28th Enlisted Retention Task Force (ERTF) Conference

1. THE 28TH ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF)
CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 8 JUN 04. THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE REVIEWS
TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
 A. FY04 RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 8 JUN 04, 95.0% OF THE FIRST
TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) HAS BEEN EXECUTED OUT OF A REENLISTMENT
GOAL OF 5,990. THERE ARE 301 BOATSPACES REMAINING OPEN FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR. MOS MATCH IS AT 93.8%. 167 MOS'S ARE CLOSED AND 38
MOS'S REMAIN OPEN. 106.7% OF THE SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN
(STAP) HAS BEEN EXECUTED OUT OF THE FY04 GOAL OF 5,628. MOS MATCH
IS 88.8%. STAP IS 14.0% ABOVE THE FY03 MOS MATCH AT THIS TIME.
 B. FY04 CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP:
THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WAS STANDARDIZATION. THE CRS
COURSE INSTRUCTORS ARE STILL REVISING THE FORMS. UPON COMPLETION
THE CRS SCHOOLHOUSE WILL HANG THEM ON THE SCHOOLHOUSE WEBSITE. WE
ANTICIPATE THIS OCCURING BEFORE 31 JUL 04. MSC'S NCOICS WILL NEED
TO DISTRIBUTE THESE TO THEIR SUBORDINATE CRS.
 C. SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (SDA)/TOTAL FORCE RETENTION SYSTEM
(TFRS) UPDATE: HQMC IS STILL DISCUSSING THE RELEASE OF A 60 DAY
MESSAGE OF BY NAME ASSIGNMENTS FOR SDA BILLETS. THE CMC (MMEA) WILL
PUT SDA SCHOOL DATE INFORMATION ON APPROVED RELMS.
 D. CRS INFORMATION: THE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM
(SRBP) CUTOFF DATE IS 1 JUL 04 PER THE REF. RELMS MUST BE SUBMITTED
BY 22 JUN 04 IN ORDER TO BE PROCESSED BY THE CMC (MMEA) BY THE END
OF THE MONTH. AN EXTENSION OF THE SRB HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED AT THIS
TIME. 
 E. RETENTION ASSIST VISITS (RAV'S): THE PROPOSAL FOR THE FY05
COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE WAS BRIEFED DURING THE CONFERENCE. A FINAL
SCHEDULE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN MESSAGE IN JUNE. 
3. THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE 31 AUG 04 AT 1530.
4. A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 29TH ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE FORWARDED
TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.