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MARADMIN 518/16
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MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2018-2022 TRAINING INPUT PLAN REQUIREMENTS WORKING GROUP PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1553.1B/19910524//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 1553.2B/20110429//
REF/C/DOC/MCO 5311.1E/20151118//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1553.1B THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SYSTEM. REF B IS MCO 1553.2B MANAGEMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORMAL SCHOOLS AND TRAINING DETACHMENTS. REF C IS MCO 5311.1E TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS.//
POC/D.R. JEFFRIES/MAJ/UNIT: TECOM/TEL: (703)432-0071/TEL: DSN 378-0071//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Commanding General (CG), Training and Education Command (TECOM) sponsors the annual Training Input Plan (TIP) Requirements Working Group (WG) and the TECOM Formal School Quota Requirements Management Branch (FSQRMB), Marine Air Ground Task Force Training and Education Standards Division (C 466) acts as the CG’s agent to conduct the TIP Requirements WG.  The Fiscal Year (FY) 18 through FY22 TIP Requirements WG will be conducted from Tuesday, 7 March 2017 through Thursday, 9 March 2017 aboard Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia.  This message provides preliminary WG guidance, as well as guidance for sponsors submission of formal school training requirements in preparation for the TIP Requirements WG.
2.  Background.
a.  Per references (a) and (b), FSQRMB annually solicits formal school training quota requirements from formal school requirement sponsors (Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Occupational Field Managers as defined in reference (c), and Marine Forces Commanders).  This information is compiled into the TIP, disseminated, and used as a planning tool for those activities required to plan, program, resource, and schedule training capacity to meet the Marine Corps formal school training requirements.  FSQRMB requests sponsors submit their training requirements approximately two months prior to the TIP Requirements WG.  The purpose of the pre-WG submission is to provide sufficient time for FSQRMB to conduct requirement validation analysis prior to the WG meeting and to use the WG meeting as the vehicle for finalizing requirements, rather than as the vehicle for gathering them.
b.  While the following list of formal school requirement sponsors is not all inclusive, it captures the major Marine Corps requirement sponsor organizations with requirements submitted for the FY17-FY21 TIP (read in one column):
CMC (PSH/SD)
DC AVN (APX/ASL/ASM)
DIR INTEL (IOP)
DC IL (LB/LPC/LPD/LPE)
DC MRA (MIF/MMOA/MPE/MPP)
DC MRA RA (RAM/RAP)
DC PPO (MCIOC/PLI/POG/PO SOD/PSL/CBRN)
DC PR (RFL)
DIR C4 (CRP)
DIR OUSMCC (PA/PAC-20/COMCAM)
SJA TO CMC (LAO/LSC/JAS)
CG EDCOM (C40)
CG MAGTFTC (MCLOG/MCTOG/MWTC)
CG MARFORCOM (MARFORCOM/MCSCG)
CG MARFORPAC
CG MARFORRES
CG MARSOC
CG MCICOM
CG LOGCOM (MCLC)
CG MCRC (MCRC/MCRCOFF)
CG TECOM (C461/C465/C468/C469/C4610/C2TECOE)
CG TRNGCMD (C476/C47G3A)
COM MARCORSYSCOM (AM)
c.  Based on historic training requirement submission trends, FSQRMB anticipates these sponsors will submit requirements for the FY18 through FY22 TIP.  Requirement sponsors who do not submit FY18 through FY22 requirements will not have their requirements published in the FY18 through FY22 TIP, resulting in FY18 course quotas not being allocated to their sponsor codes during the FY18 class schedule approval and posting process.
3.  Working group objectives.
a.  To the greatest extent possible, finalize the FY18 formal training requirements by Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), sponsor, and student type.  Where finalization is not possible before WG adjournment, gather and validate FY18 formal course quota requirements.
b.  Confirm recognized sponsors formal training requirements by MOS, sponsor, and student type for FY18 through FY22.
c.  Provide face to face liaison and coordination amongst FSQRMB, requirement sponsors, operating forces, schoolhouses and other WG participants.
4.  Action.  In preparation for the TIP Requirements WG, formal school requirement sponsors shall submit requirements per the following guidance.
a.  For all requirement sponsors, except Active and Reserve Component entry level officer and enlisted and enlisted lateral move requirement sponsors (MPP, MMOA, RAP, RAM), submit best estimate FY18 through FY22 requirements for courses with an active course identifier (CID) in Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS) Student Registrar to FSQRMB no later than (NLT) 13 January 2017.  Sponsors shall make their requirement submissions using the pre-TIP Requirements Template (FY 2018-2022 pre-TIP sponsor requirement submission form.xlsx) and Requirements Template instructions (FY 2018-2022 pre-TIP sponsor requirement submission form instructions.docx).  These documents will be emailed to the contacts on file for the entities listed in para 2.b on or before 31 October 2016.  All others can obtain a copy by e-mail request to tecomtqmrequest(at)usmc.mil or by downloading it directly from the FSQRMB public website and opening the FY18-22 TIP Requirements WG (7 - 9 Mar 2017) shared documents folder:  https:(slash slash)vcepub.tecom.usmc.mil/sites/directorates/mtesd/fs/default.aspx.  To access this sharepoint site you must use your CAC DOD e-mail certificate.  Furthermore, sponsors may contact FSQRMB at tecomtqmrequests(at)usmc.mil to request additional guidance on the use of the pre-TIP Requirements template or for advice or referral on requirement planning.  Submit the completed requirements submission form via e-mail to tecomtqmrequest(at)usmc.mil.
b.  For Active and Reserve Component entry level officer and enlisted and enlisted lateral move requirement sponsors (MPP, RAP, RAM), submit FY18 through FY22 training requirements for courses with active CIDs in MCTIMS Student Registrar to FSQRMB no later than 24 February 2017.
c.  The Sponsor TIP Tool within the Student Registrar module is still in development.  Therefore, it will not be used for the FY18 through FY22 TIP.
5.  Post-submission actions.  FSQRMB will review submitted requirements and compare them to MCTIMS Student Registrar FY14 through FY16 quota usage data, as well as corresponding data provided by the other services training management systems.  Based on review of ongoing performance, FSQRMB will contact sponsors of requirements that appear to understate or overstate appropriate and achievable input in order to refine the requirements prior to the FY18 through FY22 TIP Requirements WG convene date.  The objective is to confirm requirement validity to the greatest extent possible prior to the TIP Requirements WG convening.  This will minimize the need to adjudicate requirement validity during the conduct of the WG and afterward.
6.  The WG agenda and billeting information will be published in the FY 2018-2022 Training Input Plan Requirements Working Group Final Guidance" MARADMIN expected to be released in December 2016.
7.  Release authorized by Major General James W. Lukeman, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.//