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)

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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 2nd 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 20– GySgt 22– 1stSgt/MSgt 27– MGySgt/SgtMaj 30– Age 55

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 GySgt

• 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 are 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

a. Rifle Score _____=______b. PFT Score _____=______c. Subtotal a+b = _______ divided by ____ = c. _____d. Avg Proficiency ______ x 100 = d. _____e. Avg Conduct ______ x 100 = e. _____f. Time in Grade (Months) _____ x 5 = f. _____g. Time in Service (Months) _____ x 2 = g.

_____h. DI/Recr/MSG Bonus _____ x 1 = h. _____i. Self Education Bonus

a. MCI / Extension School _____

b. College / CLEP/Vocational _____ a+b x 10 = i. ______

j. Command Recruiting Bonus ____ x 1= j. _____

k. Composite Score (sum of lines c – j)

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 2nd 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

Questions?