Marines who plan on departing the Corps must now notify the service of their intent to exit no later than six months ahead of their planned departure date.
Previously, Marines could resign or retire with as little as four months of advanced notification. The update, released last Friday, went into immediate effect for the service.
The previous timeline of resignation notification within 4-14 months didn't give Marines adequate time to prepare for their transitions, Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Eason said in an email to Military.com on Thursday.
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“The update to retirement and resignation requests was made to set transitioning Marines up for success as they embark on their next stage of life,” Eason said.
Additionally, Marines' requests for resignation or retirement now may not be submitted before 18 months from the requested departure date; that's up from a previous limit of 14 months.
“One of the elements of Talent Management is predictability, and to facilitate it for assignments and related actions,” the service update message said.
Talent Management is part of the Marine Corps' broader Force Design modernization plan, which includes efforts to better manage retention of Marines. The Marine Corps loses around 75% of first-term Marines annually.
Eason added that the new message is being released as “interim guidance”…
