R 232056Z JUL 15
MARADMIN 366/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA (MPP-20)//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO THE FY15 CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CSRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP/170129ZJUN2014//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20131031//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC MRA MM/YMD:20130626//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC MRA MP/YMD:20131101//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MRA MMEA/YMD:20100908//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/PDUSD(P&R)/YMD:20041215//
POC/G. A. SPAFFORD/CAPT/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:COM 703-784-9362/TEL:DSN 278-9362//
NARR/REF (A) IS MARADMIN 285/14, FY15 CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CSRB) PROGRAM. REF (B) IS PDUSD (P&R) MEMORANDUM AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS FOR MARINE CORPS CRITICAL SKILL OPERATORS.  REF (C) IS THE FY14 ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN. REF (D) IS THE FY14 ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM. REF (E) IS MCO 1040.31 ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. REF (F) IS DODI 1304.29 ADMINISTRATION OF ENLISTMENT BONUSES, ACCESSION BONUSES FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRITICAL SKILLS, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUSES, AND CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUSES FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS
GENTEXT/REMARKS//
1. PURPOSE.  TO INFORM COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CAREER PLANNERS, AND MARINES OF REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE FY15 CSRB PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND.  REF (A) HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 17 JUN 2014.
3. ACTION.  PER REF (F), THE FY15 CSRB PROGRAM WILL BE TERMINATED 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN.  MARINES WITH AN ECC DURING FY15 WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CSRB. 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.
4. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2015.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//