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UNCLAS //N01040//
ALMAR 086/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHDC RAM-5//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ONLINE EXIT SURVEY
/(MCROLES)//
POC/KR SCHENDEL/CWO4/PRIPHN:(703)614-2226/-/-/SECPHN:DSN 224-2480//
RMKS/1. THIS ALMAR PROMULGATES THE PROCEDURES AND ADMIN INSTR FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF MCROLES, AN ONLINE EXIT SURVEY FOR MARINES LEAVING
THE SMCR. EFF 15 MAR 98, COS AND OICS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE
ALL MARINES EXITING THE SMCR ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPL AN
ONLINE EXIT SURVEY WHICH IDENTIFIES REASONS FOR LEAVING THE SMCR.
THIS CRITICAL DATA WILL BE USED BY HIGHER HQ TO HELP REDUCE ATTRITION
AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESERVE MARINES.
2. EFF 15 MAR 98, ALL CHECKOUT SHEETS OF MARFORRES SMCR UNITS WILL
INCLUDE A MCROLES SECTION TO BE COMPL. MARINES WILL COMPL A SURVEY
WHEN OFFICIALLY CHECKING OUT OF THEIR SMCR UNIT (I.E. WHEN THE 1STSGT
IS GIVING SNM THEIR EXIT INTERVIEW). MCROLES IS VERY USER FRIENDLY,
AND COMPL OF AN INDIV SURVEY TAKES LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. THE INDIV
COMPL THE SURVEY SHOULD NOT BE DISTURBED UNTIL FINISHED.
3. IN ORDER TO ACCESS MCROLES, EACH SMCR SITE WILL LOAD THE ICON TO
THE LOTUS NOTES DESKTOP OF ONE MBR OF THE CMD, PREFERABLY THE UNIT
ADMINISTRATOR OR 1STSGT/SGTMAJ. THE COMPUTER CHOSEN FOR MCROLES NEEDS
TO BE IN A LOCATION CONDUCIVE FOR AN INDIV RESERVIST DEPARTING THE
SMCR TO EXPRESS THEIR TRUE FEELINGS WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL. PRIVATE
OFFICE SPACES ARE PREFERRED. STEP BY STEP INSTR FOR LOADING MCROLES
TO THAT DESKTOP ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. ACCESS LOTUS NOTES, AND GO TO YOUR DESKTOP (WHERE YOUR MAIL ICON
IS LOCATED.)
B. FROM THE TOP LINE MENU CLICK ON FILE..DATABASE..OPEN.
C. A BOX SHOULD POP UP. IN THE SERVER BLOCK, REPLACE "LOCAL" WITH
"DC_HQMCRA_S01" (SIERRA ZERO ONE, NOT SIERRA OSCAR INDIA).
D. IN THE DATABASE BLOCK, FIND THE FILE FOLDER ICON NAMED "HQMC".
DOUBLE CLICK IT.
E. FIND THE ICON NAMED "SMCR EXIT SURVEY". CLICK IT ONCE. IT SHOULD
NOW BE HIGHLIGHTED. CLICK ON THE BLOCK "ADD ICON".
F. CLICK ON THE BLOCK "DONE".
G. YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE AN ICON ON YOUR DESKTOP THAT SAYS "SMCR SURVEY
ON DC_HQMC..."
4. COS AND OICS SHOULD ENSURE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION, FOR THE RESULTS
OF THE SURVEY CAN DIRECTLY BENEFIT INDIV CMDS WITHIN MARFORRES. IF A
MARINE FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE COMPL MCROLES ONLINE, THEY WILL BE ALLOWED
TO PRINT A BLANK FORM TO BE COMPL AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. THE UNIT WILL
PROVIDE THE MARINE WITH A POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE, ADDRESSED TO: COMDR,
MARINE FORCES RESERVE (G-1M), 4400 DAUPHINE ST, NEW ORLEANS, LA
70146-5400, ATTN: MANPOWER EXIT SURVEY. MARFORRES (G-1M) WILL INPUT
THE DATA FROM THE FORMS DIRECTLY INTO THE MCROLES.
5. MAXIMUM SMCR PARTICIPATION IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE EXIT
SURVEY DATA TO BE A TRUE REFLECTION OF CURRENT SMCR ATTRITION TRENDS.
ALL COS AND OICS SHOULD BE PROACTIVE AND ENSURE THAT EACH EXITING
SMCR MARINE PARTICIPATES IN MCROLES. THIS HQ WILL ACTIVELY MONITOR
ATTRITION RESULTS AND RANDOMLY CONTACT SEPARATED MARINES FOR
QUALITY ASSURANCE OF MCROLES.
6. POC FOR THE DATA ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL ASPECT IS MAJ WEIS AT 703
614-1941 AND AT (RAM-5) IS CWO4 SCHENDEL AT 703 614-2226. POC AT
MARFORRES (G-1M) IS MAJ BENNETT AT 504 678-5604.
7. THIS ALMAR IS APPLICABLE TO ALL MARINES ATTACHED TO SMCR UNITS.//
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