MCBUL 1900. 2nd Quarter, FY03 First-Term, Post-Boot Camp, Non-EAS Attrition
This MARADMIN reports 2nd Quarter FY03 first-term, post-boot camp, non-EAS attrition statistics for major Marine Corps commands. Attrition decreased significantly (18% from the same period last year and 22% from historical norms), largely attributed to Operation Iraqi Freedom, with misconduct separations down 42%. The message replaces the Commandant's quarterly white letter on this topic and provides command visibility on this leadership challenge.
Issued: June 6, 2003
1. PREVIOUSLY, CMC PUBLISHED A QUARTERLY WHITE LETTER ON FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION FOR EACH BATTALION LEVEL COMMAND IN THE MARINE CORPS. REF A IS THE MOST RECENT WHITE LETTER ON THIS SUBJECT. THIS MESSAGE WILL REPLACE THE COMMANDANT'S QUARTERLY WHITE LETTER. THE INTENT OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING COMMAND VISIBILITY TO THIS LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE. 2. SECOND QUARTER FY03 FIRST-TERM, POST-BOOT CAMP, NON-EAS ATTRITION DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY; 18 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST FY, AND 22 PERCENT FROM HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS. MUCH OF THIS CHANGE IN ATTRITION BEHAVIOR IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. SPECIFICALLY, SEPARATIONS FOR MISCONDUCT HAVE DECREASED 42 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST FY AND FROM HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS. 3. 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, 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). F. DESERTER STATUS (INCLUDES INCIDENTS OF DESERTION). 4. 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. COMMANDERS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING THESE STATISTICS FOR OTHER LEVELS OF COMMAND MAY REQUEST THIS INFORMATION FROM THE POINT OF CONTACT LISTED ABOVE. A. MISCON MISCON MISCON PHYDIS PHYDIS PHYDIS UNSAT UNSAT UNSAT UNIT Q2FY02 Q2FY03 AVG Q2FY02 Q2FY03 AVG Q2FY02 Q2FY03 AVG MFPAC 359 205 317 75 87 97 16 7 12 MFLANT 242 256 273 108 122 90 10 10 12 MCCDC 280 59 307 33 26 31 4 6 4 MFRES 5 3 6 5 5 6 0 1 0 MCRC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 886 524 903 221 240 224 30 24 28 B. COG COG COG DESERT DESERT DESERT TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL UNIT Q2FY02 Q2FY03 AVG Q2FY02 Q2FY03 AVG Q2FY02 Q2FY03 AVG MFPAC 99 115 112 184 144 171 733 558 709 MFLANT 97 153 134 125 153 157 582 694 666 MCCDC 25 24 28 36 24 30 378 139 400 MFRES 20 15 23 0 0 0 30 24 35 MCRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTAL 241 307 297 345 321 358 1723 1416 1810 5. THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL LIST SEPARATIONS FOR 3RD QUARTER, FY03 AS COMPARED TO THE SAME QUARTER LAST FY AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY NORMS.