R131652Z MAY 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 017/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS //
SUBJ/FY10 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN RETENTION GOALS MET//
POC/A. R. DONES/CAPT/UNIT:MMEA-6/-/TEL:DSN 278-9238//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  MARINES, CONGRATULATIONS ON ACHIEVING THIS YEAR'S FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP).  WE CAN ALL TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE FINE YOUNG PATRIOTS WHO ARE STAYING IN OUR CORPS IN RECORD NUMBERS TO DEFEND OUR WAY OF LIFE.  OUR RETENTION NUMBERS SPEAK VOLUMES ABOUT THE COMMITMENT AND DEVOTION TO DUTY AMONG OUR LEADERS AND OUR YOUNG MARINES.
2.  THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR MISSION WAS TO REENLIST 6,735 FIRST TERM MARINES.  ON 23 APRIL 2010 - LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS INTO THE FISCAL YEAR - YOU MET THAT GOAL AND DID SO WITH A NOTEWORTHY 98.4 PERCENT MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) MATCH.  THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT THAT TELLS ME THAT WE ARE RETAINING THE RIGHT MARINES WITH THE APPROPRIATE SKILLS.
3.  THIS EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT CLEARLY REFLECTS THE SUPERIOR INVESTMENT OF TIME AND LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS.  THE EFFORTS OF COMMANDERS, SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS, AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY NOTEWORTHY.
4.  FTAP REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN AVAILABLE IN ANY MOS WITH AN OPEN BOATSPACE.  LIMITED EXCEPTIONS EXIST IN CRITICAL PRIMARY MOS'S 0211, 2671, 2676, AND 5821.  KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, MARINES.
5.  SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//