The U.S. Marine Corps has announced the eligibility, application and reporting procedures for the fiscal year 2018 Selected Marine Corps Reserve, Reserve Officer Retention Bonus and the Forward Air Controller/Air Officer Retention Bonus. The $20,000 lump-sum bonus will be for company grade officers that are part of a SMCR unit. The bonus is for officers who possess the 7502, or FAC/Air Officer, additional military occupational specialty and are assigned to infantry, light armored reconnaissance, tank, or reconnaissance battalions, infantry regiments or air naval gunfire liaison companies. Officers serving in the active component, active Reserve, Individual Ready Reserve, or Individual Mobilization Augmentee program are eligible to request this incentive once joined to an incentivized SMCR unit and valid BIC.
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