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MILITARY SAVES WEEK 2014
Date Signed: 1/8/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 007/14
MARADMINS : 007/14
R 071917Z JAN 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 007/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MILTARY SAVES WEEK 2014//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/JCS/YMD:20131025//
POC/SHAWN CONLON/CIV/UNIT:MFR/-/TEL:(703) 784-9550//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, KICKING OFF THE 2014 MILITARY SAVES CAMPAIGN.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), VIA A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA (CFA), SUPPORTS THE FINANCIAL LITERACY OF MARINES AND FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH CFAS MILITARY SAVES PROGRAM AND MATERIALS. THE ANNUAL MILITARY SAVES CAMPAIGN WILL BE OBSERVED FROM 24 FEBRUARY 2014 TO 1 MARCH 2014 WITH THE THEME: "SET A GOAL, MAKE A PLAN, SAVE AUTOMATICALLY. A SPECIAL FOCUS IN THE 2014 CAMPAIGN IS TO ENGAGE SPOUSES AND CHILDREN ALONG WITH MARINES TO HELP EVERYONE LEARN HOW TO SAVE.
2. FINANCIAL READINESS IS A TOP PRIORITY IN THE DOD AND IS RECOGNIZED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A MARINES FITNESS. COMMAND SPONSORED FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROMOTES READINESS AND INCREASES RESILIENCY OF MARINES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. INSTALLATION PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (PFMP) STAFF CONDUCT BRIEFS, WORKSHOPS AND CONFIDENTIAL COACHING ON MULTIPLE PERSONAL FINANCIAL TOPICS FROM BASIC PERSONAL FINANCE TO MORE COMPLEX AND COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL EDUCATION.
3. THERE ARE MANY MARINE CORPS ACTIVITIES THAT DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT FOR MARINE FINANCIAL FITNESS SUCH AS THE INSTALLATION PFMP THROUGH THE MARINE AND FAMILY  PROGRAMS (MFP), LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (LLI), AND MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE (MCI). THE INSTALLATION PFMP PROVIDES COUNSELING, COMMAND/UNIT BRIEFINGS, FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND CAN PROVIDE WORKSHOPS ON OVER 22 FINANCIAL TOPICS FROM BUDGETING, HOME BUYING, INSURANCE, TRANSITION/RETIREMENT, INVESTING/SAVING, AND MORE. LLI IS DRAFTING A MARINE CORPS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (MCLD) ORDER, AND MCI SUPPORTS A PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE (ID 3420G) AND A BASIC PAY AND ALLOWANCES COURSE (ID 3422C).
4. INSTALLATION COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT BY SIGNING THE COMMAND PROCLAMATION IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY SAVES WEEK AND SUPPORT LOCAL EVENTS ORGANIZED BY APPROVED RESOURCES SUCH AS INSTALLATION PFMP STAFF, COMMAND FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS (CFS), PUBLIC AFFAIRS, MARINE AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM EVENTS, LLI MCLD, INSTALLATION BASED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER APPROVED EVENT RESOURCES. COMMANDERS SUPPORT FOR EVENTS CAN INCLUDE FINANCIAL FAIRS, COMMAND BRIEFS, SPECIAL WORKSHOPS, ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT FINANCIAL CLASSES PROVIDED BY THE PFMP, INITIATING MCLD, ENCOURAGING GENERAL DISCUSSIONS, AND ENCOURAGING COMPLETION OF THE MCI3420G AND MCI3422C. CREATIVE METHODS TO REACH MARINE FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED THROUGH FAMILY/SPOUSE EVENTS, YOUTH EVENTS, AND OTHER INSTALLATION ACTIVITIES.
5. MARINES CAN MAKE A PLEDGE TO SAVE AND GAIN SAVING IDEAS AT MILITARYSAVES.ORG, THEY CAN TAKE THE MCI COURSES OR IF QUALIFIED BECOME A CFS. MARINES ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE MULTIPLE SAVINGS OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN, AND, FOR DEPLOYING MARINES, THE EARLY SIGN-UP SAVINGS DEPOSIT PLAN WHERE THEY CAN EARN 10 PERCENT INTEREST.
6. ADDITIONAL MILITARY SAVES CAMPAIGN AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT YOUR INSTALLATION PFMP OR CFS OR AT HTTPS:SLASH SLASH
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT ACTIVE MARINE, THEN SELECT MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION (MF), THEN SELECT PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THEN SELECT PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (PFMP), AND HTTPS:SLASH SLASH VCEPUB.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/LDP/SITEPAGES/MAIN.ASPX.
7. THIS MARADMIN APPLIES TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN ROBERT E. MILSTEAD, JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//