R 251730Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 496/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 FISCAL YEAR 2014 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) STAFF SERGEANT BONUS (SSB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20120807//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1200.17D/YMD:20120625//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MCO 7220R.38C/YMD:20001016//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 462/12/YMD:20120821//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1040R.35/YMD:20110502//
NARR/REF A IS U.S.C. TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308C.  REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL.  REF C IS THE MCRAMM.  REF D IS THE MOS MANUAL.  REF E IS SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (SRIP).  REF F IS THE ANNOUNCING THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM.  REF G IS THE RESERVE CAREER RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT MANUAL//
POC/MFR G-1/504-697-7190/EMAIL:MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/W.W. ROHRMAN/GYSGT/CMC(RCT)/703-432-9771/EMAIL:SMB RIT(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/M.J. MACPHEE/CAPT/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 SSB IAW THE REFERENCES.  THE BONUS AMOUNT IS (DOLLAR SIGN) 20,000.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR THE SSB.
    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 INCENTIVE 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 ENTRIES BY GAINING COMMAND (JOIN, REENLISTMENT, EXTENSION) NOTIFICATION FROM UNIT TO MFR, AND APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES REPORTED BY MFR G-1 (RESERVE BIC, 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 "SSB".  SELECT "SSB" THEN SELECT "SSB SOU".  AN SOU CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THE FORMS SECTION OF TFRS.
       (2) A VALID SOU WILL CONTAIN THE MEMBER'S NAME AND EDIPI, ALL UNIT INFORMATION, BIC INFORMATION, IMOS AND 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/DISSAPPROVAL) WITHIN THE REMARKS SECTION OF THE TFRS REQUEST.  CMC(RCT) WILL UTILIZE TFRS TO RETURN THE REQUEST BACK TO THE ORIGINATOR (PSR/CP/RTC).
    E.  CMC(RIT) WILL FORWARD THE VALIDATED SOU, WITH BCN ASSIGNMENT, TO MFR 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 MFR 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 CONTIGENT UPON CONFIRMATION BY MFR G-1 THAT UNIT HAS COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED REPORTING ACTIONS AND THAT THE OBLIGATION REMARK ENTRY HAS BEEN POSTED IN MCTFS.
    G.  MFR G-1 WILL REPORT THE RESERVE BIC, BONUS PEF CODE, AND APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY.
    H.  MFR G-1 WILL FORWARD A COPY OF THE VALIDATED SOU TO MMSB FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEMBER'S OFFICAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) UPON REPORTING AND POSTING OF ALL REQUIRED UNIT DIARY ACTIONS.
    I.  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/SQUADRON COMMANDER ENDORSEMENT TO RA VIA MFR G-1 (MANPOWER).
    J.  REQUESTS FOR BONUS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC(RCT) NLT 27 AUGUST 2014.  ALL APPROVED BONUSES MUST BE PAID BY 27 SEPTEMBER 2014.
    K.  MARINES IN RECEIPT OF THIS BONUS ARE REQUIRED TO WAIVE THE COMMUTING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT PER REF C.
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    A.  PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY (ACTIVE COMPONENT, ACTIVE RESERVE, MOBILIZED, ADOS, ADT) FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 90 DAYS AND HAVE BEEN RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
    B.  BE RECRUITED BY A PSR TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED SSGT BILLET AND BE AN EXACT PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) OR NECESSARY MOS (NMOS) MATCH UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
        (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,
        (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 OR SEPARATED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
        (3) IF A MEMBER OF THE IRR WITH GREATER THAN A 3-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR SELRES (AR, IMA, OR SMCR UNIT), EACH OF THE 3 PREVIOUS YEARS MUST HAVE GREATER THAN 50 RETIREMENT POINTS.
    C.  IF A CURRENT MEMBER OF AN SMCR UNIT, MUST BE FILLING A VALID SSGT BIC AND BE A PMOS OR NMOS MATCH.
    D.  MUST HAVE THE CONTRACTUAL TIME IN ORDER TO FULFILL A 36 MONTH OBLIGATION UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE SSB OR DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
    E.  MUST HAVE LESS THAN 16 TOTAL YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE ON THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE (USE THE PAY ENTRY BASE DATE TO CALCULATE TOTAL MILITARY SERVICE).
    F.  MUST HAVE LESS THAN 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE AND NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS TIME IN GRADE.
    G.  NOT HAVE RECEIVED A BONUS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS, OR CURRENTLY SERVING UNDER ANY OTHER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION REQUIRING CONTINUED AFFILIATION IN THE SELRES.
    H.  SSGT SELECTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.  HOWEVER, A MARINE MUST BE FILLING A VALID SSGT BIC.
    I.  SSGTS REDUCED IN GRADE TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE, OR WHO ARE IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE IN THE SMCR, OR HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO GYSGT IN ANY COMPONENT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.  GYSGT SELECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.
    J.  NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
    K.  IF NOT CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF AN SMCR UNIT, AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2013 AND 5 SEPTEMBER 2014.
    L.  RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
4.  RETRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SSB.
    A.  REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE RETRAINING PROGRAM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RCT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF G BY THE PSR, CP, OR RTC AND BE APPROVED BY CMC (RCT) PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATIING 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 UNIT'S ADMIN SECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMING MFR G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAIL BOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT) USMC.MIL ONCE THE MARINE HAS COMPLETED THE SCHEDULED TRAINING AND HAS RETURNED TO HIS SMCR UNIT.  UPON NOTIFICATION, MFR G-1 WILL REPORT THE APPROPRIATE MDSD AND BONUS ENTRIES TO ENSURE PROPER PAYMENT TO THE MARINE.
    E.  THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
5.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM ACCEPTANCE OF THE SSB OR DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
    B.  RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN A VALID BIC IN THE MOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH THE BONUS WAS APPROVED FOR 3 YEARS.
6.  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 AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP),
        (4) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR),
        (5) PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) OR MOBILIZATION 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 (RAP) OF THIS WAIVER PRIOR TO THE EXECUTION OF ADOS,
        (6) AUGMENTS TO ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
        (7) BECOMES AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) EXCEPT AS STATED IN 6.B(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 OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE OR ACTIVE COMPONENT.
        (3) JOINS THE IMA UPON UNIT DEACTIVATION OR REDESIGNATION AS A RESULT OF FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP (FSRG) OR BASE REALLIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC).
7.  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.
8.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE BASIS.
9.  THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR AFFILIATION WITH AN IMA.
10.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2014.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, ACTING DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//