MARADMIN 450/26
OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (OTEIP)
R 251335Z SEP 26 MARADMIN 450/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA// SUBJECT/OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (OTEIP)// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/DOW/20260521// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/JTR/20260901// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC/20210510// REF/D/MSGID: MSG/CMC MM/260929ZMAR09// REF/E/MSGID: MSG/CMC MM/110719ZJUN99// NARR/REF A IS DOWM 1315.21, VOL 2, MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS: OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES DUTY AND DEPENDENT TRAVEL. ASSIGNMENTS. REF B IS THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR). REF C IS MCO 1300.8, PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF D IS MARADMIN 0202/09. REF E IS MARADMIN 259/99.// POC/MRA MMIB-3/EMAIL: [email protected]/TEL:703-784-9236// GENTEX/REMARK/1. This MARADMIN provides clarifying instructions for the Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program (OTEIP). Marines assigned Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS), to locations designated as eligible in paragraph 8 of this message, who volunteer and are approved to extend their OCONUS assignment for a period of at least 12 months, may elect one of the following three incentives: 1.a. Financial Incentive - $2,000, paid in 12 equal installments of $166.66 per month. This incentive is taxable unless otherwise exempted, such as a combat tax exclusion. 1.b. A single and consecutive period of nonchargeable special rest and recuperative (SR&R) leave not to exceed 30 days. 1.c. A single and consecutive period of nonchargeable SR&R leave not to exceed 15 days and round-trip transportation at government expense to the nearest continental United States (CONUS) port of entry (POE). The CONUS is defined as the 48 contiguous States. A Marine that extends for a period of 13 months or more may elect this incentive and receive 5 additional days of SR&R, for a total period of 20 consecutive days. Government funded transportation and SR&R leave are to be taken concurrently; execution of only one forfeits the other. 2. Cancellation. Effective immediately, references (d) and (e) are cancelled. 3. The OTEIP is separate and distinct from the in-place consecutive overseas tour (IPCOT) leave travel entitlement. OTEIP and IPCOT incentives are not interchangeable. More information on IPCOT may be found in references (a) through (c). 4. The OTEIP provides an incentive for the Marine, not for the Marine’s dependents. 5. Overseas extensions are added to the end of a Marine’s current Rotational Tour Date (RTD). 6. Eligibility: 6.a. All Marines, of any MOS or paygrade, entitled to basic pay and assigned to an OCONUS location listed in paragraph 8. 6.b. Marines must complete their initial tour, including previously approved extensions. The initial tour length must comply with reference (b) supplement “Tour Lengths and Tours of Duty OCONUS”. 6.c. Marines must execute an agreement to extend overseas for a period of not less than 12 months. Marines who execute multiple extensions of less than 12 months, summing to a total of 12 months or greater, do not qualify for the OTEIP. 6.d. If, during an overseas tour extension period, a Marine becomes ineligible for further overseas duty, he or she will be removed from the program. 6.d.1. If the ineligibility for further overseas duty is a result of actions taken by or under the control of the Marine, entitlement to any portion of the incentive not taken shall be lost. Payments and SR&R leave/travel received prior to the removal from the program will not be recouped. 6.d.2. If the ineligibility for further overseas duty is a result of actions taken by the Marine Corps, then the entitlement to a prorated financial incentive continues until the day of departure from the OCONUS location. Executed SR&R leave/travel conducted prior to the ineligibility will not be recouped. Eligibility to execute SR&R leave/travel shall be lost. 7. Execution: 7.a. Enlisted Marines will request an overseas extension via their career counselor. Requests will be routed to CMC (MMEA) within the Total Forces Retention System (TFRS). Approved overseas extensions will state if the extension qualifies for the OTEIP, the number of months of the extension, and the date of the new RTD. 7.b. Officers will request an overseas extension via a written request to their PMOS monitor. Requests will be submitted via AA Form and be endorsed by the first O-5 commander in the Marine’s administrative chain of command. Officers in the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel shall include an endorsement by the first O-6 commander in the Marine’s administrative chain of command. If approved, MMOA will provide the officer with an AMHS message stating if the extension qualifies for the OTEIP, the number of months of the extension, and the date of the new RTD. 7.c. The Marine is responsible for providing the RELM or AMHS message to the applicable installation personnel administration center (IPAC) for unit diary reporting of the updated RTD. 7.d. Marines approved for OTEIP will select their desired incentive at the time they desire to execute the incentive, not at the time of extension submission or approval. Once a Marine receives the first installment of the financial incentive, receives a travel line of accounting (LOA), or is credited the SR&R, the incentive is deemed executed and may not be changed. Marines with previously approved OTEIPs prior to this message who desire to change their approved incentive will continue to request OTEIP incentive changes to CMC (MMIB-3). 7.e. Marines requesting the government funded transportation and 15 (or 20) days SR&R incentive will request a funding LOA from CMC (MMIB-3) at [email protected]. All travel must be arranged through a Commercial Travel Office (CTO)/Distribution Management Office (DMO), if available. Marines are encouraged to submit requests to CMC (MMIB-3) no less than 30 days prior to their desired travel date. Requests will include: -AA form -Endorsement from the O-5 commander or higher -Approved RELM or AMHS Extension Approval -CTO/DMO Cost Estimate for flight to POE -CTO/DMO Cost Estimate to Alternate Location, if applicable 7.f. Periods of SR&R leave must be executed in a single and continuous manner. SR&R leave shall not be split into multiple periods. If the member elects to take a period that is less than the full amount of eligible incentive days, any remaining SR&R leave is forfeited. In cases when multiple OTEIP leave periods are requested and erroneously approved, only one period is eligible for SR&R leave, and all other periods will be charged as annual leave. OTEIP leave will be processed through the Marine Online Leave and Liberty module and include OTEIP approval documents as an attachment to the request. 7.g. Marines are to execute their OTEIP incentive during the extension period. Incentives shall not be executed prior to the effective date of the overseas extension. The effective start date of the overseas extension is the day after the Marine’s original RTD. The overseas extension period ends the day of departure from the OCONUS location via a permanent change of station (PCS), the effective date of a new overseas extension, or the effective date of an IPCOT. If a Marine failed to execute an incentive during the extension period, a Marine may request payment of the financial incentive within three years after the completion of the overseas extension. This change is not retroactive; OTEIP incentives not claimed during the extension period prior to the publication of this message are not eligible. 7.h. OTEIP travel or SR&R leave may not be used in conjunction with PCS or separation/retirement orders. 8. In accordance with reference (c), effective 1 November 2026, Director, Manpower Management Division designates all OCONUS locations, with the exception of the State of Hawaii and all countries within the Marine Corps Forces Europe area of responsibility, as eligible locations for the OTEIP. OTEIPs approved prior to this effective date remain eligible for the available incentives at the time of the OTEIP approval. Director, Manpower Management Division will periodically reevaluate eligible locations in accordance with staffing requirements. A MARADMIN will be published when eligibility is updated. 9. Records Disposition. Approved overseas tour extension must be filed in the Marine’s OMPF. MMEA and MMOA will maintain records of all overseas extensions approved under the OTEIP. The information will be retained by MCC and will include the number of requests received and the number of requests approved. Records of overseas tour extension requests under the OTEIP, to include all supporting documentation, will be retained by the CMC (MMEA) and CMC (MMOA) for a period of two years. CMC (MMIB-3) will retain records of appropriation data issued for the travel option for a period of five fiscal years. 10. Release authorized by Lieutenant General William J. Bowers, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//