MCBUL 7220. Change 4 to Multiples for the Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03) Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Program
This MARADMIN announces Change 4 to the Fiscal Year 2003 Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) program multiples, effective for Marines reenlisting on or after 15 June 2003. The message modifies bonus multiples for various Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) across Zones A, B, and C, with the program scheduled to conclude on 31 August 2003 unless additional funding becomes available. Commanding officers must use these updated multiples when computing SRB awards for eligible Marines.
Issued: June 11, 2003
1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM MARINES, CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS, AND COMMANDERS OF SRB MULTIPLE MODIFICATIONS TO REF A. 2. ACTION. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BULLETIN IN THE COMPUTATION OF SRB AWARDS. A. NEW MULTIPLES ARE EFFECTIVE FOR MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 15 JUN 2003 EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PAR 2C BELOW. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THIS HEADQUARTERS TO CONCLUDE THE SRB PROGRAM ON 31 AUG 2003. IF SRBP FUNDING EXISTS AFTER 31 AUG 2003, THE SRBP WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH SEP 2003 (END OF FY03). IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED, THIS HEADQUARTERS WILL TERMINATE THE PROGRAM BEFORE 31 AUG 2003. COMMANDERS WILL BE ADVISED 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE IF SRB PROGRAM TERMINATION WILL BE EARLIER THAN 31 AUG 2003. SKILLS NOT LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE A ZERO MULTIPLE. B. IF A MULTIPLE WAS DECREASED OR INCREASED, THE OLD MULTIPLE IS INDICATED BY ( ) TO THE RIGHT OF THE NEW MULTIPLE IN THE TABLE IN PARA 2.K. BELOW. C. MULTIPLES THAT WERE DECREASED REMAIN VALID THROUGH 15 JUL 2003. THE OLD MULTIPLES WILL NO LONGER BE HONORED BEGINNING 16 JUL 2003. MULTIPLES THAT WERE INCREASED ARE EFFECTIVE ON 15 JUN 2003. D. EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ELIGIBILITY. SRB REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ZONE B AND ZONE C MARINES WHO ARE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THEIR ECC. AS AN EXCEPTION, MARINES MORE THAN 12 MONTHS FROM ECC WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO COMPLY WITH PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR SRB WHEN SPECIFICALLY APPROVED FOR REENLISTMENT VIA MESSAGE BY THE CMC (MMEA-6). ECC IS TO BE USED VICE END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) AS A RESULT OF STOP LOSS ENTRIES MADE TO MARINE'S EAS. ZONE A MARINES MUST REENLIST IN THE FY OF THEIR ECC. E. ZONE A APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 17 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE MARINE CORPS SERVICE. ZONE B APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 6 TO 10 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE. ZONE C APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE. MARINES WITH GREATER THAN 14 YEARS OF TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SRB PAYMENT. WHEN COMPUTING THE 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE FOR ZONE A ELIGIBILITY, PRIOR ACTIVE SERVICE IN ANY OTHER MILITARY DEPARTMENT IS EXCLUDED AND ONLY ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE MARINE CORPS IS INCLUDED. THIS EXCLUSION DOES NOT APPLY, HOWEVER, TO THE 14 YEAR SERVICE CAP ON A MARINE'S ELIGIBILITY, WHICH CONSIDERS HIS OR HER TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE. ALL ACTIVE DUTY TIME SERVED, REGARDLESS OF U.S. MILITARY BRANCH SERVED IN, IS TO BE USED IN DETERMINING ZONE B AND ZONE C STATUS. F. MARINES WITH EXACTLY 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE A BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONE A BONUS. IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A ZONE A BONUS, OR IF NO ZONE A BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE B BONUS. MARINES WITH EXACTLY 10 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE B BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONE B BONUS. IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A ZONE B BONUS, OR IF NO ZONE B BONUS IS DESIGNATED, THEY MAY BE PAID A ZONE C BONUS. G. USMC BONUS PAYMENT POLICY: THE ZONE A SRB MULTIPLES WILL NOT INCREASE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS HEADQUARTERS HAS MADE EVERY EFFORT TO MAINTAIN EQUITY AND CONSISTENCY IN THE OFFERED SRB MULTIPLES FOR ALL ZONES. BECAUSE ZONES B AND C MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST 365 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC, THEY ARE NOT CONSTRAINED TO A FISCAL YEAR TO MAKE THE REENLISTMENT DECISION. TO DATE, FY03 HAS BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN ACHIEVING OUR FTAP AND STAP REENLISTMENT GOALS, HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL CAREER FORCE MOS(S) LAGGING RETENTION GOALS. THIS MARADMIN AUTHORIZES AN ADDITIONAL 17 MOS(S) A BONUS INCREASE OR AN INITIAL BONUS OFFERING. REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE CAREERISTS SHOULD NOT WAIT ON A POSSIBLE SRBP FUNDS EXTENSION BEYOND 31 AUG 2003 TO REENLIST FOR A SRB. H. THREE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY03 SRB PROGRAM ARE: 1. PAYMENT IN LUMP SUM, 2. THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB IN ZONES A, B, AND C, AND 3. ZONE A PAYMENT CAP OF 30,000 DOLLARS AND ZONES B AND C PAYMENT CAP OF 35,000 DOLLARS. (1) LUMP SUM PAYMENT. IN FY03, ALL MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE 100 PERCENT OF THEIR REENLISTMENT BONUS IN ONE LUMP SUM PAYMENT. NO 50 PERCENT UP FRONT PAYMENTS WILL BE AUTHORIZED. (2) 48 MONTHS OF SRB OPTION IN ZONES A, B, AND C. THE ULTIMATE DOLLAR SRB CONTRACT AMOUNT IS IMPACTED BY THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED MONTHS OF SERVICE FOR WHICH THE MARINE REENLISTS FOR. BY REENLISTING FOR MORE MONTHS, A MARINE'S CONTRACT AMOUNT WILL INCREASE. IN FY03, MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB. MARINES WILL NOT BE PENALIZED FINANCIALLY FOR REENLISTING EARLY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MARINE'S EAS IS ON 1 AUG 2003 AND THE MARINE REENLISTS ON 1 OCT 2002, THE MARINE WILL BE ABLE TO REENLIST BETWEEN 48 MONTHS (NEW EAS 1 OCT 2006) AND 58 MONTHS (NEW EAS 1 AUG 2007). IF THE MARINE CHOOSES TO REENLIST FOR 48 MONTHS IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE REENLISTMENT LENGTH OF HIS/HER SRB CALCULATION WOULD BE 38 MONTHS (48 MONTH CONTRACT LENGTH MINUS 10 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING UNDER INITIAL CONTRACT). IF THE MARINE CHOOSES TO REENLIST FOR 58 MONTHS IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE REENLISTMENT LENGTH OF HIS/HER SRB CALCULATION WOULD BE 48 MONTHS (58 MONTH CONTRACT LENGTH MINUS 10 MONTHS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING UNDER INITIAL CONTRACT). IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE MARINE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A CONTRACT LENGTH (IN UNITS OF MONTHS) ANYWHERE BETWEEN 48 AND 58 MONTHS. (3) SRB PAYMENT CAPS. FOR FY03, ZONE A PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT 30,000 DOLLARS AND ZONE B AND C PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT 35,000 DOLLARS. I. RECOUPMENT POLICY. MARINES WHO RECEIVE AN SRB PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE IN A BILLET REQUIRING THE MOS FOR WHICH HE/SHE RECEIVED THE BONUS PAYMENT UNLESS HE/SHE SERVES IN AN AUTHORIZED OUT-OF-SKILL ASSIGNMENT OR A WAIVER IS GRANTED BY CMC (MMEA-8). FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS REQUIREMENT WILL RESULT IN RECOUPMENT OF THE UNEARNED PORTION OF THE MARINE'S BONUS AS STATED IN DOD 7000.14 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION VOLUME 7A. MARINE CORPS RECOUPMENT POLICY WILL DIFFER FROM DOD 7000.14 VOLUME 7A IN OUR ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS. MARINES SELECTED FOR WARRANT OFFICER, MECEP, OR BOOST PROGRAMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK ANY UNEARNED PORTION (PRORATED) OF THEIR LUMP SUM SRB PAYMENT IF THEY SERVE LESS THAN TWO YEARS IN THEIR SRB MOS. AFTER SERVING TWO YEARS IN HIS/HER SRB MOS, NO RECOUPMENT IS REQUIRED OF A MARINE ACCEPTED FOR A COMMISSIONING PROGRAM. AS STATED IN DOD 7000.14 SECTION 090201 PAR E, NUMBER 4, MEMBERS WHO REENLIST OR EXTEND TO GAIN SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM LEADING TO A COMMISSIONED OR WARRANT OFFICER STATUS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO AN SRB. J. CAREER PLANNERS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE "STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM REF A ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/MANPOWER/MI/MRA_OFCT.NSF/MP/MANPOWER+ PLANS+-+STATEMENT+OF+UNDERSTANDING. K. SKILLS NOT LISTED HAVE NO MULTIPLES. PMOS A ZONE B ZONE C ZONE 0211 3 3 3 0231 0 (1) 1 1 0241 0 (3) 0 0 0251 0 3 3 0261 0 (2) 0 0 0311 1 0 0 0313 1 0 0 0321 2 1 1 0331 1 1 0 0341 1 1 0 0351 1 1 0 0352 1 1 0 0369 0 1 0 0411 0 (1) 0 0 0431 0 (1) 0 0 0451 0 (2) 0 0 0481 0 (1) 0 0 0491 0 1 1 0511 0 (2) 0 0 0612 0 (1) 0 0 0613 0 (2) 0 0 0614 0 (2) 1 0 0621 1 0 0 0622 0 (1) 0 0 0624 0 (1) 1 0 0626 0 (3) 0 0 0627 0 (3) 2 1 0651 1 0 0 0656 1 0 0 0681 0 1 1 0689 0 1 1 0811 0 (1) 1 1 0842 0 (1) 1 0 0844 0 (2) 1 0 0847 0 (3) 1 0 0848 0 1 1 0861 0 (1) 1 1 1161 0 (1) 0 0 1349 0 0 3 (0) 1361 0 3 (0) 3 (0) 1812 0 (1) 0 0 1833 0 (1) 0 0 2111 0 (1) 0 0 2141 0 (1) 0 0 2146 0 (1) 0 0 2147 0 (1) 0 0 2161 0 (1) 3 (0) 3 (0) 2171 0 (1) 0 0 2311 0 (1) 0 0 2336 0 (3) 1 1 2621 0 (2) 3 (0) 3 (0) 2631 0 (1) 2 2 2651 0 (2) 1 1 2671 1 (1) 3 (2) 3 (2) 2673 4 2 2 2674 1 1 1 2676 0 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2822 0 (3) 2 2 2823 0 (3) 1 1 2831 0 3 (0) 0 2832 0 2 2 2834 0 (3) 2 0 2844 0 (3) 2 0 2846 0 (3) 2 0 2847 0 (3) 2 0 2862 0 (3) 2 1 2871 0 (2) 2 0 2874 0 1 1 2881 0 2 2 2887 0 (1) 2 2 3441 0 1 1 4067 0 (1) 0 0 4341 0 (2) 0 0 4429 0 (3) 3 (2) 3 (2) 4612 0 (1) 1 1 5711 0 (1) 0 0 5811 0 (1) 0 0 5937/39 0 (2) 2 2 5942/48 0 (1) 2 2 5954 0 1 1 5974/62 0 (1) 2 2 5979/63 0 (1) 2 2 6042 0 (1) 0 0 6046 0 (1) 0 0 6048 0 (1) 0 0 6062 0 (1) 0 0 6072 0 (1) 1 1 6073 0 (1) 0 0 6074 0 (1) 0 0 6092 0 (1) 0 0 6112 0 (1) 0 0 6113 0 (1) 1 1 6114 0 (1) 1 1 6116 0 (1) 0 0 6122 0 (1) 1 1 6123 0 (1) 0 0 6124 0 (1) 1 1 6132 0 (1) 0 0 6152 0 (1) 1 1 6153 0 (1) 1 1 6154 0 1 1 6156 0 (1) 1 1 6172 0 (1) 0 0 6173 0 (1) 0 0 6174 0 (2) 2 2 6176 0 (1) 3 (0) 3 (0) 6213 0 (3) 2 2 6214 0 (1) 2 2 6216 0 (1) 0 0 6217 0 1 1 6222 0 (1) 1 1 6223 0 (3) 2 2 6226 0 1 0 6227 0 (1) 1 1 6252 0 1 1 6253 0 (2) 2 2 6256 0 (1) 1 1 6257 0 1 1 6276 0 (3) 3 (2) 3 (2) 6282 0 (1) 3 (0) 3 (2) 6283 0 (3) 3 3 6287 0 (1) 1 1 6312 0 (1) 1 1 6313 0 (4) 1 1 6314 0 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 6316 0 (1) 1 1 6317 0 (1) 1 1 6322 0 (1) 1 1 6323 0 (2) 1 1 6324 0 (1) 0 0 6326 0 (1) 1 1 6332 0 (1) 2 2 6333 0 (3) 2 2 6336 0 (1) 2 2 6337 0 (1) 2 2 6386 0 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 6412 0 (1) 3 3 6413 0 3 (2) 2 6423 0 1 1 6432 0 (1) 1 1 6433 0 1 1 6461 0 (1) 2 2 6462 0 (2) 2 2 6463 0 (2) 0 0 6464 0 (1) 2 2 6466 0 (1) 3 (1) 1 6467 0 (2) 0 0 6469 0 1 1 6482 0 2 1 6483 0 2 2 6484 0 (2) 1 0 6492 0 (1) 3 (0) 3 (0) 6493 0 2 2 6531 0 (1) 0 0 6541 0 (1) 0 0 6672 0 0 0 6694 0 (3) 1 1 6821 0 (2) 1 0 6842 0 (2) 2 2 7011 0 (1) 1 1 7212 0 (1) 0 0 7234/36 0 (2) 1 1 7242 0 (1) 1 1 7257 0 (1) 1 1 7314 0 (2) 2 2 7372 0 (1) 0 0 7382 0 (3) 1 1 8412 0 3 (0) 3 (0) 3. FIRST TERM ZONE (A) MARINES WHO REENLIST AS A PART OF THE FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND AGREE TO LATERALLY MOVE TO MOS'S 0211, 0241, 2336, 2823, 2834, 4429, OR 6276 ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE CORRESPONDING SRB MULTIPLE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THEIR REENLISTMENT. MARINES LATERALLY MOVING INTO THE ABOVE MOS'S AND MOS 8421 WILL NOT REQUIRE THEIR CURRENT MOS TO BE CLOSED OUT AT THE FTAP PRIOR TO REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE BOAT SPACE. SRB PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT BUT UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MOS TRAINING AND SUBSEQUENT AWARD OF THE MOS. MARINES WHO ARE IN TRAINING BEYOND 30 SEP 2003 WILL BE AUTHORIZED THE SRB PAYMENT UPON BEING AWARDED THE NEW MOS. NO OTHER LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE A SRB THAN THE ZONE A MOS(S) LISTED IN THIS PARAGRAPH. 4. FIRST TERM MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED OUT OF THEIR TRADITIONAL "FIRST-TERMER" MOS QUALIFY FOR THE SRB MULTIPLE OF THEIR PRIOR TRADITIONAL FTAP MOS IF ONE IS OFFERED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A FIRST TERM MARINE HOLDING MOS 0311 IS PROMOTED TO SSGT (AND THUS IS RE-DESIGNATED AN 0369) PRIOR TO REENLISTING, HE QUALIFIES FOR THE 0311 SRB MULTIPLE AND WILL COUNT FOR AN 0311 FTAP BOAT SPACE. 5. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 6. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 31 AUG 2003.