R 301429Z SEP 08
MARADMIN 553/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2009 (FY09) SELECTED MARINE CORPS
RESERVE (SMCR) ENLISTED AFFILIATION BONUS (EAB)//
REF/A/DOC/2008 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTH ACT (NDAA)//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20080326//
REF/C/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD:20071130//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308C OF THE NDAA, REF
B IS MARADMIN 206/08, FY08 SMCR EAB, REF C IS MARADMIN 704/07,
SMCR PMOS RETRAINING PROGRAMS//
POC/F. D. GUZMAN/MSGT/CMC (RAP)/703-784-9136/EMAIL:
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A, AND EFFECTIVE
1 OCTOBER 2008 THIS BULLETIN CANCELS REFERENCE B AND UPDATES THE
PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (PMOS) ELIGIBLE FOR THE
FY09 SMCR EAB.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE.
A. PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITING OFFICES (PSRO) ARE THE ONLY
ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT INCENTIVE REQUESTS OR WRITTEN
AGREEMENTS 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 MARINE 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
KEYWORD “EAB,” SELECT “SMCR EAB,” THEN “SMCR EAB WRITTEN
AGREEMENT.”
(2) HAVE THE MARINE SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE
ISSUED BCN, THE UNIT TO BE AFFILIATED WITH, AND THE 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 MARINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO AFFILIATE AND RECEIVE
THE INCENTIVE.
F. THE APPROVED WRITTEN AGREEMENT SHALL BE FILED ON THE
DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE MARINE’S SERVICE RECORD BOOK.
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. HAVE 36 MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME AT THE TIME OF
AFFILIATION;
C. OR BE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST FOR 36 MONTHS IN THE SMCR;
D. OR BE ELIGIBLE TO EXTEND IN ORDER TO HAVE A TOTAL OF 36
MONTHS OF CONTRACTUAL TIME AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION.
E. THE UNIT THE MARINE DESIRES TO AFFILIATE WITH IS NOT
SCHEDULED TO BE DISESTABLISHED OR PLACED IN A CADRE STATUS
WITHIN 3 YEARS OF THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
F. BE A PRIOR SERVICE MARINE WHO AFFILIATES WITH THE SMCR
WITH LESS THAN A 4-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE FROM THE REGULAR COMPONENT.
G. HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE SMCR.
H. NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
I. AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2008 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
J. CORPORALS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 5 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF
SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
K. SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN 10 SATISFACTORY YEARS OF
SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
L. STAFF SERGEANTS MUST HAVE NO MORE 14 SATISFACTORY YEARS
OF SERVICE UPON THE DATE OF AFFILIATION.
M. ELIGIBLE PMOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) CORPORAL:
0231/0261/0311/0321/0351/0481/0613/0622/0656/0842/0847/1316/1391/
2141/2161/2171/2821/2822/2831/2844/2846/2847/2871/2887/3052/5939/
5942/5953/5954/5974/6042/6073/6152/6172/6174/6216/6256/6276/6286/
6322/6323/6324/6336/6337/6842/7372/7382
(2) SERGEANT:
0211/0241/0261/0311/0321/0331/0341/0352/0451/0471/0481/0612/0613/
0621/0622/0623/0627/0628/0811/0844/0861/1161/1316/1391/1833/2147/
2161/2311/2336/2671/2821/2822/2834/2862/2887/3051/3381/4641/4821/
5711/5811/5821/5948/5953/5979/6042/6072/6073/6152/6324/6336/6412/
6432/6483/6492/6493/6672/6842/7011/7041/7051/7236/7242
(3) STAFF SERGEANT:
0193/0211/0231/0241/0261/0313/0321/0369/0431/0471/0481/0619/0629/
0659/0811/0848/0861/1142/1161/1171/1316/1345/1361/1371/1391/1812/
1833/2131/2141/2147/2161/2171/2311/2336/2671/2823/2831/2862/3112/
3381/3537/4341/4821/5711/5821/5939/5974/6042/6062/6073/6074/6124/
6322/6324/6336/6414/6469/6482/6484/6492/6493/6672/6842/7011/7041/
7051/7236/7257/7382
N. THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
4. RETRAINING.
A. CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS 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 MUST BE SUBMITTED TO
CMC (RAP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE C BY THE PSRO AND BE APPROVED
BY CMC (RAP) PRIOR TO THE MARINE AFFILIATING WITH THE SMCR UNIT.
C. MARINES 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 STAFF SERGEANT WILL DISQUALIFY A MARINE FROM
THE PSMRP AND THIS INCENTIVE.
F. THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE WAIVED.
5. OBLIGATION.
A. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR OBLIGATION
FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT WITH WHICH THEY
AFFILIATED.
B. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS AND THE UNIT FOR WHICH
THEY AFFILIATED FOR 3 YEARS.
6. RECOUPMENT.
A. RECOUPMENT WILL OCCUR AT A PRORATED AMOUNT 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 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 AC OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
B. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF THE MARINE:
(1) IS REQUIRED TO INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE
TO A UNIT DEACTIVATION, REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY;
(2) IS COMMISSIONED OR ACCEPTS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE
SELECTED RESERVE AND HAS SERVED 1 YEAR OF THE INCENTIVE OBLIGATION.
7. THIS INCENTIVE IS A $15,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT. DUE TO FINITE
INCENTIVE FUNDS, INCENTIVES WILL BE ISSUED ON A FIRST COME/FIRST
SERVED BASIS.
8. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEES.
9. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 30 SEPTEMBER 2009.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. M. LARIVIERE, DIRECTOR,
RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//