FY06 Prior Service (PS) Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP)

1. THIS BULLETIN AUTHORIZES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
FY06 PS RESERVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (RENBO), MONTGOMERY GI
BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR) KICKER AND AFFILIATION BONUS.
DETAILS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE LISTED BELOW. READ THIS BULLETIN IN ITS
ENTIRETY AS MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
2. PS RENBO. ALL REENL REQUESTS MEETING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (CMT) VIA THE TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM
(TFRS).
 A. 6 YEAR RENBO. THREE TIERS OF BONUSES ARE AVAILABLE
AND ALL REQUIRE A 6 YEAR REENL IN A VALID T/O BILLET WITH A
SPECIFIED MOS LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN. TIER ONE: $15,000 LUMP SUM
PAYMENT; TIER TWO: $10,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT; TIER THREE: $5,000
LUMP SUM PAYMENT. RENBO IS AVAILABLE TO SMCR/IMA MARINES WHO HAVE
UP TO 16 ACTIVE AND/OR RESERVE SERVICE (TOTAL SERVICE BASED ON PAY
ENTRY BASE DATE (PEBD) UPON REENL.
 B. 3 YEAR RENBO. THREE TIERS OF BONUSES ARE AVAILABLE
AND ALL REQUIRE A 3 YEAR REENL IN A VALID T/O BILLET WITH A
SPECIFIED MOS LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN. TIER ONE: $7,500 LUMP SUM
PAYMENT; TIER TWO: $5,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT; TIER THREE: $2,500 LUMP
SUM PAYMENT. RENBO IS AVAILABLE TO SMCR/IMA MARINES WHO HAVE UP TO
16 YEARS OF ACTIVE AND/OR RESERVE SERVICE (TOTAL SERVICE BASED ON
PEBD) UPON REENL.
 C. 2ND 3 YEAR RENBO. THREE TIERS OF BONUSES ARE AVAILABLE
AND ALL REQUIRE A 3 YEAR REENL THAT FOLLOWS A PREVIOUS 3 YEAR REENL
WHERE THE MARINE RECEIVED A 3 YEAR BONUS. IN ADDITION, THE MARINE
MUST FILL A VALID T/O BILLET WITH A SPECIFIED MOS LISTED IN THIS
BULLETIN. TIER ONE: $6,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT; TIER TWO: $4,000
LUMP SUM PAYMENT; TIER THREE: $2,000 LUMP SUM PAYMENT. THIS RENBO
IS AVAILABLE TO SMCR/IMA MARINES WHO HAVE UP TO 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE
AND/OR RESERVE SERVICE (TOTAL SERVICE BASED ON PEBD) UPON REENL.
MARINES CURRENTLY RECEIVING A 3 YEAR RENBO, WHO DESIRE TO REENL
FOR A 2ND 3 YEAR RENBO, MAY EXECUTE THE NEW REENL AFTER THEY ARE
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THEIR ORIGINAL RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
 D. MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR A PS REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE.
 (1) MAY NOT REQUEST TO REENLIST FOR A BONUS UNTIL
THEY HAVE PASSED THEIR MANDATORY PARTICIPATION STOP DATE. THE
EARLIEST A MARINE MAY REENLIST IS TWO YEARS BEFORE THE END OF
CURRENT CONTRACT WHEN ON THEIR ORIGINAL 8 YEAR CONTRACT.
 (2) MARINES CURRENTLY RECEIVING A THREE-YEAR BONUS,
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A SECOND THREE-YEAR BONUS, MAY NOT EXECUTE
THE NEW REENLISTMENT UNTIL THEY ARE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THEIR
ORIGINAL RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
 E. MARINES MUST MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LISTED
IN THE REFERENCES AND BE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE AND RECOMMENDED FOR
REENL.
 F. REENLISTING MARINES MAY REQUEST ANY BONUS THEY ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR. ISSUANCE OF THE RENBO IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST
SERVED BASIS.
 G. COMMANDING OFFICER INFORMATION.
 (1) A BONUS CONTROL NUMBER (BCN) IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO
AFFECTING ANY BONUS. ALL REENL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA
TFRS. IF APPROVED, THE AUTHORITY TO REENLIST FOR A BONUS WILL
INCLUDE THE BCN AND THE DATE BY WHICH THE MARINE MUST REENLIST.
TYPE THE BCN BELOW THE MARINE'S SIGNATURE ON THE STATEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING (SOU) AS REQUIRED BY REF (A). CMC WILL REVIEW ALL
SRIP REENL REQUESTS SUBMITTED VIA TFRS ON A FIRST COME/FIRST SERVE
BASIS.
 (2) TO PREVENT DELAYS IN POSTING THE REENL IN MARINE
CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS), ADMINISTRATORS MUST RUN THE
PROGRAM ENLISTED FOR (PEF) CODE PRIOR TO THE SRIP REENL ENTRY.
UNIT COMMANDERS ARE TO ENSURE THE PROPER REENL ENTRY, PEF CODE,
AND BCN ARE ENTERED IN MCTFS.
 H. TERMINATION OF BONUS. MARINES WHO FAIL TO PARTICIPATE
SATISFACTORILY, RECLASSIFIED TO ANOTHER MOS DUE TO ACADEMIC
FAILURE, DROPPING AN MOS ON REQUEST AND OTHER REASONS THAT MAY BE
DETERMINED BY CMC(RAP) ARE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF THE SRIP
BONUS. THE BONUS AMOUNT ALREADY PAID WILL BE PRO-RATED BY
DFAS-KANSAS CITY.
PRO-RATED AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY HOW MANY MONTHS OF THE CONTRACT
WAS SERVED. THE BONUS WILL NOT BE TERMINATED IF A MARINE LEAVES A
UNIT INVOLUNTARILY DUE TO DISABILITY, UNIT DEACTIVATION, OR UNIT
REDESIGNATION.
3. MGIB-SR KICKER: THIS BONUS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
PAYMENTS OF UP TO $350 A MONTH, FOR UP TO 36 MONTHS OF FULL TIME
EDUCATIONAL PURSUIT, IN ADDITION TO CURRENT MGIB BASIC BENEFITS.
THESE PAYMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EITHER THE
SELECTED RESERVE (SR) OR ACTIVE DUTY (AD) MGIB BASIC BENEFIT
PAYMENT. PAYMENTS MAY BE PRO-RATED FOR LESS THAN FULL TIME
ENROLLMENT.
 A. ELIGIBILITY. SERVICE MEMBERS MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
MGIB-SR OR MGIB-AD BASIC BENEFIT.
 B. OBLIGATION. MARINES MUST OBLIGATE TO SERVE 6 YEARS IN A
DESIGNATED MOS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER. SMCR/IMA PS
MARINES ALREADY MGIB-SR ENTITLED CAN ATTAIN MGIB-SR KICKER
ELIGIBILITY BY REENLISTING OR EXTENDING THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT
IN A DESIGNATED MOS SPECIFIED IN THIS MESSAGE TO ENSURE A MINIMUM
OF 6 YEARS REMAINS AT THE TIME OF ACCEPTANCE.
 (1) CMC (RAP) WILL CONSIDER (ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS)
WAIVERS FOR NONSTANDARD REENL OR EXTENSIONS FOR THE MGIB-SR KICKER
PROGRAM, FOR FIRST TERM MARINES NOT YET WITHIN 2 YEARS FROM THEIR
MSO.
 (2) PS MEMBERS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY (RELAD), IN AN
SMCR/IMA UNIT WITH AN MGIB-AD ENTITLEMENT, CAN ATTAIN ELIGIBILITY
FOR THE MBIG-SR KICKER BY EXECUTING A 6 YEAR OBLIGATION IN AN
MGIB-SR KICKER DESIGNATED MOS.
 C. TERMINATION OF BENEFITS. MARINES WHO FAIL TO PARTICIPATE
SATISFACTORILY ARE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF MGIB-SR BENEFITS.
BENEFITS WILL NOT BE TERMINATED IF A MARINE LEAVES A UNIT
INVOLUNTARILY DUE TO DISABILITY, UNIT DEACTIVATION, OR UNIT
REDESIGNATION.
 D. OBTAINING A KICKER CONTROL NUMBER (KCN). UNIT CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALISTS WILL REQUEST KCN'S ON A REENL/EXTENSION
REQUEST SUBMITTED VIA TFRS. IF APPROVED, THE AUTHORITY TO
REENLIST/EXTEND FOR A MGIB-SR KICKER WILL INCLUDE THE KCN AND THE
DATE BY WHICH THE MARINE MUST REENLIST.
 E. ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS. ENSURE THAT A SOU FOR THE
REENL INCENTIVE IS COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF REENL AND FILED ON THE
DOCUMENT SIDE OF THE SERVICE RECORD.
4. AFFILIATION BONUS. THE AFFILIATION BONUS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
MARINES IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
 A. PS MARINES WHO:
 (1) ARE CURRENTLY SERVING ON AD, HAVING LESS THAN 90 DAYS
ON THEIR AD OBLIGATION, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REENL/EXTENSION ON AD
AND, UPON RELEASE FROM AD HAVE A RESERVE OBLIGATION UNDER SECTION
651 OF REF (B), OR
 (2) HAVE SERVED SATISFACTORILY FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME ON
AD AND WERE RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS AND ARE SERVING A
PERIOD OF RESERVE OBLIGATION IN THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)
UNDER SECTION 651 OF REF (B).
5. PAYMENT INFORMATION
 A. MARINES WITH 18 MONTHS OR LESS REMAINING ON AN ENLISTMENT
CONTRACT WILL RECEIVE A BONUS CALCULATED AT A RATE OF $50 PER
MONTH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR CONTRACT.
 B. MARINES WITH MORE THAN 18 MONTHS REMAINING ON AN ENLISTMENT
CONTRACT WILL RECEIVE AN INITIAL PAYMENT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE
TOTAL BONUS CALCULATED AT A RATE OF $50 PER MONTH, WITH A MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF $2,400, UPON SIGNING THE AFFILIATION WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
THE REMAINING HALF WILL BE PAID ON THE MARINE'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY
DATE FOLLOWING THE INITIAL AFFILIATION PAYMENT.
6. ELIGIBILITY
 A. PRIOR SERVICES MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AFFILIATION
BONUS PROVIDED THEY MEET THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN REF (A) AND
AFFILIATE WITH SPECIFIC MOS LISTED IN THIS BULLETIN.
 B. ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THEIR CONTRACT
IN A BILLET COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR MOS. CONSIDERATION MAY BE
GIVEN TO WAIVE THIS REQUIREMENT IF UNIT REDESIGNATION RESULTS IN
A CHANGE IN MOS REQUIREMENTS. SUBMIT WAIVER REQUESTS PER REFERENCE
(A).
 C. MARINES RECEIVING AN AFFILIATION BONUS ARE ELIGIBLE
TO RECEIVE ANY OTHER INCENTIVES TO INCLUDE THE RESERVE PROMOTION
AFFILIATION PROGRAM PROMOTION.
 D. IMA MARINES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE AFFILIATION BONUS.
7. TERMINATION OF BONUS. MARINES WHO FAIL TO PARTICIPATE
SATISFACTORILY ARE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF THE AFFILIATION BONUS.
THE BONUS WILL NOT BE TERMINATED IF A MARINE LEAVES A UNIT
INVOLUNTARILY DUE TO DISABILITY, UNIT DEACTIVATION, OR UNIT
REDESIGNATION.
8. ELIGIBLE MOS'S FOR SMCR MARINES. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF MOS'S
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PS SRIP, MGIB-SR KICKER OR AN AFFILIATION
BONUS. MARINE MUST SERVE IN A VALID SMCR T/O BILLET.
A. SMCR.
TIER 1. 0211/0251/0291/0321/0491/0619/0629/0699/0848/1349
 2149/2181/2336/2823/2862/2874/2891/5821/5939/5948/5959
 6242/6414/6469/6591/6842/7236
 TIER 2. 6434/7382
 TIER 3. 0369/1169/6019
9. ELIGIBLE MOS'S FOR IMA MARINES. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF MOS'S
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PS SRIP OR MGIB-SR KICKER. MARINE MUST SERVE
IN A VALID IMA BILLET.
 TIER 1. 0231/0629/0659/2311/4341/4421/5811
 TIER 2. 0431/0491/0621/0651/2651
 TIER 3. 0211/0411/0653/0699/4641
10. GENERAL INFORMATION. MARINES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AND CAN RECEIVE
BOTH A SRIP AND A MGIB-SR KICKER TOGETHER FOR THE SAME
REENLISTMENT. MARINES WILL NOT RECEIVE AN AFFILIATION BONUS AND A
MGIB-SR KICKER FOR THE SAME CONTRACT/REENLISTMENT. MARINES WHO
RECEIVE AN RPAP INCENTIVE ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER INCENTIVES.
11. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SELECTED RESERVE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO CAPT H. PARRISH AT RAP3@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL,
DSN 278-9136/7 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9136/37.