Recruiting Terms And Definitions

A special test designed to determine qualification for assignment to a computer field.

Entrance National Agency Check. The basic background, fingerprint and police record check on every enlistee in the Armed Service. Initiated by the Recruiting service on enlistees who will be pooled for more than 60 days. Run by the Defense Security Service DSS/ Office of Personnel Management, it provides an accurate police record check.

Contains names of individuals who have requested information on the Marine Corps from various sources. It contains the name, address, date of birth, and if provided by the individual, phone number, and school. The ePPC will identify the specific source lead code the prospect responded to. i.e web site, magazine.

Electronic Personnel Security Questionnaire: Is an electronic version of the SF-86 used for all security clearance request to DSS/OPM.

Eastern Recruiting Region

Enlistment Screening Test. Given by a recruiter to determine if the applicant is qualified to take further qualifying tests.

The total number of new contracts written during a period of time.

An applicant enlistment, or reenlistment into the regular Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve. A recruiter receives credit for a contract when an individual enlists for the delayed entry program, or enters directly on active duty.

The term Contact has three definitions: a. Contact: A local citizen who provides names to the recruiter, and assists the recruiting effort (a contact card is completed on this individual). b. Contact (TC): Personally talking to the prospect on the phone. c. Contact(HV/AC/OT): A face to face meeting with an individual who appears to be eligible to make application for enlistment, that results in the recruiter's getting a name and sufficient other information to allow follow up. Talking to a person but not getting a name, plus locator information is not a contact.

Allows a prospect to enlist now, and then depart for recruit training within 365 days.

Individuals who enlist and ship the same month.

A personal mail out of promotional material from a central distribution point.

An applicant found mentally, morally, or physically unqualified for enlistment.

A reservist assigned to active duty for a period of 2 years to serve as an 8411 recruiter.

An individual who qualifies as a working applicant, is picked up by the RSS, is reported to the OPSO and accepted by the OPSO. This individual who was previously dropped as a working applicant either by the RSS or by the OPSO but becomes reaccepted by the OPSO. An individual will not be counted a NWA twice within a 90 day period. An NWA can be carried for 90 days. After a maximum period of 90 days the NWA is dropped to maintain the integrity of data.

Defined as those individuals who walk in or call in or are brought in by others to a recruiters office to discuss enlistment. do not include individuals who come in the as a result of scheduled appointments.

Expressed as a percentage, the number of MCRD discharges divided by the total number shipped in a specified period.

A central control point for all guarantee option programs and enlistment bonus control numbers.

An automated data system used to manage recruiting efforts within Marine Corps Recruiting Command.

The HQs for the MEPS stations throughout the eastern, central, and western sectors.

A station the administers the ASVAB test, physicals, and enlists individuals into the service. This is where all processing is accomplished.

A mobile team that processes applicants in the local area to determine mental qualifications before sending the applicants to the MEPS station for medical/enlistment processing.

Allows male applicants who are disqualified because of a single, specific medical defect to enlist and have their defect remedied upon entry to active duty.

National Agency Check

A NCOIC of a large RSS (normally atleast 3 production recruiters plus the NCOIC) who is not required to write contracts himself. He responsible for the management of that facility, the continuous training of assigned recruiters and the attainment of assigned shipping missions.

The total number of contracts written over a period of time minus the number of pool discharges occurring during the same period of time.

The number of new contracts the Commanding Officer desires a recruiter, RSS or the RS to produce during a specific month or for the year. These should be specified as either net new contract goals or gross new contract goals.

A program subsidized by the Department of the Navy and offered at certain civilian educational institutions where the members work toward a baccalaureate degree while being trained to be a Regular Officer in the Naval Services.

A tasking to a RS or a RSS to exceed its assigned monthly or annual shipping quota in any component or category.

A full time recruiting facility under the control of a recruiting substation

The direct result of a request for additional information about the Marine Corps from media advertising or the direct mall program. These PPCs are distributed through the electronic priority prospect card system daily. Leads or PPC should be vigorously worked. A PPC is generally a "hot lead" so the faster you act the better the results. A PPC or lead is useless without your follow up.

An enlistee in the DEP

A person joining the Marine Corps or the Marine Corps reserve after having previously served in the armed services.

Expressed as a percentage, the number of pool discharges divided by the total number of gross new contracts for a specified period.

The percent of future months shipping quotas the RS is to have in the pool by the end of the current month, or the percent of next years shipping quotas the RS is to have in the pool by the end of the current year.

Recent recruit training or formal school graduates ordered to temporary duty at a recruiting substation to help in the recruiting effort.

A marine assigned in a temporary duty status to help the RSS in the recruiting effort. This category includes all Marines who are not classified as PRA.

Reservist assigned to short tours of active-duty with an RS/RSS for the purpose of recruiting in their local areas in support of the SMCR

Those recruiters who are required to write new contracts each month

And individual identified by name and reported to a recruiter as a prospect for enlistment. This can come from contacts, poolees, parents, and command recruiters.

It is the actual enlistment of a referral into the Marine Corps or SMCR for which the unit receive the credit

A term used to identify all types of cards that come to a recruiter that provide a name, phone number, address to prospect. These are generated by advertising /mailings to list and by take one boxes located in the local area.

Screening is the process of weeding out those prospects not qualified for enlistment. Individuals that a recruiter meets, keeps appointments with, or who walk into the recruiters office, must be screened before conducting an interview. Screening a prospect before presenting a sales presentation will ensure that the recruiter does not waste time selling a prospect who is not qualified.

For enlisted recruiting, the number of individuals the RS must ship to recruit training or reenlist during a given month or for the entire fiscal year. For officer recruiting, the number of officer candidates the RS must send to training for each officer candidate class and platoon leaders class. Enlisted shipping quota is assigned on a fair share basis as determined by the RS structure, determined by the RS commanding officer. Officer shipping quotas are assigned on a fair share basis as determined by an OSS's share of the RS's qualified college population.

Generated on each Marine discharged with a RE-1A code by HQMC.

A full time recruiting facility under the control of a recruiting station.

Recruit Training Regiment

The name, agency or program that produced a lead. In other words, WHERE DID THE NAME COME FROM? Not who influenced the applicant to enlist. The back of the current S&R sheet has a listing of source codes.

The number of officer candidate applications to be submitted to the RS, district or HQMC by a certain date.

The act of calling a prospect on the phone to schedule an appointment to discuss enlistment in the Marine Corps.

a designation given to those non prior service personnel enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve.

Used to test the reading ability of a prospect. This is normally the first step in the written part of the screening process.

A face-to-face sales presentation with a screened in basically qualified prospect. An interview only occurs after the prospect has been screened by the recruiter. A sales presentation given to an unqualified individual is not an interview just a waste of time. An interview is carried for 90 days. After a 90 day period the interview is dropped.

A committee formed by representatives of the armed services recruiting units in a given Geo graphical area to affect coordination and cooperation in resolving and administering common recruiting matters.

Scheduled visits by recruiter to a designated location other than a RS/PCS for the purpose of recruiting.

All terms that apply to a name which may, or may not, have a phone number/address attached. Leads/suspects/prospects all require the recruiter to make the initial contact with the individual. The names come in the form of lists, return cards, and referrals from the local contacts,poolees etc.

The number of the net new contract needed to make monthly and annual shipping quotas and to have a healthy start pool at the beginning of the next fiscal year. The start pool goal is expressed as a percentage of the following fiscal years total force shipping quota

Is the number of new contracts to be written by Offiicer selection officers or recruiters and placement of these contracts by category into the designated month/months so that the RS can achieve it shipping quota

Total number of contracts minus all pool discharges, divided by the number of months on productivity

A qualified military applicant who is enlisted/reenlisted in the Regular Marine Corps or Marine Corps Reserve.

Western recruiting Region

A Marine Corps sponsored high school program that supports the Presidents Physical Fitness Program.

The total number of contracts divided by the total number of months on productivity.

Defined as a visit by a recruiter, to a house that a recruiter has never visited before to try to contact an individual the recruiter has never talked to. An HV is not counted if the recruiter has spoken to the individual before, or has agreed to a visit. An appointment made at the prospect's home as a result of a previous contact is never a home visit.

A regular Marine Corps Officer who supervises, instructs and assists Reserve Air/Ground units in attaining and maintaining a high status of readiness for mobilization.

The reenlistment of an individual into the regular Marine Corps within 24 hours of the time of separation from the last active service period in the Marine Corps. This must take place where the separation occurred.

The sum of all components for which the recruiting service has a quota.

An authorization to an RS or an RSS to ship less than it's assigned monthly or annual shipping quota in any component or category

The criteria for an appointment is met when the prospect agrees to meet with the recruiter, at a specific time, either in the office or at his/her home, school, or job to discuss Marine Corps Programs. This criteria meets the definition for appointment whether the prospect shows up or not.

An officer candidate application that has been approved by HQMC.

Meeting likely prospect face to face in your area to obtain their name and sufficient follow up information. To count as an AC, a recruiter must have sufficient follow up information. Just a name does not count as an AC contact.

The reenlistment of an individual into the regular Marine Corps who has been separated from the regular Marine Corps for more than 90 days.

A special program that allows two or more person who sign up to begin recruit training together.

An individual who scores 50 or higher on the AFQT score of the ASVAB test. This score serves as a quality indicator.

The training/pay category "P" program offers applicants who enlist an opportunity to participate in reserve drill weekends before attending recruit training. Participants benefit from training and get paid for their time. Uniforms may be issued, and qualified individuals can participate for up to 365days before commencement of IADT. Be sure to have the MEPS Liaison make an entry in the poolees package indicating that the poolee is participating in the category "P" program.

Material or equipment used by recruiters to generate interest or provide information about the Marine Corps.

All active duty Marines not currently assigned as recruiters who assist in the recruiting effort. There are four types of command recruiters: Boot camp leave, Permissive Recruiters Assistant, Annual leave and PTAD

An authorized special/additional medical examination requested by MEPS when they cannot provide a conclusive medical diagnosis.

The reenlistment of an individual into the regular Marine Corps who has been separated from the regular Marine Corps for 90 days or less, but for more than 24 hours.

These categories show the education level of an applicant. Specific information can be found in the Military Personnel Procurement Manual.