R 152006Z JUL 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 393/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC IG(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENT SCREENING ASSESSMENT//
REF/A/24TH EXECUTIVE FORCE PRESERVATION BOARD (EFPB) MEETING (HELD ON 23 FEB 2011) TASKERS//
REF/B/MCO 5300.17 MARINE CORPS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM//
NARR/REF A IS A TASKER THAT DIRECTED THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS (IGMC) TO CONDUCT AN ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENT SCREENING ASSESSMENT.  REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVE HIGHLIGHTING THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL.//
POC/MAJ/USMC/UNIT:HQMC IG/NAME:K. M. PIRTTINEN/TEL:703-695-3090//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION. DURING THE 24TH EXECUTIVE FORCE PRESERVATION BOARD (EFPB), WHICH WAS HELD ON 23 FEB 2011 AND CHAIRED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ACMC), A BRIEF WAS PROVIDED ON TRENDS OF ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS AND  SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCREENING.  THE DATA REVEALED SIGNIFICANT INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF MARINES WITH DUI INCIDENTS AND THE NUMBER OF MARINES SCREENED BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING CENTER (SACC).  REF A DIRECTED THE IGMC TO ASSESS REASONS WHY ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCREENINGS WERE NOT THE SAME.  THIS MARADMIN SERVES TO ANNOUNCE THE ASSESSMENT, PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED, AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THOSE DESIGNATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSESSMENT. 
2. MISSION. IGMC WILL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT 25-29 JULY 2011, BY MEANS OF SURVERY AND VIDEO TELECONFERENCING (VTC) IN ORDER TO ASSESS WHY THERE IS A DISPARTITY BETWEEN MARINES WITH ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS AND THE LACK OF SCREENING BY PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS.  PRESELECTED BILLET HOLDERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSESSMENT.     
3. EXECUTION. 
3.A. INTENT. THE IGMC WILL FOCUS THE ASSESSMENT ON KEY BILLET HOLDERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCREENING PROCESS IN ORDER TO RAPIDLY ASSESS THE SCOPE OF THE ISSUE, KEY AREAS OF CONCERN AND DEVELPE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS MARINE CORPS-WIDE. THE THREE KEY BILLET HOLDERS ARE:
3.A.1. ALL BATTALION AND SQUADRON LEVEL COMMANDING OFFICERS (CO). 
3.A.2. ALL SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING CENTER (SACC) DIRECTORS.
3.B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.
3.B.1. THREE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ONLINE SURVEYS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE THREE KEY BILLET HOLDERS LISTED ABOVE.  THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM 15-25 JULY.  ACCESS CODES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE THREE SURVEYS.  THE CODES WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMAND INSPECTOR GENERALS (CIG).  THE CIG WILL THEN BE AUTHORIZED TO RELEASE THE CODES TO DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
3.B.2. THE IGMC READINESS DIVISION MAY ALSO RANDOMLY SELECT MEMBERS OF THE TARGETED GROUP OR OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A VTC IN ORDER TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT 3.
C. TASKS.
3.C.1. CIG: PROVIDE SURVEY ACCESS CODES TO ALL COS AND SACOS. BE PREPARED TO ENSURE THAT ALL COS AND SACOS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE SURVEY.  ADDITIONALLY, BE PREPARED TO ASSIST THE IGMC IN IDENTIFYING COS AND SACOS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN VTCS.  
3.C.2. M&RA MF DIVISION SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM MANAGER: PROVIDE SURVEY ACCESS CODES TO ALL MARINE CORPS SACCS.  BE PREPARED TO ENSURE THAT ALL SACCS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE SURVEY. ADDITIONALLY, BE PREPARED TO ASSIST THE IGMC TO IDENTIFY SACCS TO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN VTCS.  
3.C.3. COMMANDING OFFICERS, SACOS, SACCS:  TAKE THE DESIGNATED SURVEY USING THE SPECIFIED ACCESS CODES PROVIDED BY THE CIG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM MANAGER. 
3.D. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. 
3.D.1. DATA COLLECTED FROM THIS ASSESSMENT WILL BE PRESENTED DIRECTLY TO THE ACME ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE SCREENING PROCESS. THE DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT EFPT.
4.ADMINISTRATIONS AND LOGISTICS.
4.A. ADMIN.
4.A.1. THE LINK FOR THE SURVEY IS: HTTPS:WWW.USMCSURVEYS.COM/MAINPAGE.ASPX
4.A.2. ACCESS CODES TO THE SURVEYS WILL BE SENT TO THE CIGS WHO WILL SEND THEM DIRECTLY TO THE COMMANDING OFFICERS AND SACOS WITHIN THEIR COMMAND.
4.A.3. ACCESS CODES TO THE SACC DIRECTOR SURVEYS WILL BE SENT TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM MANAGER (M&RA MF DIVISION) WHO WILL SEND THEM DIRECTLY TO THE MARINE CORPS SACCS.
4.B. LOGISTICS.
4.B.1. THE LINK FOR THE SURVEY IS: HTTPS:WWW.USMCSURVEYS.COM/MAINPAGE.ASPX
4.B.2. DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS WILL TYPE IN THEIR PROVIDE ACCESS CODES TO ENTER THEIR PERSPECTIVE SURVEYS. 
4.B.3. THE SURVEY SHOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
5.A. SIGNAL
5.A.1. EACH SURVEY WILL BE ONLINE FROM 15 JULY TO 25 JULY 2011.   
5.B. COMMAND
5.B.1. THE IGMC READINESS DIVISION MAY ALSO RANDOMLY SELECT MEMBERS OF THE TARGETED GROUP OR OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A VTC IN ORDER TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT.
5.B.2. TOTAL COOPERATION IS REQUIRED BY ALL COMMANDS AND THE DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS DURING THIS PROCESS.  DEPLOYED UNIT COS AND SACCS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ASSESSMENT UNLESS THEY DESIRE TO.  
5.B.3. IF YOU ARE A PRESELECTED BILLET HOLDER AND HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING INTO THE SURVEY OR HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR ACCESS CODE BY 18 JULY 2001, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CIG OR THE POC ABOVE FOR ASSISTANCE. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE IGMC, READINESS DIVISION, COMM, 703-695-3090, DSN 224-3090.  
6. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR RELEASE BY MAJGEN DAVID C. GARZA, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS//