R 300005Z SEP 08
MARADMIN 552/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) SELECTED MARINE CORPS
RESERVE (SMCR) OFFICER AFFILIATION BONUS (OAB)//
REF/A/DOC/2008 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTH ACT (NDAA)//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20071122//
REF/C/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20060601//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308J OF THE NDAA,
REF B IS MARADMIN 690/07, FY08 SMCR OAB, REF C IS MARADMIN
253/06, FY06 SMCR AFFILIATION INVOLUNTARY ACTIVATION DEFERMENT//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9136/EMAIL:
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2008 THIS BULLETIN
CANCELS REF B AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE
FY09 SMCR OAB.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
A. PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING OFFICES (PSRO) ARE THE ONLY
ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) FOR THIS
INCENTIVE.
B. REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) VIA ITS SECTION
MAILBOX SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
C. UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER
(BCN) WILL BE ISSUED.
D. PRIOR TO THE OFFICER AFFILIATING WITH THE UNIT, THE
PSRO WILL:
(1) OBTAIN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BY VISITING THE M&RA
WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. IN THE SEARCH BOX ENTER KEY
WORD “OAB”, SELECT “SMCR OAB”, THEN SELECT “SMCR OAB WRITTEN
AGREEMENT”.
(2) HAVE THE OFFICER SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH
THE ISSUED BCN, THE UNIT TO BE AFFILIATED WITH, AND THE PRIMARY
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) TO BE FILLED.
(3) SUBMIT, TO CMC (RAP), A SCANNED PDF COPY OF THE
SIGNED WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
E. WHEN CMC (RAP) HAS RECEIVED AND APPROVED THE WRITTEN
AGREEMENT, THE OFFICER WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE AND RECEIVE
THE INCENTIVE.
F. THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE
DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE OFFICER’S QUALIFICATION RECORD.
G. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE MAY NOT CONCURRENTLY
RECEIVE ANOTHER INCENTIVE.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
A. BE RECRUITED BY A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER TO AFFILIATE
WITH A SMCR UNIT TO FILL A CMC (RAP) VALIDATED VACANT BILLET
COMMENSURATE WITH GRADE AND PMOS.
B. THE UNIT THE OFFICER DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH IS NOT
SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS WITHIN
3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
C. BE A COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICER (NOT SELECTED FOR
MAJOR AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION) AFFILIATING WITH A SMCR UNIT AT
THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL AND BELOW;
D. OR BE A 75XX MAJOR (NOT SELECTED FOR LTCOL AT THE TIME OF
AFFILIATION) AFFILIATING WITH A SMCR UNIT AT THE BATTALION/
SQUADRON LEVEL.
E. BE A PRIOR SERVICE OFFICER WHO AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR
WITH LESS THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR
COMPONENT.
F. HAVE NOT SERVED AS AN OFFICER IN THE SMCR OR IN ANY
RESERVE COMPONENT.
G. NOT PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE RESERVE OFFICER
COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS.
H. NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
I. AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2008 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
J. THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
4. RETRAINING.
A. COMPANY GRADE OFFICERS THAT ARE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
THE INCENTIVE DUE TO A PMOS MISMATCH, MAY RETRAIN UTILIZING
THE PRIOR SERVICE MOS RETRAINING PROGRAM (PSMRP).
B. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PSMRP WILL BE SUBMITTED
TO CMC (RAP) BY THE PSRO PRIOR TO THE OFFICER JOINING THE SMCR
UNIT.
C. OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE PSMRP MUST COMPLETE PMOS TRAINING
WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR
THE INCENTIVE.
D. IF THE PSMRP IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT
BE RECEIVED UNTIL PMOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
E. A SELECTION TO MAJOR WILL DISQUALIFY AN OFFICER FROM THE
PSMRP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE INCENTIVE.
F. THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
5. OBLIGATION.
A. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION
TO THE SMCR BEGINNING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATED WITH THEIR UNIT.
B. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH
THEY AFFILIATED FOR 3 YEARS.
6. RECOUPMENT.
A. RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR ON A PRORATED BASIS IF THE MARINE:
(1) FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION;
(2) FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY;
(3) EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE;
(4) EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP)
APPROVAL;
(5) TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR);
(6) PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS)
WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 90
CUMULATIVE DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR;
(7) SERVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL
MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR BATTALION OR
SQUADRON;
(8) AUGMENTS TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR THE ACTIVE
RESERVE PROGRAM.
B. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED
TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION,
REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY.
7. THIS INCENTIVE IS A $10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
8. DUE TO FINITE INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED
ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED BASIS.
9. OFFICERS WHO DESIRE THE TRANSITION AFFILIATION BONUS IN LIEU
OF THE OAB SHOULD REFER TO REF C FOR ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
10. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEES.
11. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR,
RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//