MARADMINS : 646/07
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 646/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA/MP//
SUBJ/FY08 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) MISSION//
POC/J. R. MORGAN/MAJ/MPP 20/-/TEL:(703) 784-9362 /TEL:DSN 278-9362// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE REMAINING
FY08 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND TASKS THE SEVEN
MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC) - MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, MCCDC,
MARFORRES, MCRC, MARSOC, AND LOGCOM - WITH A FAIR SHARE OF THE
OVERALL REMAINING REENLISTMENT TARGET. TO DATE, OVER 4,300 FIRST
TERM MARINES, WHO HAD AN EAS BETWEEN 1 OCT 07 AND 30 SEP 08, HAVE
REENLISTED. THE TARGETS IN PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW ARE BASED UPON EACH
MSC'S EAS POPULATION BY MOS, AND PROVIDES THE FOCUS OF EFFORT FOR
COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS (CRS). NONETHELESS, TO
GUARANTEE THE MARINE CORPS SUCCEEDS IN MEETING THE FY08 END STRENGTH TARGET, AND THE MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LONG WAR, COMMANDS
MUST CONTINUE TO SEEK OUT QUALIFIED MARINES FOR REENLISTMENT EVEN IF THESE TARGETS HAVE BEEN MET.
2. BACKGROUND
A. DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF COMMANDERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, CRS(S), AND
MARINE LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL, THE MARINE CORPS HAS ACHIEVED AN
UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF RETENTION OF THE FIRST TERM FORCE. THE CORPS EXPECTS CONTINUED FTAP SUCCESS AS OUR YOUNG MARINES CONTINUE TO
SERVE CORPS AND COUNTRY IN A TIME OF GREAT NEED. OUR PAST SUCCESS IS DUE TO YOUR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS.
B. IN FY08, THE AGGREGATE FTAP TARGET OF 9,507 MARINES REQUIRES THE REENLISTMENT OF 41 PERCENT OF THE FIRST TERM MARINES WITH AN EAS
FROM 1 OCT 07 TO 30 SEP 08. THIS GREATLY EXCEEDS PAST FTAP TARGETS, AND WILL REQUIRE A MAXIMUM EFFORT BY ALL COMMANDS.
C. LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL MUST CONTINUE TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MARINE CORPS RETENTION EFFORTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE WE SUSTAIN THE
QUALITY ENLISTED CAREER FORCE THAT WE ENJOY TODAY. MAINTAINING A
PERSONAL LEADERSHIP TOUCH WITH OUR FIRST TERM MARINES, AND
ENCOURAGING REENLISTMENT, ARE THE KEYS TO ACHIEVING RETENTION
SUCCESS.
3. ACTION. THE SEVEN MAJOR COMMANDS ARE ALLOCATED THE REMAINING
FY08 FTAP TARGETS, FOR MARINES REENLISTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHOSE EXPIRATION OF CURRENT CONTRACT (ECC) ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT IS
BETWEEN 1 OCT 07 AND 30 SEP 08, AS FOLLOWS:
(1)-PMOS
(2)-FTAP REMAIN TARGET
(3)-EAS POP
(4)-% OF POP
(5)-MARFORCOM
(6)-MARFORPAC
(7)-MCCDC
(8)-MARFORRES
(9)-MCRC
(10)-MARSOC
(11)-LOGCOM
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
0121 51 443 11.5% 16 15 14 5 1 0 0
0143 11 1 100.0% 4 6 1 0 0 0 0
0151 147 507 29.0% 36 46 52 7 5 1 0
0161 11 70 15.7% 4 6 1 0 0 0 0
0211 78 1 100.0% 32 39 5 2 0 0 0
0231 75 103 72.8% 26 42 3 1 0 3 0
0241 50 0 100.0% 20 24 4 1 0 1 0
0261 12 15 80.0% 8 2 2 0 0 0 0
0311 467 2698 17.3% 211 244 9 3 0 0 0
0313 52 122 42.6% 16 36 0 0 0 0 0
0321 153 134 100.0% 58 82 5 1 0 7 0
0331 84 526 16.0% 32 51 1 0 0 0 0
0341 97 593 16.4% 38 58 1 0 0 0 0
0351 55 345 15.9% 25 29 1 0 0 0 0
0352 121 212 57.1% 46 72 1 2 0 0 0
0411 36 141 25.5% 14 17 3 1 0 1 0
0431 61 134 45.5% 27 28 4 2 0 0 0
0451 11 37 29.7% 3 7 0 0 0 1 0
0481 39 106 36.8% 15 23 1 0 0 0 0
0511 24 11 100.0% 10 12 2 0 0 0 0
0612 74 185 40.0% 39 30 4 1 0 0 0
0613 4 39 10.3% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
0614 15 58 25.9% 6 8 1 0 0 0 0
0621 237 823 28.8% 97 129 5 1 0 5 0
0622 53 70 75.7% 22 25 4 2 0 0 0
0623 9 12 75.0% 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
0627 20 40 50.0% 10 8 0 0 0 2 0
0628 10 0 100.0% 4 5 1 0 0 0 0
0651 88 117 75.2% 36 37 11 2 0 0 2
0656 108 124 87.1% 45 46 12 4 0 1 0
0689 16 0 100.0% 7 8 1 0 0 0 0
0811 78 360 21.7% 35 42 1 0 0 0 0
0842 10 17 58.8% 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
0844 37 111 33.3% 14 22 1 0 0 0 0
0847 4 9 44.4% 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
0861 33 67 49.3% 14 19 0 0 0 0 0
1141 12 130 9.2% 5 6 1 0 0 0 0
1142 36 103 35.0% 16 19 1 0 0 0 0
1161 7 57 12.3% 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
1171 22 139 15.8% 10 11 1 0 0 0 0
1316 11 55 20.0% 5 5 1 0 0 0 0
1341 28 245 11.4% 11 13 3 0 0 1 0
1345 41 239 17.2% 17 21 3 0 0 0 0
1361 4 11 36.4% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
1371 90 418 21.5% 51 35 4 0 0 0 0
1391 48 128 37.5% 22 25 1 0 0 0 0
1812 34 78 43.6% 17 17 0 0 0 0 0
1833 87 249 34.9% 37 49 1 0 0 0 0
2111 29 197 14.7% 10 11 6 1 0 1 0
2131 10 45 22.2% 3 6 1 0 0 0 0
2141 43 75 57.3% 16 23 3 1 0 0 0
2146 26 81 32.1% 14 12 0 0 0 0 0
2147 18 73 24.7% 7 11 0 0 0 0 0
2161 4 22 18.2% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
2171 17 48 35.4% 6 10 1 0 0 0 0
2311 51 215 23.7% 18 27 6 0 0 0 0
2336 41 11 100.0% 16 21 3 1 0 0 0
2621 45 85 52.9% 10 22 12 0 0 1 0
2631 7 18 38.9% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
2651 16 59 27.1% 4 8 3 1 0 0 0
2671 3 30 10.0% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
2673 8 31 25.8% 0 6 1 1 0 0 0
2674 11 16 68.8% 6 0 5 0 0 0 0
2676 5 26 19.2% 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
2821/23 17 17 100.0% 7 8 2 0 0 0 0
2822 5 18 27.8% 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
2831 6 14 42.9% 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
2834 33 0 100.0% 13 17 2 1 0 0 0
2844/62 38 122 31.1% 12 20 4 1 0 1 0
2846/62 16 77 20.8% 5 9 2 0 0 0 0
2847/62 27 67 40.3% 9 14 4 0 0 0 0
2871/74 10 13 76.9% 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
2887 4 4 100.0% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
3043 156 382 40.8% 59 74 20 1 0 2 0
3044 10 0 100.0% 4 5 1 0 0 0 0
3051 38 407 9.3% 13 20 4 0 0 1 0
3052 4 21 19.0% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
3112 2 76 2.6% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
3381 104 212 49.1% 31 65 8 0 0 0 0
3432 23 95 24.2% 9 7 5 2 0 0 0
3451 12 30 40.0% 3 5 3 1 0 0 0
3521 170 613 27.7% 72 93 3 1 0 1 0
3531 119 851 14.0% 52 55 11 1 0 0 0
3533 24 212 11.3% 13 11 0 0 0 0 0
4133 10 0 100.0% 4 5 1 0 0 0 0
4341 15 39 38.5% 3 7 2 1 2 0 0
4421 3 55 5.5% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
4429 10 0 100.0% 4 5 1 0 0 0 0
4612 10 7 100.0% 4 5 1 0 0 0 0
4641 7 14 50.0% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
4671 5 8 62.5% 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
5512 3 7 42.9% 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
5524 32 95 33.7% 3 11 11 4 0 0 3
5711 27 157 17.2% 13 12 2 0 0 0 0
5811 108 180 60.0% 40 47 21 0 0 0 0
5821 35 1 100.0% 14 18 3 0 0 0 0
5831 22 30 73.3% 7 12 3 0 0 0 0
5939 24 24 100.0% 12 9 3 0 0 0 0
5942/48 2 18 11.1% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
5952 2 12 16.7% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
5953 0 16 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5954 1 30 3.3% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5974 5 26 19.2% 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
5979 4 15 26.7% 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
6042 5 33 15.2% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
6046 20 131 15.3% 8 10 1 1 0 0 0
6048 8 82 9.8% 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
6062 0 32 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6072 8 85 9.4% 2 6 0 0 0 0 0
6073 4 51 7.8% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
6074 5 1 100.0% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
6092 9 39 23.1% 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
6112 0 42 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6113 14 92 15.2% 3 9 1 1 0 0 0
6114 31 73 42.5% 9 19 0 3 0 0 0
6116 9 23 39.1% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
6122 0 13 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6123 1 21 4.8% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6124 1 10 10.0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6132 7 18 38.9% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
6152 0 51 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6153 9 69 13.0% 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
6154 27 74 36.5% 6 21 0 0 0 0 0
6156 22 28 78.6% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0
6172 0 34 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6173 10 43 23.3% 3 6 0 1 0 0 0
6174 11 29 37.9% 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
6176 25 17 100.0% 14 8 2 1 0 0 0
6212 6 50 12.0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
6213 0 6 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6214 3 5 60.0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
6216 0 20 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6217 14 66 21.2% 6 8 0 0 0 0 0
6222 3 14 21.4% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
6223 0 6 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6226 1 8 12.5% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6227 0 23 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6252 7 52 13.5% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
6253 1 10 10.0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6256 0 28 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6257 6 64 9.4% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
6276 5 25 20.0% 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
6282 4 11 36.4% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
6283 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6286 2 6 33.3% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6287 0 11 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6312 8 20 40.0% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
6313 1 3 33.3% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6314 2 10 20.0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6316 5 11 45.5% 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
6317 11 51 21.6% 5 6 0 0 0 0 0
6322 5 33 15.2% 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
6323 17 54 31.5% 3 13 1 0 0 0 0
6324 42 66 63.6% 13 22 1 6 0 0 0
6326 22 17 100.0% 9 12 1 0 0 0 0
6332 11 20 55.0% 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
6333 2 9 22.2% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
6336 3 11 27.3% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
6337 11 40 27.5% 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
6386 3 8 37.5% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
6412 4 39 10.3% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
6413 0 49 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6423 0 20 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6432 0 22 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6433 2 34 5.9% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6461 1 17 5.9% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6462 1 10 10.0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6463 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6466 2 11 18.2% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6467 9 33 27.3% 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
6482 2 14 14.3% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6483 0 16 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6484 3 18 16.7% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
6492 3 54 5.6% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
6493 2 4 50.0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
6531 78 215 36.3% 37 38 2 1 0 0 0
6541 49 128 38.3% 18 28 2 1 0 0 0
6672 51 157 32.5% 20 26 4 1 0 0 0
6694 6 32 18.8% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
6821/42 12 23 52.2% 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
7011 15 36 41.7% 6 9 0 0 0 0 0
7041 20 84 23.8% 8 10 1 1 0 0 0
7051 43 142 30.3% 19 22 2 0 0 0 0
7212 31 107 29.0% 14 17 0 0 0 0 0
7234/36 15 32 46.9% 4 8 2 1 0 0 0
7242 20 44 45.5% 9 8 3 0 0 0 0
7257 42 80 52.5% 17 25 0 0 0 0 0
7314 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7372 0 5 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7382 4 11 36.4% 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,165 18,373 28.1% 2,076 2,602 367 77 8 30 5
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. IT IS PARAMOUNT THAT LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS OF THE CHAIN OF
COMMAND ENCOURAGE OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST FIRST TERM MARINES TO STAY
MARINE. MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO A MARINE'S DECISION TO REENLIST.
FACTORS INCLUDE LEADERSHIP, PATRIOTISM, DUTY STATION PREFERENCE,
SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUSES, PAY, JOB SATISFACTION, AND JOB
SECURITY.
B. THE ALLOCATIONS LISTED ABOVE ARE CONSIDERED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
ONLY. EVEN IF THE MSC TARGETS HAVE BEEN MET, COMMANDS MUST HELP
EACH
OTHER ACHIEVE THE OVERALL TARGETS BY CONTINUING TO SEEK OUT AND
SUBMIT QUALIFIED MARINES FOR REENLISTMENT. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CAP
ON THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIRST TERM REENLISTMENTS AUTHORIZED IN ANY
MOS. HOWEVER, LATERAL MOVES INTO MOS(S) WHICH HAVE ACHIEVED THE
ABOVE GOALS MAY BE RESTRICTED.
C. MARINES WHO LATERALLY MOVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FTAP WILL
COUNT AS A REENLISTMENT IN THE MOS TO WHICH THEY LATERALLY MOVED.
D. SEVERAL MOS(S) - 0143, 0211, 0241, 0321, 0511, 0628, 0689, 2336,
2821/23, 2834, 2887, 3044, 4133, 4429, 4612, 5821, 5939, 6074, 6176,
AND 6326 - HAVE VERY SMALL OR ZERO EAS POPULATIONS. FTAP MISSIONS
FOR THESE MOS(S) ARE BASED UPON EACH COMMAND'S OVERALL FIRST TERM EAS
POPULATION AND ALLOWS FOR LATERAL MOVES.
E. FISCAL YEAR (FY) CREDIT. THE FY OF A MARINE'S ECC ON THE DATE OF
REENLISTMENT WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHICH FY REENLISTMENT TARGET
WILL BE CREDITED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A MARINE WITH AN ECC DURING FY08
REENLISTED IN FY07, THAT MARINE'S REENLISTMENT WILL BE CREDITED AS AN
FY08 REENLISTMENT.
(1) THE SUBSEQUENT REENLISTMENT OF MARINES WHO WERE AUTHORIZED CROSS-
FY EXTENSIONS, BUT WHOSE EXTENSIONS WERE CANCELED DUE TO EXECUTING
REENLISTMENTS PRIOR TO THEIR ECC(S), WILL BE CREDITED AS A
REENLISTMENT IN THE FY OF THEIR ECC(S) ON THE DATE OF REENLISTMENT,
AND WILL NOT BE CREDITED TOWARD THE FY OF THEIR EAS(S). FOR EXAMPLE,
ON 1 MARCH 2008 A MARINE WITH AN EAS AND ECC OF 30 JUNE 2008 SIGNS A
FIVE MONTH EXTENSION. THE MARINE'S EAS CHANGES TO 30 NOVEMBER 2008;
HOWEVER, THE MARINE'S ECC REMAINS 30 JUNE 2008. ON 15 MAY 2008, THE
MARINE REENLISTS. SINCE A MARINE MUST BE ON A CURRENT CONTRACT TO
REENLIST, AND THE MARINE'S REENLISTMENT DATE IS PRIOR TO 30 JUNE 2008
- THE MARINE'S ECC - THE MARINE'S EXTENSION MUST BE CANCELED. THIS
MARINE'S REENLISTMENT COUNTS TOWARD FY 2008.
(2) THE SUBSEQUENT REENLISTMENT OF MARINES WHO WERE AUTHORIZED CROSS-
FY EXTENSIONS, AND WHOSE EXTENSIONS WERE EXECUTED AND RESULTED IN AN
ECC CHANGE, WILL BE CREDITED AS A REENLISTMENT IN THE FY OF THEIR
ECC(S) WHICH POSTED TO MCTFS DUE TO THE EXTENSIONS TAKING EFFECT.
FOR EXAMPLE, ON 1 MARCH 2008 A MARINE WITH AN EAS AND ECC OF 30 JUNE
2008 SIGNS A FIVE MONTH EXTENSION. THE MARINE'S EAS CHANGES TO 30
NOVEMBER 2008; HOWEVER, THE MARINE'S ECC REMAINS 30 JUNE 2008. ON 1
JULY 2008 THE MARINE'S EXTENSION GOES INTO EFFECT, AND THUS HIS ECC
CHANGES TO 30 NOVEMBER 2008. ON 15 AUGUST 2008, THE MARINE
REENLISTS. SINCE THE MARINE'S ECC IS NOW 30 NOVEMBER 2008, THIS
MARINE'S REENLISTMENT COUNTS TOWARD FY 2009.
5. POC FOR FTAP EXECUTION IS LTCOL R. M. HAGAN, CMC (MMEA-6), DSN
278-9238 OR COM 703-784-9238. POC FOR FTAP MISSIONING IS MAJ J. R.
MORGAN, CMC (MPP-20), DSN 278-9362 OR COM 703-784-9362.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. THIS MARADMIN CANCELS ON 30 SEP 08.
8. APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY SES M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//