Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05) Retention Status as of 1 April 2005

1. FOR MANY COMBAT AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT MOS'
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO REENLIST OUR OUTSTANDING MARINES SO THAT WE
ACHIEVE OUR FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) MISSION WITH THE SAME
HIGH QUALITY MARINES AS IN THE PAST. PER REFERENCES A THROUGH F, IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ACHIEVE OUR TARGET OF 5,951 FTAP REENLISTMENTS
FOR THE CURRENT FY.
2. AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND AS OUR FORCES COMPLETE
THEIR TURN OVER IN IRAQ, AN UPDATE ON RETENTION IS IN ORDER. THE
MARINE CORPS HAS EXECUTED 88.5% OF ITS FIRST TERM GOAL WHICH IS ON
TRACK WITH LAST YEARS EFFORT. THE FY05 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
PROGRAM (SRBP) CONTINUES TO BE INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING OUR
MARINES IN REENLISTMENT DECISIONS. OUR SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT
PLAN (STAP) ALSO REMAINS STRONG AND IS ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL
OF RETAINING 5,079 CAREER MARINES, MOST IMPORTANTLY WE ARE ACHIEVING
A NEAR PERFECT MOS MATCH FOR BOTH FTAP AND STAP.
3. COMMANDERS, SERGEANTS MAJOR, AND CRS' AT ALL LEVELS ARE
THE LYNCHPIN TO A SUCCESSFUL FTAP AND YOUR COLLECTIVE INFLUENCE WITH
THE MARINES OF YOUR UNIT REMAINS KEY. ENCOURAGE YOUR MARINES TO
LOOK BEYOND THEIR RECENT OR CURRENT OPERATIONAL TEMPO AND TAKE STOCK
IN THE TREMENDOUS PRIDE AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT A MARINE CORPS CAREER
HAS BY "STAYING MARINE." DUTIES SUCH AS I&I, SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR,
BASES/STATIONS, AND SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SDA) PROVIDE NEW
OPPORTUNITIES AND A CHANCE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILIES. THE
CMC (MMEA) REMAINS COMMITTED TO WORKING ONE-ON-ONE CASES TO SUPPORT
YOU AND YOUR MARINES SO THAT WE CAN RETAIN OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST. 
4. THE BROKEN SERVICE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM
(BSSRBP) OFFERS RECENTLY DISCHARGED MARINES (WITHIN 91-365 DAYS
AFTER THEIR EAS) 60% BONUS PAY OF ACTIVE DUTY ZONE A MULTIPLES UNDER
GUIDELINES LISTED IN REF E. HOWEVER, MARINES MUST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
SRBP SOON IN ORDER TO GARNER THE MONETARY BENEFITS AND STAY MARINE.
5. THE CMC (MMEA) HAS INTRODUCED A RECENT INITIATIVE TO ALLOW
MORE MARINES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXECUTE LATERAL MOVES INTO THE
MV-22 FIELD. REF F PROVIDES ADDED DETAILS. MARINES WITH
SPECIFIC MOS' LISTED IN THE MARADMIN WILL RECEIVE THE SRBP FOR THE
LATMOVE MOS. THE INCREASE IN QUALIFYING MOS' THAT RATE A BONUS FOR
THE LATERAL MOVE ENSURES OUR QUALITY MARINES ARE REENLISTING TO
SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF THIS VITAL PROGRAM.
6. FINALLY, THESE FIRST TERM MOS' ARE AT 50% OR LESS IN EXECUTING
THEIR AVAILABLE BOATSPACES: 0261; 0627; 0689; 2171; 2336; 2631;
2651; 2831; 4133; 4429; 5937; 6214; 6314; 6333; AND 6386. YOUR
EFFORTS ARE CRITICAL IN ACHIEVING THE NUMBERS OUR CORPS REQUIRES FOR
THESE SKILLED MOS'.