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MARADMIN 245/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY05 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES//
REF/A/DOC/MMEA-6/YMD:19960304//
REF/B/DOC/C/YMD:20020522//
REF/C/DOC/MPP-25/YMD:19930405//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1040.31H, ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION
MANUAL.  REF B IS MCO P1200.7X, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITIES
MANUAL.  REF C IS MCO P1220.5J, ENLISTED LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM.//
POC/A. H. SNOWDEN/CAPT/HQMC, MMEA-6/-/TEL:-DSN 278-9238
/EMAIL:-SNOWDENAH@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES FOR THE FY05 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND
FY05 SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP).
2.  THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED:
   A.  BOATSPACE:  AN AVAILABLE REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITY
SPECIFIED BY MOS.
   B.  OPEN MOS:  A MOS IN WHICH REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
(BOATSPACES) EXIST.
   C.  CLOSED MOS:  A MOS IN WHICH NO REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
(BOATSPACES) REMAIN.
   D.  FTAP MARINE:  A MARINE ON HIS/HER INITIAL CONTRACT OF
ENLISTMENT WHO MUST COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
OF EAS.  FY05 FTAP MARINES HAVE AN EAS BETWEEN 1 OCT 2004 AND 30 SEP
2005.
   E.  SUBMISSION PERIOD:  STRICT PERIOD OF TIME WHEREBY
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED FOR FTAP
MARINES, INCLUDING THOSE MOS'S DESIGNATED AS FAST FILLING.
   F.  FAST FILLING MOS (FFM):  AN MOS THAT RECEIVES MORE FIRST
TERM REENLISTMENT REQUESTS THAN BOATSPACES AVAILABLE DURING THE
DESIGNATED FFM SUBMISSION PERIOD.
   G.  FFM BOARD: SELECT GROUP OF THE CMC (M&RA) OFFICERS, SNCO'S
CHARGED WITH EXECUTING THE FORMAL PROCESS OF CONSIDERING AND
SELECTING MARINES TO REENLIST IN FFM'S.
   H.  PREP WEEK:  WEEK AFTER THE SUBMISSION PERIOD WHERE PACKAGES
ARE PREPARED FOR THE BOARD.
   I.  BOARD WEEK:  WEEK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PREP WEEK WHEN FFM
BOARDS WILL BE CONDUCTED.
   J.  STAP MARINE:  A MARINE IN THE RANK OF SERGEANT, STAFF
SERGEANT, OR GUNNERY SERGEANT WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY REENLISTED AND HAS
TAKEN AN FTAP BOATSPACE.  STAP MARINES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPETE
FOR A BOATSPACE.  CAREER MARINES WHO REENLIST BETWEEN 1 OCT 2004 AND
30 SEP 2005 WILL BE COUNTED TOWARD THE FY05 STAP GOAL.
3.  FY05 FTAP BOATSPACES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO FY05 FTAP MARINES.  
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FROM MARINES WITH EAS'S IN OUT-FISCAL YEARS
WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
4.  THE CMC (MMEA) RETAINS FINAL AUTHORITY TO APPROVE/DISAPPROVE
ALL REENLISTMENT REQUESTS.
5.  ALL FTAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES WILL INCLUDE A NO LATER THAN
(NLT) DATE ALLOWING TEN WORKING DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT.  IN
THE EVENT REENLISTMENT IS NOT EXECUTED BEFORE THE NLT DATE, THE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED VOID.
IN THE EVENT AN EXTENSION OF A NLT DATE IS NECESSARY, THE CMC
(MMEA-6) WILL CONSIDER REQUESTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
6.  COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND FY05 FTAP MARINES WITH AN
EAS BETWEEN 01 OCT 2004 AND 31 DEC 2004, WHO HAVE SUBMITTED
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS TO 28 FEB 2005.  THIS PERMITS FTAP MARINES
TIME TO AWAIT CMC RESPONSE TO THEIR REQUEST.
7.  FTAP SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
   A.  PER REF A, ALL FTAP MARINES MUST COMPETITIVELY ACHIEVE
A BOATSPACE DURING THEIR FISCAL YEAR OF EAS.
   B.  FY05 FIRST TERM MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN THEIR
PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS
BEGINNING 1 JUL 2004.  REQUESTS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 1 JUL 2004 WILL
BE RETURNED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.
   C.  THE CMC (MMEA-6) WILL RELEASE RESPONSES TO FY05 REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS BEGINNING IN AUG 2004.  FY05 FTAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES
MAY BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2004.  EXECUTION OF FY05
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2004 IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND
WILL BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS.
   D.  24 MONTH REQUESTS FOR REENLISTMENT FOR FTAP MARINES ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED UNLESS THE MARINE IS GRANTED BY THE CMC (MMEA-6) A 24
MONTH CONTRACT FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION.
8.  REQUESTS FOR FTAP REENLISTMENTS IN FAST FILLING MOS'S (FFM):
   A.  FY05 FIRST TERM MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN
THEIR PMOS MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS BEGINNING MIDNIGHT 1 JULY 2004
EASTERN STANDARD TIME.  THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR FFM'S WILL BE 1
JUL-1 AUG 2004.  ALL REQUESTS SUBMITTED DURING THIS PERIOD WILL
RECEIVE EQUAL CONSIDERATION ON FFM BOARDS.
   B.  MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVE TO ANOTHER MOS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED ON FFM BOARDS.  LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS MAY NOT BE
SUBMITTED UNTIL 01 DECEMBER 2004 FOR ALL MOS'S EXCEPT THOSE LISTED
IN PARAGRAPH 9C.
   C.  FFM BOARDS WILL SELECT A REASONABLE NUMBER OF ALTERNATES FOR
EACH MOS IN THE EVENT OTHER MARINES ON THE PRIMARY LIST DECLINE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY.  ALTERNATES WILL BE HELD IN THE PENDING
DECLINE BOX UNTIL A BOATSPACE OPENS OR UNTIL THE MOS CLOSES.
   D.  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 2004.  THE EXECUTION OF FY05 REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY
PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2004 IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED
ERRONEOUS.
   E.  BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA, THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE LIKELY TO
BE FFM'S FOR FY05:   0121, 0151, 0161, 0451, 0842, 2621, 3043, 3051,
3052, 3112, 4421, 4611, 4612, 4641, 5831, 5937/5939, 5952, 5953,
5954, 5962/5974, 6042, 6048, 6062, 6072, 6073, 6092, 6112, 6122,
6123, 6132, 6172, 6173, 6212, 6213, 6214, 6216, 6222, 6223, 6226,
6227, 6253, 6256, 6287, 6316, 6323, 6333, 6386, 6412, 6413, 6423,
6432, 6433, 6461, 6462, 6464, 6466, 6482, 6484, 6492, 6672, 6694,
7041, 7382.    
   F.  ALL REQUESTS FOR MOS'S THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED FFM'S WILL BE
PROCESSED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED.  
9.  REQUESTS FOR FTAP LATERAL MOVES:
   A.  PER REF C, MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVES MAY BEGIN
SUBMITTING REQUESTS ON 1 DEC 2004.  REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 1 DEC 2004 WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION TAKEN.
   B.  MARINES IN CLOSED MOS'S MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR LATERAL MOVES.
ALL REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE OUT OF OPEN MOS'S WILL REQUIRE
ENDORSEMENT FROM THE MARINE'S COMMANDING GENERAL.  REQUESTS FOR
LATERAL MOVE OUT OF OPEN MOS'S WHICH ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY A
COMMANDING GENERAL'S ENDORSEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
   C.  THE CMC (MMEA) WILL TENTATIVELY WAIVE THE OPEN STATUS OF AN
MOS FOR MARINES WHO REQUEST LATERAL MOVE INTO THE FOLLOWING MOS'S
0211, 0241, 0321, 2336, 2823, 2834, 5821, 4429, 6276 OR 8421.
ADDITIONALLY, LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS FOR THESE MOS'S WILL BE ACCEPTED
BEGINNING 1 JUL 2004.
   D.  LATERAL MOVE AUTHORITY MAY BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY
2005.
   E.  PER REF C, LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE THREE MOS
CHOICES FOR WHICH THE MARINE IS QUALIFIED.  EACH LATERAL MOVE MOS
CHOICE MUST BE AN OPEN MOS.
   F.  REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE INTO CLOSED MOS'S WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED.
   G.  FOR THOSE MOS'S THAT REQUIRE SCHOOLING, SCHOOL SEAT AND
APPROPRIATION DATA FOR APPROVED LATERAL MOVES WILL BE ISSUED ONCE
THE MARINE HAS EXECUTED REENLISTMENT FOR THE APPROVED LATERAL MOVE.
MARINES WHO LATMOVE INTO MOS'S THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SCHOOL WILL
RECEIVE PCS/PCA ORDERS AS APPROPRIATE FOR OJT.
10.  QUALITY REENLISTMENT PROGRAM (QRP):
   A.  THE QRP PERMITS HQMC TO AUTHORIZE BOATSPACES FOR FTAP
MARINES IN CLOSED MOS'S UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
       (1) MUST HAVE THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR
           A QRP BOATSPACE.
       (2) MUST BE A CORPORAL OR SERGEANT.
       (3) PRO/CONS MUST AVERAGE 4.5/4.5 IN SERVICE.
       (4) 1ST CLASS PFT.
       (5) NO HISTORY OF ASSIGNMENT TO WEIGHT CONTROL/BODY
           COMPOSITION PROGRAM.
       (6) NO NJP, COURT MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN CONVICTIONS.
   B.  QRP BOATSPACES ARE INTENDED FOR FTAP MARINES IN CLOSED MOS'S
WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE RECORDS WHO WISH TO REMAIN IN
THEIR PMOS RATHER THAN LATERALLY MOVE.
   C.  QRP BOATSPACES MAY NOT EXCEED 105% IN ANY MOS OR MORE THAN
ONE BOATSPACE PER MOS IN CASES WHERE ONE BOATSPACE EQUALS MORE THAN
105%.
   D.  ONLY 100 TOTAL FTAP QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE EXECUTED IN FY05.
   E.  TO SELECT MARINES COMPETING FOR QRP BOATSPACES, A MONTHLY
QRP BOARD WILL BE HELD BY THE CMC (MMEA) DURING THE FIRST WEEK
OF EACH MONTH.  15 QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE AUTHORIZED EACH MONTH
BEGINNING IN NOV 2004.  QRP APPLICANTS WILL COMPETE COLLECTIVELY,
REGARDLESS OF MOS.  BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE OFFICERS AND STAFF
NONCOMMISIONED OFFICERS FROM THE CMC (MMEA).
   F.  QRP REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMEA-6) NLT THE
LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH.  COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT RELEVANT PAPER WORK
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.
   G.  QRP REQUESTS MUST BE FOR 48 MONTHS ONLY.
   H.  QRP REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MOS'S THAT HAVE
REACHED 105%.
   I.  MARINES NOT SELECTED BY A PARTICULAR QRP BOARD MAY RESUBMIT
DURING SUBSEQUENT MONTHS IF THEY DESIRE.
   J.  WAIVERS FOR THE ABOVE PREREQUISITES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
11.  COMMANDING GENERAL (CG) AUTHORITY FOR REENLISTMENT:
   A.  BEGINNING 15 NOV 2004, CG'S MAY LOCALLY REENLIST FY05 FTAP
MARINES UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
       (1) FIRST TERM MARINES ONLY.
       (2) MEETS ALL REENLISTMENT PREREQUISITES.
       (3) REQUIRES NO WAIVER.
       (4) REQUIRES NO LATERAL MOVE OR EXTENSION.
       (5) OPEN MOS'S ONLY (NO QRP CANDIDATES).
       (6) CG'S MAY REENLIST FIRST TERM MARINES IN ANY OPEN MOS
           WHERE NO MORE THAN 90% OF THE BOAT SPACES ARE EXECUTED.
       (7) CG'S MAY REENLIST FIRST TERM MARINES FOR 36 OR 48
           MONTHS.  
   B.  UNITS MUST NOTIFY THE CMC (MMEA-6) VIA TOTAL FORCE
RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS) WITHIN 48 HOURS OF EXECUTING A REENLISTMENT
UNDER CG AUTHORITY.  NOTIFY THE CMC (MMEA-6) BY EMAIL IF TFRS IS
INOPERABLE.
12. FTAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES:
   A.  SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP).  INFORMATION
FORTHCOMING VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.  48 MONTHS ARE REQUIRED
FOR SRB-ELIGIBLE MARINES TO RECEIVE A SRB.
   B.  REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEATS.  INFORMATION
FORTHCOMING VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
   C.  DUTY STATION INCENTIVE.
       (1) FIRST TERM MARINES AUTHORIZED REENLISTMENT IN THEIR
PMOS MAY REQUEST DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS.  DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE BASED
ON:
           (A) THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS
           (B) BILLET VACANCIES
           (C) MARINE PREFERENCE
       (2) AN FY05 FIRST TERM MARINE WITH TWO OR MORE YEARS ON
STATION MUST INDICATE THE MCC OF AT LEAST THREE DUTY STATION
ASSIGNMENTS ON THE RELM.
       (3) ONE OF THESE CHOICES MUST BE A SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT
(RECRUITING DUTY, DI DUTY, MSG DUTY, SECURITY FORCES DUTY, SOI
DUTY), RETENTION ON STATION, OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MCC'S:  
   121 - 1ST MARDIV      
   YAB - DEFERRED
   122 - 2D MARDIV      
   YOO - AS DIRECTED
   124 - 3D MARDIV      
   Y01 - FMF OVERSEAS
   169 - 1ST FSSG
   Y02 - FMF CONUS
   151 - 2D FSSG        
   Y04 - FMF WEST COAST
   1C2 - 3D FSSG        
   Y05 - FMF EAST COAST
   145 - 1ST MAW        
   142 - 2D MAW
   143 - 3D MAW
       (4) IN THE EVENT FTAP MARINES HAVE LESS THAN TWO YEARS ON
STATION, THEY SHOULD REQUEST DEFERRAL OF THEIR DUTY STATION
INCENTIVES UNTIL 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THEIR CURRENT TOUR OF
DUTY.  REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENTS OF DUTY STATION INCENTIVES SHOULD BE
SENT VIA NAVAL MESSAGE TO THE CMC (MMEA-8).
       (5) IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, THE CMC (MMEA) MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO ASSIGN MARINES TO ONE OF THE MCC'S LISTED AS A DUTY STATION
INCENTIVE.  IN THESE CASES, THE MONITOR WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF
AVAILABLE MCC'S.
       (6) FTAP MARINES GRANTED LATERAL MOVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
REENLISTMENT WILL BE ASSIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEEDS OF
THEIR NEW MOS.  ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL
DUTY ASSIGNMENT.  DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENT CHOICE IS NOT GUARANTEED.
       (7) IF A REQUEST IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT DUTY STATION
OPTIONS, THE CMC (MMEA) WILL ASSIGN A DUTY STATION.  IF APPROVED,
THE FTAP MARINE WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT
BEFORE THE NLT DATE SPECIFIED.  EXTENSIONS TO NLT DATES WILL NOT BE
APPROVED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF NEGOTIATING DUTY STATION
INCENTIVES.
13.  SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP).  STAP IS DESIGNED TO
FOCUS ON THE RETENTION OF CAREER MARINES IN THE GRADES OF SERGEANT,
STAFF SERGEANT, AND GUNNERY SERGEANT.
   A.  PER REF A, FY05 CAREER MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN
THEIR PMOS MAY SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT UP TO 365 DAYS PRIOR TO
EAS.
   B.  ALL STAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES WILL INCLUDE A NO LATER
THAN (NLT) DATE.  REENLISTMENT MAY BE EXECUTED ANYTIME BETWEEN
RECEIPT OF THE APPROVED RELM AND THE NLT DATE.
   C.  STAP MARINES WHO SUBMIT REENLISTMENT REQUESTS 9 TO 12
MONTHS PRIOR TO EAS WILL BE GRANTED 180 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT
AUTHORITY.
   D.  STAP MARINES WHO SUBMIT REENLISTMENT REQUESTS LESS THAN 9
MONTHS FROM EAS WILL BE GRANTED 90 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT
AUTHORITY.
   E.  IN THE EVENT REENLISTMENT IS NOT EXECUTED BEFORE THE NLT
DATE, THE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED VOID.
   F.  IN THE EVENT AN EXTENSION OF A NLT DATE IS NECESSARY, THE
CMC (MMEA-6) WILL CONSIDER EACH REQUEST ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
14.  STAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES:
   A.  SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP).  INFORMATION
FORTHCOMING VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.  48 MONTHS ARE REQUIRED
FOR MARINES TO RECEIVE A SRB.
   B.  REENLISTMENT SCHOOL SEATS.  INFORMATION FORTHCOMING VIA
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
15.  POC IS CAPT A. H. SNOWDEN OR MGYSGT SUMABAT AT DSN 278-9238 OR
COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9238.//