R 021335Z NOV 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0646/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 5314 CHANGE 1 TO FY10 ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS/(ECFC) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20080930//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20040623//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 0593/09 ECFC PROGRAM FOR FY10.
REF B IS MCO P1040.31J, THE ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT MANUAL.//
POC/J. L. BLACKMON/CAPT/UNIT:MPP-20/-/TEL:(703) 784-9362//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE COMMANDERS, SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS, CAREER PLANNERS, AND INDIVIDUAL MARINES WITH REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE MARADMIN 0593/09 FY10 ECFC PROGRAM.
2.  CHANGE 1 TO REF (A) SECTION 3.H PUBLISHED 5 OCT 2009.  THE FOLLOWING ENTRY SHOULD BE PLACED AFTER (1) MANDATORY TRANSFER TO THE FMCR DUE TO SERVICE LIMITATIONS AND (2) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.
    A.  PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
        (1) PER REF B, MARINES WHO MUST TRANSFER TO THE FMCR DUE TO THE ABOVE LIMITS, MAY REQUEST PROMOTION CONSIDERATION VIA CORRESPONDENCE TO CMC (MMSR-2) IF THEIR EAS IS AFTER THE SCHEDULED ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE NEXT PROMOTION BOARD.
        (2) MARINES WHO SUBMIT A VOLUNTARY REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
        (3) MARINES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR DUE TO DECLINING PCS ORDERS, OR WHO HAVE DECLINED TO REENLIST/EXTEND TO CARRY OUT PCS OR UDP ORDERS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
        (4) MARINES AUTHORIZED EARLY APPROVAL OF TRANSFER FMCR REQUESTS (GREATER THAN 14 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR TRANSFER DATE) WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
        (5) PER REF F, MARINES WHO HAVE ONCE FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE, ARE ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, AND HAVE NOT SUBMITTED FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, MAY BE GRANTED AN EXTENSION TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE NEXT PROMOTION BOARD, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY CMC (MMEA), PROVIDED EXTENSIONS DO NOT EXCEED SERVICE LIMITS.
3.  ACTION.  COMMANDERS, SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS, AND CAREER PLANNERS WILL FAMILIARIZE ALL MARINES WITH THE CONTENTS OF THIS BULLETIN.
4.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5.  CANCELLATION.  30 SEP 10.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//