R 190729Z JAN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 031/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/38TH ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF) CONFERENCE//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060606//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060805//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20061229//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 264/06, FISCAL YEAR 07 (FY07) RETENTION
GUIDELINES. REF B IS MARADMIN 211/06, THE FISCAL YEAR 2007(FY07)
MMEA COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE. REF C IS MARADMIN 632/06 FISCAL YEAR
2007 BROKEN SERVICE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (BSSRB) PROGRAM.//
POC/P. CAZE/CAPT/MMEA-6/-/TEL:DSN 278-9239//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE 38TH ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF)
CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 9 JAN 07.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
A. FY07 RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 9 JAN 07, 78.1% OF THE FIRST TERM
ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) WAS EXECUTED OUT OF AN AGGREGATE REENLISTMENT
GOAL OF 6,092. THE FTAP MOS MATCH WAS AT 96.4%. IN ADDITION,
36.6% OF THE SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) WAS EXECUTED OUT
OF THE FY07 GOAL OF 6,461. THE STAP MOS MATCH WAS 99.8%. THE FY07
FTAP 1ST QTR PHASE LINE MISSION OF 67% WAS ACHIEVED ON 6 DEC 06.
THE FY07 STAP 1ST QTR PHASE LINE MISSION OF 25% WAS ALSO ACHIEVED
ON 6 DEC 06. MMEAS TARGET GOAL FOR 31 JAN 07 IS 85% FOR FTAP.
DUE TO A POTENTIAL END STRENGTH INCREASE, MMEA HAS TEMPORARILY
LIFTED FTAP BOAT SPACE RESTRICTIONS TO MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY TO
RESPOND TO A GROWING MANPOWER DEMAND. ALL FTAP MOS' ARE CONSIDERED
OPEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
B. MARADMIN 632/06, FY07 BSSRBP, WAS RELEASED ON 29 DEC 06. BSSRB
ENTITLEMENT WAS INCREASED AND ELIGIBILITY WAS EXPANDED TO A 4-YEAR
BREAK IN SERVICE. THE FOLLOWING BREAK IN SERVICE PERIODS DETERMINE
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) AN
INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR: 1-90 DAYS: 100%(CONTINUOUS SERVICE);
91-365 DAYS: 80%; 366 DAYS-4 YEARS: 60%.
C. J. WALTER THOMPSON (JWT) REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATED IN WEST &
EAST COAST COMMAND VISITS. THEIR PURPOSE WAS TO COLLECT DATA AND
HELP JWT FACILITATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE REENLISTMENT
PROCESS AND REENLISTMENT DECISION FACTORS. AS PART OF THE WAY-AHEAD,
A STRATEGIC CONCEPT WORKSHOP IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR EARLY FEB
07. THIS WORKSHOP WILL DEVELOP A STRATEGIC MESSAGE FOR RETENTION AND
DISCUSS FTAP & STAP RETENTION TRENDS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
3. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) INFORMATION A. REVIEW OF THE
CRS TRAINING AND READINESS (T&R) MANUAL AND CRS COURSES WAS COMPLETED
IN OCT 06. T&R MANUAL UPDATE IS SCHEDULED FOR MAR 07 AND THE UPDATED
POI FOR CRSC (BASIC) IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE SUBMITTED IN FALL
07. ACE ACCREDITATION FOR CRSC (BASIC) MAY POSSIBLY OCCUR IN 2007.
CRSC (ADVANCED) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT WILL COMMENCE UPON COMPLETION
OF MARCH CLASS AND THE PILOT ADVANCED COURSE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN
THE LATE FY07/EARLY FY08 TIMEFRAME.
B. TFRS SIGN-ON MESSAGE 1183 WHICH OUTLINES GUIDANCE FOR TATTOO
SCREENING AT RECRUITERS SCHOOL, HAS BEEN RETRACTED FOR FURTHER HQMC
STAFF COORDINATION.
C. THE WINTER HRST IN JAN WILL SCREEN FOR BRC 4-07(MAY), 5-07(JUL),
6-07(SEP), AND 1-08(OCT.) 100% ATTENDANCE IS EXPECTED. THERE IS
STILL A HIGH DEMAND FOR MCIC (SOI) 03XX MARINES AND FEMALES FOR DRILL
INSTRUCTOR DUTY. AS A FINAL NOTE THE AMOI BOARD CONVENED 3 JAN FY07.
D. CRS-OF-THE-YEAR COMBINED AWARDS CEREMONY WAS HELD ON 5 DEC 06.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SSGT SMITH (HMLA-169, MAG-39,3DMAW). SHE WAS
SUBSEQUENTLY MERITORIOUSLY PROMOTED TO GUNNERY SERGEANT.
E. THE FY07 COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE INCLUDES MCAS YUMA AND III
MEF/WESTPAC FROM 18-30 JAN 07. MMEA ALSO STANDS READY TO SUPPORT A
II MEF (FWD) IRAQ RETENTION ASSIST VISIT (RAV) DURING THE APR/MAY
07 (TENTATIVE) TIMEFRAME.
F. WHEN SUBMITTING RELMS, ENSURE DOCUMENTS PERTAIN TO THE MARINE.
SCAN LEGIBLE COPIES (PDF OR DOC ONLY), MENTION ALL PREVIOUS RELMS
(NFS/FFO DETERMINATIONS), AND PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR
LATMOVE. THE VERBIAGE ON THE RELM AUTHORITY WILL STATE THAT SNM IS
AWARE OF THEIR SRB ELIGIBILITY IF NOT REQUESTING 48 MONTHS.
G. ACRS PHASE II IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE MAY 07. MMEA
IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO RESOLVE CO INTERVIEW ISSUES.
4. MANY QUESTIONS POSED AT THE ERTF AND THE FOLLOWING WERE KEY
ISSUES:
A. WILL A MISSIONING MARADMIN BE PUBLISHED FOR FY07 OR SHOULD MSC'S
CONTINUE TO ALLOCATE MISSIONS TO THEIR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS?
ANSWER: IT IS STILL NOT CERTAIN IF MP WILL PUBLISH A MISSIONING
MARADMIN. MMEA RECOMMENDS THAT MSC'S ALLOCATE MISSIONING GOALS TO
SUBORDINATE UNITS BASED ON CURRENT FTAP AND STAP GOALS AND FY06
ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES.
B. WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF CONSIDERING AWARDING MARINES BONUS
POINTS WHEN THEY REENLIST? IN ADDITION, CAN SRB FOR A 36-MONTH
REENLISTMENT, AND PTAD, BE CONSIDERED AS REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES?
ANSWER: AT THIS TIME, 36 MONTH REENLISTMENTS WITH PAYMENT OF SRB
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. HOWEVER, THIS INITIATIVE WILL BE ADDRESSED
TO MPP FOR FY08. PTAD AS A REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE REMAINS A LOCAL
INITIATIVE.
C. WILL MARINES WHO REENLISTED IN MOS'S THAT ARE OVER 100% EXECUTED
STILL RECEIVE THE SRB?
ANSWER: ALL MOSS ARE CONSIDERED OPEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THEREFORE, MARINES WHO RECEIVE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE PAID
THE CORRESPONDING SRB EVEN IF THE MOS IS OVER 100% EXECUTED.
D. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO RECEIVE A LIST OF NAMES OF CRS'S THAT
SUBMIT RELMS THAT ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RETENTION ORDERS AND
DIRECTIVES?
ANSWER: MMEA WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF DISCREPANCIES TO THE RESPECTIVE
MSC SNCOIC.
5. THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR 17 APR O7 AT 1700 EST.
6. A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 39TH ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE POSTED ON
TFRS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES TO ACCESS.
7. CRS'S MAY SUBMIT TOPICS FOR THE NEXT ERTF BY 2 APR 07. SUBMIT TO
CAPT CAZE (PATRICK.CAZE@USMC.MIL) OR GYSGT YON (KEITH.YON@USMC.MIL)
TO ALLOW PROPER STAFFING AND PREPARATORY TIME.//