MARADMINS : 536/13
R 171852Z OCT 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 536/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2014 (FY14) SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE/-//
REF/B/DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:20120807//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 1001R.1K/YMD:20090322//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).//
POC/K. MILETTE/GYSGT/MFR G-1/504-697-7190/EMAIL: MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/H. W. MORRIS/MAJ/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9135/EMAIL: RAP(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A, THIS BULLETIN IMPLEMENTS THE FY14 SMCR OAB REPORTING PROCEDURES AND ELIGIBILITY. THE BONUS AMOUNT IS (DOLLAR SIGN)10,000 OR 20,000 FOR COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS. AVIATION OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (AOAB) FOR FLYING SQUADRONS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A SEPARATE MARADMIN.
2. THE (DOLLAR SIGN) 20,000 BONUS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO THE FOLLOWING UNITS IAW THE REFERENCES. THE BONUS AMOUNT FOR UNITS NOT LISTED IS (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000.
UNIT NAME CITY STATE
COMBAT ENGR CO E 4TH CEB 4TH MARDIV BESSEMER AL
SITE SPT (ANCHORAGE AK) 4TH LAW ENF BN FHG ELMENDORF AFB AK
BULK FUEL CO C 6TH ESB 4TH MLG PHOENIX AZ
RFL CO I 3/23 4TH MARDIV NO LITTLE ROCK AK
6TH ANGLICO FHG MARFORRES CONCORD CA
DS TM 23D MAR REGT 4TH MARDIV SAN BRUNO CA
VMM-764 MAG-41 4TH MAW MIRAMAR MCAS CA
MAINT SVCS CO CLB 23 CLR 4 4TH MLG SACRAMENTO CA
SITE SPT (MIRAMAR CA) 4TH MAW MIRAMAR MCAS CA
LAR CO A 4TH LAR BN 4TH MARDIV CAMP PENDLETON CA
1ST CIV AFF GRP FHG MARFORRES CAMP PENDLETON CA
H(AND)S CO 4TH TANK BN 4TH MARDIV SAN DIEGO CA
3D ANGLICO FHG MARFORRES BELL CA
INTEL PROD TM 3 CO A ISB FHG MARFORRES CAMP PENDLETON CA
SUP CO CLB 453 CLR 4 4TH MLG SAN JOSE CA
WPNS CO 2/23 4TH MARDIV PORT HUENEME CA
VMU-4 MACG-48 4TH MAW CAMP PENDLETON CA
HQTRS BTRY 5/14 4TH MARDIV SEAL BEACH CA
INTEL AFP CO B ISB FHG MARFORRES AURORA CO
H(AND)S CO CLB 453 CLR 4 4TH MLG AURORA CO
MAINT SVCS CO CLB 25 CLR 45 4TH MLG NEW HAVEN CT
BULK FUEL CO B (-) 6TH ESB 4TH MLG WILMINGTON DE
DET PERS RET (AND) PROC CO CLR 45 4TH MLG ANACOSTIA DC
4TH CIV AFF GRP FHG MARFORRES HIALEAH FL
AAV CO D 4TH AAV BN 4TH MARDIV TAMPA FL
H(AND)S CO 4TH AAV BN 4TH MARDIV TAMPA FL
4TH ANGLICO FHG MARFORRES WEST PALM BEACH FL
FD SVC CO CLR 45 4TH MLG SMYRNA GA
PERS RET (AND) PROC CO CLR 45 4TH MLG SMYRNA GA
DET 5 H(AND)S CO 4TH RECON BN 4TH MARDIV ATLANTA GA
HQTRS CO CLR 45 4TH MLG MARIETTA GA
DET 4TH FORECON CO 4TH MARDIV HONOLULU HI
TANK CO C 4TH TANK BN 4TH MARDIV BOISE ID
DET 4 H(AND)S CO 4TH RECON BN 4TH MARDIV JOLIET IL
WPNS/RFL PLT CO E 2/24 4TH MARDIV CHICAGO IL
3D CIV AFF GRP FHG MARFORRES GREAT LAKES IL
ENGR CO C 6TH ESB 4TH MLG PEORIA IL
HQTRS MACG-48 4TH MAW GREAT LAKES IL
DET 3 MAINT CO CLB 451 CLR 45 4TH MLG INDIANAPOLIS IN
DET 1 COMM CO CLR 45 4TH MLG PERU IN
DET 1 SUP CO CLB 453 CLR 4 4TH MLG TOPEKA KS
DET 2 MAINT CO CLB 453 CLR 4 4TH MLG WICHITA KS
MP CO A 4TH LAW ENF BN FHG MARFORRES LEXINGTON KY
INTEL PROD TM 3 CO B ISB FHG MARFORRES NEW ORLEANS LA
1ST/2D PLT TRUCK CO 23D MAR REGT 4TH MARDIV BATON ROUGE LA
RFL CO B 1/23 4TH MARDIV BOSSIER CITY LA
RFL CO A 1/25 4TH MARDIV BRUNSWICK ME
ENGR SPT CO 4TH CEB 4TH MARDIV BALTIMORE MD
DET 5 MAINT CO CLB 451 CLR 45 4TH MLG AYER MA
DS TM 25TH MAR REGT 4TH MARDIV FT DEVENS MA
WPNS/RFL PLT CO A 1/25 4TH MARDIV FT DEVENS MA
MASS-6 MACG-48 4TH MAW CHICOPEE MA
H(AND)S CO 1/25 4TH MARDIV FT DEVENS MA
BRIDGE CO A 6TH ESB 4TH MLG BATTLE CREEK MI
DET B MWSS-471 MAG-41 4TH MAW SELFRIDGE ANGB MI
H(AND)S CO 1/24 4TH MARDIV DETROIT MI
RFL CO C 1/24 4TH MARDIV LANSING MI
SPT CO 4TH LAW ENF BN FHG MARFORRES ST PAUL MN
WPNS CO 3/23 4TH MARDIV SPRINGFIELD MO
HQTRS CO CLR 4 4TH MLG KANSAS CITY MO
H(AND)S CO 3/23 4TH MARDIV BRIDGETON MO
TRUCK CO 23D MAR REGT 4TH MARDIV LAS VEGAS NV
HMH-772 (-) MAG-49 4TH MAW MCGUIRE AFB NJ
H(AND)S CO CLB 25 CLR 45 4TH MLG RED BANK NJ
LAR CO E 4TH LAR BN 4TH MARDIV SYRACUSE NY
MALS-49 MAG-49 4TH MAW NEWBURGH NY
H(AND)S CO CLB 451 CLR 45 4TH MLG HARLOTTE NC
SITE SPT (WAHPETON ND) 4TH LAW ENF BN FHG WAHPETON ND
COMM CO HQTRS BN 4TH MARDIV CINCINNATI OH
RFL CO L 3/25 4TH MARDIV COLUMBUS OH
SITE SPT (BROKEN ARROW) BROKEN ARROW OK
TRUCK CO 25TH MAR REGT 4TH MARDIV ERIE PA
1ST/2D PLT TRUCK CO 25TH MAR REGT 4TH MARDIV EBENSBURG PA
HQTRS BTRY 3/14 4TH MARDIV BRISTOL PA
TRANS SVCS CO CLB 25 CLR 45 4TH MLG PROVIDENCE RI
DET 1 SUP CO CLB 451 CLR 45 4TH MLG GREENVILLE SC
DET 3 SUP CO CLB 451 CLR 45 4TH MLG CHARLESTON SC
DET 3 SUP CO CLB 453 CLR 4 4TH MLG CHARLESTON SC
BRIDGE CO C 6TH ESB 4TH MLG MEMPHIS TN
RFL CO I 3/25 4TH MARDIV JOHNSON CITY TN
RFL CO K 3/23 4TH MARDIV SMYRNA TN
AAV CO C 4TH AAV BN 4TH MARDIV GALVESTON TX
DET 1 MAINT CO CLB 453 CLR 4 4TH MLG ABILENE TX
WPNS/RFL PLT CO C 1/23 4TH MARDIV HARLINGEN TX
DET 1 MT CO CLB 453 CLR 4 4TH MLG TEXARKANA TX
HQTRS MAG-41 4TH MAW FORT WORTH NAS TX
RCKT BTRY D 2/14 4TH MARDIV EL PASO TX
LAR CO C 4TH LAR BN 4TH MARDIV CAMP WILLIAMS UT
RFL CO F 2/23 4TH MARDIV SALT LAKE CITY UT
HMM-774 MAG-49 4TH MAW NORFOLK VA
HUMINT EXPLOIT PLT CO C ISB FHG MARFORRES DAM NECK VA
DET TAOC MACS-24 MACG-48 4TH MAW OCEANA VA
INTEL PROD TM 1 CO A ISB FHG MARFORRES FT LEWIS WA
H(AND)S CO CLB 23 CLR 4 4TH MLG FT LEWIS WA
ARTY BTRY P 5/14 4TH MARDIV SPOKANE WA
COMBAT ENGR CO A 4TH CEB 4TH MARDIV CHARLESTON WV
RFL CO F 2/24 4TH MARDIV MILWAUKEE WI
RFL CO G 2/24 4TH MARDIV MADISON WI
3. 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.
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) VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) UTILIZING THE OFFICER INCENTIVE RELM OPTION UNDER RESERVE RETENTION SECTION. 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 (RCT) BONUS APPROVAL PRIOR TO 31 AUG 2014 AND ACCEPT PAYMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS OR PRIOR TO 26 SEP 2014, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. EARLY OUT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND DIRECT AFFILIATION PARTICIPANTS MUST ACCEPT PAYMENT PRIOR TO 26 SEP 2014. 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).
K. CAPTAINS IN ZONE 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.
4. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE
A. OVERVIEW PAYMENT OF THIS INCENTIVE IS A FIVE-STEP PROCESS INVOLVING A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) VALIDATION BY CMC (RCT), ISSUANCE OF A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) BY CMC (RCT), ROUTINE DIARY ENTRIES BY THE GAINING COMMAND (JOIN), 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. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) G-3 PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING (PSR) IS THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RCT) 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 FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) PARTICIPATING IN THE EARLY OUT PROGRAM OR DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM. CAREER PLANNERS (CP) ARE THE ONLY ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RCT) FOR THIS INCENTIVE FOR MEMBERS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING WITH AN SMCR UNIT.
C. DURING THE FIRST STEP, REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MCRC PSR'S OR UNIT CP'S TO CMC (RCT) VIA TFRS.
D. 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 OR IN THE FORMS SECTION OF TFRS. IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEY WORD "OAB". SELECT "SMCR OAB" THEN SELECT "SMCR OAB SOU.
(2) A VALIDATED SOU WILL CONTAIN THE MEMBER'S NAME AND EDIPI, ALL UNIT INFORMATION, BIC INFORMATION, IMOS AND ALL APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES. IF THE SOU IS MISSING ANY REQUIRED DATA IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPROPRIATE UNIT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
E. CMC(RCT)/ WILL RETURN THE BONUS DISPOSITION (APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL) TO THE ORIGINATOR (MCRC G-3/UNIT CP) VIA TFRS.
F. CMC (RCT) WILL FORWARD THE VALIDATED SOU TO MFR G-1 VIA THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX AT MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.
G. 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 REQUIRED UNIT DIARY ACTIONS (JOIN) HAS BEEN REPORTED VIA MCTFS AND MEMBER HAS ACCEPTED THE APPROVAL. PAYMENT IS CONTINGENT 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.
H. MFR G-1 WILL REPORT THE RESERVE BIC, BONUS PEF CODE, AND APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY.
I. MFR G-1 WILL FORWARD A COPY OF THE VALIDATED SOU TO MMSB FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEMBER'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) UPON REPORTING AND POSTING OF ALL REQUIRED UNIT DIARY ACTION.
J. THE APPROVED SOU SHALL BE FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER QUALIFICATION RECORD.
K. WAIVER REQUEST MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE TFRS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. WAIVER REQUESTS 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).
L. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MAY BE WAIVED, BY CMC (RAP), BASED ON EMERGENT NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
M. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAVEL (IDT) REIMBURSEMENT IS AUTHORIZED.
N. AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCT 2013 AND 24 SEP 2014.
O. REQUESTS FOR BONUS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RCT) NLT 29 AUG 2014. ALL APPROVED BONUSES MUST BE PAID BY 26 SEP 2014, UNLESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH RETRAINING.
P. PSR MUST NOTIFY CMC RCT(RIT) VIA THE SECTION MAILBOX (SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL) IN THE EVENT THE MARINE DOES NOT JOIN THE SCHEDULED SMCR UNIT.
5. 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 (RCT) BY THE MCRC PSR PER REF B PRIOR TO THE OFFICER JOINING THE SMCR UNIT. UNIT CP'S WILL SUBMIT RETRAINING REQUESTS FOR MEMBERS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING WITH AN 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.
6. 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 SOU 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.
7. 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.
8. REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OR DEFERMENT OF THE 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP).
9. THIS INCENTIVE IS A (DOLLAR SIGN) 10,000 OR 20,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
10. DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST-COME/FIRST-SERVED BASIS UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WILL BE UPDATED PERIODICALLY VIA TFRS MESSAGE AS REQUIRED.
11. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEP 2014.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COLONEL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//