R 101031Z JUN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 330/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY11 MMEA COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE//
POC/J. J. BOGDEN/MAJ/UNIT:MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703)784-9238//
POC/M. W. HARVEY/CAPT/UNIT:MMEA-6 FTAP OFFICER/-/TEL:(703)784-9238//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE ANNUAL ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH VISIT TO MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC) WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM JULY THROUGH DECEMBER 2010.  CMC (MMEA) WILL VISIT MSCS USING A TWO-PHASE CONCEPT TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF MANPOWER BRIEFS/INCALLS, ASSIGNMENT, RETENTION, AND CAREER COUNSELING INTERVIEWS IN ORDER TO UPDATE COMMANDERS OF ENLISTED MANPOWER ISSUES AND ASSIST MARINES IN MAKING WELL INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS.
2.  PHASE I.  THIS PHASE WILL CONSIST OF MMEA LEADERSHIP COMPRISED OF BRANCH HEAD, MMEA, BRANCH SERGEANT MAJOR, AND SECTION HEAD, MMEA-1.  PHASE I WILL ENCOMPASS CG INCALL (ROUNDTABLE), CG, COMMANDERS/SERGEANTS MAJOR OF BATTALION/SQUADRON AND ABOVE EXECUTIVE BRIEFS, AND OFFICER/STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER BRIEFS.  HEAD, MMEA WILL COORDINATE THE FINAL TRAVEL SCHEDULE WITH CHIEFS OF STAFF VIA SEPCOR TO DETERMINE DATES/TIMES.  FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TENTATIVE DATES ARE LISTED BELOW:
A.  WESTPAC
COMMAND                                   DATE(S)
CG, III MEF                               AUG 16
CG, 3RDMARDIV                             AUG 16
CG, 3RDMLG                                AUG 16
CO, MCBJ                                  AUG 16
CG, 1STMAW                                AUG 17
CG, MARFORKOREA                           AUG 19
CO, MCAS IWAKUNI                          AUG 19
CO, MCB HAWAII                            AUG 23
CO, 3RD MAR                               AUG 23
CG, MARFORPAC                             AUG 24
B.  WEST COAST
CG, MCAGCC/7TH MAR                        SEP 9
CO, MAG-13, MCAS YUMA, MAWTS              SEP 10
CG, I MEF, MCI WEST/CO MCB CPCA           SEP 13
CG, 1STMARDIV, 1STMLG                     SEP 14
CG, 3RDMAW, CO MCAS MIRAMAR               SEP 15
CG, MCRD, CO MCAS, MAG 39                 SEP 16
C.  EAST COAST
CG, MCRD, PI, CO MCAS, MAG 31             OCT 13
CG, II MEF, CG, 2DMAW                     OCT 14
CO, MCAS, MAG 26, MAG 29                  OCT 15
CG, MCI EAST, CG, MARSOC, CO MCB          OCT 18
CG, 2MARDIV                               OCT 19
CG, 2MLG                                  OCT 20
3.  PHASE II.  MONITOR/COUNSELOR VISIT
COMMAND                                   DATE(S)
A.  WESTPAC
MARFORPAC/III MEF                         AUG 11-27
OKINAWA                                   AUG 16-18
MARFORKOREA                               AUG 19-20
MCAS IWAKUNI                              AUG 19-20
MCB HAWAII/MARFORPAC HQ                   AUG 23-26
B.  WEST COAST
I MEF/MCB CAMPEN/MCI WEST                 SEP 12-25
29 PALMS                                  SEP 13-14
CAMPEN/MCAS CAMPEN                        SEP 15-17
MCRD SD CA                                SEP 20
MCAS MIRAMAR                              SEP 21-23
MCAS YUMA                                 SEP 24
C.  EAST COAST
II MEF/CLNC/MCI EAST/MARSOC               OCT 17-28
MCRD PISC                                 OCT 18
MCAS BEAUFORT                             OCT 19
MCAS CHERRY POINT                         OCT 21
MCAS NEW RIVER                            OCT 22
II MEF/MARSOC                             OCT 25-27
MARFORCOM/MCSF BN                         NOV 16
MCCDC                                     DEC 8
HQMC/NCR                                  DEC 8
4.  COMMAND VISIT BRIEF COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A.  CG INCALL (CG, COS, G-1, SGTMAJ) - ROUNDTABLE SESSION.
B.  CG, REGIMENT/GROUP AND BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDERS/SERGEANTS MAJOR BRIEF - ENLISTED MANPOWER EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW BRIEF.
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME:  1:00 HOUR.
C.  OFFICER/STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER BRIEFS - MANPOWER OVERVIEW BRIEF.
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME:  1:15 HOURS.
5.  MONITOR/COUNSELOR VISIT BRIEF COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A.  FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN(FTAP) BRIEF (FTAP MARINES) - THE FOCUS IS CURRENT RETENTION INCENTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER SERVICE.
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME:  1:00 HOURS.
B.  CAREER BRIEF (SERGEANT - MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT/SERGEANT MAJOR) BRIEFS ARE TAILORED TO THE DESIRES OF THE COMMAND (EX: PREPARATION FOR PROMOTION BOARDS, PROMOTION BOARD DEBRIEFS AND TRENDS, FITNESS REPORTS).
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME:  TBD BASED ON BRIEFING TOPIC.
6.  MMEA INTERVIEWS
A.  ENLISTED MONITOR INTERVIEWS.  ENLISTED MOS MONITORS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEWS.  ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE MONITOR AND THE MARINE ENSURES CLEAR COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS WHILE ADDRESSING THE DESIRES OF THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE.  IT HAS ALSO PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN THE FTAP RETENTION EFFORT.
B.  ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELOR INTERVIEWS.  MARINES DESIRING CAREER COUNSELING SHOULD ORDER THEIR RECORDS DIRECTLY FROM CMC (MMSB).  TO ORDER OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS) SEND AN ELECTRONIC MAIL REQUEST TO SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB@USMC.MIL OR CALL (703) 784-5640 (DSN 278-5640).
7.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A.  ADMINISTRATION.  REQUEST COMMANDS LISTED IN PAR 2 AND 3 REVIEW THE TENTATIVE DATES AND ADVISE THIS HQ OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS NLT 25 JUNE.  UPON RECEIPT OF TENTATIVE DATE CONFIRMATIONS FROM MSCS MMEA WILL PROVIDE, VIA SEPCOR, TO CAREER PLANNERS A DETAILED VISIT SCHEDULE.
B.  LOGISTICS
(1) FUNDING.  MMEA WILL FUND ALL TRAVEL, LODGING, AND RENTAL EXPENSES FOR MMEA PERSONNEL.
(2) FACILITIES.  EACH COMMAND/STATION WILL HAVE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING THE SIZE OF THEIR UNIT BREIFS; THEREFORE, THE DESIGNATED CAREER PLANNER/COORDINATOR MUST ENSURE PROPER FACILITIES ARE RESERVED FOR ALL BRIEFS, INTERVIEWS, AND COUNSELING SESSIONS.
8.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT FROM ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND IS ESSENTIAL.
A.  C4 COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) EACH MEMBER OF THE MMEA COMMAND VISIT TEAM WILL ARRIVE WITH AN NMCI LAPTOP.  MMEA MARINES DO NOT HAVE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORDS FOR THESE LAPTOPS; THEREFORE, NO ADDITIONAL DRIVERS MAY BE LOADED FOR NETWORK SUPPORT.  EACH MMEA MARINE WILL REQUIRE AN NMCI DATA PORT.  ADEQUATE PLANS SHOULD BE MADE BY HOSTING COMMANDS TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 35 DATA DROPS IN PREPARING THE FY10 NMCI BUDGET.
(2) MMEA HAS THREE 16-PORT LINKSYS "DUMB" HUBS; HOWEVER, USE OF THESE HUBS ON THE NMCI NETWORKS REQUIRES A WAIVER.  REQUEST FOR WAIVER APPROVAL HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CMC (C4) THROUGH 2010.  BASE G-1S OR NMCI SITE MANAGERS REQUIRING A COPY OF THE WAIVER SHOULD CONTACT MMEA-5 AT DSN 278-9971 PRIOR TO EACH VISIT.
(3) MMEA MARINES WILL REQUIRE ONE QUALITY NMCI-NETWORKED PRINTER AND ONE DSN-CAPABLE PHONE PER 10 MARINES AT EACH SITE.  REQUEST MARINE CORPS BASES JAPAN G-6 PROVIDES A MINIMUM OF 10 CELLULAR PHONES DURING THE WESTPAC (OKINAWA/JPN) COMMAND VISIT.
(4) ONE DATA MARINE FROM MMEA WILL TRAVEL WITH THE MONITORS ON MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) VISITS FOR NETWORK SUPPORT.  THIS MARINE WILL NEED ACCESS TO THE PLANNED BRIEFING AREA AS MUCH AS 12 HOURS PRIOR TO INTERVIEWS COMMENCING.
B.  POC FOR C4-SPECIFIC ISSUES IS MAJ E. A. TOMLINSON OR SGT J. S. ECHEVERRY AT DSN 278-9971 OR COMM 703-784-9971.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//