BROKEN AND CONTINUOUS REENLISTMENTS

a. Counsel Marines who do not reenlist immediately regarding their opportunity to reenlist at a later date. However, they should understand such a reenlistment is based primarily on the needs of the Marine Corps and is not guaranteed. Benefits which accrue from such a reenlistment (grade to which reappointed and date of rank) decrease as time following release from active duty increases. As an example, sergeants and above are normally assigned a date-of-rank as the new date of reenlistment.

Also, Marines reenlisted 1-year after discharge will normally be reduced one grade. Additionally, SRBP eligibility may be forfeited after being separated for more than 90 days and may be lost if the MOS's eligibility for SRB changes. A Marine should allow at least 30-days to process a reenlistment request. Broken Service Selective Reenlistment Bonus (BSSRB) program is in effect as of February 2000. This program is established to provide a reenlistment bonus incentive to those eligible Marines separated for more than 91 days but less than 365 and are requesting reenlistment in a bonus eligible PMOS.

b. Also counsel these Marines on the benefits of joining the SMCR to preserve grade reappointment and date-of-rank benefits as much as possible should they later decide to reenlist or augment in the active Marine Corps.

c. Marine Corps recruiting stations will process broken reenlistments per MCO 1130.58, MCO P1100.72, and this Manual. The CMC (MMEA-6) approves all broken reenlistments.

d. Active Duty Career Planners will process continuous reenlistments per this Manual. The CMC (MMEA-6) approves all continuous reenlistments.

e. The following paragraphs contain information relating to the assignment of the appropriate grade and date-of-rank of various categories of broken and continuous reenlistments.

(1) Staff noncommissioned officers serving in the SMCR or on extended active duty (EAD) will submit a written request to the CG (MCRC) for accession into the Regular Marine Corps. These requests will be referred to the Reserve SNCO and Officer and Former Officer

Enlistment/Reenlistment Evaluation Board for consideration and determination of grade and date-of-rank. MCO 1130.63 applies.

(2) Sergeants and below serving in the SMCR and all other former Marines will be guided by MCO 1100.77 and MCO 1130.58.

4022. AWARDS

1. TYPES. Superior performance of duty should always be recognized and rewarded. All

recommendations for awards should contain, at a minimum, who deserves the award, what the Marine did to deserve the award, and when he did it. Listed below are the common forms of awards and a short description of each:

a. COMMENDATORY CORRESPONDENCE. This is correspondence about a Marine‘s

performance that is transmitted via the chain of command. If you are involved in an exercise and use personnel from another unit, use this to call attention to their efforts that may deserve more than a phone call to their officer-in-charge.

b. LETTER OF APPRECIATION. Any Marine officer senior to the Marine whose performance is considered noteworthy or commendable, and beyond the usual requirements of duty, may issue a Letter of Appreciation.

c. MERITORIOUS MAST. Battalion and squadron commanders are authorized to award meritorious masts. Submit the justification and a proposed citation in the form of a naval letter through the chain of command to the battalion commander via the adjutant.

d. CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION. Battalion and squadron commanders may issue this certificate in recognition of exemplary performance. Submit the justification and a proposed citation in the form of a naval letter through the chain of command to the battalion commander via the adjutant.

e. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL. Battalion and squadron commanders have the authority to issue this award for specific achievement, end of tour, and retirement. Submit the recommendation for the award online as outlined below.

f. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL. Commanding generals have the authority to issue this award for specific achievement, end of tour, and retirement. Submit

recommendations for the award online as outlined below.

g. MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL. Marine Expeditionary Force commanding generals have the authority to issue this award for specific achievement, end of tour, and retirement. Submit recommendations for the award online as outlined below.

2. RESPONSIBILITY. As the commanding officer, you will need to provide the justification and proposed citations for recommended awards.

3. ONLINE SUBMISSION OF AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS. Submit all personal awards (NMCAM and higher), utilizing the HQMC Awards Processing System (HQMC APS). Originators will logon to the HQMC APS website at http://awards.manpower.usmc.mil, register on-line, and submit their Personal Award Recommendation (HQMC APS 1650(EF)) with a ―Summary of Action‖ and proposed citation via their chain of command to the appropriate awarding authority. Complete instructions for utilizing the HQMC APS are included as an enclosure to MCO 1650.19J.

4. VERIFICATION OF AWARDS. Every effort must be made at the command and unit level to verify awards to which the individual Marine is entitled and to ensure that such entitlements are accurately recorded in the MCTFS database via the Unit Diary system. Eligibility can be determined through the field service record, personal interview with the Marine, or use of SECNAVINST 1650.1F, along with other Navy and Marine Corps directives. When an award entitlement cannot be determined, the

command should request verification from the CMC (MMMA), indicating that all efforts were exhausted to verify the information at the unit level, and specify what information is lacking to update the service record of the Marine.

5. REFERENCE. Specific information on personal awards is contained in MCO P1650.19J.

4023. PREDEPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

1. READINESS. As you know deployment of your unit is something that can occur with very little notice, therefore, it is necessary that you maintain a constant state of deployment readiness.

2. ACTION. Before deployment, ensure that you accomplish the following administrative actions for all of your Marines:

a. Have up-to-date wills and powers of attorney;

b. Have up-to-date records of emergency data and SGLI forms;

c. Have up-to-date shot records;

d. Have dental records classified Class III or above;

e. Have current identification cards and dog tags;

f. Have the required amount of obligated service remaining to complete the deployment; and g. Have been allowed to file allotments, to establish direct-deposit requests, and to designated deployed pay amounts.

4024. SUMMARY

After examining the information in this chapter, it is evident that administration is not only the

responsibility of the administrator but additionally that of the Company Commander. If your Marine‘s administrative needs are to be taken care of properly, there must be a team effort between the Company and the S-1. In summation, if your Marines are paid promptly, promoted, and awarded, they will perform more efficiently. After all is said and done, TAKING CARE OF YOUR MARINES should be one of your chief responsibilities and goals.

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APPENDIX A

The following appendix provides a listing of administrative publications. This listing is not all inclusive, and you should use only the current editions of the publications.