SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) BONUS AMOUNTS/ELIGIBILITY

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ALCOAST 060/08
COMDTNOTE 1120
SUBJ: SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) BONUS AMOUNTS/ELIGIBILITY
A. THE JOHN WARNER NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON R 051932Z FEB 07/ALCOAST 064/07
C. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28(SERIES)
D. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINIST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES ELIGIBILITY AND AMOUNTS PAID FOR SELRES
ENLISTMENT/AFFILIATION BONUSES AS WELL AS TWO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
(PA) INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AS AUTHORIZED BY REF B AND THE EASY TO READ
BONUS MATRIX LOCATED ON THE INTERNET AT:
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/RESERVE
2. THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND BONUS AMOUNTS ARE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 31,
2008 OR FURTHER NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A. THIS MESSAGE
CANCELS REF B. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALCOAST AND THE SELRES BONUS
PROGRAM, CRITICAL UNITS ARE DEFINED AS PORT SECURITY UNITS (PSU)
AND NAVAL COASTAL WARFARE UNITS (NCW).
3. 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. APPLICANTS MUST BE ASSIGNED TO A VACANT
POSITION.  APPLICANTS ASSIGNED TO AN OVERBILLETED OR UNBUDGETED
POSITION ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE THIS BONUS.
 B. BONUS AMOUNT: A TOTAL OF 6,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID
IN TWO EQUAL AMOUNTS.  3,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID AFTER COMPLETION
OF IADT AND 3,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID ONE YEAR LATER IF
PARTICIPATION STANDARDS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 3 OF REF C HAVE BEEN
MET. IADT CONSISTS OF BASIC TRAINING OR RESERVE ENLISTED BASIC
INDOCTRINATION (REBI) PLUS A-SCHOOL COMPLETION IF REQUIRED.
4. 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 OVER SEVEN YEARS NINE MONTHS BUT LESS
THAN 13 YEARS OF COMBINED MILITARY SERVICE: MEMBER MUST COMMIT TO
EITHER A THREE-YEAR OR A SIX-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT, BE AN E-4 OR
ABOVE UNDER THE RQ PROGRAM, AND IN THE MK OR FS RATINGS AT A
CRITICAL UNIT OR AN MK AT A NON-CRITICAL UNIT. APPLICANTS ASSIGNED
TO AN OVERBILLETED OR UNBUDGETED POSITION ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO
RECEIVE THIS BONUS.
 B. BONUS AMOUNTS:
  (1) FOR A SIX-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE AT A
CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 8,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID IN
TWO EQUAL AMOUNTS.  4,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID UPON COMPLETION OF
IADT AND 4,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID ONE YEAR LATER IF PARTICIPATION
STANDARDS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 3 OF REF D HAVE BEEN MET.
  (2) FOR A THREE-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE AT A
CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 4,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID IN
TWO EQUAL AMOUNTS.  2,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID UPON COMPLETION OF
IADT AND 2,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID ONE YEAR LATER IF PARTICIPATION
STANDARDS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 3 OF REF D HAVE BEEN MET.
  (3) FOR A SIX-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE NOT AT A
CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 6,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID IN
TWO EQUAL AMOUNTS.  3,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID UPON COMPLETION OF
IADT AND 3,000 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID ONE YEAR LATER IF PARTICIPATION
STANDARDS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 3 OF REF D HAVE BEEN MET.
  (4) FOR A THREE-YEAR SELRES AGREEMENT IN A CRITICAL RATE NOT AT A
CRITICAL UNIT, A TOTAL OF 3,000 DOLLARS IS AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID IN
TWO EQUAL AMOUNTS.  1,500 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID UPON COMPLETION OF
IADT AND 1,500 DOLLARS MAY BE PAID ONE YEAR LATER IF PARTICIPATION
STANDARDS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 3 OF REF D HAVE BEEN MET.
5. AFFILIATION BONUS.
 A. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR RELAD PERSONNEL IN THE MK RATING,
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 THREE MONTHS
AFTER THE RELAD DATE.
 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 IN
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 WILL BE DETERMINED
BY MULTIPLYING 200 DOLLARS TIMES THE NUMBER OF MONTHS, UP TO 48, OF
RESERVE OBLIGATION THE MEMBER HAS REMAINING OR, IF MEMBER IS ON
ACTIVE DUTY, WILL HAVE REMAINING AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE.  FOR
EXAMPLE, IF A MEMBER HAS A REMAINING MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATION OF
ONE-YEAR AND NINE MONTHS AND AGREES TO AFFILIATE WITH THE SELRES
FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE-YEARS, THE MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
ONLY ONE-YEAR AND NINE MONTHS OF BONUS ENTITLEMENTS.
6. BONUS ELIGIBILITY FOR LATERAL CHANGE IN RATING.
 A. A RELADING E-4 OR ABOVE IN NON-CRITICAL SELRES RATINGS MAY BE
ELIGIBLE FOR A PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT BONUS OR AN AFFILIATION
BONUS IF THE MEMBER AGREES TO AFFILIATE WITH THE SELRES AND
EXECUTES AN AGREEMENT TO COMPLETE A LATERAL CHANGE IN RATING TO THE
MK 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 THREE MONTHS AFTER
THE RELAD DATE.
  (1) THE MEMBER MUST BE APPROVED BY COMMANDER CGPC-RPM-2 TO PURSUE
A LATERAL CHANGE IN RATING AND BE ASSIGNED A TRAINING RATING
INDICATOR BY THE SERVICING ISC(PF) AS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 7 OF REF
C.
  (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 C.
  (3) A-SCHOOL QUOTAS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE MK RATING AND CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE IN-SERVICE TRANSFER TEAM AT 703-235-
1866/7.
 B. MEMBERS ASSIGNED THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING RATING INDICATOR IN
DIRECT ACCESS WILL BE AUTHORIZED PAYMENT FOR THE BONUS PROGRAM
WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE.
 C. ACCORDING TO REF C, A LATERAL CHANGE IN RATING MUST BE ASSIGNED
TO A VACANT POSITION TO RECEIVE A BONUS.  THEREFORE, MEMBERS
ASSIGNED TO AN OVERBILLETED OR UNBUDGETED POSITION ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
TO RECEIVE A BONUS, INCLUDING THE AFFILIATION BONUS.
7. REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION BONUS:  DUE TO THE CURRENT HIGH RATE OF
RETENTION, THE REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION BONUS IS NOT OFFERED AT THIS
TIME.
8. IAW REF C, HIGH PRIORITY UNIT PAY HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 25
DOLLARS PER IDT DRILL FOR ENLISTED RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO A PORT
SECURITY UNIT (PSU) OR A NAVAL COASTAL WARFARE UNIT (NCW).
9. 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 CONTAINED IN REF D. BEFORE ADVISING MEMBERS OF
BONUS ELIGIBILITY, COMMANDS OR RECRUITERS SHALL ENSURE THAT A
MEMBER MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS IN THIS MESSAGE AND IN REF D. 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 COMDTINST 7220.1(SERIES)
AND ALCOAST XXX/08". COMMANDS SHALL INITIATE RECOUPMENT ACTION ON
MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE A SELRES BONUS AND THEN DO NOT MEET
SATISFACTORY PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 4 OF
REF C.
10. SPECIAL PAY FOR SELECT RESERVE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN
CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME SPECIALTIES AS ALLOWED BY LAW AND
DETERMINED BY CG-112.
 A. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: MEMBER MUST EXECUTE A WRITTEN
AGREEMENT TO SERVE A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS IN A DESIGNATED SELRES
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) BILLET ASSIGNED TO A PSU OR SMTC.  SELRES
PAS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS INCENTIVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM OUTLINED IN PARA 10 OF THIS
ALCOAST.  THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM MAY BE USED AS A RECRUITING TOOL
FOR NEW APPLICANTS AS WELL AS A RETENTION TOOL FOR CURRENT PAS AND
IS NOT RETROACTIVE.  TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY, RECIPIENT
PAS MUST MEET MINIMUM SELRES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS CONTAINED IN
CHAPTER 4 OF REF C.
 B. BONUS AMOUNT: A TOTAL OF 10,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR IS AUTHORIZED
TO BE PAID EACH YEAR FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.  MEMBERS WISHING TO
EXTEND MUST SIGN AN ADDITIONAL THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT.
 C. PROCEDURE
  (1) MEMBER: SUBMIT A LETTER REQUESTING PAYMENT VIA THE CHAIN OF
COMMAND TO COMMANDER CGPC-RPM WITH COPY TO COMDT CG-1312 FOR BUDGET
PLANNING AND PROSPECTIVE SERVICING ISC (PF) FOR ASSIGNMENT
IMPLICATIONS.  MEMBER MUST ALSO SUBMIT LETTER REQUESTING SUBSEQUENT
PAYMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH TWELVE MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH THE
PA HAS AGREED TO SERVE.
  (2) COMMANDER CGPC-RPM: VERIFY, ENDORSE, AND FORWARD MEMBERS
REQUEST FOR PAYMENT TO PSC FOR PROCESSING.
  (3) PSC: PROCESS MEMBERS REQUEST FOR PAYMENT ACCORDINGLY.
 D. A PA WHO VOLUNTARILY TERMINATES SERVICE IN THE SELRES OR AT THE
CRITICAL UNIT BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD FOR WHICH A PAYMENT WAS
MADE SHALL REFUND THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PAYMENT MADE FOR THE
PERIOD ON WHICH THE PAYMENT WAS BASED.
11. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (HPLRP).
 A. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR PAS: MEMBER MUST AGREE TO AFFILIATE
WITH THE SELRES FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX-YEARS IN A BILLET COORDINATED
WITH COMDT CG-1122, COMMANDER CGPC-RPM AND MEMBERS SERVICING ISC
(PF).  ONLY FEDERALLY SPONSORED LOANS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE PAID WITH
THE HPRLP. THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT COVER PRIVATE LOANS FOR GRADUATE
OR UNDERGRADUATE PA TRAINING.  SELRES PAS SHALL NOT RECEIVE THIS
INCENTIVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPECIAL PAY OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH
9 OF THIS ALCOAST UNTIL THE SIX YEAR COMMITMENT HAS EXPIRED.  THIS
INCENTIVE PROGRAM MAY BE USED AS A RECRUITING AIDE FOR NEW
APPLICANTS OR AS A RETENTION TOOL FOR CURRENT PAS AND IS NOT
RETROACTIVE.  TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY, RECIPIENT PAS MUST
MEET MINIMUM SELRES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 4 OF
REF C.
 B. BONUS AMOUNT: THE HPLRP PROVIDES LOAN REPAYMENTS UP TO 50,000
DOLLARS DIRECTLY TO THE LENDER OVER THREE YEARS COVERING PRINCIPAL
AND INTEREST IN AMOUNTS UP TO 20,000 DOLLARS FOR YEAR ONE, 20,000
DOLLARS FOR YEAR TWO, AND 10,000 DOLLARS FOR YEAR THREE.
 C. PROCEDURE
  (1) MEMBER:
   (A) SUBMIT A LETTER REQUESTING PAYMENT VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
TO CGPC-RPM WITH COPY TO COMDT CG-1312 FOR BUDGET PLANNING AND
PROSPECTIVE SERVICING ISC (PF) FOR ASSIGNMENT IMPLICATIONS.  LETTER
IS TO INCLUDE PAYOFF STATEMENTS FROM THE LENDING INSTITUTIONS FOR
FEDERALLY SPONSORED LOANS.  STATEMENTS MUST BE NO LESS THAN 60 DAYS
OLD AND SHOW THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: BORROWERS NAME, SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER, ADDRESSES OF LENDERS, PRINCIPAL BALANCE, ORIGINAL
BALANCE, LOAN ORIGINATION DATE, AND TYPE OF LOAN (IN ORDER TO
ESTABLISH FEDERALLY APPROVED STATUS).  THE TOTAL LOAN BALANCE NOTED
ON THE STATEMENTS WILL BECOME THE FIXED BASIS FOR THE FUTURE HPLRP
PAYMENTS.
   (B) SUBMIT LETTER REQUESTING SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS TO COMMANDER
CGPC-RPM EACH YEAR OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
  (2) COMMANDER CGPC-RPM: VERIFY, ENDORSE, AND FORWARD MEMBERS
REQUEST FOR PAYMENT TO FINCEN FOR PROCESSING WITH COPY TO PSC
(SES).
  (3) FINCEN:
   (A) PROCESS MEMBERS REQUEST FOR PAYMENT ACCORDINGLY.
   (B) SUBMIT PAYMENT TO LENDER.
  (4) PSC(SES): MAKE TAX ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT PAYMENT ON MEMBERS
W-2.
  (5) COMDT CG-1312: PROVIDE ACCOUNTING DATA FOR LOAN REPAYMENT TO
COMMANDER CGPC-RPM AND MAKE LUFS ENTRIES.
12. FOR APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND THE LATEST SELRES BONUS MATRIX
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/RESERVE
13. THE COMDT CG-131 POC FOR BONUS POLICY IS MR. CHIP CHASE EMAIL
GRAFTON.D.CHASE(AT)USCG.MIL.
14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
15. RDML D. R. MAY, ACTING DIRECTOR OF RESERVE/DIRECTOR OF
TRAINING,
SENDS.
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