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ALMAR 060/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM) ANNUAL REQUIREMENT THROUGH
/DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) COURSES//
POC/S. W. MAITA/CAPT/TECOM/LOC:QUANTICO VA/TEL:703-784-2588
/TEL:DSN 278-2588/EMAIL:MAITASW@TECOM.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1.  THE IMPORTANCE OF APPLYING RISK MANAGEMENT IN ALL
ACTIVITIES, BOTH ON DUTY AND OFF DUTY, CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AND FORCE PRESERVATION REQUIRE US TO APPROACH
EACH ACTIVITY WITH THE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TO PREVENT AVOIDABLE
MISHAPS, INJURIES, AND FATALITIES.
2.  TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM) HAS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF
FOUR DL COURSES FOR ORM.  THESE COURSES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL.  I DIRECT THAT COMPLETION OF AN APPROPRIATE
ORM DL COURSE WILL SATISFY USMC CALENDAR YEAR REQUIREMENTS FOR
ANNUAL OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING.  THESE FOUR COURSES,
LISTED BELOW, ARE DESIGNED FOR VARYING EXPERIENCE LEVELS/BILLET
REQUIREMENTS AND TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS TO COMPLETE:
A. ORM - INDOCTRINATION.  STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO USE ORM TO IDENTIFY
AND ASSESS HAZARDS, CONTROL RISKS, AND ELIMINATE/MITIGATE HAZARDS BY
PLANNING AND EXECUTING A TRIP TO THE WORLD SERIES.  THIS COURSE IS
INTENDED FOR ALL PERSONNEL REQUIRING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ORM.
B. ORM - REFRESHER.  STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO USE ORM TO IDENTIFY AND
ASSESS HAZARDS, CONTROL RISKS, AND ELIMINATE/MITIGATE HAZARDS BY
PLANNING AND EXECUTING A TRIP TO THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.  THIS
COURSE IS INTENDED FOR ALL PERSONNEL WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
THE INDOCTRINATION COURSE OR HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PRIOR ORM
TRAINING.
C. ORM - ADVANCED USER.  STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO APPLY ORM IN THE
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXECUTION OF ALL TRAINING ASSOCIATED WITH
UNIT MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WILL GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
WHY ORM IS IMPORTANT IN EVERY ASPECT OF USMC OPERATIONS.  DESIGNED
FOR NCOS, SNCOS, AND OFFICERS IN LEADERSHIP AND PLANNING POSITIONS
WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE OF THE FIRST TWO
COURSES.
D. ORM - FACILITATOR.  STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO INSTRUCT PERSONNEL IN A
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.  DESIGNED FOR THOSE ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF
INSTRUCTORS WHO WILL FACILITATE ANNUAL UNIT ORM TRAINING.
3.  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL FOUR ORM DL COURSES WILL QUALIFY
INDIVIDUALS FOR DESIGNATION AS ORM INSTRUCTORS.  ALL COURSES WILL BE
ACCESSIBLE VIA THE WORLDWIDE WEB.  FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING
THIS ORM ANNUAL REQUIRMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN.
4.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AS WE FOCUS ON SAFETY, ORM BECOMES AS
INGRAINED IN OUR CORPS AS OUR CORE VALUES.  I CHALLENGE ALL MY
LEADERS TO STAY PROACTIVE IN THIS ENDEAVOR.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W.
HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//