MARADMIN
103/07 |
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Date signed: |
02/13/2007 |
MARADMIN Number: |
103/07 |
Subject: |
MCBUL 7220. FY07
END STRENGTH INCENTIVE |
UNCLAS
131957Z FEB 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 103/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 7220. FY07 END STRENGTH INCENTIVE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DFAS/YMD:20060501//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/PDUSD/YMD:20070213//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA/YMD:20040623//
REF/D/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC DC MRA/-//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMSR/YMD:20010530//
POC/P. R. BONINCONTRI/CAPT/TEL:DSN 278-9386/TEL:COM
(703)784-9386// POC/T. HALL/MAJ/MMEA-6/TEL:DSN
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.
TO PROVIDE COMMANDERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR AND CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS (CRS) THE POLICY ON AIP INCENTIVE TO RAPIDLY GROW
MARINE CORPS END STRENGTH AND SUPPORT THE FORCE.
2. EFFECTIVE 13 FEB 07 THIS
MARADMIN ESTABLISHES THE
ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) POLICY FOR THE PAYMENT OF AIP
TO MARINES WHO REENLISTED AND WILL REENLIST IN FY07.
3. CANCELLATION. THIS
BULLETIN IS CANCELED ON 30 SEP 07.
THIS PROGRAM WILL ONLY BE AUTHORIZED
FOR FY07. FY08 SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM WILL INCORPORATE THIS INCENTIVE
PROGRAM AS DETERMINED BY MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.
4. MISSION. THE MARINE
CORPS AUTHORIZES AIP FOR MARINES
WITH
LESS THAN 27 YEARS OF SERVICE WHO HAVE REENLISTED OR WILL
REENLIST DURING
FY07 AS ELIGIBLE FOR AIP.
5. EXECUTION
A. THIS DESIGNATES ALL ENLISTED
MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENTS AS
ELIGIBLE FOR AIP.
B. ENLISTED MARINES WITH LESS
THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE
WHO REENLISTED OR WILL REENLIST DURING FY07 FOR A PERIOD OF 4
OR MORE YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE $10,000 END STRENGTH
AIP.
C. ENLISTED MARINES WITH GREATER
THAN 20 BUT LESS THAN 27
YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE WHO REENLISTED OR WILL REENLIST DURING
FY07 FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE $10,000
END STRENGTH AIP.
D. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
(1) RANK REQUIREMENTS: E3 THROUGH E9
(2) REENLISTED OR WILL REENLIST DURING FY07
(3) MARINES WITH LESS THAN 20 YOS: MINIMUM REENLISTMENT PERIOD
MUST BE 4 YEARS AND MUST MEET ECFC/HYT GUIDLINES
(4) MARINES WITH GREATER THAN 20 YOS: MINIMUM REENLISTMENT
PERIOD MUST BE 3 YEARS AND MUST MEET
ECFC/HYT E. CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALISTS (CRS) WILL
PREPARE AIP AGREEMENTS. AIP
AGREEMENTS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE MARINE AND THE BATTALION
LEVEL COMMANDER OR DESIGNEE.
(1) ENLISTED MARINES WILL SIGN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND BE
COUNSELED ON THE PROVISIONS OF AIP
BY THEIR CRS. THE BELOW
WRITTEN AGREEMENT WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE MARINES SERVICE
RECORD BOOK:
"I, [RANK, LAST NAME, FI, MI, L4-SSN]
UNDERSTAND THAT,
INCIDENT TO MY FY07 REENLISTMENT, I WILL BE PAID ASSIGNMENT
INCENTIVE PAY (AIP) IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000, PAYABLE IN A
LUMP SUM, EFFECTIVE THE DATE OF THIS
AGREEMENT. THIS AMOUNT
OF AIP IS PAID TO ME WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT BASED ON MY
REENLISTMENT OF 48 MONTHS (FOR MARINES WITH GREATER THAN 20
YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE: 36 MONTHS) I WILL BE REQUIRED TO
SERVE IN MY AIP DESIGNATED ASSIGNMENT SUBJECT TO ECFCS OR
TERMINAL LEAVE, UNLESS A WAIVER IS GRANTED BY THE DEPUTY
COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE
AFFAIRS. I UNDERSTAND
THAT THE DURATION OF THIS AIP AGREEMENT DOES NOT AFFECT THE
TERMS SET FORTH IN MY REENLISTMENT
CONTRACT. I AM AWARE THAT,
BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS, MY ASSIGNMENT MAY
CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT AIP DESIGNATED ASSIGNMENT, BUT LENGTH OF
MY ASSIGNMENT SPECIFIED WITHIN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT
CHANGE. FAILURE TO COMPLETE
THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED
IN THIS AGREEMENT MAY RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND MY REPAYMENT OF ANY UNEARNED PORTION OF THE AIP
PAYMENT. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND
THAT REPAYMENT WILL NOT BE
SOUGHT IF MY INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT
STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT IS DUE TO MY DEATH, ILLNESS, INJURY
OR OTHER PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT, WHICH WAS NOT THE RESULT OF MY
MISCONDUCT, OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE DETERMINED TO BE REASONABLY
BEYOND MY CONTROL."
(2) WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE SIGNED.
(3) THE FY07 END STRENGTH INCENTIVE MAY BE PAID IN ADDITION
ALL OTHER AIP INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
F. TERMINATION OF THE AIP AGREEMENT
OCCURS WHEN THE MARINE
ENTERS RETIREMENT AND OR ADMIN SEPARATION. MARINES
MUST
FULFILL THE AIP AGREEMENT TO RETAIN THE ENTIRE AIP PAYMENT
SUBJECT TO ECFCS OR TERMINAL LEAVE. WHILE
SERVING UNDER THE
AIP PROVISIONS, FMCR REQUESTS WILL NOT NORMALLY RECEIVE
FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION UNLESS A REQUEST FALLS WITHIN THE
GUIDELINES CONTAINED IN REF D.
G. RECOUPMENT AIP WILL BE MADE
WHEN A MEMBER MEETS THE
CRITERIA SET FORTH IN PER PARAGRAPH
0905 OF REF A. RECOUPMENT
OF AIP WILL BE PRORATED. THE
PRORATED AMOUNT IS $208 ($278
FOR MARINES WHO FALL UNDER 5.D.4 ABOVE) TIMES NUMBER OF MONTHS
OF THE REENLISTMENT CONTRACT NOT COMPLETED.
6. DO/FO PAYMENT PROCEDURES. A
NAVMC 11116 IS REQUIRED TO BE
SUBMITTED MONTHLY FOR PAYMENT OF
AIP. UPON RECEIPT OF THE
NAVMC 11116, ISSUE A MISC CREDIT (TTC 694) USING PAY CODE:
ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED 25002 AND TAX CODES: 1, 4 AND 9C
DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
7. UNIT DIARY ENTRIES WILL
BE MADE BY THE COMMAND PERSONNEL
CENTER.
MARINES PARTICIPATING IN RECEIPT OF THE FY07 END STRENGTH
INCENTIVE MUST HAVE A DRAW CASE CODE (DCC) OF A5, FY07 END
STRENGTH INCENTIVE ENTERED INTO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE
SYSTEM.
8. CRSS WILL PREPARE AIP AGREEMENTS. AIP
AGREEMENTS MUST BE
SIGNED BY THE MARINE AND THE BATTALION LEVEL COMMANDER OR
DESIGNATED BY DIRECTION AUTHORITY.
9. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE
TO THE MARINE CORPS
RESERVE.
10. COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION
IS ONLY APPLICABLE IF THE
MARINE IS SIGNING THE AIP AGREEMENT
WHILE IN A COMBAT ZONE.
REENLISTMENTS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PROGRAM ONLY
SERVE AS A QUALIFIER FOR THE PAY AND NOT AS AN EFFECTIVE DATE
FOR THE PAY.//
