MCBUL 1900. 4TH QUARTER, FY03 FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION
Date Signed: 11/13/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 519/03
MARADMINS : 519/03
R 131245Z NOV 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 519/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC (MPP-20)//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1900. 4TH QUARTER, FY03 FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP,
NON-EAS ATTRITION//
POC/A.G. WILCOX/MAJ/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9362
/TEL:COM 703-784-9362//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  FY03 FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS
ATTRITION WAS THE LOWEST ON RECORD, DECREASING 26 PERCENT FROM THE
AVERAGE OF THE LAST SIX YEARS AND 24 PERCENT FROM FY02.  MUCH OF
THIS CHANGE IN ATTRITION BEHAVIOR IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM AND AN INCREASED OPERATIONAL TEMPO.
2.  FOURTH QUARTER FY03 FIRST-TERM POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION
ALSO DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY; 38 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST
FY AND 27 PERCENT FROM HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS.  A LARGE PORTION
OF THE NON-EAS DECREASE IS MISCONDUCT SEPARATIONS, WHICH HAVE
DECREASED 54 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST FY AND 43 PERCENT
FROM HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS.
3.  SEPARATIONS ARE CATEGORIZED INTO FIVE MAJOR GROUPS.  THESE
CATEGORIES ARE:
A.  MISCONDUCT (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR DRUGS, SERIOUS OFFENSES,
PATTERNS OF MISCONDUCT, HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ETC).
B.  PHYSICAL DISABILITY (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR PERMANENT AND
TEMPORARY SEVERANCE PAY DISABILITIES, ETC).
C.  UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR WEIGHT
CONTROL, UNSUITABILITY, ETC).
D.  CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR
ACCEPTING A COMMISSION, HARDSHIP, PARENTHOOD, PREGNANCY, SECNAV
AUTHORITY, SERVICE TRANSFER, SOLE SURVIVOR, ETC).
E.  DESERTER STATUS (INCLUDES INCIDENTS OF DESERTION).
4.  LISTED BELOW ARE SEPARATIONS BY CATEGORY FOR EACH OF THE MAJOR
COMMANDS: MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT, MCCDC, MARFORES, AND MCRC.  THESE
MAJOR COMMANDS REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE FIRST-TERM
FORCE.  AVERAGE (AVG) IS THE HISTORICAL QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF THE
PREVIOUS NINE QUARTERS AND ALLOWS FOR TREND COMPARISON.
     MISCON MISCON MISCON PHYDIS PHYDIS PHYDIS UNSAT  UNSAT  UNSAT
UNIT  Q4FY02 Q4FY03  AVG   Q4FY02 Q4FY03  AVG Q4FY02 Q4FY03  AVG
MFPAC   344    144   272      87     88    89       9      9    10
MFLANT  285    240   278      68     88    97       8     15    10
MCCDC   331     54   209      27     38    29       4      0     3
MFRES     2      0     3       6      4     6       0      0     1
MCRC      1      1     1       0      0     0       0      0     0
TOTAL   963    439   763     188    218   221      21     24    24
       COG    COG   COG   DESERT  DESERT DESERT TOTAL  TOTAL TOTAL
UNIT  Q4FY02 Q4FY03  AVG   Q4FY02  Q4FY03  AVG Q4FY02 Q4FY03  AVG
MFPAC   125     76   107     166      92   140   731    409   619
MFLANT  200    159   144     169      81   139   730    583   667
MCCDC    16     26    26      23      37    25   401    155   292
MFRES    15     21    19       1       0     0    24     25    29
MCRC      0      0     0       0       0     0     0      1     1
TOTAL   356    282   295     359     210   305    1887   1173  1608
5.  THE TABLE BELOW LISTS THE YEARLY HISTORICAL, FIRST-TERM, POST-
BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION FROM FY98-FY03.  MISCONDUCT SEPARATIONS
ARE BROKEN INTO SUBCATEGORIES TO GIVE COMMANDERS AN IDEA OF WHERE
THE CHALLENGES STILL EXIST.
HISTORICAL FIRST-TERM POST-BOOT CAMP NON-EAS ATTRITION
MISCONDUCT                       FY98  FY99  FY00  FYO1  FYO2  FYO3
ALCOHOL                           107   102    74    74    68    35
CIVILIAN OFFENSE                   15    11     4     8     6    12
DRUGS                            1671  1487  1610  1696  1970  1227
HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT                 62    73    85    80    68    40
MINOR DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS    195   180   118    80    69    34
PATTERNS OF MISCONDUCT            443   470   516   434   519   445
SEXUAL PERVERSION                   0     5     0     2     0     0
DESERTER SEPARATIONS**            210   228     8     0     3     1
UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE                9    12    12     9     7    11
OTHER*                           1511  1135   842  1111   908   147
TOTAL MISCONDUCT                 4223  3703  3269  3494  3618  1952
OTHER CATEGORIES:
DEATH                              76    95    96    71   103   120
CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT    1367  1461  1434  1228  1168  1298
PHYSICAL DISABILITY              1898  1286  1008   972   914   924
UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE        205   156   113   125   102    89
DESERTER STATUS**                1050  1187  1627  1647  1347  1096
TOTAL ATTRITION                  8819  7888  7547  7537  7252  5479
*OTHER INCLUDES COURT-MARTIALS FOR UNSPECIFIC REASONS, REDUCTION
DISCHARGES, SEPARATION IN LIEU OF COURT MARTIAL.
**DESERTER STATUS REFLECTS INCIDENTS OF DESERTION AND IS A STATUS;
DESERTER SEPARATIONS ARE DEFINED AS SEPARATIONS FOR DESERTION
WITHIN OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
6.  THE NEXT MARADMIN WILL LIST SEPARATIONS FOR 1ST QUARTER, FY04 AS
COMPARED TO THE SAME QUARTER LAST FY.//