
They did not interact with each other directly during this time. Christopher Escamilla was Marine Corps Times reporter Philip Athey’s battalion commander with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, from Oct. “We’re talking the top tier 1 guy that the commanding general and the sergeant major chain recognize and identify, this is the guy or gal that we want to keep."ĭisclosure: Col. “We’re not talking just an average tier one individual,” Escamilla said. Once the exact quotas are determined and distributed it will then be up to the commanding generals on how they will choose which Marines are eligible for early re-enlistment. The Marine Corps will not know the exact number of Marines eligible for early re-enlistment for fiscal year 2021 until next summer, but said the number will be similar to the Quality Marine Initiative that allows 100 Marines to be retained regardless of their MOS or any boat space limitation. While most Marines will have the opportunity to see the benefit of the leaner re-enlistment process, only a select few will have the opportunity to re-enlist up to a year early. Marines with brains tend to get promoted quicker. But not many can type, take notes, keep the records straight and make sure that a Marines SRB is current. With apologies to the infantry, just about anyone can hump a load when sufficiently trained, conditioned and motivated.

decrease flash to bang of when a Marine submits for re-enlistment and when he gets approved.” Find a MOS that requires your brain and not you back.

“The intent behind it is to push responsibility down,” Cook said, “But also. Tier 3 Marines will still have to send their packages to Marine headquarters for approval. At that point Marines in tier 1 or tier 2 of the First Term Alignment Program will have the opportunity to seek approval of their re-enlistment packages from their commanding general.
