R 091201Z OCT 24 MARADMIN 480/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 RECRUITER EXTENSION PROGRAM// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DFAS/YMD:20060501// REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC MP/YMD:20170712// REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA-25/YMD:20210511// REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMEA/YMD:20140918// REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:20130806// REF/F/MSGID:DOC/ASN/YMD:20211222// REF/G/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:20201022// REF/H/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:20230117// REF/I/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD: 20230713// NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT  REGULATION (DODFMR), VOLUME 7A, CHAPTER 15.  REF B IS MARADMIN  302/17, ADVANCE NOTICE OF CHANGE TO MCO 7220.12R, SPECIAL DUTY  ASSIGNMENT PAY PROGRAM.  REF C IS MCO P1326.6, SELECTING, SCREENING,  AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND  INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SCREENMAN).  REF D IS THE MARINE CORPS  PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF E IS MCO 7220.12R, SPECIAL DUTY  ASSIGNMENT PAY PROGRAM.  REF F IS THE ADVANCED SHIPMENT/SHIPPING  NOTICE (ASN) MEMO DATED 22 DEC 2021.  REF G IS MARADMIN 628/20.   REF H IS MARADMIN 020/23.  REF I IS MARADMIN 349/23.// POC/1/R. NORIEGA/GYSGT/RECRUITING MONITOR/MMEA-25/TEL:703-432-9474// POC/2/R. L. RIEHL/CAPT/MCRC G-1/TEL:571-559-4598// POC/3/D. S. TYKWINSKI/CAPT/MMEA-25/TEL:703-432-9472// POC/4/MPO/TEL:703-784/9371/EMAIL:[email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  Effective upon release, this message  provides amplification of the current Volunteer Supplemental  Incentive (VSI) Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) policy with the  purposes of encouraging recruiter (8411) tour extensions of 6, 9, or  12 months. 2.  Action.  Recruiters (8411) will be offered the opportunity to  remain in their billet for an additional 6, 9, or 12 months beyond  their required 36-month tour.   2.a.  This extension is designed to meet the Marine Corps' need to  retain experienced recruiters to support its end strength goals.   Approved Recruiters (8411) will receive up to an additional $750 per  month in VSI AIP.  VSI AIP will not be authorized for lump sum  payment.  VSI AIP payment is in addition to all other pays and  allowances, including Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Pay (SDAP) and  AIP. 3.  Examples of total monthly compensation for Recruiters (8411) are  as follows: 3.a.  A recruiter who extends for 12 months will receive SDAP at  $150.00, AIP at $275.00, and VSI AIP at $750.00, totaling $1,175.00  per month. 3.b.  A Recruiter (8411) who extends for 9 months will receive SDAP  at $150.00, AIP at $275.00, and VSI AIP at $625.00, totaling  $1050.00 per month. 3.c.  A recruiter who extends for 6 months will receive SDAP at  $150.00, AIP at $275.00, and VSI AIP at $500.00, totaling $925.00  per month. 4.  Coordinating Instructions.  Recruiters (8411) that are  interested will route their request via the NAVMC 11537.  Marine  Corps Recruiting Command District Career Planners will be  responsible for submitting the SDA extension Reenlistment/Extension/ Lateral Move (RELM) via the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to  Headquarters United States Marine Corps (HQMC) for approval.  Requests for extension on SDA only require an endorsement from the  first O-6 in the chain of command prior to submission via TFRS to  HQMC.  Per the Memorandum of Agreement, these requests must be  submitted in TFRS no later than (NLT) 7 months prior to the Marine’s  rotation date of their SDA tour. Requests received after this  timeframe may be negatively endorsed by HQMC. This Program is  applicable to requests submitted NLT 30 September 2025.   5.  Eligibility Requirements 5.a.  Must possess the 8411 Billet Military Occupational Specialty  (BMOS). 5.b.  Recruiters must have a NAVMC 11537 with favorable command  endorsement. 5.c.  Second tour recruiters are eligible for an extension on the  SDA contingent on the Marine’s intent to submit an 8412 lateral move  package.  Upon the approval of an 8412 lateral move package and  receiving the PMOS of 8412, SDAP must be terminated and eligible AIP  must start.  5.d.  Extension on active duty recruiters with a BMOS of 8411 are  not eligible due to contract limitations. 6.  VSI AIP Authorization Requirements 6.a.  Applicants will be required to sign a written agreement.  The  mandatory applicant agreement statement is provided below and will  be contained in the approved SDA RELM: “I Rank, Last Name, FI, MI, EDIPI understand that extending my tour  of duty as Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) 8411 for an  additional period of XX months, I will be paid Volunteer  Supplemental Incentive (VSI) Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) in the  amount of $XXX per month for each month of the extension, effective  the date of this agreement, less withheld taxes.  I further  understand that I will be required to serve in the specified billet designated for VSI AIP for the duration of this agreement and that I will meet recruiting standards as established by the Recruiting  Station (RS) commander.  Failure to complete this service requirement may result in the termination of this agreement.  I 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 any other circumstance determined to be reasonably  beyond my control.” 6.b.  Career Planners will prepare the VSI AIP agreement and include  it with the accepted SDA RELM in TFRS.  VSI AIP contracts must be  signed by the Marine and the RS commander.  By direction is not  authorized.  Written agreements will begin on the 1st day of the  month following the completion of the 36-month tour of duty.  VSI  AIP is not authorized for any period of duty prior to the recruiter  crossing the 36-month threshold. 6.c.  Recruiters (8411) that are currently executing orders under  the Recruiter Extension Program, are not eligible to receive  back-to-back VSI AIP.  For example: a recruiter who extends for 6  months would not be eligible for another 6-month extension, despite  the program still being active. 7.  Termination.  Payment of VSI AIP will terminate when any of the  following circumstances occur: 7.a.  The effective date the recruiter failed to meet recruiting  requirements prescribed by the RS commander. 7.b.  Effective date of service-initiated tour curtailment (e.g.,  Enlisted Commissioning Program, Warrant Officer Program, Marine  Enlisted Commissioning Education Program, involuntary orders, etc.),  or other, no fault-of-the-Marine, curtailment of VSI AIP tour. 7.c.  Effective date of relief or reassignment from the designated  VSI AIP billet. 7.d.  Commencement of separation/retirement transition permissive  temporary duty and terminal leave. 7.e. Completion of the Recruiter Extension Program period. 7.f. HQMC, Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) approval of 8412  MOS lateral move before the completion of the extension; VSI AIP  will terminate the date the lateral move package is approved by  HQMC, MCRC. 8.  RS commanders are not authorized to make month-to-month  suspensions of VSI AIP.  Recruiters who do not meet recruiting  requirements will be evaluated for continued service and are subject  to having their VSI AIP agreements terminated.  Marines who require  a VSI AIP incentive termination will have a command generated  request routed to HQMC in TFRS via the NAVMC 11537 for cancellation  of extension on SDA and VSI AIP. 9.  Administration and Logistics 9.a.  Personnel Administration Centers (PACs) or reporting units,  upon approval of the extension on recruiting duty and reaching the  original 36-month obligation, will stop SDA/AIP using TTC 261 000  STOP INCENTIVE PAY ED XXXXXXXX.  Then restart the entitlement using  TTC 260 000 the day after the date used to stop the entitlement.   For 6-month extensions, report STRT INCENT PAY MOS 8411 VOL V MONTHS  06 AIP MONTHLY AMT 725 LUMP SUM AMT 0 EFF DT XXXXXXXX PMT CD AM.   For 9-month extensions, report STRT INCENT PAY MOS 8411 VOL V MONTHS  09 AIP MONTHLY AMT 850 LUMP SUM 0 EFF DT XXXXXXXX PMT CD AN.  For  12-month extensions, report STRT INCENT PAY MOS 8411 VOL V MONTHS 12  AIP MONTHLY AMY 975 LUMP SUM AMT 0 EFF DT XXXXXXXX PMT CD AO. 9.b.  Leave and Earning Statement (LES). VSI AIP payments will  appear on the recruiter’s monthly LES as “AIP BILLET MONTHLY.” 9.c.  A Draw Case Code is reported to account for the number of  recruiters participating in an extension on an SDA.  Commandant of  the Marine Corps, Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments will  enter DCC A7, Extension on SDA, into the Marine Corps Total Force  System. 9.d.  Adjustment to the recruiters Expiration of Active Service  (EAS) may be required.  If additional obligated service is needed  to fulfill the commitment, extensions of enlistment will be approved  via an SDA RELM.  Local commanders are not authorized to change a  recruiters EAS for this Program. 9.e.  This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 9.f.  Commanding General, MCRC will report approved AIP retention  agreements quarterly to Manpower Military Policy via point of  contact 4. 10.  Command and Signal 10.a.  Ensure widest dissemination of the contents of this message. 10.b.  Direct all questions regarding this message to the listed  points of contact. 10.c.  This message is effective upon release and expires on 30 Sep  2025. 10.d.  This MARADMIN is not retroactive.  11.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Michael J. Borgschulte, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//