R 232324Z FEB 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 092/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCSC//
SUBJ/PLANNED FIELDING OF THE REENGINEERED MARINE CORPS MEDICALENTITLEMENTS DATA SYSTEM (MCMEDS) UNDER THE TOTAL FORCE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM (TFAS) DRILL MANAGEMENT MODULE (DMM) WARNING ORDER//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DON/YMD:20080715//
AMPN/REF IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY'S DOD INFORMATION ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION PROCESS (DIACAP) HANDBOOK.//
POC/MARCORSYSCOM/MR. GARY JOHNSON/-/TEL: COMM 703-784-4746/TEL: DSN 278-4746/EMAIL: GARY.JOHNSON2@USMC.MIL.//
POC/WWR RMED/MR. MARK BROKAW/-/TEL: COMM 703-432-1868/TEL: DSN 378-1868/EMAIL:MARK.T.BROKAW@USMC.MIL//
POC/CMC RA/PRICE, J./LTCOL/-/TEL: COMM 703-784-9136/TEL: DSN 278-9136/EMAIL: JONATHAN.PRICE@USMC.MIL.//
POC/MARFORRES/MS ROBIN PORCHE/-/TEL: COMM 504-697-7181/EMAIL: ROBIN.PORCHE@USMC.MIL.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE THE INTENT TO FIELD THE REENGINEERED MCMEDS AS AN INTEGRATED SUB-MODULE WITHIN THE TFAS-DMM, AND TO ANNOUNCE THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE LEGACY MCMEDS APPLICATION.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MCMEDS IS AN APPLICATION THAT SUPPORTS THE WOUNDED WARRIOR REGIMENT (WWR) IN THE PROCESSING AND TRACKING OF LINE OF DUTY (LOD) BENEFITS AND MEDICAL HOLD CASES FOR INJURED MARINE CORPS RESERVISTS AND OFFICER CANDIDATES.  TFAS DMM IS A WEBBASED SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES THE MARINE CORPS WITH THE ABILITY TO SCHEDULE, MANAGE, ALLOCATE, MUSTER, REPORT, AND PAY INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) DRILLS.  THE INTEGRATION OF MCMEDS INTO TFAS DMM REDUCES THE NUMBER OF SYSTEMS WITHIN THE MANPOWER PORTFOLIO AND PROVIDES A MODERNIZED MCMEDS SOLUTION THAT SUPPORTS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF MARINE CORPS MANPOWER NEEDS.
3.  FIELDING PLAN.  THE DMM MCMEDS SUB-MODULE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FIELDING IN LATE FEBRUARY 2012, AND BE COMPLETELY FIELDED BY 31 MARCH 2012.  THE FIELDING STRATEGY INCLUDES A THIRTY-DAY OVERLAP IN OPERATIONS BETWEEN THE LEGACY VERSION AND THE NEW SUB-MODULE WITHIN TFAS DMM.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCOUNT REGISTRATION AND THE MIGRATION OF CASES FROM THE LEGACY MCMEDS TO THE NEW MODULE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4.  TRAINING.  TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW MCMEDS MODULE ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMIZED DUE TO THE SMALL USER POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIARITY WITH THE EXISTING PROCESS AND SYSTEM. TRAINING FOR THE NEW MCMEDS MODULE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ONLINE SESSIONS AS WELL AS A LIMITE NUMBER OF CLASSROOM SESSIONS.
A.  THE TFAS DMM USER COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED AND ARRANGED FOR CLASSROOM TRAINING SESSIONS VIA SEPCOR.  THE TRAINING WILL BE HELD AT THE QUANTICO CORPORATE CENTER (QCC) IN STAFFORD, VIRGINIA ON 21 FEBRUARY 2012, 28 FEBRUARY 2012, AND 6 MARCH 2012. DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE TRAINING LOCATION AND TIMES HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO ALL REGISTERED TRAINING ATTENDEES.  FOR ANY USERS WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED, AND REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 4F.
B.  ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 23RD, MARCH 1ST, AND MARCH 7TH.
C.  ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM SESSIONS AT OTHER LOCATIONS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
D.  PERSONNEL WANTING TO ATTEND TRAINING ONLY NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE TRAINING SESSION.  CLASSROOM SESSIONS WILL HE HELD TWICE A DAY WITH A MAXIMUM OF 25 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH CLASS, AND ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THREE TO FOUR HOURS.  ONLINE SESSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UP TO TWO HOURS.
E.  FUNDING FOR ATTENDANCE OF CLASSROOM TRAINING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SPONSORING UNIT.
F.  REQUESTS FOR CLASSROOM TRAINING SEATS WILL BE PROCESSED ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVE BASIS, AND SHOULD BE SENT FROM THE UNIT'S REPRESENTATIVE TO DM.SUPPORT@INFORELIANCE.COM UTILIZING THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: E-MAIL SUBJECT: "MCMEDS TRAINING" E-MAIL BODY: "REQUEST MCMEDS CLASSROOM TRAINING FOR:" ATTENDEE'S RANK, LNAME, FNAME, MI, UNIT'S NAME, COMPLETE ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER, MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC): (4THMARDIV, 4THMLG, 4THMAW, FORCE ASSETS, MIRSA,OTHER) REQUESTED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRAINING DATES (FROM PARAGRAPH 4A ABOVE) PREFERENCE OF MORNING OR AFTERNOON SESSION "POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE REQUEST:" RANK, LNAME, FNAME, MI, PHONE NUMBER, AND E-MAIL ADDRESS.
5.  DECOMMISSIONING PLAN.  THIS MESSAGE FULFILLS THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT ESTABLISHED IN PAR. 6.6.1.1.1 OF REFERENCE A.  IT IS THE TFAS-DMM PROJECT OFFICER AND MCMEDS PROGRAM MANAGER'S INTENT TO REMOVE THE LEGACY MCMEDS APPLICATION FROM OPERATION ON OR ABOUT 31 MARCH 2012. A DETAILED DECOMMISSIONING PLAN WILL BE PROVIDED TO SYSTEM STAKEHOLDERS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
6.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS LISTED ABOVE.  TFAS DMM IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE MRA MANPOWER INFORMATION (MI) PORTAL VIA "WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL" OR AS A RESOURCE LINK VIA WWW.MOL.USMC.MIL.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT E. MILSTEAD JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//