MARADMINS : 233/06
R 180731Z MAY 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 233/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP MPP-60//
SUBJ/FY07 FIRST TERM END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (FTEAS) POPULATION SURVEY//
POC/J. S. MCELROY/MAJ/MPP-50/-/TEL:703 784-9369/TEL:DSN 278-9369//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY07 FIRST-TERM END
OF ACTIVE SERVICE (FTEAS) POPULATION SURVEY. THE FY07 FTEAS SURVEY
PROVIDES FIRST-TERM MARINES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE TO
SENIOR LEADERS REGARDING HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED THEY ARE
WITH CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE MILITARY WAY OF
LIFE. AS A FIRST-TERM MARINE WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA OF PARAGRAPH 2,
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE VALUABLE FEEDBACK TO YOUR
SENIOR LEADERS REGARDING THE IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR
CAREER DECISIONS AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MARINE CORPS
IMPROVE.
2. TARGET POPULATION. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS SURVEY IS THE
FY07 FIRST-TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) POPULATION. THAT IS, ALL
ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING ON THEIR FIRST CONTRACT
AND WHOSE END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) DATE IS BETWEEN 1 OCT 2006 AND
30 SEP 2007 (FY07).
3. DATA COLLECTION PERIOD. THE SURVEY IS NOW OPEN TO ALL MARINES
WHO MEET THE CRITERIA in PARAGRAPH 2, BUT TIME IS LIMITED. THE
SURVEY WILL CLOSE ON 30 JUNE 2006.
4. METHODOLOGY. THE FY07 FTEAS SURVEY IS AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WILL
TAKE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. THE SURVEY IS LOCATED ON
THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/FTEAS OR FOLLOW THE LINK ON THE M&RA HOMEPAGE,
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.
5. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS ARE DIRECTED TO: ASK ALL MARINES IN
THEIR UNIT WHO SATISFY THE CRITERIA OF PARAGRAPH 2 TO TAKE THIS
SURVEY NLT 30 JUNE 06. THIS SURVEY IS VOLUNTARY, THEREFORE, OUR GOAL
IS 100% CONTACT WITH THE TARGET POPULATION (PARA 2). HOWEVER, DUE TO
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SURVEY, CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE ALL MARINES WITHIN THE TARGET POPULATION
(PARA 2) HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS SURVEY AND ARE ENCOURAGED
TO DO SO.
6. UNIT COMMANDERS. YOUR SUPPORT AND ENDORSEMENT ARE CRITICAL TO
THE SUCCESS OF THIS SURVEY. RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY CAN SIGNIFICANTLY
ASSIST YOU IN YOUR REENLISTMENT MISSIONS. THEREFORE, IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT ALL UNIT COMMANDERS FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALISTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5.
7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 1 JUL 06.//