Early Release Policy for the Calendar Year (CY) 2006 Holiday

1. THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES AUTHORITY AND CRITERIA 
FOR THE EARLY RELEASE OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE ENLISTED MARINES AND 
OFFICERS WHOSE TERM OF ACTIVE SERVICE WILL EXPIRE DURING THE CY 
2006 HOLIDAY PERIOD. 
2. COMMANDING OFFICERS/COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO DISCHARGE OR 
RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY, SUBJECT TO CONCURRENCE IN WRITING BY THE 
INDIVIDUAL MARINE, ANY OFFICER AND ANY ACTIVE AND RESERVE ENLISTED 
MARINE, WHO WOULD NORMALLY BE GRANTED LEAVE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON 
AND WHOSE EAS WILL OCCUR DURING THE PERIOD 18 DEC 2006 THROUGH 2 JAN 
2007, INCLUSIVE. MARINES WILL BE SEPARATED NOT EARLIER THAN 11 DEC 
2006. 
3. THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO MARINES PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED IN THE 50 
STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR IN THEIR AREA OF RESIDENCE IN 
DEPENDENCIES, TRUSTS, TERRITORIES, AND COMMONWEALTHS. 
4. GENERAL INFORMATION 
A. IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE RECALL, MARINES RELEASED UNDER THIS 
MARADMIN WILL BE CONSIDERED AS BEING IN THE SAME STATUS AS THOSE WHO 
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR OBLIGATED PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY. 
B. ENLISTED MARINES SEPARATED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS MARADMIN, WHO 
ARE ELIGIBLE, AS OF THEIR NORMAL EAS DATE, MAY BE AWARDED THE GOOD 
CONDUCT MEDAL. 
C. MARINES WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SEPARATION PAY UPON NORMAL EAS, AND 
WHO ELECT EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN, WILL 
RETAIN THEIR ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY PROVIDED THEY HAVE 
COMPLETED 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE DAY OF EARLY RELEASE 
FROM ACTIVE DUTY. MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE 
DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN COULD AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF THEIR SEPARATION 
PAY. REF A PRESCRIBES THE METHOD OF COMPUTING SEPARATION PAY. 
FURTHERMORE, IF EARLY RELEASE WOULD DISQUALIFY MARINES FOR SEPARATION 
PAY DUE TO LENGTH OF SERVICE CRITERIA UNDER THE LAW, MARINES WILL NOT 
BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL THEIR SERVICE LENGTH CRITERIA HAS 
BEEN MET. 
D. MARINES ENTITLED TO SEPARATION BENEFITS ARE AUTHORIZED THOSE 
BENEFITS IF RELEASED UNDER THIS MARADMIN. AS A REMINDER, MARINES AND 
THEIR ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS DESIRING TO RETAIN TRICARE PRIME UPON 
SEPARATION ARE REQUIRED TO REENROLL IN TRICARE. 
E. ALIENS WHO WOULD BE RELEASED BEFORE COMPLETING 3 FULL YEARS OF 
SERVICE, AS THE RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, ARE REMINDED OF THE 
CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY RELEASE AS SPECIFIED IN PAR 1104.5 OF REF B. 
F. MARINES ENTITLED TO THE TRICARE RESERVE SELECT OR MONTGOMERY GI 
BILL (MGIB) CHAPTER 1607 (REAP) BENEFITS ARE REMINDED OF THE 
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE REQUIRED FOR 
ELIGIBILITY. 
5. ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS 
A. SEPARATION UNDER THIS MARADMIN WILL BE EFFECTED NOT EARLIER THAN 
11 DEC 2006, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A RESERVE MARINE ON INITIAL ACTIVE 
DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT), PROVIDED THAT THE RESERVE MARINE IS 
CONSIDERED BY THE COMMAND TO BE MOS QUALIFIED AT THE TIME OF 
SEPARATION, AND THAT MEANINGFUL TRAINING IS NOT AVAILABLE DURING THE 
PERIOD OF 18 DEC 2006 TO 2 JAN 2007. RESERVE MARINES ON IADT BETWEEN 
THIS TIME FRAME MAY BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BASED UPON ACTUAL OR 
CONSTRUCTIVE TRAVEL TIME FOR TRANSFER BACK TO THEIR RESERVE UNITS ON 
18 DEC 2006. ALL REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OF RESERVE MARINES ON 
IADT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) VIA THEIR SECTION MAILBOX AT 
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL. 
B. RESERVE MARINES PERFORMING ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL WORK (ADSW) MAY 
REQUEST EARLY RELEASE MODIFICATION THROUGH THEIR COMMANDS FOR 
APPROVAL VIA THE RESERVE ORDERS WRITING SYSTEM (ROWS). RESERVE 
MARINES RECALLED UNDER 12302 AUTHORITY OR WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR 
DUTY UNDER 12301(D) ADSW-CO MAY REQUEST AN ORDERS END DATE 
MODIFICATION THROUGH THEIR COMMANDS VIA THE MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION 
PROCESSING SYSTEM (MCMPS). COMMANDS SHOULD COORDINATE WITH THEIR 
HIGHER HEADQUARTERS TO ENSURE TIMELY REQUEST CONSIDERATION AND 
ROWS/MCMPS PROCESSING. 
C. THIS MARADMIN AND PAR 6404.3 OF REF B ARE THE AUTHORITIES FOR 
DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF ENLISTED MARINES. 
D. RELEASE OF REGULAR AND RESERVE ENLISTED MARINES WITH MILITARY 
SERVICE OBLIGATIONS FROM ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE EFFECTED PER REF B. 
CONCURRENCE, IN WRITING, WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY APPROPRIATE ENTRY ON 
PAGE 11 OF THE SRB/OQR. 
E. COMMANDERS APPROVING SUCH SEPARATIONS FOR ENLISTED MARINES WILL 
DESIGNATE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR SEPARATION AND DIRECT THE SEPARATING 
UNIT TO REPORT THE SEPARATION DATE IMMEDIATELY AS A NEW EAS/ECC VIA 
UNIT DIARY ENTRY PER REF C. 
F. UNIT DAIRY ENTRIES REPORTING RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OR DISCHARGE 
WILL BE SUBMITTED PER REF C. 
(1) THE SEPARATION PROGRAM DESIGNATOR (SPD) FOR ENLISTED MARINES 
BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IS MDM1 UNDER HOLIDAY EARLY RELEASE 
PROGRAM (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESERVE MARINES COMPLETING IADT AND 
MARINES BEING INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED AT THEIR EAS). 
(2) AS PROVIDED IN THE REFERENCES, THE SPD FOR RESERVE MARINES 
RELEASED EARLY IS THE SAME AS THAT FOR RELEASE FROM THE ACTIVE DUTY 
SPECIFIED IN THEIR ORDERS. 
(3) THE SPD FOR THOSE BEING SEPARATED INVOLUNTARILY AT THEIR EAS, AND 
WHO QUALIFY FOR THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) BENEFITS, IS 
LBK1, JGK1, OR JGH3 PER PAR 6B OF REF D. 
(4) AN SPD OF KDM1 WILL BE REPORTED FOR ALL ENLISTED MARINES BEING 
DISCHARGED WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 8 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DO NOT 
DESIRE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE (WITH THE 
EXCEPTION OF MARINES BEING INVOLUNTARILY DISCHARGED AT THEIR ECC). 
6. OUTSTANDING BALANCES OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF LOANS ARE 
DEBTS THAT MUST BE REPAID PRIOR TO SEPARATION APPROVAL PER REF E. 
SEE CHAPTER 50 OF REF E FOR PROCEDURES CONCERNING REPAYMENT OF NAVY 
AND MARINE CORPS RELIEF LOANS UPON SEPARATION PRIOR TO EAS/ECC. 
7. RECOUPMENT OF ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT BONUSES WILL NOT BE MADE 
FROM MARINES SEPARATED UNDER THIS MARADMIN. 
8. PRIOR TO DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS 
MARADMIN, INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MARINES MAY ELECT TO ENROLL IN THE 
MGIB. A FULL $1200.00 MUST BE DEDUCTED FROM THEIR PAY TO ENSURE 
ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS. THESE MARINES MAY MAKE A LUMP 
SUM PAYMENT TO THEIR LOCAL DISBURSING OFFICE, IF NECESSARY. 
DISBURSING OFFICERS SHOULD INCLUDE ON NAVCOMPT FORM 2277 THE 
FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN BLOCK 9C: CASH COLLECTION DUE TO EARLY HOLIDAY 
RELEASE FOR SPECIAL MGIB ENROLLMENT FOR INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED 
MARINES. 
9. MARINES WHO MANIFEST SYMPTOMS OF PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS AND ARE 
UNDERGOING EVALUATION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION 
PROGRAM WILL NOT BE SEPARATED UNDER THIS AUTHORITY UNTIL THAT PROCESS 
IS COMPLETE OR A WAIVER OF TREATMENT EVALUATION HAS BEEN EXECUTED. 
10. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDS NOTIFY THEIR DISBURSING OFFICERS 
REGARDING EACH MARINE'S SEPARATION, PER REF F, ENSURING THAT POE AND 
ABS ACTIONS (ALLOTMENTS, DIRECT DEPOSIT, LEAVE ACCOUNTS, INDEBTEDNESS 
TO THE GOVERNMENT, OBLIGATED SERVICE, ETC.) ARE SETTLED PRIOR TO A 
MARINE'S SEPARATION. FOR ALL CASES OF EARLY SEPARATIONS (NON-EAS OR 
PRIOR TO ECC) THOSE ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEPARATING MARINES 
ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE DISBURSING OFFICES/FINANCE OFFICES ON 
NAVMC 11116, OF THE PENDING SEPARATION. 
11. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO: 
A. MARINES ON EXTENSIONS OF ACTIVE DUTY. 
B. MARINES PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE PROGRAM. 
C. MARINES SCHEDULED FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR OR RETIRED LIST. 
D. MARINES TAKING SEPARATION LEAVE. 
E. MARINES WHOSE LOSS, IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER, 
WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE COMMAND. 
F. MARINES WHOSE NORMAL EAS OCCURS AFTER 2 JAN 2007 AND WHO ARE 
QUALIFIED/APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE DURING THIS PERIOD PER 
PARAGRAPHS 
6405 AND 6420 OF REF B. 
G. MARINES WHO ARE INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE ADVANCE AND 
EXCESS LEAVE). INDEBTED MARINES DESIRING EARLY SEPARATION WILL BE 
PERMITTED TO MAKE ACCELERATED REPAYMENT OF THEIR DEBTS BY INCREASING 
SCHEDULED INSTALLMENT AMOUNTS AND BY MAKING CASH COLLECTIONS TO REPAY 
THEIR INDEBTEDNESS. 
H. MARINES BEING RELEASED UNDER OTHER HQMC DIRECTED EARLY OUT 
PROGRAMS, I.E., EDUCATION.