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MARADMIN 466/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MPP//
SUBJ/MCBUL 5314.  ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/071619ZSEP1993//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/200541ZSEP1999//
REF/C/MSG/CMC/190930ZFEB2003//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/01OCT2002//
REF/E/DOC/CMC/30OCT2000//
REF/F/MSG/CMC/101018ZMAY2002//
REF/G/MSG/CMC/291536ZJUN2001//
REF/H/MSG/CMC/070900ZSEP1994//
REF/I/MSG/CMC/191600ZAPR1996//
REF/J/MSG/CMC/130800ZJUL2001//
REF/K/MSG/CMC/140800ZSEP2004//
REF/L/MSG/CMC/140801ZSEP2004//
REF/M/DOC/USC TITLE 10 SECT 1174/-//
REF/N/DOC/SECNAV/30JUL1991//
REF/O/DOC/CMC/02MAR1998//
POC/S. E. VASQUEZ/CAPT/CMC MPP-20/-/TEL:DSN 278-9362/-//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 256/93 CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) AND PROMOTIONS/REENLISTMENTS.
REF B IS ALMAR 339/96 WHICH CLARIFIES THE ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL
MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SERGEANTS THROUGH GUNNERY
SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION.  REF C IS MARADMIN 069/03 WHICH
PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOST RECENT (2002) ENLISTED
GRADE STRUCTURE REVIEW (EGSR).  REF D IS MCO 1130.80A, PRIOR SERVICE
AND RESERVE AUGMENTATION ENLISTMENTS INTO THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS.
REF E IS MCO P1400.32C, THE ENLISTED PROMOTIONS MANUAL.  REF F IS
MARADMIN 262/02 ANNOUNCING THE EXPANSION OF THE SNCO MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION POLICY.  REF G IS MARADMIN 313/01 ANNOUNCING A REVISION IN
THE "UP OR OUT" POLICY FOR SERGEANTS.  REF H IS ALMAR 267/94
ANNOUNCING A CHANGE TO THE UP OR OUT PROMOTION/RETENTION POLICY AS
IT PERTAINS TO STAFF SERGEANTS.  REF I IS ALMAR 163/96 ADDRESSING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE UP OR OUT PROMOTION/RETENTION POLICY FOR STAFF
SERGEANTS.  REF J IS ALMAR 032/01 OUTLINING THE SERGEANTS MAJOR
SLATING PROCESS.  REF K IS MARADMIN 391/04 ANNOUNCING THE ZONE A
MULTIPLES FOR THE FY05 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRBP).  REF L
IS
MARADMIN 392/04 ANNOUNCING THE ZONE B AND C MULTIPLES FOR THE FY05
SRBP.  REF M IS SECTION 1174, OF TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE
GOVERNING SEPARATION PAY UPON INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE OR RELEASE FROM
ACTIVE DUTY.  REF N IS SECNAVINST 1900.7G CONCERNING SEPARATION PAY
FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY.  REF O IS MCO
P1040.31H,
THE ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE COMMANDERS AND INDIVIDUAL
MARINES WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORIGIN, REQUIREMENT FOR, AND
PROGRAM ELEMENTS OF THE ECFC PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND
A.  THE MARINE CORPS IMPLEMENTED ECFCS IN 1985 TO BETTER MANAGE THE
CAREER FORCE.  TO DATE, ECFCS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THE
FOLLOWING: 
(1) ACTIVELY SHAPE THE INVENTORY OF MARINES BY GRADE AND MOS
TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
(2) CONTROL RETENTION IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE PROMOTION TEMPO
ACROSS ALL MOS'S.  THE FOLLOWING ARE OUR TIME IN SERVICE (TIS)
PROMOTION TARGETS:
SGT                     4 YEARS
SSGT                  8.5 YEARS
GYSGT                  13 YEARS
1STSGT/MSGT          17.5 YEARS
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT          22 YEARS