R 061354Z SEP 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 495/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY ASSIGNMENTS//
REF/A/MCO/5600.31/ARD/26 APR 2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR J. A. BASS/CIV/CDI, CDD, MID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 278-3616 OR COML (703) 784-3616/EMAIL: JOHN.BASSATUSMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION SIGNED MARINE CORPS BULLETIN (MCBUL) 5603, MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY ASSIGNMENTS, ON 21 AUGUST 2012.  THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES MCBUL 5603 OF 25 JULY 2011.
2.  MCBUL 5603 PROVIDES GUIDANCE IMPEMENTING DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY AND ASSIGNS DOCTRINAL PROPONENTS FOR LISTED PUBLICATIONS.  MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE PUBLISHED IN ITS DOCTRINAL, WARFIGHTING, AND REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDES HIGHER ORDER PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT ON WARFIGHTING, AS WELL AS PRINCIPLES; TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES; AND TERMS AND SYMBOLS.  DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY IS RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNED TO A MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATION WITH THE REQUIRED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE FOR THE PREPARATION, REVIEW, AND PERIODIC UPDATE OF A DOCTRINAL PUBLICATION.  IT LEVERAGES THE EXPERTISE OF THE MARINE CORPS SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT TO ENSURE THAT MARINE CORPS SERVICE DOCTRINE IS APPROPRIATE AND USEFUL TO THE WARFIGHTING OPERATING FORCES AND TRAINERS.  DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL WHEN DOCTRINE IS PRIORITIZED AS A MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENT.  THIS BULLETIN IS A DIRECTED ACTION TO PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN A COGENT BODY OF DOCTRINE THAT IS TIMELY, RELEVANT, AND COMPELLING.
3.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
4.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//