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UNCLAS //N01040//
MARADMIN 304/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MMEA-6//
SUBJ/EXECUTION GUIDELINES FOR FY02 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP)//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1040.31H/-/04 MAR 96//
REF/B/DOC/MCO P1200.7V/07 APR 00//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 1220.5J/05 APR 93//
NARR/REF A IS THE ENLISTED CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.
REF B IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) MANUAL.
REF C IS THE ENLISTED LATERAL MOVE PROGRAM ORDER.
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ESTABLISH THE GUIDELINES,
POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE FY02 FTAP.
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. FY02 FTAP MARINE: MARINE WITH AN END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS)
WHICH OCCURS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2002
(1 OCT 2001 - 30 SEP 2002).
3. FY02 BOATSPACES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO FY02 FTAP MARINES.
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FROM MARINES WITH EAS'S IN OUT FISCAL YEARS
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. CMC 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 SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
VOID. IN THE EVENT AN EXTENSION OF A NLT DATE IS NECESSARY,
CMC (MMEA-6) WILL CONSIDER EACH REQUEST ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
6. COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND MARINES, WHO HAVE SUBMITTED
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS, TO 28 FEB 2002. THIS PERMITS MARINES TO
AWAIT A RESPONSE TO THEIR REQUEST. AUTHORITY IS ONLY VALID FOR FY02
FTAP MARINES WITH AN EAS BETWEEN 1 OCT 2001 AND 31 DEC 2001.
7. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
A. REQUESTS FOR REENLISTMENT IN PRIMARY MOS (PMOS).
(1) PER REF A, FY02 FIRST TERM MARINES REQUESTING
REENLISTMENT IN THEIR PMOS MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS BEGINNING
1 JUL 2001.
(2) CMC (MMEA) WILL RELEASE RESPONSES TO FY02 FTAP
REENLISTMENT. REQUESTS BEGINNING IN AUG 2001. FY02 FTAP
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES MAY BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER
1 OCT 2001. EXECUTION OF FY02 FTAP REENLISTMENT
AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2001 IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL
BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS.
B. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES:
(1) PER REF B, MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVES MAY BEGIN
SUBMITTING REQUESTS ON 1 DEC 2001. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL
MOVES SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 1 DEC 2001 WILL BE RETURNED WITH
OUT ACTION TAKEN.
(2) CMC (MMEA) WILL BEGIN RELEASING RESPONSES TO LATERAL MOVE
REQUESTS IN JAN 2002.
(3) 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.
(4) CMC (MMEA) WILL WAIVE THE OPEN STATUS OF A MOS IN THE
EVENT A MARINE REQUESTS LATERAL MOVE INTO MOS 0211,
0241, 0251, 2336, 2821, OR 8421. ADDITIONALLY, LATERAL
MOVE REQUESTS FOR THESE MOS'S WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING
1 JUL 2001.
(5) PER REF C, LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE THREE MOS
CHOICES, IN WHICH THE MARINE IS QUALIFIED. ADDITIONALLY,
EACH LATERAL MOVE MOS CHOICE MUST BE AN OPEN MOS.
REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVE INTO CLOSED MOS'S WILL NOT BE
ENTERTAINED.
(6) SCHOOL SEAT AND APPROPRIATION DATA FOR APPROVED LATERAL
MOVES WILL BE ISSUED ONCE THE MARINE HAS EXECUTED
REENLISTMENT FOR THE APPROVED LATERAL MOVE.
8. QUALITY REENLISTMENT PROGRAM (QRP):
A. THE QRP PERMITS HQMC TO AUTHORIZE BOATSPACES FOR MARINES IN
CLOSED MOS'S.
B. QRP BOATSPACES ARE INTENDED FOR MARINES 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 WHEN ONE BOATSPACE EQUALS MORE
THAN FIVE PERCENT.
D. ONLY 150 TOTAL QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE EXECUTED ANNUALLY.
E. TO ENSURE STANDARDS FOR QRP APPROVAL REMAIN EXCEPTIONAL, A
MONTHLY QRP BOARD WILL BE HELD BY CMC (MMEA) DURING THE FIRST
WEEK OF EACH MONTH. BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE PERSONNEL FROM CMC
(MMEA-8 ASSIGNMENTS SECTION) AND CMC (MMEA-6 CAREER
COUNSELING AND RETENTION SECTION).
F. QRP REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMEA-6) NLT THE LAST
DAY OF EACH MONTH. COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION ATTACHED TO QRP REQUESTS.
G. QRP REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MOS'S WHICH HAVE
USED ALL QRP BOATSPACES.
9. INCENTIVES:
A. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP) INFORMATION
FORTHCOMING VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDANCE.
B. REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEATS. INFORMATION FORTHCOMING
VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDANCE.
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) A FY02 FIRST TERM MARINE WITH TWO OR MORE YEARS ON
STATION MUST INDICATE THE MCC OF AT LEAST THREE DUTY STATION
ASSIGNMENTS.
(3) ONE MCC MUST BE A SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT (RECRUITING
DUTY, DI DUTY, MSG DUTY), RETENTION ON STATION, OR ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING MCC'S:
121 - 1ST MARDIV YAB - DEFERRED
122 - 2ND MARDIV YOO - AS DIRECTED
124 - 3RD MARDIV Y01 - FMF OVERSEAS
169 - 1ST FSSG Y02 - FMF CONUS
151 - 2ND FSSG Y04 - FMF WEST COAST
1C2 - 3RD FSSG Y05 - FMF EAST COAST
145 - 1ST MAW 142 - 2ND MAW
143 - 3RD MAW
(4) IN THE EVENT 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 CMC (MMEA-8).
(5) IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, 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) 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. MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVE MAY SUBMIT DUTY STATION
PREFERENCES WITH THEIR REQUEST. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ASSIGN
THE MARINE TO THEIR PREFERRED DUTY STATION. HOWEVER, DUTY STATION
ASSIGNMENT CHOICE IS NOT GUARANTEED.
(7) IF A REQUEST IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT DUTY STATION OPTIONS,
CMC (MMEA) WILL PROCESS AND MAKE A REENLISTMENT DECISION ON THE
REQUEST. IF APPROVED, THE 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 DETERMINING DUTY
STATION INCENTIVES.
10. SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP). THE INITIATION OF STAP
WILL HELP CAREER RETENTION EFFORTS. FURTHER GUIDANCE WILL BE
PUBLISHED IN SEPARATE CORRESPONDANCE.
11. POC IS CAPT M.P. CODY OR MSGT J.A. SUMABAT AT DSN 278-9238 OR
COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9238.//
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