R 041802Z OCT 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 585/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ DEPLOYED UNIT COHESION STAFFING//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20101022//
AMPN/REF A IS CMC'S PLANNING GUIDANCE//
POC/H.J. DUENEZ/CIV/HD, MMEA-1/-/TEL:DSN 278-9230/ EMAIL:HECTOR.DUENEZ@USMC.MIL//
POC/R. GOVONI/LTCOL/HD, MMOA-5/-/TEL:DSN 278-9998/ EMAIL:ROBERT.GOVONI1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AS IT RELATES TO MANPOWER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO IMPROVE UNIT COHESION STAFFING.
2. SITUATION. REF A TASKED THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS TO RECOMMEND CHANGES TO PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICIES AND PLANS WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF INCREASING UNIT COHESION AT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL. THIS MARADMIN FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON PRE-DEPLOYMENT (TIMELY ARRIVAL AND UNIT LONGEVITY OF CAPTAINS, SNCOS AND OTHER KEY LEADERS) AND POST-DEPLOYMENT UNIT STABILITY.
3. MISSION
A. PREDEPLOYMENT STAFFING. COMMENCING WITH UNITS DEPLOYING IN SUPPORT OF 12.1 GLOBAL FORCE MANAGEMENT (GFM) DEPLOYMENTS (LOCKING-ON FOR DEPLOYMENT IN SEP 2011, (SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT)), MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION EXECUTES MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS DURING STAFFING IN ORDER TO IMPROVE UNIT COHESION.
B. POSTDEPLOYMENT STAFFING. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ALL FULL BATTALIONS AND SQUADRONS RETURNING FROM GFM DEPLOYMENTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE BELOW IMPROVE UNIT COHESION PROCEDURES.
4. EXECUTION
A. COMMANDER'S INTENT. THE ENDSTATE IS INDIVIDUAL MARINES ARRIVING AT UNITS SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT TO TRAIN AND BECOME COHESIVE UNITS PRIOR TO COMBAT OPERATIONS, AND UPON RETURN, TO REMAIN AS A COHESIVE UNIT TO ALLOW FOR POST-COMBAT ACTIONS.
B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. STAFFING MEASURES OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR FULL UNITS, AS DEFINED BY THIS MARADMIN, ARE ESTABLISHED:
(1) THE GOAL IS TO STAFF AND STABILIZE FULL DEPLOYING UNITS WITH DEPLOYABLE MARINES NOT LATER THAN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT DATE.
(2) MARINES WILL REMAIN IN RETURNING FULL DEPLOYING UNITS FOR NINETY DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE UNIT DEPLOYMENT WITH MINIMAL EXCEPTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA 5.B BELOW.
(3) NO STOP LOSS IS AUTHORIZED TO SUPPORT POST DEPLOYMENT STABILIZATION PERIOD.
C. TO ATTAIN THE COMMANDANT'S GOAL OF UNIT COHESION STAFFING, IT IS INCUMBENT FOR COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PROCESSES, THEREBY MAXIMIZING UNIT KEY LEADERS ACROSS DEPLOYING UNITS.
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. DEFINITIONS
(1) FULL DEPLOYING UNIT. A BATTALION/SQUADRON DEPLOYING 90 PERCENT OR GREATER OF ITS TABLE OF ORGANIZATION WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD SUPPORTING GFM REQUIREMENTS. UNITS PERMANENTLY STATIONED ABOARD OKINAWA, JAPAN SUPPORTING 31ST MEU OPERATIONS ARE EXEMPT AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE STAFFED BASED ON ROTATION TOUR DATES.
(2) UNIT COHESION. A CONTINUUM THAT STAFFS UNITS TO TRAIN AND DEPLOY IN SUPPORT OF COMBAT OPERATIONS, AND UPON RETURN, ALLOWS COMMANDERS TO RETAIN KEY LEADERSHIP, THEREBY PROVIDING DECISIVE, ENGAGED LEADERS AND SUSTAINING RESILIENCY.
B. EXCEPTIONS (POST DEPLOYMENT). TRULY EXCEPTIONAL CASES WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE GENERAL OFFICER LEVEL AND DECISION AUTHORITY IS DELEGATED TO THE DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. IMPLEMENTATION AND STABILIZATION PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC UNITS IS PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. E. MILSTEAD JR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//