R 161444Z JUN 15
MARADMIN 291/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220 CHANGE 5 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: DOC/DODI/YMD: 20130312//
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 DODI 1304.31, ENLISTED BONUS PROGRAM.//
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.   PER REF (C), THE FY15 SRB PROGRAM WILL BE TERMINATED 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN. MARINES WITH AN ECC DURING FY15 WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN SRB. AN FY15 ECC IS DEFINED AS: ANY MARINE WHO HAS AN ECC ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT BETWEEN 1 OCT 2014 AND 30 SEP 2015.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2015.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//