How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service

On Dec. 19, the service released an update to its three-year effort to fundamentally change the way that it retains qualified and quality Marines. Dubbed "Talent Management 2030," the plan officially launched in 2021 and sought to do away with outdated retention practices "no longer suited to today's needs."
In a 25-page update to the plan Thursday, the service said that it expanded the window for Marines to reenlist up to 21 months outside of their end-of-contract date, giving them and their families more time to plan; reduced the chance that dual-military couples will be separated during moves; streamlined its lateral movement process; and established a Pacific-oriented cell to better support Marines stationed in the strategically critical region, among other changes.