MARADMIN 023/26 - Fiscal Year 2027 Selective Retention Bonus Program and Fiscal Year 2027 Broken Service Selective Retention Bonus Program

Scope

MARADMIN 023/26 announces the FY27 Selective Retention Bonus (SRB) Program and the FY27 Broken Service SRB (BSSRB) Program. Marines with an Expiration of Current Contract (ECC) between 2026-10-01 and 2027-09-30 receive program coverage. The BSSRB Program is suspended for FY27. Prior service Active Component Marines with under a 4-year break in service between regular component contracts do not rate a BSSRB. The MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.

Audience

• Marines with ECC from 2026-10-01 to 2027-09-30. Eligible to apply.
• Career planners. Match Marines to PMOS bonus tables, kickers, and Zones.
• Disbursing Officers and Finance Offices. Calculate bonus amounts. Apply Recoupment rules.
• Commanding officers with reenlistment approval authority. Approve reenlistments.
• HQMC Manpower Plans, Policy, and Budget (MPP). Approves boat space exceptions.
• HQMC MMEA-1. Tracks contracts. Annotates 36-month TIS eligibility.
• DC P&R. Holds delegated exception authority for repayment of unearned amounts under $20,000.

Kicker programs

The MARADMIN authorizes seven kickers. Marines are eligible for multiple kickers but receive one only.

1. Aircraft Maintenance Kicker. Gunnery Sergeants and below in Zones A, B, C in 6062, 6092, 61xx, 62xx, 63xx, 6531 PMOS. $5,000 to $15,000 by NMOS count. 60-month additional obligated service required.
2. Aircraft Readiness Kicker. Gunnery Sergeants and below in Zones A, B, C in 61xx, 62xx, 63xx, 6531 PMOS. $8,000 to $24,000 by NMOS count. 60-month additional obligated service required. Must remain in a specified MCC for the first 24 months following ECC.
3. 84-Month LM Kicker. Zone A Marines electing to LM into 0211, 0321, 0372, 1721, 1751, 2336, 3044, 5821, 5974, 5979, 6214, 6314, 7212, or 7257. $50,000.
4. 72-Month Mid-Career LM Kicker. Zone B Marines electing to LM into 0211, 0372, 1751, 2336, or 5821. $35,000.
5. 24-Month FMF Infantry Kicker. First term 0311, 0313, 0321, 0331, 0341, 0352 Sergeants and below assigned to specified MCCs. 60 months obligated service plus 24 months in specified MCC. $7,000. Draw case code blocks HSST SDA assignment during the first 24 months.
6. 36-Month FMF Infantry Kicker. Same PMOS pool as the 24-month version. 60 months obligated service plus 36 months in specified MCC. $30,000. Draw case code blocks HSST SDA assignment during the first 36 months.
7. Air Traffic Controller Kicker. Sergeants and below in Zone A with 7257 PMOS holding 7252, 7253, or 7254 NMOS. $40,000. 60-month additional obligated service.

PMOS bonus eligibility

The MARADMIN publishes Zone A through Zone F PMOS bonus tables. The bonus dollar amount depends on Zone, grade on date of reenlistment, PMOS, and the kicker or initiative. LM PMOS bonuses pay only on successful completion of PMOS training and award of the new PMOS.

• Zone A. 17 months to 6 years of active military service.
• Zone B. 6 to 10 years.
• Zone C. 10 to 14 years.
• Zone D. 14 to 18 years.
• Zone E. 18 to 20 years.
• Zone F. 20 to 24 years.

Pull the published tables for the per-PMOS amounts.

Recoupment policy

• Marines must serve in a billet requiring the PMOS or skill for which they received the bonus payment, unless serving in an authorized out-of-skill assignment or a waiver is granted by SECNAV.
• Marines awaiting officer program board results submit a contract extension, not a reenlistment.
• Marines who reenlist solely to gain sufficient obligated service for an officer program do not rate an SRB.
• Repayment of unearned amounts is waived for Marines who die, retire, or separate with a combat-related disability.
• DC P&R holds exception authority for cases under $20,000.

SRB payment cap

No Marine exceeds $360,000 in career SRB payments. Example. A Zone A Sergeant who successfully LMs into 0211 on an 84-month contract receives $101,000 and rates only $259,000 in future bonuses regardless of subsequent SRB MARADMINs.

Program management

• HQMC reserves the right to suspend or terminate the FY27 SRB Program prior to 2027-09-30 when funds are obligated faster than planned or retention requirements change.
• The Return on Investment talent management initiative aligns SRB payment timing with the FY of the Marine's ECC, not the date of reenlistment. Marines who reenlist ahead of their retention cohort year lock in incentives.
• The Statement of Understanding is on the Total Force Retention System and the Enlisted Retention Manpower page.

Connection to higher policy

• 37 U.S.C. Section 373. Authority for the SRB Program.
• DoD Instruction 1304.31. Enlisted Bonus Program.
• DoD Financial Management Regulation Volume 7A Chapter 9. Recoupment and pay computation.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MCO 7220.24P. Selective Retention Bonus Program. Parent policy.
• MCO 1130.80B. Prior Service and Reserve Augmentation Enlistments into the Regular Marine Corps.
• MARADMIN 590/25. FY27 Enlisted Retention Campaign. Companion guidance.
• MARADMIN 527/25. Change 1 to the FY26 Enlisted Retention Campaign. Prior cycle.
• MARADMIN 222/26. Forthcoming changes to TIS for promotion to Sergeant and Staff Sergeant promotion process. Companion.
• Total Force Retention System (TFRS). Workflow for retention requests.

Status

Released 2026-01-22, DTG R 221816Z JAN 26. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA MP. Release authorized by Lieutenant General William J. Bowers, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Applicability is the Marine Corps Active Component. Not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. POCs Major McGee at MPP-20, MSgt Stalker at MPP-20, MGySgt Foster at MMEA-1, Jeremy Bruner at MPO. Active through 2027-09-30 absent suspension or termination.