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MARADMIN 271/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM//
SUBJ/FY04 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) PROCESSING//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MMEA-6/02MAR1996//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1040.31H. ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND
RETENTION//
POC/M. T. CUCCIO/MAJ/MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703)784-9236
/EMAIL:CUCCIOMT@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE REF, FIRST TERM MARINES MUST
COMPETITIVELY ACHIEVE A FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) BOATSPACE
WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) THAT THEIR ENLISTMENT CONTRACT EXPIRES.
THE CMC (MMEA) HAS ROUTINELY PROCESSED FIRST TERM REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS IN THE ORDER RECEIVED. DURING THE LAST THREE FY'S, THE CMC
(MMEA) HAS ACCEPTED REENLISTMENT REQUESTS THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE
START OF THE NEW FY. IN FY01, OVER 2,000 REQUESTS WERE SUBMITTED
PRIOR TO 1 OCTOBER. IN FY02, OVER 3,800 REQUESTS WERE SUBMITTED.
IN FY03, OVER 4,900 REQUESTS WERE SUBMITTED. IN ALL THREE FY'S, THE
CMC (MMEA) RECEIVED MANY MORE REQUESTS FOR CERTAIN MOS'S THAN THERE
WERE BOATSPACES AVAILABLE.
2. SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING WAS INITIATED TO EMPHASIZE TO MARINES
THAT THEY NEEDED TO PLAN AHEAD TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR
CAREERS OR POSSIBLY LOSE THE CHANCE TO REENLIST IN THEIR
PRIMARY MOS (PMOS). THE LARGE NUMBERS OF REENLISTMENT REQUESTS
RECEIVED BY HQMC AT THE BEGININING OF THE LAST THREE FY'S REFLECT
THAT OUR MARINES DO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMITTING AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, MANY COMMANDS WERE DISSATISFIED WHEN
MARINES IN FAST FILLING MOS'S FAILED TO GET A BOATSPACE.
3. USING INPUT PROVIDED BY THE ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE
(ERTF), THE CMC (MMEA) HAS ESTABLISHED A PILOT PROGRAM THAT
INTRODUCES AN EQUITABLE AND FORMAL METHOD OF SELECTING POTENTIAL
FIRST TERM REENLISTEES IN CRITICAL AND HIGHLY SOUGHT MOS'S EARLY IN
THE FY IN ORDER TO ENSURE QUALITY REENLISTMENTS AND FAIR HANDLING OF
ALL CASES.
4. AS THE MAIN THRUST OF THE PROGRAM CMC (MMEA) WILL HOLD
REENLISTMENT
BOARDS TO DETERMINE WHICH MARINES RECEIVE BOATSPACES IN FAST FILLING
MOS'S. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED:
A. FFM: DESIGNATED FAST FILLING MOS
B. SUBM PERIOD: STRICT PERIOD OF TIME WHEREBY REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED FOR
INCLUSION ON FFM BOARDS.
C. PREP WEEK: WEEK AFTER THE SUBMISSION PERIOD WHERE
PACKAGES ARE PREPARED FOR THE BOARD.
D. BOARD WEEK: WEEK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PREP WEEK
WHEN ALL BOARDS WILL BE CONDUCTED.
E. FFM BOARD: SELECT GROUP OF THE CMC (M&RA) OFFICERS AND
SNCO'S CHARGED WITH EXECUTING THE FORMAL
PROCESS OF CONSIDERING AND SELECTING MARINES
TO REENLIST IN MOS'S WITH MORE APPLICANTS THAN
BOATSPACES.
5. PER THE REF, FY04 FIRST TERM MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN
THEIR PMOS MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT 1 JULY 2003
EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR FFM'S WILL BE 1
JUL-1 AUG 2003. ALL REQUESTS SUBMITTED DURING THIS PERIOD WILL
RECEIVE EQUAL CONSIDERATION ON FFM BOARDS.
6. THE CMC (MMEA) WILL PREPARE AND HOLD BOARDS FOR THE DESIGNATED
FFM'S DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. 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.
7. ALL REQUESTS FOR MOS'S THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED FFM'S WILL 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.
8. FFM BOARDS WILL EVALUATE MARINES AND SELECT THE BEST AND
MOST QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO THE PERSONAL AND TRAINING DATA
FOUND IN MCTFS AND COMMANDING OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS.
9. MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVE TO ANOTHER MOS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED ON FFM BOARDS. LATERAL MOVES REQUESTS MAY NOT BE
SUBMITTED UNTIL DECEMBER 2003 FOR MOST MOS'S.
10. FFM BOARDS WILL NOT SELECT MARINES FOR THE QUALITY
REENLISTMENT PROGRAM (QRP). QRP BOARDS WILL BE HELD REGULARLY
BEGINNING IN NOV 2003. MARINES DESIRING A QRP BOATSPACE MUST
SUBMIT FOR ONE DIRECTLY AFTER THEIR PMOS REACHES 100% EXECUTED
REENLISTMENTS.
11. FFM BOARDS WILL SELECT A REASONABLE NUMBER OF ALTERNATES FOR
EACH MOS IN THE EVENT ANOTHER MARINE ON THE PRIMARY LIST DECLINES
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY. ALTERNATES WILL BE HELD IN THE PENDING
DECLINE BOX UNTIL A BOATSPACE OPENS OR UNTIL THE MOS CLOSES.
12. ANY MOS IN WHICH THE CMC (MMEA) RECEIVES MORE REQUESTS THAN
THERE ARE BOATSPACES AVAILABLE WILL BE CONSIDERED AN FFM. BASED ON
HISTORICAL DATA, THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE LIKELY TO BE FFM'S FOR
FY04: 0121, 0151, 0241, 0261, 0451, 0842, 1161, 1171, 1316, 2146,
2161, 2631, 2823, 2834, 2887, 3043, 3051, 3052, 3112, 3381, 3451,
3531, 3533, 4067, 4421, 4429, 4641, 4671, 5811, 5831, 5937, 5952,
5953, 5954, 5962, 6046, 6048, 6062, 6072, 6073, 6074, 6092, 6112,
6122, 6123, 6152, 6154, 6172, 6173, 6212, 6213, 6214, 6216, 6217,
6222, 6223, 6226, 6242, 6256, 6282, 6286, 6287, 6313, 6317, 6333,
6336, 6337, 6412, 6413, 6423, 6432, 6433, 6461, 6462, 6466, 6467,
6482, 6483, 6492, 6493, 6672, 7041.
13. COMMANDERS AND CRS'S SHOULD 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. ADDITIONALLY, COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED NOT
TO HOLD BACK REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR THOSE MARINES IN FFM'S WITH
THE BELIEF THAT A MARINE WILL NOT RECEIVE A BOATSPACE DUE TO A LESS
THAN COMPETITIVE RECORD. EVERY MARINE QUALIFIED FOR REENLISTMENT
WILL RECEIVE DUE CONSIDERATION DURING FFM BOARDS.
14. ALL OTHER GUIDANCE REGARDING FY04 ENLISTED RETENTION WILL BE
PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
15. POC IS MAJ M. T. CUCCIO OR MGYSGT J. A. SUMABAT AT DSN
278-9240 OR COML (703) 784-9240.//