R 171821Z JUN 15
MARADMIN 296/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2016 (FY16) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS/(SRB) PROGRAM AND FY16 BROKEN SERVICE SRB (BSSRB) PROGRAM//
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REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA/YMD:20100908//
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REF/G/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPP-23/YMD:20021001//
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NARR/ REF (A) IS MARADMIN 192/15, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES WITH PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) 6112, 6152, 6172, AND 6322. REF (B) IS DODI 1304.31, ENLISTED BONUS PROGRAM. REF (C) IS MCO 7220.24N, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM. REF (D) IS DODFMR 7000.14-5, VOL 7A, CHAPTER 9, MILITARY PAY POLICY AND PROCEDURES, SPECIAL PAY-ENLISTMENT AND REENLISTMENT BONUS ENLISTED MEMBERS. REF (E) IS MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT MANUAL. REF (F) IS MCO 1200.17E, MOS MANUAL. REF (G) IS MCO 1130.8A, PRIOR SERVICE AND RESERVE AUGMENTATION ENLISTMENTS INTO THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS. REF (H) IS MCO P1070.12K, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL. REF (I) IS MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM AUTOMATED PAY SYSTEMS MANUAL. GENTEXT/REMARKS./1. PURPOSE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB PROGRAM AUTHORIZED FOR FY16 AND THE SUSPENSION OF THE FY16 BSSRB PROGRAM. FIRST TERM MARINES (ZONE A) WHO REENLIST ON OR AFTER 1 JUL 2015 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FY16 SRB PROGRAM. CAREER MARINES (ZONE B AND C) WHO REENLIST ON OR AFTER 1 JUL 2015 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FY16 SRB PROGRAM. THIS WILL INCLUDE:
A. ANY REGULAR COMPONENT FIRST TERM OR CAREER MARINE WITH AN END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) FROM 1 OCT 2015 TO 30 SEP 2016.
(1) IN SUPPORT OF REF A, FY 17 and FY 18 FIRST TERM MARINES POSSESSING THE PMOS OF 6112, 6122, 6152, 6172, OR 6322 WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE FOR A MV-22 EQUIVALENT BOAT SPACE VIA LATERAL MOVE REQUEST DURING FY16 IN THEIR LIKE MOS, ACCORDING TO PARA 4.C.1. OF THIS MESSAGE. FURTHERMORE, THOSE MARINES WILL RATE THE RESPECTIVE MV-22 BONUS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 3.J.
B. PRIOR SERVICE REGULAR COMPONENT MARINES WHO REENLIST BACK INTO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO REENLIST AFTER 1 JAN 2016. ADDITIONALLY, THE BSSRB PROGRAM WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE DURATION OF FY16. HOWEVER, IF RETENTION REQUIREMENTS CHANGE THROUGHOUT FY16, THE BSSRB PROGRAM MAY BE REINSTATED. AT THAT TIME, PRIOR SERVICE MARINES WITH LESS THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE BETWEEN REGULAR COMPONENT CONTRACTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A BSSRB, IF AVAILABLE.
2. BACKGROUND. RETAINING OUR COMBAT EXPERIENCED MARINES, AND THEIR COMBAT EXPERIENCED LEADERS, REMAINS ONE OF THE COMMANDANTS’S HIGHEST PRIORITIES AND IS VITALLY IMPORTANT IN SHAPING AND SUSTAINING THE MARINE CORPS.
3. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY16 SRB PROGRAM.
A. BOATSPACE CAPS WILL ONLY BE EXCEEDED IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES, UPON APPROVAL BY CMC (MMEA-1). REENLISTMENTS APPROVED IN EXCESS OF BOATSPACE CAPS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB PAYMENT.
B. SRB(S) WILL BE SUSPENDED AS BOAT SPACE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. FOR EXAMPLE, ONCE THE FY16 ZONE A 0651 REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN MET, IF AN ADDITIONAL FY16 ZONE A 0651 MARINE IS ALLOWED TO REENLIST, THAT MARINE WOULD NOT RECEIVE AN SRB.
C. SRB AUTHORITY IS GRANTED FOR SERVICE IN THE PMOS. AS OF THE DTG OF THE MARADMIN ANNOUNCING APPROVED SELECTIONS TO FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT, MARINES SELECTED TO FIRST SERGEANT WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN SRB. MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION TO FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT WHO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE SELECTION MARADMIN WILL RECEIVE AN SRB IF ELIGIBLE. EXAMPLE: A ZONE C 0372 GUNNERY SERGEANT WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION REENLISTS PRIOR TO THE DTG OF RELEASE OF THE SELECTION MARADMIN WILL RECEIVE AN SRB OF 19,250 DOLLARS. ALSO, A ZONE C 0372 GUNNERY SERGEANT WHO IS SELECTED TO MASTER SERGEANT AND REENLISTS AFTER THE DTG OF THE RELEASE OF THE SELECTION MARADMIN WILL RECEIVE AN SRB OF 19,250 DOLLARS. HOWEVER, A ZONE C 0372 GUNNERY SERGEANT WHO IS SELECTED TO FIRST SERGEANT AND REENLISTS AFTER THE DTG OF THE RELEASE OF THE SELECTION MARADMIN IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN SRB.
D. EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ELIGIBILITY. ECC IS TO BE USED VICE END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) TO DETERMINE SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS. FIRST TERM SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THOSE MARINES WITH AN ECC FROM 1 OCT 2015 TO 30 SEP 2016. CAREER FORCE SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO MARINES WHO HAVE REENLISTED AT LEAST ONCE AND FOR THOSE MARINES WITH AN ECC FROM 1 OCT 2015 TO 30 SEP 2016.
E. FLAT RATE SRB. THE PRE-TAX FLAT RATE SRB AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED ARE BASED ON THE MARINE'S REENLISTMENT ZONE, THE MARINE'S GRADE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT, AND THE MOS FOR WHICH THE MARINE IS REENLISTING. SRB AMOUNTS ARE CAPPED AT THE AMOUNT LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 3J, 3K, AND 3L BELOW.
F. OBLIGATED SERVICE AND COMPUTATION OF SRB. THE SRB DOLLAR AMOUNT IS IMPACTED BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR WHICH THE MARINE REENLISTS. OBLIGATED SERVICE IS DEFINED AS THE TIME BETWEEN THE MARINE'S ECC AT TIME OF REENLISTMENT AND THE ECC OF THE MARINE'S NEW CONTRACT IMMEDIATELY AFTER REENLISTMENT. MARINES MUST REENLIST FOR A MINIMUM OF 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE TO GET THE FULL SRB. ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CMC (MMEA-1) MAY AUTHORIZE REENLISTMENT PERIODS OF LESS THAN 48 MONTHS, THESE MARINES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN SRB AT A PRORATED AMOUNT, AS LONG AS THE REENLISTMENT PERIOD INCLUDES AT LEAST 36 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE. MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR LESS THAN 36 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY SRB. MARINES WILL RATE THE BONUS APPLICABLE TO THEIR SRB ZONE, THEIR GRADE, AND THEIR MOS AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS MARADMIN.
(1) EXAMPLE: A MARINE WHOSE ECC IS 15 MAR 16 AND IS REENLISTING WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 17 MAR 16 WILL BE REQUIRED TO REENLIST FOR 49 MONTHS IN ORDER TO RATE THE FULL SRB PAYMENT
(2) EXAMPLE: A MARINE WHOSE ECC IS 15 MAR 16 AND IS REENLISTING WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 16 MAR 16 WILL BE REQUIRED TO REENLIST FOR 48 MONTHS IN ORDER TO RATE THE FULL SRB PAYMENT. MARINES REENLISTING FOR OTHER THAN 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL RATE THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE/48 MONTHS X THE SRB AUTHORIZED ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR.
(3) EXAMPLE: A 0861 CPL IN ZONE A DECIDES TO REENLIST FOR 39 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE, HIS ECC IS 15 DEC 15 PRIOR TO REENLISTMENT, AND AFTER REENLISTMENT HIS ECC IS 15 MAR 19. THE SRB AUTHORIZED WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: 39 MONTHS/48 MONTHS X 23,250 DOLLARS = 18,891 DOLLARS. FINAL DETERMINATION OF ALL SRB RECOUPMENT AMOUNTS WILL BE MADE BY A DISBURSING OFFICE OR THE DEFENSE FINANCE ACCOUNTING SERVICE.
(4) EXAMPLE: A SGT IN ZONE A LAT MOVES INTO THE 0372 MOS AND REENLISTS FOR 60 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE AT TIME OF REENLISTMENT.THE SRB AUTHORIZED WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULL SRB AMOUNT OF 56,000 DOLLARS.
G. SRB PAYMENT CAPS. PER REF H, NO SRB PAYMENT WILL EXCEED 100,000 DOLLARS.
H. YEARS OF SERVICE (YOS) CALCULATION. TO DETERMINE A MARINES YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE THE ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD) WILL BE USED FOR ALL MARINES.
I. ZONE A ELIGIBILITY. ZONE A APPLIES TO THOSE ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES WITH 17 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. FIRST TERM MARINES WITH EXACTLY 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE A BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONE A BONUS. IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A ZONE A BONUS, OR IF NO ZONE A BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE B BONUS. SRB PAYMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE PAYMENT PER ZONE. ZONE A LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THOSE MOS(S) DESIGNATED WITH LM. ZONE A SRB PAYMENTS FOR MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR AT LEAST 48 MONTHS OBLIGATED SERVICE ARE AUTHORIZED AS FOLLOWS (BONUSES FOR MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR 36 TO 47 MONTHS OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL BE CALCULATED AS PER PARA 3.F)--THE AMOUNTS LISTED BELOW ARE IN DOLLARS:
MOS E3 E4 E5 AND ABOVE
0211 LM N/A $51,000 $56,000
0231 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
0241 LM $16,250 $18,500 $20,500
0261 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
0311 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
0313 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
0321 LM $40,750 $46,500 $51,000
0331 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
0341 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
0351 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
0352 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
0365 LM N/A $23,000 $25,000
0372 LM $44,750 $51,000 $56,000
0511 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
0651 $24,500 $28,000 $30,750
0689 LM N/A $51,000 $56,000
0842 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
0844 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
0847 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
0861 $20,250 $23,250 $25,500
2146 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2147 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2336 LM N/A $46,500 $51,000
2621 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2631 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2651 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2671 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2673 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2674 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
2676 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
3044 LM N/A $14,000 $15,000
4133 LM N/A $9,250 $10,250
4641 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
5821 LM N/A $9,250 $10,250
5939 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
5951 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6116 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
6156 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
6176 $16,250 $18,500 $20,500
6218 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
6256 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6257 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6258 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
6276 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6288 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
6314 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6316 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6326 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6336 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6338 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6694 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
6842 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
7236 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000
7257 $16,250 $18,500 $20,500
7314 $8,250 $9,250 $10,250
FIRST TERM MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED OUT OF THEIR "FIRST-TERM" MOS(S) QUALIFY FOR THE SRB PAYMENT OF THEIR PRIOR MOS IF ONE IS OFFERED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A FIRST TERM MARINE HOLDING MOS 0651 IS PROMOTED TO SSGT (AND THUS HIS PMOS IS CHANGED TO 0659) PRIOR TO REENLISTING, HE WILL QUALIFY FOR THE 0651 SRB PAYMENT.
J. ZONE B ELIGIBILITY. ZONE B APPLIES TO THOSE ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES WITH 6 TO 10 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. MARINES WITH EXACTLY 10 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE B BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONE B BONUS. IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A ZONE B BONUS, OR IF NO ZONE B BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE C BONUS. ZONE B LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THOSE MOS(S) DESIGNATED WITH LM. ZONE B SRB PAYMENTS FOR MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR AT LEAST 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE ARE AUTHORIZED AS FOLLOWS (BONUSES FOR MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR 36 TO 47 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL BE CALCULATED AS PER PARA 3.F)--THE AMOUNTS LISTED BELOW ARE IN DOLLARS:
MOS E5 & BELOW E6 & ABOVE
0211 LM $56,000 $56,000
0231 $17,500 $19,250
0241 LM $23,500 $25,750
0261 $11,750 $13,000
0321 LM $46,750 $51,750
0372 LM $56,000 $56,000
0651 $41,000 N/A
0659 N/A $45,250
0681 N/A $13,000
0689 LM $56,000 $59,000
0861 $17,500 $19,250
2336 LM $46,750 $51,750
2621 $11,750 $13,000
2631 $11,750 $13,000
2651 $11,750 $13,000
2671 $17,500 $19,250
2673 $17,500 $19,250
2674 $17,500 $19,250
2676 $17,500 $19,250
2874 $11,750 $13,000
3044 LM $11,750 $13,000
3451 $11,750 $13,000
4133 LM $11,750 $13,000
5512 $17,500 $19,250
5821 LM $11,750 $13,000
5948 $17,500 $19,250
5951 $17,500 $19,250
5952 $17,500 $19,250
5953 $17,500 $19,250
5954 $11,750 $13,000
5974 $17,500 $19,250
5979 $17,500 $19,250
6042 $11,750 $13,000
6116 $17,500 $19,250
6156 $17,500 $19,250
6176 $17,500 $19,250
6216 $11,750 $13,000
6217 $11,750 $13,000
6218 $17,500 $19,250
6256 $11,750 $13,000
6257 $11,750 $13,000
6258 $17,500 $19,250
6276 $11,750 $13,000
6282 $11,750 $13,000
6288 $17,500 $19,250
6316 $11,750 $13,000
6317 $11,750 $13,000
6326 $11,750 $13,000
6338 $11,750 $13,000
6492 $11,750 $13,000
6499 $11,750 $13,000
6694 $11,750 $13,000
7011 $11,750 $13,000
7041 $11,750 $13,000
7212 $11,750 $13,000
7236 $11,750 $13,000
7257 $17,500 $19,250
7314 $17,500 $19,250
K. ZONE C ELIGIBILITY. ZONE C APPLIES TO THOSE ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. MARINES WITH EXACTLY 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE C BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONE C BONUS. ZONE C LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THOSE MOS(S) DESIGNATED WITH LM. ZONE C SRB PAYMENTS FOR MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR AT LEAST 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE ARE AUTHORIZED AS FOLLOWS (BONUSES FOR MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR 36 TO 47 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE WILL BE CALCULATED AS PER PARA 3.F)--THE AMOUNTS LISTED BELOW ARE IN DOLLARS:
MOS E6 E7 & ABOVE
0211 $17,500 $19,250
0372 $17,500 $19,250
0659 $17,500 $19,250
0689 LM $35,000 $38,750
2336 $17,500 $19,250
2631 $14,000 $15,750
4. LATERAL MOVES.
A. LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE MOS(S) LISTED UNDER ZONES A, B, AND C--MOS(S) DESIGNATED WITH AN LM--ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB PAYMENT, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED IN PARAGRAPHS 4.C AND 4.D BELOW. FIRST TERM ZONE A MARINES WHO REENLIST AS A PART OF THE FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND AGREE TO LATERALLY MOVE TO MOS(S) 0211, 0241, 0321, 0365, 0372, 0689, 2336, 3044, 4133, OR 5821 ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE CORRESPONDING SRB PAYMENT. MARINES WHO REQUEST LATERAL MOVE INTO THE ABOVE MOS(S) MAY SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR CURRENT MOS IS CLOSED OUT AT THE FTAP PRIOR TO REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE BOAT SPACE.
B. SRB PAYMENT FOR LATERAL MOVE MOS(S) WILL NOT BE MADE AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT BUT UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MOS TRAINING AND SUBSEQUENT AWARD OF THE PMOS. SRB PAYMENT WILL BE BASED UPON THE SRB PAYMENT AUTHORIZED AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT. MARINES WHO ARE IN TRAINING BEYOND 30 SEP 2016 WILL BE AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF THE SRB ONCE MCTFS SHOWS THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE NEW PMOS. LATMOVE MARINES FAILING TO COMPLETE REQUIRED LATERAL MOVE MOS TRAINING WILL BE RE-DESIGNATED OR ADMINISTRATIVELY SEPERATED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND WILL RECEIVE NO SRB, EVEN IF THE MOS THE MARINE IS RECLASSIFIED INTO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ONE.
C. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE MARINE IN ZONE A OR B, HOLDING A MV-22 LIKE MOS, WILL RATE THE MV-22 SRB PAYMENT (IF AVAILABLE) WHEN THEY LATERAL MOVE INTO THE MV-22 MOS. MV-22 LIKE MOS(S) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) LIKE 6116 MOS(S): 6112, 6113, 6114, 6122, 6123, 6124,6132, 6212, 6214, 6216, 6222, AND 6226.
(2) LIKE 6156 MOS(S): 6152, 6153, 6154, 6252, AND 6256.
(3) LIKE 6176 MOS(S): 6172, 6173, 6174, and 6276.
(4) LIKE 6326 MOS(S): 6314, 6316, 6322, 6323, 6324, 6332, 6336, 6423, 6432, 6469, 6483, AND 6492.
D. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE MARINE IN ZONE A OR B, HOLDING A JSF LIKE MOS, WILL RATE THE JSF SRB PAYMENT (IF AVAILABLE) WHEN THEY LATERAL MOVE INTO THE JSF MOS. JSF LIKE MOS(S) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) LIKE 6218 MOS(S): 6112, 6114, 6122, 6212, 6217, 6222, AND 6227.
(2) LIKE 6258 MOS(S): 6152, 6153, 6154, 6172, 6252, AND 6257.
(3) LIKE 6288 MOS(S): 6282, 6283, 6286, AND 6287.
(4) LIKE 6338 MOS(S): 6313, 6317, 6322, 6324, 6332, 6337, AND 6386.
(5) LIKE 6499 MOS(S): 63XX, 64XX.
5. RECOUPMENT POLICY.
A. MARINES WHO RECEIVE AN SRB PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE IN A BILLET REQUIRING THE MOS FOR WHICH HE/SHE RECEIVED THE BONUS PAYMENT, UNLESS HE/SHE SERVES IN AN AUTHORIZED OUT-OF-SKILL ASSIGNMENT, OR A WAIVER IS GRANTED BY CMC (MMEA) PER REF A. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN RECOUPMENT OF THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THE MARINE'S REENLISTMENT BONUS AS STATED IN REF A.
B. MARINES WITH AN APPROACHING ECC, WHO ARE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF A BOARD LEADING TO AN OFFICER PROGRAM OR MARINES WHO INTEND TO SUBMIT FOR AN OFFICER PROGRAM SHOULD REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT VICE REENLISTMENT. MARINES WHO REENLIST OR EXTEND SOLELY TO GAIN SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM LEADING TO A COMMISSIONED OR WARRANT OFFICER STATUS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A SRB.
C. MARINES WHO REENLIST IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY APPLY TO AND ARE ACCEPTED INTO A PROGRAM THAT WILL CHANGE THEIR PRIMARY MOS OR LEAD TO A COMMISSION, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY RECOUPMENT OF SRB. THE TERM "APPLY" IS DEFINED AS THE DATE ON A MARINE'S COVER LETTER REQUESTING CONSIDERATION FOR ONE OF THESE TYPE PROGRAMS.
(1) EXAMPLE: A 0689 SSGT IN ZONE C WHO REENLISTED FOR 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE DURING FY15 AND RECEIVED A 35,250 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT IS ENTITLED TO KEEP HIS/HER ENTIRE SRB PAYMENT IF HE/SHE APPLIES FOR AND IS SELECTED TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER DURING FY16.
(2) EXAMPLE: A 0651 SGT IN ZONE B WHO REENLISTED FOR 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE DURING FY15 AND RECEIVED A 35,000 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT IS ENTITLED TO KEEP HIS/HER ENTIRE SRB PAYMENT IF HE/SHE APPLIES FOR AND IS SELECTED TO MECEP DURING FY16.
D. MARINES WHO APPLY FOR A PROGRAM WHICH WILL CHANGE THEIR PRIMARY MOS OR LEAD TO A COMMISSION, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY REENLIST WITHIN THEIR PRIMARY MOS WILL NOT NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR AN SRB AND ARE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF THE UNEARNED PORTION OF ANY SRB PAYMENT RECEIVED. THE TERM "APPLY" IS DEFINED AS THE DATE ON A MARINE'S COVER LETTER REQUESTING CONSIDERATION FOR ONE OF THESE TYPE PROGRAMS.
(1) EXAMPLE: A 7314 SSGT IN ZONE B APPLIES TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER ON 1 JAN 2016, REENLISTS FOR 48 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE ON 1 MAR 2016 RECEIVING A 19,250 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT, AND IS ACCEPTED/ASSIGNED AS A CAREER RECRUITER ON 1 JUN 2016 WOULD HAVE THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF OBLIGATED SERVICE RECOUPED. RECOUPMENT DETAILS: 45 MONTHS UNEXPIRED OBLIGATED SERVICE/48 MONTHS ORIGINAL OBLIGATED SERVICE X 19,250 DOLLAR SRB PAYMENT RECEIVED: 18,047 DOLLAR TOTAL RECOUPMENT. FINAL DETERMINATION OF ALL SRB RECOUPMENT AMOUNTS WILL BE MADE BY A DISBURSING OFFICE OR THE DEFENSE FINANCE ACCOUNTING SERVICE.
7. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. THE FY 16 SRBP STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU), IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) AND THE ENLISTED RETENTION MANPOWER PAGE.
8. IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED OR A CHANGE IN RETENTION REQUIREMENTS IS REQUIRED, HQMC WILL SUSPEND OR TERMINATE THE FY16 SRB PROGRAM AS NEEDED PRIOR TO 30 SEP 2016.
9. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2016.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR,MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//