MARADMIN 349/23 - Discontinue the Utilization of the Discounted Lump Sum Assignment Incentive Pay

Scope

MARADMIN 349/23 discontinued the utilization, offering, and execution of the 6.8 percent discounted lump sum Assignment Incentive Pay (AIP) option, effective 2023-07-01. The message simplified AIP processing and reduced administrative burden. AIP now pays monthly only for newly assigned Marines. Applicability is the Active Component.

Audience

• Marines in AIP-eligible assignments. Apply the simplified rate structure.
• Disbursing officers and unit pay sections. Process AIP under the new framework. Report AIP and VSI in MCTFS.
• HQMC Manpower Plans and Policy (MPO). Owns the policy.

AIP after the discontinuation

• The 6.8 percent discounted lump sum AIP option ended for newly assigned Marines effective 2023-07-01.
• Monthly AIP pays in two installments, on the 1st and 15th of the month, up to $1,500 per month per single AIP rate with a combined cap of $3,500 per month, per the portal AIP page sourced to this message and MARADMIN 628/20.
• Paragraph 4. The lump sum Volunteer Supplemental Incentive (VSI) program is not impacted. Marines who volunteer for and receive orders to a Special Duty Assignment, Recruiters, Drill Instructors, and MSG Detachment Commanders, remain eligible for lump sum VSI based on assignment and months of commitment.
• MCAAT pay checks cite the message for reporting SDA, AIP, and VSI per DoDFMR Volume 7A Chapter 8 paragraph 080101, MCO 7220.12R paragraph 4, and MCTFSPRIUM 9-90201, 9-90202, and 9-91701.
• MCAAT supporting unit checks confirm AIP and VSI lump sum Page 11 entries file in the OMPF within 10 working days, citing MCO 1070.1 with this message.

Connection to higher policy

• Title 37 U.S.C. sections 352 and 373, DoDI 1340.26, and DoD 7000.14-R Volume 7A Chapter 15. Statutory and DoD authorities cited with the message on the portal AIP page.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MCO 7220.12R. Special Duty Assignment Pay, Assignment Incentive Pay, and Volunteer Supplemental Incentive.
• MARADMIN 628/20. Effective 2020-10-01, AIP replaced SDAP for non-SDA billets. FY21 SDAP, AIP, and VSI rates.
• MARADMIN 181/26. FY28 HQMC Special Duty Assignment Campaign. Current SDA pay framework.

Status

Released 2023-07-13 per the policy index. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA MP. Applicability is the Active Component. The discontinuation took effect 2023-07-01. Verification caution. The registry effective date reads 2023-06-29, the policy index records date signed 2023-07-13, and the portal AIP page dates the message 2023-07-12. Confirm the release date against the source page.