MCBUL 1900. 2nd Quarter, FY05 First-Term, Post-Boot Camp, Non-EAS Attrition
This MARADMIN reports on second quarter FY05 first-term, post-boot camp, non-EAS attrition rates across the Marine Corps. The attrition rate increased 12% from the first quarter FY05 (primarily due to drug-related discharges) but remains 22% below second quarter FY04 and 8% below the three-year historical average. The message provides detailed separation statistics by category (misconduct, physical disability, unsatisfactory performance, convenience of government, and deserter status) for major commands.
Issued: April 22, 2005
1. OUR 2ND QUARTER FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION HAS INCREASED BY 12 PERCENT FROM THE 1ST QUARTER, FY05, BUT IS 22 PERCENT BELOW 2ND QUARTER, FY04. A MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE SINCE LAST QUARTER CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO AN INCREASE IN DRUG RELATED DISCHARGES THIS QUARTER. ALTHOUGH THE ATTRITION RATE INCREASED THIS QUARTER, IT IS STILL 8 PERCENT BELOW THE THREE-YEAR HISTORICAL AVERAGE. 2. SEPARATIONS ARE CATEGORIZED INTO FIVE MAJOR GROUPS. THESE CATEGORIES ARE: A. MISCONDUCT (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR DRUGS, SERIOUS OFFENSES, PATTERNS OF MISCONDUCT, HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ETC). B. PHYSICAL DISABILITY (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY SEVERANCE PAY DISABILITIES, ETC). C. UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR WEIGHT CONTROL, UNSUITABILITY, ETC). D. CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT (TO INCLUDE SEPARATIONS FOR ACCEPTING A COMMISSION, HARDSHIP, PARENTHOOD, PREGNANCY, SECNAV AUTHORITY, SERVICE TRANSFER, SOLE SURVIVOR, ETC). E. DESERTER STATUS (INCLUDES INCIDENTS OF DESERTION). 3. LISTED BELOW ARE SEPARATIONS BY CATEGORY FOR EACH OF THE MAJOR COMMANDS: MARFORPAC, MARFORLANT, MCCDC, MCRC, AND MARFORES. THESE MAJOR COMMANDS REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE FIRST-TERM FORCE. AVERAGE (AVG) IS THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS AND ALLOWS FOR TREND COMPARISON. MISCON MISCON MISCON PHYDIS PHYDIS PHYDIS UNSAT UNSAT UNSAT UNIT Q2FY04 Q2FY05 AVG Q2FY04 Q2FY05 AVG Q2FY04 Q2FY05 AVG MFPAC 235 203 181 92 57 85 4 7 6 MFLANT 298 236 253 80 59 91 20 11 13 MCCDC 39 66 51 33 14 26 2 1 2 MCRC 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 MFRES 1 3 6 3 4 5 0 0 1 TOTAL 573 508 492 208 134 208 26 19 22 COG COG COG COG DESERT DESERT DESERT TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL UNIT Q2FY04 Q2FY05 AVG Q2FY04 Q2FY05 AVG Q2FY04 Q2FY05 AVG MFPAC 100 73 91 140 146 120 571 486 483 MFLANT 193 122 146 178 85 111 769 513 614 MCCDC 21 34 24 22 22 21 117 137 124 MCRC 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 MFRES 11 9 14 0 0 2 15 16 29 TOTAL 325 239 277 340 253 254 1472 1153 1253 4. THE NEXT MARADMIN WILL LIST SEPARATIONS FOR 3RD QUARTER, FY05 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME QUARTER LAST FY.