R 210900Z OCT 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALAMAR
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 061/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MMEA//
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POC/M. T. CUCCIO/MAJ/MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703) 784-9240/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  MARINES, CONGRATULATIONS ON ACHIEVING
THIS YEAR'S FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND SUBSEQUENT
TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP).  YOU ACCOMPLISHED THIS CRITICAL
GOAL IN A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER. 
YOUR EFFORTS AT BOTH RETAINING MARINES AND MATCHING MARINES
WITH NEEDED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) ENSURES
THE MARINE CORPS WILL RETAIN THE RIGHT NUMBER OF MARINES WITH
THE APPROPRIATE SKILLS.
2.  THIS FISCAL YEAR (FY), YOU ACCOMPLISHED THE FTAP GOAL OF
REENLISTING 6,023 FIRST TERM MARINES, AND YOU DID SO WITH A
99.6% MOS MATCH.  YOU ALSO ACHIEVED THE STAP GOAL OF
REENLISTING 6,172 CAREER MARINES WITH A 94.2% MOS MATCH. 
RETAINING CAREER MARINES THAT ARE APPROACHING THEIR SECOND AND
THIRD REENLISTMENTS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ENSURE
AN AVAILABLE CAREER FORCE AND REDUCE THE FTAP REQUIREMENTS.  
3.  I ATTRIBUTE OUR RETENTION SUCCESS TO THE EXEMPLARY EFFORTS
OF ALL MARINE LEADERS, NCOS, SNCOS, AND OFFICERS ALIKE.  YOUR
LEADERSHIP SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS THE FUTURE OF OUR ENLISTED
CAREER FORCE.  WELL DONE ON ACHIEVING THIS YEAR'S FTAP AND STAP
GOALS.  THE MARINE CORPS BENEFITS FROM THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU
EXPEND IN MAKING RETENTION A PRIORITY.  BEST WISHES AS WE BEGIN
EXECUTION OF THE FY04 RETENTION GOALS.  GOOD LUCK AND STAY MARINE.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS AND KEEP ATTACKING, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S.
MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//