Prior Service Officers - FWD: FY11 TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO RETIRE AS AN OFFICER AFTER 8 YCS VICE 10 YCS

[Puckett and Atwood <puckwood@comcast.net>]

Team, FYI, Navy and Marine Corps are incentivizing retirements for prior enlisted officers.  They can apply for retirement in grade with only 8 years of officer service and 12 years of enlisted service for FY 11... Message below.  Marcy 


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>> FY11 TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO RETIRE AS AN OFFICER AFTER 8 YCS VICE 10 YCS
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>> Date Signed: 3/28/2011
>> MARADMIN  Active  Number: 193/11  2011
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>> R 281315Z MAR 11
>> UNCLASSIFIED//
>> MARADMIN 193/11
>> MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2011/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
>> SUBJ/FY11 TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO RETIRE AS AN OFFICER AFTER 8 YCS VICE 10
>> YCS//
>> REF/A/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20110308//
>> REF/B/TITLE 10, SECTION 6323//
>> REF/C/FY11 NDAA//
>> REF/D/MCO P1900.16F//
>> NARR/REF A IS SECNAV APPROVAL OF THE MARINE CORPS' USE OF SECTION 506 OF THE
>> FY11 NDAA DATED 8 MAR 2011.  REF B IS SECTION 6323 OF TITLE 10.  REF C IS
>> THE FY11 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, H.R. 6523.  REF D IS THE
>> MARCORSEPMAN.//
>> POC/K. P. HAHN/CAPT/UNIT:CMC MPP-30/-/TEL:DSN 278-9364//
>> GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE TEMPORARY REDUCTION
>> OF ACTIVE DUTY YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS) REQUIRED FOR AN ACTIVE
>> DUTY RETIREMENT AS AN OFFICER.
>> 2. BACKGROUND.  REF A PROVIDES THE AUTHORITY FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
>> FOR THE MARINE CORPS TO USE TITLE 10 SECTION 6323, REF B, AS AMENDED BY REF
>> C.
>> 3. ELIGIBILITY.
>> A. PER THE REFERENCES, REQUESTS FOR YCS RETIREMENT WAIVERS ARE BEING
>> ACCEPTED FOR OFFICERS SEPARATING IN FY11.  OFFICERS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF
>> EIGHT (8) YCS.  MORE THAN TWENTY (20) YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE ARE STILL
>> REQUIRED TO RECEIVE RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
>> B. YEARS OF SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER ARE COMPUTED BY ADDING ALL
>> ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES UNDER PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS
>> IN GRADES ABOVE WARRANT OFFICER, W-1.  THIS TEMPORARY AUTHORITY WILL NOT
>> SUPERSEDE ANY OBLIGATIONS INCURRED DUE TO PROMOTION, EDUCATION PROGRAMS,
>> PCS, ETC.
>> C. SUBMIT WRITTEN REQUESTS TO RETIRE WITH LESS THAN TEN (10) YCS WITH
>> JUSTIFICATION VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO CMC (MMSR-2) PER REF D.
>> 4. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
>> 5. THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 2011.
>> 6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS
>> AND POLICY DIVISION.//
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