R 191836Z FEB 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 085/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/MILITARY SAVES WEEK 2010//
POC/CYNTHIA CASTLE NF-4/-/-/-/TEL:DSN 278-9523//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE WEEK OF 21-28 FEBRUARY 2010 IS DESIGNATED AS THE FOURTH ANNUAL MILITARY SAVES WEEK.
2.  MILITARY SAVES WEEK WAS INSTITUTED IN 2007 BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSONNEL AND READINESS) AS AN ANNUAL AVENUE FOR LEADERS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING PERSONAL SAVING GOALS, DECREASING DEBT, AND DEVELOPING FINANCIAL FITNESS HABITS THAT LEAD TO IMPROVED PERSONAL FINANCIAL STABILITY.
3.  POOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AFFECTS MISSION READINESS AND JEOPARDIZES THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF OUR MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.  ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WITH TODAY'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, A SOUND SAVINGS INITIATIVE IS CRITICAL TO HELPING MARINES ACHIEVE FINANCIAL FITNESS.  COMMANDERS AND LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS CAN SUPPORT MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES BY FOSTERING A CULTURE THAT ENCOURAGES FINANCIAL READINESS AND BY CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE MARINES ARE COMFORTABLE DISCUSSING FINANCIAL ISSUES EARLY WITH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
4.  COMMANDERS AND LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE THEIR MARINES REGARDING SAVINGS PROGRAMS BY ACTIVELY PROMOTING MILITARY SAVES WEEK.  ENCOURAGE MARINES TO LOG ONTO WWW.MILITARYSAVES.ORG TO DEVELOP A PERSONAL SAVINGS PLAN, ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY FUND, ENROLL IN THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN AND, FOR ELIGIBLE DEPLOYING SERVICE MEMBERS, THE SAVINGS DEPOSIT PROGRAM.  THE PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS AT YOUR INSTALLATION MARINE AND FAMILY SERVICES BRANCH OF MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE YOUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR MILITARY SAVES WEEK.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T.R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//