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MARADMIN 088/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/IGMC//
SUBJ/INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS CERTIFICATION PROCESS//
REF/A/MCO 5430.1A W/ADMIN CH-2, MARINE CORPS INSPECTOR GENERAL
PROGRAM//
REF/B/INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE MARINE CORPS CAMPAIGN PLAN 2023-2026
//
POC/A. R. REAVES/LTCOL/DIRECTOR/ANALYSIS AND EVALUATIONS DIVISION//
TEL: (703) 614-0808/EMAIL: ANDREW.REAVES@USMC.MIL//
POC/A. G. IRVIN/MAJ/LEGAL ANALYST/ANALYSIS AND EVALUATIONS
DIVISION//
TEL: (703) 614-0739/EMAIL: ANNA.G.IRVIN@USMC.MIL//
POC/S. PHOEUK/CWO4/DIRECTOR/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT DIVISION/
TEL: (703) 614-0929/EMAIL: SAMBO.PHOEUK@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message serves as interim
guidance pending update to MCO 5430.1 regarding the certification
program for personnel assigned to Inspector General (IG) billets
across the total force.
2. Background.
2.a. To preserve the Marine Corps’ values, standards, and readiness
as the Nation’s expeditionary crisis response force, the Inspector
General of the Marine Corps (IGMC) introduced a campaign plan in
2023 to enhance institutional readiness across the Service. A line
of effort in this campaign plan focuses on the professionalization
of the Marine Corps IG Enterprise.
2.b. The IGMC certification process is part of a deliberate
strategy to create an authoritative and standardized process to
build and sustain a professional IG workforce in the Service. The
IGMC established the following framework that includes the required
and tailored knowledge, skills, competencies, and abilities to
achieve certification as a Marine Corps IG professional. These
requirements apply to all uniformed and civilian IGMC personnel,
command IG (CIG) personnel, and those serving in a Marine Corps IG
capacity that directly perform IG functions as described in REF A.
Collectively, this group of personnel comprises the Service's IG
Enterprise.
3. Execution.
3.a. Certification Process.
3.a.1. IGMC's certification process includes three required
milestones:
3.a.1.a. Milestone 1: Foundational Training (an online IGMC 101
Course provided on MarineNet as of 22 January 2025).
3.a.1.b. Milestone 2: Advanced Training (IGMC-facilitated Mobile/
Virtual Training Team (MTT/VTT)).
3.a.1.c. Milestone 3: Six months of satisfactory service in an IG-
related billet within IGMC or a CIG office.
3.a.2. IGMC 101 is an online course currently provided on MarineNet
(Course ID: IGMC101). IGMC Advanced Training is provided biannually
by IGMC personnel via an MTT or VTT.
3.a.3. The IGMC is the sole Certifying Authority (CA) and will only
award certification to IG personnel after validating completion of
all training requirements and milestones.
3.a.4. As the CA, the IGMC may revoke or suspend certification
based on unsatisfactory conduct or performance that is outside the
ethical behavior, integrity, and professionalism expected of those
serving in the Marine Corps IG Enterprise.
3.a.5. New IG personnel should attend an MTT/VTT at the first
available opportunity, but not later than twelve months after being
assigned or hired to an IG office.
3.b. Currency. In order for IG personnel to maintain currency of
their IGMC certification, they shall complete the training
requirements outlined below:
3.b.1. Annually, all IG personnel must receive at least one hour
of ethics training led by an Ethics Counselor or through other IGMC-
approved ethics training materials. The Counsel to the IGMC is the
primary POC for determining other approved ethics training events.
3.b.2. Biennially, all IG personnel must attend one of the IGMC's
Advanced Training MTT/VTT events.
3.c. Training Management and Accountability.
3.c.1. Personnel training and certification management is the
responsibility of both the owning command and IGMC. CIG offices and
IGMC Divisions shall provide IGMC with starting dates of new
personnel, completion certificates for Foundational Training
(Milestone 1), and facilitate enrollment and attendance of Advanced
Training (Milestone 2). IG Enterprise personnel will upload
information on to the IGMC sharepoint site:
(https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/igmc/tracker/SitePages/USMC-IG
-Enterprise-Database.aspx). IGMC will publish instructions
outlining where and how to upload this information via separate
correspondence.
3.c.2. IGMC will maintain rosters for Advanced Training events and
request data calls on a biannual basis to determine the completion
of six months of satisfactory performance (Milestone 3) of new IG
personnel.
3.c.3. CIG offices and IGMC Divisions shall record training
completion by submitting an Electronic Personnel Administrative
Request (EPAR) within MOL to their servicing Installation Personnel
Administration Center (IPAC) to report via unit diary and record the
associated Service School Codes for IGMC 101 (0AV) and Advanced
Training courses (0AW) in the Marine Corps Total Force System for
all uniformed IG personnel, and in the Total Workforce Management
Services for civilian IG personnel.
3.d. Exception to Policy.
3.d.1. IGMC 101 is mandatory for all IG Enterprise personnel,
regardless of time in billet or previous completed training.
3.d.2. IG Enterprise personnel who completed an MTT/VTT in CY23 or
CY24 are exempt for two years from the date of training completion;
their training counts for achieving certification Milestone 2.
3.d.3. The Service School Code for Advanced Training courses is
active as of 1 June 2023. As such, IG personnel who completed an
MTT/VTT in CY23, but prior to 1 June 2023, will list 1 June 2023 as
their training completion date.
4. Coordinating instructions.
4.a. Continuous learning is essential to the sustainment of the
Marine Corps IG Enterprise. Personal ownership to seek
opportunities to advance competencies and skills will benefit both
the individual and the Enterprise. Owning commands should encourage
their IG personnel to attend professional development opportunities.
Commands are responsible for resourcing attendance of these
opportunities. IGMC will facilitate professional development
opportunities by advertising IG training events via IG Connections
(https://www.igmc.marines.mil/Divisions/Connections/).
4.b. IGMC will assess unit compliance to this guidance during IGMC
inspections.
5. This message applies to all uniformed and civilian IGMC
personnel, command IG personnel, and those serving in a Marine Corps
IG capacity that directly perform IG functions as described in MCO
5430.1.
6. Points of contact:
LtCol Andrew R. Reaves
Email: andrew.reaves@usmc.mil
Comm: (703) 614-0808
Major A. Grace Irvin
Email: anna.g.irvin@usmc.mil
Comm: (703) 614-0739
CWO4 Sambo Phoeuk
Comm: (703) 614-0929
Email: sambo.phoeuk@usmc.mil
7. Release authorized by MajGen Adam L. Chalkley, Inspector General
of the Marine Corps.//