R 051031Z MAR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 134/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/2010 CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) CONFERENCE CALLING MESSAGE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMEA/YMD:20040623//
AMPN/REF A, MCO P1040.31J, IS ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.//
POC/M. E. HATTEN/MGYSGT/UNIT:MMEA-6/-/TEL:DSN 278-9240//
POC/A. DONES/CAPT/UNIT:MMEA-6/-/TEL:DSN 278-9238//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/RMKS/1.  IAW THE REF, THE ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER COUNSELING SECTION (MMEA-6) OF THE ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH AT HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS WILL HOST THE 2010 CAREER CRS CONFERENCE.
2.  THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD FROM 26 APRIL TO 30 APRIL 2010 IN ATLANTA, GA AND WILL BE SUPPORTED BY II MEF.
3.  THIS EVENT IS INTENDED FOR THE MAJOR COMMAND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST SNCOICS.  IF A SNCOIC IS UNABLE TO ATTEND, AN ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE MAY ATTEND (GYSGT OR ABOVE).
4.  THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS "THE NEXT GENERATION" AND WILL BE AMPLIFIED THROUGH A SERIES OF BRIEFS AND GUIDED DISCUSSIONS.
5.  THE TENTATIVE AGENDA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING (ANY ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS AND/OR SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE FORTHCOMING VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE):
A.  CRS ETHICS.
B.  TFRS/STANDARDIZATION/QUALITY CONTROL OF RELM SUBMISSION.
C.  ECFC IN CONJUCTION WITH RETIREMENTS/REENLISTMENT.
D.  FY11 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES.
E.  CMT: RESERVE RELM SUBMISSION; TRENDS AND DISCREPANCIES.
F.  SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP).
G.  FTAP/STAP MISSIONING.
H.  MCO P1040.31J.
I.  COMMAND VISITS/RETENTION ASSIST VISITS.
J.  CRS ADVANCED COURSE UPDATE. BREAK-OUT GROUPS WILL DISCUSS TRENDS, CONCERNS, AND RECOMMENDED WAYS AHEAD.  ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS AND/OR SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL BE FORTHCOMING VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
6.  ATTENDEES MAY NOMINATE ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS AND PROVIDE A 30-MINUTE PRESENTATION ON A TOPIC RELATED TO THEIR ISSUES AND CONCERNS.  NOMINATIONS OF ADDITIONAL TOPICS OR REQUESTS TO PRESENT A BRIEF ARE DUE TO MMEA-6 BY 22 MARCH 2010.
7.  THE CONFERENCE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE HILTON SUITES, ATLANTA, GA.  ATTENDEES SHOULD SCHEDULE THEIR FLIGHTS TO ARRIVE AT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ATL) ATLANTA, GA.
8.  FUNDING FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.
9.  GOVERNMENT MESSING AND TRANSPORTATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT CONFERENCE ATTENDEES BE AUTHORIZED RENTAL CARS AND FULL PER DIEM RATE.
10.  UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE IS BLUE DRESS "D".
11.  COMMANDS SHOULD IDENTIFY ATTENDEES NLT 18 MARCH 2010 VIA E-MAIL TO MGYSGT HATTEN (MARCELL.HATTEN@USMC.MIL).  A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT WILL BE SENT IN RESPONSE.  THE FOLLOWING FORMAT WILL BE UTILIZED:
A.  RANK.
B.  NAME.
C.  UNIT.
D.  DSN/COMM PHONE.
E.  EMAIL ADDRESS.
12.  BILLETING HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR ALL ATTENDEES AT THE HILTON SUITES, ATLANTA, GA (770) 668-0808.  PRICE PER NIGHT IS 141.00.  ALL ATTENDEES MUST CONFIRM RESERVATIONS PRIOR TO 25 MARCH 2010 AND SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST CONFERENCE.
13.  ALL ATTENDEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A CONFERENCE FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF 60.00 FOR OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS.
14.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//