A personnel policy offering Marines a break from active service for up to 3 years

Amateurs
talk tactics, professionals talk logistics, and people who understand how the
U.S. military really works talk personnel policy. In other words, if you want
to change how our military works, change who gets promoted, and when.

In
that vein, a young Marine officer writes:

I'm
not sure if you have seen this or not, but it appears as though the Marine
Corps is experimenting with a new concept that will allow Marines to take a
break from active service to pursue their own desires with a guarantee of
returning to active service afterwards. It's called the Career Intermission
Pilot Program (CIPP). Link to the MARADMIN is here.

I'm a
company grade officer (CGO) in the Marine Corps and have recently started
working in the newly minted "Unmanned Aerial Systems Officer" field.
Having experience in this field should open many doors for careers outside of
the military. Knowing this, I've been following the thread of postings through
your blog over the last year and, like many others, I too have been wrestling
with the decision to stay with the Corps after this tour of duty. While it is
yet to be seen how the CIPP will play out, the start of this program
demonstrates that Headquarters Marine Corps is concerned about all this talk
over the retention of quality CGOs. For me personally, having an opportunity
like this would make me more likely to stay with the Marines despite many of
the concerns expressed by the CGOs that have contributed to your blog in the
past.