FY04 First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) Fast Filling MOS Update
This MARADMIN updates the list of Fast Filling MOSs (FFMs) for FY04 First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) processing. It identifies 15 MOSs that have received more reenlistment requests than available boat spaces and will require selection boards, extends the submission deadline for these FFMs to 17 August 2003, and removes 38 MOSs from the original FFM list that did not exceed available spaces.
Issued: August 8, 2003
1. PER REFERENCES A AND B, THE CMC (MMEA) WILL HOLD SELECTION BOARDS FOR FY04 FIRST TERM MARINES IN DESIGNATED FAST FILLING MOS'S (FFM'S) IN ORDER TO ENSURE QUALITY REENLISTMENTS AND FAIR HANDLING OF ALL CASES. AS OF 1 AUGUST 2003, THE CMC (MMEA-6) HAS RECEIVED OVER 2,500 FY04 FIRST TERM REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR MARINES IN FFM'S. REF B LISTED THOSE MOS'S THAT WERE MOST LIKELY TO BE FFM'S. LISTING THE LIKELY FFM'S ALLOWED COMMANDS TO CANVASS THEIR FIRST TERM POPULATIONS AND ENSURE MARINES IN THOSE MOS'S SUBMITTED REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DURING THE DESIGNATED SUBMISSION PERIOD TO ALLOW THEM THE CHANCE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN FFM BOARD. SOME MOS'S NOT ON THE ORIGINAL LIST IN REF B HAVE HAD MORE REENLISTMENT REQUESTS SUBMITTED THAN THERE ARE BOATSPACES AVAILABLE. THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE CONSIDERED FFM'S: 0161, 2621, 6253, 4611, 4612, 6042, 6132, 6227, 6316, 6323, 6386, 6464, 6484, 6694, AND 7382. THE CMC (MMEA-6) WILL ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF FURTHER REENLISTMENT REQUESTS IN THESE MOS'S BEFORE THEY ARE BROUGHT BEFORE AN FFM BOARD. 2. THE NEW FFM'S WILL BE PROCESSED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: A. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR SUBMITTING REENLISTMENT REQUESTS IN THE ABOVE LISTED FFM'S HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 17 AUGUST 2003. B. PREP WEEK FOR THE ABOVE LISTED FFM'S WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE CMC (MMEA) THE WEEK OF 18-24 AUGUST. C. FFM BOARDS FOR THE ABOVE LISTED FFM'S WILL BE CONDUCTED THE WEEK OF 25-29 AUGUST. D. PER REF B, MARINES SELECTED ON FFM BOARDS WILL RECEIVE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY FOR EXECUTION ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2003. EXECUTION OF FY04 REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2003 IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED ERRONEOUS. 3. SOME MOS'S LISTED IN REF B AS PROJECTED FFM'S DID NOT RECEIVE MORE REENLISTMENT REQUESTS THAN THERE WERE AVAILABLE BOATSPACES. THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED FFM'S: 0241, 0261, 1161, 1171,1316, 2146, 2161, 2631, 2823, 2834, 2887, 3381, 3451, 3531, 3533,4067, 4429, 4671, 5811, 6046, 6074, 6152, 6154, 6217, 6242, 6276, 6282, 6286, 6313, 6317, 6336, 6337, 6467, 6483, AND 6493. 4. ALL REQUESTS FOR MOS'S THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED FFM'S WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED. THOSE MARINES REQUESTING REENLISTMENT PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2003 WILL RECEIVE REENLISTMENT AUTHORITY BY 1 OCT 2003 FOR EXECUTION ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 2003. 5. COMMANDERS AND CRS'S SHOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ALL FY04 FIRST TERM MARINES IN ALL MOS'S TO SUBMIT FOR REENLISTMENT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVAIL THEMSELVES THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR A BOATSPACE IN THEIR MOS. MARINES NOT SELECTED FOR REENLISTMENT IN THEIR PMOS BY AN FFM BOARD MAY RESUBMIT FOR LATERAL MOVE BEGINNING 1 DECEMBER 2003. 6. ALL OTHER GUIDANCE REGARDING FY04 ENLISTED RETENTION WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. 7. POINT OF CONTACT IS MAJ CUCCIO @ DSN 278-9236 OR COML (703) 784-9236.