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MARADMIN 237/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MMEA-6//
SUBJ/CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST SELECTION//
REF/A/DOC/C472/010416//
REF/B/DOC/MMEA-6/980302//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1200.7W, MOS MANUAL.
REF B IS MCO P1040.31H, CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.
POC/M. W. MELORO/LTCOL/HEAD MMEA-6/TEL:DSN 278-9235//
POC/M. P. CODY/CAPT/ASSIST HEAD MMEA-6/TEL:DSN 278-923//
RMKS/1. TO HELP MEET ENLISTED RETENTION CHALLENGES NOW AND IN THE
FUTURE, THE CMC DIRECTED THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND
RESERVE AFFAIRS (DC, M&RA) TO DEVELOP A PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) DEDICATED
TO RETAINING QUALITY MARINES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE FORMER 8421
ADDITIONAL MOS (AMOS), CAREER PLANNER, WILL TRANSITION TO THE 8421
PMOS, CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST.
2. THE DUTIES OF THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST WILL BE SIMILAR TO
THOSE OF THE CAREER PLANNER. HOWEVER, IAW REF A, THE CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALIST WILL HAVE GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES. ALSO,
RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE NEW PMOS WILL DIFFER DEPENDING ON GRADE
AND EXPERIENCE OR BILLET.
3. THIS MESSAGE ESTABLISHES SELECTION CRITERIA FOR CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALIST.
4. MARINES INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST
MUST BE IN GRADES SGT THROUGH MSGT AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFIED IN REF B, APPX B.
5. FORMER CAREER PLANNERS, FORMER RECRUITERS, CURRENT CAREER
PLANNERS, AND MARINES AT LARGE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSIGNMENT AS A
CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST.
6. THE MARINE CORPS WILL SELECT NO MORE THAN 325 CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS, THE TOTAL SIZE OF THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST FORCE.
7. IAW REF B, APPX B, INTERESTED MARINES MUST SUBMIT A
REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION/LATERAL MOVE (RELM) REQUEST, VIA THE TOTAL
FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM (TFRS), TO HQMC (MMEA-6) NLT 11 JUNE 01.
THE RELM REQUEST MUST INCLUDE A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT. REF B, APPX B
SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE RELM REQUEST. MARINES CURRENTLY ON CAREER
PLANNING DUTY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILL OUT REF B, APPX B. HOWEVER,
THEIR RELM REQUEST MUST INCLUDE A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.
8. HQMC WILL CONVENE A SELECTION BOARD 19 - 23 JUNE 2001.
9. SELECTION IS BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. CAREFUL
CONSIDERATION WILL BE TAKEN IN SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE GRADES AND
YEARS OF SERVICE TO ENSURE WE DO NOT REACH PROMOTION STAGNATION.
RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN. MARINES IN SHORT MOS'S WILL
NOT BE FAVORABLY CONSIDERED TO LATMOVE INTO PMOS 8421 UNLESS THEIR
RELM CONTAINS A COMMANDING GENERAL'S ENDORSEMENT.
10. THE SELECTION BOARD INTENDS TO SELECT ALL 325 CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALISTS. IN THE EVENT ENOUGH MARINES ARE NOT
SELECTED, THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST FORCE WILL BE FILLED ON A
CONTINUOUS BASIS. INITIALLY, MARINES SELECTED WILL BE DESIGNATED AS
CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS. THOSE NOT SELECTED WILL REMAIN AS
CAREER PLANNERS UNTIL THEIR RESPECTIVE TOUR IS COMPLETE. FOLLOWING
THE RESULTS OF THE BOARD, HQMC (MMEA-6) WILL CONTINUE TO CONSIDER
LATMOVE REQUESTS AS THEY ARE RECEIVED VIA TFRS. FINALLY, AS
NECESSARY, HQMC WILL CONVENE ANOTHER SELECTION BOARD TO FILL
REMAINING VACANCIES.
11. ULTIMATELY, THE GRADE SHAPE FOR THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST
WILL PROJECT THE FOLLOWING RANK STRUCTURE:
E-9: 6; E-8: 19; E-7: 51; E-6: 83; E-5: 166.
12. TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION TO CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST,
CURRENT CAREER PLANNERS MAY BE SHIFTED TO NEW BILLETS TO MATCH GRADE
REQUIREMENTS. ALL MOVES WILL BE COORDINATED WITH LOSING/GAINING
CMDS.//
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