MCBUL 7220. Fiscal Year 2007 Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Officer Affiliation Bonus (OAB)

1. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2006 THIS BULLETIN CANCELS
MARADMIN 113/06 AND IMPLEMENTS CHANGES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE
FY07 SMCR OAB. REQUESTS FOR THIS INCENTIVE BASED ON MARADMIN 113/06
WILL ONLY BE AUTHORIZED UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2006. READ THIS BULLETIN
IN ITS ENTIRETY AS SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. 
2. ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND IS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMULGATING PROCEDURES TO ENSURE PROPER PROCESSING 
OF REQUESTS FOR THIS INCENTIVE. AT A MINIMUM, THESE PROCEDURES WILL 
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. SUBMIT SMCR OAB REQUESTS TO CMC (RAP) VIA ITS SECTIONAL MAILBOX 
SMB-RAP@USMC.MIL.
B. UPON APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST, A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) WILL 
BE ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICER FOR WHOM THE INCENTIVE IS REQUESTED.
C. THE BCN MUST BE ASSIGNED PRIOR TO THE OFFICER AFFILIATING WITH 
THE SMCR UNIT.
D. OBTAIN NEW STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING (SOU) BY VISITING THE 
M&RA WEBSITE AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. ENTER KEYWORD "RESERVE 
INCENTIVES" IN THE SEARCH BOX, SELECT "RESERVE INCENTIVES" FROM THE
SEARCH RESULTS, SELECT "SMCR OAB SOU" AND ENSURE DISSEMINATION OF 
THE SOU'S. THE NEW SOU'S ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
E. COMPLETE THE SOU AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION, ENSURE THE BCN IS 
TYPED ON THE SOU, AND THE SOU IS FILED ON THE DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE 
OFFICER'S QUALIFICATION RECORD.
3. ELIGIBILITY. OFFICERS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO BE 
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE:
A. BE A COMMISSIONED COMPANY GRADE OFFICER.
B. NOT BE SELECTED FOR MAJOR AT THE TIME OF AFFILIATION.
C. BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY (AD) UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS.
D. HAVE NOT SERVED AS AN OFFICER IN THE SMCR, ON ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL
WORK (ADSW), ON MOBILIZATION ORDERS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE
(IRR), OR IN ANY RESERVE COMPONENT.
E. NOT PARTICIPATING IN RESERVE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM.
F. NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE RETIRED OR RETAINER PAY.
G. AFFILIATE WITH THE SMCR WITHIN 120 DAYS OF BEING RELEASED FROM AD.
H. AFFILIATE BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2006 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2007. 
I. FILL A VALID T/O AND LINE NUMBER, (UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE (UIC)
AND BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) WHEN IMPLEMENTED) COMMENSURATE 
WITH GRADE AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS).
J. AFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT AT THE REGIMENT/GROUP LEVEL AND BELOW.
PMOS 75XX MUST AFFILIATE WITH A SMCR UNIT AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON 
LEVEL.
K. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT POSSESS THE REQUIRED PMOS TO RECEIVE THE 
INCENTIVE, AND DESIRE TO RETRAIN FOR THE REQUIRED PMOS, MUST REQUEST,
VIA A PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITER, TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE PRIOR SERVICE 
TRAINING ASSIGNMENT (PSTA) PROGRAM.
L. OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE PSTA PROGRAM MUST COMPLETE PMOS TRAINING
WITHIN 180 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR 
THE INCENTIVE. A SELECTION TO MAJOR WILL DISQUALIFY AN OFFICER FROM 
THE PSTA PROGRAM.
M. IF THE PSTA PROGRAM IS UTILIZED, PAYMENT OF THE INCENTIVE WILL NOT
BE RECEIVED UNTIL PMOS TRAINING IS COMPLETE.
4. OBLIGATION. RECIPIENTS OF THIS INCENTIVE WILL INCUR A 3-YEAR 
OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF AFFILIATION WITH THE SMCR UNIT WITH WHICH
THEY AFFILIATED. RECIPIENTS MUST SERVE IN THE PMOS IN THE UNIT FOR 
WHICH THEY AFFILIATED FOR 3 YEARS.
5. RECOUPMENT. THIS INCENTIVE WILL BE RECOUPED AT A PRORATED AMOUNT 
IF THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION OR; 
A. FAILS TO PARTICIPATE SATISFACTORILY.
B. EXECUTES A LATERAL MOVE.
C. EXECUTES AN INTER-UNIT TRANSFER WITHOUT CMC (RAP) APPROVAL.
D. TRANSFERS TO THE IRR.
E. PERFORMS ADSW WITH A UNIT OTHER THAN THEIR OWN FOR A PERIOD 
GREATER THAN 90 DAYS.
F. SERVES AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION
AUGMENTEE.
G. AUGMENTS TO AD OR THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM. 
H. RECOUPMENT WILL NOT OCCUR IF A RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO 
INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFER TO THE IRR DUE TO UNIT DEACTIVATION, 
REDESIGNATION, OR DISABILITY.
6. THIS INCENTIVE IS A $10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT.
7. THIS INCENTIVE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION 
AUGMENTEES.
8. REQUESTS FOR QUALIFIED MARINE OFFICERS WHO DESIRE THE TRANSITION 
AFFILIATION BONUS IN LIEU OF THE OAB SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE IN REF C. 
9. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.