FY05 Marine Corps Online Exit Survey
This MARADMIN announces the FY05 Marine Corps Exit Survey (MCES), an online survey to be completed by all Marines voluntarily separating between January 1, 2005 and September 30, 2005. The survey is designed to gather insights into Marine attitudes, perceptions, and career decisions to help senior leadership improve retention efforts.
Issued: December 14, 2004
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 FIRST TERM EAS 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 FY05 MARINE CORPS EXIT SURVEY (MCES) WILL BE CONDUCTED ON-LINE BEGINNING 01 JAN 05. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL MARINES VOLUNTARILY SEPARATING BEFORE 30 SEP 05 COMPLETE AN EXIT SURVEY BEFORE DETACHING. 3. THE SURVEY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NORMAL GARRISON CHECKOUT PROCESS. THIS INSTRUMENT IS TO PROVIDE NO ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN FOR THOSE MARINES CURRENTLY DEPLOYED. 4. THE ONLINE SURVEY CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP:WWW.TOTALSURVEY.NET/MARINES/MAR01.HTM 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 MUST PRINT THE LAST PAGE OF THE SURVEY CONTAINING A DATE-TIME STAMP AND PRESENT THAT TO THERE COMMANDING OFFICER AT THEIR EXIT INTERVIEW. 5. COMPREHENSIVE, HONEST SURVEY PARTICIPATION BY ALL MARINES IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATIONS OF OUR MARINES AND TO INFLUENCE RETENTION SUCCESS. 6. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 7. CANCELLATION DATE: 30 SEP 05.