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.//