MCBUL 7220. Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Program
This MARADMIN announces the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) multiples and program guidance for Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07), effective for Marines reenlisting on or after 1 October 2006. The program aims to retain Marines in critical, short, and hard-to-fill military occupational specialties (MOS) by offering bonus payments based on zone eligibility (Zone A: 17 months to 6 years; Zone B: 6-10 years; Zone C: 10-14 years of service). The bulletin includes specific SRB multiples for eligible MOS fields, lateral move provisions, payment caps, and recoupment policies.
Issued: July 21, 2006
1. PURPOSE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB MULTIPLES FOR THE FY07 SRB PROGRAM AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR SRB 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). 2. ACTION. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE GUIDED BY REF A AND B, AND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BULLETIN, IN THE COMPUTATION OF SRB AWARDS FOR MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2006. REF C DEFINES REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY. A. EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ELIGIBILITY. FIRST TERM SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THOSE MARINES WITH AN ECC IN FY07. CAREER FORCE SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO ZONE B AND ZONE C MARINES WHO ARE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THEIR ECC DURING FY07 (ECC FROM 1 OCT 2006 TO 30 SEP 2008). AS AN EXCEPTION, CAREER FORCE MARINES MORE THAN 12 MONTHS FROM ECC WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO COMPLY WITH PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ORDERS MAY 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. ZONE ELIGIBILITY. 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 MILITARY SERVICE. ZONE C APPLIES TO THOSE MARINES WITH 10 TO 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. THE MARINE CORPS DOES NOT CURRENTLY OFFER SRB TO MARINES BEYOND 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. WHEN DETERMINING ZONE A ELIGIBILITY, ONLY MARINE CORPS ACTIVE SERVICE IS CONSIDERED. HOWEVER, WHEN DETERMINING B AND C ZONE ELIGIBILITY, ACTIVE SERVICE IN ALL U.S. MILITARY SERVICES IS CONSIDERED. C. 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. 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. MARINES WITH EXACTLY 14 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT MAY BE PAID A ZONE C BONUS IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A ZONE C BONUS. E. SRB MULTIPLES. THE MULTIPLES LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN BECOME EFFECTIVE FOR MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2006. THE MULTIPLES LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 31 AUG 2007. HOWEVER, SRB ELIGIBILITY WILL TERMINATE FOR ANY MOS LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN WHICH ATTAINS 100 PERCENT OF THE FY07 RETENTION GOAL AFTER 31 OCT 2006 BUT PRIOR TO 31 AUG 07. ADDITIONALLY, IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED, HQMC WILL TERMINATE THE SRB PROGRAM BEFORE 31 AUG 2007. F. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IS DEFINED AS THE TIME BETWEEN A MARINE'S ECC AT TIME OF REENLISTMENT AND A MARINE'S EAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER REENLISTMENT. G. USMC BONUS PAYMENT POLICY: (1) 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 POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED SRB MULTIPLES. SOME MULTIPLES MAY DECREASE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. (2) THE CAREER FORCE SRB PROGRAM IS TO BE FAR MORE DYNAMIC THAN PRIOR YEARS. AS PER PARA 2E ABOVE, IT IS PROBABLE THAT SOME MOS(S) WILL NOT RATE AN SRB AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY07. 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 TO REENLIST FOR A BONUS. H. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY07 SRB PROGRAM ARE: (1) LUMP SUM PAYMENT. ALL MARINES WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE 100 PERCENT OF THEIR AUTHORIZED REENLISTMENT BONUS IN ONE LUMP SUM PAYMENT. (2) 48 MONTHS OF SRB OPTION. THE SRB CONTRACT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS IMPACTED BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR WHICH THE MARINE REENLISTS (SEE DEFINITION OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE IN PAR F ABOVE). MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO REENLIST FOR A FULL 48 MONTHS OF SRB. (3) SRB ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS BEYOND 48 MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF SOME MOS(S), MMEA-6 MAY AUTHORIZE REENLISTMENTS BEYOND THE NORMAL 48 MONTH PERIOD OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE. IN THESE LIMITED CASES, SRB PAYMENT IS AUTHORIZED BEYOND 48 MONTHS. (4) SRB PAYMENT CAPS. FOR FY06, THE ZONE A PAYMENT CAP IS $40,000 AND THE ZONE B AND C PAYMENT CAPS ARE $45,000. FOR MOS(S) 0211, 0231, 0321, 2336, AND 2671, ZONE B AND C PAYMENT CAPS ARE $60,000. (5) FOR FY07, HALF SRB MULTIPLES ARE AUTHORIZED. 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 REF B. (2) IN OUR ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS, MARINES SELECTED FOR WARRANT OFFICER, MECEP, MCP, ECP, OR BOOST PROGRAMS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK ANY PORTION OF THEIR LUMP SUM SRB, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. MEMBERS WHO REENLIST OR EXTEND SOLEY TO GAIN SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM LEADING TO A COMMISSIONED OR WARRANT OFFICER STATUS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A SRB PER REF B. J. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE "STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM REF A BY CONTACTING CMC (MMEA-6). K. LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THOSE MOS(S) DESIGNATED WITH (LM) DENOTING LATERAL MOVE. L. MOS(S) NOT LISTED HAVE NO SRB MULTIPLES. PMOS A ZONE B ZONE C ZONE 0211 5(LM) 4 3 0231 5 4 3 0241 5(LM) 3 1.5 0261 5(LM) 3.5 2 0311 4 0.5 0 0313 4 0.5 0 0321 5(LM) 5 5 0331 4 0.5 0 0341 4 0.5 0 0351 4 0.5 0 0352 4.5 1.5 0 0369 0 1.5 0.5 0411 1 0.5 0 0431 1 0.5 0 0451 1.5 0.5 0 0481 1 1 0 0491 0 0.5 0.5 0511 2.5 1.0 0 0612 1.5 0.5 0 0613 1 0 0 0614 1.5 0 0 0619 0 1.5 1 0621 1 0.5 0 0622 1 0 0 0627 2.5 0.5 0 0629 0 1.5 0 0651 1 0.5 0 0656 1 0.5 0 0659 0 1.5 1 0681 0 1.5 0 0689 4(LM) 2 0 0811 3 1.5 0.5 0842 1 1 0 0844 3 0 0 0847 1.5 0 0 0848 0 2.5 0.5 0861 5 2 0.5 1141 0 1 0 1142 0.5 0 0 1161 0 0.5 0 1169 0 1 0.5 1345 0.5 0 0 1349 0 0 1 1361 0.5 0 0 1371 1.5 1 0 1812 2 1 0 1833 2.5 1.5 0 2131 1 0.5 0 2141 2.5 1 0 2146 3 0 0 2147 3 0 0 2161 1.5 0.5 0 2171 2 1 0 2311 1 0 0 2336 5(LM) 5 5 2621 2 2.5 0.5 2631 4 2 0.5 2651 4.5 2 1.5 2671 5 5 5 2673 5 3.5 2.5 2674 5 3 1 2676 4 4 2.5 2821 3.5(LM) 2.5 0 2822 2 1 0 2823 3.5(LM) 2.5 2 2831 4 3 2 2834 4(LM) 3 1 2844 3 0.5 0 2846 2 0.5 0 2847 2 0.5 0 2862 2 1 0.5 2871 1 0 0 2887 3.5 2.5 1 3044 2(LM) 1 0 3052 0 0.5 0 3432 0.5 0 0 3451 1 0 0 3521 0.5 0 0 3529 0 0.5 0.5 3531 0.5 0 0 3533 0.5 0.5 0 3537 0 0.5 0.5 4133 3.5(LM) 1 0.5 4341 2 0 0 4429 3(LM) 2 0.5 4611 1 0 0 4612 0.5 0 0 4641 0 1 0 4671 0.5 1 0 5522 0 0 0.5 5524 1 0 0 5711 1 0.5 0 5811 1 0 0 5821 0 1 0 5831 0.5 0 0 5939 4 0.5 0 5948 0 0.5 0 5954 0 0.5 0 5979 0 1.5 0 6042 1.5 0 0 6046 1 0.5 0 6048 1 0.5 0 6062 1 0.5 0 6072 1 1 0.5 6073 1 0.5 0 6074 1.5 0.5 0 6092 1.5 0.5 0.5 6112 1.5 0 0 6113 2 1 0.5 6114 2 0.5 0.5 6116 2 0 0 6122 1.5 1 1 6123 2.5 1 1 6124 3 1 1 6132 1 1 1 6152 1 1 0 6153 1.5 1.5 0.5 6154 1.5 1 0.5 6156 2 0 0 6172 3 0.5 0 6173 3 1.5 1 6174 4 1.5 1 6176 4 0.5 0 6212 1 1.5 0.5 6213 1 0.5 0.5 6214 1.5 0.5 0 6216 1.5 0.5 0 6217 1.5 1.5 0 6222 1.5 0 0 6223 1 0 0 6226 1 0 0 6227 1.5 0 0 6252 1.5 1 0.5 6253 1.5 2 1 6256 0.5 1 0.5 6257 1 1.5 0.5 6276 3 1 0 6282 0.5 0 0 6283 3 1.5 1 6286 1 0.5 0 6287 1 0.5 0 6312 2 1.5 0.5 6313 2 0 0 6314 2.5 1 0.5 6316 1.5 1 0 6317 2 1 0.5 6322 2 1 0 6323 3 1 0 6324 2.5 1 0 6326 4 1.5 0.5 6332 3 2 0 6333 2 3 1.5 6336 3 1 0.5 6337 2 1 0.5 6386 2 1 0 6412 0.5 0 0 6413 0.5 0 0 6414 0 1 0 6423 0.5 0 0 6432 1.5 0 0 6433 1 0 0 6434 0 1 0 6461 2 1.5 0 6462 1.5 0 0 6463 3 0 0 6466 1 0 0 6467 3 0.5 0 6469 0 1 0 6482 1.5 1 0.5 6483 1 1 0.5 6484 2 1.5 0 6492 1 0.5 0 6493 2 2 0 6531 1.5 1 0 6541 1.5 0.5 0.5 6672 1.5 0.5 0 6694 0.5 0.5 0 6821 3.5 0 0 6842 3.5 2 0.5 7011 0.5 0.5 0 7041 1 0 0 7051 0.5 0 0 7212 3 0 0 7234 3.5 1.5 0 7236 3.5 1.5 0 7242 2 1 0.5 7257 5 4 2.5 7314 3 0.5 0.5 7372 1 0.5 0 7382 1 0 0 8412 0 3 2.5 9812 1 1.5 0.5 3. LATERAL MOVES. LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE MOS(S) LISTED ABOVE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB. 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, 0261, 0321, 0689, 2336, 2821, 2823, 2834, 3044, 4133, OR 4429 ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE CORRESPONDING SRB MULTIPLE. MARINES WHO REQUEST LATERAL MOVE INTO THE ABOVE MOS(S) MAY SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR CURRENT MOS IS CLOSED OUT AT THE FTAP PRIOR TO REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE BOAT SPACE. B. SRB PAYMENT FOR LATERAL MOVE MOS(S) WILL NOT BE MADE AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT BUT UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF MOS TRAINING AND SUBSEQUENT AWARD OF THE MOS. SRB PAYMENT WILL BE BASED UPON THE SRB MULTIPLE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF REENLISTMENT. MARINES WHO ARE IN TRAINING BEYOND 30 SEP 2007 WILL BE AUTHORIZED THE SRB PAYMENT UPON BEING AWARDED THE NEW MOS. C. FIRST TERM 03XX MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR ANY OTHER 03XX MOS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A LATERAL MOVE BONUS FOR THE REQUESTED MOS. PAYMENT TERMS ARE AS PER PARA 3B ABOVE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 0321 WHICH MAY BE SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY, REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE FROM ONE 03XX TO ANOTHER 03XX MOS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED UNTIL 1 DEC 2006. NON-03XX FTAP MARINES WHO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MOS OF 0321 ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE 0321 MULTIPLE. D. FIRST TERM 02XX AND 26XX MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR ANY OTHER 02XX AND 26XX MOS RESPECTIVELY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A LATERAL MOVE BONUS FOR THE REQUESTED MOS. PAYMENT TERMS ARE AS PER PARA 3B ABOVE. REQUEST FOR LATERAL MOVE FROM ONE 02XX OR 26XX MOS TO ANOTHER 02XX 0R 26XX MOS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED UNTIL 1 DEC 2006. E. LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 0689 IS RESTRICTED TO MOS 0651, 0656, AND 0659. LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 2834 IS RESTRICTED TO 28XX MARINES. LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 3044 IS RESTRICTED TO MOS 3043. COMPREHENSIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LATERAL MOVES ARE UNDER REF D AND REF E. F. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE MARINE IN SRB ZONE A, HOLDING MV-22 LIKE MOS(S), WILL RATE THE MV-22 SRB MULTIPLE WHEN THEY LATERAL MOVE INTO THE LIKE MV-22 MOS. MV-22 LIKE MOS(S) ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) LIKE 6116 MOS(S): 6112, 6113, 6114, 6122, 6123, 6124, 6132, 6212, 6214, 6216, 6222, AND 6226. (2) LIKE 6156 MOS(S): 6152, 6153, 6154, 6252, AND 6256. (3) LIKE 6176 MOS(S): 6172, 6173, 6174, and 6276. (4) LIKE 6326 MOS(S): 6312, 6314, 6316, 6322, 6323, 6324, 6332, 6336, 6412, 6413, 6461, 6462, 6463, 6464, 6466, 6467, 6482, 6483, 6484, AND 6492. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE INTO THE ABOVE AUTHORIZED MOS(S) MAY BE SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY. G. 8611 SRB: ANY 8611 SPEAKING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES WITH A CURRENT 2/2 PROFICIENCY MAY REENLIST FOR AN SRB MULTIPLE OF 5, REGARDLESS OF PMOS. ELIGIBLE LANGUAGES OR DIALECTS ARE INDICATED BELOW: AC (AMHARIC) AD (MODERN STANDARD ARABIC) AE (ARABIC EGYPTIAN) AM (ARABIC MAGHREBI) AN (ARABIC SAUDI) AP (ARABIC SYRIAN) AQ (ARABIC LEBANESE) DG (ARABIC IRAQI) KU (KURDISH) PF (PERSIAN FARSI) PG (PERSIAN AFGHAN OR DARI) PU (PASHTU) SM (SOMALI) SW (SWAHILI) UR (URDU) XY (ASSYRIAN) (1) ANY MARINE WHO IS PROFICIENT IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE REFERENCED ABOVE, BUT WHO HAS NOT FORMALLY QUALIFIED UNDER REF F, MUST DO SO TO RATE THE SRB MULTIPLE OF 5. ADDITIONALLY, FIRST TERM MARINES WHO REQUEST LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENT INTO MOS 2671, OR TO COMPLETE TRAINING FOR THE ADDITIONAL MOS 8611 IN THE ABOVE REFERENCED LANGUAGES, WILL BE AUTHORIZED A MULTIPLE OF 5. PAYMENT OF SRB WILL BE MADE UPON COMPLETION OF THE SCHOOL AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE 2671 PMOS OR THE 8611 AMOS. (2) SINCE 8611 IS A CONTINGENCY BILLET, IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT A MARINE CAN SERVE AN ENTIRE REENLISTMENT CONTRACT IN THAT BILLET; THEREFORE, SRB RECOUPMENT IS LIMITED TO THOSE MARINES WHO REFUSE ORDERS TO SERVE AS AN 8611 OR WHO FAIL TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF C. 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 REDESIGNATED 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 2007.