Deployment Extension Program

1. PURPOSE. EFFECTIVE 13 FEB 07 THIS MARADMIN
ESTABLISHES POLICY ON PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) TO
MARINES WHO AS A RESULT OF AN INVOLUNTARY EXTENSION OF A UNIT 
DEPLOYMENT AGREE TO EXTEND AN ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT TO COMPLETE 
THE DEPLOYMENT.
2. MARINES WHO AGREE TO EXTEND THEIR EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE
(EAS) TO COMPLETE AN EXTENSION OF A SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENT WILL BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE $500 OF AIP FOR EVERY MONTH OF EAS EXTENSION.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
 A. MUST HAVE LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OF ACTIVE SERVICE REMAINING ON 
AN EXISTING ENLISTMENT/REENLISTMENT.
 B. MUST AGREE TO REMAIN WITH THEIR CURRENT UNIT TO COMPLETE THE
EXTENDED DEPLOYMENT. 
4. AIP AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS:
 A. MARINES WILL SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. THE BELOW WRITTEN
AGREEMENT WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE COMMAND'S UNIT FILES FOR THE
DURATION OF THE AIP PERIOD: 
"I, [RANK, LAST NAME, FI, MI, L4-SSN] UNDERSTAND THAT, INCIDENT TO 
THE EXTENSION OF MY ENLISTMENT/REENLISTMENT ON OR PRIOR TO MY EAS 
DATE FOR A PERIOD OF [FULL MONTHS], I WILL BE PAID ASSIGNMENT 
INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 PER MONTH FOR EACH FULL 
MONTH MY EAS DATE IS EXTENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF MY UNIT INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED IN SUPPORT OF OIF/OEF 
OR OTHER GWOT MISSION, EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT. FAILURE 
TO COMPLETE THIS SERVICE REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF 
THIS AGREEMENT AND MY REPAYMENT OF ANY UNEARNED PORTION OF THE AIP 
PAYMENT. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT REPAYMENT WILL NOT BE SOUGHT IF MY 
INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED IN THIS 
AGREEMENT IS DUE TO MY DEATH, ILLNESS, INJURY OR OTHER PHYSICAL 
IMPAIRMENT, WHICH WAS NOT THE RESULT OF MY MISCONDUCT, OR OTHER 
CIRCUMSTANCE DETERMINED TO BE REASONABLY BEYOND MY CONTROL."
 B. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL PREPARE AIP CONTRACTS.
AIP CONTRACTS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE MARINE AND THE BATTALION LEVEL
COMMANDER. BY DIRECTION IS NOT AUTHORIZED. WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WILL
BEGIN ON THE DATE SIGNED. MONTHLY PAYMENT WILL BE CALCULATED IN 30 
DAY INCREMENTS BASED ON EXTENSION DURATION.
5. TERMINATION: PAYMENT OF AIP WILL TERMINATE WHEN THE FOLLOWING
OCCURS:
 A. SERVICE-INITIATED, OR OTHER, NO FAULT-OF-THE-MARINE, 
CURTAILMENT OF AIP TOUR.
 B. TERMINAL LEAVE.
6. DO/FO PAYMENT PROCEDURES. A NAVMC 11116 IS REQUIRED TO BE 
SUBMITTED MONTHLY FOR PAYMENT OF AIP. UPON RECEIPT OF THE NAVMC 11116, 
ISSUE A MISC CREDIT (TTC 694) USING ONE OF THE BELOW AIP PAY CODES: 
ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED 25002 AND TAX CODES: 1, 4 AND 9C DEPENDING 
ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
7. UNIT DIARY ENTRY WILL BE MADE BY THE COMMAND PERSONNEL CENTER.
A DCC IS NEEDED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF MARINES PARTICIPATING IN
THIE PROGRAM. CMC (MMEA) WILL ENTER A DRAW CASE CODE (DCC) OF A6,
COMBAT EXTENSION PROGRAM INTO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM.
8. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MARINE'S EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) MAY
BE REQUIRED. IF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IS NEEDED TO FULFILL THE
COMMITMENT, ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (DC, M&RA), MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM).
LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE A MARINE'S EAS. 
9. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.