R 152035Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 271/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/2012 QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS//
POC/NANCIE SULLIVAN/CIV/UNIT:MF/-/TEL:703-432-9579//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) CONCERNS AND PRIORITIES OF MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE MARINE CORPS INSTITUTED A PERIODIC QOL SURVEY IN 1993.  THE SURVEY MEASURES PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION WITH ALL ASPECTS OF QOL, TO INCLUDE PAY AND COMPENSATION, HOUSING, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
2.   THE SURVEY WILL BE ADMINISTERED FOR A FIFTH TIME IN 2012 TO A RANDOM SELECTION OF APPROX 10,000 ACTIVE DUTY MARINES (INCLUDING RECRUITERS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY MARINES). 
3.  SURVEY ADMINISTRATION.  SURVEYS WILL BE ADMINISTERED ON-SITE TO BOTH OPERATING FORCE AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT MARINES ABOARD INSTALLATIONS AND VIA EMAIL TO RECRUITERS, MARINES NOT ABOARD INSTALLATIONS, AND TO MARINES ABOARD MCAS YUMA, MCLB BARSTOW, MCLB ALBANY, MWTC BRIDGEPORT, MCRD SAN DIEGO, MCAS BEAUFORT, MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, AND MCAS IWAKUNI .  ADDITIONALLY, A MODIFIED SURVEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MARINE SPOUSES VIA ONLINE CONCURRENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACTIVE DUTY SURVEY.
4.  HQMC QOL STUDY TEAM WILL CONDUCT "ON-SITE" ADMINISTRATION OF SURVEYS ABOARD MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS.  THE SURVEY WILL BE ADMINISTERED DURING SEP-OCT 2012.  THE SPECIFIC DATES FOR SURVEY ADMINISTRATION AT EACH INSTALLATION WILL BE FORWARDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE TO INSTALLATION POINTS OF CONTACT.
5.  SURVEY ADMINISTRATION AT OPERATING FORCE AND TRAINING BASES/STATIONS.
A.  SURVEYS WILL BE ADMINISTERED ABOARD THE FOLLOWING (BASE/STATION, APPROX SAMPLE SIZE, PROJECTED NUMBER OF DAYS):
MCB CAMP PENDLETON      749    4 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCAS MIRAMAR            186    2 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCB CAMP LEJEUNE        779    4 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCAS NEW RIVER          132    1 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCAS CHERRY POINT       182    2 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCB CAMP BUTLER         295    3 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCB HAWAII              110    2 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS 243    3 DAYS (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
MCB QUANTICO            146    1 DAY  (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
HQBN, HENDERSON HALL     32    1 DAY  (HQMC STUDY TEAM)
B.  REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE OPERATING FORCES; AND BASES AND STATIONS SUPPORTING THE OPERATING FORCES.
-EACH MEF HEADQUARTERS WILL ASSIGN A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT (POC) TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL ADMINISTRATION OF THE QOL SURVEY WITHIN THE MEF'S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR).
-EACH INSTALLATION (BASE/STATION) WITHIN THE MEF'S AOR WILL IDENTIFY A POC WHO WILL REPORT TO THE MEF POC AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SURVEY ON BOARD THEIR BASE OR STATION.  IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE G-1 OR ADJUTANT BE ASSIGNED THESE DUTIES.  THE MEF POC WILL PROVIDE TO THE HQMC POC A LIST OF NAMES OF THE INSTALLATION (BASE/STATION) POCS NLT 6 JUNE 2012.
-MCAGCC TWENTYNINE PALMS, MCB QUANTICO, AND HQBN HENDERSON HALL WILL EACH PROVIDE A POC TO THE HQMC POC NLT 6 JUNE.
C.  INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO SUPPORT ON-SITE ADMINISTRATION -THE BASE/STATION POC WILL IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY MARINE PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION.  BASE/STATION POC WILL RECEIVE CRITERIA FROM HQMC OUTLINING NUMBER OF MARINE PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED WITHIN EACH PAY GRADE.  AN ADMINISTRATION GUIDE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO POCS OUTLINING STUDY TEAM ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES.
- THE BASE/STATION POC WILL SECURE CLASSROOM-TYPE FACILITY TO SUPPORT SURVEY ADMINISTRATION.
- THE BASE/STATION POC WILL SCHEDULE PARTICIPANT GROUPS TO COMPLETE SURVEY AT THE SELECTED FACILITY ON THE SPECIFIED DATES.  THE SURVEY WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.  SCHEDULE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BETWEEN SURVEY SESSIONS.  SPECIFIC GROUP SIZE IS AT THE DISCRETION OF BASE/STATION POC AND DEPENDENT ON FACILITY SIZE.
- THE BASE/STATION POC WILL FORWARD LIST OF SELECTED MARINES TO HQMC POC NLT 10 AUGUST 2012.
- THE BASE/STATION POC WILL ASSIST HQMC STUDY TEAM WITH MARINE CHECK-IN AND SUPERVISING PARTICIPANTS DURING SURVEY ADMINISTRATION.
- THE BASE/STATION POC WILL RECOVER COMPLETED SURVEYS.  ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND FORWARD AS A BUNDLE TO CONTRACTOR.   MAILING LABELS WILL BE PROVIDED.
6.  SURVEY ADMINISTRATION TO ACTIVE DUTY MARINES ON REMAINING BASES/STATIONS
A.  ACTIVE DUTY MARINES ABOARD THE FOLLOWING (BASES/STATIONS) WILL RECEIVE ONLINE SURVEYS VIA EMAIL NOTIFICATION PROCESS:
-MCAS YUMA
-MCRD SAN DIEGO
-MCLB BARSTOW
-MCAS IWAKUNI
-MWTC BRIDGEPORT
-MCRD PARRIS ISLAND
-MCAS BEAUFORT
-MCLB ALBANY
-EMAIL INVITIATIONS WILL BE ISSUED DURING SEP 2012.  EACH MARINE IS REQUESTED TO FULLY COMPLETE THE SURVEY.
B.  COMMANDS WILL INFORM MARINES TO EXPECT RECEIPT OF THE SURVEY DURING SEP AND ENCOURAGE MARINES TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY; PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY ESPECIALLY FOR JUNIOR MARINES IN PAY GRADES E2, E3, AND E4 TO HAVE ACCESS TO NMCI EMAIL ACCOUNTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY.
7.  SURVEY ADMINISTRATION TO THE REST OF ACTIVE DUTY MARINES NOT ON BASES/STATIONS.
A.  ACTIVE DUTY MARINES WHO ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO BASE/STATIONS WILL RECEIVE ONLINE SURVEYS VIA EMAIL NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
- EMAIL INVITIATIONS WILL BE ISSUED DURING SEP 2012.  EACH MARINE IS REQUESTED TO FULLY COMPLETE THE SURVEY. 
B.  MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND RECRUITERS WILL RECEIVE ONLINE SURVEYS VIA EMAIL NOTIFICATION PROCESS IN ORDER TO MAKE COMPARISONS WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE PREVIOUS QOL SURVEYS (1998, 2002, AND 2007) THAT INCLUDED RECRUITERS.
-MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND WILL IDENTIFY A SINGLE POC TO HQMC POC NLT 6 JUNE 2012.
-MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORWARDING EMAIL ADDRESSES OF ALL RECRUITERS TO THE HQMC POC.   MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND WILL ISSUE AN EMAIL TO RECRUITERS IN SEP 2012 ENCOURAGING MARINES TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE SURVEY.
8.  HQMC QOL STUDY TEAM POC/PROJECT OFFICER IS NANCIE SULLIVAN/CIV/MFQ/MF/TEL: 703-432-9579/TEL:  DSN 277-9579.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL R. E. MILSTEAD JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//