R 181914Z AUG 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 468/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL, CULTURE, AND LANGUAGE FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAM OFFICER BLOCK II VIA MARINENET//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC//
REF/B/DOC/PP AND O/PL//
NARR REF A IS THE 2008 MARINE CORPS VISION AND STRATEGY 2025. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR 2009-2015.//
POC/J. D. SINICROPE/LTCOL/CAOCL/PLANS AND POLICY/EMAIL:JOSEPH.SINICROPE@USMC.MIL/TEL:COMM (703) 432-1752//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE FIRST (1ST) AND SECOND(2ND) LIEUTENANTS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED A MICROREGION TO COMPLETE BLOCK 2 OF THEIR REGIONAL, CULTURE AND LANGUAGE FAMILIARIZATION (RCLF) PROGRAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CMRS) REQUIREMENT.
2. BACKGROUND. AS OUTLINED IN THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN PLAN AND COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE, CMC HAS DIRECTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CAREER LONG TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE AND INSTITUTIONALIZE LANGUAGE, REGIONAL, AND CULTURE (LRC) SKILLS FOR ALL MARINES SO THEY ARE BETTER ADEPT AT OPERATING EFFECTIVELY IN THE CULTURALLY COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. THE USMC HAS RESPONDED TO THIS REQUIREMENT BY DEVELOPING THE RCLF PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MARINES WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION IN CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE WITH A REGIONAL EMPHASIS AND FOCUS. THE MARINE CORPS HAS STRUCTURED THE RCLF PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE MORE COMPLEXITY AS MARINES ADVANCE THROUGH THEIR CAREERS VIA A "BLOCK APPROACH" ALONG THE CAREER CONTINUUM. THIS STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF FIVE BLOCKS FOR OFFICERS AND SIX FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL THAT CORRESPOND TO RANK. THE RCLF PROGRAM IS A MARINE CORPS PROGRAM MANAGED BY THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED OPERATIONAL CULTURE LEARNING (CAOCL) AND IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES. THE CURRENT FOCUS HAS BEEN TO DEVELOP BLOCKS I AND II FOR OFFICERS. AS SUCH, LIEUTENANTS ARE INTRODUCED TO CULTURAL CONCEPTS AT THE BASIC SCHOOL (TBS) AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING ASSIGNED ONE OF SEVENTEEN MICROREGIONS UPON GRADUATION FROM TBS. THE SUCCESSFUL ASSIGNMENT OF THIS MICROREGION AND ITS RECORDING IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) REPRESENTS COMPLETION OF OFFICER BLOCK I. OFFICER BLOCK II WAS POSTED ON MARINENET 6 JULY 2010, AND CONTAINS A GENERAL OPERATIONAL CULTURE MODULE AND SPECIFIC REGIONAL MODULES THAT CORRESPOND TO THE LIEUTENANTS' ASSIGNED MICROREGION. THE BELOW OUTLINES THE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE OFFICERS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED A MICROREGION TO FOLLOW SO THEY CAN COMMENCE THE CURRICULUM ASSOCIATED WITH BLOCK II ON MARINENET AND FULFILL OFFICER BLOCK II REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RCLF PROGRAM. A SEPARATE BRIDGING STRATEGY IS BEING DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THOSE OFFICERS WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN ASSIGNED A MICROREGION. DETAILS OF THIS STRATEGY WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE ONCE COMPLETED.
3. TRACKING OF RCLF BLOCK REQUIREMENTS. CAOCL AND MCTFS HAVE COORDINATED WITH MRA, MCTIMS AND CCE TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION FLOW OF COURSE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION BETWEEN DATABASE SYSTEMS. ALL SECOND AND FIRST LIEUTENANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR USING MARINE ONLINE TO VERIFY THAT CODES REPRESENTING THE REGIONAL ASSIGNMENT (REGIONAL CODE) AND CURRICULUM CODES CORRESPONDING TO BLOCK 2 DISPLAY CORRECTLY. IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL PERSONNEL RECORDS.
4. ACCESSING RCLF PROGRAM OFFICER BLOCK TWO COURSE MODULES
A. ALL LIEUTENANTS MAY ACCESS THE COURSE MATERIALS USING CCE'S MARINENET WEBSITE (WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL).
B. COMPLETION OF THE CULTURE 101 (RCLFCULT01) COURSE IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ENROLLING IN THE REGIONAL MODULES.
C. ENROLL IN THE CURRICULUM CORRESPONDING TO REGIONAL ASSIGNMENT (SEE TABLE BELOW). MARINE OFFICERS REFER TO MARINE ONLINE (WWW.MOL.USMC.MIL) TO CONFIRM THE PROPER REGIONAL CODE IS DESIGNATED IN THEIR PERSONAL RECORDS. THE CORRESPONDING CURRICULUM CODE MAY BE USED IN THE MARINENET SEARCH BOX TO REACH THE CURRICULUM ENROLLMENT PAGE.
REGION NUMBER REGIONAL NAME REGIONAL CODE BLOCK 2 CURRICULUM CODE
1 TRANCAUCASUS TC TRANOZ
2 CENTRAL ASIA CS CEASOZ
3 BALKANS BK BALKOZ
4 NORTH AFRICA NF NAFROZ
5 THE LEVANT LV LEVAOZ
6 ARABIAN GULF AG ARAGOZ
7 WEST SOUTH AFRICA WS WSASOZ
8 SOUTH ASIA SS SOASOZ
9 WEST AFRICA WF WAFROZ
10 SAHEL SH SAFEOZ
11 EASTERN AFRICA EF EAFROZ
12 CENTRAL AFRICA CF CAFROZ
13 SOUTHERN AFRICA SF SAFROZ
14 NORTHEAST ASIA NS NEASOZ
15 SOUTHEAST ASIA SE SEASOZ
16 MEX/CARIB/CENT AME CM MCACOZ
17 SOUTH AMERICA SM SOAMOZ
D. ONCE LOGGED ONTO MARINENET, ENTER THE CURRICULUM CODE CORRESPONDING TO THE ASSIGNED REGIONAL CODE IN THE SEARCH TEXT BOX ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE MARINENET HOME PAGE. CLICK "SEARCH CATALOG". THE COURSE SEARCH RESULTS SHOULD DISPLAY THE NAME OF THE COURSE CURRICULUM OF THE ASSIGNED REGION.
E. EACH CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF A 12 COURSE MODULE AND AN END OF COURSE 100 QUESTION EXAM. LIEUTENANTS HAVE A 3 YEAR PERIOD TO COMPLETE THE COURSE ONCE ENROLLED. HOWEVER, THE END OF COURSE EXAM MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN A SINGLE SESSION. ENROLLEES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE STUDY GUIDES PROVIDED IN THE MODULES TO PREPARE FOR THE EXAM.
5. BRIDGING STRATEGY. AS STATED, DUE TO THE RELATIVELY RECENT IMPLEMENTATION OF BLOCK I AND REGIONAL ASSIGNMENTS AT TBS, MANY OFFICERS WITH EARLIER COMMISSION DATES DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A DESIGNATED REGIONAL CODE IN AN OFFICER'S RECORD. A SEPARATE BRIDGING STRATEGY FOR THOSE OFFICERS IS BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL BE STAFFED FOR MARINE CORPS APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED, A MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED OUTLINING SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.
6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CONTACTS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE RCLF PROGRAM AS A WHOLE, REFER TO THE MARINENET HOME PAGE, LINKS MENU (RIGHT HAND PORTION OF THE SCREEN) WHERE THE "RCLF INFORMATION" HYPERLINK APPEARS. DIRECT QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MARADMIN TO EMAIL CAOCLADMIN@USMC.MIL. TYPE "RCLF" IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//