R 111753Z MAR 26 MARADMIN 098/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAREER COUNSELOR RETENTION PLANNING AND TRAINING SYMPOSIUM// REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/MM/20100908// REF/B/MSGID: NAVMC/CMC/TECOM/20241220// REF/C/MSGID: MSG/CMC/MM/051312ZDEC24// REF/D/MSGID: MSG/CMC/MM/101434ZDEC25// NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. REF (B) IS RECRUTING AND RETENTION TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL. REF (C) IS MARADMIN 585/24, FISCAL YEAR 2026 ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN. REF (D) IS MARADMIN 590/25, FISCAL YEAR 2027 ENLISTED RETENTION CAMPAIGN.// POC/B. P. LODGE JR./MGYSGT/MMEA-3/TEL: 703-784-9658/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/B. M. ELSEY/GYSGT/MMEA-3/TEL: 703-784-1216/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments Branch at Headquarters, Marine Corps will host the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Career Counselor Retention Planning and Training Symposium from 17 August 2026 to 21 August 2026. 1.a. The symposium will be structured across five days. Day one will focus exclusively on enlisted retention operations, including a after-action review of the FY26 retention campaign, a progress update on FY27 execution, and deliberate planning for the FY28 retention campaign. Day two will focus on the Career Counselor occupational field, including a review of structure, roles and responsibilities, force alignment, and the way ahead for the military occupational specialty. Days three through five will consist of a formal course of instruction designed for Marines recently promoted and assigned to Major Subordinate Command (MSC) level billets. 1.b. The symposium is intended for Career Counselors serving in billets at the Major Subordinate Element (MSE) and MSC levels. Reserve Component Career Counselors serving in MSE or MSC billets are also eligible to attend. Commands with assigned MSE or MSC-level Career Counselor billets are responsible for identifying and nominating appropriate attendees. Participation is capped at 40 Marines. The symposium will be held at Liversedge Hall, large conference room,15 Liversedge Drive, Quantico, VA 22134. 2. Marines traveling are responsible for ensuring their arrival date is 16 August 2026. The return date is 22 August 2026 for all attendees. Funding for symposium participation is the responsibility of the attendees’ parent command. 2.a. Government messing is not available. 2.b. All attendees will stay at Liversedge Hall, 15 Liversedge Drive, Quantico, VA 22134.  Attendees must make reservations before arriving. All attendees must confirm reservations by calling Liversedge Hall at (703) 432-1341 before 2 August 2026. Attendees should identify themselves as part of the FY26 Career Counselor Symposium. 2.c. It is recommended that Career Counselors traveling from the same geographic locations share rental car expenses whenever feasible. Attendees should make all efforts to reduce costs associated with the symposium. 2.d. Uniform for the symposium is woodland MARPAT. All attendees will notify the POCs listed above via email NLT 2 August 2026 utilizing the following format: Rank Name Unit DSN/COMM Phone Email Address 3. Attendees will receive a confirmation receipt. Marines who fail to provide all necessary information by the deadline above will not be considered for attendance. 4. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//