R 171428Z JAN 12
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MARADMIN 033/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUAN VA//
SUBJ/SPRING 2012 COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP//
POC/L.B.KOLOSKI/MAJ/LOC: MCU/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS/TEL:DSN 278-6850, COMM (703)784-6850/EMAIL:LIA.KOLOSKI(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  IN 1992 THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) ESTABLISHED A RESIDENT COMMANDERS PROGRAM FOR BOARD SELECTED AND SLATED COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS.  THE COMMANDING GENERAL (CG) OF EDUCATION COMMAND (EDCOM), AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE CMC, CONDUCTS THE SEMI- ANNUAL COMMANDERS PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES WORKSHOP.  ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY FOR COMMANDERS EITHER PRIOR TO OR SHORTLY AFTER TAKING COMMAND.
2.  MISSION.  FROM 12-23 MARCH 2012,  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, ON BEHALF OF THE CMC, FACILITATES THE COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP AT MCB QUANTICO IN ORDER TO PREPARE COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES FOR THE CHALLENGES OF COMMAND.
A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT
(1) PURPOSE.  EDUCATE COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTAL AUTHORITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL COMMAND TOUR.
(2) METHOD.  THE PROGRAM WILL UTILIZE A TWO WEEK CONSTRUCT THAT ADDRESSES THE DIFFERENT DEMANDS AND CHALLENGES OF O-5 AND O-6 COMMAND AND ALLOWS SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PARTICULAR CONSTITUENT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, WHILE PROVIDING TIME FOR INFORMAL MENTORING AND CROSS TALK.  THE PROGRAM WILL EMPHASIZE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMMAND AS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH GRADE, WITH LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING, AND UNIT READINESS PROVIDING THE BASIC FOUNDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTION.  THE CURRICULUM WILL MAXIMIZE THE USE OF SMALL GROUP GUIDED DISCUSSIONS WITH CURRENT AND FORMER COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES IN ORDER TO PERMIT A FRANK EXCHANGE OF OBSERVATIONS, IDEAS, AND METHODOLOGIES.
(3) ENDSTATE.  SUCCESSFUL COMMAND TEAMS WHO ARE FULLY PREPARED TO MEET THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS OF COMMAND AT THE O-5 AND O-6 LEVEL.
3.  EXECUTION
A.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  CG, EDCOM WILL CONDUCT THE PROGRAM AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND OTHER FACILITIES AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, MCB QUANTICO, VIRGINIA FROM 12-23 MARCH 2012.  DURING THE FIRST WEEK, 12-16 MARCH, LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND COLONEL COMMANDERS WILL BE PROVIDED CONCURRENT BUT SEPARATE PRESENTATIONS.  IN THE SECOND WEEK, 19-23 MARCH, THE COMMANDERS WILL ATTEND PRESENTATIONS TOGETHER WHILE THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP RUNS SIMULTANEOUSLY.  DURING THE SECOND WEEK, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS IN WHICH COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES WILL ATTEND JOINTLY.  THE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT, WILL FEATURE THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: DATE/TIME/EVENT
10-11 MAR EXECUTE TRAVEL
12 MAR 0700-0800 LTCOL CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
12 MAR 0800-0845 COL CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
12 MAR 0800 LTCOL COMMENCE COMMANDERS PROGRAM
12 MAR 0845 COL COMMENCE COMMANDERS PROGRAM
19 MAR 8:00 AM/0800 COMMENCE SPOUSES WORKSHOP AND CONTINUE COL/LTCOL PROGRAM
23 MAR 1:00 PM/1300 COMPLETION OF COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP
23-24 MAR EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL
B.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) ELIGIBILITY.  COMMAND SLATED COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONELS, AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTS AS WELL AS US NAVY EQUIVALENTS IDENTIFIED BY MMOA ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM.  SPOUSES OF ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.  THIS PROGRAM IS NOT OPEN TO RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICERS (MAJORS).
(2) REGISTRATION
(A) QUOTAS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A MAXIMUM OF 50 O-6 LEVEL COMMANDERS, 150 O-5 LEVEL COMMANDERS, AND 125 SPOUSES PER CLASS.  REGISTRATION PRIORITY IS AS FOLLOWS: COMMANDERS CURRENTLY IN COMMAND FOLLOWED BY COMMANDERS TAKING COMMAND PRIOR TO THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE PROGRAM.  ALL REMAINING STUDENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.
(B) ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER USING MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.  THE MCTIMS DATABASE COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS M02L9L0; THE CLASS NUMBER FOR ATTENDEES TAKING O-6 COMMAND IS 201201C AND THE CLASS NUMBER FOR ATTENDEES TAKING O-5 COMMAND IS 201201L.  THE CID FOR THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS M02ZZZ0, CLASS NUMBER 2012001.   ENROLLMENT OF THE COMMANDER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL THE SPOUSE, BOTH ATTENDEES MUST BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY.
(3) TRAVEL.  CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM TO INCLUDE LODGING, MEALS, AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES FOR MARINE ATTENDEES REGISTERED BY MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, AND MARFORRES ACTIVE COMPONENT.  CG, EDCOM WILL FUND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM TO INCLUDE MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES (LODGING BY EXCEPTION) FOR SPOUSES OF MARINE ATTENDEES REGISTERED BY MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, AND MARFORRES ACTIVE COMPONENT.  RESERVE COMMANDERS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FROM MARFORRES.  COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES TRAVELING FROM UNITS MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM MCB QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AND PER DIEM AT THE QUANTICO RATE.  LOCAL TRAVEL WILL NOT BE FUNDED.  COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND DURING THE SAME ITERATION OF THE PROGRAM.  UNACCOMPANIED ATTENDEES FOR THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP TRAVELING FROM DUTY STATIONS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES FROM MCB QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AND FULL PER DIEM.
(4) REGISTRATION RESPONSIBILITY
(A) MARFORCOM WILL REGISTER ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES AND REQUEST FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORCOM; BASES, STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND THE RECRUIT DEPOT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; THE PENTAGON, HQMC, MARFOREUR, MARFORSOUTH, EUCOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, TRANSCOM, CENTCOM AT TAMPA, FL, NATO COMMANDS, AND II MEF AS WELL AS ANY ATTENDEES DEPLOYED TO THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) FROM THE PRECEDING COMMANDS/LOCATIONS.  MARFORCOM G-3 FORMAL SCHOOLS POC ARE SSGT LANDERS AND CPL HEWITT, TEL:(910)451-8487/0710, EMAIL:G3TFORMALSCHOOL(AT)USMC.MIL.
(B) MARFORPAC WILL REGISTER ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES AND REQUEST FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORPAC; BASES AND STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND RECRUIT DEPOT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; MARFORKOREA, PACOM, STRATCOM, USF-J, USF-K, MARINE CORPS BASES JAPAN, I MEF, AND III MEF, AS WELL AS ANY ATTENDEES DEPLOYED TO THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) FROM THE PRECEDING COMMANDS/LOCATIONS. MARFORPAC G-3 POC ARE MR. WAYNE PREBOR AND MR. JESSE LEONGUERRERO, TEL:(808)477- 8850/8787, EMAIL:SMB.MARFORPAC.FORMAL.SCHOOLS(AT)USMC.MIL.
(C)  MARFORRES ATTENDEES WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORRES; INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS AND SITE COMMANDERS.  ADDITIONALLY, MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND FUND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR ITS RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDERS ATTENDEES.  THE MARFORRES G-3 POC IS MR. ANTHONY T. DAVIS, TEL:(504)697-7316, EMAIL:ANTHONY.T.DAVIS(AT)USMC.MIL.
(D) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY OR COMING FROM A NON-USMC COMMAND SHOULD CONTACT THE MCU POC.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A.  UNIFORM FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS DESERT MARPAT DIGITAL UTILITIES FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM.  THIS IS THE ONLY REQUIRED UNIFORM FOR ALL FUNCTIONS TO INCLUDE THE RECEPTION AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS.  THE ATTIRE FOR THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
B.  ORDERS.  ALL ATTENDEES SHALL TRAVEL ON NON-REPORTING ORDERS.  GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS.  MESSING IS AVAILABLE, BUT NOT CONDUCIVE TO TRAINING, SO IT IS NOT DIRECTED.
C. FUNDING
(A) ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEE TRAVEL/PER DIEM WILL BE FUNDED BY FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING SUPPORT (FSTS).  UPON REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS, ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A FUNDING LETTER AND WILL PROCESS THEIR REQUEST VIA DTS, ROUTING AUTHORIZATION THROUGH FSTS.
(B) TRAVEL/PER DIEM FOR SPOUSES OF ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES WILL BE FUNDED BY MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.  AFTER REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS, A LOA WILL BE PROVIDED VIA COORDINATION WITH THE MCU/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FISCAL POC.  THE MCU/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FISCAL POC, MRS. CORA HYLTON, CAN BE CONTACTED VIA E- MAIL AT CORA.HYLTON(AT)USMC.MIL OR BY PHONE AT (703) 432-5511.
(C) RESERVE ATTENDEES/ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES ATTACHED TO RESERVE COMMANDS SHOULD CONTACT MARFORRES G-3 POC AFTER REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS TO COORDINATE FUNDING.
D.  TRANSPORTATION.  THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORTS IS REIMBURSABLE.  RENTAL VEHICLES WILL NOT BE FUNDED BY THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND WILL NEED TO BE UNIT FUNDED, IF UTILIZED.  SHUTTLE SERVICE BETWEEN BASE BILLETING AND THE GRC WILL BE PROVIDED ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
E.  BILLETING.  THE MCB QUANTICO GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS LOCATED AT LIVERSEDGE HALL.  THE GROUP RESERVATION NUMBER FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS 101529.  THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR LIVERSEDGE HALL IS (703)784-3149 OR (703)432-1341.  A STATEMENT OF NONAVAILABILITY WILL BE REQUIRED FROM LIVERSEDGE HALL FOR ANY OTHER BILLETING.  A LIMITED BLOCK OF ROOMS IS ALSO RESERVED AT THE CROSSROADS INN, MCB QUANTICO.  THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR THE CROSSROADS INN IS (800)965-9511 OR (703)630-4444.  ATTENDEES SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS ATTENDING THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND PROVIDE GROUP REGISTRATION NUMBER 2149.  BILLETING ABOARD QUANTICO IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION ENTERING AND DEPARTING THE BASE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  ADDITIONAL BILLETING IS AVAILABLE AT LOCAL HOTELS IF NECESSARY.
F.  CHILD CARE.  THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM/SPOUSES WORKSHOP WILL NOT FUND TRAVEL OR PER DIEM FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.  CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE ABOARD MCB QUANTICO.  POC IS MS. JACKIE WILLIAMS, MCCS RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SPECIALIST, TEL:(703)784- 0674, EMAIL: WILLIAMSJAD(AT)USMC-MCCS.ORG.  CORRESPONDENTS SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP ATTENDEES.  CHILD CARE REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 1 MARCH 2012.  CHILD CARE WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED.  PARENTS OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE QUANTICO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CDC) CANNOT PROVIDE CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIX-WEEKS OLD.  ATTENDEE SPOUSES WHO ARE PLANNING TO BRING INFANTS WHO CANNOT BE CARED FOR BY THE CDC SHOULD CONTACT THE MCU POC TO DETERMINE IF ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.  IF A SPOUSE IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP DUE TO A FAMILY CARE ISSUE, A VIDEO OF THE WORKSHOP WILL BE POSTED VIA WEBSITE.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VIDEO WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AFTER THE WORKSHOP DUE TO THE REQUIRED FORMATTING AND EDITING NEEDED TO PRODUCE A FINAL PRODUCT.  A DISC CONTAINING THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS OF THE CLASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE PROGRAM.
G.  WEB SITE.  THE COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP WEBSITE IS WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LLEADERSHIP.  THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP CAN BE ACCESSED VIA QUICKLINK ON THE LEFT OF THE PAGE OR BY SCROLLING DOWN TO PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS.  THE WEBSITE CONTAINS USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROGRAM AND WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY.  IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ACCESSING THE WEBSITE, CONTACT THE MCU POC.
H.  REGISTRATION PACKET.  REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM CONTAINING A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT ITEMS.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A.  COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS.  CG, EDCOM SERVES AS ON-SCENE COMMANDER.
B.  SIGNAL.  QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE MCU POC.
C.  THE NEXT ITERATION OF THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS PROJECTED FOR OCTOBER 2012.  THE MARADMIN PERTAINING TO THE OCTOBER PROGRAM WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2012.  DO NOT ATTEMPT REGISTRATION FOR THAT COURSE UNTIL DIRECTED BY THE FALL 2012 COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP MARADMIN.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//