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MARADMIN 429/00
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SUBJ/FY01 MARINE CORPS EXIT AND RETENTION SURVEYS//
POC/AMERICA J.F./CAPT/CMC(MPP-51)/QUANTICO/TEL:703-784-9367
/TEL:DSN: 278-9367//
RMKS/1. DURING THE PAST 2 YEARS, MARINES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN
SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE SURVEY EFFORTS. THE MARINE-ONLINE EXIT
AND RETENTION SURVEYS AND THE DOD-WIDE MILITARY EXIT SURVEY HAVE
PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THE ATTITUDES AND
PERCEPTIONS OF MARINES, GIVING SENIOR LEADERS BETTER
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO MARINES AND HOW CAREER
DECISIONS ARE MADE.
2. TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESSES OF THESE EFFORTS, THE MARINE
CORPS EXIT AND RETENTION SURVEYS WILL BE CONTINUED DURING FY01.
THE DOD-WIDE EXIT SURVEY CURRENTLY BEING CONDUCTED WILL BECOME THE
FY01 MARINE CORPS EXIT SURVEY. THE BASIC SURVEY FORM AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR THE DOD-WIDE EXIT
SURVEY WILL BE USED FOR THE FY01 MARINE CORPS EXIT SURVEY; ONLY THE
SPONSOR WILL CHANGE. THE FY01 SURVEY FORMS AND RETURN ENVELOPES WILL
BE MAILED IN BULK TO RUC LEVEL UNITS DURING OCT 00. ALL
MARINES WHO VOLUNTARILY SEPARATE DURING FY01 WILL COMPLETE AN EXIT
SURVEY BEFORE SEPARATION.
3. THE FY01 RETENTION SURVEY WILL BE A MODIFIED PAPER AND PENCIL
VERSION OF THE MARINE-ONLINE RETENTION SURVEY CONDUCTED IN FY99.
THIS MODIFIED FORMAT WILL BE PILOT TESTED BY ELEMENTS OF MARFORLANT
DURING SEP 00. DURING THE 1ST QUARTER OF FY01, RETENTION SURVEY FORMS
WILL BE MAILED INDIVIDUALLY TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY MARINES.
4. COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS ARE REQUESTED TO SUPPORT SURVEY
EFFORTS VIGOROUSLY. COMPREHENSIVE, HONEST SURVEY PARTICIPATION BY
ALL MARINES IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE
MOTIVATIONS OF OUR MARINES AND TO INFLUENCE RETENTION SUCCESS.
5. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THESE
SURVEY PROGRAMS WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE MESSAGES. POINT OF
CONTACT AT HQMC IS CAPT J.F. AMERICA, DSN: 278-9367, COMM: (703)
784-9367.
6. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//
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