MARADMINS : 487/14
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MARADMIN 487/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 FISCAL YEAR 2015 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) STAFF SERGEANT BONUS (SSB) AND ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS (EAB)//
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 1200.17E/YMD:20120625//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MARADMIN 462/12/YMD:20120821//
REF/F/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 MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL. REF D IS THE MOS MANUAL. REF E IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM. REF F 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 2014, THIS MCBUL IMPLEMENTS THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY15 SMCR SSB AND EAB PER THE REFERENCES. THE SSB AMOUNT IS (DOLLAR SIGN) 20,000 AND EAB IS (DOLLAR SIGN) 15,000.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
A. PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS (PSR) WILL SUBMIT INCENTIVE REQUESTS TO CMC (RCT) FOR MARINES IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR). UNIT CAREER PLANNER (CP) WILL SUBMIT THE REQUEST FOR MARINES WHO ARE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SMCR AND IMA MARINES REQUESTING TO IUT TO A SMCR UNIT. RESERVE TRANSITION COORDINATORS (RTC) OR ACTIVE COMPONENT CAREER PLANNERS WILL SUBMIT INCENTIVE REQUESTS FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES APPLYING FOR THE DIRECT AFFILIATION PROGRAM (DAP). 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), ACCEPTANCE OF THE INCENTIVE VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) AUTHORITY, UNIT DIARY REPORTING OF THE OBLIGATION BY CMC (RA), AND ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE ENTRIES BY THE SMCR UNIT S-1 (JOIN, RESERVE BIC, REENLISTMENT, EXTENSION, BONUS PEF CODE, BONUS ENTRY).
B. ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA TFRS TO CMC (RCT).
C. A SIGNED SOU MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE TFRS REQUEST PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF A BONUS.
(1) A SOU CAN BE FOUND IN THE FORMS SECTION OF TFRS OR RETRIEVED BY VISITING THE M AND RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "SMCR SOU". SELECT THE "EAB/SSB SOU" FOR FY15.
(2) A VALID SOU WILL CONTAIN THE MARINE'S NAME AND EDIPI, ALL UNIT INFORMATION, BIC INFORMATION, PMOS/IMOS, AND APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES. IF THE SOU IS MISSING ANY REQUIRED DATA IT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE APPROPRIATE UNIT FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION.
D. CMC (RCT) WILL ADJUDICATE AND RETURN THE RELM REQUEST VIA TFRS TO THE ORIGINATOR (PSR/CP/RTC) WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: CMC (RCT) ENDORSED SOU WITH BONUS APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL. INCENTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING GUIDANCE DOCUMENT.
E. ONCE THE TFRS AUTHORITY IS ACCEPTED BY THE MARINE PRIOR TO THE NO LATER THAN DATE, THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED:
(1) THE ORIGINATOR MUST:
(A) ENTER THE ACCEPTANCE DATE IN TFRS.
(B) PROVIDE THE ENDORSED SOU, INCENTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING GUIDANCE DOCUMENT, AND THE RELM TO THE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION.
(2) CMC (RCT) WILL ENSURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE OBLIGATION REMARK IS REPORTED IN MCTFS WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE PAYMENT TO PROCESS.
(3) THE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION MUST:
(A) REPORT THE RELM ACTION (REENLISTMENT OR EXTENSION) IN MCTFS VIA UNIT DIARY.
(B) VERIFY MCTFS D302 SCREEN TO VALIDATE POSTING OF THE OBLIGATION REMARK.
(C) REPORT THE RESERVE BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) VIA THE INVENTORY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IDMS).
(D) REPORT THE BONUS PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) CODE AND SSB OR EAB BONUS ENTRY PER THE INCENTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING GUIDANCE DOCUMENT VIA MCTFS.
(E) EMAIL THE DD FORM 4 OR NAVMC 321 (A), AS APPLICABLE, ALONG WITH THE CMC (RCT) ENDORSED SOU TO MANPOWER MANAGEMENT RECORDS AND PERFORMANCE (MMRP) BRANCH FOR INCLUSION INTO THE MARINE'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB(AT)USMC.MIL.
F. PAYMENT WILL EXECUTE UPON COMPLETION OF ALL MCTFS REPORTING AND POSTING REQUIREMENTS.
G. THE ORIGINATOR MUST NOTIFY CMC (RCT) VIA ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX (SMB-RIT(AT)USMC.MIL) IN THE EVENT THE MARINE APPROVED FOR A BONUS DOES NOT ACCEPT THE TFRS AUTHORITY OR AFFILIATE WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
H. WAIVER REQUESTS WITH ALL REQUIRED ENDORSEMENTS WILL BE ROUTED TO RESERVE AFFAIRS (RA) AND SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE TFRS REQUEST AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. WAIVER REQUESTS SUBMITTED FROM PSR WILL INCLUDE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND ENDORSEMENT VIA MCRC OPS G-3. WAIVER REQUESTS SUBMITTED FROM CPS/ RTCS/ACTIVE COMPONENT CPS WILL INCLUDE THE MEMBER'S CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENT UP TO THE FIRST O-5 LEVEL COMMANDER (BATTALION/SQUADRON). CMC (RAP) WILL APPROVE/DISAPPROVE WAIVER REQUESTS IN THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS OF THE TFRS REQUEST.
I. REQUESTS FOR BONUS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (RCT) NLT 27 AUGUST 2015.
J. MARINES IN RECEIPT OF THIS BONUS ARE REQUIRED TO WAIVE THE REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT (IF APPLICABLE) PER REF C.
3. MARINES MUST MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES/CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A BONUS:
A. CURRENT MEMBER OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR ACTIVE RESERVE:
(1) HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 90 DAYS.
B. CURRENT MEMBER OF THE IRR. MARINES RECRUITED BY A PSR TO AFFILIATE WITH AN SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET 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.
(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 COMPLETED PREVIOUS YEARS MUST HAVE GREATER THAN 50 RETIREMENT POINTS.
C. MARINES AFFILIATING VIA DAP:
(1) BE A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE (ACTIVE COMPONENT/ACTIVE RESERVE) DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND APPROVED PER REF E TO AFFILIATE WITH THE SMCR.
D. CURRENT MEMBER OF A SMCR UNIT OR IMA:
(1) MUST BE FILLING A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED SMCR BILLET OR INTER-UNIT TRANSFER (IUT) TO A SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET.
(2) IMA MEMBERS MUST REQUEST INTER-UNIT TRANSFER (IUT) TO A SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED BILLET. COMPLETION OF THE 3 YEAR IMA TOUR IS NOT REQUIRED.
4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
A. MUST FILL A BILLET AS AN EXACT GRADE MATCH OR 1 BILLET GRADE HIGHER. SSB EXAMPLE: SSGT FILLING A SSGT/GYSGT BILLET. EAB EXAMPLES: SGT FILLING A SGT/SSGT BILLET OR CPL FILLING A CPL/SGT BILLET.
B. MUST BE AN EXACT PMOS, AND NECESSARY MOS (NMOS) (IF APPLICABLE) MATCH.
C. MUST OBTAIN/HAVE THE CONTRACTUAL TIME IN ORDER TO FULFILL A 36 MONTH SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON THE ACCEPTANCE DATE OF THE RELM (ALSO KNOWN AS THE EXECUTION DATE) OF THE EAB/SSB OR DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT, WHICHEVER IS LATER. THE ACCEPTANCEDATE (EXECUTION DATE) IS THE DATE THE MARINE SIGNS HIS/HER CMC (RCT) APPROVED RELM.
D. 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).
E. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A BONUS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS, OR CURRENTLY SERVING UNDER ANY OTHER CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION REQUIRING CONTINUED AFFILIATION IN THE SELRES.
F. MARINES REDUCED IN GRADE TO THEIR CURRENT GRADE, IN ZONE OR ABOVE ZONE FOR PROMOTION IN THE SMCR, OR HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION IN ANY COMPONENT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.
G. NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
H. IF NOT CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF AN SMCR UNIT, AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2014 AND 5 SEPTEMBER 2015.
I. BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODES (BICS) APPROVED FOR AN INCENTIVE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER INCENTIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED.
J. MARINES REQUESTING THE SSB:
(1) MUST HAVE LESS THAN 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE/AFFILIATION AND NO MORE THAN 2 YEARS TIME IN GRADE.
(2) SSGT SELECTS ARE ELIGIBLE AND MUST BE FILLING A VALID SSGT BIC. GYSGT SELECTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BONUS.
K. MARINES REQUESTING THE EAB:
(1) SERGEANTS REQUESTING THE EAB MUST HAVE LESS THAN 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE/AFFILIATION.
(2) CORPORALS REQUESTING THE EAB MUST HAVE LESS THAN 5 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF SERVIVE ON THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE/AFFILIATION.
(3) ELIGIBLE BICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE M AND RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. IN THE SEARCH BOX, ENTER KEYWORD "EAB" AND SELECT "SMCR EAB BICS". ELIGIBLE BICS ARE ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE WEEKLY BIC REPORT. ALL ELIGIBLE BICS ARE UPDATED AS NECESSARY. PSRS MUST VERIFY A PUBLISHED BIC IS AN ELIGIBLE OPEN BIC THROUGH THE BIC REPORT.
(4) MARINES CURRENTLY WITH A SMCR/IMA UNIT MUST HAVE A MDPSD EXPIRING PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER 2016, BE BEYOND THEIR MDPSD, OR NOT HAVE A MDPSD.
(5) MARINES ON THEIR INITIAL 8-YEAR MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION 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.
5. RETRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SSB/EAB.
A. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE FY15 SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE PSR, CP, OR RTC AND APPROVED BY CMC (RCT) PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING OR AGREEING TO REMAIN AFFILIATED WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
B. MARINES ASSIGNED TO THE SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM MUST ATTEND MOS TRAINING WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE/AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE INCENTIVE. FAILURE TO MEET THIS DEADLINE WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FOR THIS INCENTIVE. FURTHERMORE, A MARINE MAY BE REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR IF RETRAINING IS NOT STARTED WITHIN 180 DAYS.
C. IF THE SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL MOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE. PRIOR TO THE MARINE ATTENDING TRAINING, THE BASIC AND INTENDED MOS MUST BE REPORTED IN MCTFS AND THE CORRECT BIC ASSIGNED IN IDMS.
D. THE UNIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRIES ONCE THE MARINE HAS COMPLETED THE SCHEDULED TRAINING AND HAS RETURNED TO THE SMCR UNIT. UPON REPORTING THE APPROPRIATE BONUS ENTRIES, PAYMENT TO THE MARINE WILL OCCUR.
E. THE MOS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
F. THE FY15 SMCR LATMOV PROGRAM INFORMATION IS PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
6. OBLIGATION.
A. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM ACCEPTANCE OF THE EAB/SSB OR DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
B. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE FOR 3 YEARS IN A VALID BIC IN THE MOS AND UNIT FOR WHICH THE BONUS WAS APPROVED.
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 AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER OR LATMOV WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM 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 THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
(7) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) PROGRAM EXCEPT AS STATED IN 7.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, RESIGNATION, DISABILITY, OR BEING TWICE PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION;
(2) IS COMMISSIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.
(3) JOINS THE IMA UPON UNIT DEACTIVATION OR RESIGNATION AS A RESULT OF FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW GROUP (FSRG), FORCE OPTIMIZATION REVIEW GROUP (FORG), OR BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) ACTIONS.
8. MARINES NOT COMPLETING THEIR THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CMC (RAP) SHALL BE REVIEWED BY COMMARFORRES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS PER THE SOU. 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 SERVED BASIS. RETROACTIVE BONUSES WILL NOT BE ISSUED.
10. THIS INCENTIVE IS APPLICABLE TO THE IMA BUT NOT AUTHORIZED FOR AFFILIATION WITH THE IMA.
11. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2015.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//