MCBUL 1400. FISCAL YEAR 2015 (FY15) RESERVE COMPONENT COMPOSITE SCORE POINTS BONUS
Date Signed: 8/14/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 408/14
MARADMINS : 408/14
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R 141939Z AUG 14
MARADMIN 408/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL  1400.  FISCAL YEAR 2015 (FY15) RESERVE COMPONENT COMPOSITE SCORE POINTS BONUS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MMPR-2/YMD:20060511//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME II, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS//
POC/U. COLON/GYSGT/RA-RCT/LOC:HQMC/TEL: COMM (703) 432-9143/ EMAIL:ULYSSES.COLON(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/N. J. BRADEN/MAJ/RA-RCT/LOC:HQMC/TEL: COMM (703) 784-0510/ EMAIL:NATHAN.BRADEN(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, CORPORALS THAT ACCEPT A 12 MONTH DRILLING OBLIGATION WITH A SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) UNIT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE UP TO 60 ADDITIONAL POINTS TOWARD THEIR COMPOSITE SCORE.  THIS INCENTIVE IS ESTABLISHED AS BOTH A RETENTION AND RECRUITING TOOL THAT ENCOURAGES CORPORALS TO CONTINUE SERVING WITH THE SMCR OR JOIN THE SMCR FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF ACTIVE COMPONENT SERVICE.
2.  ELIGIBILITY.
    A.  ACTIVE COMPONENT CORPORALS SERVING IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT WITH AN EAS EXPIRING PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2015 AND HAVE AN EXISTING MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, AND AGREE TO DIRECTLY AFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT AND MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
        (1) BE ASSIGNED A VALID BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC).
        (2) HAVE MINIMUM AVERAGE PROFICIENCY/CONDUCT MARKS IN GRADE OF 4.0/4.0.
        (3) BE ELIGIBLE FOR AND RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION TO SERGEANT.
        (4) NOT BE ASSIGNED TO THE BODY COMPOSITION/MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.
        (5) NOT HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO CURRENT GRADE.
    B.  PRIOR SERVICE CORPORALS WITH AN EXISTING MSO WITHIN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) WHO AGREE TO AFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT PER PARA 1.  THESE MARINES MUST HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM ACTIVE COMPONENT SERVICE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND CURRENTLY SERVING THE BALANCE OF THEIR INITIAL 8 YEAR CONTRACT, MEETING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
        (1) CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH BODY COMPOSITION/MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.
        (2) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING SCREENING PROCESS PRIOR TO AFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR.
    C.  RESERVE COMPONENT CORPORALS SERVING IN THE SMCR ON THEIR INITIAL 8 YEAR MSO WHO HAVE A MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE (MDSD) EXPIRING PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2015 OR ARE BEYOND THEIR MDSD AND MEET THE CONDITIONS LISTED PER PARA 2.A.1 THRU 2.A.5.
    D.  RESERVE COMPONENT CORPORALS SERVING THEIR REMAINING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION IN THE IRR WHO REAFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT PER PARA 1 AND MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
        (1) SATISFACTORY PARTICIPANT WHEN SERVING IN THE SMCR.
        (2) MINIMUM AVERAGE PROFICIENCY/CONDUCT MARKS IN GRADE OF 4.0/4.0 WHILE SERVING IN THE SMCR.
        (3) CURRENTLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH BODY COMPOSITION/MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.
        (4) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING SCREENING PROCESS PRIOR TO REAFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR.
3.  BONUS POINTS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE FOR COMPOSITE SCORE CALCULATION PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2014.  BONUS POINTS WILL NOT REFLECT IN THE MARINE'S COMPOSITE SCORE UNTIL THE JAN, FEB, MAR 2015 PROMOTION QUARTER.  ALL MARINES WHO CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THIS BONUS SHOULD CONFIRM THEY POSSESS SUFFICIENT CONTRACTUAL TIME TO COMPLETE THE 12 MONTH DRILLING OBLIGATION.  THIS BONUS MAY BE RECEIVED ONLY ONCE.
4.  UNIT ACTIONS.
    A.  ENSURE THAT THE ELIGIBLE MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT CONTRACTUAL TIME REMAINING TO COMPLETE 12 MONTH DRILLING OBLIGATION.
    B.  ENSURE EVERY MARINE SIGNS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO THE MEMBER'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.  A WRITTEN AGREEMENT CAN BE RETRIEVED BY VISITING THE MRA WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(FORWARD SLASH) (FORWARD SLASH)WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(FORWARD SLASH)PORTAL (FORWARD SLASH)PAGE(FORWARD SLASH)PORTAL(FORWARD SLASH)M(UNDERSCORE) RA(UNDERSCORE)HOME(FORWARD SLASH)RA(FORWARD SLASH)RCT(FORWARD SLASH) TRANSITION(FORWARD SLASH)TRANSITION(FORWARD SLASH)PAA3.
    C.  MARINES PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMAND RECRUITING PROGRAM (CRP) CAN RECEIVE NO MORE THAN A TOTAL OF 100 POINTS WHEN COMBINED WITH THIS BONUS.  EXAMPLE:  IF MARINE EARNED 60 POINTS FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CRP, THE MEMBER CAN RECEIVE 40 ADDITIONAL POINTS BY ACCEPTING AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTH DRILLING OBLIGATION.
    D.  FORWARD ALL REQUESTS FOR 60 ADDITIONAL POINTS TOWARD A MARINE'S COMPOSITE SCORE TO THE MARFORRES G-1 MANPOWER ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX:  MFR(UNDERSCORE)MANPOWER(AT)USMC.MIL.  ALL SUBMITTED REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE A SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT PER PARAGRAPH 4.B. AND INDICATE WHETHER THE MARINE HAS RECEIVED COMMAND RECRUITING BONUS POINTS PREVIOUSLY.  A NEGATIVE REPLY IS REQUIRED TO THE QUESTION OF COMMAND RECRUITING BONUS POINTS.  MARFORRES G-1 MANPOWER WILL REPORT THE REQUIRED PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) CODE, AND MANDATORY DRILL START AND STOP DATES.  PEF CODE "RA" WILL BE REPORTED FOR EACH MARINE.  PEF CODE "RB" WILL BE REPORTED FOR THOSE MARINES EXECUTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LATMOVE PROGRAM. ELIGIBLE MARINES THAT ACCEPT THIS BONUS DURING FY14 WILL HAVE A MANDATORY DRILL START DATE EFFECTIVE UPON THE DAY THEY SIGN THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT.  THE REPORTED MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE WILL BE 12 MONTHS FROM THE MANDATORY DRILL START DATE.  FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT CORPORALS THAT ACCEPT THIS BONUS DURING FY15 WILL HAVE A MANDATORY DRILL START DATE EFFECTIVE UPON THE DAY AFTER THEIR EAS. FOR EXAMPLE: IF THE MARINE'S EAS IS 1 AUGUST 2015, THEN THE MARINE'S OBLIGATION WILL START 2 AUGUST 2015.  THE REPORTED MANDATORY DRILL STOP DATE WILL BE 12 MONTHS FROM THE START DATE.
    E.  REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION WILL ONLY BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING SITUATION:  THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR, MCTFS ENTRY IS NOT MADE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACTION (AGREEMENT SIGNATURE) THAT IS PRIOR TO THE MCTFS CUTOFF DATE FOR COMPOSITE SCORE CALCULATION FOR THE RESPECTIVE PROMOTION QUARTER.  IN THIS CASE, THE MISSING DATA ELEMENT MUST BE REPORTED UTILIZING TTC 287 (RECOMPUTE COMPOSITE SCORE).  IF THE RECOMPUTED COMPOSITE SCORE MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE CUTTING SCORE ANNOUNCED, REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE REQUESTED PER PARA. 2600 OF THE REF.
    F.  THIS BONUS CAN BE ACCEPTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY SMCR AFFILIATION BONUS AND MAY BE REQUESTED CONCURRENTLY.  THE MEMBER SHALL EXECUTE THE GREATER OBLIGATION REQUIREMENT OF THE TWO INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. A WRITTEN AGREEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED, THE MANDATORY DRILL START DATE WILL BE EFFECTIVE UPON THE DAY THEY SIGN THEIR WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
5.  CAREER PLANNERS, RESERVE TRANSITIONAL COORDINATORS AND PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE THIS INCENTIVE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS.
6.  RESERVE AFFAIRS WILL MONITOR AND EVALUATE BONUS USAGE AND MEMBER COMPLIANCE VIA OPERATIONAL DATA STORE ENTERPRISE REPORTS.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
8.  THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2015.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//