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Marine Corps Exceed Retention Goals Early, Hit More Than 100 Percent

11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) celebrates the Marine Corps 246th birthday on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) on Nov. 10, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Marine Corps hit retention goals early for the first time in 10 years, the service announced last week.

Over the past nine years, the Marine Corps reached approximately 97.2 percent of its retention goal. However, for Fiscal Year 2022, the service already hit 101.1 percent of its goal, said Yvonne Carlock on behalf...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/20/marine-corps-exceed-retention-goals-early-hit-more-than-100-percent

Marine Corps Shifting Focus From High Turnover Force To Retaining Experienced Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Aaron J. Seeley, a native of Corner, Alabama, graduates Marine Corps recruit training as the honor graduate for Platoon 2082, Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps will undertake a multi-year shift from its signature high turnover and young force approach to new ways to recruit more seasoned talent and retain Marines.

For the past 35 years, the Marine...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/03/marine-corps-shifting-focus-from-high-turnover-force-to-retaining-experienced-marines

Recruiting, retaining workers remains difficult, IWBS speakers say

Attracting people into the shipbuilding industry remains a major concern for many yards. Ken Hocke photo

The ever-perplexing problem of filling shipyards with dependable workers was on the minds of several speakers during the International WorkBoat Show’s Shipyard Program last week in New Orleans.

Some shipyards have trouble attracting young people and keeping them in the industry. Shipyards are usually not seen as a “cool” place to work. It’s frustrating when you do recruit a worker, spend the money to train him or her, then have that person move on to another yard or another industry.

Todd Thayse,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/recruiting-retaining-workers-remains-difficult/