FY21 COMMANDING GENERAL’S RETENTION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Date Signed: 3/10/2021 | MARADMINS Number: 136/21
MARADMINS : 136/21

R 101840Z MAR 21
MARADMIN 136/21
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY21 COMMANDING GENERAL’S RETENTION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS//
REF/A/MSG/CMC MM/YMD: 20200605//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC M(AND)RA/YMD: 20100908//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC M(AND)RA/YMD: 20180615//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 330/20, FY21 ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN. REF B IS MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. REF C IS MCO 5354.1E WITH ADMIN CH, MARINE CORPS PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND CONDUCT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY.//
POC/S. P. ROBERTS/MGYSGT/MMEA-1/TEL:  703-432-9125 EMAIL:  STEPHEN.ROBERTS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  To introduce the Commanding General’s Retention Program (CGRP) and announce the submission criteria for the CGRP.
2.  Background.  In accordance with reference (a), the Enlisted Retention Campaign for FY21 began on 7 July 2020. In an effort to modernize and retain the best and most qualified Subsequent Term Alignment Plan (STAP) Marines, Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) convened and executed the Enlisted Career Retention Boards (ECRB).  The goal of ECRBs are to decentralize execution of the retention process while still providing centralized oversight.  As a result of keen competition, a number of qualified STAP Marines will not receive a boatspace.  The role Commanding Generals play in the retention of talented Marines is critical and therefore, the CGRP grants Commanding Generals the ability to retain talented Marines who did not receive a boatspace on the FY21 ECRB.
3. CGRP eligibility requirements are:
3.a.  Must be a FY21 STAP Marine with an end of active service date and end of current contact date between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021.
3.b.  Must not have been disapproved for reenlistment with a no further service (NFS) determination.
3.c. Must meet all reenlistment prerequisites as defined in Chap 4, para 5 of ref (b).3.d.  Must have a favorable endorsement from the first Commanding General in the Marine’s chain of command.
4.  CGRP parameters are as follows:
4.a.  Each Commanding General is authorized to submit up to two CGRP requests for FY21 STAP Marines.
4.b.  Total CGRP spaces are limited to a maximum of 4 per PMOS across the entire Service.  Career Planners must monitor the boatspace report for most current status of CGRP submissions.
4.c. CMC (MMEA) has the authority to close a PMOS for CGRP submissions at any time based on the number of submissions.  Suspension of CGRP submissions will be published via the Total Force Retention System.
5. Commanders are authorized to extend FY21 STAP Marines whose Expiration of Active Service (EAS) is between the release of this MARADMIN and 30 June 2021 until no later than 30 August 2021.  This extension authority does not apply to Marines with a Draw Case Code (DCC) of: AF, AH, AJ, AU, AX, AY, or AZ.  This extension authority does not extend to Marines pending legal adjudication and/or in a medical status (not in full duty/worldwide deployable), with the exception of pregnancy or post-partum.  Extensions executed IAW this authority will require submission of a local command authority (LCA) RELM via TFRS.  Commands are not authorized to extend Marines to any point beyond 18 years of service.
6.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
7.  Release authorized by BGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.//