FY05 First Term EAS (FTEAS) Population Online Survey
This MARADMIN announces the FY05 First Term EAS (FTEAS) Population Online Survey, which all Marines in the FY05 FTAP population must complete by February 1, 2005. The survey is designed to gather insights into Marine attitudes and career decisions to help senior leaders improve retention efforts. The online survey takes approximately 10 minutes and is integrated into the Career Retention Specialist interview process.
Issued: August 26, 2004
1. DURING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, MARINES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE SURVEY EFFORTS. THE DOD-WIDE EXIT SURVEY, AS WELL AS TWO MARINE CORPS EXIT SURVEYS AND THE MARINE CORPS RETENTION SURVEY, HAVE PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF MARINES, GIVING SENIOR LEADERS BETER INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO MARINES AND HOW CAREER DECISIONS ARE MADE. 2. TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESS OF THESE EFFORTS, THE FY05 MARINE CORPS FIRST TERM EAS POPULATION SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED ON-LINE COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL MARINES IN THE FY05 FTAP POPULATION COMPLETE THE SURVEY NLT 01FEB05. 3. THE SURVEY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE TAKEN AS A PART OF THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST INTERVIEW/REENLISTMENT PROCESS. THIS INSTRUMENT IS TO PROVIDE NO ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN TO FOR THOSE MARINES CURRENTLY DEPLOYED. 4. THE ONLINE SURVEY CAN BE FOUND AT LNWEB1.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/FTEAS/SURVEY OR FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE SURVEY FROM THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL). THE SURVEY IS EASY TO USE AND SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. UPON COMPLETION MARINES WILL PRINT THE SURVEY COMPLETE PAGE. THIS PAGE CONTAINS A DATE-TIME STAMP SHOWING WHEN THE SURVEY WAS COMPLETED. MARINES ARE TO PRESENT THIS FORM TO THEIR CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST FOR ADDITION TO THEIR RETENTION FILE. 5. UNIT CAREER RETENTIONS SPECIALISTS ARE REQUESTED TO SEND A MONTHLY COMPLETION REPORT TO MPP-50. THE REPORT TEMPLATE IS LOCATED ON THE MPP-50 WEB SITE WHICH CAN BE REACHED THROUGH THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL). THIS FORM IS TO BE E-MAILED TO SMB MANPOWER FTEAS SURVEY (FTEASSURVEY@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL) NLT THE 25TH OF EACH MONTH THROUGH FEB 05. REPORTS FOR EACH UNIT MUST INCLUDE UNITS RUC, THE NUMBER OF FY05 FTAP MARINES ASSIGNED, AND THE NUMBER OF SURVEY RESPONSE CONFIRMATION NOTICES RECEIVED. 6. COMPREHENSIVE, HONEST SURVEY PARTICIPATION BY ALL MARINES IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATIONS OF OUR MARINES AND TO INFLUENCE RETENTION SUCCESS. 7. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 8. CANCELLATION DATE: 30SEP05.