MARADMINS : 361/04
R 261230Z AUG 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
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MARADMIN 361/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MP//
SUBJ/FY05 FIRST TERM EAS (FTEAS) POPULATION ONLINE SURVEY//
POC/P.A. PAULSON/CAPT/MRA (MPP 50)/-/TEL:278-9369/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-//
RMKS/1. DURING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, MARINES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN
SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE SURVEY EFFORTS. THE DOD-WIDE EXIT SURVEY, AS
WELL AS TWO MARINE CORPS EXIT SURVEYS AND THE MARINE CORPS RETENTION
SURVEY, HAVE PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO ATTITUDES AND
PERCEPTIONS OF MARINES, GIVING SENIOR LEADERS BETER INFORMATION
ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO MARINES AND HOW CAREER DECISIONS ARE MADE.
2. TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESS OF THESE EFFORTS, THE FY05 MARINE CORPS
FIRST TERM EAS POPULATION SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED ON-LINE
COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL MARINES IN
THE FY05 FTAP POPULATION COMPLETE THE SURVEY NLT 01FEB05.
3. THE SURVEY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE TAKEN AS A PART OF THE CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALIST INTERVIEW/REENLISTMENT PROCESS. THIS
INSTRUMENT IS TO PROVIDE NO ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN TO FOR THOSE
MARINES CURRENTLY DEPLOYED.
4. THE ONLINE SURVEY CAN BE FOUND AT
LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/FTEAS/SURVEY OR FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE
SURVEY FROM THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE
(WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL). THE SURVEY IS EASY TO USE AND SHOULD TAKE
NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION MARINES WILL
PRINT THE SURVEY COMPLETE PAGE. THIS PAGE CONTAINS A DATE-TIME
STAMP SHOWING WHEN THE SURVEY WAS COMPLETED. MARINES ARE TO PRESENT
THIS FORM TO THEIR CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST FOR ADDITION TO THEIR
RETENTION FILE.
5. UNIT CAREER RETENTIONS SPECIALISTS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND A
MONTHLY COMPLETION REPORT TO MPP-50. THE REPORT TEMPLATE IS LOCATED
ON THE MPP-50 WEB SITE WHICH CAN BE REACHED THROUGH THE MANPOWER AND
RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL). THIS FORM IS TO
BE E-MAILED TO SMB MANPOWER FTEAS SURVEY
(FTEASSURVEY@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL) NLT THE 25TH OF EACH MONTH THROUGH
FEB 05. REPORTS FOR EACH UNIT MUST INCLUDE UNITS RUC, THE NUMBER OF
FY05 FTAP MARINES ASSIGNED, AND THE NUMBER OF SURVEY RESPONSE
CONFIRMATION NOTICES RECEIVED.
6. COMPREHENSIVE, HONEST SURVEY PARTICIPATION BY ALL MARINES IS
ESSENTIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATIONS OF OUR
MARINES AND TO INFLUENCE RETENTION SUCCESS.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8. CANCELLATION DATE: 30SEP05.//