FY07 First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) Fast Filling MOS Update
This MARADMIN updates the Fast Filling MOS (FFMS) list for FY07 First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) and extends the submission deadline for certain MOS's to 18 August 2006. It announces that selection boards will convene in August 2006 to review reenlistment requests for first-term Marines in designated FFMS, with approved reenlistments not executable until 1 October 2006.
Issued: August 14, 2006
1. PER REF A AND B, MMEA WILL HOLD SELECTION BOARDS FOR FY07 FIRST TERM MARINES IN DESIGNATED FAST FILLING MOS'S (FFMS) IN ORDER TO ENSURE QUALITY REENLISTMENTS AND FAIR HANDLING OF ALL CASES. REF B IDENTIFIED MOS'S THAT WERE LIKELY TO BE FFMS, ALLOWING COMMANDS TO ENSURE THE SUBMISSION OF REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DURING THE SUBMISSION PERIOD. AS OF 1 AUG 2006, MMEA 6 RECEIVED OVER 583 FY07 FIRST TERM REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR MARINES IN FFMS. ADDITIONAL TIME WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE FOLLOWING MOS'S THAT ARE DESIGNATED FFMS: 6074, 6112, 6123, 6222, 6223, 6226, 6227, 6276, 6316, 6336, 6432, 6462, AND 6482. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR THESE MOS'S IS EXTENDED TO 2359 EST, 18 AUG 2006. 2. FFMS WILL BE PROCESSED PER THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: A. PREP WEEKS 7-11 AUG 2006 AND 21-25 AUG 2006. B. FFM BOARDS WILL CONVENE 14-18 AUG 2006 AND 28-31 AUG 2006. C. PER REF B, MARINES SELECTED BY THE FFM BOARD MAY NOT EXECUTE REENLISTMENT UNTIL 1 OCT 2006. EXECUTION OF FY07 REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2006 WILL BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS. MARINES NOT SELECTED FOR REENLISTMENT IN THEIR PMOS BY THE FFM BOARD MAY RESUBMIT FOR LATERAL MOVE AS SOON AS THEIR PMOS IS 100% EXECUTED OR 1 DEC 2006, WHICHEVER IS SOONER. 3. THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED FFMS: 0613, 0842, 1316, 4612, 5942/5948, 6072, 6073, 6152, 6282, 6313, 6322, 6466, AND 7382. REQUESTS FOR MOS'S THAT ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED FFMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED. THOSE REQUESTS APPROVED FOR REENLISTMENT MAY NOT EXECUTE BEFORE 1 OCT 2006. 4. MMEA ENCOURAGES ALL FY07 FTAP MARINES TO REQUEST REENLISTMENT EARLY TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR A BOATSPACE IN THEIR PMOS. 5. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING FY07 ENLISTED RETENTION WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.