MARADMINS : 341/03
R 241153Z JUL 03
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TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
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MARADMIN 341/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC (MPP-20)//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1900. 3RD QUARTER, FY03 FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP,
NON-EAS ATTRITION//
POC/A.G. WILCOX/MAJ/CMC (MPP-20)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9362
TEL:COM 703-784-9362//
RMKS/1. WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE RECORD LOWS IN FIRST-TERM,
POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION. MUCH OF THIS CHANGE IN ATTRITION
BEHAVIOR IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND STOP LOSS
POLICIES.
2. THIRD QUARTER FY03 FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION
DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY; 29 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST FY, AND
26 PERCENT FROM HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS. MOREOVER, MISCONDUCT
SEPARATIONS HAVE DECREASED 47 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST FY
AND 38 PERCENT FROM HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS.
3. SEPARATIONS ARE CATEGORIZED INTO FIVE MAJOR GROUPS. THESE
CATEGORIES ARE:
A. MISCONDUCT (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR DRUGS, SERIOUS OFFENSES,
PATTERNS OF MISCONDUCT, HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ETC).
B. PHYSICAL DISABILITY (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR PERMANENT,
TEMPORARY, SEVERANCE PAY DISABILITIES, ETC).
C. UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR WEIGHT
CONTROL, UNSUITABILITY, ETC).
D. CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR
ACCEPTING A COMMISSION, HARDSHIP, PARENTHOOD, PREGNANCY, SECNAV
AUTHORITY, SERVICE TRANSFER, SOLE SURVIVOR, ETC).
E. DESERTER STATUS (INCLUDES INCIDENTS OF DESERTION).
4. LISTED BELOW ARE SEPARATIONS BY CATEGORY FOR EACH OF THE MAJOR
COMMANDS: MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT, MCCDC, MARFORES, AND MCRC. THESE
MAJOR COMMANDS REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE FIRST-TERM
FORCE. AVERAGE (AVG) IS THE HISTORICAL QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF THE
PREVIOUS NINE QUARTERS AND ALLOWS FOR TREND COMPARISON.
MISCON MISCON MISCON PHYDIS PHYDIS PHYDIS UNSAT UNSAT UNSAT
UNIT Q3FY02 Q3FY03 AVG Q3FY02 Q3FY03 AVG Q3FY02 Q3FY03 AVG
MFPAC 347 147 293 105 80 92 17 5 11
MFLANT 310 312 282 92 121 98 6 3 10
MCCDC 316 55 245 22 24 29 5 1 4
MFRES 1 1 5 2 7 6 0 0 1
MCRC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 974 516 825 221 232 226 28 9 26
COG COG COG DESERT DESERT DESERT TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
UNIT Q3FY02 Q3FY03 AVG Q3FY02 Q3FY03 AVG Q3FY02 Q3FY03 AVG
MFPAC 91 92 110 148 92 149 708 416 655
MFLANT 103 168 136 140 93 148 651 697 675
MCCDC 43 24 27 24 17 26 410 121 332
MFRES 10 20 21 0 0 0 13 28 32
MCRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 247 304 294 312 202 324 1782 1263 1695
5. THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL LIST SEPARATIONS FOR 4TH QUARTER, FY03 AS
COMPARED TO THE SAME QUARTER LAST FY AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS
AND A YEARLY WRAP-UP.//