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MARADMIN 193/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MM//
SUBJ/ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF) CONFERENCE//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MMEA/212018ZMAR2003//
AMPN/REF A IS CORRECTION TO 2003 CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST
CONFERENCE //
POC/A. H. SNOWDEN/CAPT/MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703)784-9238/TEL:DSN 278-9238//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE 21ST ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE
(ERTF) CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 27 MARCH 2003. THIS MESSAGE
REVIEWS TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR THE NEXT
CONFERENCE.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
A. RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 27 MARCH 2003, 5684 FIRST
TERM MARINES HAVE EXECUTED REENLISTMENT, ACCOUNTING FOR 94.5%
OF THE REENLISTMENT GOAL. SINCE THE FY03 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT
PLAN (FTAP) GOAL OF 6014 HAS ALMOST BEEN REACHED, MARINES ARE
URGED TO SUBMIT THEIR REENLISTMENT OR LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS AT
THE SOONEST POSSIBLE TIME TO ENSURE A BOATSPACE. THE SUBSEQUENT
TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) HAS 3921 MARINES THAT HAVE EXECUTED
REENLISTMENT, ACCOUNTING FOR 63.5% OF THE RETENTION GOAL. THE
FOLLOWING STAP MOS'S ARE CURRENTLY AT 0% AND CAREER MARINES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REENLIST IN THESE MOS'S: 1361 ENGINEER SPECIALIST,
2831 MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT REPAIRMAN, 6314 UAV AVIONICS, 6466 ACFT
FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED TECH, AND 7314 UAV AIR VEHICLE OPERATOR.
B. COMPARISON/ANALYSIS OF FY03 FTAP 03XX MOS'S: AN INFORMAL
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WAS PRESENTED REGARDING THE PAST TWO YEARS'
FTAP REENLISTMENT NUMBERS FOR 03XX MOS'S. THE COMPARISON SHOWS A
SIGNIFICANT DROP IN 03XX REENLISTMENTS AS MEASURED IN MARCH FROM
FY02 TO FY03. WHILE THE FTAP AS A WHOLE IS WELL ON PACE FOR
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION, THE 03XX NUMBERS ARE LAGGING. NO APPARENT
DIRECT LINK TO THE SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM IS EVIDENT
AS THE NUMBERS ARE LOWER ACROSS MSC'S AND DUTY STATIONS. IN
PARTICULAR, MOS'S 0313, 0321, 0331, 0341, 0351, AND 0352 ARE
MARKEDLY BEHIND LAST YEAR'S REENLISTMENTS. SENIOR CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALISTS (CRS'S) AND COMMANDS WERE ASKED TO
EMPHASIZE THIS CURRENT SHORTFALL.
C. LATERAL MOVE SCHOOL SEAT UPDATE: WHILE STOP LOSS/STOP MOVE
IS IN EFFECT, CRS'S MUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE LATERAL MOVE
SECTION OF THE CMC (MMEA-6) WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION
CONCERNING YOUR MARINES ATTENDING LATERAL MOVE SCHOOLS. COMMANDS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW MARINES TO ATTEND LATERAL MOVE SCHOOLS IF
THEY ARE NOT DEPLOYED.
D. CRS CONFERENCE UPDATE:
AS INDICATED IN THE REF, THE CRS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO
4 DAYS, 13-16 MAY. CRS SNCOIC'S HAVE SPECIFICALLY BEEN INVITED BY
BILLET. IF THE INVITED CRS IS UNAVAILABLE, AN ALTERNATE CRS IN
THE RANK OF GUNNERY SERGEANT OR ABOVE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO TO THE REF.
E. CRS INFORMATION: THE DEADLINE FOR THE QUALITY REENLISTMENT
PROGRAM (QRP) SUBMISSIONS WAS 31 MARCH 2003; THE QRP BOARD
CONVENED ON 3 APRIL 2003.
3. THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR 29 MAY 2003 AT 1530
(EST).
4. A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 22ND ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE
FORWARDED TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5. INFORMATION CONCERNING ERTF BRIEFS, TIME, AND LOCATION ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT
WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "CAREER," "ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS," "ENLISTED
CAREER COUNSELING AND RETENTION," "THEN" ENLISTED RETENTION TASK
FORCE." UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE WEB PAGE.//