R 091523Z APR 15
MARADMIN 186/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE WARRANT OFFICER ACCESSION BONUS//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC(RA)/YMD: 20150225//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC MCRC/YMD: 20141209//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 087/15 ANNOUNCING THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE WARRANT OFFICER ACCESSION BONUS. REF B IS MARADMIN 642/14, FISCAL YEAR 2016 (FY16) ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER (RESERVE) SELECTION BOARD//
POC/T. M. LEWIS/MAJ/UNIT: HQMC RAP/EMAIL: TIMIAN.LEWIS(AT)USMC.MIL/TEL: 703-784-9135//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES CHANGE 1 TO REF A. THIS MARADMIN MODIFIES THE OBLIGATION DATE AND TERM TO ENSURE FY16 FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE BONUS PAYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MARADMIN ADDRESSES ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE MARINES IN RECEIPT OF A BONUS.
2. THE FOLLOWING ARE CHANGES TO THE REF A.
   A. REF A PARA 3B IS MODIFIED TO READ: “UPON APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY16 ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER RESERVE SELECTION BOARD RESULTS, THE MARINE MUST AGREE TO SERVE A 48-MONTH SELECTIVE RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (SRIP) OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT IN A BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 2B OF REF B.”
   B. REF A PARA 6A IS MODIFIED TO READ: “RECIPIENTS WILL INCUR A 48-MONTH WOBC OBLIGATION. THE 48-MONTH OBLIGATION PERIOD COMMENCES UPON APPOINTMENT TO WARRANT OFFICER. THE OBLIGATION COMMENCEMENT DATE/EFFECTIVE DATE WILL BE RECORDED WITHIN MCTFS ON THE SRIP D302 OBLIGATION REMARK. TIME SERVED AT THE WARRANT OFFICER BASIC COURSE (WOBC) AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) FOLLOW-ON SCHOOL WILL BE APPLIED TOWARD THE 48-MONTH OBLIGATION. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE 48-MONTH OBLIGATION MUST BE SERVED IN THE BIC AND UNIT SPECIFIED IN THE SOU UPON COMPLETION OF THE WOBC AND MOS FOLLOW-ON TRAINING.”
   C.  THROUGHOUT REF A, REPLACE ALL REFERENCES TO “36-MONTH” WITH “48-MONTH.”
   D.  MARINES CURRENTLY IN RECEIPT OF AN AFFILIATION BONUS, AND WHO ARE SELECTED FOR THE ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAM, MAY APPLY FOR THE WARRANT OFFICER ACCESSION BONUS IF THEY OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR THE INCENTIVE. IF A MARINE FAILS TO COMPLETE THE 48-MONTH OBLIGATION, ONLY THE WARRANT OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT.
3. ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF MARADMIN 087/15 REMAIN UNCHANGED.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL R. T. TOBIN, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//