FY03 Marine Corps Online Exit Survey

1. DURING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, MARINES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN 
SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE SURVEY EFFORTS. THE DOD-WIDE EXIT SURVEY, AS 
WELL AS BOTH THE MARINE CORPS EXIT AND RETENTION SURVEY, HAVE 
PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THE ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF 
MARINES, GIVING SENIOR LEADERS BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS 
IMPORTANT TO MARINES AND HOW CAREER DECISIONS ARE MADE. 
2. TO BUILD UPON THE SUCCESS OF THESE EFFORTS, THE FY03 MARINE 
CORPS EXIT SURVEY (MCES) WILL BE CONDUCTED ON-LINE BEGINNING 
7 MAY 03. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL MARINES VOLUNTARILY 
SEPARATING DURING THIS PERIOD COMPLETE AN EXIT SURVEY BEFORE 
DETACHING.
3. THE ONLINE SURVEY CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.DRC-INSTANTACCESS.COM/MCES/ OR FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE EXIT SURVEY
FROM THE MANPOWER HOMEPAGE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. THE SURVEY IS
EASY TO USE AND SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.
UPON COMPLETION MARINES WILL PRINT THE LAST PAGE OF THE SURVEY
CONTAINING A DATE-TIME STAMP AND PRESENT THAT AT THEIR EXIT 
INTERVIEW. 
4. COMPREHENSIVE, HONEST SURVEY PARTICIPATION BY ALL MARINES IS 
ESSENTIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATIONS OF OUR MARINES 
AND TO INFLUENCE RETENTION SUCCESS. 
5. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. CANCELLATION DATE: 25 NOV 03.