R 221621Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 152/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/UPGRADE TO DEFENSE CASUALTY INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FORWARD 8.0//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MFPC/YMD:20110301//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF/YMD:20070326//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 3040.4, THE MARINE CORPS CASUALTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  REF B IS MARADMIN 226/07 ANNOUNCING MARINE CORPS-WIDE USE OF DCIPS-FORWARD FOR CASUALTY REPORTING.//
POC/JESSAMY BUBAN/CAPT/UNIT:MFPC/-/TEL:760-784-9512//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE MANDATORY UPGRADE FROM DEFENSE CASUALTY INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - FORWARD (DCIPS-FWD) 4.0 TO DCIPS-FWD 8.0.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER THE REFERENCES, PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORTS (PCRS) ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED USING DCIPS-FWD.  EFFECTIVE 1 MAY 2012, COMMANDS WILL BE REQUIRED TO USE DCIPS-FWD 8.0.  REPORTING CASUALTIES WITH DCIPS-FWD DOES NOT RELIEVE UNITS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE HQMC CASUALTY (MFPC) AN IMMEDIATE TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION UPON LEARNING OF MARINE CASUALTIES.
3.  THE UPDATED SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. UNDER "TOP REQUESTS" ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE MAIN WEBPAGE, SELECT "CASUALTY ASSISTANCE"; THE ITEMS FOR DOWNLOAD ARE LOCATED UNDER THE HEADING "NEW DCIPS-FWD 8.0".  ANY UNIT THAT PREVIOUSLY DOWNLOADED DCIPS-FWD 8.0 SHOULD RE-DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE TO CORRECT SOFTWARE ERRORS THAT WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE TESTING PHASE OF 8.0.
4.  AFTER DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE, ALSO DOWNLOAD THE DCIPS-FWD 8.0 USERS GUIDE AND THE "DCIPS TIPS" DOCUMENT, BOTH AVAILABLE AT THE LOCATION DETAILED IN PARAGRAPH 3.  THE "DCIPS TIPS" IS A QUICK REFERENCE TOOL FOR NOTABLE CHANGES IN THE UPDATED VERSION OF DCIPS-FWD.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT USERS OF DCIPS-FWD 8.0 READ BOTH THE "DCIPS TIPS" FROM THE MANPOWER WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE USERS GUIDE.
5.  ON SITE TRAINING FOR DCIPS-FWD 8.0 WILL BE AVAILABLE AS MFPC VISITS INSTALLATIONS TO CONDUCT CASUALTY ASSISTANCE CALLS OFFICER TRAINING.
6.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS, CONTACT MFPC AT 703-784-9512 EXTENSION OPTION 1.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//