R 051739Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 219/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM UPDATES//
REF A/ MARADMIN 645/10//
REF B/ NAVMC 3500.41A//
REF C/ MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TRNGCMD G3/141339Z/SEP/10//
REF D/ CG TRNGCMD LTR DTD 10 DEC 2010//
REF E/ DC CDI LTR DTD 17 MAY 2010//
REF F/ NAVMC DIRECTIVE 5040.6//
NARR/REF A ANNOUNCES THE SIGNATURE OF MCO 1500.59.  REF B IS THE TRAINING MILITARY OCCUPATIONS TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL (SHORT TITLE: TMOS TR MANUAL).  REF C ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE UPDATED MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR (MAI) PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION (POI).  REF D ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF THE UPDATED MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR TRAINER (MAIT) PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION (POI).  REF E IS THE ABBREVIATED PUBLICATION ORDER (PDO) FOR MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 3-02B, MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM.  REF F PROMULGATES PROCEDURES ON FUNCTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS (IGMC).//
POC/P.A. BECKETT/LTCOL/UNIT:MACE/DSN 378-6472 /EMAIL:PATRICK.BECKETT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE MISSION OF THE MARTIAL ARTS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (MACE) IS TO SERVE AS THE FUNCTIONAL PROPONENT FOR MCMAP; RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES, PROCEDURES, STANDARDS AND EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAM.
2.  A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL MCMAP ORDERS, REGULATIONS AND DIRECTIVES HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE MACE IN CONJUNCTION WITH TECOM, THE OPERATING FORCES (OPFOR) AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO INFORM MARINES AND COMMANDERS OF THE LATEST UPDATES TO MCMAP.
3.  THE FOLLOWING UPDATES ARE PROVIDED:
    A.  MCO 1500.59 MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM (SHORT TITLE: MCMAP).  THIS ORDER PROVIDES SPECIFIC PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR MCMAP BELT ATTAINMENT, AND WAS SIGNED ON 15 NOV 2010. PER REF A THIS ORDER SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS MARINE CORPS ORDERS ON MCMAP.  THE MCO IS AVAILABLE VIA THE MARINE CORPS ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS LIBRARY AT THE FOLLOWING URL:HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.MARINES.MIL/NEWS/PUBLICATIONS/PAGES/MCO150059(PRELIM).ASPX IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MACE WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/MACE/
        1. A SURVEY OF OPERATING FORCE COMMANDERS INDICATED CONCERN REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF TIME ASSOCIATED WITH MCMAP TRAINING VIEWED IN PERSPECTIVE OF THE ENTIRE PREDEPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM (PTP).  EFFORTS WERE MADE TO REDUCE AND/OR ALIGN HOURS TO REFINE MCMAP TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SO THEY CAN BE REASONABLY EXECUTED WITHIN A TYPICAL UNIT'S PTP WITHOUT DILUTING EFFECTIVENESS OF MCMAP.
        2.  GREAT STRIDES HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE PAST DECADE TO REDUCE MCMAP RELATED INJURIES.  TO FURTHER THIS EFFORT, UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORDER THAT PROVIDE INJURY PREVENTION GUIDELINES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE ACCURATE AND TIMELY DATA.  THE ENDSTATE IS TO EVALUATE MCMAP RELATED INJURIES TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE AND IF NECESSARY MODIFY, REVISE OR CHANGE TECHNIQUES TO PREVENT INJURY.
        3.  THE CHARACTER DISCIPLINE OF MCMAP IS THE FIRM INTEGRATION OF ETHICS, MORAL PRINCIPLES, AND LEADERSHIP WITH THE MARINE CORPS VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT. THE ORDER RE-EMPHASIZES THE ROLE MCMAP HAS IN COMPLEMENTING A MARINE'S MENTAL AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. IN ORDER TO ENSURE CONTINUED FOCUS ON THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS OF MCMAP, A MARINE'S KNOWLEDGE ON THE VALUES-BASED MENTAL AND CHARACTER TIE-INS WILL NOW BE TESTED AT THE SAME TIME THEIR PHYSICAL PROFICIENCY IS TESTED DURING BELT ADVANCEMENT.
    B.  NAVMC 3500.41A TRAINING MILITARY OCCUPATIONS TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL (TMOS TR MANUAL).  PER REF B, A TR REVIEW CONFERENCE WAS CONDUCTED TO ENSURE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUAL TRAINING TO SUPPORT MCMAP WERE ADDRESSED AND MET.  THE CONFERENCE VALIDATED, .MODIFIED, AND/OR CREATED ALL INDIVIDUAL TRAINING EVENTS FOR MCMAP FROM TAN THROUGH BLACK BELT, 0916 MOS, AND 0917 MOS REQUIREMENTS. ALL 0916 AND 0917 MARINES ARE DIRECTED TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH CHAPTER 6 OF THE TMOS.  HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
        1.  BODY HARDENING WAS REMOVED AS A TECHNIQUE DUE TO ITS LIMITED EFFECTIVENESS AND TENDENCY TO CAUSE INJURY WHEN IMPROPERLY CONDUCTED.
        2.  UNSHEATHED BAYONET, MARINE-ON-MARINE, TRAINING IS NOT A PART OF THE MCMAP CHAPTER OF THE TMOS TR MANUAL.  UNSHEATHED MARINE-ON-MARINE BAYONET TRAINING WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED DURING MCMAP SUSTAINMENT/ADVANCEMENT TRAINING OR DURING MAI/T COURSES.
        3.  VALUES BASED MENTAL AND CHARACTER TIE-INS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRESENT FOR USER LEVEL TRAINING FROM TAN THROUGH BLACK BELT, BUT WERE NOT CODIFIED FOR GRAY THROUGH BLACK BELT IN THE PREVIOUS TR MANUAL. TO ADDRESS THIS AND TO COMPLY WITH THE CMC'S GUIDANCE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE VALUES-BASED TRAINING IN ALL FORMAL SCHOOL POIS, A NEW TR EVENT WAS DEVELOPED: "REINFORCE CORE VALUES THROUGH VALUES BASED MENTAL AND CHARACTER TIE-INS."
        4.  THE TR MANUAL IS AVAILABLE ON THE TECOM GROUND TRAINING DIVISION INTRANET SITE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/GTB/PRODUCTS/MANUALS/FINAL/NAVMC(PERCENT)203500.41A(PERCENT)20TMOS(PERCENT)20TR (PERCENT)20MANUAL.PDF.  THE MANUAL WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ON THE MARINE CORPS ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS LIBRARY AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MACE WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/MACE/.
    C.  FORMAL SCHOOL PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION FOR MCMAP COURSE.
        1.  A COURSE CONTENT REVIEW BOARD (CCRB) WAS CONDUCTED 28 JUN-01 JUL 2010 IN ORDER TO REVIEW, UPDATE AND IMPROVE THE MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR (MAI) POI.  THE UPDATED POI (CID: MO2MME4) WAS SIGNED BY CG TRNGCMD ON 17 AUGUST 2010 AND SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY SIGNED MAI POIS.  PER REF C ALL MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR TRAINERS (MAIT) WHO CONDUCT MAI COURSES ARE DIRECTED TO USE THIS POI FOR ALL FUTURE MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR COURSES.  THE POI AND INSTRUCTOR LESSON PLANS, STUDENT OUTLINES, MEDIA, INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION GUIDES, AND PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST ARE ON THE MACE WEB  SITE AT WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/MACE/.
        2.  ALL 0917 MARINES ARE DIRECTED TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE UPDATED POI AND SUPPORTING MASTER LESSON FILES. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDE THE REMOVAL OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: COMBAT COHESION EXERCISE, THE AQUATIC DRILL, AND THE BATTLE COURSE.
        3.  SUBSEQUENT TO THE SIGNING OF THE TMOS TR MANUAL, ANOTHER MAI CCRB WAS CONDUCTED 18-21 JAN 2011 IN ORDER TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO TRAINING PROCESS. THE RESULTANT MAI POI WILL SERVE AS THE SINGLE POI TO BE USED BY ALL ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING MAI COURSES.  THIS UPDATED MAI POI IS CURRENTLY IN STAFFING AND UPON SIGNATURE WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPCOR.
        4.  A CCRB WAS CONDUCTED 13-17 SEPTEMBER 2010 IN ORDER TO REVIEW, UPDATE AND IMPROVE THE MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR TRAINER (MAIT) POI.  PER REF D, THE UPDATED POI (CID: MO2MMKT) WAS SIGNED BY CG TRNGCMD ON 10 DEC 2010 AND SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY SIGNED MAIT POIS.
        5.  THE MAIT POI FOCUSES ON FINDING THE PROPER BALANCE BETWEEN DEVELOPING MAIT STUDENT SKILLS IN MENTORING, COACHING, AND TEACHING MAIS, ALONG WITH TRAINING THE NECESSARY MCMAP COMBATIVE SKILLS. THE UPDATED MAIT POI HAS PLACED AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THE STUDENT TRULY UNDERSTANDING THEIR IMPACT ON THE MARINES THEY WILL TRAIN.  IT ALSO FOCUSES ON THE MENTOR, TEACHER, AND TRAINER ROLE THEY WILL EMBODY UPON GRADUATION.
        6.  THE MACE IS THE ONLY LOCATION WHERE THE MAIT POI WILL BE EXECUTED.  IMPORTANT CHANGES INCLUDE: VALUES BASED MENTAL AND CHARACTER TIE-INS WERE REINFORCED FOR ALL BELT TECHNIQUES; FORMAL SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR COURSE (FSIC) EVENTS WERE INCORPORATED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY FOCUS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAIT STUDENT COMMUNICATION AND TEACHING SKILLS; THE TOTAL HOURS OF THE COURSE HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM 302.5 TO 281.75.
    D.  MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 3-02B, "MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM."
        1. THE CURRENT VERSION OF MCRP 3-02B PUBLISHED IN 1999 IS BEING REVISED PER REF E.  THIS REVISION WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL MARINES, UNIT COMMANDERS, MAIS AND MAITS THE NECESSARY UPDATES FOR INSTRUCTION ON THE PROPER TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES TO EXECUTE MCMAP TRAINING.
        2.  MCRP 3-02B HAS RECEIVED A "PRIORITY 1" STATUS FROM DC, CDI FOR DOCTRINE DEVELOPMENT. THE EDITING AND CONCURRENT O-6 LEVEL REVIEW ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY 30 APRIL 2011, WITH AN ANTICIPATED SIGNATURE DATE OF 1 JUNE 2011.
4.  MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR (MAI) CERTIFICATION.  COMMANDERS CAN CERTIFY MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTORS IN ONE OF TWO WAYS.  1.) MAI COURSE AT MCRDPI, MCRDSD, SOI-E, SOI-W, HAWAII, OR OKINAWA WHERE MARINES WILL BE QUALIFIED AS AN 0916 MOS AND BE ABLE TO TRAIN MARINES UP TO THE INSTRUCTOR'S BELT LEVEL.  2.) AT THE TECOM-FUNDED SEVEN-WEEK MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR TRAINER (MAIT) COURSE OFFERED ONLY AT THE MACE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA WHERE A MARINE WILL BE QUALIFIED IN THE 0917 MOS. FOLLOWING COURSE COMPLETION, THE MAIT CAN CONDUCT MAI COURSES AT THE UNIT LEVEL AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO QUALIFIED MARINES FROM NEIGHBORING UNITS AT THE COMMANDER'S DISCRETION.
5.  MCO 1500.59 AND REF F ESTABLISH MCMAP AS AN INSPECTABLE ITEM WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND UNIT INSPECTION PROGRAM (CIP/UIP).  THE MCMAP AUTOMATED INSPECTION REPORTING SYSTEM (AIRS) FUNCTIONAL DESIGNATOR IS 370.  THE AIRS 370 CHECKLIST CONTAINS THOSE AREAS, AT A MINIMUM, THAT WILL BE INSPECTED FOR MCMAP AS PART OF THE CIP/UIP.  THIS CHECKLIST IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE COMMANDS WITH THE BASIC GUIDELINES NECESSARY TO PERFORM DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS FOR MCMAP.  THE FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGER FOR THE AIRS 370 IS THE MACE.  ALL QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE MACE POC, MSGT POLZIN AT COMMERCIAL 703-432-6464.
6.  AS COMMANDERS DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MCMAP TRAINING, EMPHASIZE THE SYNERGY OF THE THREE DISCIPLINES. OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE ARE THE CHARACTER, VALUE BASED TIE-INS AND GUIDED DISCUSSIONS THAT COMPRISE MCMAP TRAINING AND EDUCATION.  MCMAP CONTINUES TO PROVIDE LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL A METHOD FOR REINFORCING OUR CORPS ETHOS OF "EVERY MARINE A RIFLEMAN" AND REMAINS AN EXCELLENT TOOL TO ACHIEVE THE ENDSTATE OF ALL MARINES BEING ETHICAL WARRIORS.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//