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You have served honorably and

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sacrificed yourself for your country .

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Now you want to invest your time and

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efforts in your family . Civilian

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career And education . The

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direct affiliation program allows you

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to seamlessly transition from active

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duty to the reserve while providing you

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financial and future career

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opportunities . This program provides 6

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months of free TriCare to help you and

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your family transition from active duty

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to civilian life . You can pursue your

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goals outside the Marine Corps while

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still advancing in rank . Improving

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your skills and experience a sense of

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brotherhood that you can only

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experience in the Marine Corps . Some

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of the opportunities in the Marine

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Corps Reserve are serving part time in

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a reserve unit for one weekend a month

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and 2 consecutive weeks per year in the

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select Marine Corps Reserve . Serving

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part time in support of active

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component missions . With a flexible

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schedule and individual mobilization

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augment serving full time in a unit

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while remaining potentially closer to

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home . Some benefits of the DAP include

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no new contracts or added obligations ,

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6 months of free TriCare , bonuses for

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certain MLSs , and the TriCare Reserve

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select option after the initial 6

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months . It

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also provides service members group

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life insurance . Lateral moves

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Disability pay in conjunction with

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drill pay . And travel reimbursement up

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to $750 if travel is outside of 150

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miles from primary residency .

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Learn more about the DPP and bonus

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eligibility by consulting with your

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command's career counselor .