34th Enlisted Retention Task Force (ERTF) Conference

1. THE 34TH ENLISTED RETENTION TASK FORCE (ERTF) 
CONFERENCE WAS HELD ON 07 DEC 05. THIS MARADMIN REVIEWS TOPICS 
DISCUSSED AND ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR THE NEXT CONFERENCE.
2. TOPICS DISCUSSED:
 A. FY05/FY06 RETENTION UPDATE: AS OF 07 DEC 05, 62.8% OF THE FY06 
FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) WAS EXECUTED OUT OF AN AGGREGATE 
REENLISTMENT GOAL OF 5,887. MOS MATCH WAS AT 99.5%. AS OF 07 DEC 05, 
27.9% OF THE SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP) HAD BEEN EXECUTED 
OUT OF THE FY06 GOAL OF 6,250. MOS MATCH WAS 99.5%.
 B. MMEA-6 BEGAN APPROVING LATERAL MOVES ON 1 DEC 05. 
 C. MMEA-6 ALSO BEGAN ACCEPTING PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT PROGRAM 
(PSEP) RELMS ON 1 DEC 05. IN FY04, 303 PSEP MARINES REAUGMENTED TO THE 
ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINE CORPS. IN FY05, THE NUMBER OF PSEP MARINES 
REAUGMENTING INCREASED TO 636. MMEA-6 ANTICIPATES AS MANY PSEP RELMS IN 
FY06 AS IN FY05. MARINES TRANSITIONING TO THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY AFTER 
HONORABLE AND FAITHFUL SERVICE NEED TO BE BRIEFED BY CRS' ON THE 
OPPORTUNITIES TO REAUGMENT AT A LATER DATE SHOULD THEY DESIRE. 
FURTHERMORE, CRS' SHOULD REMIND MARINES CONSIDERING DEPARTURE FROM THE 
MARINE CORPS THAT CAREER DECISIONS SHOULD NOT BE BASED OFF OF CURRENT 
OPERATIONAL TEMPO FACTORS; THERE ARE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINES 
RETURNING FROM COMBAT DUTY TO GET A BREAK FROM THE DEPLOYMENT CYCLE AND 
ENLISTED MONITORS ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH THEM.
 D. PER MARADMIN 404/05 (FY05 SRB PROGRAM), THE SRB MULTIPLES WERE 
SCHEDULED TO END ON 31 DEC 05. HOWEVER, MARADMIN 588/05 RECENTLY 
EXTENDED FY06 SRBP UNTIL 31 MAR 06. AS OF 30 NOV 05, $47.4 MILLION IN 
SRB PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED FROM AN OVERALL SRB BUDGET OF $73.6 
MILLION. THIS COMPARES TO $24 MILLION IN SRB PAYMENTS IN NOV 04 AT THIS 
SAME POINT IN THE FY. 
 E. MARADMIN 476/05 (FTAP MISSION) AND 477/05 (STAP MISSION) WERE 
RELEASED ON 14 OCT 05; MPP-20 INTENDS TO SCHEDULE A "MCC" REVIEW IN 
ORDER TO REALIGN THE MCC'S UNDER THEIR PROPER REPORTING STRUCTURE SINCE 
REGIONALIZATION HAS TAKEN ITS EFFECT (E.G., MCI EAST AND WEST).
 F. MPP-20 RELEASED MARADMIN 599/05, FY06 BROKEN SERVICE SELECTIVE 
REENLISTMENT BONUS (BSSRB), ON 15 DEC 05. MARINES WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO 
REENLIST SHOULD BE BRIEFED BY THEIR COMMANDS ON THE BSSRB PRIOR TO 
THEIR EAS.
 G. A SECOND UPDATE TO MARADMIN 242/05 (RESERVE DEMOBILIZATION) WAS 
RELEASED IOT CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR SNCO'S REQUESTING AUGMENTATION 
WHILE IN A MOBILIZED STATUS. DETAILS ARE AMPLIFIED IN MARADMIN 597/05.
 H. CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST (CRS) INFORMATION:
 (1) CRS MCI STUDY UNITS 1-4 ARE COMPLETE AND HAVE BEEN VALIDATED 
BY MCI. CURRENTLY, 500 COPIES ARE PENDING PRINT. 
 (2) CRS' ARE REMINDED THAT ONLY HQMC (MM) CAN EXTEND MARINES 
BEYOND ECFC'S-NOT LOCAL COMMANDS. REQUESTS TO EXTEND SGTS AND BELOW 
BEYOND ECFCS ARE PROCESSED VIA TFRS AND SUBMITTED TO MMEA FOR ADJUDICATION 
IN ORDER TO PROCESS SEPS PAY REQUESTS. REQUESTS TO EXTEND SNCO'S BEYOND 
ECFC'S ARE SUBMITTED VIA AA FORM AND PROCESSED VIA SARSS THROUGH MMSR. 
ALL EXTENSIONS BEYOND ECFCS REQUIRE CG ENDORSEMENTS. 
3. CRS QUESTION/COMMENT:
 A. WILL THERE BE A REVIEW OF THE FY06 MISSIONING AS A RESULT OF THE 
REGIONIZATION? ANSWER (MMEA-6): MPP-20 WILL REVIEW THE MISSIONING AFTER 
THE END OF FIRST QUARTER FY06 AND SCHEDULE A WORKING GROUP IN ORDER TO MAP 
"MCC'S" TO THEIR PROPER REPORTING CHAIN. 
 B. OPTION 3 ON THE SRB PRE-COMP SCREEN IN 3270, IS NOW WORKING AND 
CAN BE USED TO PROPERLY COMPUTE MAX SRB PAYMENTS. THE APPROPRIATE YEARS 
AND MONTHS MUST BE USED. 
4. THE NEXT ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE 29 MAR 06 AT 1530 EST.
5. A DETAILED AGENDA FOR THE 35TH ERTF CONFERENCE WILL BE POSTED IN TFRS 
FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES TO ACCESS.
6. CRS' SUBMIT TOPICS BY 17 MAR 06 TO CAPT ANGELINI, CAPT CAZE, OR GYSGT 
YON VIA EMAIL IN ORDER TO ALLOW PROPER STAFFING PRIOR TO CONVENING OF 
THE ERTF.