UNCLAS 191227Z JUN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 370/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MARINE/
CORPS LEADERSHIP MCI (MCI0033) AND THE DISTRIBUTION/
OF THE LEADING MARINES MCI (MCI0037)//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4A/PME//
REF/B/MARADMIN 126/07//
REF/C/MCO P1070.12K/IRAM//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1553.4A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION (PME). REF (B) IS THE MARINE CORPS
INSTITUTE RANDOM ON-LINE EXAMS (ROLE) SYSTEM.
REFERENCE (C) IS THE MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL
RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL//
POC/J. J. RYU/CAPT/MCIDLTD MCI/-/TEL:DSN 325-7446/
COMM 202-685-7446//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF (A), THE FUNDAMENTALS
OF MARINE CORPS LEADERSHIP (FMCL) MCI (MCI 0033)
HAS BEEN THE ONLY PME AVAILABLE FOR CORPORALS
DESIRING TO ENHANCE THEIR MILITARY PROFESSION.
THE ENLISTED PME BRANCH, MCU, IN COOPERATION WITH
MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE (MCI), HAS DEVELOPED THE
LEADING MARINES MCI (MCI 0037) TO PROVIDE THE
REQUISITE LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR LANCE CORPORALS -
OUR FUTURE LEADERS.
2. THE NEW LEADING MARINES MCI HAS BEEN DESIGNED
TO MEET THE OPERATING FORCES' EXPECTATIONS FOR
THEIR MARINES' PERFORMANCE IN CURRENT AND FUTURE
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED
AROUND THE FOLLOWING FOUR CORE AREAS OF STUDY:
DEVELOPING LEADERS, THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION,
LEADERSHIP TOOLS, AND THE MENTORING PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE COURSE WILL DEVELOP AND ENHANCE
OUR MARINES' ABILITIES TO THINK CRITICALLY AND
MAKE SOUND DECISIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, MARINES WILL
BE MORE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE UNIT COMMANDER USING
A UNIFIED AND CONSISTENT APPROACH.
3. COMPLETION OF THE NEW MCI WILL REQUIRE THE
FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
A. FINISH STUDY UNITS. COMPLETE ALL FOUR STUDY
UNITS AND PREPARE FOR THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION.
B. PRACTICAL APPLICATION. AFTER COMPLETING ALL
STUDY UNITS, THE MARINE WILL BE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE A FINAL PRACTICAL APPLICATION EXERCISE.
THIS WILL CONSIST OF APPLYING INFORMATION FROM
THE STUDY UNITS TO WORK THROUGH A NUMBER OF
SCENARIOS THAT REQUIRE CRITICAL THINKING AND
DECISION MAKING IN BOTH GARRISON AND COMBAT
OPERATIONS.
C. PRACTICAL APPLICATION REVIEW. UPON COMPLETION
OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION, THE STUDENT WILL
REVIEW THE EXCERCISE WITH THEIR SENIOR MARINE/MENTOR
WHO PROCTORED THE PRACTICAL EXERCISE. THE SENIOR
MARINE/MENTOR WILL REVIEW THE STUDENT'S ACTIONS
AND EVALUATE THEM BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE. THIS
FEEDBACK WILL ENHANCE THE MARINE'S UNDERSTANDING OF
THE SCENARIOS AND PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF
ACTION THAT THE STUDENT MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED.
D. FINAL EXAMINATION. ONCE THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION
HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND REVIEWED, THE SENIOR
MARINE/MENTOR WILL SIGN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION
WORKSHEET, INDICATING THAT THE MARINE IS PREPARED TO
TAKE THE FINAL EXAMINATION. THE STUDENT WILL THEN
TAKE THE SIGNED PRACTICAL APPLICATION WORKSHEET TO
THE COMMAND UNIT VERIFICATION REPORT (UVR)
REPRESENTATIVE AND WILL BE ADMINISTERED THE FINAL
EXAMINATION VIA MCI'S RANDOM ONLINE EXAMINATION (ROLE).
REFERENCE (B) ESTABLISHES MCI'S UTILIZATION OF ROLE.
MARINES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE ROLE.
PAPER DP-37 "BUBBLE SHEET" FINAL EXAMS WILL NOT BE
DISTRIBUTED WITH THE LEADING MARINES MCI (MCI 0037)
UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO MCI BY THE MARINE'S
TRAINING REPRESENTATIVE.
4. THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR MCI STUDENTS ARE
PROVIDED:
A. EFFECTIVE 15 APRIL 2007, THE CURRENT FMCL (MCI 0033)
IS DISCONTINUED. MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED
IN THE FMCL MUST COMPLETE THE MCI BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2007
OR THEY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISENROLLED.
B. EFFECTIVE 15 APRIL 2007, MARINES IN THE GRADE OF LANCE
CORPORAL WHO HAVE NOT ENROLLED IN THE FMCL MCI MUST ENROLL
IN, AND COMPLETE, THE LEADING MARINES MCI (MCI 0037) IN
ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE.
C. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2008, LANCE CORPORALS WHO DESIRE TO
BE PROMOTED TO CORPORAL MUST COMPLETE THE LEADING MARINES
MCI (MCI 0037) BEFORE THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION.
ALTHOUGH THIS MCI IS REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION, NO ADDITIONAL
MCI BONUS POINTS ARE AUTHORIZED OUTSIDE OF THE CURRENT
ALLOWANCES ESTABLISHED BY REFERENCE C.
D. LANCE CORPORALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE FMCL
(MCI 0033) AND COMPLETE THE COURSE BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2007
WILL BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE.
E. STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTARILY DECIDE TO DISENROLL FROM THE
FMCL (MCI 0033) BEFORE COMPLETION MUST ENROLL IN THE
LEADING MARINES MCI (MCI 0037) TO BE CONSIDERED PME
COMPLETE.
5. ONLY MARINES IN THE GRADE OF LANCE CORPORAL MAY
ENROLL IN THIS COURSE. WAIVERS FOR ENROLLMENT WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED. THIS ACTION WILL ALLOW FOR A CONTINUOUS REVIEW
OF COURSE CONTENT AND ENABLE THE ENLISTED PME BRANCH AND
MCI TO UPDATE COURSE CONTENT ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS WHILE
PROVIDING A SOLID LINK TO THE COMMAND SPONSORED CORPORALS
COURSE.
6. THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
NEXT REVISION OF REFERENCE A.//