R 101212Z MAY 12
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MARADMIN 258/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS ETHICS STAND-DOWN PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION//
POC/C. T. HEDLESTON/LTCOL/LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE/TEL: DSN 278-4688 COMM: 703-432-4688/EMAIL: CHAD.HEDLESTON(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  THE COMMANDANT TASKED MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) TO DEVELOP A MARINE CORPS-WIDE PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION (POI) ADDRESSING ETHICAL BEHAVIOR BY MARINES. MCU DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED A DRAFT ETHICS POI AT THE 2012 RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TO 125 MARINES FROM THE OPERATING FORCES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT.  THE COMMANDANT DIRECTED THIS APPROVED POI BE DELIVERED TO THE FORCE AS PART OF A LARGER MARINE CORPS-WIDE ETHICS STAND-DOWN.  MCU PERSONNEL WILL DELIVER THIS POI, "DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS", TO ALL O-6 AND O-5 COMMANDERS AND THEIR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS.  MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE AT EACH PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION SHOULD NOT EXCEED 200.
2.  MISSION.  BEGINNING 18 JUNE AND ENDING NO LATER THAN 29 JUNE, MCU WILL DELIVER THE CMC-APPROVED POI "DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS" TO O-6 AND O-5 LEVEL COMMANDERS AND THEIR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS AT MAJOR BASES AND STATIONS. COMMANDERS ARE THEN DIRECTED TO CONDUCT A ONE-DAY UNIT STAND- DOWN TO ADDRESS ETHICAL BEHAVIOR WITH THEIR MARINES.  CMC WILL ESTABLISH THE DATE(S) FOR THE ETHICAL STAND-DOWN VIA SEPCOR.
3.  EXECUTION
    A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
        (1) COMMANDER'S INTENT:
            PURPOSE: IN SUPPORT OF CMC WHITE LETTER NO. 1-12, MCU HAS DEVELOPED A CMC-APPROVED ETHICS POI TITLED "DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS".  MCU WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON THE ETHICS POI TO COMMANDERS (O-6 AND O-5 AND THEIR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS) IN SUPPORT OF A MARINE CORPS WIDE-ETHICS STAND-DOWN. THIS POI WILL BE A "TRAIN THE TRAINER" EVENT.  ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD VIEW THIS POI AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THE ETHICAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR MARINES.
            METHOD: MCU, IN COORDINATION WITH BASES/STATIONS, WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS TO DELIVER THE ETHICS POI TO COMMANDERS (O-6 AND O-5) AND THEIR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS. BASE/STATION COMMANDERS WILL COORDINATE SEAT ALLOCATIONS/ASSIGNMENTS WITH TENANT COMMANDS.  MCU INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS WILL VISIT MAJOR BASES AND STATIONS IOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON THE POI.  THE POI AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL WILL PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMANDERS TO DISCUSS ETHICAL BEHAVIOR WITH THEIR MARINES.  MCU INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS WILL CONCLUDE ALL TRAINING NLT 29 JUNE 2012.
           ENDSTATE: THIS ONE-DAY "DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS" TRAIN THE TRAINER POI WILL ENABLE COMMAND LEADERSHIP TO FUNCTION AS THE PRIMARY ETHICS INSTRUCTOR FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE UNITS.  IT WILL ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE MARINES IN ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES AND PROVIDE A CATALYST FOR ON-GOING DISCUSSION AND DEBATE.  LEADERS WILL HAVE A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR ETHOS, AND BE BETTER ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPLAIN ETHICAL CHALLENGES.  THIS WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LASTING, POSITIVE ETHICAL CULTURE AND CLIMATE.
        (2) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS: BEGINNING 18 JUNE 2012, FOUR MCU INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS, COMPRISED OF (1) MCU PROFESSOR AND (1) UNIFORMED INSTRUCTOR, WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY DELIVER THE "DEVELOPING ETHICAL LEADERS" POI AT FOUR MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS.  MCU INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS WILL DELIVER ONE ITERATION OF THE POI PER DAY.  INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS CANNOT BE SPLIT AND TEAMS WILL BE ABLE TO SERVICE ONLY ONE LOCATION PER TRAINING SESSION. MCU REQUESTS THAT ATTENDANCE NOT EXCEED 200 PERSONS PER INSTRUCTIONAL PERIOD.  THE POI LOCATIONS/DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
          EAST COAST        (18 JUNE-29 JUNE)
             18 JUNE        MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC
             19 JUNE        MCAS NEW RIVER, NC
             20-22 JUNE     MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
             25 JUNE        MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC
             26 JUNE        MCAS BEAUFORT, SC
             28 JUNE        MCSF NEW ORLEANS, LA
          WEST COAST        (18 JUNE-29 JUNE)
             18-20 JUNE     MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA
             21 JUNE        MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
             22 JUNE        MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA
             25 JUNE        MC AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, CA
             27 JUNE        MCAS YUMA, AZ
          WESTERN PACIFIC   (18 JUNE-29 JUNE)
             18-22 JUNE     MCB OKINAWA, JAPAN
             25-26 JUNE     MCB HAWAII, HI
          NCR               (19 JUNE-22 JUNE)
             19-20 JUNE     MCB QUANTICO, VA
             21 JUNE        JB FT MEYER/HENDERSON HALL
    B.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
        (1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT: BASES AND STATIONS WILL COORDINATE WITH THEIR TENANT COMMANDS IOT ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE SPACE IS AVAILABLE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
        (2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT: BASES AND STATIONS WILL ENSURE THAT A COMPUTER, PROJECTOR, AND MICROPHONE SYSTEM ARE PROVIDED AND READY FOR USE BY MCU INSTRUCTIONAL TEAMS AT EACH BRIEFING LOCATION.
        (3) BRIEFING TIMEFRAME: 0800-1500.
        (4) BASE/STATION G-3 ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE INSTALLATION POC TO MCU AND TENANT COMMANDS NLT 10 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IOT FACILITATE SUPPORT.
        (5) IN COORDINATION WITH BASE/STATION POC, COMMANDERS MAY DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL SUBORDINATE LEADERS TO ATTEND THE TRAINING ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS.
        (6) BASE/STATION COMMANDERS WILL COORDINATE SEAT ALLOCATIONS/ASSIGNMENTS WITH TENANT COMMANDS.  MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE AT EACH PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION SHOULD NOT EXCEED 200.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
    A.  ADMINISTRATION.  REQUEST BASES/STATIONS AND TENANT COMMANDS RESIDING AT THE LOCATIONS LISTED IN 3.A.(2) REVIEW THE TENTATIVE DATES AND ADVISE POC (LISTED IN PARA 5) OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS NLT 30 MAY 2012.  UPON CONFIRMATION OF TENTATIVE DATE(S), MCU WILL PROVIDE, VIA SEPCOR, A DETAILED VISIT SCHEDULE.
    B.  LOGISTICS
        (1) FUNDING.  MCU WILL FUND ALL TRAVEL, LODGING, AND RENTAL EXPENSES FOR MCU PERSONNEL.
        (2) FACILITIES.  EACH BASE/STATION AND COMMAND WILL HAVE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS DUE TO UNIT SIZE/COMPOSITION; THEREFORE, DESIGNATED BASES/STATIONS AND COMMANDS POC MUST ENSURE THE PROPER FACILITIES ARE COORDINATED FOR ALL BRIEFS AND DISCUSSION SESSIONS.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION BY ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND IS ESSENTIAL.  DETAILED INFORMATION FOR ACCESS TO THE MCU POI WILL BE PUBLISHED (SEPCOR).  FOR ALL OTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT LTCOL CHAD HEDLESTON AT CHAD.HEDLESTON(AT)USMC.MIL OR COMM: 703-432-4688 AND MAJ JASON BOGDEN AT JASON.BOGDEN(AT)USMC.MIL OR COMM 703-432-4726.
6.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY; COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//