Early Release Policy for CY 2005 Holiday Period

1. THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES AUTHORITY AND CRITERIA
FOR THE EARLY RELEASE OF ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINES AND RESERVE OFFICERS WHOSE TERM OF ACTIVE SERVICE WILL EXPIRE DURING THE CY 2005 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 RESERVE OFFICERS AND ACTIVE AND RESERVE 
COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINES WHO WOULD NORMALLY BE GRANTED LEAVE 
DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND WHOSE EAS WILL OCCUR DURING THE 
PERIOD 19 DEC 2005 THROUGH 4 JAN 2006, INCLUSIVE. MARINES WILL 
BE SEPARATED NO EARLIER THAN 12 DEC 2005.
3. THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO PERSONNEL 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 PERSONNEL SEPARATED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS MARADMIN,
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE, AS OF THEIR NORMAL EAS DATE, MAY BE AWARDED THE 
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
C. PERSONNEL 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. SUCH PERSONNEL 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
PERSONNEL FOR SEP PAY DUE TO LENGTH OF SERVICE CRITERIA UNDER THE
LAW, PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL THEIR
SERVICE LENGTH CRITERIA HAS BEEN MET.
D. PERSONNEL WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THE SEPARATION BENEFITS ARE 
AUTHORIZED THOSE BENEFITS IF RELEASED PER THIS MARADMIN.
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. PERSONNEL WHO ARE ENTITLED TO THE TRICARE RESERVE SELECT
INCENTIVE 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
12 DEC 2005, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A RESERVE MEMBER ON INITIAL
ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IADT), PROVIDED THAT THE RESERVE MEMBER 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 19 DEC 2005 TO 4 JAN 2006. RESERVE MEMBER 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 19 DEC 2005. ALL REQUESTS FOR EARLY RELEASE OF
RESERVE MEMBERS ON IADT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (RAP) VIA THEIR
SECTION MAILBOX AT SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
B. FOR INDIVIDUAL RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES INVOL RECALLED UNDER
12302 AUTHORITY OR WHO HAVE VOL FOR DUTY UNDER 12301(D) ADSW-CO 
ORDERS WHO REQUEST EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS
MARADMIN, COMMANDS MAY REQUEST A MODIFICATION TO THE MARINE'S CURRENT
ORDERS END DATE VIA THE MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
(MCMPS). COMMANDS SHOULD ADDITIONALLY CONTACT THEIR HIGHER
HEADQUARTERS TO ENSURE THIS REQUEST IS QUICKLY PROCESSED THROUGH
MCMPS TO CMC (MPP-60) FOR REVIEW.
C. THIS MARADMIN AND PAR 6404.3 OF REF B ARE THE AUTHORITIES FOR
DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL.
D. RELEASE OF REGULAR AND RESERVE ENLISTED OBLIGORS 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 PERSONNEL 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 PAR 5057/5058 OF REF C.
F. UNIT DAIRY ENTRIES REPORTING RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY OR
DISCHARGE WILL BE SUBMITTED PER PAR 4300 OF REF C.
 (1) THE SEPARATION PROGRAM DESIGNATOR (SPD) FOR ENLISTED
PERSONNEL BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IS MDM6 UNDER CHRISTMAS
EARLY RELEASE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESERVE MEMBERS COMPLETING 
IADT AND MARINES BEING INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED AT THEIR EAS).
 (2) THE SPD FOR RESERVE MEMBERS COMPLETING IADT IS MBK2.
 (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) FOR RESERVE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED BEING RELEASED FROM 
ACTIVE DUTY, REFER TO PCS/RELACDU/ADSW/MOBILIZATION ORDERS ISSUED 
BY CMC (MMOA-3) FOR THE SPD.
 (5) AN SPD OF KDM1 WILL BE REPORTED FOR ALL ENLISTED PERSONNEL 
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 WHICH 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.
7. RECOUPMENT OF ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT BONUSES WILL NOT BE
MADE FROM PERSONNEL SEPARATED UNDER THIS MARADMIN.
8. PRIOR TO DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS
MARADMIN, INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MARINES CAN ELECT TO ENROLL IN THE
MONTGOMERY GI BILL (MGIB) AND NEED TO ENSURE A FULL $1200.00 HAS BEEN
DEDUCTED FROM THEIR PAY TO ENSURE ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATIONAL
BENEFITS. THESE MARINES CAN 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. PERSONNEL 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 OFFICER
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 OFFICE/FINANCE OFFICE ON NAVMC 11116, OF THE PENDING
SEPARATION.
11. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO:
A. PERSONNEL ON EXTENSIONS OF ACTIVE DUTY.
B. PERSONNEL SCHEDULED FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR OR RETIRED LIST.
C. PERSONNEL TAKING SEPARATION LEAVE.
D. PERSONNEL WHOSE LOSS, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER,
WOULD ADVERSLY AFFECT THE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE COMMAND.
E. PERSONNEL WHOSE NORMAL EAS OCCURS AFTER 4 JAN 2006 AND WHO ARE
QUALIFIED/APPROVED FOR EARLY RELEASE DURING THIS PERIOD PER PARS 6405
AND 6420 OF REF B. 
F. PERSONNEL WHO ARE INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE ADVANCE
AND EXCESS LEAVE). INDEBTED PERSONNEL 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.
G. PERSONNEL BEING RELEASED UNDER OTHER HQMC DIRECTED EARLY OUT 
PROGRAMS, I.E., EDUCATION.