29th Enlisted Retention Task Force (ERTF) Conference

1. THE 29TH ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF)
CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 30 AUG 04. THIS MARADMIN REVIEWS TOPICS
DISCUSSED AND ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
 A. FY04 RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 10 SEP 04, 100.4% OF THE FIRST
TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) HAS BEEN EXECUTED OUT OF AN AGGREGATE
REENLISTMENT GOAL OF 5,974. MOS MATCH IS AT 97.4%. 178 MOS' ARE
CLOSED AND 27 MOS' REMAIN OPEN. 131.9% OF THE SUBSEQUENT TERM
ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) HAS BEEN EXECUTED OUT OF THE FY04 GOAL OF
5,628. MOS MATCH IS 96.1%.
 B. FY04 CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) OF THE YEAR AWARD: 
PER REF A, THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR BOARD WAS
HELD ON 19 AUG 04. THERE WERE 6 NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE
FLEET. THE CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR IS GYSGT T.P.
BOYLE, OF HQHQRON, MCAS, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. AND THE RUNNER UP IS
SGT A. RAMOS, OF MWCS, MACG 18, 1ST MAW, OKINAWA, JA.
 C. CRS INFORMATION: 
 1. 60-DAY MESSAGE OF BY NAME ASSIGNMENTS FOR SDA BILLETS. 
CRS FORCE HAS ACCESS TO MOL; CONTAINED IN MOL IS A "REPORTS" SCREEN
THAT IDENTIFIES MARINES INBOUND, OUTBOUND, AND PENDING ORDERS. CRS'
MUST USE THIS REPORT FOR THEIR MCC IN ORDER TO TRACK SDA ORDERS AND
ASSIGNMENTS "REAL TIME." SDA MCC CODES ARE: "J9F" RECRUITING
SCHOOL; "J9E/G" DI SCHOOL; "R17" MSG SCHOOL.
 2. THE SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP) CUTOFF
DATE IS 30 SEP 04 PER REF B. RELMS MUST BE SUBMITTED 23 SEP 04 IN
ORDER TO BE PROCESSED BY CMC (MMEA) BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
 3. CHANGES TO THE TIMELINE OF PSEP AND LATMOVE SUBMISSIONS
HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. CMC (MMEA) HAS CONCLUDED THERE WILL BE NO
CHANGES TO THE TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IN ORDER TO KEEP A FAIR AND
BALANCED POLICY. PLEASE REFER TO REF C FOR CURRENT POLICY. 
 4. THE INFORMAL AIRS CHECKLIST HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO THE CRS
NCOICS BY MGYSGT SUMABAT VIA E-MAIL. CONFIRMATION FROM INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS (IGMC) COORDINATOR THAT THE OFFICIAL
UPDATE ON THE IGMC WEBSITE WILL BE PUBLISHED 15 SEP 04. 
 5. THE DISCREPENCIES REGARDING THE ONLINE PRECURSER,
COMMANDING OFFICER ENLISTED CAREER INTERVIEWS GUIDEBOOK HAS BEEN
ADDRESSED. THE ONLINE ISSUE IS CORRECTED. HARD COPIES ARE IN LINE
WITH THE MCO P1040.31J AND ARE BEING PRINTED. HARD COPIES WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED ONCE COMPLETE. 
 D. FY05 INFORMATION UPDATE: A DETAILED FY05 CAMPAIGN PLAN
OUTLINING THE PLAN OF ATTACK FOR THE NEW FY TO BE RELEASED SHORTLY.
THIS CAMPAIGN PLAN WILL ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION RELEASING THE
FUTURE SRBP/MISSIONING MARADMIN EARLIER. MISSIONING AND BONUS
INFORMATION FOR FY05 WILL BE RELEASED IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN A
SEPARATE MARADMIN. QRP BOARDS WILL BEGIN ON 8 NOV 04, TO RETAIN THE
BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST. FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE ON QRP BOARDS, REFER
TO MARADMIN 245/04. 
 E. RETENTION ASSIST VISITS (RAV'S): THE FY05 COMMAND VISIT
SCHEDULE WAS BRIEFED DURING THE CONFERENCE. PER REF D, THE FINAL
SCHEDULE WAS PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN 354/04. 
3. THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE 16 DEC 04 AT 1530.
4. A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 30TH ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE FORWARDED
TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5. CRS' SUBMIT TOPICS BY 9 DEC 04 TO CAPT ANGELINI; THIS WILL ALLOW
PROPER STAFFING AND PREPATORY TIME.