R 111920Z JAN 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 001/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MARINE MAIL//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/141630ZJUL1995//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASINGTON DC 1997/-//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/191105ZMAR1999//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/291630ZAUG2000//
POC/M. M. SMITH/MAJ/DMCS/-/TEL:(703) 614-2828//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 204/95 ESTABLISHING MARINE MAIL PROGRAM.  REF B
IS CMC FRAG ORDER PROVIDING AMPLIFYING INSTRUCTIONS TO REF A.  REF
C IS MARADMIN 113/99 CONCERNING MARINE MAIL INCENTIVES.  REF D IS
ALMAR 031/00 REINTRODUCING AND MODIFYING THE MARINE MAIL PROGRAM.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-1.  IN 1995, THE 31ST COMMANDANT, GENERAL KRULAK,
ESTABLISHED MARINE MAIL TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION BY
PROVIDING EACH MARINE, SAILOR, OR CIVILIAN MARINE, REGARDLESS OF
GRADE, A METHOD BY WHICH THEIR POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IDEAS COULD
BE HEARD.
2.  LIKE MY PREDECESSORS, I AM INTERESTED IN HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND
IDEAS.  MARINES HAVE ALWAYS DEMONSTRATED EXTENSIVE RESOURCEFULNESS AND
INNOVATION; SOME OF THE BEST IDEAS HAVE COME FROM OUR MOST JUNIOR
MARINES.  MARINE MAIL EXISTS TO ENSURE ALL OF YOU HAVE A VENUE TO
EXPRESS PROFESSIONAL IDEAS THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR CORPS.  THIS ALMAR
CONFIRMS THAT MARINE MAIL IS STILL THERE, AND IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO
USE.  THIS ALMAR SUPERSEDES THE GUIDANCE SET FORTH IN REFERENCES (A)
THROUGH (D).
3.  THE CRITERIA FOR MARINE MAIL, POSED AS FOUR QUESTIONS, REMAINS THE
SAME AND IS AS FOLLOWS:
A.  WHAT ARE WE NOT DOING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING?
B.  WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT WE SHOULD DO DIFFERENTLY?
C.  WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING?
D.  WHAT NEW CONCEPT OR IDEA SHOULD THE MARINE CORPS INVESTIGATE TO
IMPROVE ITS WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY?
4.  SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO MARINE MAIL THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
VENUES:
A.  EMAIL: MARINE.MAIL.FCT@USMC.MIL
B.  REGULAR U.S. MAIL:
MARINE MAIL (CMC)
HQMC
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000
C.  FAX: (703) 693-1284 (DSN 223)
5.  I REMIND YOU THAT MARINE MAIL IS NOT INTENDED TO SERVE AS A
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND OTHER REPORTING PROCEDURES SUCH
AS REQUEST MAST, ADMINISTRATIVE REQUESTS, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS/APPEALS,
MEDICAL BOARDS, EEO ISSUES, ETC.  THAT SAID, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPRESS
YOUR IDEAS.  THIS IS OUR MARINE CORPS.
WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN SERVE TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.
6.  SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//