MCBUL 7220. Fiscal Year 2005 Career Force SRB Program

1. PURPOSE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB
MULTIPLES FOR THE
FY05 CAREER FORCE SRB PROGRAM AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR
SRB PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE SRB PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST
THE MARINE CORPS IN RETAINING THE BEST MARINES IN OUR CRITICAL,
SHORT, AND HARD TO RETAIN MOS'S. IT ALSO ANNOUNCES A NEW POLICY IN
THE ADJUSTMENT OF SRB MULTIPLES DURING FY05. 
2. ACTION. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED BY REF A AND THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BULLETIN IN THE COMPUTATION OF SRB AWARDS FOR
CAREER FORCE MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT
2004. REF B DEFINES REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY. 
A. 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, CAREER FORCE
MARINES MORE THAN 12 MONTHS FROM ECC 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)
IN DETERMINING REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY. 
B. SRB MULTIPLES. THE MULTIPLES LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN BECOME
EFFECTIVE FOR MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT
2004. ZONE B AND C SRB MULTIPLES MAY BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN DURING
FY05 TO BETTER FOCUS ON OUR RETENTION NEEDS AS THEY DEVELOP. THE
MULTIPLES LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 31 DEC
2004. SRB FUNDS ARE LIMITED AND WILL BE DISBURSED TO MARINES UNTIL
THEY ARE DEPLETED. IF SRB FUNDS REMAIN, A FOLLOW ON MARADMIN WILL
BE RELEASED ON OR BEFORE 31 DEC 2004 THAT WILL RE-TARGET SUBSEQUENT
TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) MOS'S REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT. IF SRB FUNDS
ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED, HQMC WILL TERMINATE THE
PROGRAM BEFORE 31 DEC 2004. SKILLS NOT LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO
HAVE A ZERO MULTIPLE. 
C. 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. ACTIVE SERVICE IS DEFINED AS SERVICE IN ANY OF THE
ARMED SERVICES. 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. 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.
D. 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. 
E. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IS DEFINED AS THE TIME BETWEEN A
MARINES' ECC AT TIME OF REENLISTMENT AND MARINE'S EAS IMMEDIATELY
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 CAREER FORCE SRB PROGRAM IS TO
BE FAR MORE DYNAMIC THAN PRIOR YEARS. CAREER FORCE MULTIPLES WILL
BE ANNOUNCED ON A QUARTERLY (EVERY 3 MONTHS) BASIS WHILE FUNDING
REMAINS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILTIY THAT SOME SRB MULTIPLES WILL
DECREASE OR CHANGE TO ZERO AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY05. ZONE B
AND C ZONE MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST 365 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR
ECC AND ARE NOT CONSTRAINED TO A FISCAL YEAR TO MAKE THE
REENLISTMENT DECISION. REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE CAREERISTS SHOULD NOT
WAIT ON A POSSIBLE SRBP FUNDS EXTENSION BEYOND 31 DEC 2004 TO
REENLIST FOR A BONUS.
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 ZONES B AND C. 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 E). BY REENLISTING FOR MORE
MONTHS, A MARINE'S CONTRACT AMOUNT WILL INCREASE. 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 B AND C PAYMENT CAPS REMAIN AT
35,000 DOLLARS.
I. RECOUPMENT POLICY. 
(1) MARINES WHO RECEIVE A 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) PER REF A. 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.
J. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF
THE "STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM REF A BY CONTACTING
MMEA-6.
K. SKILLS NOT LISTED HAVE NO MULTIPLES.

PMOS B ZONE C ZONE 
0211 3 2
0231 1 1
0241 2 1
0261 2 1
0321 3 2
0352 1 0
0491 1 1
0629 1 0
0659 1 0
0681 1 0
0689 3 1
0848 2 1
0861 2 1
1349 1 0
1833 1 0
2141 1 0
2336 3 2
2621 2 1
2631 1 1
2651 1 1
2671 2 2
2673 3 3
2674 2 1
2676 3 2
2832 1 0
2834 2 1
2844 1 0 
2846 1 0 
2862 2 1 
2887 1 1
4429 2 1 
5821 1 1
5939 1 1
5948 1 0 
5954 1 0 
5974 1 0
5979 1 1
6112 1 0
6113 1 0
6114 1 0
6116 1 0
6152 1 1
6153 1 1
6156 1 0
6172 1 0
6173 1 0
6174 1 1
6176 1 0
6216 1 1
6217 1 0
6252 1 1
6253 1 0
6257 1 0
6276 1 0
6283 1 0
6287 1 1
6312 2 2
6314 1 0
6317 1 1
6322 1 0
6323 1 1
6324 1 0
6332 3 2
6333 1 0
6336 1 1
6337 1 1
6413 3 3
6414 1 0
6423 1 0 
6434 1 0
6461 1 0
6462 1 0
6463 1 0
6464 1 0
6467 1 0
6469 1 1
6482 1 1
6483 3 3
6484 1 0
6492 1 0
6493 3 3
7212 3 0
7236 1 0
7242 1 1
7257 3 3
7314 1 0
9812 1 1
 
3. LATERAL MOVES. NO OTHER CAREER FORCE LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS
ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB THAN THOSE MOS(S) LISTED IN THIS
PARAGRAPH. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE MARINE IN SRB ZONES B AND C
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. 
4. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS ON 31 DEC 2004.