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MARADMIN 025/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP/MPP-20//
SUBJ/ MCBUL 7220 FY01 BROKEN SERVICE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
(BSSRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MMEA/YMD:980302//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MIFD/YMD:980516//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MPP-24/YMD:900507//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1040.31H, REF B IS MCO P1070.12J, REF C IS MCO
7220.24M//
POC/D. L. ROSS/MAJ/-/-/DSN:278-9361/COMM:(703)784-9361//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE FY01 BSSRB PROGRAM AND GUIDANCE
FOR BSSRB PROGRAM UTILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT.
2. BACKGROUND. EVERY YEAR APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MARINES LEAVE THE
MARINE CORPS AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST CONTRACT. THE VAST MAJORITY
OF THESE MARINES WERE QUALIFIED AND ELIGIBLE FOR REENLISTMENT BUT
CHOSE TO SEPARATE AT THE END OF THEIR ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE.
A. MANY OF THESE MARINES WERE TRAINED IN MOS'S THAT ARE
TECHNICAL IN NATURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIGH IN DEMAND, BOTH IN THE
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN SECTOR. ACTIVELY PURSUING THESE MARINES FOR
REENLISTMENT WITH THE BSSRB PROGRAM WILL STRENGTHEN OUR ENLISTED
CAREER FORCE EXPERIENCE LEVEL WHILE POTENTIALLY REDUCING THE NUMBER
OF CAREER FORCE LATERAL MOVES.
B. THE BSSRB PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FIRST TERM MARINES
WHO POSSESS CRITICAL SKILLS AND HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE MARINE CORPS
A MONETARY INCENTIVE TO REENLIST AND RESUME THEIR CAREER IN THE
MARINE CORPS. BSSRB ELIGIBLE MARINES WILL RECEIVE 60 PERCENT OF THE
BONUS PAID TO ACTIVE DUTY MARINES UNDER THE CURRENT SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM.
3. ACTION. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC), COMMANDING
OFFICERS, AND DISBURSING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED BY THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS MESSAGE IN THE COMPUTATION OF BSSRB AWARDS FOR ELIGIBLE PRIOR
SERVICE MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 01 JAN 01.
A. ELIGIBILITY. BSSRB REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO PRIOR
SERVICE MARINES WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
(1) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ONE MARINE CORPS CONTRACT WITH A
REENLIST CODE OF RE-1A.
(2) HAVE NO LESS THAN A 91 DAY AND NO MORE THAN A 365 DAY
BREAK IN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT.
(3) COMPLETED AT LEAST 17 MONTHS BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 6
YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE. PRIOR SERVICE FIRST TERM MARINES WITH 6
YEARS AND 1 DAY COMPLETED ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF THEIR
REENLISTMENT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE BSSRB PROGRAM.
(4) MEET THE REENLISTMENT REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN REF A.
(5) REENLIST IN THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS FOR AT LEAST 4
YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.
(6) MUST NOT BE IN A RESERVE COMPONENT CODE STATUS OF
K4, K8, K9, KF, B1, B2, B3, B4, OR B5. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE
(IRR) PRIOR SERVICE MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE.
(7) REENLIST WITH AUTHORITY AS A FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN
(FTAP) BOATSPACE. CMC (MMEA-6) HAS THE FINAL APPROVAL ON FTAP
BOATSPACE AUTHORIZATION.
(8) REENLIST IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS.
(9) REENLIST IN THE GRADE OF LANCE CORPORAL OR ABOVE.
(10) HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONE A SRB BONUS.
B. COMPUTATION AND PAYMENT.
(1) BSSRB MARINES WILL BE PAID SIXTY PERCENT OF THE
CORRESPONDING ZONE A SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) MULTIPLE IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THEIR REENLISTMENT. REFER TO THE CURRENT MCBUL
7220 FOR SRB MULTIPLES IN EFFECT.
(2) THE AMOUNT OF THE BSSRB BONUS IS DETERMINED BY THE
FORMULA:
BSSRB = MBP X YR X M X .60, WHERE;
MBP = MONTHLY BASIC PAY ON THE DATE OF DISCHARGE
YR = LENGTH OF REENLISTMENT CONTRACT (IN YEARS)
M = CURRENT ZONE A SRB MULTIPLE FOUND IN MCBUL 7220
60 = 60 PERCENT OF THE SRB BONUS PAID TO ACTIVE DUTY
MARINES
(3) ALL BSSRB AWARDS ARE CAPPED AT 18,000 DOLLARS.
(4) ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TOTAL BONUS ENTITLEMENT, LESS
TAXES, WILL BE PAID NO EARLIER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER MARINE'S ARRIVAL AT
THE FIRST PERMANENT DUTY STATION FOLLOWING REENLISTMENT.
C. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
(1) PRIOR TO REENLISTMENT, THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED TO PROPERLY SCREEN THE POTENTIAL
BSSRB PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.
(A) THE BSSRB PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CHECKLIST WILL BE
PREPARED BY THE RECRUITING STATION. ONCE COMPLETED, IT WILL BE
REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY, DATED AND SIGNED BY THE RECRUITING STATION
COMMANDING OFFICER PRIOR TO REENLISTMENT, AND BY THE DISBURSING
OFFICER PRIOR TO BONUS PAYMENT. THE BSSRB PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
CHECKLIST MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MCRC. LOCAL REPRODUCTION OF THE
CHECKLIST IS AUTHORIZED.
(B) AFTER IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE PROSPECTIVE
REENLISTEE IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BSSRB PROGRAM, AND PRIOR TO
REENLISTMENT, THE INDIVIDUAL REENLISTING MUST SIGN AND DATE AN
ORIGINAL AND AT LEAST ONE COPY OF THE BSSRB PROGRAM STATEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING. THE RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER MUST
WITNESS THE SIGNING. THE BSSRB PROGRAM STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MCRC. LOCAL REPRODUCTION OF THE STATEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING IS AUTHORIZED.
(2) UPON REENLISTMENT, THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED.
(A) THE RECRUITING STATION WILL ATTACH THE ORIGINAL
BSSRB PROGRAM STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING TO A COPY OF THE
REENLISTMENT CONTRACT THAT WILL BE FILED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF
THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD BOOK. THE SERVICE RECORD BOOK WILL
ACCOMPANY THE MARINE TO THEIR FIRST PERMANENT DUTY STATION. UPON
REENLISTMENT, THE ORIGINAL REENLISTMENT CONTRACT WITH A COPY OF THE
BSSRB PROGRAM STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING WILL BE SENT TO CMC
(MMSB-20) PER REF B.
(B) DISBURSING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE ALL BSSRB PROGRAM
PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS ARE ENTERED INTO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE
SYSTEM. BSSRB INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE ENTERED VIA UNIT DIARY.
D. ASSIGNMENT OF BSSRB MARINES. IT IS INTENDED THAT MARINES
AWARDED BSSRB SERVE IN THE SKILL FOR WHICH THE BONUS WAS PAID.
COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS INTENT. BSSRB RECIPIENTS
WILL FOLLOW THE OUT-OF-SKILL ASSIGNMENT RULES OUTLINED FOR SRB
RECIPIENTS IN REF C.
E. RECOUPMENT. THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THE BSSRB MAY BE
RECOUPED IN CASE OF EARLY DISCHARGE OF BONUS RECIPIENTS, LOSS OF
QUALIFICATIONS, AND/OR FAILURE TO SERVE IN THE SKILL FOR WHICH THE
BONUS WAS PAID. BSSRB RECIPIENTS WILL FOLLOW THE RECOUPMENT
GUIDELINES OUTLINED FOR SRB RECIPIENTS IN REF C.
4. POC'S, MAJ J. W. BICKNELL, OR MAJ D. L. ROSS, CMC (MPP-20),
EMAIL, BICKNELLJW@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL AND ROSSDL@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL,
PHONE, COML (703) 784-9361, DSN 278-9361.
5. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 01.//
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