R 171730Z MAR 10

ALCOAST 119/10
COMDTNOTE 1120
SUBJ: CY10 SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) BONUS AMOUNTS/ELIGIBILITY
A. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28(SERIES)
C. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6(SERIES)
1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES ELIGIBILITY AND AMOUNTS PAID FOR SELRES
ENLISTMENT/AFFILIATION BONUSES AS AUTHORIZED BY REF A.
2. THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND BONUS AMOUNTS ARE
EFFECTIVE 01 JANUARY 2010 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 31
DECEMBER 2010 OR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
ALCOAST AND THE SELRES BONUS PROGRAM, CRITICAL UNITS ARE DEFINED AS
PORT SECURITY UNITS (PSU) AND MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY
SQUADRONS (MSRON).
3. THE DATE OF ELIGIBILITY IS UPON WRITTEN AGREEMENT
(ORDERS OR CG-3307) FROM THE MEMBER TO SERVE IN THE SELRES.
4. SELRES MEMBERS WHO ACCEPT AN EAD CONTRACT TO FILL A VACANT
ACTIVE DUTY BILLET AND SELRES MEMBERS WHO INTEGRATE TO ACTIVE DUTY
DURING THE PERIOD TO WHICH THEY COMMITTED TO SERVE WITH THE SELRES
SHALL HAVE THEIR AFFILIATION BONUS RECOUPED. SELRES WHO ARE
PERFORMING SHORT-TERM OR LONG-TERM ADOS, WHETHER IT IS IN SUPPORT
OF A CONTINGENCY OR NOT, SHALL RETAIN THEIR BONUS AND WILL NOT HAVE
THE BONUS RECOUPED.
5. SELRES ENLISTMENT BONUS:
 A. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR INITIAL ENLISTMENT (NEW ACCESSION
WITH NO PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE) UNDER THE RP, RK, RX, OR RA
PROGRAMS: APPLICANT MUST ENLIST IN THE MK RATING FOR AT
LEAST SIX-YEARS AND MUST COMPLETE INITIAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING
(IADT) WITHIN 18 MONTHS. IADT CONSISTS OF BASIC TRAINING OR DIRECT
PETTY OFFICER TRAINING (DEPOT) PLUS A-SCHOOL COMPLETION IF
REQUIRED.
 B. BONUS AMOUNT: A TOTAL OF 8,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID
IN TWO EQUAL AMOUNTS: 4,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID AFTER COMPLETION
OF IADT AND 4,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID ONE YEAR LATER IF
PARTICIPATION STANDARDS OUTLINED IN REF B HAVE BEEN MET.
6. PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS:
 A. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVE DUTY COAST GUARD AND NON
COAST GUARD PRIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS WITH NO REMAINING MILITARY
SERVICE OBLIGATION (MSO) AND WHO HAVE OVER SEVEN YEARS NINE MONTHS
BUT LESS THAN 14 YEARS OF COMBINED MILITARY SERVICE: MEMBER SHALL
COMMIT TO EITHER A THREE-YEAR OR A SIX-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT, BE AN
E-4 OR ABOVE UNDER THE RQ PROGRAM, AND MUST BE AN OS, FS, MK, BM,
OR YN.
 B. BONUS AMOUNTS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENTS TO BE
PAID IN TWO EQUAL AMOUNTS. THE FIRST HALF MAY BE PAID UPON
COMPLETION OF FIRST DRILL AND THE SECOND HALF MAY BE PAID ONE YEAR
LATER IF PARTICIPATION STANDARDS OUTLINED IN REF B HAVE BEEN MET:
  (1) FOR A SIX-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE AT A
CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 10,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED.
  (2) FOR A THREE-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE AT A
CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 5,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED.
  (3) FOR A SIX-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE BUT NOT AT
A CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 6,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED.
  (4) FOR A THREE-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE BUT NOT
AT A CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 3,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED.
7. AFFILIATION BONUS:
 A. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR RELAD PERSONNEL IN THE MK AND OS
RATINGS, WHO ARE E-4 OR ABOVE AND OBLIGATED TO SERVE THE REMAINDER
OF THEIR INITIAL EIGHT-YEAR MSO IN THE READY RESERVE: MEMBER AGREES
TO AFFILIATE WITH THE SELRES FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE-YEARS. THE
SELRES AFFILIATION AGREEMENT FOR BONUS PAYMENT SHOULD BE EXECUTED
BEFORE THE MEMBER IS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY. HOWEVER, IF
NECESSARY, THE AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED UP TO NINE MONTHS AFTER
THE RELAD DATE. FOR RELAD MEMBERS TRANSFERRED TO IRR DUE TO BILLET
NON-AVAILABILITY, ELIGIBILITY FOR AFFILIATION BONUS REMAINS
EFFECTIVE FOR UP TO NINE MONTHS AFTER RELAD.
 B. ASSIGNMENTS TO OVERBILLETED AND UNBUDGETED POSITIONS ARE HIGHLY
DISCOURAGED, BUT WILL NOT PRECLUDE RELAD MEMBERS FROM RECEIVING AN
AFFILIATION BONUS UNLESS THEY ARE PURSUING A LATERAL CHANGE TO A
NON-QUALIYING RATE.
 C. MEMBERS WHO ALREADY HAVE A SELRES OBLIGATION (E.G. MEMBERS WHO
ENLISTED IN THE 2X4X2 OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE AN AFFILIATION BONUS.
 D. BONUS AMOUNT: THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS PAID IS DETERMINED
BY MULTIPLYING 250 DOLLARS TIMES THE NUMBER OF MONTHS REMAINING OF
MEMBERS INITIAL MSO UPON RELAD. MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN THREE YEARS
REMAINING INITIAL MSO ARE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE 36 MONTHS OF
AFFLIATION BONUS IF MEMBER SUBMITS CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR THE
REQUIRED THREE YEAR SELRES OBLIGATION AND PARTICIPATION STANDARDS
OUTLINED IN REF B HAVE BEEN MET. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE INCLUDED
ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS (CG-3307) ENTRY. COMMANDS SHALL
INITIATE RECOUPMENT ACTION ON MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE AN AFFILIATION
BONUS AND THEN DO NOT EXTEND CONTRACT TO OBLIGATE SERVICE FOR A
TOTAL OF THREE YEARS.
8. BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR LATERAL CHANGE IN RATING:
 A. AN E-4 OR ABOVE WHO IS A RELAD IN A NON-CRITICAL SELRES RATINGS
MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS OR AN
AFFILIATION BONUS. THE MEMBER MUST AGREE TO AFFILIATE WITH THE
SELRES AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO COMPLETE A LATERAL CHANGE IN
RATING TO THE MK OR OS CRITICAL RATING. THE LATERAL CHANGE IN
RATING AGREEMENT SHOULD BE EXECUTED BEFORE THE MEMBER IS RELEASED
FROM ACTIVE DUTY. IF NECESSARY, THE AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED UP TO
NINE MONTHS AFTER THE RELAD DATE.
  (1) THE MEMBER MUST BE APPROVED BY COMMANDER PSC-RPM-3 TO PURSUE
A LATERAL CHANGE IN RATING AND BE ASSIGNED A TRAINING RATING
INDICATOR BY COMMANDER PSC-RPM.
  (2) PAYMENT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE BONUS IS CONTINGENT UPON
COMPLETION OF THE LATERAL CHANGE IN RATING. LATERAL CHANGES IN
RATING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OUTLINED IN REF B.
 B. MEMBERS ASSIGNED THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING RATING INDICATOR IN
DIRECT ACCESS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED PAYMENT FOR THE BONUS PROGRAM
WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE.
9. REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION BONUS:  DUE TO THE CURRENT HIGH RATE OF
RETENTION, THE REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION BONUS IS NOT OFFERED AT THIS
TIME.
10. HIGH PRIORITY UNIT PAY HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 30 DOLLARS PER IDT
DRILL FOR ENLISTED RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO A PSU OR A MSRON.
11. APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR ENLISTED BONUS PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS, PAYMENT SCHEDULES AND INFORMATION ON
RECOUPMENT OF BONUSES, SHOULD A MEMBER NOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE
A CONTRACT ARE OUTLINED IN REF C. BEFORE ADVISING MEMBERS OF
BONUS ELIGIBILITY, COMMANDS OR RECRUITERS SHALL ENSURE THAT A
MEMBER MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS IN THIS MESSAGE AND IN REF B. BONUS
ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE DOCUMENTED ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS (CG-
3307) ENTRY READING AS FOLLOWS: "I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT I AM
ELIGIBLE FOR A XXX DOLLAR SELRES ENLISTMENT OR AFFILIATION
INCENTIVE BONUS. RECEIPT OF THIS BONUS COMMITS ME TO SELRES
PARTICIPATION THROUGH MM/DD/YYYY. I HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE
READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF ALCOAST XXX/10". COMMANDS
SHALL INITIATE RECOUPMENT ACTION ON MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE A SELRES
BONUS AND THEN DO NOT MEET SATISFACTORY PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
OUTLINED IN REF B.
12. FOR APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND THE LATEST SELRES BONUS MATRIX
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RESERVE/DOCS/PAY(UNDERSCORE)BENEFITS/BONUS.ASP
13. THE COMDT (CG-131) POC FOR BONUS POLICY IS LT YANIRA TIRADO AT
EMAIL YANIRA.TIRADO(AT)USCG.MIL OR PHONE (202)475-5450.
14. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND LEADERSHIP, SENDS.
15. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.