R 061512Z JUL 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 362/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE MARINE CORPS ETHICS STAND- DOWN//
REF A/MARADMIN 258/12/-/YMD: 20120510//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 258/12 DATED 20120510, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS ETHICS STAND-DOWN PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION.//
POC/JASON BOGDEN/MAJ/MCU/LLI/-/TEL: 703-432-4688//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE CMC DIRECTED MARINE CORPS ETHICS STAND-DOWN.
2.  BEGINNING 10 JULY 2012, COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL USE THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED DURING THE "DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS" POI TO CONDUCT AN ETHICS STAND-DOWN WITH ALL OF THEIR MARINES WITHIN THEIR COMMANDS.  THIS STAND-DOWN WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF COMMAND LEADERSHIP AS THE PRIMARY ETHICS INSTRUCTORS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE UNITS.  IT SHOULD ENABLE MARINES TO ENGAGE IN ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND PARTICIPATE IN ON-GOING DISCUSSION AND DEBATE.  MARINES SHOULD HAVE A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR ETHOS, AND BE BETTER ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPLAIN ETHICAL CHALLENGES.  THE END STATE DESIRED IS A LASTING, POSITIVE ETHICAL CULTURE AND CLIMATE.
3.  ONLY COMMANDING OFFICERS AND THEIR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS WILL INSTRUCT THIS ETHICS STAND-DOWN TRAINING. 
A.  TRAINING TO BEGIN ON 10 JULY 2012 WITH TARGET COMPLETION OF 10 AUGUST 2012. 
B.  THE INTENT OF THE STAND-DOWN MUST BE MAINTAINED.  IT WILL BE DELIVERED BY COMMANDING OFFICERS AND THEIR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS IN ONE BLOCK OF TIME SO AS TO PROMOTE A FULL AND FRANK DISCUSSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ETHICAL LEADERS.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.  THE "DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP" POI IS ACCESSIBLE ON THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY WEBSITE AT HTTPS:WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/SITEPAGES/ETHICS_SYMPOSIUM.ASPX.
6.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  QUESTIONS FROM COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES CAN BE DIRECTED TO MAJ JASON BOGDEN AT JASON.BOGDEN(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM 703-432-4688.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN (SEL) W. F. MULLEN III; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//