R 291534Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 288/12
MSGID/GENADMIN//
CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/WOMEN IN COMBAT UNITS SURVEY//
REF/A/SECNAV M-5214.1 AMPN/REF A IS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS (REPORTS) MANUAL POC/J. M. BRADLEY/LTCOL/HQMC MPO/-/TEL: (703) 784-9386/EMAIL: JESSICA.BRADLEY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE WOMEN IN COMBAT UNITS SURVEY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CMC-DIRECTED SURVEY IS TO GATHER INPUT REGARDING POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE CURRENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND MARINE CORPS ASSIGNMENT POLICIES RELATED TO FEMALE MARINES.
2.  TARGET POPULATION.  ALL MALE AND FEMALE ACTIVE DUTY AND SELECTED RESERVE MARINE OFFICER AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL ARE INVITED TO TAKE THE SURVEY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE IN JUNE 2012.
3.  METHODOLOGY.  UNITS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET CAN DIRECT MARINES TO THE WOMEN IN COMBAT UNITS SURVEY ON THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WEB SITE.  THE SURVEY IS LOCATED AT THIS INTERNET ADDRESS: HTTPS: SLASH SLASH WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION. ONCE LOGGED IN, SELECT THE WOMEN IN COMBAT UNITS SURVEY.  MARINES CAN ALSO FOLLOW THE BOARDS/SURVEYS/QUESTIONNAIRES LINK THAT IS LOCATED ON THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE(WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL), UNDER ONLINE WEB APPS LIST.  MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER ON THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE IF THEY HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY DONE SO IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE SURVEY.  MARINES WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED AND TRY TO TAKE THE SURVEY WILL RECEIVE AN ACCESS ERROR MESSAGE WHICH INCLUDES A LINK TO THE PORTAL REGISTRATION SITE.  ONCE REGISTERED, MARINES CAN ACCESS THE SURVEY AND PARTICIPATE.
4.  UNIT COMMANDERS.  YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS SURVEY.  IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALLOW MARINES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY.  THE RESULTS WILL HELP CMC DEVELOP INFORMED, EDUCATED RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUTURE POLICY CHANGES TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE MARINES TO MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT UNITS.
5.  DATA COLLECTION PERIOD.  THIS SURVEY IS OPEN TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND SELECTED RESERVE OFFICER AND ENLISTED MARINES. THE SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 1 JUNE UNTIL 31 JULY 2012. THIS REPORTING REQUIREMENT IS EXEMPT FROM REPORTS CONTROL PER REFERENCE A, PART IV, PARAGRAPH 7K.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 1 SEPT 2012.
7.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//