R 270800Z SEP 02
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML ALMAR(n)
ALMAR
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UNCLAS
ALMAR 051/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/CMC//
SUBJ/MARINE MAIL:"QUESTION TO THE CORPS"//
REF/A/ALMAR 031/00//
POC/VAN ZANDBERGEN, S.W/MAJ/DMCS/-/TEL(703)697-1043//
NARR/REF A REINTRODUCED "MARINE MAIL"//
RMKS/1.  A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MARINES, SAILORS AND CIVILIANS
WHO RESPONDED TO THE CY02 3RD QTR "QUESTION TO THE CORPS."
2.  THIS ALMAR ANNOUNCES THE CY02 "QUESTION TO THE CORPS" FOR
THE 4TH QTR: IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT WORLD POLITICAL CLIMATE,
HOW CAN WE BETTER PREPARE OUR MARINES TO FIGHT IN A RUGGED, HIGH
ALTITUDE, MOUNTAINOUS, ARID AND SPARSE ENVIORMENT?
3.  IN ADDITION TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE "QUESTION TO THE
CORPS," YOU ARE REMINDED ABOUT THE "MARINE MAIL" PROGRAM.  THE
REF PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON "MARINE MAIL."  THE CRITERIA ARE
PROVIDED BELOW FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
A) WHAT AREN'T WE DOING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING?
B) WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT WE SHOULD DO DIFFERENTLY?
C) WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING?
D) WHAT NEW CONCEPT OR IDEA SHOULD THE MARINE CORPS INVESTIGATE
TO IMPROVE ITS WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY?
4.  SUBMIT YOUR "QUESTION TO THE CORPS" REPLY AND/OR
YOUR "MARINE MAIL" THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING VENUES: USMC
INTERNET WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.USMC.MIL/CMC; FAX TO (703) 614-
5035; E-MAIL TO MARINEMAIL@HQMC.USMC.MIL; OR POSTAL MAIL TO
MARINE MAIL (CMC), HQMC, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON DC, 20380-
1775.
5.  STICK TO THE SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A
REPLY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.  SUBMISSIONS THAT DO NOT MEET
AT LEAST ONE OF THE CRITERIA OR RESPOND TO THE QTRLY "QUESTION
TO THE CORPS," WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION.
6.  YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE
CORPS A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL TO SERVE.
7.  SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//