R 230930Z FEB 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0117/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/2009 CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST CONFERENCE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1040.31J/YMD:20040623//
AMPN/REF A IS ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL//
POC/M. E. HATTEN/MGYSGT/MMEA-6/TEL: DSN 278-9240/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/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 ANNUAL CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) CONFERENCE.
2.  THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD 4-8 MAY 2009 AND WILL BE SUPPORTED BY MARFORPAC, CAMP SMITH, HAWAII.
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. 
4.  THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE IS "RETENTION FUNDAMENTALS" 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.  STANDARDIZATION OF TRAINING.
B.  FY10 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP).
C.  FY10 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES.
D.  FY10 FTAP/STAP MISSIONING.
E.  CRS ADVANCED COURSE UPDATE.
F.  MCO P1040.31K/TFRS UDPATE.
G.  QUALITY CONTROL OF RELM SUBMISSIONS.
H.  SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, ATTENDEES MAY PROVIDE A 30-MINUTE PRESENTATION ON A TOPIC OF THEIR CHOICE RELATED TO LOCAL ISSUES OR CONCERNS.
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR CONTENT BY MMEA AND A FULL SCHEDULE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE.
6.  THE CONFERENCE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE PACIFIC BEACH HOTEL, HONOLULU, HI. ATTENDEES SHOULD SCHEDULE THEIR FLIGHTS TO FLY INTO HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HNL), HONOLULU, HI.
7.  FUNDING FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND. 
8.  GOVERNMENT MESSING AND TRANSPORTATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT CONFERENCE ATTENDEES BE AUTHORIZED RENTAL CARS AND FULL PER DIEM RATE.
9.  UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE IS BLUE DRESS "D".
10.  COMMANDS SHOULD IDENTIFY ATTENDEES NLT 25 MARCH 2009 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.
11.  BILLETING HAS BEEN BLOCKED AT THE PACIFIC BEACH HOTEL, HONOLULU, HI (808) 922-1233. PRICE PER NIGHT IS $200.00. ALL ATTENDEES MUST CONFIRM RESERVATIONS PRIOR TO 1 APRIL 2009 AND SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS PART OF THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST CONFERENCE.
12.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//