R 051312Z DEC 24 MARADMIN 585/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN// REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/MM/20100908// AMPN/REF (A) IS MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.// POC/M. A. MARKHAM/COL/MMEA/TEL: 703-784-9216/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/E. B. KOSELAK/LTCOL/MMEA-1/TEL: 703-432-9124/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/B. P. LODGE/MGYSGT/MMEA-1/TEL: 703-432-9125/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  Stay Marine and continue our legacy. This MARADMIN announces the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Enlisted Retention Campaign and outlines corresponding timelines and guidance in accordance with the reference. 2.  Situation.  The FY26 Enlisted Retention Campaign begins 1 January 2025.  Marines with an End of Current Contract (ECC) between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026 (the FY26 Retention Cohort) can utilize the following avenues to execute a reenlistment during this campaign: Commandant’s Retention Program (CRP); standard reenlistments; lateral moves (LATMOVs); Commanding General’s Retention Program (CGRP); and Direct Affiliation Program (DAP). 3.  Submission Timeline.  Marines can begin submitting for reenlistment on the following dates: Commandant’s Retention Program (CRP) – 1 January 2025 LATMOV (First Term only, targeted MOSs) – 1 January 2025 (see para. 7) Special Duty Assignment (SDA) / Orders – 1 January 2025 (see para. 5) First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) / All FTAP LATMOVs –  1 April 2025 Subsequent Term Alignment Plan (STAP) / All STAP LATMOVs – 1 June 2025 Senior Enlisted Alignment Plan (SEAP) – 1 June 2025 4.  CRP.  The CRP offers our most highly qualified FTAP Marines in each PMOS a streamlined pathway to retention. 4.a.  The CRP will select up to 20 percent of a Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) population based on historical retention performance and needs of the Service. Selectees will be chosen based on their Junior Enlisted Performance Evaluation System retention scores. 4.b.  Selectees will be announced via MARADMIN before 1 January 2025. 4.c.  Selectees will be granted an Enhanced Duty Station Incentive, subject to availability, that allows them to select an assignment to a Monitored Command Code (MCC) ahead of their peers. 4.d.  There is no deadline for CRP.  Selectees can accept reenlistment up until their ECC, so long as boatspaces are still available.  Additional instructions will be published via separate correspondence. 5.  SDA / Orders 5.a.  All FTAP and STAP Marines volunteering for SDA or selected on the Headquarters Marine Corps Special Duty Assignments Screening Team (HSST) may submit for reenlistment on 1 January 2025. 5.b.  All Marines obligating service for orders with a detach date prior to 31 December 2025 or stabilized for deployment may submit for reenlistment starting on 1 January 2025.  6.  Careerists 6.a.  STAP Marines with an ECC between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026 that are selected for E-6 through E-8 are afforded a streamlined submission process.  Additional guidelines will be released via TFRS. 6.b.  STAP Marines with an ECC between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026 who executed a cross-FY extension are afforded a streamlined submission process for reenlistment.  The reenlistment must take place before the extension goes into effect, or before the Marine’s original ECC.  Additional guidelines will be released via TFRS. 6.c.  STAP Marines may list their geolocation preferences when submitting for reenlistment.  Assignments will be issued based on billet vacancies, needs of the Service, Marine preference, and opportunities to maximize individual potential.  Additional guidelines will be released via TFRS. 7.  LATMOV 7.a.  All FTAP Marines, whether selected for CRP or not, may apply for LATMOV into the following PMOSs beginning 1 January 2025: 0211; 0321; 0372; 1751; 2336; 3044; 4133; 5821; and 7316. 7.b.  LATMOVs for all PMOSs not offered in January 2025 will open to the FTAP and STAP populations at the start of their respective submission periods and stay open for the entirety of FY26 as conditions warrant.  Marines are strongly encouraged to submit for LATMOV as their PMOSs close upon reaching boatspace caps. 8.  CGRP.  CGRP is designed to give Commanding Generals a venue to reenlist deserving FTAP and STAP Marines beyond established boatspace caps.  CGRP will open on a PMOS-specific basis as boatspace caps are reached.  Career planners will be informed via TFRS as to which PMOSs are open and subsequently closed to CGRP. 9.  DAP.  DAP affords qualified Active Component (AC) Marines the opportunity to seamlessly transition to the Reserve Component (RC) via direct affiliation with either a Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) unit or Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) detachment following their Expiration of Active Service (EAS) with no break in service.  DAP is open for submission year-round, with applicants basing their submission timelines on EAS. 9.a.  Officers may submit a DAP application no earlier than (NET) 365 days prior to EAS and NLT 60 calendar days from EAS.  Officers must receive approval for a reserve commission prior to their EAS. 9.b.  Enlisted Marines requesting direct affiliation may submit a DAP application NET 365 days prior to EAS and NLT 30 calendar days from EAS. 9.c.  Marines interested in DAP should contact their career planner for information about benefits, incentives, LATMOV opportunities, and to assist with the submission of the DAP request. 10.  Local Command Authority (LCA) Extensions.  Commands are  authorized to approve LCA extensions beginning 1 January 2025. Marines may be extended up to August 2026 in order to facilitate reenlistments under  this campaign. 11.  Command Retention Mission (CRM).  Retention goals will be assigned following publication of the January Authorized Strength Report.  All retention actions executed prior to release of the CRM will be credited. 12.  Return on Investment.  Contracts executed under the FY26 Enlisted Retention Campaign will include all remaining contract obligation at the time of reenlistment.  For example, a Marine with 3 months remaining on current contract at the time of reenlistment who subsequently executes a 48-month reenlistment will execute a reenlistment contract of 51 months total. 13.  Additional submission guidelines for CRP, FTAP, STAP, SEAP,  CGRP, DAP, and LATMOV will be released via TFRS and on the Manpower  & Reserve Affairs website at [https:(slash)(slash) www.manpower. marines.mil/Manpower-Management/Enlisted-Assignments/](https:// www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-Management/Enlisted-Assignments/).  Guidelines will be released NLT 1 January 2025. 14.  Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) may request monitor visits to conduct in-person monitor interviews and energize retention actions in targeted PMOSs.  MSCs may request monitor visits by completing the CMC (MMEA) Assist Visit Request on the Manpower and Reserve Affairs website. To access the form, go to https:(slash) (slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-Management/Enlisted- Assignments/#tab/resources.  Requests for monitor visits should be requested NLT 90 days prior to the first day of the requested visit. The primary window for assist visit support is 1 August 2025 to 15 December 2025.  Requests outside this window may not be supportable.  CMC (MMEA) will support monitor visits as scheduling and budgetary environments allow. 15.  Installations/units will coordinate with their respective Communication Strategy (COMMSTRAT) organization to maximize communication efforts and enhance awareness in support of the FY26 Enlisted Retention Campaign.  COMMSTRAT units are encouraged to use M&RA COMMSTRAT as a resource to support the development and refinement of retention messaging in support of command retention goals. 16.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//