R 301129Z JUN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 370/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY12 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC MMEA/YMD:20100908//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20010530//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/C 469/YMD:20100415//
REF/D/MSGID: GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC MMPR-2/1400/R042205Z AUG 08//
REF/E/MSG/CMC MRA MM/221500ZSEP2004//
REF/F/MSGID: MSG/CMC MRA MM/170730ZMAY2006//
REF/G/MSGID: MSG/CMC MRA MM/051327ZMAY2011//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT MANUAL.REF B IS MCO P1900.16F W/CH 1-2, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.  REF C IS MCO 1200.17B MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL.  REF D IS MARADMIN 707/09, CHANGE 1 TO THE COMPOSITE SCORE REENLISTMENT BONUS POINTS.  REF E IS MARADMIN 436/03, NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE.  REF F IS MARADMIN 228/06, ACTIVE DUTY CAREER RETENTION AND PERMANENT LIMITED DUTY (PLD) POLICY FOR COMBAT WOUNDED MARINES.  REF G IS MARADMIN 273/11, COMMANDANT APPROVED UPDATED REENLISTMENT PROCEDURES.//
POC/M. L. LANDREE/LTCOL/HQMC (MMEA-6)/-/TEL: 703-784-9238/EMAIL: MICHAEL.LANDREE@USMC.MIL//
POC/N. M. HARVEY/CAPT/HQMC (MMEA-6)/-/TEL: 703-784-9238/EMAIL: NATHAN.M.HARVEY@USMC.MIL//
POC/A. MEJIA/GYSGT/HQMC (MMEA-6)/-/TEL: 703-784-9238/ EMAIL: ANDREW.MEJIA@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION"
    A.  PURPOSE.  THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR FISCAL
YEAR (FY) 2012 ENLISTED RETENTION EFFORTS FOR BOTH THE FIRST TERM
ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP).
    B.  BACKGROUND.  RETAINING OUR BEST MARINES IS VITAL TO BUILDING
AND SUSTAINING THE MARINE CORPS' ENLISTED CAREER FORCE.  THE MARINE
CORPS' EMPHASIS ON RETENTION AS A FUNCTION OF COMMAND AND THE
DEMONSTRATED WILLINGNESS OF PROVEN PERFORMERS TO STAY MARINE HAS
YIELDED AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF RETENTION ACHIEVEMENT SINCE FY07.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO SHAPING THE ENLISTED CAREER
FORCE WHILE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO MEETING KEY END STRENGTH MISSIONS.
IN THE 35TH COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING GUIDANCE,
GENERAL AMOS MADE COURSE CORRECTIONS IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THE
MARINE CORPS RETAINS ITS ENLISTED MARINES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
RETAINING THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES.  THOSE MODIFICATIONS TO THE
RETENTION PROCESS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THESE GUIDELINES.
2.  MISSION.  ON 1 JULY 2011, THE MARINE CORPS BEGINS EXECUTION OF
THE FY12 ENLISTED RETENTION MISSION IN ORDER TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE ENLISTED CAREER FORCE.
3.  EXECUTION
    A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT.  THE PURPOSE OF OUR ENLISTED RETENTION
EFFORTS IS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR ENLISTED CAREER FORCE BY
RETAINING MARINES WITH PROVEN PERFORMANCE AND DEMONSTRATED
POTENTIAL.  WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY FOCUSING ON THE RETENTION
PROCESS AT EVERY LEVEL OF COMMAND WITH EACH COMMAND'S RETENTION
PROGRAM AIMED AT PROVIDING ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES WITH COMPREHENSIVE
INFORMATION AND LEADERSHIP REGARDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER
SERVICE.  OUR DESIRED ENDSTATE IS TO MEET ALL RETENTION REQUIREMENTS
WITH THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES AND TO PROVIDE ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE
TO REENLIST IN FY12 WITH PERSONAL INTERACTION THROUGHOUT THEIR CHAIN
OF COMMAND REGARDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER SERVICE; THIS
INTERACTION IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR FIRST TERM MARINES WITH
SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON MOS MATCH AND HIGH DEMAND/LOW DENSITY (HD/LD)
MOS(S).
    B.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  WE WILL CONDUCT FY12 RETENTION
EFFORTS IN TWO PHASES.  PHASE I IS RETENTION PREPARATION AND
INVOLVES INTERVIEWS WITH EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE, RESEARCH INTO
OPPORTUNITIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING
A REENLISTMENT REQUEST FOR SUBMISSION TO HQMC.  PHASE I IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY.  PHASE II IS RETENTION EXECUTION.  PHASE II BEGINS FOR
THE FIRST TERM MARINE ON 1 JULY 2011.  FOR THE SUBSEQUENT TERM
MARINE, PHASE II IS ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR THOSE CAREER MARINES WITHIN
12 MONTHS OF THEIR END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC).
    C.  TASKS
        (1) CMC (MMEA)
            (A) MANAGE THE OVERALL ENLISTED RETENTION EFFORT.
            (B) ENSURE TIMELY PROCESSING OF ALL REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS SUBMITTED TO HQMC.
            (C) SCREEN MARINES FOR TARGETED LATERAL MOVES TO SUPPORT
COMMANDERS IN EDUCATING AND ASSISTING MARINES IN MEETING OVERALL
ENLISTED MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.
        (2) UNIT COMMANDERS AND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS
            (A) EXECUTE A COMMAND RETENTION PROGRAM THAT ENSURES
100 PERCENT CONTACT WITH MARINES ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST DURING FY12.  
FIRST TERM MARINES ARE A PARTICULAR FOCUS AS THEY WILL REQUIRE MORE
INFORMATION ON OPPORTUNITIES DURING A SECOND ENLISTMENT.  
            (B) ENSURE EACH FTAP MARINE'S REENLISTMENT INTENTIONS
ARE SUBMITTED TO HQMC VIA MCTFS, NO LATER THAN 1 AUGUST 2011.
                1. MARINE INTENDS TO REENLIST IS SUBMITTED AS "R".
                2. MARINE INTENDS TO SEPARATE IS SUBMITTED AS "S".
            (C) PROVIDE COMMAND SUPPORT TO ASSIST TIMELY DEVELOPMENT
AND SUBMISSION OF REENLISTMENT REQUESTS TO HQMC.
            (D) SCREEN MARINES FOR HD/LD LATERAL MOVE ELIGIBILITY
AND ASSIST IN FILLING THESE CRITICAL MOS NEEDS AS LISTED IN PARA 5.B.
            (E) SEEK OUT QUALITY MARINES FOR RETENTION AND
PERSONALLY ASSIST THEM IN THEIR RETENTION CHOICES.
        (3) CAREER PLANNER FORCE
            (A) IDENTIFY, SCREEN, AND INTERVIEW ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE
TO REENLIST IN FY12 IN YOUR RESPECTIVE UNIT.
            (B) CAPTURE EACH FTAP MARINE'S REENLISTMENT INTENT FOR
ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST IN FY12 IN YOUR RESPECTIVE UNIT.
INTENTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC VIA MCTFS NO LATER THAN
1 AUGUST 2011.
                1. MARINE INTENDS TO REENLIST IS SUBMITTED AS "R".
                2. MARINE INTENDS TO SEPARATE IS SUBMITTED AS "S".
            (C) GAIN AND MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF CURRENT
FTAP BOATSPACE STATUS.
            (D) ENSURE UNIT COMMANDERS AND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS
ARE AWARE OF ALL RETENTION INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED VIA THE TOTAL
FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS).
            (E) ENSURE TIMELY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF APPROVED
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS IN TFRS.  THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR
FIRST TERM MARINES GIVEN BOATSPACE IMPLICATIONS.
            (F) EDUCATE MARINES ON THE BENEFITS OF LATERAL MOVES TO
HD/LD MOS(S) AND ASSIST THEM IN THE LATERAL MOVE PROCESS.
    D.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
        (1) CMC (MMEA) IS THE SOLE REENLISTMENT DECISION AUTHORITY.
        (2) THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED:
            (A) FTAP MARINE:  A MARINE ON HIS/HER INITIAL CONTRACT
OF ENLISTMENT.  FY12 FTAP MARINES HAVE AN ECC BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2011
AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2012.
            (B) STAP MARINE:  A MARINE IN THE GRADE OF CORPORAL TO
MASTER SERGEANT WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY REENLISTED, WHO HAS TAKEN AN FTAP
BOATSPACE, AND WHO HAS LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE
DATE OF REENLISTMENT.  FY12 STAP MARINES HAVE AN ECC BETWEEN 1
OCTOBER 2011 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2012.
            (C) PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (PSEP) MARINE: A
MARINE WHO HAS PREVIOUS ACTIVE MARINE CORPS SERVICE OR IS CURRENTLY
SERVING IN A MARINE CORPS RESERVE COMPONENT, BUT HAS NO PRESENT
ACTIVE SERVICE COMMITMENT.  PSEP MARINES MAY BE CONSIDERED PSEP
FTAP OR PSEP STAP.
            (D) BOATSPACE:  AN AVAILABLE REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITY
SPECIFIED BY MOS.  ANNOUNCED VIA SEPCOR.
            (E) OPEN MOS:  AN MOS IN WHICH REENLISTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES (BOATSPACES) EXIST.
            (F) CLOSED MOS:  AN MOS IN WHICH NO REENLISTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES (BOATSPACES) REMAIN.
            (G) FAST FILLING MOS (FFM):  AN MOS THAT RECEIVES MORE
FY12 FTAP REENLISTMENT REQUESTS THAN AVAILABLE FY12 BOATSPACES
DURING THE SUBMISSION PERIOD (1 JULY 2011 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2011).
        (3) FTAP SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
            (A) FY12 FTAP BOATSPACES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO FY12 FTAP
MARINES.  PER REF A, ALL FTAP MARINES MUST COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF THEIR ORIGINAL ECC.  ADDITIONALLY, FTAP
MARINES WITH EXTENSIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN EFFECT MUST COMPETE FOR A
BOATSPACE IN THE FY OF THEIR ORIGINAL ECC.  THEY WILL NOT BE
AUTHORIZED TO COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE IN THE FY OF THEIR NEW ECC
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY CMC (MMEA) IN THEIR PREVIOUS EXTENSION
APPROVAL AUTHORITY.
            (B) FY12 FTAP MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN THEIR
PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS BEGINNING 1 JULY 2011.
            (C) COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND UNTIL 31 JANUARY
FY12 FTAP MARINES WITH AN EAS BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2011 AND 31 DECEMBER
2011 TO AWAIT A RESPONSE FOR A SUBMITTED REENLISTMENT REQUEST.  THIS
WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND DECISION SUCH
REQUESTS.
            (D) COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND FY12 FTAP
MARINES WITH AN EAS BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2011 AND 31 MARCH 2012 WHO
INTEND TO SUBMIT FOR LATERAL MOVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH REENLISTMENT
UNTIL 31 MAY 2012. THIS WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO
DEVELOP AND DECISION SUCH REQUESTS.
            (E) CMC (MMEA-6) WILL RELEASE RESPONSES AND
AUTHORIZATIONS TO FY12 FTAP REENLISTMENT REQUESTS BEGINNING IN
OCTOBER 2011.
            (F) FTAP REQUESTS FOR 24 MONTHS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
            (G) ALL MOS(S) THAT ARE NOT FFMS WILL BE PROCESSED BASED
UPON SUBMISSION DATE; HOWEVER, MARINES' QUALIFICATIONS TAKE
PRECEDENCE OVER SUBMISSION DATES.  REQUESTS FOR RETENTION IN PMOS
WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY OVER REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE INTO THAT MOS.
        (4) FFM GUIDELINES
            (A) EVERY MOS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME AN FFM.  FY12
FTAP MARINES IN EVERY MOS SHOULD SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT DURING THE
SUBMISSION PERIOD TO MAXIMIZE THEIR OPPORTUNITY FOR RECEIVING A
BOATSPACE.
            (B) NO ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION PERIOD WILL BE OFFERED IF
AN MOS IS NOT LISTED BELOW BUT DOES BECOME AN FFM DURING THE
INITIAL SUBMISSION PERIOD.  IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CAREER PLANNERS TO
MONITOR THE BOATSPACE REPORT CLOSELY.
            (C) BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA, THE FOLLOWING MOS(S) ARE
MOST LIKELY TO BE FFMS FOR FY12:  0111, 0161, 0627, 1171, 1341,
1361, 2111, 2831, 2871, 3051, 3052, 3112, 3531, 4421, 4641,
5942/5948, 5952, 6046, 6072, 6073, 6122, 6124, 6172, 6216, 6217,
6218, 6222, 6256, 6276, 6282, 6283, 6286, 6287, 6313, 6336, 6432,
6433, 6492, 6541, 6694, 7041, AND 7242.
            (D) THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR FTAP MARINES IS
1 JULY - 30 SEPTEMBER 2011.  HOWEVER, DUE TO THE NEED TO RETAIN HIGH
DEMAND/LOW DENSITY MOS(S) AND HIGH DEPLOYING MOS(S), THE FOLLOWING
MOS(S) WILL HAVE A 30 DAY SUBMISSION PERIOD (1 JULY - 31 JULY):
0211, 0231, 0241, 0261, 0311, 0313, 0321, 0331, 0341, 0351, 0352,
0372, 0431, 0451, 0481, 0612, 0621, 0651, 0689, 0811, 0844, 0861,
1141, 1142, 1161, 1171, 1345, 1361, 1371, 1391, 2131, 2147, 2336,
2621, 2631, 2651, 2671, 2676, 3044, 3531, 4133, 4821, 5821, 6048,
6062, 6072, 6073, 6112, 6113, 6114, 6116, 6132, 6152, 6153, 6154,
6156, 6173, 6174, 6176, 6212, 6213, 6217, 6218, 6252, 6253, 6257,
6258, 6282, 6283, 6287, 6288, 6312, 6313, 6314, 6317, 6322, 6323,
6324, 6326, 6332, 6333, 6337, 6338, 6386, 6433, 6531, 7212, 7236,
AND 7314
            (E) ALL MOS(S) THAT BECOME FFMS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA
SEPCOR.
            (F) CMC (MMEA) WILL BEGIN RELEASING DECISIONS ON FFM
REQUESTS DURING OCTOBER 2011 EXCEPT FOR THE MOS(S) LISTED IN 4.D.
WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN AUGUST 2011.
        (5) REQUESTS FOR FTAP LATERAL MOVES
            (A) LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE MOS CHOICES FOR
WHICH THE MARINE IS QUALIFIED AS OUTLINED IN REF C.
            (B) MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVES MAY BEGIN
SUBMITTING REQUESTS ON 1 DECEMBER 2011.  HOWEVER, CMC (MMEA) WILL
ACCEPT LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS BEGINNING 1 JULY 2011 FOR THE FOLLOWING
11 MOS(S):  0211, 0241, 0321, 0372, 0689, 2336, 2671, 3044, 4133,
4821, AND 5821.  CMC (MMEA) WILL BEGIN RELEASING DECISIONS ON THESE
11 MOS REQUESTS IN AUGUST 2011.
            (C) REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO MOS 6218, 6258,
6288, OR 6338 ARE ONLY OPEN TO MARINES IN THE FOLLOWING MOS(S) AND
QUALIFIED MARINES MAY BEGIN SUBMITTING ON 1 JULY 2011:
                1. 6218 MOS(S): 6122, 6212, 6217, 6222, AND 6227.
                2. 6258 MOS(S): 6252 AND 6257.
                3. 6288 MOS(S): 6282 AND 6287.
                4. 6338 MOS(S): 6312, 6317, 6332, AND 6337.
            (D) REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO AN MOS IN THE 26XX,
28XX, AND 59XX OCC FIELDS, AS WELL AS MOS' 0372, 617X, 6276, 6842,
AND 7257 WILL BE REQUIRED TO REENLIST FOR 60-MONTHS OF ADDITIONAL
OBLIGATED SERVICE DUE TO THE LENGTH OF ASSOCIATED TRAINING
PIPELINES.
            (E) REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO CLOSED MOS(S) WILL
NOT BE CONSIDERED.
            (F) FOR MOS(S) THAT REQUIRE FORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING
INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL SEAT DATES, ORDERS AND FUNDING GUIDANCE
WILL BE SENT TO THE UNIT CAREER PLANNER VIA TFRS WITHIN 45 DAYS OF
THE MARINE ACCEPTING THE RELM.  IF THE CAREER PLANNER HAS NOT
RECEIVED SCHOOL SEAT INFORMATION OR THE MARINE IS SCHEDULED TO
TRANSFER WITHIN 45 DAYS OF RELM ACCEPTANCE, CONTACT THE LATMOVE
SECTION AT COMM 703-784-9235/36 OR DSN 278-9235/36.
            (G) MARINES WHO LATMOVE INTO MOS(S) THAT DO NOT REQUIRE
SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE PCS/PCA ORDERS VIA WEB ORDERS AS APPROPRIATE FOR
ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT).
        (6) QUALITY REENLISTMENT PROGRAM (QRP)
            (A) THE QRP PROVIDES LIMITED BOATSPACES FOR FTAP MARINES
IN CLOSED MOS(S) UNDER THE FOLLOWING:
                1.  MUST HAVE THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S
RECOMMENDATION SPECIFICALLY FOR A QRP BOATSPACE.
                2.  MUST BE IN THE GRADE OF CPL AND ABOVE.
                3.  MUST BE A TIER 1 OR TIER 2 MARINE.
                4.  MUST HAVE NO ASSIGNMENTS TO THE MARINE CORPS
BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM OR MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.
                5.  MUST HAVE NO NJPS, COURTS MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN
CONVICTIONS.
                6.  MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
FROM AN OFFICER OR SNCO IN THE MARINE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND.
            (B) QRP BOATSPACES ARE INTENDED FOR FTAP MARINES IN
CLOSED MOS(S) WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE RECORDS WHO WISH TO
REMAIN IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS RATHER THAN REQUEST A LATERAL MOVE TO AN
OPEN MOS.
            (C) QRP BOATSPACES WILL NOT EXCEED 105 PERCENT OF THE
FY12 FTAP BOATSPACE ALLOCATION OR MORE THAN ONE BOATSPACE WHERE AN
ADDITIONAL REENLISTMENT WOULD EXCEED 105 PERCENT.
            (D) 100 FTAP QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE AUTHORIZED IN FY12.
            (E) QRP BOARD TIMELINE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA TFRS
MESSAGE.
            (F) QRP REQUESTS MUST BE FOR 48 MONTHS.
            (G) QRP REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MOS(S) THAT
HAVE REACHED 105 PERCENT.
            (H) LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS INTO QRP DESIGNATED MOS(S)
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.  HQMC MAY REQUEST LATERAL MOVE OPTIONS FOR
QRP MARINES NOT SELECTED FOR THEIR PMOS IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE MOST
QUALIFIED MARINES.
            (I) QRP WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED SRBP.
        (7) QUALITY MARINE IDENTIFICATION (QMI)
            (A) COMMANDING GENERALS HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUEST
ADDITIONAL BOATSPACES, IN A MARINE'S PMOS, FOR EMINENTLY QUALIFIED
MARINES WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A BOATSPACE IN THEIR PMOS.
            (B) FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR QMI IS DC MRA.
            (C) QMI IS NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL QRP HAS BEEN EXECUTED.
            (D) REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA TFRS AND HAVE A
FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT FROM THE MARINE'S COMMANDING GENERAL.
        (8) FTAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES
            (A) SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP).  FY12
SRBP INFORMATION WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
            (B) REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEATS.  FY12 INCENTIVE
SCHOOL SEAT INFORMATION FORTHCOMING VIA SEPCOR
            (C) DUTY STATION INCENTIVE.
                1.  FTAP MARINES AUTHORIZED REENLISTMENT IN THEIR
PMOS MAY REQUEST DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS.  DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED ON A
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS AND WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
                    A.  THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
                    B.  BILLET VACANCIES.
                    C.  MARINE PREFERENCE.
                2. QUALIFIED FY12 FTAP MARINES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
TO REQUEST A SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT AS THEIR FTAP REENLISTMENT
INCENTIVE.
                3. IN THE EVENT AN FTAP MARINE HAS NOT REACHED THE
MINIMUM REQUIRED TIME ON STATION FOR THEIR GEO LOCATION, NORMALLY 24
MONTHS OCONUS 36 MONTHS CONUS, THEY SHOULD REQUEST DEFERRAL
(MCC YAB) OF THEIR DUTY STATION INCENTIVES UNTIL SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO
COMPLETING THEIR CURRENT TOUR OF DUTY. FOLLOW ON REQUEST FOR
ASSIGNMENT OF THE DEFERRED DUTY STATION INCENTIVE SHOULD BE SENT VIA
NAVAL MESSAGE TO CMC (MMEA-8).  IF A DUTY STATION IS NOT REQUESTED
WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF MEETING TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS, THE
DEFERRED DUTY STATION OPTION IS NO LONGER VALID.
                4.  CMC (MMEA-8) MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIGN MARINES
TO ONE OF THE MCC(S) LISTED AS A DUTY STATION INCENTIVE.  WHEN THIS
OCCURS, THE MONITOR WILL CORRESPOND WITH THE CAREER PLANNER WITH
AVAILABLE MCC(S).
                5.  IF A REQUEST IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT DUTY STATION
OPTIONS, CMC (MMEA-8) WILL ASSIGN A DUTY STATION PER THE NEEDS OF
THE MARINE CORPS.
                6.  FTAP MARINES GRANTED LATERAL MOVE IN CONJUNCTION
WITH REENLISTMENT WILL BE ASSIGNED PER THE NEEDS OF THE NEW MOS.
            (D) COMPOSITE SCORE REENLISTMENT BONUS POINTS.  PER REF
D, ALL FTAP MARINES WHO REENLIST FOR 48 MONTHS ARE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE 60 REENLISTMENT BONUS POINTS FOR THEIR COMPOSITE SCORE.
        (9) NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE (NCS) MARINES.  PER REF E,
CAREER PLANNERS MUST IDENTIFY NCS MARINES, PEF CODE "HD" IN MCTFS,
WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THEIR POPULATION.  NCS MARINES DESIRING TO
REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PRIOR TO THEIR EAS
A 24-MONTH EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT VIA TFRS.  NCS MARINES WILL
COMPETE FOR AN FTAP BOATSPACE IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THEIR NEW EAS.
        (10) DUE TO SRB RECOUPMENT ISSUES, MARINES WHO DESIRE TO
SUBMIT FOR AN OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM, BUT DO NOT MEET THE EAS
CUTOFF MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2012 IN ORDER TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENT.  MARINES WHO ARE NOT SELECTED BY THE
RESPECTIVE BOARD AND WHO DESIRE RETENTION ARE REQUIRED TO COMPETE
FOR A BOATSPACE IN THEIR CURRENT FY.  MARINES MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY
CMC (MMEA-6) TO EXTEND ACROSS THE FY TO COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE.
        (11) ALL FTAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES WILL BE GIVEN FROM 10
TO 20 DAYS FOR EXECUTION AS OUTLINED BELOW.  IN THE EVENT
REENLISTMENT IS NOT EXECUTED BEFORE THE NO LATER THAN DATE, THE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED.  UNIT CAREER PLANNER(S) MUST
ENSURE TIMELY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ACTION IN TFRS.
            (A) FAST FILLING MOS' WILL RECEIVE 10 DAYS TO EXECUTE.
            (B) FOR THE FOURTH AND FIRST QUARTER
(AUGUST - DECEMBER), NON-FFM REQUESTS WILL RECEIVE 20 DAYS TO
EXECUTE.
            (C) FOR THE SECOND QUARTER (JANUARY - MARCH), REQUESTS
WILL RECEIVE 15 DAYS TO EXECUTE.
            (D) DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER
(APRIL - SEPTEMBER), ALL REQUESTS WILL RECEIVE 10 DAYS TO EXECUTE.
        (12) STAP SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
            (A) FY12 STAP MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT MAY BEGIN
SUBMITTING FOR REENLISTMENT IMMEDIATELY.  ONLY STAP MARINES WITH AN
ECC BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 2011 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 WILL COUNT TOWARD
THE FY12 STAP MISSION.
            (B) ALL STAP MARINES WILL BE GRANTED 30 DAYS TO EXECUTE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY (IF REQUIRED FOR BUDGET CLOSURE, LESS THAN
30 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT APPROVALS MAY BE UTILIZED).
REENLISTMENT MAY BE EXECUTED ANYTIME BETWEEN RECEIPT OF THE APPROVED
RELM AND THE NO LATER THAN DATE.
            (C) EARLY REENLISTMENT MAY BE AUTHORIZED FOR STAP
MARINES WHO MUST GAIN OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR ASSIGNMENTS, ONLY IF
THEY HAVE LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OF SERVICE REMAINING ON CURRENT
CONTRACT.  MARINES WITH MORE THAN 18 MONTHS ON CONTRACT WILL GAIN
THE ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE THROUGH AN EXTENSION.
            (D) CAREER MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR REENLISTMENT SHOULD
REENLIST VICE EXTEND TO GAIN REQUIRED OBLIGATED SERVICE.
            (E) CMC (MMEA) WILL ONLY MAKE DETERMINATIONS FOR
INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY WITHIN 90 DAYS OF A MARINE'S EAS.
        (13) STAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES:  FY12 SRBP INFORMATION
WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
        (14) STAP LATERAL MOVES:
            (A) ALL (CURRENT FY AND OUT-FY) STAP REQUESTS FOR
LATERAL MOVE MUST HAVE BOATSPACES REMAINING IN THE REQUESTED MOS
WITHIN THE CURRENT FY AND ZONE. STAP CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS WITH
LESS THAN 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PASSED FOR
PROMOTION, AND IN A HIGH DENSITY MOS SHOULD CONSIDER LATERAL MOVING
TO A LOW DENSITY MOS. CAREER PLANNERS WILL HAVE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
ON LATERAL MOVE OPPORTUNITIES AND WHICH MOS(S) APPLY.  DETAILS WILL
BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPCOR.
        (15) MOS RECLASSIFICATION: MARINES WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED FOR LATERAL MOVE AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAIL TO COMPLETE THE
REQUIRED TRAINING FOR THEIR NEW MOS OR MARINES WHOSE PMOS REQUIRES
A SECURITY CLEARANCE AND FAIL TO GAIN OR LOSE THAT CLEARANCE MUST
SUBMIT A TFRS REQUEST FOR MOS RECLASSIFICATION.
            (A) CMC (MMEA-6) WILL CONSIDER ALL MOS RECLASSIFICATION
REQUESTS BASED OFF THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.  IN MOST CASES,
MARINES WILL BE REVERTED BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL MOS.  IF THERE IS NO
VALID NEED IN THEIR ORIGINAL MOS, ADDITIONAL MOS(S) MAY BE
CONSIDERED (IF THE MARINE IS QUALIFIED FOR THOSE MOS(S)).
            (B) IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT IN
ANY MOS WHICH THE MARINE IS QUALIFIED, THE MOS RECLASSIFICATION WILL
BE SENT BACK TO THE COMMAND DIRECTING THAT THE MARINE BE PROCESSED
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION IAW REF B.
            (C) MARINES SEPARATED UNDER THIS PROVISION MAY BE
CONSIDERED FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY IAW REF B.  THIS WILL
REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL RELM SUBMISSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION
SEPARATION LETTER ATTACHED.  INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED FOR MARINES WITH LESS THAN 6 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.
        (16) COMBAT INJURED MARINES DESIRING RETENTION IN AN
EXPANDED PERMANENT LIMITED DUTY (EPLD) STATUS ARE GUIDED BY REF F.
        (17) PSEP SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
            (A) ALL REQUESTS FOR PSEP MARINES (SNCO'S INCLUDED) MAY
NOT BE SUBMITTED UNTIL 1 JANUARY 2012.
            (B) PSEP REQUESTS MUST REQUEST MOS(S) WHICH HAVE
BOATSPACES REMAINING ON EITHER THE FTAP OR STAP BOATSPACE REPORT AS
APPLICABLE.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.  OMITTED.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  OMITTED.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//