Re-enlistment bonuses going away

[USNAviator]

Some re-enlistment bonuses going away


By Brian Shane - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday May 1, 2011 8:33:48 EDT
Selective re-enlistment bonuses will dry up next month for Marines in 59 military occupational specialties, according to an April 13 Marine administrative message.

A majority of those career fields come from the aircraft maintenance and avionics communities, 61xx through 64xx. Others losing bonus potential this year include communications (06xx), field artillery (08xx) and signals intelligence/ground electronic warfare (26xx).

This year’s annual retention goals have been met or exceeded in these MOSs, according to MARADMIN 233/11. The Corps intends to suspend bonuses for them in mid-May.

The Corps’ 2011 SRB budget was cut by more than half, dropping to $150 million from $327.6 million in fiscal 2010. Current re-enlistment bonus rates were announced last summer, and range from $3,750 for infantry assaultman to $48,250 for a counterintelligence specialist.

Bonus closures are categorized based on a Marine’s length of service. Zone A applies to Marines with 17 months to six years of active Marine Corps service, of which at least 17 months was continuous service other than training. Zone B includes Marines with six to 10 years of active service, and Zone C includes Marines with 10 to 14 years of active service.

The Reserve is not affected by these closures.

[Tennessee Top]

Commander,

You are having a tough week sir. Somebody's going to get on here and give you hell for posting this info on USMC SRB's

I like your tenacity!! Never give up (and hope next week is better)!!!

[Sgt Leprechaun]

Sir, good work. Reed and heed!

[USNAviator]

Commander,

You are having a tough week sir. Somebody's going to get on here and give you hell for posting this info on USMC SRB's

I like your tenacity!! Never give up (and hope next week is better)!!!

Top ever have a two star chew your butt off because one of your charges ( in my case an Ensign) failed to carry out a lawful order? Top that's bad day that turned into a very bad week.......

[Sgt Leprechaun]

Wufffff....

Yeah...that'll get your attention sir.

[USNAviator]

This will probably mean an investigation by the NSA and NCIS but here it is, THE LIST

MOSs in the following zones are closing for selective re-enlistment bonuses:

ZONE A
0231: Intelligence Specialist

0311: Rifleman

0451: Airborne and Air Delivery Specialist

0612: Tactical Switching Operator

0621: Field Radio Operator

0651: Data Network Specialist

0689: Information Assurance Technician

0811: Field Artillery Cannoneer

0842: Field Artillery Radar Operator

0847: Artillery Meteorological Man

0861: Fire Support Man

1341: Engineer Equipment Mechanic

1833: Assault Amphibious Vehicle Crewman

2146: Main Battle Tank Repairer/Technician

2621: Special Communications Signals Collection Operator/Analyst

2631: Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Intercept Operator/Analyst

2676: European II (East) Cryptologic Linguist

2844: Ground Communications Organizational Repairer

2847: Telephone Systems/Personal Computer Intermediate Repairer

3451: Financial Management Resource Analyst

3521: Automotive Organizational Mechanic

4821: Career Retention Specialist

5711: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Specialist

5974: Tactical Data Systems Administrator

6114: Helicopter Mechanic

6116: Tiltrotor Mechanic

6123: Helicopter Power Plants Mechanic, T-64

6124: Helicopter Power Plants Mechanic, T-400/T-700

6132: Helicopter/Tiltrotor Dynamic Components Mechanic

6154: Helicopter Airframe Mechanic, UH/AH-1

6156: Tiltrotor Airframe Mechanic, MV-22

6173: Helicopter Crew Chief, CH-53

6174: Helicopter Crew Chief, UH-1

6213: Fixed-Wing Aircraft Mechanic, EA-6

6218: Fixed-Wing Aircraft Mechanic, F-35B

6222: Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, F-402

6223: Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, J-52

6312: Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Radar Systems Technician, AV-8

6324: Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Weapon Systems Technician, U/AH-1

6326: Aircraft Communications/Navigation/Electrical/Systems Technician, V-22

6337: Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, F/A-18

6423: Aviation Electronic Microminiature/Instrument and Cable Repair Technician, IMA

6433: Aircraft Electrical/Instrument/Flight Control Systems Technician, Helicopter, IMA

6463: Consolidated Automatic Support System (CASS) HP Configuration Operator/Maintainer/Technician, IMA

6467: CASS Technician, IMA

6484: CASS EW Configuration Operator/Maintainer/Technician, IMA

6531: Aircraft Ordnance Technician

6541: Aviation Ordnance Systems Technician

7011: Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician

7212: Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner

7051: Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Specialist

7314: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Air Vehicle Operator

ZONE B
0313: LAV Crewman

0321: Reconnaissance Man

0844: Field Artillery Fire Control Man

6218: Fixed-Wing Aircraft Mechanic, F-35B

6227: Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, F-404

6332: Aircraft Electrical Systems Technician, AV-8

6253: Fixed-Wing Aircraft Airframe Mechanic, EA-6

ZONE C
2631: Electronic Intelligence Intercept Operator/Analyst

5821: Criminal Investigator CID Agent

7212: Low Altitude Air Defense Gunner

Source: Marine Corps

[Sgt Leprechaun]

This is now a sticky.

[AlohaMarine]

This is great, once they drop the 60pt reenlistment incentive we'll be back to normal.

[bpatk]

Getting rid of the carrer counsellor.....................Yes I do say that the USMC in the name of efficancy has thrown out the baby with the water. Let us now gaze in ye old crystal ball and see how this has screwed up things 5yrs from now!!!!!!!!!!

[FoxtrotOscar]

And this has to do with re-enlistment bonus's...??? Epic Fail..!!!!

[Sgt Leprechaun]

Exactly. Deleted as it has no place, or even relevance, to the article posted.

[DuckSauce]

Wow, times sure are a changing. Quickly too.

And, just think that this time about 2 yrs ago my squadron alone received almost 2 million in tax free re-enlistment bonuses while we were in iraq.

[CplLakota]

It doesnt surprise me that my old MOS isnt on there, 1345, HE Operator, it was always very heavy from Lance down, you had to re-up to have any chance of getting Cpl by cutting score, unless you got it on a Board of some kind like I did

[gunnyperk]

20 yrs in the Corps, i never rated a bonus for shipping over. field was always too full. but not full enough that i could lat move (2500)