MARADMINS : 358/03
R 080730Z AUG 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 358/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY04 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) FAST FILLING MOS UPDATE//
REF/A/DOC/MMEA-6/02MAR1996//
REF/B/MSG/MM/091501ZJUN2003//
POC/M. T. CUCCIO/MAJ/MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703) 784-9236
/EMAIL:CUCCIOMT@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1040.31H. ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION
MANUAL. REF B IS MARADMIN 271/03, FY04 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN
(FTAP) PROCESSING.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REFERENCES A AND B, THE CMC (MMEA) WILL
HOLD SELECTION BOARDS FOR FY04 FIRST TERM MARINES IN DESIGNATED FAST
FILLING MOS'S (FFM'S) IN ORDER TO ENSURE QUALITY REENLISTMENTS AND
FAIR HANDLING OF ALL CASES. AS OF 1 AUGUST 2003, THE CMC (MMEA-6)
HAS RECEIVED OVER 2,500 FY04 FIRST TERM REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR
MARINES IN FFM'S. REF B LISTED THOSE MOS'S THAT WERE MOST LIKELY TO
BE FFM'S. LISTING THE LIKELY FFM'S ALLOWED COMMANDS TO CANVASS THEIR
FIRST TERM POPULATIONS AND ENSURE MARINES IN THOSE MOS'S SUBMITTED
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DURING THE DESIGNATED SUBMISSION PERIOD TO
ALLOW THEM THE CHANCE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN FFM BOARD. SOME MOS'S
NOT ON THE ORIGINAL LIST IN REF B HAVE HAD MORE REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS SUBMITTED THAN THERE ARE BOATSPACES AVAILABLE. THE
FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE CONSIDERED FFM'S: 0161, 2621, 6253, 4611, 4612,
6042, 6132, 6227, 6316, 6323, 6386, 6464, 6484, 6694, AND 7382. THE
CMC (MMEA-6) WILL ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF FURTHER
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS IN THESE MOS'S BEFORE THEY ARE BROUGHT BEFORE
AN FFM BOARD.
2. THE NEW FFM'S WILL BE PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING
SCHEDULE:
A. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR SUBMITTING REENLISTMENT REQUESTS
IN THE ABOVE LISTED FFM'S HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 17 AUGUST 2003.
B. PREP WEEK FOR THE ABOVE LISTED FFM'S WILL BE CONDUCTED BY
THE CMC (MMEA) THE WEEK OF 18-24 AUGUST.
C. FFM BOARDS FOR THE ABOVE LISTED FFM'S WILL BE CONDUCTED THE
WEEK OF 25-29 AUGUST.
D. PER REF B, MARINES SELECTED ON FFM BOARDS WILL RECEIVE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY FOR EXECUTION ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2003.
EXECUTION OF FY04 REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2003 IS NOT
AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS.
3. SOME MOS'S LISTED IN REF B AS PROJECTED FFM'S DID NOT RECEIVE
MORE REENLISTMENT REQUESTS THAN THERE WERE AVAILABLE BOATSPACES.
THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED FFM'S:
0241, 0261, 1161, 1171,1316, 2146, 2161, 2631, 2823, 2834, 2887,
3381, 3451, 3531, 3533,4067, 4429, 4671, 5811, 6046, 6074, 6152,
6154, 6217, 6242, 6276, 6282, 6286, 6313, 6317, 6336, 6337, 6467,
6483, AND 6493.
4. ALL REQUESTS FOR MOS'S THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED FFM'S WILL
CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED. THOSE MARINES
REQUESTING REENLISTMENT PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2003 WILL RECEIVE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BY 1 OCT 2003 FOR EXECUTION ON OR AFTER 1 OCT
2003.
5. COMMANDERS AND CRS'S SHOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ALL FY04 FIRST
TERM MARINES IN ALL MOS'S TO SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE TO AVAIL THEMSELVES THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR A BOATSPACE IN
THEIR MOS. MARINES NOT SELECTED FOR REENLISTMENT IN THEIR PMOS BY
AN FFM BOARD MAY RESUBMIT FOR LATERAL MOVE BEGINNING 1 DECEMBER
2003.
6. ALL OTHER GUIDANCE REGARDING FY04 ENLISTED RETENTION WILL BE
PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
7. POINT OF CONTACT IS MAJ CUCCIO @ DSN 278-9236 OR COML (703)
784-9236.//