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MCBUL 7220 FY01 BROKEN SERVICE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (BSSRB) PROGRAM 

R 171032Z JAN 01  ZYW
  FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MP//
  TO MARADMIN
  BT
  UNCLAS  //N07220//
  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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