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UNCLAS //N01040//
MARADMIN 637/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/RAM//
SUBJ/CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST SELECTION//
REF/A/DOC/C472/010416//
REF/B/DOC/CMT/950228//
REF/C/DOC/MMEA-6/980302//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1200.7W, MOS MANUAL.
REF B IS MCO P1040R.35B, RESERVE CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.
REF C IS MCO P1040.31H, CAREER PLANNING AND RETENTION MANUAL.
POC/B.C. KELLNER/CAPT/HEAD RAM-2/TEL:DSN 278-0531//
RMKS/1. TO HELP MEET MARINE CORPS RESERVE ENLISTED RETENTION
CHALLENGES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, THE DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS
DIVISION ALONG WITH COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE DIRECTED
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE PROGRAM
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 ANNOUNCES THE SELECTION BOARD AND ESTABLISHES
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST.
4. AR MARINES INTERESTED IN BECOMING CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS
MUST BE IN GRADES SGT THROUGH GYSGT AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFIED IN REF C, APPX B.
5. CURRENT AR CAREER PLANNERS, FORMER AR CAREER PLANNERS, AND
AR MARINES AT LARGE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSIGNMENT AS A CAREER
RETENTION SPECIALIST. FORMER CAREER PLANNERS WHO HAVE BEEN OUT
OF THE MOS FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND
THE COURSE AGAIN.
6. THE MARINE CORPS WILL SELECT NO MORE THAN 62 AR CAREER RETENTION
SPECIALISTS, THE TOTAL SIZE OF THE AR CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST
FORCE.
7. INTERESTED MARINES MUST SUBMIT AN AA FORM TO HQMC (RAM-2) NLT 4
FEB 2002. FORMAT FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION (VIA AA FORM) FOR
CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST:
FROM: GRADE NAME SSN MOS
UNIT ADDRESS
TO: HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (RAM-2)
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
VIA: IMMEDIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) OF
CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (8421) ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR)
PROGRAM
REF: (A) MCO P1040R.35B
(B) MCO P1040.31H
ENCL: (1) CERT TRUE COPY OF SRB PAGES 3, 11, 12, AND 13 (IF
APPLICABLE)
THE AA FORM MUST INCLUDE A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT. REF C, APPX B
(COMMANDING OFFICER'S SCREENING/INTERVIEW CHECKLIST-CAREER PLANNING)
WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE AA FORM. MARINES CURRENTLY ON CAREER
PLANNING DUTY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILL OUT REF C, APPX B. HOWEVER,
THEIR AA FORM MUST INCLUDE A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT.
8. HQMC WILL CONVENE A SELECTION BOARD 12 - 14 FEB 2002.
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 CONSIDERING
THE LATMOVE INTO PMOS 8421 WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN SHORT MOS'S WILL
BE SCREENED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY
OF THE SHORTAGE.
10. THE SELECTION BOARD INTENDS TO SELECT ALL 62 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 (RAM-2) WILL CONTINUE TO CONSIDER
LATMOVE REQUESTS AS THEY ARE RECEIVED VIA AA FORM. FINALLY, AS
NECESSARY, HQMC WILL CONVENE ANOTHER SELECTION BOARD TO FILL
REMAINING VACANCIES.
11. ULTIMATELY, THE GRADE SHAPE FOR THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST
WILL MODEL THE FOLLOWING RANK STRUCTURE:
E-8: 3; E-7: 12; E-6: 18; E-5: 29.
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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