R 141910Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 135/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 6-12D, DEVOTIONAL FIELD BOOK//
REF/A/MCO/5600.31/ARD/26 APR 2010//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR J. A. BASS/CIV/CDI, CDD, MID/QUANTICO VA/TEL DSN 278-3616 OR COML (703) 784-3616/EMAIL: JOHN.BASS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED MCRP 6-12D, DEVOTIONAL FIELD BOOK; DATED 1 MARCH 2012.  MCRP 6-12D IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS PUBLICATION IS A RESOURCE FOR COMMAND RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS IN THE MARINE CORPS.  IN ADDITION TO BEING A PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR MARINES AND SAILORS, IT MAY BE USED IN CONDUCTING DIVINE SERVICES OR LAY LEAD SERVICES DURING OPERATIONS WHERE LIMITED PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE.  THIS DOCUMENT WILL ENSURE THE RELIGIOUS MINISTRY TEAM (CHAPLAINS, RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS SPECIALISTS, AND LAY LEADERS) HAS A VARIETY OF RELIGIOUS MATERIAL SUCH AS: PERSONAL DEVOTIONS, PRAYERS, SCRIPTURE VERSES, AND SONGS COMPACTED INTO ONE SMALL FIELD DEVOTIONAL BOOK THAT WILL BE USED TO STRENGTHEN A MARINE OR SAILOR'S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS WHILE ON SHIP OR IN THE FIELD DURING CHAPLAIN OR LAY-LED SERVICES.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  CURRENTLY THERE IS A MORATORIUM ON PRINTING DISTRIBUTION "A" PUBLICATIONS; HOWEVER, JUSTIFICATION FOR MCRP 6-12D PRINTING AUTHORIZATION BY DC PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES IS FORTHCOMING.  IN THE FUTURE UNITS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), PARAGRAPH 4A(2).  FOR MCPDS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS: 144 000142 00.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//