Separation Pay Determination Guidance in Conjunction With Administrative Separation Process

1. PURPOSE. CMC (MMEA) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DETERMINATION OF ALL SEPARATION PAY AWARDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
DENIAL OF FURTHER SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION DECISIONS. 
HQMC HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED SEVERAL REQUESTS FROM INDIVIDUAL MARINES
FOR SEPARATION PAY DETERMINATION AFTER THE MARINES HAVE ALREADY
SEPARATED.
2. MARINES BETWEEN 6 AND 18 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO ARE PREPARING TO
INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A
REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION/LATERAL MOVE (RELM) REQUEST TO CMC (MMEA-6),
VIA THE COMMAND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS), PRIOR TO
SEPARATION FROM THE MARINE CORPS. IN SUCH CASES, IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMAND TO ENSURE A RELM IS SUBMITTED ON THE
MARINE'S BEHALF. 
3. THE RELM REQUEST WILL BE SUBMITTED 'FOR SEPARATION PAY
DETERMINATION ONLY.' THIS REQUEST SHOULD INCLUDE THE REASON(S) FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION PROCEEDINGS AND A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE
COMMANDING GENERAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION CONVENING AUTHORITY
FOR SEPARATION PAY AND REENLISTMENT CODE ASSIGNMENT. IF THE
MARINE'S RECORD CONTAINS INFORMATION CONSIDERED TO BE HELPFUL IN
MAKING THE SEPARATION PAY DETERMINATION, SUCH DOCUMENTATION SHOULD
BE ATTACHED TO THE RELM PRIOR TO SUBMISSION IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE
RESPONSE. 
4. CMC (MMEA-6) WILL REVIEW THE REQUEST AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE SEPARATION PAY AWARD AND REENLISTMENT CODE
ASSIGNMENT. IN SUCH CASES WHERE THE ADSEP DECISION REQUIRES THE
MARINE TO EAS WITHIN 20 DAYS, THE CRS IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL CMC
(MMEA-6) AND REQUEST THE DETERMINATION BE EXPEDITED. MARINES ARE
NOT AUTHORIZED TO SEPARATE PRIOR TO RECEIVING A RESPONSE FROM CMC
(MMEA). TO VOLUNTARILY DO SO WOULD RESULT IN THE WAIVER OF RIGHTS
TO COLLECTION OF SEPARATION PAY. COMMANDS ARE ADVISED TO DIRECT 
THOSE MARINES ALREADY SEPARATED WHO DESIRE A SEPARATION PAY 
DETERMINATION TO SUBMIT A REQUEST THROUGH THE BOARD FOR CORRECTION
OF NAVAL RECORDS (BCNR) IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCO P1900.16, 
APPENDIX D.
5. POC AT THIS HEADQUARTERS IS CAPT QUINN, MMEA-6, (703)
784-9240.