Do you have an EAS between 19 Dec and 5 Jan?  If so you can get an early release form active duty.  Every year the Marine Corps allows personnel with and EAS during the Holidays.  MarAdmin 622/08 requires that Marines that apply for early release be stationed within the 50 united states.  Also the following information is included:

A.  IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE RECALL, MARINES RELEASED UNDER THIS
MARADMIN WILL BE CONSIDERED AS BEING IN THE SAME STATUS AS THOSE
WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR OBLIGATED PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY.
B.  ENLISTED MARINES SEPARATED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS MARADMIN
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE AS OF THEIR NORMAL EAS DATE MAY BE AWARDED THE
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
C.  MARINES WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SEPARATION PAY UPON NORMAL EAS,
AND WHO ELECT EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN,
WILL RETAIN THEIR ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY PROVIDED THEY
HAVE COMPLETED 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE DAY OF
EARLY RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.  MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT EARLY
RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY UNDER THIS MARADMIN COULD AFFECT THE
AMOUNT OF THEIR SEPARATION PAY.  REF A PRESCRIBES THE METHOD OF
COMPUTING SEPARATION PAY.  FURTHERMORE, IF EARLY RELEASE WOULD
DISQUALIFY MARINES FOR SEPARATION PAY DUE TO LENGTH OF SERVICE
CRITERIA UNDER THE LAW, MARINES WILL NOT BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE
DUTY UNTIL THEIR SERVICE LENGTH CRITERIA HAS BEEN MET.
D.  MARINES ENTITLED TO SEPARATION BENEFITS ARE AUTHORIZED THOSE
BENEFITS IF RELEASED UNDER THIS MARADMIN.  AS A REMINDER, MARINES
AND THEIR ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS DESIRING TO RETAIN TRICARE PRIME
UPON SEPARATION ARE REQUIRED TO REENROLL IN TRICARE.
E.  ALIENS WHO WOULD BE RELEASED BEFORE COMPLETING 3 FULL YEARS
OF SERVICE, AS THE RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM, ARE REMINDED OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY RELEASE AS SPECIFIED IN PAR 1104.5 OF REF B.
F.  MARINES ENTITLED TO THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL (MGIB) CHAPTER
1607 (REAP) BENEFITS ARE REMINDED OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT
COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY.
THE SELECTED RESERVE MEMBER MUST REMAIN IN THE SELECTED RESERVE TO
MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR REAP BENEFITS.

Under this MarAdmin Marines may not be discharged pripor to 12 Dec 2008 and must have an EAS between 19 Dec and 5 Jan.  It is applicable to both enlisted Marines and officers.

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