36th Enlisted Retention Task Force (ERTF) Conference

1. THE 36TH ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF)
CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 27 JUNE 2006. THIS MARADMIN REVIEWS TOPICS
DISCUSSED AND ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
 A. FY06 RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 27 JUNE 06, 100.1% OF THE
FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) WAS EXECUTED OUT OF AN AGGREGATE
REENLISTMENT GOAL OF 5,892. MOS MATCH WAS AT 97.4%. 33 MOS' REMAIN
OPEN. 100.4% OF THE SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) HAS BEEN
EXECUTED OUT OF THE FY06 GOAL OF 6,250. MOS MATCH WAS AT 89.4%.
 B. MISSIONING MARADMIN: MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED LAST WEEK OF
JULY, EARLY AUGUST. THE MISSION WILL BE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT ZERO ON
ALL FAST FILLING MOS' (FFMS) AS SOON AS 100% IS EXECUTED.
 C. MARADMIN 264/06 RETENTION GUIDELINES: CORRECTION TO
PARAGRAPH 9.C. - MOS 8421/0143 IS A YEAR-ROUND LATMOVE MOS.
ADDITIONALLY, FTAP LATMOVE SUBMISSIONS FOR ALL OTHER MOS' COMMENCE
AS SOON AS THE PMOS IS CLOSED, RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL 1 DEC 06.
 D. DUTY STATION INCENTIVES: ORDERS WILL BE RELEASED AFTER
MARINE EXECUTES REENLISTMENT. THE MCC ON THE TFRS AUTHORITY WILL
VERIFY THE MARINE'S PCSO.
 E. SEPARATIONS PAY: THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE TO MARADMIN 141/03
STATING THAT THE MARINES WHO FALL UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES DO
NOT RATE SEPS PAY, THEREFORE, ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A
RELM FOR SEPS PAY DETERMINATION TO HQMC: MARINES SEPARATED UNDER
OTHER THAN HONORABLE CONDITIONS, BY REASON OF MISCONDUCT, OR
UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.
 F. ACRS: ALL SNCOICS SHOULD CONSOLIDATE ALL SUBORDINATE
CRS TROUBLE CALLS AND SUBMIT TO MMEA-6. ACRS CORRECTIONS WERE
IMPLEMENTED INTO PRODUCTION 29 JUNE 2006. THE
CORRECTIONS INCLUDE THE CAPABILITY OF CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW AND
ADMIN CLOSING AN INTERVIEW WITHOUT HAVING TO SCHEDULE IT FIRST.
 G. MARADMIN 249/06 FY06 SRB UPDATE: EXTENDED TO 31 AUG 2006 FOR
SELECT MOS' AND 2-YEAR REENLISTMENT OPTION AVAILABLE FOR FTAP
MARINES. SRB ELIGIBILITY TERMINATES UPON THE MOS CLOSURE.
 H. MARADMIN 228/06 PLD FOR COMBAT INJURED MARINES: BOARD 
GUIDELINES
CURRENTLY BEING STAFFED WITHIN M&RA AND ARE FORTHCOMING. UPON
APPROVAL, PLD BOARDS WILL COMMENCE.
 I. CRS INFORMATION:
 (1) THERE ARE STILL 129 FY06 FTAP BOAT SPACES REMAINING.
MMEA WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT AND FILL REENLISTMENT REQUEST IN THOSE
MOS' UNTIL 30 SEP 05. MOS' THAT ARE STILL OPEN ARE AS FOLLOWS: 0211;
0231; 0241; 0261; 0511; 0651; 0689; 1833; 2674; 2831; 2834; 2887;
3044; 3432; 3451; 4133; 5821; 5937; 6172; 6173; 6174; 6176; 6323;
6324; 6332; 6333; 6461; 6464; 6467; 6484; 6821; 7257.
 (2) FY07 FTEAS SURVEY: GOAL IS 5000; CURRENTLY THERE ARE
ONLY 1,100 RESPONSES. THESE RESPONSES ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND
INFLUENCE FUTURE SRB/RETENTION POLICY.
 (3) RETENTION ASSIST VISITS: THE FY07 COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE
WAS BRIEFED DURING THE CONFERENCE. PER REF B, THE FINAL SCHEDULE
WAS PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN 211/06.
 (4) QUESTIONS POSED AT THE ERTF:
 A. CAN ECFC WAIVER SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS BE INCLUDED IN 
THE
UPCOMING ECFC MARADMIN? THESE ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE
MARCORSEPSMAN, BUT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE ECFC MARADMIN AS WELL.
 B. FOR FFMS, IS IT POSSIBLE TO AWARD BOAT SPACES TO 1ST 
TERM
SERGEANTS(I.E. SGT COMPARED TO A LCPL)? EVERYTHING IS TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT WHEN MAKING A DECISION ON APPROVING A BOAT SPACE. THE
CRITERIA IS PERFORMANCE BASED AND RANK WILL NOT BE USED AS THE
SINGLE DETERMINING FACTOR, EVEN IN THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE THE
MARINES ARE EQUAL IN EVERY OTHER ASPECT.
 C. WHEN WILL THE FY 07 FTAP/STAP MISSIONS BE PUBLISHED?
FTAP/STAP MISSIONS ARE PROJECTED TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE END OF JULY.
 D. IN ACRS, SOME FAPS ARE NOT SHOWN UNDER THE PARENT 
COMMAND'S
RUC. HOW WILL THIS BE RESOLVED? WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ACRS
CONTRACTORS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. EACH COMMAND'S RUC ISSUE WILL
HAVE TO BE DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALLY.
 (5) THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE 21 SEP 05 AT 1700 EST.
 (6) A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 37TH ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE
ON THE MMEA-WEBSITE, AND WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON TFRS FOR CONFERENCE
ATTENDEES TO ACCESS.
 (7) CRS' SUBMIT TOPICS BY 8 SEP 06 TO CAPT CAZE, OR GYSGT
YON, THIS WILL ALLOW PROPER STAFFING AND PREP TIME.