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Pendleton News

$10,000 incentive approved

Cpl. Brian Reimers

Would an extra $10,000 convince you to re-enlist?

Effective Feb. 13, Marine Administrative Message 103/07 authorizes those Marines who are going to re-enlist in the Fiscal Year 2007, to receive $10,000. While 103/07 was cancelled yesterday, the premise has not changed. Leaders are encouraged to be on the look out for a new and more detailed version to be released shortly.

“This is huge,” said 37 year-old Gunnery Sgt. Darlinda L. Staples, career retention specialist for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. “For those who are still on the fence on whether or not they want to re-enlist, this will help push them to a conclusion.”

With the Corps latest news on expanding their personnel numbers by thousands, this incentive is out to help keep Marines in and encourage those who aren’t sure.

“We need Marines to stay in and this could help,” Shanks said, from Buffalo N.Y.

“The bottom line is that we are hoping that the money will encourage additional Marines to re-enlist,” added 42 year-old Lt.Col. Scott M. Heckert, branch head for Manpower Military Policy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps.

Better news is that the money doesn’t cancel out or replace any bonus that Marines could face when raising their hand and answering the call of duty.

Depending on individual MOS’s (Military Occupational Specialty), Marines could rate two bonus amounts. Take a Marine noncommissioned officer who isn’t sure what his future holds, but is leaning towards staying in the Corps. Average base pay is $1,880 and their MOS is offering a multiple of two. Now that Marine is looking at a possible $25,000 with the new bonus. Not all Marines can rate a selective re-enlistment bonus for their job field though.

“This offers an incentive to all Marines regardless of whether their MOS rated a service re-enlistment bonus,” Heckert said, from Mechanicsburg, Pa.

For more information contact your career retention specialist.

The Scout