MCBUL 1900. 2nd Quarter, FY04 First-Term, Post-Boot Camp, Non-EAS Attrition
This MARADMIN reports second quarter FY04 first-term, post-boot camp, non-EAS attrition rates, which increased slightly from the previous quarter and are 4 percent above the same period last year, though still 2 percent below historical averages. The message provides detailed separation statistics across five categories (misconduct, physical disability, unsatisfactory performance, convenience of government, and desertion) for major Marine Corps commands, with total separations of 1,472 Marines during the quarter.
Issued: May 18, 2004
1. OUR FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM THE 1ST QUARTER, FY04, AND IS 4 PERCENT ABOVE THE SAME PERIOD LAST FY. OUR PRESENT LEVELS REMAIN 2 PERCENT BELOW THE HISTORICAL QUARTERLY AVERAGE. THIS ATTRITION BEHAVIOR IS PARTIALLY A RESULT OF THE INCREASED OPERATIONAL TEMPO. 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, MARFORES, AND MCRC. THESE MAJOR COMMANDS REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE FIRST-TERM FORCE. AVERAGE (AVG) IS THE HISTORICAL QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS NINE QUARTERS AND ALLOWS FOR TREND COMPARISON. MISCON MISCON MISCON PHYDIS PHYDIS PHYDIS UNSAT UNSAT UNSAT UNIT Q2FY03 Q2FY04 AVG Q2FY03 Q2FY04 AVG Q2FY03 Q2FY04 AVG MFPAC 205 235 248 87 92 81 7 4 9 MFLANT 256 298 287 122 80 90 10 20 11 MCCDC 59 39 125 26 33 24 6 2 3 MFRES 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MCRC 3 1 4 5 3 5 1 0 0 TOTAL 524 573 664 240 208 200 24 26 23 COG COG COG DESERT DESERT DESERT TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL UNIT Q2FY03 Q2FY04 AVG Q2FY03 Q2FY04 AVG Q2FY03 Q2FY04 AVG MFPAC 114 100 104 144 140 126 557 571 580 MFLANT 153 193 154 153 178 138 694 769 692 MCCDC 24 21 24 24 22 23 139 117 201 MFRES 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 MCRC 15 11 15 0 0 0 24 15 25 TOTAL 306 325 297 321 340 287 1415 1472 1499 4. THE NEXT MARADMIN WILL LIST SEPARATIONS FOR 3RD QUARTER, FY04 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME QUARTER LAST FY.