R 061910Z JAN 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 012/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2013-2017 TRAINING INPUT PLAN CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19910524//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20110429//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20090226//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1553.1B THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SYSTEM.  REF (B) IS MCO 1553.2B MANAGEMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORMAL SCHOOLS AND TRAINING DETACHMENTS.  REF (C) IS MCO 5311.1D TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS.//
POC/K. C. DUGAN/MAJ/UNIT:TECOM//
TEL: (703) 432-0071/TEL: DSN 378-0071//
POC/M. D. WINKELBAUER/MAJ/TECOM//
TEL: (703) 784-5461 /TEL:DSN 278-5461//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM) SPONSORS THE ANNUAL TRAINING INPUT PLAN (TIP) CONFERENCE, AND THE TECOM FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING DIVISION (C 4611) ACTS AS THE CG'S AGENT TO CONDUCT TIP CONFERENCES.  THE FY 2013-2017 TIP CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM TUESDAY, 06 MARCH 2011 THROUGH THURSDAY, 08 MARCH 2011 AT LIVERSEDGE HALL (BLDG 15), MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE GUIDANCE, AS WELL AS GUIDANCE FOR SPONSORS' SUBMISSION OF FORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING RQMTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE TIP CONFERENCE.
2.  BACKGROUND
  A.  PER REFERENCES (A) AND (B), C 4611 ANNUALLY SOLICITS FORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING QUOTA REQUIREMENTS FROM FORMAL SCHOOL REQUIREMENT SPONSORS (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND, OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MANAGERS AS DEFINED IN REF (C), AND MARINE FORCES COMMANDERS).  THIS INFORMATION IS COMPILED INTO THE TIP, DISSEMINATED, AND USED AS A PLANNING TOOL FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO PLAN, PROGRAM, RESOURCE, AND SCHEDULE TRAINING CAPACITY TO MEET MARINE CORPS FORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.  COMMENCING WITH THE FY11-15 TIP, C 4611 BEGAN TASKING RQMT SPONSORS TO SUBMIT THEIR RQMTS APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TIP CONFERENCE.  THE PURPOSE OF THE EARLIER SUBMISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR C 4611 TO CONDUCT REQUIREMENT VALIDATION ANALYSIS PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE AND TO USE THE CONFERENCE AS THE VEHICLE FOR FINALIZING MOST REQUIREMENTS, RATHER THAN AS THE VEHICLE FOR GATHERING THEM.  EARLY SUBMISSION HAS THE ADDED BENEFIT OF ENABLING TECOM TO SHORTEN THE CONFERENCE LENGTH FROM FIVE DAYS TO THREE DAYS.
  B.  WHILE THE FOLLOWING LIST OF FORMAL SCHOOL REQUIREMENT SPONSORS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE, IT CAPTURES THE MAJOR MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENT SPONSOR ORGANIZATIONS WITH REQUIREMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE FY 12-16 TIP (READ IN ONE COLUMN):
    CMC (SD)
    DC AVN (APX/ASL/ASM)
    DC CDI (C152)
    DIR INTEL (IOP)
    DC IL (LB/LFF/LFL/LFS/LPC/LPD/LPE)
    DC MRA (MFP/MIF/MMEA/MMOA/MPE/MPO/MPP/MRX)
    DC MRA RA (RAM/RAP)
    DC PPO (MCIOC/POG/PSH/PSL)
    DC PR (RFL)
    DIR C4 (CRP)
    DIR PA
    SJA TO CMC (JA-3/JAS)
    CG EDCOM (C40)
    CG MAGTFTC (MWTC)
    CG MARFORCOM
    CG MARFORPAC
    CG MARFORRES
    CG MARFORSOC
    CG MCRC
    CG TECOM (C461/C465/C468/C469/C4610/C4614) CG TRNGCMD (C476/C47G3A/C477/MACE/MCCSSS) COM MARCORSYSCOM (AM) BASED ON HISTORIC TRAINING REQUIREMENT SUBMISSION TRENDS, CG TECOM ANTICIPATES THESE SPONSORS WILL SUBMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FY 2013-2017 TIP.  REQUIREMENT SPONSORS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT FY 2013-2017 RQMTS SHOULD EXPECT THEIR REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN THE FY 2013-2017 TIP AND FY 2013 COURSE QUOTAS WILL NOT BE ALLOCATED TO THEIR SPONSOR CODES DURING THE FY 2013 CLASS SCHEDULE APPROVAL AND POSTING PROCESS.
3.  CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
  A.  TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, FINALIZE FY 2013 FORMAL COURSE QUOTA REQUIREMENTS BY MOS, SPONSOR, AND STUDENT TYPE.  WHERE FINALIZATION IS NOT POSSIBLE BEFORE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT, GATHER AND VALIDATE FY 2013 FORMAL COURSE QUOTA REQUIREMENTS.
  B.  CONFIRM RECOGNIZED SPONSORS TIP QUOTA REQUIREMENTS BY MOS, SPONSOR, AND STUDENT TYPE FOR FY14-17.
  C.  PROVIDE FACE TO FACE LIAISON AND COORDINATION AMONG C 4611, REQUIREMENT SPONSORS, SCHOOLHOUSE AND MARINE DETACHMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
4.  ACTION.  IN PREPARATION FOR THE TIP CONFERENCE, FORMAL SCHOOL REQUIREMENT SPONSORS SHALL SUBMIT REQUIREMENTS PER THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE.
  A.  FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT ENTRY LEVEL OFFICER AND ENLISTED AND ENLISTED LATERAL MOVE REQUIREMENT SPONSORS (MPP-20, MPP-30, MMEA-6, RAP, RAM), SUBMIT FY 2013-2017 REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSES WITH MARINE CORPS COURSE ID (CID) IN MCTIMS TO C 4611 NLT 21 FEB 2012.
  B.  FOR ALL OTHER REQUIREMENT SPONSORS, SUBMIT BEST ESTIMATE FY 2013-2017 REQUIREMENTS FOR COURSES WITH CID IN MCTIMS TO C 4611 NLT 14 JANUARY 2012.  SPONSORS SHALL MAKE THEIR REQUIREMENT SUBMISSIONS USING THE ATTACHED PRE-TIP REQUIREMENTS TEMPLATE (FY 2013-2017 PRE-TIP SPONSOR REQUIREMENT SUBMISSION FORM.XLSX) AND REQUIREMENTS TEMPLATE INSTRUCTIONS (FY 2013-2017 PRE-TIP SPONSOR REQUIREMENT SUBMISSION FORM INSTRUCTIONS.DOCX).  SUBMIT THE COMPLETED REQUIREMENTS TEMPLATE AS E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS TO TECOMTQMREQUEST(AT)USMC.MIL
  C.  FOR ANY TRAINING RQMT SPONSOR WHO IS UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD OR OPEN THE ATTACHED FILES, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE POCS FOR THIS MSG OR E-MAIL TECOMTQMREQUEST(AT)USMC.MIL TO REQUEST THE FILES.  FURTHERMORE, SPONSORS MAY CONTACT THE MSG POCS TO REQ ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF THE PRE-TIP RQMTS TEMPLATE OR FOR ADVICE OR REFERRAL ON REQUIREMENT PLANNING.
  D.  IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL TIP DEVELOPMENT CYCLE, C 4611 MUST VALIDATE AND UPDATE TRAINING RQMT SPONSOR CODES AND CONTACT INFORMATION WITHIN MCTIMS STUDENT REGISTRAR.  TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, REQ ALL TRAINING RQMT SPONSORS SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE E-MAIL BODY TEXT OF THEIR RQMTS TEMPLATE SUBMISSION E-MAIL:
    SPONSOR CODE (SPONSOR'S OFFICE CODE)
    SPONSOR NAME (SPONSOR'S OFFICE TITLE - E.G., JUDGE ADVOCATE SUPPORT BRANCH)
    ADDRESS LINE 1
    ADDRESS LINE 2 (IF APPLICABLE)
    ADDRESS LINE 3 (IF APPLICABLE)
      CITY
      STATE
      ZIP CODE
      DSN PHONE NUMBER 1
      DSN PHONE NUMBER 2 (IF APPLICABLE)
      COMMERCIAL PHONE NUMBER 1
      COMMERCIAL PHONE NUMBER 2 (IF APPLICABLE)
      FAX NUMBER
      POC NAME
      POC E-MAIL
5.  POST-SUBMISSION ACTIONS.  C 4611 WILL REVIEW SUBMITTED REQUIREMENTS AND COMPARE THEM TO MCTIMS STUDENT REGISTRAR FY 2009-2011 INPUT DATA, AS WELL AS CORRESPONDING INPUT DATA PROVIDED BY THE OTHER SERVICES.  BASED ON REVIEW OF ONGOING PERFORMANCE, C 4611 WILL CONTACT SPONSORS OF REQUIREMENTS THAT APPEAR TO UNDERSTATE OR OVERSTATE ACHIEVABLE THROUGHPUT IN ORDER TO REVALIDATE OR REFINE THE REQUIREMENTS.  THE OBJECTIVE IS TO CONFIRM REQUIREMENT VALIDITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE BEFORE THE TIP CONFERENCE CONVENES.  THIS WILL MINIMIZE THE NEED TO ADJUDICATE REQUIREMENT VALIDITY DURING THE CONDUCT OF THE CONFERENCE AND AFTERWARD.
6.  MORE INFORMATION ON C 4611 AND TIP DEVELOPMENT CAN BE FOUND AT THE FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING DIVISION PUBLIC WEBSITE HTTPS: (SLASHSLASH)WWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/HQ/BRANCHES/FSTB/DEFAULT.ASPX.
7.  CONFERENCE AGENDA.  THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FINALIZE COURSE REQUIREMENTS WITH SPONSORS.  THE SPONSOR REQUIREMENT REVIEW SEQUENCE IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT, BUT SPONSORS SHOULD PLAN TO BE PRESENT AT THE START OF THEIR DESIGNATED DAY BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO REVIEW AND FINALIZE REQUIREMENTS WILL VARY BY SPONSOR.  THE CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FROM 0800 TO 1630 EACH DAY, BUT THE SCHEDULE MIGHT EXTEND BEYOND 1630 TO ACCOMPLISH NECESSARY BUSINESS.  FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THE CONFERENCE AGENDA SEQUENCE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FOLLOW-ON MARADMIN.
8.  BILLETING.  THE PLANNED PRIMARY BILLETING LOCATION FOR THE CONFERENCE WILL BE LIVERSEDGE HALL (BLDG 15) ABOARD MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO.  C 4611 WILL REQUEST BLOCK RESERVATION OF ROOMS AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.  FURTHER GUIDANCE ON RESERVATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FOLLOW-ON MARADMIN.
9.  PLANNED CONFERENCE UNIFORM IS MARPAT WOODLAND UTILITIES.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN RAYMOND C. FOX, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//