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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 255/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY06 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES//
REF/A/MCO/P1040.31J/-//
REF/B/MCO/P1200.16/-//
REF/C/MCO/P1220.5J/-//
REF/D/MSG/CMC MRA MM/221500ZSEP2004//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1040.31J, ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION
MANUAL. REF B IS MCO P1200.16, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITIES
MANUAL. REF C IS MCO P1220.5J, ENLISTED LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM. REF
D IS MARADMIN 436/03, NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE.//
POC/T. ANGELINI/CAPT/HQMC (MMEA-6)/-/TEL:703-784-9238
/EMAIL:ANGELINIT@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR THE FY06 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND FY06
SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP).
2. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED:
A. BOATSPACE: AN AVAILABLE REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITY SPECIFIED BY
MOS.
B. OPEN MOS: AN MOS IN WHICH REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
(BOATSPACES) EXIST.
C. CLOSED MOS: AN MOS IN WHICH NO REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
(BOATSPACES) REMAIN.
D. FTAP MARINE: A MARINE ON HIS/HER INITIAL CONTRACT OF ENLISTMENT
WHO MUST COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF EAS.
FY06 FTAP MARINES HAVE AN EAS OF 1 OCT 05 AND ENDING 30 SEPT 06.
E. SUBMISSION PERIOD: PERIOD OF TIME WHEREBY REENLISTMENT REQUESTS
WILL BE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED FOR FTAP MARINES, INCLUDING THOSE
MOS' DESIGNATED AS FAST FILLING.
F. FAST FILLING MOS (FFM): AN MOS THAT RECEIVES MORE FIRST TERM
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS THAN BOATSPACES AVAILABLE DURING THE
DESIGNATED FFM SUBMISSION PERIOD.
G. FFM BOARD: A SELECTION BOARD OF CMC (M&RA) OFFICERS AND SNCO'S
CHARGED WITH EXECUTING THE FORMAL PROCESS OF CONSIDERING AND
SELECTING MARINES TO REENLIST IN FFM'S.
H. PREP WEEK: WEEK ENDING AFTER THE SUBMISSION PERIOD WHERE
PACKAGES ARE PREPARED FOR THE BOARD.
I. BOARD WEEK: WEEK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PREP WEEK WHEN FFM
BOARDS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND FINAL ADJUDICATION OF PENDING FFM
PACKAGES WILL BE RENDERED AND DECISIONS PUBLISHED.
J. STAP MARINE: A MARINE IN THE RANK OF SERGEANT, STAFF SERGEANT,
OR GUNNERY SERGEANT WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY REENLISTED AND HAS TAKEN AN
FTAP BOATSPACE. STAP MARINES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPETE FOR A
BOATSPACE. CAREER MARINES WHO REENLIST FROM 1 OCT 05 AND ENDING 30
SEPT 06 WILL BE COUNTED TOWARD THE FY06 STAP GOAL.
3. FY06 FTAP BOATSPACES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO FY06 FTAP MARINES.
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FROM MARINES WITH EAS' IN OUT-FISCAL YEARS
WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
4. THE CMC (MMEA) RETAINS FINAL AUTHORITY TO APPROVE/DISAPPROVE
ALL REENLISTMENT REQUESTS.
5. ALL FTAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES WILL INCLUDE A NO LATER THAN
(NLT) DATE ALLOWING 10 WORKING DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT. IN
THE EVENT REENLISTMENT IS NOT EXECUTED BEFORE THE NLT DATE, THE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED VOID.
IN THE EVENT AN EXTENSION OF A NLT DATE IS NECESSARY, CMC (MMEA-6)
WILL CONSIDER REQUESTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
6. COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND FY06 FTAP MARINES WITH AN
EAS BETWEEN 1 OCT 05 AND 31 DEC 05, WHO HAVE SUBMITTED
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS OR INTEND TO SUBMIT LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS, UP
TO 4 MONTHS NOT TO EXCEED 28 FEB 06. THIS PERMITS FTAP MARINES
TIME TO AWAIT CMC RESPONSE TO THEIR REQUEST.
7. FTAP SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
A. PER REF A, ALL FTAP MARINES MUST COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE
DURING THEIR FISCAL YEAR OF EAS.
B. FY06 FIRST TERM MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN THEIR
PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS
BEGINNING 0001, 1 JUL 05 EASTERN STANDARD TIME. REQUESTS
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 1 JUL 05 WILL BE RETURNED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.
C. THE CMC (MMEA-6) WILL RELEASE RESPONSES TO FY06 REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS BEGINNING IN AUG 05. FY06 FTAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES
MAY BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 05. EXECUTION OF FY06
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 05 IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND
WILL BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS.
D. 24 MONTH REQUESTS FOR REENLISTMENT FOR FTAP MARINES ARE
NOT AUTHORIZED UNLESS THE MARINE IS GRANTED BY CMC (MMEA-6) A
CONTRACT FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION (FFO).
8. REQUESTS FOR FTAP REENLISTMENTS IN FAST FILLING MOS' (FFM):
A. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR FFM'S WILL BE 1 JUL - 1 AUG 05.
MARINES IN FFM'S ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE; YET, ALL REQUESTS SUBMITTED DURING THIS PERIOD WILL
RECEIVE EQUAL CONSIDERATION ON FFM BOARDS.
B. MARINES REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE TO ANOTHER MOS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED ON FFM BOARDS.
C. FFM BOARDS WILL SELECT A REASONABLE NUMBER OF ALTERNATES FOR
EACH MOS IN THE EVENT MARINES ON THE PRIMARY LIST DECLINE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY. ALTERNATES WILL BE HELD IN THE FY06
AWAITING BOATSPACE BOX UNTIL A BOATSPACE OPENS OR UNTIL THE MOS
CLOSES.
D. THE CMC (MMEA) WILL PREPARE AND HOLD BOARDS FOR THE
DESIGNATED FFM'S DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. MARINES SELECTED ON
FFM BOARDS WILL RECEIVE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY FOR EXECUTION ON OR
AFTER 1 OCT 05. THE EXECUTION OF FY06 REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY
PRIOR TO 1 OCT 05 IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED
ERRONEOUS.
E. BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA, THE FOLLOWING SIXTY-NINE (69) MOS'
ARE LIKELY TO BE FFM'S FOR FY06: 0121, 0151, 0161, 0451, 0842, 0847,
1141, 1316, 1361, 3043, 3051, 3052, 3112, 4421, 4611, 4612, 4641,
5831, 5937/5939, 5942/5948, 5952, 5953, 5954, 5962/5974, 6042,
6046, 6048, 6062, 6072, 6073, 6074, 6092, 6112, 6122, 6123, 6132,
6152, 6172, 6173, 6212, 6213, 6214, 6216, 6217, 6222, 6223, 6226,
6227, 6253, 6256, 6282, 6283, 6286, 6287, 6316, 6323, 6333, 6386,
6412, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6461, 6462, 6466, 6483, 6492, 6694, AND 7382.
F. ALL REQUESTS FOR MOS' THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED FFM'S WILL BE
PROCESSED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED.
9. REQUESTS FOR FTAP LATERAL MOVES:
A. PER REF C, MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVES MAY BEGIN
SUBMITTING REQUESTS ON 1 DEC 05. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 1 DEC 05 WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION TAKEN.
B. MARINES IN CLOSED MOS' MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR LATERAL MOVES.
ALL REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES OUT OF OPEN MOS' WILL REQUIRE AN
ENDORSEMENT FROM THE MARINE'S COMMANDING GENERAL. REQUESTS FOR
LATERAL MOVES OUT OF OPEN MOS' WHICH ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY A
COMMANDING GENERAL'S ENDORSEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
C. THE CMC (MMEA) WILL TENTATIVELY WAIVE THE OPEN STATUS OF AN
MOS FOR MARINES WHO REQUEST LATERAL MOVE INTO THE FOLLOWING MOS'
0211, 0241, 0321, 2336, 2671, 2823, 2834, 4429, 6276 OR 8421.
ADDITIONALLY, LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS FOR THESE MOS' WILL BE ACCEPTED
BEGINNING 1 JUL 05.
D. LATERAL MOVE AUTHORITY MAY BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER 1 JAN 06.
E. PER REF C, LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE THREE MOS
CHOICES FOR WHICH THE MARINE IS QUALIFIED. EACH LATERAL MOVE MOS
CHOICE MUST BE AN OPEN MOS.
F. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO CLOSED MOS' WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED.
G. FOR MOS' THAT REQUIRE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL SEATS AND APPN
DATA FOR APPROVED LATERAL MOVES ARE ISSUED ONCE THE MARINE HAS
REENLISTED FOR THE APPROVED LATERAL MOVE. MARINES WHO LATMOVE INTO
MOS' THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE PCS/PCA ORDERS AS
APPROPRIATE FOR OJT.
H. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO MOS 4429 OR ANY MOS IN OCC
FIELD 26XX WILL REQUIRE A 60-MONTH CONTRACT DUE TO THE LENGTH OF
SCHOOL(S) REQUIRED.
10. QUALITY REENLISTMENT PROGRAM (QRP):
A. THE QRP PERMITS HQMC TO AUTHORIZE BOATSPACES FOR FTAP
MARINES IN CLOSED MOS' UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
(1) MUST HAVE THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR A QRP
BOATSPACE.
(2) MUST BE A CORPORAL OR SERGEANT.
(3) PRO/CONS MUST AVERAGE 4.5/4.5 IN SERVICE.
(4) 1ST CLASS PFT.
(5) NO HISTORY OF ASSIGNMENT TO WEIGHT CONTROL/BODY COMPOSITION
PROGRAM.
(6) NO NJP, COURT MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN CONVICTIONS.
B. QRP BOATSPACES ARE INTENDED FOR FTAP MARINES IN CLOSED MOS'
WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE RECORDS WHO WISH TO REMAIN IN
THEIR PMOS RATHER THAN LATERALLY MOVE.
C. QRP BOATSPACES MAY NOT EXCEED 105% IN ANY MOS OR MORE THAN
ONE BOATSPACE PER MOS IN CASES WHERE ONE BOATSPACE EQUALS MORE THAN
105% UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY CMC (MMEA).
D. ONLY 150 TOTAL FTAP QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE EXECUTED IN FY06.
E. TO SELECT MARINES COMPETING FOR QRP BOATSPACES, A MONTHLY
QRP BOARD WILL BE HELD BY CMC (MMEA) DURING THE SECOND WEEK
OF EACH MONTH. 15 QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE AUTHORIZED EACH MONTH
BEGINNING IN NOV 05. QRP APPLICANTS WILL COMPETE COLLECTIVELY,
REGARDLESS OF MOS. BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE OFFICERS AND STAFF
NONCOMMISIONED OFFICERS FROM CMC (MMEA).
F. QRP REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMEA-6) NLT THE
LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH. COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT RELEVANT PAPER WORK
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND SPECIAL
QUALIFICATIONS.
G. QRP REQUESTS MUST BE FOR 48 MONTHS ONLY.
H. QRP REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MOS' THAT HAVE REACHED
105%.
I. MARINES NOT SELECTED BY A PARTICULAR QRP BOARD MAY RESUBMIT
DURING SUBSEQUENT MONTHS IF THEY DESIRE.
J. WAIVERS FOR THE ABOVE PREREQUISITES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
11. COMMANDING GENERAL (CG) AUTHORITY FOR REENLISTMENT:
A. BEGINNING 15 NOV 05, CG'S MAY LOCALLY REENLIST FY06 FTAP
MARINES UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
(1) FIRST TERM MARINES ONLY.
(2) MEETS ALL REENLISTMENT PREREQUISITES.
(3) REQUIRES NO WAIVER.
(4) REQUIRES NO LATERAL MOVE OR EXTENSION.
(5) HAS NO RECENT ADVERSE OR DEROGATORY MATERIAL.
(6) OPEN MOS'S ONLY (NO QRP CANDIDATES).
(7) CG'S MAY REENLIST FIRST TERM MARINES IN ANY OPEN MOS WHERE NO
MORE THAN 90% OF THE BOAT SPACES ARE EXECUTED.
(8) CG'S MAY REENLIST FIRST TERM MARINES FOR 48 MONTHS.
B. UNITS MUST NOTIFY CMC (MMEA-6) VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION
SYSTEM (TFRS) WITHIN 48 HOURS OF EXECUTING A REENLISTMENT UNDER CG
AUTHORITY. NOTIFY CMC (MMEA-6) BY EMAIL IF TFRS IS INOPERABLE.
12. FTAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES:
A. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP). INFO FORTHCOMING
VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. 48 MONTH CONTRACTS ARE REQUIRED FOR
SRB-ELIGIBLE MARINES TO RECEIVE A SRB.
B. REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEATS. INFO FORTHCOMING VIA
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
C. DUTY STATION INCENTIVE.
(1) FIRST TERM MARINES AUTHORIZED REENLISTMENT IN THEIR PMOS MAY
REQUEST DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS. DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE BASED ON:
A. THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS
B. BILLET VACANCIES
C. MARINE PREFERENCE
(2) AN FY06 FIRST TERM MARINE WITH TWO OR MORE YEARS ON STATION
MUST INDICATE THE MCC OF AT LEAST THREE DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS ON
THE RELM.
(3) ONE OF THESE CHOICES MUST BE A SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT
(RECRUITING DUTY, DI DUTY, MSG DUTY, SECURITY FORCES DUTY, SOI
DUTY), RETENTION ON STATION, OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MCC'S:
YAA - RETENTION ON STATION
YAB - DEFERRED
YOO - AS DIRECTED
Y01 - FMF OVERSEAS
Y02 - FMF CONUS
Y04 - FMF WEST COAST
Y05 - FMF EAST COAST
121 - 1ST MARDIV
122 - 2D MARDIV
124 - 3D MARDIV
151 - 2D FSSG
169 - 1ST FSSG
1C2 - 3D FSSG
145 - 1ST MAW
142 - 2D MAW
143 - 3D MAW
(4) IN THE EVENT FTAP MARINES HAVE LESS THAN TWO YEARS ON
STATION, THEY SHOULD REQUEST DEFERRAL OF THEIR DUTY STATION
INCENTIVES UNTIL SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THEIR CURRENT TOUR
OF DUTY. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENTS OF DUTY STATION INCENTIVES SHOULD
BE SENT VIA NAVAL MESSAGE TO CMC (MMEA-8).
(5) IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, CMC (MMEA) MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIGN
MARINES TO ONE OF THE MCC'S LISTED AS A DUTY STATION INCENTIVE. IN
THESE CASES, THE MONITOR WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF AVAILABLE MCC'S.
(6) FTAP MARINES GRANTED LATERAL MOVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
REENLISTMENT WILL BE ASSIGNED PER THE NEEDS OF THEIR NEW MOS.
ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT.
DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENT CHOICE IS NOT GUARANTEED.
(7) IF A REQUEST IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT DUTY STATION OPTIONS, CMC
(MMEA) WILL ASSIGN A DUTY STATION. IF APPROVED, THE FTAP MARINE
WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT BEFORE THE NLT DATE
SPECIFIED. EXTENSIONS TO NLT DATES WILL NOT BE APPROVED SOLELY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF NEGOTIATING DUTY STATION INCENTIVES.
13. NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE (NCS) MARINES. PER REF (D), THE
NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE (NCS) PROGRAM OUTLINES THE PROGRAM'S INTENT
TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE MILITARY ENLISTMENT IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL
SERVICE.
A. CRS' MUST IDENTIFY NCS MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THEIR
POPULATION (THEY WILL HAVE NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE UNDER PEF CODE
'HD' IN MCTFS). THE NCS MARINES HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO
THEM AS IDENTIFIED IN MARINE CORPS ORDER 1000.14. NCS PARTICIPANTS
WILL REQUIRE GUIDANCE ON THESE CAREER OPTIONS.
B. NCS MARINES DESIRING TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE REQUIRED
TO SUBMIT FOR A 24-MONTH EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT NO EARLIER THAN 90
DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR EAS VIA TFRS. NCS MARINES WILL HAVE TO COMPETE
FOR AN FTAP BOATSPACE IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE NEW EAS.
C. CRS' MUST IDENTIFY THE NCS STATUS IN COMMAND COMMENTS ON THE
TFRS REQUEST. EXTENDING NCS MARINES FOR 24 MONTHS VICE REENLISTING
THEM AT THE 2 YEAR MARK WILL PUT THEM ON PAR WITH THEIR PEERS IN THE
FIRST TERM POPULATION WHERE THEY CAN COMPETE ON AN EQUAL BASIS FOR
AN FTAP BOATSPACE.
D. NCS MARINES DESIRING TO FULFILL THE REMAINDER OF THEIR
OBLIGATION IN A RESERVE COMPONENT WILL BE REFERRED TO A TRANSITIONAL
RECRUITER IN ORDER TO EXECUTE A RESERVE CONTRACT. CONTACT YOUR
LOCAL TRANSITIONAL RECRUITER WHEN YOU RECEIVE A UNIT DIARY ADVISORY
ON NCS PARTICIPANTS ASSIGNED TO YOUR UNIT.
14. SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP). STAP IS DESIGNED TO
FOCUS ON THE RETENTION OF CAREER MARINES IN THE GRADES OF SERGEANT,
STAFF SERGEANT, AND GUNNERY SERGEANT.
A. PER REF A, FY06 CAREER MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN THEIR
PMOS MAY SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT UP TO 365 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS.
B. ALL STAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES WILL INCLUDE A NO LATER
THAN (NLT) DATE. REENLISTMENT MAY BE EXECUTED ANYTIME BETWEEN
RECEIPT OF THE APPROVED RELM AND THE NLT DATE.
C. STAP MARINES WHO SUBMIT REENLISTMENT REQUESTS 9 TO 12 MONTHS
PRIOR TO EAS WILL BE GRANTED 120 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT AUTH.
D. STAP MARINES WHO SUBMIT REENLISTMENT REQUESTS LESS THAN 9
MONTHS FROM EAS WILL BE GRANTED 90 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT AUTH.
E. IN THE EVENT REENLISTMENT IS NOT EXECUTED BEFORE THE NLT
DATE, THE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED VOID.
F. IN THE EVENT AN EXTENSION OF A NLT DATE IS NECESSARY, CMC
(MMEA-6) WILL CONSIDER EACH REQUEST ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
15. STAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES:
A. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP). INFO FORTHCOMING
VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE FROM MPP-20. 48 MONTH CONTRACTS ARE
REQUIRED FOR MARINES TO RECEIVE A SRB.
B. REENLISTMENT SCHOOL SEAT INCENTIVES INFO FORTHCOMING VIA
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
16. POC IS CAPT T. ANGELINI, CAPT P. CAZE, OR GYSGT K. YON AT DSN
278-9238/40 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9238/40.//