MCBUL 7220. Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Program
This MARADMIN announces the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) multiples and program guidance for Fiscal Year 2006, effective for Marines reenlisting on or after 1 October 2005. 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 (A, B, or C) and additional obligated service. SRB multiples are effective through 31 December 2005, with payment caps of $40,000 for Zone A and $45,000 for Zones B and C.
Issued: August 31, 2005
1. PURPOSE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE SRB MULTIPLES FOR THE FY06 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 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BULLETIN IN THE COMPUTATION OF SRB AWARDS FOR MARINES WITH A DATE OF REENLISTMENT ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2005. REF B DEFINES REENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY. A. EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ELIGIBILITY. FIRST TERM SRB-ELIGIBLE REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THOSE MARINES WITH AN ECC IN FY06. CAREER FORCE SRB-ELIGIBLE 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. 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, ACTIVE SERVICE IN OTHER U.S. MILITARY SERVICES IS CONSIDERED FOR THE 14 YEAR SERVICE CAP ON SRB ELIGIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, 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 2005. MULTIPLES MAY BE ADJUSTED DURING FY06 TO BETTER FOCUS ON HQMC RETENTION NEEDS AS THEY DEVELOP. THE MULTIPLES LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 31 DEC 2005. 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 2005. IF SRB FUNDS ARE OBLIGATED FASTER THAN CURRENTLY PLANNED, HQMC WILL TERMINATE THE PROGRAM BEFORE 31 DEC 2005. 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. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE BEYOND 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE MAY NOT BE USED IN COMPUTING SRB DOLLAR AMOUNTS. H. 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. THERE IS THE POSSIBILTIY THAT SOME SRB MULTIPLES WILL DECREASE OR CHANGE TO ZERO AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY06. 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 SRB FUNDS EXTENSION BEYOND 31 DEC 2005 TO REENLIST FOR A BONUS. I. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE FY06 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 E ABOVE). BY REENLISTING FOR MORE MONTHS, A MARINE'S SRB AMOUNT WILL INCREASE. 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 NOW $45,000. (5) FOR FY06, HALF SRB MULTIPLES ARE AUTHORIZED. J. 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 C. (2) IN OUR ENLISTED TO OFFICER PROGRAMS, MARINE CORPS RECOUPMENT POLICY WILL DIFFER FROM REF C. MARINES SELECTED FOR WARRANT OFFICER, MECEP, MCP, ECP, OR BOOST PROGRAMS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY BACK ANY OF THEIR LUMP SUM SRB, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. AS PER REF C, SECTION 090201 PAR E4, 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 A SRB. K. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS MAY OBTAIN AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE "STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING" (SOU) FROM REF A BY CONTACTING CMC (MMEA-6). L. LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THOSE MOS(S) DESIGNATED WITH (LM) DENOTING LATERAL MOVE. M. MOS(S) NOT LISTED HAVE NO SRB MULTIPLES. PMOS A ZONE B ZONE C ZONE 0211 5(LM) 3 2 0231 5 2.5 1.5 0241 3(LM) 2 1 0261 5 2.5 1 0311 4 0.5 0 0313 4 0.5 0 0321 5(LM) 3.5 2.5 0331 4 0.5 0 0341 4 0.5 0 0351 4 0.5 0 0352 4.5 1 0 0369 0 1.5 0.5 0411 1 0.5 0 0431 1 0.5 0 0451 1 0.5 0 0481 1 1 0.5 0491 0 1 0.5 0511 1 0 0 0612 2 0 0 0613 5 0 0 0614 1.5 0 0 0619 0 1.5 1 0621 1.5 0 0 0622 1 0 0 0627 2 0 0 0629 0 1.5 0.5 0651 0.5 0 0 0656 0.5 0 0 0659 0 1.5 1 0681 0 1.5 0 0689 2(LM) 2 0.5 0811 3 1 0 0842 1 1 0 0844 1.5 0 0 0847 1 0 0 0848 0 2 1 0861 5 2 1 1141 0 1 0 1161 0 1 0 1169 0 1 0.5 1349 0 1.5 1 1812 1.5 1 0.5 1833 1 1 0 2131 1 0.5 0.5 2141 2.5 1 1 2146 3 0 0 2147 2.5 0 0 2161 1.5 0 0 2171 1.5 0 1 2311 1 0 0.5 2336 5(LM) 2.5 1.5 2621 2 2 1 2631 3.5 0.5 0 2651 4 2 2 2671 5 2.5 2 2673 5 3 2.5 2674 3 2.5 1 2676 2.5 4 3 2821/23 2.5(LM) 2.5 1.5 2822 2 1.5 1.5 2831 3 3 3 2834 3(LM) 2.5 1.5 2844 3 0.5 0 2846 2 0.5 0 2847 2 0 0 2862 0 1.5 0.5 2871/74 1 0.5 0 2881 1.5 1 0.5 2887 2.5 1.5 0.5 3044 1(LM) 0 0 3052 0 0.5 0 3529 0 0.5 0 3537 0 0.5 0.5 4133 2(LM) 1 1 4341 1.5 0 0 4429 3(LM) 2 0 4641 0 1 0 4671 0.5 1 0 5522 0 1 0 5524 0 1 0 5711 1 0 0 5811 1 0 0 5821 0.5(LM) 0.5 0 5831 1 0 0 5937/39 3 0 0 5948 0 0.5 0 5954 0 1 0.5 5962/74 0 1 0.5 5979 0 1.5 1 6042 1 0 0 6046 1 0 0 6048 1 0 0 6062 1 0 0 6072 1 1 1 6073 1 0 0 6074 1 0 1 6092 1 0 1 6112 1 0 0 6113 1.5 1 1 6114 1.5 0.5 0 6116 2 1 0 6122 1.5 1 1 6123 2.5 1 1 6124 2.5 1 1 6132 1 0 0 6152 1 0 0 6153 1 1.5 1 6154 1 1 1 6156 2 1 0.5 6172 2 0.5 1 6173 2 2 2 6174 3 2 2 6176 3 1 0.5 6212 0.5 1 1 6213 0.5 1 1 6214 0.5 0.5 0.5 6216 0.5 1 0.5 6217 1 1.5 0.5 6222 1 0 0 6223 0.5 0 0 6226 0.5 0 0 6227 1 0 0 6252 1.5 1 1 6253 1 2 1 6256 0.5 1 1 6257 0.5 1 1 6276 3 1 0 6282 0.5 0 0 6283 3 2 2 6286 1 0 0 6287 1 0.5 0 6312 2 2 2 6313 2 0 0 6314 2.5 2 1 6316 1.5 1 0.5 6317 2 1 1 6322 2 1 0.5 6323 2 1 0.5 6324 1.5 1 0.5 6326 4 1.5 1 6332 2 2 1.5 6333 1 2 1 6336 3 1 1 6337 2 1 1 6386 1 1 0.5 6412 1 1 1 6413 1 1 0.5 6414 0 1 0.5 6423 1 0 0 6432 1 1 0 6433 1 0 0 6434 0 1.5 1 6461 1 3 0 6462 1 0 0 6463 3 0 0 6464 1 0 0 6466 1 0 0 6467 1 0 0 6469 0 1 0.5 6482 1 2 1 6483 1 1.5 1 6484 1 2 2 6492 1 0.5 0 6493 2 3 3 6531 1 1 0 6541 1 0 0 6672 1 0 0 6694 0.5 0 0 6821/42 2.5 2 1 7041 0.5 0 0 7212 3 1 0 7234/36 3 2 1 7242 2 0.5 0 7257 3 4 3 7314 3 1.5 1 7372 2 0 0 7382 1 0 0 8412 0 3 3 9812 0 1.5 1 3. LATERAL MOVES. NO OTHER LATERAL MOVE REENLISTMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AN SRB THAN THOSE MOS(S) LISTED ABOVE. 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, 0321, 0689, 2336, 2821, 2834, 3044, 4133, 4429, OR 5821 ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THE CORRESPONDING SRB MULTIPLE. MARINES WHO LATERAL MOVE 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. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO THE ABOVE MOS(S) MAY BE SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY FOR REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BEGINNING 1 OCT 05. MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS(S) 0231 AND 6326 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LATERAL MOVE SRB PAYMENTS; HOWEVER, THEY MAY ALSO SUBMIT IMMEDIATELY FOR REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BEGINNING 1 OCT 05. THIS SUPERSEDES MARADMIN 255/05, FY06 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES. 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 THEIR REENLISTMENT. MARINES WHO ARE IN TRAINING BEYOND 30 SEP 2006 WILL BE AUTHORIZED THE SRB PAYMENT UPON BEING AWARDED THE NEW MOS. C. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE FTAP MARINE IN ZONE A, HOLDING AN 03XX MOS, RATES THE SRB MULTIPLE OF THE 03XX MOS HE LATERALLY MOVES INTO UPON ASSIGNMENT OF THE NEW 03XX MOS. 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 05. NON-03XX MARINES WHO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MOS OF 0321 ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR THE 0321 MULTIPLE. D. ANY REENLISTMENT ELIGIBLE FTAP MARINE IN ZONE A, HOLDING THE 5811 MOS, WHO DECIDES TO LATERAL MOVE INTO THE 5821 MOS WILL RETAIN THE AUTHORIZED 5811 SRB MULTIPLE. 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, 6213, 6214, 6216, 6217, 6222, 6223, 6226, AND 6227. (2) LIKE 6156 MOS(S): 6152, 6153, 6154, 6252, 6253, 6256, AND 6257. (3) LIKE 6176 MOS(S): 6172, 6173, 6174, and 6276. (4) LIKE 6326 MOS(S): 6312, 6313, 6314, 6316, 6317, 6322, 6323, 6324, 6332, 6333, 6336, 6337, 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 FOR REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BEGINNING 1 OCT 05. 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 DEC 2005.