FY07 First Term End of Active Service (FTEAS) Population Survey
This MARADMIN announces the FY07 First Term End of Active Service (FTEAS) Population Survey, which provides first-term Marines with an opportunity to communicate their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with various aspects of Marine Corps life to senior leaders. The online survey targets active duty Marines on their first contract with an EAS date between October 1, 2006, and September 30, 2007, and must be completed by June 30, 2006.
Issued: May 18, 2006
1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY07 FIRST-TERM END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (FTEAS) POPULATION SURVEY. THE FY07 FTEAS SURVEY PROVIDES FIRST-TERM MARINES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE TO SENIOR LEADERS REGARDING HOW SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED THEY ARE WITH CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE MILITARY WAY OF LIFE. AS A FIRST-TERM MARINE WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA OF PARAGRAPH 2, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE VALUABLE FEEDBACK TO YOUR SENIOR LEADERS REGARDING THE IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR CAREER DECISIONS AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MARINE CORPS IMPROVE. 2. TARGET POPULATION. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS SURVEY IS THE FY07 FIRST-TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) POPULATION. THAT IS, ALL ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING ON THEIR FIRST CONTRACT AND WHOSE END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) DATE IS BETWEEN 1 OCT 2006 AND 30 SEP 2007 (FY07). 3. DATA COLLECTION PERIOD. THE SURVEY IS NOW OPEN TO ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE CRITERIA in PARAGRAPH 2, BUT TIME IS LIMITED. THE SURVEY WILL CLOSE ON 30 JUNE 2006. 4. METHODOLOGY. THE FY07 FTEAS SURVEY IS AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. THE SURVEY IS LOCATED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/FTEAS OR FOLLOW THE LINK ON THE M&RA HOMEPAGE, WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. 5. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS ARE DIRECTED TO: ASK ALL MARINES IN THEIR UNIT WHO SATISFY THE CRITERIA OF PARAGRAPH 2 TO TAKE THIS SURVEY NLT 30 JUNE 06. THIS SURVEY IS VOLUNTARY, THEREFORE, OUR GOAL IS 100% CONTACT WITH THE TARGET POPULATION (PARA 2). HOWEVER, DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SURVEY, CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE ALL MARINES WITHIN THE TARGET POPULATION (PARA 2) HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS SURVEY AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO SO. 6. UNIT COMMANDERS. YOUR SUPPORT AND ENDORSEMENT ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS SURVEY. RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY CAN SIGNIFICANTLY ASSIST YOU IN YOUR REENLISTMENT MISSIONS. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL UNIT COMMANDERS FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5. 7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 8. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 1 JUL 06.