R 141742Z DEC 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 720/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)//
SUBJ/PRESEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST DD FORM 2648-1//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DODI 1332.36/YMD:19940214//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/ASD MEMORANDUM/YMD:20110930//
NARR/REF A IS DODI 1332.36, PRESEPARATION COUNSELING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL.  REF B IS MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESERVE AFFAIRS, RELEASE OF UPDATED PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST (DD FORM 2648).//
POC/NIKI JENNINGS/NF-04/UNIT:MRA MFR/-/TEL:703-784-9550//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REF A, THE PRESEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST DD FORM 2648 DOCUMENTS PRESEPARATION COUNSELING RECEIVED BY SEPARATING OR RETIRING MARINES.  ONCE THE FORM IS COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY THE TRANSITIONING MARINE AND AN AUTHORIZED USMC REPRESENTATIVE, THE DOCUMENT IS RETAINED AS A PERMANENT ELEMENT OF THE MARINE'S SERVICE RECORD.
2.  PER REF B, DD FORM 2648 (ACTIVE COMPONENT) AND DD FORM 2648-1 (RESERVE COMPONENT), HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL LISTED BELOW SHALL COMPLY WITH FORM AND PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE AS FOLLOWS:
A.  TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PERSONNEL, UNIT TRANSITION COUNSELORS, OR UNIT TRANSITION COLLATERAL DUTY COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS SHALL LOG ON: HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)NLC.UCDENVER.EDU/PRESEPARATIONHOME/WELCOME.ASPX TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO STANDARDIZED COUNSELING SCRIPTS AND POWERPOINT BRIEFS.  COUNSELORS SHALL DISCONTINUE EXISTING COUNSELING PROCEDURES AND UTILIZE THE REVISED PROCESS.
B.  DESIGNATED PERSONNEL SHALL LOG ONTO: HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH) WWW.DTIC.MIL/WHS/DIRECTIVES/INFOMGT/FORMS/INDEX.HTM TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO SCANNABLE DD FORM 2648 AND 2648-1 DOCUMENTS.  THE NEW SCANNABLE FORM 2648 OR FORM 2648-1 SHALL BE COMPLETED BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSITIONING MARINE.  UPON COMPLETION, OBTAIN THE SIGNATURE OF THE TRANSITIONING MARINE, MAINTAIN FILE COPY, PROVIDE THE MEMBER A COPY, AND FEDEX COMPLETED ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS NLT THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH TO DLA DOCUMENT SERVICES, 4321 SAN PEDRO ROAD, BUILDING 19, PORT HUENEME, CA 93043-4308, ATTENTION: DIANE FLORES. DLA DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING SERVICE (DAPS) WILL SCAN AND PROCESS THIS FORM.
C.  FUTURE UPDATES WILL BE REDIRECT DOCUMENT TRANSMISSIONS FROM DLA TO THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DEFENSE CENTER VIA AN ONLINE TOOL.  MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW.
3.  THIS MARADMIN APPLIES TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
4.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. E. MILSTEAD JR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//