R 191321Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 477/13
MSGID/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/UPDATE ON TRANSITION FROM MARINE ONLINE'S (MOL) TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) TO THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS)//
REF/A/DOC/MSGID/CG TECOM GTD/111306Z FEB 11//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 265/12/14 MAY 2012//
REF/C/DOC/MSGID/CG TECOM GTD/061653ZSEP12//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 015/13/09 JAN 2013//
NARR/REF A IS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM) MESSAGE ANNOUNCING THE FIELDING OF THE MCTIMS UTM MODULE. REF B IS THE TECOM MARADMIN 265/12 ANNOUNCING THE TRANSITION FROM MARINE ONLINE'S (MOL) TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) TO THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS). REF C IS THE TECOM MESSAGE THAT OUTLINES THE MCTIMS AND MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS. REF D IS THE TECOM MARADMIN THAT PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO MCTIMS.//
POC/J.L. BULLIS/CAPT/TECOM MTESD/TEL: 703-784-0843/EMAIL:JASON.BULLIS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM THE TOTAL FORCE THAT MCTIMS UTM/IMM HAS BEEN TESTED AND VALIDATED BY MEF AND MARFORRES UNITS AND IS READY TO REPLACE MOL TMS AS THE MARINE CORPS' PLATFORM FOR TRACKING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING ALL ANNUAL AND ANCILLARY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
2. BACKGROUND. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL FIELDING OF THE MCTIMS UTM MODULE OUTLINED IN REF A, OPFOR CUSTOMERS VALIDATED THE REQUIREMENT FOR A SINGLE SYSTEM TO TRACK ALL TRAINING RELATED DATA TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN CAUSED BY ENTERING SIMILAR DATA INTO MULTIPLE SYSTEMS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS FEEDBACK, TECOM AND MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVES COLLABORATED TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATIVE CAPABILITIES AND IMPLEMENT A SINGLE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF TRACKING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING ALL ANNUAL AND ANCILLARY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B AND C, TECOM CONDUCTED A MCTIMS AND MCTFS INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS TO ENSURE TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO MCTIMS WOULD BE EXECUTED IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES THE IMPACT FELT BY ALL USERS.
3. OPERATING FORCE UNIT PILOT TESTING AND VALIDATION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE D, SELECT UNITS FROM MEFS AND MARFORRES HAVE TESTED AND VALIDATED THAT THE FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES OF MCTIMS SUPPORT TOTAL FORCE REQUIREMENTS FOR INPUT OF ANNUAL AND ANCILLARY TRAINING, AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF TRAINING COMPLETION DATA TO MCTFS.
4. TRAINING.
4.A. UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE MCTIMS UTM/IMM TRAINING FROM MCTIMS FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE TECOM WILL AUTHORIZE UNITS TO TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO MCTIMS UTM/IMM. UNITS WILL IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE PERSONNEL TO RECEIVE TRAINING AT THE REGIMENTAL AND GROUP LEVELS AND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRAIN THE TRAINER PLAN TO ENSURE THEIR SUBORDINATE UNITS ARE TRAINED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
4.B. UNITS THAT HAVE RECEIVED MCTIMS UTM/IMM TRAINING PRIOR TO THIS MARADMIN MAY CONTACT THE MCTIMS FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING THEIR UNIT AND WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO MCTIMS UTM/IMM.
5. TRANSITION DEADLINE. NLT, 1 OCTOBER 2015 THE TOTAL FORCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO MCTIMS UTM/IMM. MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HAS APPROVED THIS SUSPENSE DATE AND IS PREPARED TO PHASE OUT MOL TMS ONCE ALL UNITS HAVE COMPLETED THIS TRANSITION.
6. PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES. THE FOLLOWING UNIT TRAINING AND TRANSITION DEADLINES LISTED BELOW WILL ENSURE THAT THE TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO MCTIMS UTM/IMM IS COMPLETED BY THE APPROVED SUSPENSE DATE. PRIORITY FOR TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN TO UNITS AS OUTLINED IN THIS SCHEDULE.
(1) I AND II MEF - 1 SEPT 2014
(2) III MEF - 1 JAN 2015
(3) MARFORRES - 1 MAY 2015
(4) SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS - 1 SEPT 2015
7. FIELD SUPPORT. FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND COORDINATION, MCTIMS FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVES CAN BE CONTACTED PER THE DETAILS BELOW.
7.A. FIELD SUPPORT EAST. MR. PAT RYAN, PATRICK.RYAN(AT)INFORELIANCE.COM. OFFICE PHONE, (910) 450-0048.
7.B. FIELD SUPPORT WEST. MR. RYAN ROBERTS, RYAN.ROBERTS(AT)INFORELIANCE.COM. OFFICE PHONE, (760) 725-9095.
8. QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED TO THE POC.
9. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN K. J. GLUECK JR, COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND.//