MARADMINS : 347/04
R 110729Z AUG 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 346/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY05 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) FAST FILLING MOS UPDATE//
REF/A/DOC/MMEA-6/YMD:20040623//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/010729Z9JUN2004//
POC/M. J. MENOTTI/MAJ/MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703) 784-9236
/EMAIL: MENOTTIMJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1040.31J. ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION
MANUAL. REF B IS MARADMIN 245/04, FY05 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN
(FTAP) PROCESSING.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REFERENCES A AND B, CMC (MMEA) WILL HOLD
SELECTION BOARDS FOR FY05 FIRST TERM MARINES IN DESIGNATED FAST
FILLING MOS' (FFM'S) IN ORDER TO ENSURE QUALITY REENLISTMENTS AND
FAIR HANDLING OF ALL CASES. AS OF 1 AUG 04, CMC (MMEA-6) HAS
RECEIVED OVER 921 FY05 FIRST TERM REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR MARINES
IN FFM'S. REF B LISTED THOSE MOS'S THAT WERE MOST LIKELY TO BE
FFM'S. PUBLISHING 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 ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED BY
THE FFM BOARD. SOME MOS'S NOT ON THE ORIGINAL LIST HAVE HAD MORE
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS SUBMITTED THAN THERE ARE BOATSPACES AVAILABLE.
THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL MOS'S ARE NOW CONSIDERED FFM'S:
1141, 1316, 1361, 5942/5948, 6046, 6074, 6152, 6217, 6282, 6283,
6286, AND 6483. 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. THESE NEW FFM'S WILL BE PROCESSED PER THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
A. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR SUBMITTING REENLISTMENT REQUESTS
IN THE ABOVE FFM'S IS EXTENDED TO 23:59 EST, 13 AUG 04.
B. PREP WEEK FOR THE ABOVE FFM'S WILL BE THE WEEK OF 16-20 AUG 04.
C. FFM BOARDS FOR THE ABOVE FFM'S WILL BE THE WEEK OF 23-27 AUG 04.
D. PER REF B, MARINES SELECTED BY THE FFM BOARD WILL RECEIVE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY FOR EXECUTION ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 04.
EXECUTION OF FY05 REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 04
IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS. MARINES
NOT SELECTED FOR REENLISTMENT IN THEIR PMOS BY AN FFM BOARD
MAY RESUBMIT FOR LATERAL MOVE BEGINNING 1 DEC 04.
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: 0151, 0842,
2621, 3043, 4611, 4641, 5831, 5937/5939, 6122, 6123, 6132, 6173,
6212, 6213, 6214, 6316, 6323, 6333, 6386, 6412, 6432, 6464, 6482,
6484, 6672, 7041.
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 04 WILL RECEIVE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BY
1 OCT 04 FOR EXECUTION ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 04.
5. CMC (MMEA) IS READY TO SUPPORT ALL COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS (CRS) IN ENCOURAGING ALL FY05 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 PMOS.
6. ALL OTHER GUIDANCE REGARDING FY05 ENLISTED RETENTION WILL BE
PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
7. POINT OF CONTACT IS MAJ M. J. MENOTTI @ DSN 278-9236 OR COML
(703)784-9236.//