FY07 Enlisted Retention Guidelines

1. THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR THE FY07 FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) AND FY07
SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP).
2. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE ESTABLISHED:
2.A. BOATSPACE:  AN AVAILABLE REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITY SPECIFIED BY
MOS.
2.B. OPEN MOS:  AN MOS IN WHICH REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
(BOATSPACES) EXIST.
2.C. CLOSED MOS:  AN MOS IN WHICH NO REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
(BOATSPACES) REMAIN.
2.D. FTAP MARINE:  A MARINE ON THEIR INITIAL CONTRACT OF ENLISTMENT
WHO MUST COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) OF EAS.
FY07 FTAP MARINES HAVE AN EAS BETWEEN 1 OCT 06 AND 30 SEPT 07.
2.E. SUBMISSION PERIOD:  PERIOD OF TIME WHEREBY REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED FOR FTAP MARINES, INCLUDING
THOSE MOS' DESIGNATED AS FAST FILLING.
2.F. FAST FILLING MOS (FFM):  AN MOS THAT RECEIVES MORE FIRST TERM
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS THAN BOATSPACES AVAILABLE DURING THE
DESIGNATED FFM SUBMISSION PERIOD.
2.G. FFM BOARD:  A SELECTION BOARD OF CMC (M&RA) OFFICERS AND SNCOS
CHARGED WITH EXECUTING THE FORMAL PROCESS OF CONSIDERING AND
SELECTING MARINES TO REENLIST IN FFMS.
2.H. PREP WEEK:  WEEK ENDING AFTER THE SUBMISSION PERIOD WHERE
PACKAGES ARE PREPARED FOR THE BOARD.
2.I. BOARD WEEK:  WEEK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PREP WEEK WHEN FFM
BOARDS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND FINAL ADJUDICATION OF PENDING FFM
PACKAGES WILL BE RENDERED AND DECISIONS PUBLISHED.
2.J. STAP MARINE:  A MARINE IN THE RANK OF SERGEANT, STAFF SERGEANT,
OR GUNNERY SERGEANT WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY REENLISTED AND HAS TAKEN AN
FTAP BOATSPACE. STAP MARINES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPETE FOR A
BOATSPACE. CAREER MARINES WHO REENLIST BETWEEN 1 OCT 06 AND 30 SEPT
07 WILL BE COUNTED TOWARD THE FY07 STAP GOAL.
3. FY07 FTAP BOATSPACES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO FY07 FTAP MARINES.
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FROM MARINES WITH EAS' IN OUT-FISCAL YEARS
WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
4. CMC (MMEA) RETAINS FINAL AUTHORITY TO APPROVE/DISAPPROVE ALL
REENLISTMENT REQUESTS.
5. ALL FTAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES WILL INCLUDE A NO LATER THAN
(NLT) DATE ALLOWING 10 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT. IN THE EVENT
REENLISTMENT IS NOT EXECUTED BEFORE THE NLT DATE, THE REENLISTMENT
AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED VOID. IN THE EVENT
AN EXTENSION OF A NLT DATE IS NECESSARY, CMC (MMEA-6) WILL CONSIDER
REQUESTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
6. COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND FY07 FTAP MARINES WITH AN EAS
BETWEEN 1 OCT 06 AND 31 DEC 06, WHO HAVE SUBMITTED REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS OR INTEND TO SUBMIT LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS, NOT TO EXCEED 28
FEB 07. THIS PERMITS FTAP MARINES TIME TO AWAIT CMC RESPONSE TO
THEIR REQUESTS.
7. FTAP SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
7.A. PER REF A, ALL FTAP MARINES MUST COMPETE FOR A BOATSPACE
DURING THEIR FISCAL YEAR OF EAS.
7.B. FY07 FIRST TERM MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN THEIR
PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS
BEGINNING 0001, 1 JUL 06 EASTERN STANDARD TIME. REQUESTS SUBMITTED
PRIOR TO 1 JUL 06 WILL BE RETURNED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN.
7.C. CMC (MMEA-6) WILL RELEASE RESPONSES TO FY07 REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS BEGINNING IN AUG 06. FY07 FTAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES MAY
BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 06. EXECUTION OF FY07 REENLISTMENT
AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 06 IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED
ERRONEOUS.
7.D. 24 MONTH REQUESTS FOR REENLISTMENT FOR FTAP MARINES ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED UNLESS THE MARINE IS GRANTED BY CMC (MMEA-6), A CONTRACT
FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION (FFO).
8. REQUESTS FOR FTAP REENLISTMENTS IN FAST FILLING MOS' (FFM):
8.A. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR FFM'S WILL BE 1 JUL - 1 AUG 06.
MARINES IN FFM'S ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE; ALL REQUESTS SUBMITTED DURING THIS PERIOD WILL RECEIVE
EQUAL CONSIDERATION ON FFM BOARDS.
8.B. MARINES REQUESTING A LATERAL MOVE TO ANOTHER MOS WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED ON FFM BOARDS. 
8.C. FFM BOARDS WILL SELECT A REASONABLE NUMBER OF ALTERNATES FOR
EACH MOS IN THE EVENT MARINES ON THE PRIMARY LIST DECLINE
REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY. ALTERNATES WILL BE HELD IN THE FY07 AWAITING
BOATSPACE BOX UNTIL A BOATSPACE OPENS OR UNTIL THE MOS CLOSES.
8.D. CMC (MMEA) WILL PREPARE AND HOLD BOARDS FOR THE DESIGNATED
FFM'S DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. MARINES SELECTED ON FFM BOARDS
WILL RECEIVE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY FOR EXECUTION ON OR AFTER 1 OCT
06. THE EXECUTION OF FY07 REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 06
IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS.
8.E. BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA, THE FOLLOWING 38 MOS' ARE LIKELY TO
BE FFM'S FOR FY06: 0121, 0161, 0613, 0842, 1316, 3112, 4421, 4612,
5942/5948, 5952, 5953, 5954, 5962/5974, 5963/5979, 6046, 6048, 6062,
6072, 6073, 6122, 6152, 6172, 6256, 6282, 6286, 6287, 6313, 6322,
6412, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6466, 6483, 6492, 6694, 7372, AND 7382.
8.F. ALL REQUESTS FOR MOS' THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED FFM'S WILL BE
PROCESSED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED.
9. REQUESTS FOR FTAP LATERAL MOVES:
9.A. PER REF C, MARINES REQUESTING LATERAL MOVES MAY BEGIN
SUBMITTING REQUESTS ON 1 DEC 06. 
9.B. MARINES IN CLOSED MOS' MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR LATERAL MOVES AND
CAN SUBMIT FOR LATERAL MOVE AS SOON AS THE MOS CLOSES. ALL REQUESTS
FOR LATERAL MOVES OUT OF OPEN MOS' WILL REQUIRE AN ENDORSEMENT FROM
THE MARINE'S COMMANDING GENERAL. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES OUT OF
OPEN MOS' WHICH ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY A COMMANDING GENERAL'S
ENDORSEMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
9.C. CMC (MMEA) WILL WAIVE THE OPEN STATUS OF A MOS FOR MARINES WHO
REQUEST LATERAL MOVE INTO THE FOLLOWING MOS' 0211, 0231, 0241, 0261,
0321, 0689, 2336, 2671, 2821/23, 2834, 3044, 4133, 4429, 6116, 6156,
6176, 6276, OR 6326. ADDITIONALLY, LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS FOR THESE
MOS' WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING 1 JUL 06.  IF APPROVED, THESE
LATERAL MOVES MAY BE EXECUTED ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 06.
9.D. LATERAL MOVE AUTHORITY FOR ALL OTHER MOS' MAY BE EXECUTED ON OR
AFTER 1 DEC 06.
9.E. PER REF C, LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE THREE MOS CHOICES
FOR WHICH THE MARINE IS QUALIFIED. EACH LATERAL MOVE MOS CHOICE MUST
BE AN OPEN MOS.
9.F. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO CLOSED MOS' WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
9.G. FOR MOS' THAT REQUIRE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL SEATS AND APPN
DATA FOR APPROVED LATERAL MOVES ARE ISSUED ONCE THE MARINE HAS
REENLISTED FOR THE APPROVED LATERAL MOVE. MARINES WHO LATMOVE INTO
MOS' THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE PCS/PCA ORDERS AS
APPROPRIATE FOR OJT.
9.H. REQUESTS FOR LATERAL MOVES INTO MOS 4429 OR ANY MOS IN OCC
FIELD 26XX WILL REQUIRE A 60-MONTH CONTRACT DUE TO THE LENGTH OF
SCHOOL(S) REQUIRED. 
10. QUALITY REENLISTMENT PROGRAM (QRP):
10.A. THE QRP PERMITS HQMC TO AUTHORIZE BOATSPACES FOR FTAP MARINES
IN CLOSED MOS' UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
10.A.1. MUST HAVE THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR A QRP
BOATSPACE.
10.A.2. MUST BE A CORPORAL OR SERGEANT.
10.A.3. PRO/CONS MUST AVERAGE 4.5/4.5 IN SERVICE.
10.A.4. 1ST CLASS PFT.
10.A.5. NO HISTORY OF ASSIGNMENT TO WEIGHT CONTROL/BODY COMPOSITION
PROGRAM.
10.A.6. NO NJP, COURTS MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN CONVICTIONS. 
10.B. QRP BOATSPACES ARE INTENDED FOR FTAP MARINES IN CLOSED MOS'
WITH EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE RECORDS WHO WISH TO REMAIN IN THEIR
PMOS RATHER THAN LATERALLY MOVE.
10.C. QRP BOATSPACES MAY NOT EXCEED 105% IN ANY MOS OR MORE THAN ONE
BOATSPACE PER MOS IN CASES WHERE ONE BOATSPACE EQUALS MORE THAN 105%
UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY CMC (MMEA).
10.D. ONLY 150 TOTAL FTAP QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE EXECUTED IN FY07.
10.E. TO SELECT MARINES COMPETING FOR QRP BOATSPACES, A MONTHLY QRP
BOARD WILL NORMALLY BE HELD BY CMC (MMEA) DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF
EACH MONTH. 15 QRP BOATSPACES WILL BE AUTHORIZED EACH MONTH
BEGINNING IN NOV 06. QRP APPLICANTS WILL COMPETE WITHIN THEIR MOS.
BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE OFFICERS AND STAFF NONCOMMISIONED OFFICERS
FROM CMC (MMEA).
10.F. QRP REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMEA-6) NLT THE
LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH. COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT RELEVANT PAPER WORK
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND SPECIAL
QUALIFICATIONS.
10.G. QRP REQUESTS MUST BE FOR 48 MONTHS ONLY. 
10.H. QRP REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MOS' THAT HAVE REACHED
105%.
10.I. MARINES NOT SELECTED BY A PARTICULAR QRP BOARD MAY RESUBMIT
DURING SUBSEQUENT MONTHS IF THEY DESIRE.
10.J. WAIVERS FOR THE ABOVE PREREQUISITES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
11. COMMANDING GENERAL (CG) AUTHORITY FOR REENLISTMENT:
11.A. BEGINNING 15 NOV 06, CG'S MAY LOCALLY REENLIST FY07 FTAP
MARINES UNDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
11.A.1. FIRST TERM MARINES ONLY.
11.A.2. MEETS ALL REENLISTMENT PREREQUISITES. 
11.A.3. REQUIRES NO WAIVER.
11.A.4. REQUIRES NO LATERAL MOVE OR EXTENSION.
11.A.5. HAS NO RECENT ADVERSE OR DEROGATORY MATERIAL.
11.A.6. OPEN MOS' ONLY (NO QRP CANDIDATES).
11.A.7. CG'S MAY REENLIST FIRST TERM MARINES IN ANY OPEN MOS WHERE
NO MORE THAN 90% OF THE BOAT SPACES ARE EXECUTED.
11.A.8. CG'S MAY REENLIST FIRST TERM MARINES FOR 48 MONTHS ONLY.
11.B. UNITS MUST NOTIFY CMC (MMEA-6) VIA TOTAL FORCE RETENTION
SYSTEM (TFRS)/AUTOMATED CAREER RETENTION SYSTEM (ACRS) WITHIN 48
HOURS OF EXECUTING A REENLISTMENT UNDER CG AUTHORITY. NOTIFY CMC
(MMEA-6) BY EMAIL IF TFRS IS INOPERABLE.
12. FTAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES:
12.A. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP). INFO FORTHCOMING
VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. 48 MONTH CONTRACTS ARE REQUIRED FOR
SRB-ELIGIBLE MARINES TO RECEIVE A SRB.
12.B. REENLISTMENT INCENTIVE SCHOOL SEATS. INFO FORTHCOMING VIA
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
12.C. DUTY STATION INCENTIVE.
12.C.1. FIRST TERM MARINES AUTHORIZED REENLISTMENT IN THEIR PMOS MAY
REQUEST DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH REENLISTMENT
REQUESTS. DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE BASED ON:
12.C.1.A. THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS
12.C.1.B. BILLET VACANCIES
12.C.1.C. MARINE PREFERENCE
12.C.2. AN FY07 FIRST TERM MARINE WITH TWO OR MORE YEARS ON STATION
MUST INDICATE THE MCC OF AT LEAST THREE DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENTS ON
THE RELM.
12.C.3. ONE OF THESE CHOICES MUST BE A SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT
(RECRUITING DUTY, DI DUTY, MSG DUTY, SECURITY FORCES DUTY, SOI
DUTY), RETENTION ON STATION, OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MCC'S:
YAA - RETENTION ON STATION
YAB - DEFERRED
YOO - AS DIRECTED
Y01 - FMF OVERSEAS
Y02 - FMF CONUS
Y04 - FMF WEST COAST
Y05 - FMF EAST COAST
121 - 1ST MARDIV
122 - 2D MARDIV
124 - 3D MARDIV
151 - 2D MLG
169 - 1ST MLG
1C2 - 3D MLG
145 - 1ST MAW
142 - 2D MAW
143 - 3D MAW
12.C.4. IN THE EVENT FTAP MARINES HAVE LESS THAN TWO YEARS ON
STATION, THEY SHOULD REQUEST DEFERRAL OF THEIR DUTY STATION
INCENTIVES UNTIL SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THEIR CURRENT TOUR
OF DUTY. REQUESTS FOR ASSIGNMENTS OF DUTY STATION INCENTIVES SHOULD
BE SENT VIA NAVAL MESSAGE TO CMC (MMEA-8).
12.C.5. IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, CMC (MMEA) MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIGN
MARINES TO ONE OF THE MCC'S LISTED AS A DUTY STATION INCENTIVE. IN
THESE CASES, THE MONITOR WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF AVAILABLE MCC'S.
12.C.6. FTAP MARINES GRANTED LATERAL MOVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
REENLISTMENT WILL BE ASSIGNED PER THE NEEDS OF THEIR NEW MOS.
ADDITIONALLY, THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT. 
DUTY STATION ASSIGNMENT CHOICE IS NOT GUARANTEED.
12.C.7. IF A REQUEST IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT DUTY STATION OPTIONS, CMC
(MMEA) WILL ASSIGN A DUTY STATION. IF APPROVED, THE FTAP MARINE WILL
STILL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT BEFORE THE NLT DATE
SPECIFIED. EXTENSIONS TO NLT DATES WILL NOT BE APPROVED SOLELY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF NEGOTIATING DUTY STATION INCENTIVES.
13. NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE (NCS) MARINES. PER REF (D), THE
NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE (NCS) PROGRAM OUTLINES THE PROGRAM'S INTENT
TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE MILITARY ENLISTMENT IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL
SERVICE.
13.A. CRS' MUST IDENTIFY NCS MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN THEIR
POPULATION (THEY WILL HAVE NATIONAL CALL TO SERVICE UNDER PEF CODE
'HD' IN MCTFS). THE NCS MARINES HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO
THEM AS IDENTIFIED IN MARINE CORPS ORDER 1000.14. NCS PARTICIPANTS
WILL REQUIRE GUIDANCE ON THESE CAREER OPTIONS. 
13.B. NCS MARINES DESIRING TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE REQUIRED
TO SUBMIT FOR A 24-MONTH EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT NO EARLIER THAN 90
DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR EAS VIA TFRS/ACRS. NCS MARINES WILL HAVE TO
COMPETE FOR AN FTAP BOATSPACE IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THE NEW EAS. 
13.C. CRS' MUST IDENTIFY THE NCS STATUS IN COMMAND COMMENTS ON THE
TFRS/ACRS REQUEST. EXTENDING NCS MARINES FOR 24 MONTHS VICE
REENLISTING THEM AT THE 2 YEAR MARK WILL PUT THEM ON PAR WITH THEIR
PEERS IN THE FIRST TERM POPULATION WHERE THEY CAN COMPETE ON AN
EQUAL BASIS FOR AN FTAP BOATSPACE. 
13.D. NCS MARINES DESIRING TO FULFILL THE REMAINDER OF THEIR
OBLIGATION IN A RESERVE COMPONENT WILL BE REFERRED TO A TRANSITIONAL
RECRUITER IN ORDER TO EXECUTE A RESERVE CONTRACT. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
TRANSITIONAL RECRUITER WHEN YOU RECEIVE A UNIT DIARY ADVISORY ON NCS
PARTICIPANTS ASSIGNED TO YOUR UNIT.
14. SUBSEQUENT TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (STAP). STAP IS DESIGNED TO FOCUS
ON THE RETENTION OF CAREER MARINES IN THE GRADES OF SERGEANT, STAFF
SERGEANT, AND GUNNERY SERGEANT.
14.A. PER REF A, FY07 CAREER MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT IN
THEIR PMOS MAY SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT UP TO 365 DAYS PRIOR TO EAS.
14.B. ALL STAP REENLISTMENT AUTHORITIES WILL INCLUDE A NO LATER THAN
(NLT) DATE. REENLISTMENT MAY BE EXECUTED ANYTIME BETWEEN RECEIPT OF
THE APPROVED RELM AND THE NLT DATE.
14.C. STAP MARINES WHO SUBMIT REENLISTMENT REQUESTS 9 TO 12 MONTHS
PRIOR TO EAS WILL BE GRANTED 120 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT AUTH.
14.D. STAP MARINES WHO SUBMIT REENLISTMENT REQUESTS LESS THAN 9
MONTHS FROM EAS WILL BE GRANTED 90 DAYS TO EXECUTE REENLISTMENT AUTH.
14.E. IN THE EVENT REENLISTMENT IS NOT EXECUTED BEFORE THE NLT
DATE, THE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE REVOKED AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED VOID.
14.F. IN THE EVENT AN EXTENSION OF A NLT DATE IS NECESSARY, CMC
(MMEA-6) WILL CONSIDER EACH REQUEST ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
15. STAP REENLISTMENT INCENTIVES:
15.A. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM (SRBP). INFO FORTHCOMING
VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE FROM MPP-20. 48 MONTH CONTRACTS ARE
REQUIRED FOR MARINES TO RECEIVE A SRB.
15.B. REENLISTMENT SCHOOL SEAT INCENTIVES INFO FORTHCOMING VIA
SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
16. COMBAT INJURED MARINES REQUESTING RETENTION IN A PERMANENT
LIMITED DUTY (PLD) STATUS REFER TO MARADMIN 228/06.