R 152030Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 270/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS FITNESS IMPROVEMENT TOOL PHASE 1//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20101027//
AMPN/REF A IS THE 2010 COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE.//
POC/G. OLBRICH/COL/UNIT:MFC7/-/TEL:703-432-9435//
POC/J. HARTMANN/NF-4/UNIT:MFC6/-/TEL:703-432-9534//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE PHASE 1 OF A TWO-PHASED APPROACH TO INTRODUCE THE NEW MARINE CORPS FITNESS IMPROVEMENT TOOL (MCFIT).  MCFIT IS DESIGNED TO ASSESS AND ASSIST MARINES IN THEIR PURSUIT OF TOTAL FITNESS.  PHASE 1 IS A PAPER-BASED PRODUCT AVAILABLE TO MARINES AND UNIT COMMANDERS.  PHASE 2, A WEB-BASED ASSESSMENT, IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE BETA-TESTED IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2012, PARTICIPANTS TBD, WITH IMPLEMENTATION IN THE FOLLOWING QUARTER.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER THE REF TO "INSTITUTIONALIZE RESILIENCY TRAINING", THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS CONVENED A RESILIENCY WORKING GROUP.  THIS INITIATIVE RESULTED IN THE MARINE TOTAL FITNESS CONSTRUCT.  MARINE TOTAL FITNESS INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF FITNESS OF BODY, FITNESS OF MIND, FITNESS OF SPIRIT AND SOCIAL FITNESS.  THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH TO FITNESS HELPS TO ENSURE A MARINE'S PREPAREDNESS TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE IN AND RECOVER FROM THE RIGORS, DEMANDS, AND STRESSORS OF BOTH COMBAT AND GARRISON.
3.  DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MARINES' AWARENESS OF THEIR OWN TOTAL FITNESS, MCFIT PROVIDES MARINES RESOURCES FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT. THIS EFFORT ALSO AFFORDS UNIT COMMANDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THEIR MARINES' FITNESS LEVELS ACROSS THE FOUR DOMAINS OF MARINE TOTAL FITNESS.
4.  USE OF MCFIT IS ANONYMOUS.  INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES TO MCFIT, ALONGSIDE OTHER INFORMATION, WILL BUILD A UNIT PROFILE FOR COMMANDERS, HUMAN FACTORS BOARDS, AND FORCE PRESERVATION COUNCILS TO ASSESS OVERALL UNIT FITNESS.  MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE UNIT IS ENCOURAGED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE FITNESS LEVELS OF MARINES AND THE COLLECTIVE FITNESS OF THE UNIT.
5.  PHASE 1 MCFIT RESULTS ARE FOR THE COMMANDER'S USE IN CONSIDERING THE OVERALL FITNESS OF THEIR UNIT.  HQMC WILL NOT REQUEST MCFIT RESULTS.  PHASE 2 OF MCFIT WILL INCORPORATE ANALYSIS AND REPORTING PROCESSES INTO THE APPLICATION.
6.  THE MCFIT AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS CAN BE ACCESSED DIRECTLY AT HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.BHIN.USMC-MCCS.ORG(SLASH)MCFIT.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//