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ALMAR 036/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MMEA//
SUBJ/FY01 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN CLOSE OUT//
POC/M. W. MELORO/LTCOL/MMEA-6/DSN: 278-9238/TEL: (703) 784-9238//
RMKS/1.  MARINES, CONGRATULATIONS ON ACHIEVING THIS YEAR'S FIRST
TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP).  YOUR RETENTION EFFORTS CONTINUE TO
SERVE OUR CORPS SPLENDIDLY.  THIS FISCAL YEAR (FY) YOU WERE
DIRECTED TO REENLIST 6,073 FIRST TERM MARINES, A GOAL GREATER THAN
ANY PREVIOUSLY SET IN THE SHORT HISTORY OF FTAP.  COMMANDING
GENERALS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, AND CAREER PLANNERS
DID A SUPERB JOB IN CHARTING COURSES TO REACH UNIT MISSIONS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.  ALL MARINE LEADERS, NCOS, SNCOS, AND OFFICERS
ALIKE, WERE THOROUGHLY ENGAGED AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SUCCESS.
2.  THE FY01 FTAP GOAL WAS MET NEARLY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CLOSE
OF THE FY.  YOU REACHED THIS GOAL BY CAREFULLY MONITORING MOS
STRENGTHS.  IN ADDITION TO ATTAINING THE AGGREGATE FTAP NUMBER, MOS
MATCH EXCEEDED EVERY FORMER GOAL AND SIGNIFICANTLY BOLSTERED THE
FUTURE OF OUR CAREER FORCE.  GREATER MOS MATCH ALSO ENSURES OUR
COMMANDS RECEIVE THE RIGHT MARINE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SKILL.
3.  YOUR ATTENTION TOWARDS RETAINING CAREER MARINES HELPED PRESERVE
A STRONG CAREER FORCE.  KEEPING EXPERIENCED MARINES IS CRITICAL AND
WILL EVENTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS STABILIZING AND DECREASING OUT
YEAR FTAP GOALS.  
4.  WELL DONE ON ACHIEVING THIS YEAR'S FTAP GOAL.  THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME AND EFFORT EXPENDED IN MAKING RETENTION A PRIORITY.  BEST
WISHES FOR NEXT YEAR AS WE PREPARE FOR FY02 RETENTION GOALS.  STAY
IN THE FIGHT AND STAY MARINE.
5.  SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//
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