MCBUL 7220 Change 3 to the FY06 ABC Zone Multiples for the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Program and New Authority for FTAP Two Year Reenlistment Option
This MARADMIN announces Change 3 to the FY06 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) program, extending SRB eligibility until 31 August 2006 for specified Primary Military Occupational Specialties (PMOs) while terminating the program on 30 June 2006 for all other PMOs. It also introduces a new two-year reenlistment option for first-term Marines in certain PMOs, which does not include SRB payment or duty station options but allows for continued service.
Issued: May 26, 2006
1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION <br>SPECIALISTS (CRS), AND COMMANDERS OF THE STATUS OF THE FY06 SRB <br>PROGRAM, TO EXTEND FY06 SRB MULTIPLES FOR SPECIFIED PMOS' TO <br>31 AUG 06, AND TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW FTAP TWO YEAR REENLISTMENT <br>OPTION. <br>2. BACKGROUND. TO DATE, THE SRB PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY <br>SUPPORTED THE REENLISTMENT OF OVER 11,000 MARINES. RETENTION <br>GOALS HAVE BEEN ATTAINED IN 148 FTAP AND 123 STAP PMOS', THUS FAR <br>YIELDING AN IMPRESSIVE 98% AGGREGATE FTAP AND 86% AGGREGATE STAP <br>EXECUTION RESULTS DUE TO THE SUPERLATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CRS FORCE. <br>3. ACTION. COMMANDERS AND CRS WILL INFORM THEIR MARINES THAT <br>THE SRB PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 31 AUG 06 FOR ONLY THE PMOS <br>IDENTIFIED IN PARA 3A AND 3B. THE SRB PROGRAM WILL TERMINATE FOR <br>ALL REMAINING PMOS' ON 30 JUN 06 PER REF A. <br>A. FIRST TERM MARINES WITH THE FOLLOWING PMOS', AND FIRST <br>TERM MARINES WHO REENLIST INTO THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATED LATERAL <br>MOVE (LM) PMOS', WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ZONE A SRB(S) AS <br>INDICATED IN REF B UNTIL 31 AUG 06: <br>0211(LM); 0231; 0241(LM); 0261; 0321(LM); 0511; 0651; 0689(LM); <br>0844; 0861; 1833; 2147; 2336(LM); 2631; 2651; 2673; 2674; 2676; <br>2831; 2834(LM); 2887; 3044(LM); 4133(LM); 4341; 5821(LM); <br>5937/39; 6132; 6172; 6173; 6174; 6176; 6216; 6253; 6323; 6324; <br>6332; 6333; 6386; 6461; 6464; 6467; 6484; 6541; 6821/42; <br>7234/36; AND, 7257. <br>B. CAREER MARINES WITH THE FOLLOWING PMOS' WILL REMAIN <br>ELIGIBLE FOR ZONE B AND C SRB(S) AS INDICATED IN REF B UNTIL <br>31 AUG 06: <br>0211; 0241; 0261; 0321; 0352; 0369; 0411; 0481; 0491; 0511; <br>0612; 0613; 0619; 0621; 0622; 0627; 0629; 0651; 0656; 0659; <br>0681; 0811; 0848; 0861; 1169; 1349; 1833; 2141; 2146; 2161; <br>2171; 2336; 2621; 2631; 2671; 2673; 2674; 2834; 2881; 2887; <br>3044; 3052; 3529; 3537; 4341; 4429; 5522; 5711; 5811; 5821; <br>5831; 6046; 6048; 6062; 6072; 6073; 6092; 6114; 6123; 6124; <br>6132; 6152; 6212; 6216; 6252; 6253; 6257; 6286; 6287; 6312; <br>6332; 6333; 6336; 6464; 6467; 6469; 6531; 6541; 6672; 6694; <br>7041; 7242; 7257; 7372; 8412; AND, 9812. <br>C. ANY 8611 WITH A CURRENT 2/2 PROFICIENCY IN ONE OF THE <br>LANGUAGES LISTED IN REF A WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR A SRB <br>MULTIPLE OF 5. <br>D. ALL OF THE OTHER GUIDELINES IN REFS A AND B REMAIN THE SAME. <br>E. MARINES IN PMOS' FOR WHICH SRB AUTHORIZATION TERMINATES ON <br>30 JUN 06 MUST SUBMIT REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION/LATERAL MOVE (RELM) <br>REQUESTS TO CMC (MMEA-6) NLT 21 JUN 06 TO ENABLE CMC (MMEA-6) TO <br>GRANT APPROVAL NLT 30 JUN 06. QUALIFIED MARINES MUST EXECUTE <br>REENLISTMENTS NLT 30 JUN 06 TO RATE SRB PAYMENT. CAREER MARINES <br>IN PMOS' FOR WHICH SRB AUTHORIZATION TERMINATES 30 JUN 06 WILL <br>REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR REENLISTMENT. <br>F. FTAP MARINES IN CLOSED PMOS' MUST SUBMIT 3 LATERAL MOVE <br>CHOICES WITH ANY REENLISTMENT REQUEST IF RETENTION IS DESIRED. <br>MARINES IN CLOSED PMOS' ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO RETAKE THE ASVAB <br>TO INCREASE THEIR LATERAL MOVE OPPORTUNITIES. FURTHERMORE, WITH <br>THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN, THE QUALITY REENLISTMENT PROGRAM <br>(QRP) IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF FY06. <br>G. MARINES WITH PMOS' LISTED IN PARA 3A AND 3B MUST SUBMIT RELM <br>REQUESTS TO CMC (MMEA-6) NLT 22 AUG 06 TO ENABLE CMC (MMEA-6) TO <br>GRANT APPROVAL NLT 31 AUG 06. QUALIFIED MARINES MUST EXECUTE <br>REENLISTMENTS NLT 31 AUG 06 TO RATE SRB PAYMENT. <br>H. IF THIS EXTENSION GENERATES INCREASED SRB PAYMENTS THAT <br>EXHAUST AVAILABLE SRB FUNDS, THIS HEADQUARTERS MAY TERMINATE <br>THIS PROGRAM PRIOR TO 31 AUG 06. IF EARLY TERMINATION IS <br>REQUIRED, A NEW MARADMIN WILL BE PUBLISHED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE <br>NEW TERMINATION DATE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MARADMIN WILL SERVE AS <br>30 DAY NOTIFICATION OF TERMINATION OF SRB ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY <br>PMOS LISTED IN PARA 3A AND 3B ABOVE WHICH ATTAINS 100 PERCENT OF <br>THE FY06 RETENTION GOAL AFTER 30 JUN 06 BUT PRIOR TO 31 AUG 06. <br>4. NEW TWO YEAR REENLISTMENT OPTION <br>A. FTAP MARINES WITH PMOS' LISTED IN PARA 3A WILL BE AFFORDED <br>THE OPPORTUNITY TO REENLIST FOR A MINIMUM TWO YEARS ADDITIONAL <br>OBLIGATED SERVICE IN THEIR PMOS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. LATERAL <br>MOVES INTO THESE PMOS' WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. QUALIFIED MARINES <br>WHO REENLIST UNDER THIS OPTION WILL NOT RATE A SRB, WILL NOT BE <br>ELIGIBLE FOR PCS MOVES, NOR WILL THEY RATE A DUTY STATION OPTION. <br>HOWEVER, APPROVED MARINES WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT CHANGE <br>OF ASSIGNMENT (PCA) MOVES WITHIN THE GEO-LOCATION BASED ON THE <br>ASSIGNMENT NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. <br>B. EXAMPLE. ON 27 MAY 06, A FTAP MARINE, WITH PMOS 0261 AND AN <br>EAS OF 15 AUG 06, SUBMITS FOR REENLISTMENT - TWO YEAR ADDITIONAL <br>OBLIGATED SERVICE OPTION. SNM IS APPROVED FOR A 26 MONTH <br>REENLISTMENT ON 3 JUN 06 (24 MONTHS ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE <br>PLUS 2 MONTHS REMAINING ON CURRENT CONTRACT). SNM REENLISTS ON <br>15 JUN 06 WITH A NEW EAS OF 15 AUG 08 WITH NO SRB MULTIPLE NOR A <br>DUTY STATION OPTION. <br>5. POC FOR SRB POLICY INFO, MAJ J.R. MORGAN, MPP-20, COMM (703) <br>784-9362/DSN 278-9362; POC FOR REENLISTMENT INFO, MAJ T. HALL, <br>MMEA-6, COMM (703) 784-9003/DSN 278-9003. <br>6. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. <br>7. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 1 SEP 06.