Effects of the 1 to 2 Dwell DOTMLPF Analysis on the FY06 Enlisted Grade Structure Review (EGSR) and the Calendar Year 2007 Production Runs (ASR)

1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES REVISED
PROCEDURES AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
REMAINING PHASES OF THE FY06 EGSR AND EXPLAINS HOW THESE PHASES ARE
COORDINATED WITH TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(TFSMS) PRODUCTION RUNS (ASR).  
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF (A) DIRECTED DC, MRA AND DC, CDI TO CONDUCT A
GRADE STRUCTURE REVIEW.  REF (B) ANNOUNCED THE FY06 EGSR.  REF (C)
IS THE EGSR LETTER OF INSTRUCTION SIGNED BY DC, MRA AND DC, CDI,
WHICH OUTLINES GUIDANCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES.  REF (D) OUTLINED THE
GOALS AND PROCEDURES FOR PHASE I OF THE EGSR. REF (E) OUTLINED THE
GOALS AND PROCEDURES FOR PHASE II OF THE EGSR, WHICH WERE LATER
ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE AN MOS MANUAL PURGING EFFORT EXPLAINED IN
REF (F). 
REF (G) EXPLAINED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE II EFFORTS AND POAM
FOR PHASE III. REF (H) IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN DC, MRA AND DC, CDI
TO ADJUST THE POAM AND FY TO BE SHAPED FOR EGSR. REF (I) ANNOUNCED
THE RESULTS OF THE NOV 06 PRODUCTION RUN AND SET A DATE BEYOND WHICH
NO FURTHER MANPOWER TABLE OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT CHANGE
REQUESTS (TOECR) WOULD BE ACCEPTED IN TFSMS.
3.  EFFECTS OF THE 1:2 DWELL DOTMLPF ANALYSIS.
   A. DUE TO THE CMC DIRECTED 1:2 DWELL DOTMLPF ANALYSIS, THE FEB
O7 PRODUCTION RUN WILL BE DELAYED, THE POLICY CONSTRAINTS THAT DRIVE
GRADE SHAPE EXECUTION ARE BEING REVISITED, AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE
MARINE CORPS WILL POTENTIALLY UNDERGO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE. 
ADDITIONALLY, THE RESULTS OF EGSR PHASE III WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED
UNTIL THE AUG 07 TFSMS PRODUCTION RUN, FOLLOWED BY EXECUTION OF EGSR
PHASE IV. LASTLY, FY11 WILL BE USED FOR EGSR IMPLEMENTATION VICE
FY10 AS WAS STATED IN REF (I). 
   B. NEW TIMELINE FOR EGSR AND CY07 PRODUCTION RUNS FOLLOWS:
FEB 2007 - RESULTS OF 1:2 DWELL DOTMLPF ANALYSIS FINALIZED IN TFSMS
05 MAR 2007 - TFSMS PRODUCTION RUN PUBLISHED.
25 JUL 2007 - EGSR PHASE III IMPLEMENTATION BEGINS. NO FURTHER
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF MANPOWER TOECRS VIA TFSMS. ALL PENDING
TFSMS MANPOWER TOECRS DELETED (THE PENDING TABLE IN TFSMS NEEDS TO
BE PURGED FOR PROPER EGSR PHASE III DATA CLEANSING EXECUTION).
26 JUL  -  30 AUG 2007 - EGSR PHASE III RESULTS AND FINAL MOS
CONVERSIONS FROM FY07 MOS MANUAL (MCBUL 1200) INCORPORATED INTO
TFSMS. INTERNAL TFSD QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES. TFSMS EGSR MODULE
TRAINING.
31 AUG 2007 - PRODUCTION RUN PUBLISHED. SEPT 2007 - EGSR PHASE IV
BEGINS.
4. REF (I) DISSEMINATED ERRONEOUS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE TFSMS
HELP DESK. THE CORRECT TFSMS HELP DESK INFORMATION FOLLOWS: 
703-784-6232 DSN: 278, TFSMS.HELPDESK@USMC.MIL.