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U.S. Marines assigned to various units aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii got the opportunity to talk one-on-one with their monitor and learn more about the FY18 First Term Alignment Plan during the Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments Retention Roadshow aboard MCB Hawaii, Aug. 21-22, 2017.
All Marines were allowed to attend the roadshow, speak with their monitors about their future in the Corps, and Marines on their first enlistment had the opportunity to get approved on the spot for reenlistment.
According to Staff Sgt. Robin Storm, the career planner for MCB Hawaii, the monitor participants went from the West Coast of the United States to the Asian-Pacific region and then Hawaii.
“Achieving retention goals is vital for shaping and the sustainment of the Marine Corps enlisted force,” Storm said. “We team up our experienced and qualified Marines for each one of the commandant’s highest priorities.”
Sgt. David Zandate, an administrative clerk with Installation Personnel Administration Center, is one of many Marines that spoke with their monitor about their reenlistment package and was approved.
“Your career is most important and if you really want to make [the Marine Corps] a career, you should start working on yourself first,” Zandate said. “Care about yourself because you dictate how fast you get promoted.”
Zarate said that the information that he learned from the roadshow can benefit his Marines.
Sometimes, a noncommissioned officer won’t know all the options that the Marine Corps has for a junior Marine, he said. “I take that very personal so this was more knowledge for me to help them out.”
Storm added that the Marine Corps is giving “kickers”, which is a monetary incentive for some who reenlist in their military occupational specialty or special duty assignment.
“This is the first year we’re doing the ‘kickers’,” she said. “The reason they add these bonuses is to incentivize Marines to be retained.”
On the other hand, Storm said that you shouldn’t be in the Marine Corps for the money.
“If there’s a Marine on the fence, and money is persuading them to stay in, I tell them to get out,” she said. “If you’re in the Marine Corps for the money, you’re going to be really disappointed.”
But, Zandate said even if he didn’t get a reenlistment bonus, he still would’ve reenlisted.
“I didn’t do it for the money,” he said. “$20,000 is a lot of money and it’s going to help me; still, my mindset is I want to be a recruiter.”
| Date Taken: | 08.21.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 08.28.2017 16:20 |
| Story ID: | 246102 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, US |
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