R 080929Z SEP 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0539/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY10 REENLISTMENT SCHOOL SEAT INCENTIVES//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC MMEA/YMD:20090529//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/TIP2010/YMD:20090601//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/TIP2010/YMD:20090601//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 0330/09 FY10 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES. REF B IS TRAINING QUOTA MEMORANDUM (TQM) A030CG1/2010 AIRBORNE COURSE. REF C IS TQM A16M9K3/2010 ANTITERRORISM EVASIVE DRIVING-STAFF DRIVERS' COURSE.//
POC/C. A. SMITH/SSGT/UNIT:MMEA-6/-/TEL:(COMM)703-784-9235/EMAIL:CASONDRA.SMITH@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ESTABLISH INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEAT ALLOCATIONS TO ASSIST COMMANDERS WITH THE RETENTION OF THEIR MARINES.
2. BACKGROUND. RECOGNIZING THE DIFFICULTY OF MEETING MISSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF INCREASING CAREER FORCE REENLISTMENTS, THE INCENTIVES OUTLINED IN THIS MARADMIN WERE DEVELOPED TO ASSIST COMMAND RETENTION EFFORTS. THESE INCENTIVES WILL BE OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED FY10 FTAP AND FY10 STAP MARINES(STAP MARINES WITH 6-14 YRS OF ACTIVE MARINE CORPS SERVICE ONLY). DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF SCHOOL SEATS AVAILABLE TO THE EVASIVE DRIVING-STAFF DRIVERS COURSE, THIS INCENTIVE SCHOOL WILL BE RESTRICTED TO FTAP MARINES ONLY FOR FY10.
3. ACTION:
A. HQMC ACQUIRED 138 SCHOOL SEATS TO USE AS REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES. THE FOLLOWING LIST PROVIDES THE COURSE, LOCATION, AND NUMBER OF SCHOOL SEATS AVAILABLE FOR FY10:
COURSE TITLE LOCATION SEATS
AIRBORNE COURSE FT BENNING, GA 135
EVASIVE DRIVING-STAFF DRIVERS COURSE FT LEONARD WOOD, MO 3
B. SCHOOL SEAT QUOTAS WILL BE APPORTIONED TO THE SEVEN MAJOR COMMANDS BASED UPON THEIR FY10 RETENTION MISSIONS AS FOLLOWS:
(1) AIRBORNE COURSE
(A) MARFORCOM: 47
(B) MARFORPAC: 55
(C) MCCDC: 6
(D) MARFORRES: 8
(E) MCRC: 6
(F) LOGCOM: 8
(G) MARSOC: 5
(2) EVASIVE DRIVING-STAFF DRIVERS COURSE
(A) MARFORCOM: 0
(B) MARFORPAC: 1
(C) MCCDC: 0
(D) MARFORRES: 1
(E) MCRC: 1
(F) LOGCOM: 0
(G) MARSOC: 0
C. HQMC HAS ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL SEATS FOR GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) LANGUAGES PROGRAM TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT QUALIFIED MARINES TO SUPPORT GWOT REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS VITAL TO OUR OVERALL MISSION SUCCESS IN THE LONG WAR.
(1) THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES APPLY:
(A) MINIMUM DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE OF 100. DLAB TESTING IS AVAILABLE AT ALL BASE EDUCATION CENTERS AND TESTING LOCATIONS IN KUWAIT AND BAGHDAD.
(B) MINIMUM REENLISTMENT LENGTH OR OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY IS 5 YRS FROM DATE OF PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE.
(C) ELIGIBLE FOR SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE BASED ON A NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK.
(2) ALL PACKAGES SUBMITTED MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE MARINE'S COMMANDING OFFICER.
(3) CAREER PLANNERS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENSURE MARINES MEET THE DLAB COURSE PREREQUISITE PRIOR TO FORWARDING THE PACKAGE. THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT MUST STATE THAT THE MARINE MEETS ALL GWOT LANGUAGE COURSE PREREQUISITES.
(4) ALL PACKAGES WILL BE ROUTED VIA CHAIN OF COMMAND TO I/IOP FOR ENDORSEMENT AND THEN TO HQMC (MMEA) FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
(5) SCHOOL SEAT ASSIGNMENT AND PCS APPROPRIATION DATA WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE THE MARINE HAS REENLISTED OR EXTENDED. MARINES ARE NOT TO CALL THE SCHOOL HOUSE FOR SEAT ASSIGNMENT OR APPROPRIATION DATA.
(6) MARINES WILL BE PLACED IN THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE ACCORDING TO THEIR DLAB RESULTS, SEAT AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
(7) UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING MARINES WILL BE REASSIGNED IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS, BUT WILL BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AS A INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR. MARINES ASSIGNED SPECIAL DUTIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROMOTED IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS BUT WILL RECEIVE PRECEPT CONSIDERATION, PER REFERENCE A, ON SUBSEQUENT PROMOTION BOARDS FOR ANY TIME SPENT OUTSIDE THEIR PRIMARY MOS AS A LINGUIST-INTERPRETER.
(8) MARINES FAILING TO COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER TO OTHER LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. MARINES DROPPED FROM THE LANGUAGE SCHOOL WILL BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE PCS REASSIGNMENT AT THE DISCRETION OF HQMC (MMEA).
(9) MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THEIR ENLISTMENT IF DUE TO THEIR OWN ACTIONS ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE LANGUAGE COURSE ASSIGNED WITH LESS THAN 36 MONTHS OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING FROM THEIR PROJECTED GRADUATION DATE.
(10) FINAL NOMINATION PACKETS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED VIA FEDEX/USPS TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
ATTN: I/IOP (RM 3136,MSGT CONVERSE)
2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE LANGUAGE SCHOOL SEATS IS MSGT CONVERSE, T.L., AT TAWNIA.CONVERSE@USMC.MIL, COMM 703-614-6561 OR DSN 224-6561, OR FAX 703-614-1306 OR DSN 224-1306.
4. AIRBORNE COURSE:
A. COURSE: AIRBORNE COURSE IDENTIFICATION: A030CG1.
B. LOCATION: FORT BENNING, GA:
C. CLASS DATES:
CLASS REPORTING DATE CONVENING DATE GRADUATION DATE
001 20091001 20091005 20091023
002 20091009 20091013 20091030
003 20091015 20091019 20091105
004 20091029 20091102 20091120
005 20091112 20091116 20091204
006 20091119 20091123 20091211
007 20091127 20091201 20091218
008 20100101 20100105 20100122
009 20100107 20100111 20100129
010 20100115 20100119 20100205
011 20100128 20100201 20100219
012 20100204 20100208 20100226
013 20100212 20100216 20100305
014 20100225 20100301 20100319
015 20100304 20100308 20100326
016 20100311 20100315 20100401
017 20100325 20100329 20100416
018 20100329 20100402 20100423
019 20100408 20100412 20100430
020 20100422 20100426 20100514
021 20100429 20100503 20100521
022 20100506 20100510 20100527
023 20100520 20100524 20100611
024 20100528 20100601 20100618
025 20100603 20100607 20100625
026 20100617 20100621 20100709
027 20100624 20100628 20100716
028 20100702 20100706 20100723
029 20100715 20100719 20100806
030 20100722 20100726 20100813
031 20100729 20100802 20100820
033 20100819 20100823 20100910
034 20100826 20100830 20100917
036 20100916 20100920 20101008
D. CLASS SEAT ALLOCATIONS PER MSC:
CLASS 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012
MARFORCOM: 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
MARFORPAC: 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
MCCDC: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MARFORRES: 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
MCRC: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LOGCOM: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MARSOC: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
CLASS 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024
MARFORCOM: 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2
MARFORPAC: 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
MCCDC: 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARFORRES: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
MCRC: 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LOGCOM: 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
MARSOC: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CLASS 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 033 034 036 TOTAL
MARFORCOM: 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 47
MARFORPAC: 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 55
MCCDC: 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
MARFORRES: 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
MCRC: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
LOGCOM: 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
MARSOC: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
TOTAL: 135
5. ANTITERRORISM EVASIVE DRIVING-STAFF DRIVERS:
A. COURSE: ANTITERRORISM EVASIVE DRIVING-STAFF DRIVERS CID:
A16M9K3.
B. LOCATION: FT LEONARD WOOD, MO.
C. CLASS DATES:
CLASS: REPORTING DATE CONVENING DATE GRADUATION DATE
2010005 20100103 20100104 20100108
2010011 20100523 20100524 20100528
2010013 20100620 20100621 20100625
D. CLASS SEAT ALLOCATIONS PER MSC:
CLASS 005 011 013 TOTAL
MARFORCOM: 0 0 0 0
MARFORPAC: 0 0 1 1
MCCDC: 0 0 0 0
MARFORRES: 1 0 0 1
MCRC: 0 1 0 1
LOGCOM: 0 0 0 0
MARSOC: 0 0 0 0
TOTAL: 3
6. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
A. DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALLOCATED SCHOOL SEATS IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SEVEN MAJOR COMMANDS (MSC) VIA LATMOVE CHIEF OR SCHOOL SEAT COORDINATOR AT HQMC (MMEA-6).
B. COMMANDING OFFICERS, CAREER PLANNERS, AND MSC POC'S MUST VERIFY MARINES MEET THE COURSE PREREQUISITES. ONCE THE ATTAINMENT OF COURSE PREREQUISITES IS CONFIRMED, THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT ON THE REENLISTMENT PACKAGE MUST CERTIFY THAT THE MARINE MEETS ALL PREREQUISITES. THE PREREQUISITE FOR FILLING A T/O JUMP BILLET IS WAIVED FOR THE REENLISTMENT SCHOOL INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
C. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THEIR MARINES ATTEND THE COURSE ON THEIR DESIGNATED DATE. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE COURSE ON THE ASSIGNED SCHOOL DATE WILL RESULT IN A LOST ALLOCATION TO CMC.
D. COMMANDS MUST NOTIFY HQMC (MMEA-6) NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO REPORT DATE OF THE COURSE IF THE MARINE IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ASSIGNED COURSE.
E. REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEAT QUOTAS ARE POSTED IN THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (MCTIMS) AS SPONSOR CODE MMEA-6, STUDENT TYPE 1E, FOR ALL THE COURSES LISTED.
AFTER THE MARINE HAS REENLISTED AND HAS MET ALL PREREQUISITES, FORWARD MARINE'S NAME TO THE LATMOVE CLERK OR THE SCHOOL SEAT COORDINATOR WHO WILL THEN REGISTER SNM PER THE APPORTIONMENT LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 THRU 7 ABOVE.
F. FUNDING LETTERS FOR THE COURSES ARE PROVIDED BY THE CG TECOM AND MANAGED BY THE HEAD, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BRANCH (C464) AT TECOM VIA THE SCHOOL SEAT COORDINATOR AT HQMC (MMEA-6). ALL REQUESTS FOR FUNDING LETTERS ARE TO BE SENT TO LCPL F. G. HECKER-JOHNSON (CC:SSGT C. A. SMITH AND SGT A. REYES). THE COURSE ID (CID) IS REQUIRED IN THE SUBJECT LINE. WHEN REQUESTING FUNDING LETTERS FOR MULTIPLE CIDS, ON ONE EMAIL, ALL REQUESTED CIDS MUST BE ANNOTATED IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE E-MAIL. THE LATMOVE CHIEF/SCHOOL SEAT COORDINATOR CAN BE REACHED AT DSN: 278-9235/9236, OR COMM (703) 784-9235/9236.
7. THE SEVEN MAJOR COMMANDS WILL IDENTIFY TO HQMC (MMEA-6) POC'S FOR ALL INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEAT QUOTAS 30 DAYS FROM POSTING OF THIS MARADMIN. FAILURE TO PROVIDE A POC WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEATS.
8. POC FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SCHOOL SEATS TO THE SEVEN MAJOR COMMANDS IS LCPL F.G. HECKER-JOHNSON OR SGT A. REYES AT HQMC (MMEA-6), DSN: 278-9235 OR COMM (703) 784-9235.
9. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE AIRBORNE SCHOOL CAN BE FOUND ON THE MAIN FORT BENNING WEB SITE AT: WWW.BENNING.ARMY.MIL/FBHOME. THE DIRECT LINK TO UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DETACHMENT IS:
HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.BENNING.ARMY.MIL/USMC/. THE POINT OF CONTACT NUMBER IS COMM: (706) 545-1715 OR DSN: 835-1715.
10. POINT OF CONTACT NUMBER FOR COURSE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ANTITERRORISM EVASIVE DRIVING-STAFF IS: DSN 676-8030/5357 OR COMM 573-563-8030/5357.
11. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING ASSIGNMENT TO AN INCENTIVE SCHOOL SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO UNIT CAREER PLANNERS.
12. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
13. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION, (ACTING).//