R 251657Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 495/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2014 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS (EAB), AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20120807//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1070.12K/YMD:20000714//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1200.17D/YMD:20120625//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 192/12/YMD:20120405//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1040R.35/YMD:20110502//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/MCO 7220R.38C/YMD:20001016//
REF/I/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1560R.30B/YMD:19930823//
NARR/REF A IS U.S.C. TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308B.  REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL.  REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).  REF D IS THE MOS MANUAL.  REF E IS MCBUL 1500, SMCR PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP).  REF F IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).  REF G IS THE RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.  REF H IS SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (SRIP).  REF I IS MGIB-R.//
POC/W.W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC(RCT)/703-432-9771/EMAIL: SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/T.J. OLEARY/MSGT/CMC(RAP)/703-784-9136/EMAIL: RAP(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2013, THIS MCBUL IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY14 SMCR EAB AND MGIB-SR KICKER IAW REF A.  THE BONUS AMOUNT IS (DOLLAR SIGN) 15,000 FOR CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS.  STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A (DOLLAR SIGN) 20,000 INCENTIVE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDANCE.  STAFF SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
2.  THIS IS A TWO SECTION MESSAGE.  THE FIRST SECTION ADDRESSES THE EAB.  THE SECOND SECTION ADDRESSES THE MGIB-SR.  SECTION I, EAB:
3.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE EAB.
    A.  PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS (PSR) WILL SUBMIT INCENTIVE REQUESTS TO CMC (RCT) FOR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) AND IMA MARINES SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A 3 YEAR IMA TOUR.  UNIT CAREER PLANNER (CP) WILL SUBMIT THE REQUEST FOR MARINES THAT ARE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SMCR UNIT.  RESERVE TRANSITION COORDINATORS (RTC) OR ACTIVE COMPONENT CAREER PLANNERS WILL SUBMIT RETRAINING REQUESTS FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES APPLYING FOR DIRECT AFFILIATION.  PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE IS A FIVE-STEP PROCESS INVOLVING A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) VALIDATION  BY CMC (RIT), ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RIT),  ROUTINE DIARY ENTRY BY GAINING UNIT, NOTIFICATION FROM UNIT TO MARFORRES, AND APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES REPORTED BY MARFORRES G-1 (MANDATORY DRILL PARTICIPATION STOP DATE (MDPSD) ADJUSTMENT, BONUS PEF CODE, AND APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY).
    B.  ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) TO CMC (RCT).
    C.  A SIGNED SOU MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE TFRS REQUEST PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A BONUS.
       (1) AN SOU CAN BE RETRIEVED BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER  KEYWORD "EAB."  SELECT "SMCR EAB" THEN SELECT "SMCR EAB SOU."
       (2) A VALIDATED SOU WILL CONTAIN ALL UNIT INFORMATION, BIC INFORMATION AND ALL APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES.  IF SOU IS MISSING ANY REQUIRED DATA IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPROPRIATE UNIT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
    D.  CMC (RIT) WILL RETURN THE BONUS DISPOSITION (APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL) WITHIN THE REMARKS SECTION OF THE TFRS REQUEST.  CMC (RCT) WILL UTILIZE TFRS TO RETURN THE REQUEST BACK TO THE ORIGINATOR (CP/PSR/RTC).
    E.  CMC (RIT) WILL FORWARD THE VALIDATED SOU WITH BONUS ASSIGNMENT, TO MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAIL BOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.
    F.  THE UNIT'S ADMIN SECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMING MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAIL BOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL ONCE ALL RELM REQUIRED UNIT DIARY ACTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED VIA MCTFS.  PAYMENT IS CONTINGENT UPON CONFIRMATION BY MARFORRES G-1 THAT UNIT HAS COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED REPORTING ACTIONS AND THAT THE OBLIGATION REMARK ENTRY HAS BEEN POSTED IN MCTFS.
    G.  MARFORRES G-1 WILL REPORT THE RESERVE BIC, BONUS PEF COD, AND APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY.
    H.  MARFORRES G-1 WILL FORWARD A COPY OF THE VALIDATED SOU TO MMSB FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEMBERS OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) UPON REPORTING AND POSTING OF ALL REQUIRED UNIT DIARY ACTION.
    I.  THE APPROVED SOU SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
    J.  CORPORALS WILL NOT CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATE BEYOND 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS.  SERGEANTS WILL NOT CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATE BEYOND 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL AN INDIVIDUAL BE AUTHORIZED TO OBLIGATE FOR A PERIOD LESS THAN THREE YEARS.
    K.  NOTIFY CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX, SMBRIT(AT) USMC.MIL, IF MARINES ASSIGNED A BCN FAIL TO EXECUTE BONUS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF TFRS APPROVAL OR BY 27 SEPTEMBER 2014 WHICHEVER IS EARLIEST.
    L.  PSR MUST NOTIFY CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX: SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL IF MARINES ASSIGNED A BCN FAIL TO JOIN/AFFILIATE WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
    M.  MARINES WHO FAIL TO EXECUTE BONUS WITHIN THE 90-DAY LIMIT OR BY 27 AUGUST 2014 WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, FORFEIT THEIR INCENTIVE APPROVAL.
    N.  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 MARFORRES G-1 (MANPOWER).
4.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    A.  MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT RECRUITED BY AN RTC AND MEMBERS OF THE IRR RECRUITED BY A PSR MUST AGREE TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET ELIGIBLE FOR THE EAB INCENTIVE THAT IS AN EXACT MATCH FOR GRADE AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITY (PMOS) OR NECESSARY MOS (NMOS).
    B.  CURRENT MEMBERS OF AN SMCR UNIT AGREES TO REMAIN AFFILIATED FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET ELIGIBLE FOR THE EAB INCENTIVE COMMENSURATE WITH EXACT MATCH FOR GRADE AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) OR NECESSARY MOS (NMOS).
    C.  MUST HAVE AT LEAST 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME REMAINING IN THE SMCR OR BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST OR EXTEND IN ORDER TO HAVE A TOTAL OF 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME IN THE SMCR.
    D.  THE UNIT THE MARINE DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH MUST NOT BE SCHEDULED FOR DISESTABLISHMENT OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
    E.  MARINES MAY NOT HAVE MORE THAN 16 TOTAL YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE ON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION (USE THE PAY ENTRY BASE DATE TO CALCULATE TOTAL MILITARY SERVICE).
    F.  CORPORALS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 7 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION OR AGREEMENT TO REMAIN AFFILIATED.
    G.  SERGEANTS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 11 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION OR AGREEMENT TO REMAIN AFFILIATED.
    H.  STAFF SERGEANT SELECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
    I.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
    J.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
    K.  MARINES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 2 YEARS OF A 3-YEAR EAB OR REB OBLIGATION MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A NEW EAB, HOWEVER, THEY MUST REENLIST FOR THE TOTAL MONTHS REQUIRED FOR BOTH OBLIGATIONS.  FOR EXAMPLE, A SERGEANT WITH 1 YEAR REMAINING ON THE ORIGINAL EAB OR REB OBLIGATION MUST REENLIST FOR A TOTAL OF 4 YEARS WITH AN ADDITIONAL (NON-CONCURRENT) 3 YEAR DRILLING OBLIGATION TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EAB.
    L.  MARINES RECRUITED BY A PSR:
    (1) BE A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE (ACTIVE COMPONENT/ACTIVE RESERVE) DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND AFFILIATE WITH THE SMCR WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT/ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM OR,
        (2) HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WITH LESS THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE, AND, WHILE A MEMBER OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WAS A SATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT/SEPARATED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
        (3) IF A MEMBER OF THE IRR WITH A GREATER THAN 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR SELRES (AR, IMA, OR SMCR UNIT), THE MEMBER MUST HAVE GREATER THAN 50 RETIREMENT POINTS IN EACH OF THE PAST 3 YEARS.
        (4) IN THE CURRENT GRADE AND WITHIN THE SELRES (IMA, SMCR UNIT) COMPETITIVE CATEGORY HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE OR HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN RANK TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.
        (5) NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
        (6) AFFILIATE BETWEEN RELEASE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN AND 27 AUGUST 2014.
        (7) ELIGIBLE BICS CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  ALL ELIGIBLE BICS HAVE BEEN COMBINED AND ARE UPDATED AS NECESSARY.  PSRS MUST VERIFY A PUBLISHED BIC IS AN ELIGIBLE OPEN BIC THROUGH THE BIC REPORT.  BICS APPROVED FOR AN INCENTIVE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER INCENTIVE FOR 3 YEARS UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.  A MARINE MUST BE AN EXACT MOS AND GRADE MATCH FOR THE BIC REQUESTED UNLESS APPLYING FOR A BONUS UNDER THE RETRAINING PROGRAM.
    M.  MARINES CURRENTLY AFFILIATED WITH AN SMCR UNIT:
        (1) MUST HAVE A MDPSD EXPIRING PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2014, OR BE BEYOND THEIR MDSD, OR NOT HAVE A MDPSD.
        (2) AGREE TO REMAIN AFFILIATED BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2013 AND 5 SEPTEMBER 2014 FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 ADDITIONAL YEARS.
        (3) MARINES CURRENTLY ON THEIR INITIAL 8-YEAR MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) MAY EXECUTE A REENLISTMENT FOR THIS INCENTIVE IF THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OR ARE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF COMPLETING THEIR INITIAL DRILLING OBLIGATION IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.
        (4) SERVE IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET ELIGIBLE FOR THE EAB INCENTIVE COMMENSURATE WITH EXACT MATCH GRADE AND PMOS OR NMOS PER THE BILLET MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (BMOS) REQUIREMENT AND REF C.
        (5) COMPLETE THE REQUIRED PMOS OR NMOS TRAINING PER REF D.
        (6) ELIGIBLE BICS CAN BE FOUND BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEY WORD "EAB".  SELECT "SMCR EAB BICS".
        (7) IN THE CURRENT GRADE AND WITHIN THE SELRES (IMA, SMCR UNIT) COMPETITIVE CATEGORY HAVE NOT FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE OR HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN RANK TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE.
    N.  REQUESTS FOR BONUS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RIT) NLT 27 AUGUST 2014.  ALL APPROVED BONUSES MUST BE PAID BY 27 SEPTEMBER 2014.  THIS DEADLINE IS WAIVED FOR MARINES REQUIRING RETRAINING WHO DO NOT COMPLETE TRAINING PRIOR TO THIS DATE.
    O.  MARINES IN RECEIPT OF THIS BONUS ARE REQUIRED TO WAIVE THE COMMUTING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT PER REF F.
5.  RETRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EAB.
    A.  REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE RETRAINING PROGRAM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RIT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF E BY THE PSR OR CP AND BE APPROVED BY CMC (RIT) PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING OR AGREEING TO REMAIN AFFILIATED WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
    B.  MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE RETRAINING PROGRAM MUST COMPLETE OR BE IN ATTENDANCE OF MOS TRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE INCENTIVE.  FAILURE TO MEET THIS DEADLINE WILL RESULT IN INELIGIBILITY FOR THIS INCENTIVE.  FURTHERMORE, A MARINE MAY BE REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR PER REF F, IF THE RETRAINING IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN 18 MONTHS.
    C.  IF THE RETRAINING PROGRAM IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL MOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
    D.  THE UNITS ADMIN SECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMING MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL ONCE THE MARINE HAS COMPLETED THE SCHEDULED TRAINING AND HAS RETURNED TO SMCR UNIT.  UPON NOTIFICATION, MARFORRES G-1 WILL REPORT THE APPRIOPRIATE MDPSD AND BONUS ENTRIES TO ENSURE PROPER PAYMENT TO THE MARINE.
    E.  THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
6.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN A VALID BIC IN THE MOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH THE AFFILIATION WAS APPROVED FOR 3 YEARS.
7.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR AT A PRORATED AMOUNT IF THE MARINE:
        (1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION,
        (2) FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY,
        (3) EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP),
        (4) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP),
        (5) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR),
        (6) PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 90 CUMULATIVE DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF MARFORRES.  MARFORRES SHALL NOTIFY CMC (RCT) OF THIS WAIVER PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF ADOS,
        (7) AUGMENTS TO THE AC OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
        (8) BECOMES AN IMA EXCEPT AS STATED IN 7B(3) BELOW.
    B.  RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE MARINE:
        (1) IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO A UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, DISABILITY, OR BEING TWICE PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION,
        (2) IS COMMISSIONED IN THE ACTIVE RESERVE OR SELECTED RESERVE COMPONENT.
        (3) JOINS THE IMA UPON UNIT DEACTIVATION OR REDESIGNATION AS A RESULT OF FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP (FSRG) OR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC).
8.  SERVICE MEMBERS NOT COMPLETING THEIR THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP) SHALL BE REVIEWED BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, PER THEIR SOU, FROM THE MARINE CORPS.  REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO COMMARFORRES.  RECOUPMENT WILL STILL APPLY FOR SERVICE MEMBERS APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE.
9.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS.
10.  THIS INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE ISSUED RETROACTIVELY.
11.  THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO IMA MARINES.  SECTION II, MGIB-SR KICKER:
12.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
    A.  MARINES ELIGIBLE AND MEETING THE RETENTION GUIDELINES IN REF G AND THE INCENTIVE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN REF H AND I MAY HAVE THE PSR/CP SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR A SIX-YEAR REENLISTMENT WITH AN SMCR MGIB-SR KICKER VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS).
    B.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REENLISTMENT AND INCENTIVE REQUESTS BY CMC (RIT), A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER (KCN) WILL BE ISSUED VIA TFRS.
    C.  PRIOR TO THE MARINE REENLISTING, THE PSR/CP WILL:
        (1) OBTAIN A SOU BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEYWORD "KICKER," SELECT "SMCR MGIB-SR KICKER," THEN "SMCR MGIB-SR KICKER SOU."
        (2) HAVE THE MARINE COMPLETE AND SIGN THE SOU AND ATTACH IT TO A NEW DD FORM 4, REFER TO REF F FOR DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DD FORM.
    D.  UPON REENLISTMENT, THE SMCR UNIT WILL REPORT THE 6-YEAR REENLISTMENT.
        (1) IF THE MARINE HAS A CURRENT MDPSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT WILL REPORT TTC 859 000 PER PAR 4-40606.3 OF REF B TO EXTEND THE MDSD.
        (2) IF THE MARINE DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT MDPSD RESIDENT IN MCTFS, THE SMCR UNIT MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR ADJUSTMENT AND A SIGNED SOU WITH A KCN TO MARFORRES G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL.
    E.  PER REF B, THE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRIES ARE PROVIDED:
        (1) REENLISTMENT TTC 004 003 REENL MGIB-R USMCR YRS 6 ENL
        (2) PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR TTC 153 002 COLLEGE FUND PEF Z8
        (3) MGIB-SR KICKER ENTRY TTC 910 000 MGIB SR KICKER INCNT CD BA TTC 910 003 MGIB SR KICKER INCNT CD RC BASIS CD A CNTL NUM (4) FOLLOW THE PROCESS AS INDICATED IN SECTION I, PAR 3F(1) AND (2) FOR MDPSD REPORTING.
    F.  NOTIFY CMC (RIT) VIA ITS SECTION MAILBOX, SMB-RIT(AT) USMC.MIL, IF MARINES ASSIGNED A KCN FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN 90 DAYS OR BY 27 SEPTEMBER 2014 WHICHEVER IS EARLIEST.
    G.  MARINES WHO FAIL TO REENLIST WITHIN THE 90-DAY LIMIT OR BY 27 SEPTEMBER 2014 WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, FORFEIT THEIR INCENTIVE APPROVAL.
13.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
    A.  HAVE A MDPSD EXPIRING PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2014 OR BE BEYONDTHEIR MDPSD.
    B.  REENLIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF G FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 YEARS BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2013 AND 27 SEPTEMBER 2014.
    C.  MARINES CURRENTLY ON THEIR 8-YEAR INITIAL MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) MAY EXECUTE A REENLISTMENT FOR THIS INCENTIVE.
    D.  SERVE IN A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BIC COMMENSURATE WITH EXACT MATCH GRADE, PMOS OR NMOS.
    E.  COMPLETED THE REQUIRED PMOS OR NMOS TRAINING PER REF D.
    F.  CMC (RCT) WILL CONSIDER NONSTANDARD REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR MARINES DESIRING A MGIB-SR KICKER.
    G.  STAFF SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANTS SELECTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER.
14.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 6-YEAR DRILLING OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE MOS AND THE SMCR UNIT FOR WHICH THE KICKER WAS APPROVED.
15.  MGIB-SR KICKER INCENTIVE AMOUNT.
    A.  350 DOLLARS A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT.
    B.  PAYMENTS MAY BE PRO-RATED FOR LESS THAN FULL TIME ENROLLMENT.
    C.  THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE MGIB BASIC BENEFIT OR THE MGIB SELECTED RESERVE BENEFIT.
16.  SERVICE MEMBERS NOT COMPLETING THEIR SIX YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP) SHALL BE REVIEWED BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION, PER THEIR SOU, FROM THE MARINE CORPS.  REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE SIX YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO COMMARFORRES.
17.  ELIGIBLE UNITS AND BICS CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING ON THE EAB LINK AS LISTED IN SECTION I PAR 4.M(6).
18.  CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF THE EAB AND THE MGIB-SR KICKER IS AUTHORIZED.
19.  THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO IMA MARINES.
20.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS.
21.  THIS INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE ISSUED RETROACTIVELY.
22.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2014.
23.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//