R 031820Z JAN 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 004/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220.  FISCAL YEAR 2014 (FY14) ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) AVIATION OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/DOC/TITLE 37 U.S. CODE /-//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 408/13/YMD:20130816//
NARR/REF A IS USC TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J AND 334.  REF B IS FY 14-01 AR PROGRAM OFFICER NEW APPLICATION ACCESSION BOARD AND CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD//
POC/D. W. LAUX/MAJ/CMC (RAM)/703-784-0525/EMAIL:DANIEL.LAUX(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATLY, THIS BULLETIN IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY14 ACTIVE RESERVE AVIATION OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS FOR NEW ACCESSIONS DURING FY14.  THIS BONUS IS A LUMP SUM PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF (DOLLAR SIGN)10,000.
2.  ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
    A.  UPON AN AVIATION OFFICERS' ACCEPTANCE BY AN FY14 AR OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD, AN OFFICER APPROVED FOR A DUTY INVOLVING FLYING OPERATIONS (DIFOP) ASSIGNMENT PER REF B WILL BE OFFERED THIS INCENTIVE ALONG WITH THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER.
    B.  AN OFFICER WHO ACCEPTS DIFOP ASSIGNMENT AND THE BONUS MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
        (1) A STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) IS LOCATED ON THE RAM-1 WEBSITE LOCATED AT HTTPS:(FORWARD-SLASH)(FORWARD-SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  CLICK ON RESERVE MARINE, THEN CLICK RESERVE AFFAIRS, THEN CLICK RESERVE AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT (RAM), THEN CLICK OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS AND THEN OFFICER ACCESSION BOARDS.  THE CURRENT FY SOU WILL BE LISTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WEB PAGE.  THE SOU IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) FORMS SECTION.
        (2) THE SOU MUST BE COMPLETED ENTIRELY WITHALL APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES.  IF THE SOU IS MISSING ANY REQUIRED DATA IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPROPRIATE UNIT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
    C.  BOTH THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND THE SIGNED SOU MUST BE RETURNED TO CMC (RAM) VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX JOINAR(AT)USMC.MIL.
    D.  CMC (RAM) WILL FORWARD THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND SIGNED SOU TO CMC (RIT) VIA TFRS TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL FOR SCREENING.
    E.  UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) WILL BE ISSUED BY CMC (RIT) AND THE REQUEST WILL BE RETURNED TO CMC (RAM).
    F.  AFTER THE OFFICER IS ACCESSED TO THE AR PROGRAM, CMC (RAM) WILL FORWARD THE APPROVED REQUEST TO THE GAINING UNIT VIA THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX JOINAR(AT)USMC.MIL. THE UNIT WILL THEN REPORTTHE FOLLOWING UNIT DIARY ENTRIES:
        (1) BONUS PEF CODE (REPORT PRIOR TO BONUS PMT) USE BPEF RHAS INDICATED:  TTC 153 001 BONUS PEF RH
        (2) APPLICABLE BONUS ENTRY WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MARINE'S ACCESSION DATE:  TTC 900
3.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  BE SELECTED BY AN FY14 AR PROGRAM OFFICER ACCESSION BOARD TO JOIN THE AR PROGRAM
    B.  MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED TO THE AR PROGRAM
    C.  BE ACCESSED TO FILL A DIFOP ASSIGNMENT AT THE SQUADRON LEVEL
    D.  MUST MEET THE MAJ/CAPT TIME IN GRADE (TIG) LIMITS AS INDICATED IN REF B.  IF A MAJOR, MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 3 YEARS TIG.
    E.  OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN RECEIPT OF AN OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS ISSUED DURING FY12 OR FY13 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.
4.  OBLIGATION.
    A.  RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION IN THE AR PROGRAM BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY ARE JOINED TO THE AR UNIT.
5.  RECOUPMENT.
    A.  RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS IF THE AR OFFICER:
        (1) AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT;
        (2) TRANSFERS TO THE IMA, SMCR OR IRR;
        (3) TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER SERVICE;
        (4) MARINE IS SEPARATED FROM THE MARINE CORPS FOR REASONS OTHER THAN DESIGNATED IN PARA 5B;
        (5) LOSS OF DESIGNATION AS A NAVAL AVIATOR EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN PARA 5B;
        (6) TERMINATION OF ACIP EXCEPT AS DESIGNATED IN PARA 5B; OR
        (7) MEDICAL INCAPACITATION OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY RESULTING FROM MISCONDUCT, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR RESULTING FROM A PERIOD OF UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE.
    B.  OFFICERS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF ARP PAYMENTS IF ELIGIBILITY IS TERMINATED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
        (1)  INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION FROM MILITARY SERVICE BY OPERATION OF LAW, OR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION BY OPERATION OF MILITARY SERVICEOR DOD POLICY (EXCEPT SEPARATION OR DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE, RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF COURT MARTIAL, OR PROCESSING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION).
        (2)  DEATH OR DISABILITY, INCLUDING MEDICAL GROUNDING OR SUSPENSION, WHICH IS NOT THE RESULT OF MISCONDUCT, WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE, AND NOT RESULTING FROM A PERIOD OF UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE.
6.  DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
7.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2014.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COLONEL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//