33d Enlisted Retention Task Force (ERTF) Conference

1. THE 33D ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF) CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 21 SEP 05. THIS MARADMIN REVIEWS TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
 A. FY05/FY06 RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 21 SEP 05, 103.2% OF THE FY05 
FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) WAS EXECUTED OUT OF AN AGGREGATE 
REENLISTMENT GOAL OF 5,950. MOS MATCH WAS AT 96.0%. 176 MOS' WERE CLOSED AND 14 MOS' REMAINED OPEN. 135.8.0% OF THE SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) HAD BEEN EXECUTED OUT OF THE FY05 GOAL OF 5,079. MOS MATCH WAS 71.3%.
 B. FAST FILLING MOS BOARDS WERE HELD ON THE 2D AND 4TH WEEK OF AUG 05; 37 MOS' BOARDED AND EXTREMELY KEEN COMPETITION.
 C. YEAR ROUND LATMOVE MOS' WERE ANNOUNCED VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION 
SYSTEM (TFRS) #986: 0211, 0231, 0241, 0321, 0689, 2336, 2671, 2821, 2834, 3044, 4133, 4429, 5821, 6176, (MV-22: USED TO BE 6276), 6326, AND 8421.
 D. FY06 SRB MESSAGE, MARADMIN 404/05 WAS PUBLISHED 31 AUG 05. THERE 
WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ZONE A CAP TO $40K AND ZONE B/C TO $45K. THERE ARE A GREATER NUMBER OF MOS' RECEIVING A BONUS THIS YEAR WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SRB CLOSING EARLY.
 E. CROSS FY EXTENSIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA TFRS. TFRS PROVIDES THE ABILITY OF KEEPING ALL INFORMED.
 F. PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT PROGRAM RELMS CAN BE SUBMITTED 1 DEC 05 OR ALL MOS'.
 G. THE FY06 FTAP/STAP MISSIONING MARADMINS ARE CURRENTLY BEING STAFFED AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO 30 SEP 05.
 H. THE FY06 SCHOOL SEAT INCENTIVE MARADMIN WAS PUBLISHED ON 20 SEP 05. THE G-3 AT THE MSCs IS THE POC FOR SCHOOL SEAT ASSIGNMENTS.
 I. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) INFORMATION:
 (1) RESERVE DEMOB MARADMIN W/CHANGE 1 PUBLISHED 22 SEP 05. OUTLINES PROCESS IN GREATER DETAIL AND EXTENDS SUBMISSION WINDOW TO 90 DAYS VICE 30 DAYS.
 (2) CRS MCI STUDY UNITS 1-4 ARE COMPLETE. MCI REQUIRES REVISION WITH A TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION IN DEC 05.
 (3) CRS OF THE YEAR BOARD HELD 26 AUG 05. EXTREMELY KEEN COMPETITION. SSGT SPANGENBER, 3D BN, 1ST MARINES WAS SELECTED AS CRS OF THE YEAR. SSGT GOMEZ, 3D MAW, WAS THE RUNNER-UP.
 (4) RETENTION ASSIST VISITS (RAV'S): THE FY06 COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE WAS BRIEFED DURING THE CONFERENCE. PER REF B, THE FINAL SCHEDULE WAS PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN 356/05.
 J. CRS' QUESTIONS/CONCERNS:
QUESTION: IS THERE CURRENTLY A PLAN FOR CRS NCOIC TRAINING? WILL IT BE 
CONDUCTED MONTHLY/QUARTERLY?
ANSWER: THE CRS ADVANCED COURSE IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE.
IN THE INTERIM, CONSIDERATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE CRS SCHOOL HOUSE TO PROVIDE MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS (MTT) FOR THE INITIAL CRS NCOIC TRAINING. A SPECIFIC TIMELINE HAS NOT BEEN SET.
QUESTION: WILL CONSIDERATION BE MADE TO EXTEND THE FY 06 
SRBP BEYOND 31 DEC 05?
ANSWER: CONSIDERATION WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE FTAP GOAL ATTAINED, MOS MATCH, AND SRBP FUNDS REMAINING AT THAT TIME.
3. THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE 7 DEC 05 AT 1530 EST.
4. A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 34TH ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE ON THE MMEA-6 WEBSITE, AND WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE TFRS FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES TO ACCESS.
5. CRS' SUBMIT TOPICS BY 16 NOV 05 TO CAPT ANGELINI, CAPT CAZE, OR GYSGT YON TO ALLOW PROPER STAFFING.