R 091745Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 110/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 3 TO THE FY15 SRB PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/201052ZJUNE2014//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC MRA MP/YMD: 20110324//
REF/C/MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO/YMD: 041425ZMARCH2015//
POC/G. W. CALLAHAN/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL: COM 703-784-9362//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 296/14, FISCAL YEAR 2015 (FY15) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM AND FY15 BROKEN SERVICE SRB (BSSRB) PROGRAM. REF (B) IS MCO 7220.24N, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM. REF (C) IS MARADMIN 101/15, SQUAD LEADER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PILOT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. TO INFORM COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER PLANNERS, AND MARINES OF REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE FY15 SRB PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CONTINUING FORCE SHAPING EFFORTS.
2.  BACKGROUND. REF (A) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 01 JUL 2014.
3.  ACTION. COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER PLANNERS, AND OTHER MARINE CORPS LEADERS WILL ENSURE THEIR MARINES FULLY UNDERSTAND THE POLICY CHANGES PUBLISHED IN THIS MESSAGE. ALL OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE REFERENCES REMAIN IN EFFECT.
4.  DUE TO THE 0365 PMOS BEING ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE (C) AN ADDITIONAL ZONE A BONUS WILL NOW BE OFFERED FOR 0365.
    A. THOSE FY15 ZONE A MARINES WHO HAVE NOT YET REENLISTED AND NOW REENLIST IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LATERAL MOVE INTO THE 0365 MOS FOR 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL RATE THE FOLLOWING:
    MOS            E4          E5
    0365 LM       $18,500      $20,500 
         (1) FOR EXAMPLE, IF A FIRST TERM MARINE HOLDING THE MOS OF 0311, 0331, 0341, 0351, OR 0352 LAT MOVES TO 0365, HE WILL QUALIFY FOR THE 0365 SRB PAYMENT OF HIS RESPECTIVE RANK.
    B. THOSE FY15 ZONE A MARINES WHO HAVE ALREADY REENLISTED IN THE FY15 RETENTION YEAR THAT BEGAN ON 1 JUL 2014, ARE ELIGBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
    MOS          E4             E5
    0365 LM      $9,250         $10,250
         (1) IN ORDER TO RATE THE BONUS, ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST VOLUNTARILY EXTEND FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. THE MARINE'S NEW TOTAL SERVICE OBLIGATION MUST BE AT LEAST 48 MONTHS AT THE TIME OF THE LATERAL MOVE APPROVAL.
         (2) FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY15 ZONE A FTAP MARINE (0311, 0331, 0341, 0351, OR 0352) REENLISTED IN NOVEMBER, 2014 FOR A NEW 48 MONTH CONTRACT. THIS MARINE MUST VOLUNTARILY EXTEND FOR THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF MONTHS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A TOTAL OBLIGATED SERVICE OF NO LESS THAN 48 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF LATERAL MOVE APPROVAL. ADDITIONALLY, THIS EXTENSION MUST BE NO LESS THAN 12 MONTHS IN ORDER TO RATE THE RESPECTIVE BONUS OF THE MARINE'S CURRENT RANK.
6.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2015.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//