTILIZING TFRS.
    D.  RAM-3 WILL NOTIFY CMC (RCT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX, RIT@USMC.MIL, WHEN MARINES ASSIGNED A BCN FAIL TO ACCEPT ORDERS WITHIN 30 DAYS.  MARINES THAT FAIL TO ACCEPT ORDERS WITHIN THE 30-DAY LIMIT OR ACCESS INTO THE AR PROGRAM PRIOR TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2013, WHICHEVER IS EARLIEST, FORFEIT THEIR INCENTIVE ELIGIBILITY.
    E.  PAYMENT PROCEDURES:  UPON RECEIPT OF ALL TFRS APPROVED DOCUMENTS, AND AFTER THE MARINE HAS BEEN ACCESSED TO THE AR PROGRAM, THE UNIT WILL THEN REPORT THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRIES: 
    (1) BONUS PEF CODE (REPORT PRIOR TO BONUS PMT) USE PEF CODE RC AS INDICATED:  TTC 153 001 BONUS PEF RC
    (2) APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MARINE'S ACCESSION DATE:  TTC 900 003  
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  HAVE 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE B.
    B.  BE A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE WHO AFFILIATES WITH THE AR PROGRAM WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR COMPONENT, ACTIVE RESERVES, OR SELECTED RESERVE.
    C.  RELEASED FROM THEIR PRIOR COMPONENT UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
    D.  IF A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE, IS A SATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT. 
    E.  HAVE NOT BEEN REDUCED IN RANK TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE EXCEPT IF REDUCTION IS A RESULT OF REF C.
    F.  NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    G.  BE ACCEPTED BY CMC (RAM-3) AND AFFILIATE WITH THE AR PROGRAM BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.
    H.  ALL AVIATION MOS APPLICANTS MUST HAVE NO LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE IN ELIGIBLE PMOS.
    I.  ELIGIBLE PMOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
0321                    
3451                   
6176
6242                    
6316                    
6336                    
4.  RETRAINING.  NO RETRAINING IS AUTHORIZED WITH THIS INCENTIVE.  A MARINE MUST BE PMOS QUALIFIED TO BE ELIGIBLE. 
5.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE AR PROGRAM.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE 3 YEARS IN THE PMOS FOR WHICH THE INCENTIVE WAS AUTHORIZED.
6.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR AT A PRORATED AMOUNT IF THE MARINE:
        (1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION.
        (2) EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE.
        (3) AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT.
        (4) TRANSFERS TO THE SMCR, IMA OR THE IRR.
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE MARINE:
        (1) IS DENIED FURTHER SERVICE DUE TO TWICE FAILING SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE OR DISABILITY,
        (2) IS COMMISSIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE COMPONENT AND HAS SERVED 1 YEAR OF HIS/HER INCENTIVE OBLIGATION.
7.  THE INCENTIVE AMOUNT IS A (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR CORPORALS AND (DOLLAR SIGN) 15,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR SERGEANTS.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.
8.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE MAY NOT CONCURRENTLY RECEIVE ANOTHER INCENTIVE.
9.  THIS MARADMIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN R. C. MCMILLIAN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//