FISCAL YEAR 2025 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE RETENTION BONUS  (SRB-R)


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R 062108Z FEB 25 MARADMIN 057/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE RETENTION BONUS  (SRB-R)// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/TITLE 37 U.S.C.// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/DODI 1304.31/YMD: 20201105// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/MCO1900.16//YMD: 20190215 REF/D/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1001R.1L/YMD: 20151223// REF/E/MSGID: DOC/NAVMC 1200.1J/YMD: 20220907// REF/F/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1040R.31/YMD: 20200626// REF/G/MSGID: DOC/MSG/YMD: 20240926// REF/H/ MSGID: DOC/DODI 1304.29/YMD: 20201105// NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS U.S.C. TITLE 37, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 308C.  REFERENCE (B) IS DODI 1304.31 ENLISTED BONUS PROGRAM. REFERENCE (C)  IS THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING  INSTRUCTIONS USER MANUAL (MCTFSPRIUM). REFERENCE (D) IS THE MARINE  CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). REFERENCE  (E) IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL. REFERENCE (F)  IS THE RESERVE CAREER RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT MANUAL.// REFERENCE  (G) IS THE FY25 RESERVE ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN// POC/B. M. OGDEN/MAJ/RA (RAP)/TEL: (703)784-9591/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/J. C. WILLIAMS JR/MGYSGT/RA (RA)/TEL: (703)784-0583/EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/J. A. VEREEN /MSGT/RA (RAP)/TEL: (703)784-9879/EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/L. REILLY/GYSGT/RA (RAM)/TEL: (703)432-9077/EMAIL:  [email protected]//

  1.  Purpose.   Per the references, this MARADMIN announces the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Retention Bonus (SRB-R).  The First Term Retention Bonus (FTRB) will no longer be  issued as a separate bonus and is now combined with SRB-R.
  2.  Kicker Program                        Kicker                             Amount      Commandant's Reserve Retention Program Kicker        $5,000      Infantry Unit Shortfall Kicker                       $5,000 2.a.  CRRP Kicker Eligibility 2.a.1.  SMCR Marines listed on the CRP-R that submit a reenlistment  request to Reserve Affairs (RA), Headquarters, United States Marine  Corps (HQMC), and agree to a 36-month obligation, are eligible for  the CRP-R Kicker in the amount of $5,000 in conjunction with the  SRB-R bonus listed in paragraph 3.a.1. 2.a.2.  All CRP-R Marines incurring a 36-month obligation must  reenlist for a minimum of 48 months.  CRP-R corporals are authorized  to reenlist up to 12 satisfactory years.   2.a.3.  CRP-R Marines may request a Lateral Move (LM) in conjunction  with their retention and obligation application. 2.a.4.  This kicker will expire when the allocated quota has been  met. 2.b. Infantry Unit Shortfall Kicker Eligibility 2.b.1. Corporals and Sergeants with 03XX MOS who agree to join 1/24  to include M14161 (H&S Co), M14163 (RFL CO A),  M14168 (RFL CO B),   M14165 (RFL CO C),  M14167 (WPNS CO), M14659 (TOW SECT) or 3/25 to  include M14234 (RFLS CO K), M14237 (WPNS CO). 2.b.2.  Marines incurring a 36-month obligation must reenlist for a  minimum of 48 months.  Corporals are authorized to reenlist up to 12  satisfactory years.   2.b.3.  Marines eligible for this kicker may request a Lateral Move  (LM) in conjunction with their retention and obligation application. 2.b.4.  This kicker will expire when the allocated quota has been  met.
  3.   Options, Lump Sum Amounts, and Obligation 3.a.  $15,000 incentive for Marines in a Primary Military  Occupational Specialty (PMOS) listed in paragraphs 4.o, 4.p, or 4.q  who agree to join and are obligated to serve with a SMCR unit for  three years. 3.b.  $10,000 incentive for Marines in a MOS listed in paragraphs  4.o, 4.p, or 4.q who agree to join and are obligated to serve with a  SMCR unit for two years. 3.c.  $5,000 incentive for corporals and sergeants, with any MOS in  paragraphs 4.o. and 4.p., who agree to join and are obligated to  serve with a SMCR unit for one year. 
  4.  General Eligibility 4.a.  Marine must be a corporal, sergeant, or staff sergeant. 4.b.  Marines with a Reserve End of Current Contract (RECC) that  expires during a current reserve retention campaign must extend or  reenlist (if required) to have sufficient contract time to complete  the requested obligation period. 4.c.  Marines without a RECC that expires during a current reserve  retention campaign and have a Mandatory Drill Participation Stop Date (MDPSD) that expires during a current reserve retention campaign, are eligible for SRB-R, but must extend or reenlist (if required) to have sufficient contract time to complete the requested obligation period. 4.d.  Marines without a RECC that expires during a current reserve  retention campaign and have an expired or blank MDPSD, are eligible  for SRB-R, but must extend or reenlist (if required) to have  sufficient contract time to complete the requested obligation period. 4.e.  Marines with a future RECC, requesting an incentive which  requires a 24 or 36-month obligation, are required to reenlist.   HQMC (RA) will make the final determination regarding approval of an  early reenlistment or an extension upon adjudication of the request. 4.f.  Marines must serve in or agree to serve in a valid SMCR Billet  Identification Code (BIC) commensurate with grade and PMOS in  accordance with the current HQMC (RA) BIC Assignment and Management  Policy or may serve in an excess BIC if the MOS is authorized per the unit s table of organization. 4.g.  Marines must not have failed selection to the next higher grade in the SMCR or must not have been reduced in rank to their current  grade. 4.h.  Marines must not have received a non-judicial punishment in the last 12 months. 4.i.  Marines must not have more than 18 satisfactory years of  military service on the date of reenlistment. 4.j.  Marines in units scheduled to deactivate or redesignate must  have an Inter-Unit Transfer (IUT) approved to an SMCR unit in  conjunction with this request. 4.k.  Marines with less than a three-year break in service from the  Active Component (AC), Active Reserve (AR), or satisfactory  participation in the SMCR or Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA)  Program are eligible. 4.l.  Marines must meet all reenlistment prerequisites. 4.m.  Corporals with a RECC SRB-R and cannot reenlist due to service  limitations are authorized to extend.   4.n.  Marines who were extended to gain obligated service may submit  for the SRB-R based on their original RECC. 4.o.  Corporals with the following MOS are eligible for SRB-R:  0111, 0231, LM 0241, 0261, LM 0311, LM 0313, LM 0321,0331, 0341, 0352,  0411, 0441, LM 0451, 0471, 0511, 0621, 0627, 0631, 0671, 0811, 0842,  0844, 0847, 0861, LM 1164, 1171, 1316, 1341, 1342, 1345, 1361, 1371,  1391, LM 1721, LM 1732, LM 1833, 2111, 2131, 2141, 2147, 2161, 2171,  2311, LM 2621, LM 2631, 2651, 2831, 2841, 2847, 2871, 2887, 3043,  3051, LM 3152, 3381, 3451, 3521, 3531, 4421, 4541 5711, LM 5811,  5939, 5948, LM 5951, 5952, 5953, 5954, 5974, LM 5979, 6042, 6046,  6048, 6062, 6073, 6074, 6092, 6113, 6114, 6116, 6132, 6153, 6156,   6173, 6174, 6176, 6216, 6217, 6227, 6256, 6257, 6276, 6286, 6316,  6317, 6323, 6324, 6326, 6336, 6337, 6423,6432, 6469, 6483, 6492,  6499, 6531, 6541, 6672, 6694, 6842, 7011, 7041, 7051, LM 7236,  LM 7242, and 7257. 4.p.  Sergeants with the following MOS are eligible for the SRB-R:   0111, LM 0211,0231, LM 0241, 0261, LM 0311, 0313, LM 0321, LM 0331,  LM 0341, 0352, 0411, ,0441, 0451, 0471, 0511, 0621, 0627, 0631, 0671, 0811, 0842, 0844, 0847, 0861, LM 1164, 1171, 1316, 1341, 1345, 1361,  1371, 1391, LM 1721, LM 1732, LM 1833, 2111, 2131, 2141, 2147, 2161,  2171, 2311, LM 2336, 2621, LM 2631, 2651, 2831, 2841, 2847, 2871,  2874, 2887, 3047, LM 3152, 3381, 3451, 3521, 3531, 4421, 4541 5711,  LM 5811, LM 5821, 5939, 5948, 5951, 5952, 5953, 5954, 5974, 5979,  6042, 6046, 6048, 6062, 6073, 6074, 6092, 6113, 6114, 6116, 6132,  6153, 6156, 6173, 6174, 6176, 6216, 6217, 6227, 6256, 6257, 6276,  6286, 6316, 6317, 6323, 6324, 6326, 6336, 6337, 6423, 6432, 6469,  6483, 6492, 6499,6531, 6541, 6672, 6694, 6842, 7011, 7041, 7051,  LM 7236, LM 7242, and 7257. 4.q.  Staff sergeants with the following MOS are eligible for the  SRB-R:  0111, LM 0211,0231, 0241, 0261, 0321, 0363, 0369, 0411, 0441  0451, 0471, 0511, 0629, 0639, 0679, 0681, 0811, 0848, 0871, 1164,  1171, 1316, 1341, 1345, 1361, 1371, 1391, LM 1721, LM 1732, 2111,  2131, 2141, 2147, 2161, 2171, 2311, 2336, 2629, 2651, 2862, 2874,  2887, 3047, 3152, 3381, 3529, 3537, 4421, 4591, 5769, 5811, LM 5821,  LM 5831, 5939, 5948, 5951, 5952, 5953, 5974, 5979, 6042, 6046, 6048,  6062, 6073, 6074, 6092, 6113, 6114, 6116, 6132, 6153, 6156, 6173,  6174, 6176, 6216, 6217, 6227, 6256, 6257, 6276, 6286, 6316, 6317,  6323, 6324, 6326, 6336, 6337, 6423,6432, 6469, 6483, 6492, 6499,  6531, 6541, 6672, 6694, 6842, 7011, 7041, 7051, LM 7236, LM 7242,