Commanding Officer, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, and the individual Marine. Career Retention Specialist is not an entry level MOS. Marines in this position range from Sergeant through Master Gunnery Sergeant, and must have completed at least one enlistment before selection as a Career Retention Specialist. The CRS is the liaison between the command and Headquarters Marine Corps. The Career Retention Specialist cannot be assigned additional duties that either require a large amount of their time, or any that would compromise their position in the unit. The Career Retention Specialist must be self-motivated and work well on their own since they do not have an Officer in Charge directly overseeing their performance, and most of the time they are the only ones in the unit who hold their MOS designator. Formal training The MOS granting school for Career Planners is the Basic Career Planners Course (BCPC) which is a part of Recruiters School, and located at MCRD San Diego, California. It is a seven-week course that familiarizes the Career Planners with many aspects of the job. At this school, the student is normally issued a medium dress blue allowance and after graduation becomes eligible to receive special duty assignment pay. There is also an Collateral Duty Career Planner Course which is significantly shorter than the MOS granting course and is usually conducted by a mobile training team by experienced, senior Career Planners and instructors from BCPC. Orders to attend the seven-week course are issued only by Commandant of the Marine Corps, Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments 6. Formal orders are not necessary for the additional duty course, and can be granted by a Marine's command through permissive temporary assigned duty (PTAD). Required office assets Every command is required to provide minimum assets for the Career Retention Specialist to use in the performance of their duties. These assets include: sufficient computer with internet access, color monitor, laser printer, and a scanner. The Career Retention Specialist is also to be assigned to a work space that is private, where conversations cannot easily be overheard, and is conducive to conducting confidential interviews and career counseling. Career Retention Specialist Staff Noncommissioned Officers in Charge (SNCOIC) The CRS SNCOIC is usually a Staff Sergeant (in some cases, senior Sergeants) who oversees the work of less senior Career Retention Specialists and provides training for them on a regular basis. The CRS SNCOIC is also responsible for quality control