R 311838Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 296/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/UPDATE TO THE PLANNED FIELDING OF THE REENGINEERED MARINE CORPS MEDICAL ENTITLEMENTS DATA SYSTEM UNDER THE TFAS DMM//
REF/A/MSGID:CMC WASHINGTON DC/-/YMD:20120223//
AMPN/REF IS MARADMIN 092/12, PLANNED FIELDING OF THE REENGINEERED MARINE CORPS MEDICAL ENTITLEMENTS DATA SYSTEM (MCMEDS) UNDER THE TOTAL FORCE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM (TFAS) DRILL MANAGEMENT MODULE (DMM) WARNING ORDER.//
POC/GARY JOHNSON/CIV/UNIT:MARCORSYSCOM/-/TEL:703-784-4746//
POC/MARK BROKAW/CIV/UNIT:WWR RMED/-/TEL:703-432-1868//
POC/J. PRICE/LTCOL/UNIT:CMC RA/-/TEL:703-784-9136//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE FIELDING OF MCMEDS WITHIN TFAS-DMM AND THE TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE LEGACY MCMEDS APPLICATION. 
2.  BACKGROUND.  DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF MCMEDS FUNCTIONALITY WITHIN DMM IS COMPLETE; HOWEVER, THE FIELDING PLAN IDENTIFIED IN THE REF WAS POSTPONED. THE ISSUES WHICH LED TO THE FIELDING DELAY HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, AND THE FIELDING OF THE NEW MCMEDS WILL BEGIN ON 24 MAY 2012.  THIS NEW FIELDING DATE HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED VIA DMM, THE LEGACY SYSTEM, AND THROUGH MARFORRES.  THE LEGACY SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OPERATIONAL DURING A THIRTY DAY TRANSITION PERIOD WHILE THE NEW MCMEDS IS COMPLETELY FIELDED. 
3.  TRANSITION SUPPORT
A.  ACCOUNT REGISTRATION AND CASE MIGRATION.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION AND THE MIGRATION OF CASES FROM THE LEGACY TO DMM MCMEDS WERE SENT VIA EMAIL TO ALL REGISTERED MCMEDS USERS ON 16 MAY 2012.  INSTRUCTIONS ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE DMM WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)DM.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. 
B.  TRAINING.  THERE WERE ELEVEN TRAINING SESSIONS HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REF THE TRAINING MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THE MRA MANPOWER INFORMATION (MI) PORTAL VIA WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL - RESERVE MARINE - RESERVE AFFAIRS - (RA) - DRILL MANAGEMENT - MCMEDS TRAINING.  FUTURE TRAINING FOR MCMEDS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO REGULAR DM SUSTAINMENT TRAINING.
4.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.  TFAS DMM IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE MRA (MI) PORTAL UNDER "ONLINE WEB APPS".
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE. 
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//