Enlisted Career Force Controls ECFC Purpose of Lesson

Enlisted Career Force Controls ECFC

Purpose of Lesson • Give an overview of the Marine Corps Enlisted Career Force Controls (ECFC)

References • MCO, Reenlistment Career Planning Manual • MCO, Marine Corps Personnel Assignment Policy • MCO, Marine Corps Promotion Manual, Enlisted Promotions • MCO, Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual • MCO, Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) Manual

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Why ECFC exist • We have the right Marines in the right billets • Each Marine has the Necessary experience to get the job done • Each Marine has a reasonable chance to be promoted based on their own performance

ETHOS (Expeditionary Force) • Maintain mental and physical demands • Affects the way we train, recruit, equip, and provide for our Marines

Ethos Sustainment • Maintain competitive spirit • WIN our nations Battles

Types of Controls • Reenlistment • Service Limitations

Reenlistment • Not Recommended for Reenlistment-out of around 27, 000 Marines only 6, 000 enter the career force program- is when a Marine enters their 2 nd contract they are considered to be in the career force program • Boat Spaces-there are only around 4, 500 boat spaces set aside per year. They are controlled by the first term alignment program (FTAP).

Service Limitations • You don’t have to worry about boat spaces any longer. • Continuation in the service depends on their timely promotion to the next higher rank. • Limits of Service – – – – Cpl 8 Sgt 13 SSgt Gy. Sgt 1 st. Sgt/MSgt MGy. Sgt/Sgt. Maj Age 55 20 22 27 30

Promotions • • Meritorious Promotions PFC & LCPL – Compete against USMC standards ONLY • Cpl & Sgt – Against peers via Composite (cutting) score – Undisputed facts…

Meritorious Promotion • Can be promoted up to the rank of Gy. Sgt • Commandant decides how many Marines can be promoted meritoriously for each rank • Commandant also divides up the promotions to each command.

Cutting Score • Selected for LCpl’s and Cpl’s for their MOS cutting score • If the composite score is greater or equal to the cutting score for your MOS and you are eligible then you will be selected for promotion • HQMC determines how many openings there anticipated in each MOS for CPL and Sgt for the upcoming three month quota

What can affect Cutting Scores? • The number of Marines in an MOS who choose to get out or are forced out • The number of Marines in an MOS who are promoted out of the rank of either CPL or SGT • Marine Corps plans to increase or cut back the size of a particular MOS.

Composite Scores • Rifle Score • PFT • Average Pro’s & Con’s • Time in Grade • Time in Service • DI/Recruiter/MSG bonus • MCI/Extension School • College/CLEP • Command Recruiting Bonus

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Promotion to SSGT and Above… • Fitness reports: – Eligibility Requirements-HQMC decides what marines are eligible for promotion – Promotion Boards- 18 SNCO from different commands are selected and they go through each MOS and decide who gets promoted – Marines not Selected- If not selected the first time you have a 2 nd chance to be seen by a promotion board – Level of Playing Field- To try and promote all Marines at the same time of service but MOS needs are difficult each time which makes it tough for promotion

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