MCBUL 7220. Fiscal Year 2005 Zone A Selective Reenlistment

1. PURPOSE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB MULTIPLES FOR THE
ZONE A, FY05 SRB PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN
(FTAP) RETENTION REQUIRMENT. THE FY05 ENLISTED CAREER FORCE SRB
PROGRAM (ZONES B AND C) WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE MARADMIN. THE
PURPOSE OF THE SRB PROGRAMIS TO ASSIST THE MARINE CORPS IN RETAINING
THE BEST MARINES IN OUR CRITICAL, SHORT, AND HARD TO RETAIN MOS'S. 
2. ACTION. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED BY REF A AND THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BULLETIN IN THE COMPUTATION OF SRB AWARDS FOR
MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2004. REF B
DEFINES REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY. 
A. EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ELIGIBILITY. FTAP
REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO FIRST TERM MARINES (THOSE ON THEIR
FIRST CONTRACT IN THE MARINE CORPS) WHOSE ECC IS IN FY05 (DEFINED 1
OCT 2004 - 30 SEP 2005). AS AN EXCEPTION, FIRST TERM MARINES WITH
AN ECC AFTER 30 SEP 2005 WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO COMPLY
WITH PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN SRB
WHEN SPECIFICALLY APPROVED FOR REENLISTMENT VIA MESSAGE BY CMC
(MMEA-6). ECC IS TO BE USED VICE END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS).
B. SRB MULTIPLES. THE MULTIPLES LISTED BELOW BECOME EFFECTIVE FOR
MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2004. MARINES
CONSIDERING REENLISTMENT ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE THEIR REENLISTMENT
DECISIONS BEFORE SRB FUNDS ARE DEPLETED. IT IS THE INTENTION OF HQMC
TO CONCLUDE THE SRB PROGRAM (SRBP) ON 31 JAN 2005 UNLESS SRB FUNDS
ARE DEPLETED SOONER. IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN
CURRENTLY PLANNED, HQMC WILL TERMINATE THE PROGRAM BEFORE 31 JAN
2005. SKILLS NOT LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE AN SRB MULTIPLE OF
ZERO. 
C. ZONE A APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 17 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS OF
ACTIVE MARINE CORPS 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, THE PRIOR ACTIVE SERVICE OF
FTAP MARINES SERVED IN ANY OTHER MILITARY DEPARTMENT IS EXCLUDED AND
ONLY ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE MARINE CORPS IS INCLUDED. THIS EXCLUSION
DOES NOT APPLY TO THE 14 YEAR SERVICE CAP ON A MARINE'S ELIGIBILITY
WHICH CONSIDERS HIS OR HER TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE. 
D. FIRST TERM 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. SRB PAYMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ONE PAYMENT PER ZONE (A, B, OR
C). FIRST TERM MARINES WITH 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE AND 1 DAY OR
MORE, ARE TO BE CONSIDERED ZONE B MARINES FOR SRB PURPOSES. 
E. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IS DEFINED AS THE TIME BETWEEN A
MARINES' ECC AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT AND A MARINE'S NEW EAS
AFTER REENLISTMENT. 
F. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE
MAY NOT BE USED IN COMPUTING SRB DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
G. USMC BONUS PAYMENT POLICY: THE ZONE A SRB MULTIPLES WILL NOT
INCREASE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE MARINE CORPS HAS CONSISTENTLY
CARRIED OUT THIS POLICY IN ZONE A FOR THE PAST DECADE. ZONE A
MARINES SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR THE POSSIBLITY OF INCREASED SRB
MULTIPLES. SOME ZONE A MULTIPLES MAY DECREASE DURING THE FISCAL
YEAR. 
H. THREE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY05 SRB PROGRAM ARE: 
(1) LUMP SUM PAYMENT. IN FY05, 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 ZONE A. THE SRB CONTRACT DOLLAR
AMOUNT IS IMPACTED BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED
SERVICE WHICH THE MARINE REENLISTS FOR (SEE DEFINITION OF ADDITIONAL
OBLIGATED SERVICE ABOVE IN PARAGRAPH E). BY REENLISTING FOR MORE
MONTHS, A MARINE'S CONTRACT AMOUNT WILL INCREASE. IN FY05, MARINES
WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB. THE
INTENT IS NOT TO PENALIZE THE MARINE WHEN THE MARINE REENLISTS
SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO HIS ECC OR MUST REENLIST EARLY TO ACCEPT PCS
ORDERS. THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED AS AN EXAMPLE ONLY. IF A
MARINE'S ECC IS ON 1 AUG 2005 AND THE MARINE REENLISTS ON 1 OCT
2004, THE MARINE WILL BE ABLE TO REENLIST BETWEEN 48 MONTHS (NEW EAS
1 OCT 2008) AND 58 MONTHS (NEW EAS 1 AUG 2009). 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 FY05, ZONE A PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT
30,000 DOLLARS.
H. RECOUPMENT POLICY. 
(1) A MARINE WHO RECEIVES A SRB PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE IN
A BILLET REQUIRING THE MOS FOR WHICH THE MARINE RECEIVED THE BONUS
PAYMENT UNLESS THE MARINE 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 7000.14R FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT REGULATION VOLUME 7A. 
(2) IN OUR ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS, MARINE CORPS RECOUPMENT
POLICY WILL DIFFER FROM DOD 7000.14R VOLUME 7A. MARINES SELECTED
FOR WARRANT OFFICER, MECEP, MCP, ECP 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 A MARINE'S SRB MOS, NO RECOUPMENT IS
REQUIRED OF A MARINE ACCEPTED TO A COMMISSIONING PROGRAM. AS STATED
IN DOD 7000.14R 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. PREVIOUS BULLETINS DID NOT MENTION MCP OR ECP
AS ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS. MARINES WHO REENLISTED PRIOR TO 1
OCT 04 AND WERE ACCEPTED INTO MCP OR ECP ARE NOT SUBJECT TO SRB
RECOUPMENT DUE TO SERVING LESS THAN 2 YEARS IN THEIR SRB MOS. 
MARINES WHO REENLIST AFTER 1 OCT 04 AND ARE LATER SELECTED FOR
WARRANT OFFICER, MECEP, MCP, ECP OR BOOST ARE SUBJECT TO SRB
RECOUPMENT UNLESS THEY SERVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS IN THEIR SRB MOS.
I. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF
THE "STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM REF A BY CONTACTING
MMEA-6.
J. SKILLS NOT LISTED HAVE NO MULTIPLES. 
K. LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THOSE PMOS(S)
DESIGNATED WITH (LM) DENOTING LATERAL MOVE. ERRONEOUS REENLISTMENT
CONTRACTS PROMISING UNAUTHORIZED SRB PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
 
 

 PMOS MULT PMOS MULT PMOS MULT
 0211 5 (LM) 2621 1 6153 1
 0231 4 2631 4 6154 1
 0241 3 (LM) 2651 3 6156 2
 0261 5 2671 5 6172 1
 0311 3 2673 5 6173 1
 0313 3 2674 2 6174 2
 0321 4 2676 2 6176 2
 0331 3 2822 1 6252 2
 0341 3 2823 2 (LM) 6276 3
 0351 3 2831 1 6312 1
 0352 4 2834 2 (LM) 6313 1
 0411 1 2844/62 2 6314 2
 0431 1 2846/62 2 6316 1 (LM)
 0511 1 2847/62 2 6317 1
 0612 1 2871 1 6322 1
 0613 5 2887 2 6323 1
 0614 1 4341 2 6324 0
 0621 1 4429 2 (LM) 6326 2
 0627 1 4671 1 6332 1
 0811 1 5711 1 6336 1
 0844 1 5811 1 6337 1
 0861 4 5821 1 (LM) 6531 1
 1812 1 5831 1 6541 1
 1833 1 5937/39 1 6821/42 2
 2131 1 6112 1 7212 3
 2141 2 6113 1 7234/36 1
 2146 1 6114 1 7242 2
 2147 1 6116 2 7257 3
 2161 1 6122 1 7314 3
 2171 1 6123 1 7372 3
 2311 1 6124 3 7382 1
 2336 3 (LM) 6152 1

3. LATERAL MOVES. NO OTHER FIRST TERM LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS
ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB THAN THOSE MOS(S) LISTED IN THIS
PARAGRAPH.
A. 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, 5821, OR 6316 ARE AUTHORIZED TO
RECEIVE THE CORRESPONDING SRB MULTIPLE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF
THEIR REENLISTMENT. MARINES LATERALLY MOVING INTO THE ABOVE MOS'S
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 2005 WILL BE AUTHORIZED THE SRB PAYMENT UPON
BEING AWARDED THE NEW MOS. 
B. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE MARINE IN SRB ZONE A HOLDING CH-46
MOS(S) 6112, 6152, 6172, OR 6322 WILL RATE THE MV-22 SRB MULTIPLE
WHEN THEY LATERALLY MOVE TO THE SAME TYPE MV-22 MOS. SPECIFICALLY,
6112 TO 6116, 6152 TO 6156, 6172 TO 6176, AND 6322 TO 6326. ABOVE
CH-46 MOS(S) MAY REQUEST LATERAL MOVE INTO SAME TYPE MV-22 MOS(S)
UPON RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN. THESE LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS MAY
BEGIN ON 1 OCT 05.
C. 03XX MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR 0321 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 0321
MULTIPLE. NON-03XX MARINES WHO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MOS OF 0321 ARE
ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE 0321 MULTIPLE.
4. FIRST TERM MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN PROMOTED OUT OF THEIR
TRADITIONAL "FIRST-TERMER" MOS(S) 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 JAN 2005.