R 310019Z OCT 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 521/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA RAP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FISCAL YEAR 2007 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE
(SMCR) ENLISTMENT BONUS (EB) AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED
RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER//
REF/A/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD: 20001016//
REF/B/DOC/CMC (RAP)/YMD: 19930823//
AMPN/ REF A IS MCO 7220R.38, SRIP. REF B IS MCO 1560R.30, MGIB-R.//
POC/J. E. BELL/GYSGT/CMC (RAP)/-/TEL: 703-784-9136/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2006 THIS BULLETIN CANCELS
MARADMIN 525/05 AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE FY07
SMCR EB AND MGIB-SR KICKER. REQUESTS FOR THESE INCENTIVES BASED ON
MARADMIN 525/05 WILL ONLY BE AUTHORIZED UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2006.
READ THIS BULLETIN IN ITS ENTIRETY AS SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMULGATING PROCEDURES TO ENSURE PROPER PROCESSING
OF REQUESTS FOR THESE INCENTIVES. AT A MINIMUM, THESE PROCEDURES
WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. SUBMIT SMCR EB AND MGIB-SR KICKER REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) VIA ITS
SECTIONAL MAILBOX SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
B. UPON APPROVAL OF THE INCENTIVE(S) REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL
NUMBER (BCN) AND/OR A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER (KCN) WILL BE ASSIGNED
TO THE APPLICANT FOR WHOM THE INCENTIVE IS REQUESTED.
C. THE BCN AND/OR KCN MUST BE ASSIGNED PRIOR TO THE APPLICANT
ENLISTING.
D. OBTAIN NEW STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) BY VISITING THE
M&RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. ENTER KEYWORD "RESERVE
INCENTIVES" IN THE SEARCH BOX, SELECT "RESERVE INCENTIVES" FROM
THE SEARCH RESULTS, SELECT "SMCR EB SOU" AND ENSURE
DISSEMINATION OF THE SOU'S. THE NEW SOU'S ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
E. COMPLETE THE SOU AT THE TIME OF ENLISTMENT, ENSURE THE BCN AND/
OR THE KCN IS TYPED ON THE SOU, AND ATTACH IT AS AN ANNEX TO THE DD
FORM 4.
F. ENSURE THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES ARE TYPED IN BLOCK 32 OF THE DD FORM
1966:
(1) THE ENLISTEE IS A SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM INCENTIVE
RECIPIENT.
(2) THE BCN IS 07Z7XXXX AND THE BONUS PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) IS
Z7.
(3) THE KCN IS 07NKXXXX AND THE COLLEGE FUND PEF IS Z8.
G. NOTIFY CMC (RAP) OF APPLICANTS IN THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM WHO
HAVE BEEN ISSUED A BCN AND/OR A KCN THAT ATTRITE PRIOR TO SHIPPING.
THIS NOTIFICATION MUST OCCUR BEFORE THE APPLICANT IS REMOVED FROM
THE QUOTA SERIAL NUMBER.
H. MARINES RECLASSIFIED TO AN ALTERNATE MOS DURING INITIAL ACTIVE
DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT)(IADT IS DEFINED AS RECRUIT TRAINING, MARINE
COMBAT TRAINING, AND MOS SCHOOL) DUE TO ANY REASON WILL LOSE THEIR
ELIGIBILITY FOR A SMCR EB. EXAMPLES OF THIS WOULD BE ACADEMIC
FAILURE OR FAILING TO MEET THE PREREQUISITES FOR THE CONTRACTED MOS.
3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE SMCR EB.
A. ENLIST BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2006 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.
B. MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE A.
C. ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE OPTIONAL ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (ROEP) WITH
A 6X2 OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR ASSIGNMENT
TO A MOS LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN.
D. APPLICANTS WHO ENLIST UNDER THE RESERVE INCREMETAL INITIAL ACTIVE
DUTY FOR TRAINING (IIADT) PROGRAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
INCENTIVE.
E. ELIGIBLE MOSS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 0231/0261/0321/0471/0481/0613
0622/0627/0651/2821/5811/5939/5942/5953/5979/6042/6048/6072/6073
6132/6152/6172/6173/6276/6286/63366461/6482/6492/7234.
4. RECOUPMENT. THE SMCR EB WILL BE RECOUPED AT A PRORATED AMOUNT IF
THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION OR; A. FAILS TO
PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY.
B. EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE.
C. EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL.
D. TRANSFERS TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).
E. PERFORMS ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL WORK WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR
OWN FOR A PERIOD GREATER THAN 90 DAYS.
F. SERVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEE.
G. AUGMENTS TO ACTIVE DUTY (AD) OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM.
H. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF A RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO
INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION,
REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY.
5. THE SMCR EB INCENTIVE IS A $10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT PAID AT THE
COMPLETION OF IADT.
6. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE FOR A MGIB-SR KICKER.
A. ENLIST BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2006 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.
B. MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REFERENCE B.
C. ENLIST UNDER THE ROEP WITH A 6X2 OBLIGATION AND COMPLETE IADT OR
IIADT.
D. THERE ARE NO MOS RESTRICTIONS.
E. RECIPIENTS OF A SMCR EB ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS
INCENTIVE.
7. THE MGIB-SR KICKER INCENTIVE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
PAYMENTS OF $350 A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME
EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT, IN ADDITION TO CURRENT MGIB BASIC BENEFITS.
THESE PAYMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE
SELECTED RESERVE OR AD MGIB BASIC BENEFIT PAYMENT. PAYMENTS MAY BE
PRO-RATED FOR LESS THAN FULL TIME ENROLLMENT.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.//