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MCBUL 7220. MULTIPLES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2002 (FY02) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM 

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SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. MULTIPLES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2002 (FY02) SELECTIVE
/REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MPP-24/YMD:19900507//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MMEA/19980302//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 7220.24M, REF B IS MCO P1040.31H//
POC/D. L. ROSS/MAJ/-/DSN:278-9361/COMM:(703)784-9361//
RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB MULTIPLES FOR
THE FY02 SRB PROGRAM AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR SRB
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.  THE PURPOSE OF THE SRB PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST THE
MARINE CORPS IN RETAINING THE BEST MARINES IN OUR CRITICAL AND SHORT
MOS'S.
2.  ACTION.  COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED BY REF A AND THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BULLETIN IN THE COMPUTATION OF SRB AWARDS FOR
MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 01.  REF B
DEFINES REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY.
  A.  EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) ELIGIBILITY.  SRB
REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO MARINES WHO ARE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF
THEIR EAS.  AS AN EXCEPTION, MARINES MORE THAN 12 MONTHS FROM EAS
WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO COMPLY WITH PERMANENT CHANGE OF
STATION ORDERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SRB WHEN SPECIFICALLY APPROVED
FOR REENLISTMENT VIA MESSAGE BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
REF B REFERS.
  B.  SRB MULTIPLES.  THE MULTIPLES LISTED BELOW BECOME EFFECTIVE
FOR MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 01.  IT IS
THE INTENTION OF THIS HEADQUARTERS TO CONCLUDE THE SRB PROGRAM ON
15 JAN 02.  IF SRBP FUNDING EXISTS AFTER 15 JAN 02, THE SRBP WILL BE
EXTENDED FURTHER INTO THE SECOND QUARTER FY02.  IF SRB FUNDS ARE
OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED, THIS HEADQUARTERS WILL
TERMINATE THE PROGRAM BEFORE 15 JAN 02.  COMMANDERS WILL BE
ADVISED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE IF SRB PROGRAM TERMINATION WILL BE
EARLIER THAN 15 JAN 02.  SKILLS NOT LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE
A ZERO MULTIPLE.    
  C.  ZONE A APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 17 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF
ACTIVE MARINE CORPS SERVICE.  ZONE B APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH
6 TO 10 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.  ZONE C APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES
WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.  MARINES WITH GREATER THAN
14 YEARS OF TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SRB PAYMENT.  WHEN COMPUTING
THE 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE FOR ZONE A ELIGIBILITY, PRIOR ACTIVE
SERVICE IN ANY OTHER MILITARY DEPARTMENT IS EXCLUDED AND ONLY ACTIVE
SERVICE IN THE MARINE CORPS IS INCLUDED.  THIS EXCLUSION DOES NOT
APPLY, HOWEVER, TO THE 14 YEAR SERVICE CAP ON A MARINE'S
ELIGIBILITY, WHICH CONSIDERS HIS OR HER TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE.  ALL
ACTIVE DUTY TIME SERVED, REGARDLESS OF U.S. MILITARY BRANCH SERVED
IN IS TO BE USED IN DETERMINING ZONE B AND ZONE C STATUS.    
  D.  MARINES WITH EXACTLY 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE 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 NO ZONE A BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE B
BONUS.  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 NO ZONE B BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE C
BONUS.
  E.  USMC BONUS PAYMENT POLICY:  THE ZONE A SRB MULTIPLES WILL NOT
INCREASE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR FROM THE INITIAL OFFERING IN THIS
MARADMIN.  DEPENDING ON HOW REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND FY02 SRB BUDGET
EXPENDITURES, THE FY02 SRB PROGRAM MAY EXTEND BEYOND 15 JAN 02.  IF
THE SRBP IS EXTENDED, THE MULTIPLES MAY BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED.
WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP),
IF SRB FUNDS ARE EXTENDED EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO KEEP ZONE B
AND C MULTIPLES CONSISTENT WITH THIS INITIAL OFFERING.  REENLISTMENT
ELIGIBLE CAREERISTS SHOULD NOT WAIT ON A POSSIBLE SRBP FUNDS
EXTENSION BEYOND 15 JAN 02 TO REENLIST FOR A SRB.  
  F.  THREE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY 02 SRB PROGRAM ARE: 1;  PAYMENT
IN LUMP SUM, 2;  THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB
IN ZONES A, B, AND C, AND 3;  ZONE A PAYMENT CAP OF 30,000 DOLLARS
AND ZONES B AND C PAYMENT CAP OF 35,000 DOLLARS.  
      (1).  LUMP SUM PAYMENT.  IN FY 02, ALL MARINES WILL BE
REQUIRED TO RECEIVE 100 PERCENT OF THEIR REENLISTMENT BONUS IN ONE
LUMP SUM PAYMENT.  NO 50 PERCENT UP FRONT PAYMENTS WILL BE
AUTHORIZED.    
      (2).  48 MONTHS OF SRB OPTION IN ZONES A, B, AND C.  THE
ULTIMATE DOLLAR SRB CONTRACT AMOUNT IS IMPACTED BY THE NUMBER
ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED MONTHS OF SERVICE THE MARINE REENLISTS FOR.
BY REENLISTING FOR MORE MONTHS, A MARINE'S CONTRACT AMOUNT WILL
INCREASE.  IN FY 02, MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR
A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB.  MARINES WILL NOT BE PENALIZED
FINANCIALLY FOR REENLISTING EARLY.  FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MARINE'S EAS
IS IN AUGUST 2002 AND THE MARINE REENLISTS ON 1 OCTOBER 2001, THE
MARINE WILL BE ABLE TO REENLIST BETWEEN 48 MONTHS (NEW EAS
1 OCT 2005) AND 58 MONTHS (NEW EAS 1 AUG 2006).  IF THE MARINE
CHOOSES TO REENLIST FOR 48 MONTHS IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE
REENLISTMENT LENGTH OF HIS/HER SRB CALCULATION WOULD BE 38
MONTHS (48 MONTH CONTRACT LENGTH MINUS 10 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED
SERVICE REMAINING UNDER INITIAL CONTRACT).  IF THE MARINE CHOOSES
TO REENLIST FOR 58 MONTHS IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE REENLISTMENT
LENGTH OF HIS/HER SRB CALCULATION WOULD BE 48 MONTHS (58 MONTH
CONTRACT LENGTH MINUS 10 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING
UNDER INITIAL CONTRACT).  IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE MARINE WOULD
HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A CONTRACT LENGTH (IN UNITS OF
MONTHS) ANYWHERE BETWEEN 48 AND 58 MONTHS.
     (3).  SRB PAYMENT CAPS.  ZONE A PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT
30,000 DOLLARS AND ZONE B AND C PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT 35,000
DOLLARS IN FY 02.    
  G.  RECOUPMENT POLICY.  MARINES WHO RECEIVE A 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 THE COMMANDANT
OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMEA-8).  FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS REQUIREMENT
WILL RESULT IN RECOUPMENT OF THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THE MARINE'S
BONUS AS STATED IN DOD 7000.14 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
VOLUME 7A.  MARINE CORPS RECOUPMENT POLICY WILL DIFFER FROM
DOD 7000.14 VOLUME 7A IN OUR ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS.
MARINES SELECTED FOR WARRANT OFFICER, MECEP, OR BOOST PROGRAMS WILL
BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK ANY UNEARNED PORTION (PRORATED) OF THEIR
LUMP SUM SRB PAYMENT IF THEY SERVE LESS THAN 2 YEARS IN THEIR SRB
MOS.  AFTER SERVING TWO YEARS IN HIS/HER SRB MOS, NO RECOUPMENT IS
REQUIRED OF A MARINE ACCEPTED TO A COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.  AS
STATED IN DOD 7000.14 SECTION 090201 PARAGRAPH E, NUMBER 4, MEMBERS
WHO REENLIST OR EXTEND TO GAIN SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE TO
PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM LEADING TO A COMMISSIONED OR WARRANT
OFFICER STATUS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO AN SRB.    
  H.  CAREER PLANNERS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE
"STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM MCO 7220.24M ON THE
INTERNET AT
HTTPS:/OSPREY.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/WEB/MANPOWER.NSF/MP/MPHOME.
 I.  SKILLS NOT LISTED HAVE NO MULTIPLES.

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   7234/36           4              1              1
    7242             4              0              0
    7257             4              0              0
    7314             3              2              2
    7372             3              1              1
    7382             3              1              0

3.  FIRST TERM A ZONE MARINES WHO REENLIST AS A PART OF THE FIRST
TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND AGREE TO LATERALLY MOVE TO MOS'S
0211, 0241, 2336, 2823, 2834, OR 6242 ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE
CORRESPONDING SRB MULTIPLE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THEIR
REENLISTMENT.  MARINES LATERALLY MOVING INTO THE ABOVE MOS'S AND MOS
8421 WILL NOT REQUIRE THEIR CURRENT MOS TO BE CLOSED OUT AT THE FTAP
PRIOR TO REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE BOAT SPACE.  SRB PAYMENT WILL NOT
BE MADE AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT BUT UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
OF MOS TRAINING AND  SUBSEQUENT AWARD OF THE MOS.  MARINES WHO ARE
IN TRAINING BEYOND 30 SEP 02 WILL BE AUTHORIZED THE SRB PAYMENT
UPON BEING AWARDED THE NEW MOS.
4.  FIRST TERM MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED OUT OF THEIR
TRADITIONAL "FIRST-TERMER" MOS QUALIFY FOR THE SRB MULTIPLE OF
THEIR PRIOR TRADITIONAL FTAP MOS IF ONE IS OFFERED.  FOR EXAMPLE,
IF A FIRST TERM MARINE HOLDING MOS 0311 IS PROMOTED TO SSGT (AND
THUS IS RE-DESIGNATED AN 0369) PRIOR TO REENLISTING, HE QUALIFIES
FOR THE 0311 SRB MULTIPLE AND WILL COUNT FOR AN 0311 FTAP BOAT
SPACE.  
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 15 JAN 02.//
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