R 041615Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 102/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//  SUBJ/ SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) RESERVE OFFICER RETENTION  BONUS (RORB) AND FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER (FAC)/AIR OFFICER (AO)  RETENTION BONUS// REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/DODI 1304.34/YMD:  20160711// REF/B/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/YMD:  20170323// REF/C/MSGID:  DOC/MCTFSPRIUM/YMD:  20120807// REF/D/MSGID:  DOC/MCO 1001R.1L W/CH-1/YMD:  20180315// NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 1304.34  GENERAL BONUS AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS.  REFERENCE (B) IS NAVMC  3500.42C, TACP T AND R MANUAL.  REFERENCE (C) IS THE MARINE CORPS  TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM PERSONNEL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL.   REFERENCE (D) IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT  MANUAL (MCRAMM).// POC/S. A. STEELE/MAJ/RA (RAP-2)/TEL: (703) 784-0533/EMAIL:   [email protected]//POC/L. REILLY/GYSGT/RAM-1/TEL: 703-432-9077/EMAIL:   [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  In accordance with (IAW) reference  (a), this MARADMIN announces the eligibility, requirements, and  administrative guidance for the SMCR RORB and FAC/AO Retention Bonus.   The bonuses are for company grade officers joined to an SMCR unit.   Officers must be filling a valid Billet Identification Code (BIC) in  their Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).  Officers will incur a  drilling obligation in the approved SMCR BIC on the date of bonus  acceptance. 2.  Eligibility 2.a.  The RORB is applicable to all company grade officers with the  7210, 0302, 0802 MOSs who are assigned to a BIC that matches their  grade and MOS.  Bonus amounts are: 2.a.1.  7210 MOS: $20,000, three-year obligation.  2.a.2.  0302 MOS: $30,000, three-year obligation. 2.a.  0802 MOS: $20,000, three-year obligation. 2.b.  The FAC/AO Retention Bonus is for officers who possess the 7502 Additional MOS (AMOS) and are assigned to a 7502 BIC in the SMCR.  Bonus amount is:  2.b.1.  7502 MOS: $30,000 for a three-year obligation. 3.  Requirements 3.a.  RORB.  Company grade officers, including officers currently  serving in an SMCR unit, who meet the BIC and MOS requirements in  paragraph 2.  Officer must serve in a valid BIC matching their grade  and MOS.  Lieutenants may fill a BIC one grade up; captains are  authorized to fill a BIC one grade up or down.    3.a.1.  SMCR officers must have either completed their service  obligation or be within 90 days of completing their current  obligation. 3.a.2.  Officers serving in the active component (AC), Active Reserve  (AR), Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or Individual Mobilization  Augmentee (IMA) program are eligible to request this incentive once  joined to a valid SMCR BIC. 3.a.3.  Prior service AC or AR officers must have been released from  active duty under honorable conditions. 3.a.4.  Reserve officers may not have more than a four-year break in  service from the AC or last Selected Reserve assignment at the time  the RORB is accepted. 3.a.5.  IMAs are eligible regardless of the time remaining in their  IMA tour. Upon approval by RA, officers will be released from their  IMA tour and be assigned to the gaining SMCR unit. 3.a.6.  Applicants must not be in receipt of, or entitled to receive  retirement or retainer pay. 3.a.7  Captains selected for promotion to major are not eligible for  this incentive.   3.a.8.  Lieutenants and captains who have failed selection to the next higher grade while in a reserve competitive category are not  eligible for this incentive.   3.a.9.  Eligibility requirements may be waived by RA based on  emergent needs of the Marine Corps Reserve. 3.b.  FAC/AO Retention Bonus 3.b.1.  Commissioned company grade officers and majors with less than  four years TIG, joined to an SMCR unit, in a valid FAC or AO BIC. 3.b.2.  The Officers must possess the AMOS of 7502 and have a minimum  of 12 months of “currency” remaining from their most recent 18 month  evaluation IAW reference (b) certification. 3.b.3.  Aviators who do not possess the AMOS 7502 may submit a  Lateral Move via a Career Planner (CP) to request to attend the  Amphibious Tactical Air Control Party Course offered at Naval  Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado, California, or NAB Little Creek,  Virginia.  RA will execute payment when the AMOS is reported in  Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS).  School seats are limited  and may not be available for all units. 3.b.4  Captains who have failed selection to the next higher grade  while in the unrestricted reserve competitive category are not  eligible for this incentive.   3.b.5.  Applicant must submit training documentation verifying the  officer’s graduation date from Amphibious Tactical Air Control Party  Course or most recent 18 month evaluation if applicable. 3.b.6.  Aviators who are between 30 to 42 months since their last  successful evaluation (or original certification) may apply for the  FAC/AO Retention Bonus after joining the unit, provided they complete  recertification prior to expiration of the 24 month window (e.g., 42  months since their last successful evaluation or original  certification). 3.b.7.  Recipients must serve in a FAC or AO BIC for three years. 3.b.8.  Recipients must remain current and complete an evaluation  every 18 months IAW reference (b).  Remaining current will require up  to five days of active duty or up to 10 additional paid drills every  six months.  These currency requirements are in addition to the  unit’s 48-drill inactive duty training and annual training schedules. 3.b.9.  Time previously served at the unit will not be applied toward  the obligation specified in the statement of understanding (SOU). 3.b.10.  In addition to the recoupment triggers outlined in paragraph  7 below, recoupment will be initiated if the officer is assigned to a  BIC other than a FAC or AO.  Recoupment will be initiated by the unit  if the officer does not successfully complete an 18-month evaluation. 4.  Administrative guidance  4.a.  Unit CPs will submit the request for Marines that are current  members of the AR, SMCR, and IMA requesting to IUT to an SMCR unit. 4.b.  Windows for RORB FAC/AO submission deadlines will be posted in  the Total Force Retention System (TFRS). 4.c.  All requests must be submitted via TFRS to RA. 4.d.  A signed SOU must be submitted with the TFRS request prior to  issuance of a bonus.  Sample SOUs can be retrieved via TFRS. 4.e.  RA will adjudicate and return the officer incentive request in  TFRS to the originating CP with the following items: 4.e.1.  RA endorsed SOU with bonus approval or disapproval. 4.e.2.  Incentive Administrative Reporting Guidance document. 4.f.  Once the officer incentive request is accepted in TFRS, the  following actions are required: 4.f.1 The originator must: 4.f.1.a.  Enter the acceptance date in TFRS. 4.f.1.b.  Provide the endorsed SOU, Incentive Administrative  Reporting Guidance document, and TFRS approval to the unit’s  administrative section for appropriate action. 4.f.2. The unit’s administrative section must: 4.f.2.a.  Verify MCTFS D302 screen to validate posting of the  obligation remark. 4.f.2.b.  Report the reserve BIC via the Inventory Development  Management System (IDMS) and applicable bonus entry per the  Incentive Administrative Reporting Guidance document via the  Unit Diary/Marine Integrated Personnel System (UD/MIPS). 4.f.2.c.  E-mail the RA endorsed SOU to Manpower Management Records  and Performance (MMRP) Branch for inclusion into the member’s  Official Military Personnel File at [email protected]. 4.g.  Payment will execute upon completion of all MCTFS reporting  and posting requirements IAW reference (c). 4.h.  In the event the officer does not accept the bonus approval or  join to the SMCR unit, the originator must notify RA via  organizational mailbox at [email protected]. 4.i.  Waiver requests with all required endorsements will be routed  to RA and submitted as an attachment to the TFRS request at the time  of submission.  Waiver requests will include the member’s chain of  command endorsements to include Commander, MARFORRES.  RA will  approve/disapprove waiver requests via TFRS adjudication. 4.j.  Officers must affiliate with the gaining unit (if not already  joined to an eligible unit/BIC) in the Fiscal Year (FY) commensurate  with their TFRS request. 4.k.  All approved bonuses must be paid by end of requested FY. 4.l.  Marines in receipt of this bonus are required to waive the  reasonable commuting distance requirement (if applicable) per  reference (d). 5.  Retraining in conjunction with the RORB or FAC/AO Retention Bonus 5.a.  Requests for assignment to the SMCR lateral move program must  be submitted to and approved by Dir RA prior to the Marine joining or  agreeing to remain with the SMCR unit.  5.b.  Marines assigned to the SMCR lateral move program must report  for formal MOS training within 180 days of affiliation with the  applicable SMCR unit.   5.c.  If a Marine is accepted for the SMCR lateral move program,  payment of the applicable incentive will not be made until MOS  training is complete. 5.d.  Selection to major will disqualify an officer from retraining  eligibility.  5.e.  The training requirements will not be waived. 6.  Obligation 6.a.  Recipients of these incentives will incur a three year  obligation to the SMCR beginning on the date the bonus was approved.   The service obligation of officers who submit for the bonus during  the last 90 days of their current SMCR obligation will not run  concurrent.  The new obligation will begin upon completion of the  current obligation.  Contractual time previously served will not be  applied towards the new contractual obligation.  Officers who accept  this bonus in conjunction with a Lateral Move will begin their  obligation upon graduation from the MOS producing school. 6.b.  Recipients must serve in a BIC commensurate with their grade  and MOS.  Officers are permitted to IUT to other grade and MOS  appropriate BICs in the SMCR. 7.  Recoupment.  Recoupment will occur on a prorated basis if the  officer: 7.a.  Fails to fulfill the three-year service obligation.   7.b.  Fails to participate satisfactorily in all scheduled drills and annual training IAW reference (b). 7.c.  Performs Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS) with a unit  other than their own for a period greater than 90 cumulative days per  without prior approval by RA.  Acceptance of ADOS orders to attend  Expeditionary Warfare School (or other career-level PME) and/or  Marine Corps Command and Staff (or other intermediate-level PME) will  not count towards this 90 days but will require the extension of the  Mandatory Drill Participation Stop Date (MDPSD) by the same number of  days covered by the school ADOS orders. 7.d.  Transfers to the AC or the AR program. 7.e.  Elects to transfer to the IMA program. 7.f.  Transfers to the IRR or another Service. 7.g.  Resigns his or her commission. 8.  Coordinating Instructions 8.a.  Requests for early release or deferment of the service  obligation shall be submitted to RAP-2. 8.b.  The RORB and FAC/AO Retention Bonus are distributed as a lump  sum payment, less any applicable taxes, and will not be paid out  while member is on active duty orders. 8.c.  Incentives will be approved in the order they are received  until funding limitations are reached.  Availability of funds will  be updated periodically via TFRS message as requested. 8.d.  Direct liaison is authorized between SMCR units and RA. 8.e.  This MARADMIN is in effect until canceled. 9.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the reserve component. 10.  Release authorized by Major General K. D. Pierson, Director,  Reserve Affairs Division.//