Enlisted Retention Task Force (ERTF) Conference

1. THE 22ND ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF)
CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 29 MAY 2003. THIS MESSAGE REVIEWS
TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
 A. RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 29 MAY 2003, 5948 FIRST TERM
MARINES HAVE EXECUTED REENLISTMENT, ACCOUNTING FOR 98.9% OF 
THE REENLISTMENT GOAL. THE FY03 FTAP GOAL OF 6016 HAS
ALMOST BEEN REACHED. THERE WERE STILL BOATSPACES REMAINING IN 
14 MOS'S. MARINES WHO DESIRE A LATERAL MOVE FROM A CLOSED 03XX 
TO AN OPEN 03XX MOS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS OF THE MOS THEY MOVE INTO. MARINES 
WHO DESIRE TO LATERAL MOVE OR REENLIST ARE URGED TO SUBMIT THEIR 
REQUESTS VIA RELM TO THE CMC (MMEA) AT THE SOONEST POSSIBLE TIME TO
ENSURE A BOATSPACE IN ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING MOS'S. THE
SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) HAS 4876 MARINES WHO 
HAVE EXECUTED REENLISTMENT, ACCOUNTING FOR 79% OF THE RETENTION 
GOAL. THE FOLLOWING STAP MOS'S ARE CURRENTLY AT 0% AND CAREER 
MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REENLIST IN THESE MOS'S: 1361 ENGINEER 
SPECIALIST, 2831 MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT REPAIRMAN, 6314 UAV AVIONICS, 
6466 ACFT FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED TECH. 
 B. FY04 FAST FILLING MOS (FFM) SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: 
MARADMIN 271/03 WAS RECENTLY RELEASED CLARIFYING THE SUBMISSION 
GUIDELINES FOR THOSE MOS'S THAT CLOSE OUT EARLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR. 
THE GUIDELINES WILL FOCUS ON THE SUBMISSION PERIOD, PROCESSING TIME,
ETC. IN ORDER FOR THE CMC (MMEA) TO SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED 
MARINES FOR REENLISTMENT IN THE MOST COMPETITIVE MOS'S. 
 C. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) INFORMATION: ALL QRP'S
ARE COMPLETE FOR FY03. IF A MARINE DESIRES REENLISTMENT AND HIS/HER
MOS IS CLOSED, OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN FOR LATERAL MOVE. THE FOLLOWING
MARADMIN MESSAGES PERTAINING TO REENLISTMENT ARE LISTED WITH THE
MONTH THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED: 
 FY04 ENLISTED RETENTION GUIDELINES JUNE
 MISSION TO COMMANDS JUNE
 FTAP/STAP SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP) JULY
 ADVENTURE SCHOOL SEAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM AUGUST
THE FY03 SRBP CUTOFF DATE IS 16 JULY 2003. THE CRS OF THE YEAR BOARD
WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST 2003. 
3. THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR 31 JULY 2003
AT 1530 (EST).
4. A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 23RD ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE FORWARDED
TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. 
5. INFORMATION CONCERNING ERTF BRIEFS, TIME, AND LOCATION ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT
WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "CAREER," "ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS," "ENLISTED
CAREER COUNSELING AND RETENTION," "THEN" ENLISTED RETENTION TASK
FORCE." UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE WEB PAGE.