FY07 First Term End of Active Service (FTEAS) Population Survey

1. THE REF ANNOUNCED THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FY07
MARINE CORPS FIRST TERM END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (FTEAS) POPULATION
SURVEY. TO DATE, CMC (MPP-50) HAS COLLECTED 1,350 SURVEY RESPONSES.
THE GOAL WAS 5,000 RESPONSES FROM THE FY07 POPULATION WHICH IS
ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 25,000. THE RESPONSE RATE IS NOT SUFFICIENT
TO CONDUCT THE DESIRED ANALYSIS. THE RESPONSE RATE AMONG THE
COMBAT ARMS OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS IS LESS THAN 2%. THE FTEAS
POPULATION ONLINE SURVEY DATA COLLECTION PERIOD IS EXTENDED UNTIL
21 JULY 2006.
2. THE RESULTS OF THESE SURVEYS PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THE
REENLISTMENT INTENTIONS OF THE CURRENT FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PROGRAM
(FTAP) POPULATION. THE SURVEY ALSO MEASURES THE INFLUENCE OF
VARIOUS FACTORS AND INCENTIVES ON THE REENLISTMENT DECISION.
3. THE SUPPORT OF UNIT COMMANDERS AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS
IS IMPERATIVE. THE RESPONSE RATE WILL ONLY IMPROVE IF COMMANDERS
AND CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS NOTIFY THEIR FIRST TERM MARINES
WITH AN EAS IN FY07 ABOUT THE SURVEY. THE SURVEY IS VOLUNTARY
BUT MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED.
4. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS SURVEY IS THE FY07 FTAP
POPULATION, ALL ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING ON
THEIR FIRST CONTRACT AND WHOSE EAS IS BETWEEN 1 OCT 2006 AND
30 SEP 2007 (FY07).
5. THE ONLINE SURVEY IS LOCATED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT THE
FOLLOWING ADDRESS: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/FTEAS OR CLICK ON THE LINK
ON THE M&RA HOMEPAGE, WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, UNDER TOP REQUESTS.
THE SURVEY TAKES APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.
6. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. CANCELLATION DATE. 21JUL06.