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MARADMIN 411/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY12 MMEA COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE//
POC/N. M. HARVEY/CAPT/UNIT:MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703)784-9238//
POC/A. MEJIA/GYSGT/UNIT:MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703)784-9237//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE ANNUAL ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH VISIT TO MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC) WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM SEPTEMBER 2011 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2012. CMC (MMEA) WILL VISIT MSCS USING A TWO-PHASE CONCEPT TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF MANPOWER INCALLS, BRIEFS, ASSIGNMENT, RETENTION, AND CAREER COUNSELING INTERVIEWS IN ORDER TO UPDATE COMMANDERS OF ENLISTED MANPOWER ISSUES AND ASSIST MARINES IN MAKING WELL INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS 2. PHASE I. THIS PHASE WILL CONSIST OF MMEA LEADERSHIP COMPRISED OF BRANCH HEAD, BRANCH SERGEANT MAJOR, AND SECTION HEAD, MMEA-1. PHASE I WILL ENCOMPASS CG INCALL (ROUNDTABLE), CG, COMMANDERS/ SERGEANTS MAJOR OF BATTALION/SQUADRON AND ABOVE EXECUTIVE BRIEFS, AND OFFICER/STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER BRIEFS. HEAD, MMEA WILL COORDINATE THE FINAL TRAVEL SCHEDULE WITH CHIEFS OF STAFF VIA SEPCOR TO DETERMINE DATES/TIMES. (FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TENTATIVE DATES ARE LISTED BELOW)
COMMAND DATE(S)
A. WESTPAC
CG, MARFORKOREA SEP 14
CO, MCAS IWAKUNI SEP 14
CG, III MEF SEP 15
CG, 3RDMARDIV SEP 15
CG, 3RDMLG SEP 16
CO, MCBJ SEP 16
CG, 1STMAW SEP 16
CO, MCB HAWAII SEP 21
CO, 3RD MAR SEP 21
CG, MARFORPAC SEP 22
B. WEST COAST
CG, MCAGCC/7TH MAR OCT 10
CO, MAG-13, MCAS YUMA, MAWTS OCT 11
CG, I MEF, MCI WEST/CO MCB CPCA OCT 12
CG, 1STMARDIV, 1STMLG OCT 13
CG, 3RDMAW, CO MCAS MIRAMAR OCT 14
CG, MCRD, CO MCAS, MAG 39 OCT 17
C. EAST COAST
CG, MCRDPI/CO, MAG 31 NOV 15
CG, 2DMAW/ CO MCAS NOV 17
CG, II MEF, MCI EAST/CO MCB CLNC NOV 18
CG, 2NDMARDIV, 2NDMLG NOV 21
CG, MARSOC NOV 22
D. OTHER
MARFORCOM/MCSF BN FEB 9
3. PHASE II. THIS PHASE WILL CONSIST OF MONITOR/COUNSELOR VISIT. (FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TENTATIVE DATES ARE LISTED BELOW)
COMMAND DATE(S)
A. WESTPAC (MARFORPAC/III MEF)
MCAS IWAKUNI SEP 14-16
MARFORKOREA SEP 14
OKINAWA SEP 15-19
MCB HAWAII/MARFORPAC HQ SEP 21-23
B. WEST COAST (I MEF/MCB CAMPEN/MCI WEST)
29 PALMS OCT 24-25
CAMPEN OCT 26-28
MCRD SD CA OCT 31
MCAS MIRAMAR NOV 1-2
MCAS YUMA NOV 3
MCMWTC, BRIDGEPORT NOV 4
C. MARFORRES
MARFORRES NOV 14-15
FORT WORTH NOV 16-17
D. EAST COAST (II MEF/CLNC/MCI EAST/MARSOC)
MCRD PISC DEC 5
MCAS BEAUFORT DEC 5-7
MCAS CHERRY POINT DEC 8
MCAS NEW RIVER DEC 9
II MEF/MARSOC/MCB DEC 12-14
E. LOGCOM/NATC PENSACOLA
MCLB ALBANY FEB 13-14
NATC PENSACOLA FEB 15-16
BLOUNT ISLAND FEB 17
F. OTHER
MCCDC OCT 6, 2011
HQMC/NCR OCT 6, 2011
MARFORCOM/MCSF BN FEB 9, 2012
4. COMMAND VISIT BRIEF COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. CG INCALL (CG, COS, G-1, SGTMAJ) - ROUNDTABLE SESSION.
B. CG, REGIMENT/GROUP AND BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMANDERS/ SERGEANTS MAJOR BRIEF - ENLISTED MANPOWER EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW BRIEF.
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME: 1:00 HOUR.
C. OFFICER/STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER BRIEFS - MANPOWER OVERVIEW BRIEF.
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME: 1:15 HOURS.
5. MONITOR/COUNSELOR VISIT BRIEF COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
A. FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) BRIEF (FTAP MARINES) - THE FOCUS IS CURRENT RETENTION INCENTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER SERVICE.
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME: 1:00 HOURS.
B. CAREER BRIEF (SERGEANT - MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT/SERGEANT MAJOR) BRIEFS ARE TAILORED TO THE DESIRES OF THE COMMAND (EX:PREPARATION FOR PROMOTION BOARDS, PROMOTION BOARD DEBRIEFS AND TRENDS, FITNESS REPORTS).
(1) BRIEFING LOCATION SUPPORT - BRIEFING LOCATION TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
(2) AUDIO/VISUAL SUPPORT - COMPUTER ACCESS AND PROJECTION CAPABILITY.
(3) BRIEF TIMEFRAME: TBD BASED ON BRIEFING TOPIC.
6. MMEA INTERVIEWS
A. ENLISTED MONITOR INTERVIEWS. ENLISTED MOS MONITORS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE MONITOR AND THE MARINE ENSURES CLEAR COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS WHILE ADDRESSING THE DESIRES OF THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE. IT HAS ALSO PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN THE FTAP RETENTION EFFORT.
B. ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELOR INTERVIEWS. MARINES DESIRING CAREER COUNSELING SHOULD GO TO THEIR OMPF'S ON MOL AND PRINT OFF A CURRENT MBS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE BEST COUNSELING POSSIBLE.
7. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A. ADMINISTRATION. REQUEST COMMANDS LISTED IN PAR 2 AND 3 REVIEW THE TENTATIVE DATES AND ADVISE THIS HQ OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS NLT 1 AUGUST 2011. UPON RECEIPT OF TENTATIVE DATE CONFIRMATIONS FROM MSCS MMEA WILL PROVIDE, VIA SEPCOR, TO CAREER PLANNERS A DETAILED VISIT SCHEDULE.
B. LOGISTICS
(1) FUNDING. MMEA WILL FUND ALL TRAVEL, LODGING, AND RENTAL EXPENSES FOR MMEA PERSONNEL.
(2) FACILITIES. EACH COMMAND/STATION WILL HAVE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING THE SIZE OF THEIR UNIT BRIEFS; THEREFORE, THE DESIGNATED CAREER PLANNER/COORDINATOR MUST ENSURE PROPER FACILITIES ARE RESERVED FOR ALL INCALLS, BRIEFS, INTERVIEWS, AND COUNSELING SESSIONS.
8. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT FROM ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND IS ESSENTIAL.
A. C4 COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) EACH MEMBER OF THE MMEA COMMAND VISIT TEAM WILL ARRIVE WITH AN NMCI LAPTOP. MMEA MARINES DO NOT HAVE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORDS FOR THESE LAPTOPS; THEREFORE, NO ADDITIONAL DRIVERS MAY BE LOADED FOR NETWORK SUPPORT. EACH MMEA MARINE WILL REQUIRE AN NMCI DATA PORT. ADEQUATE PLANS SHOULD BE MADE BY HOSTING COMMANDS TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 35 DATA DROPS IN PREPARING THE FY12 NMCI BUDGET.
(2) MMEA HAS THREE 16-PORT LINKSYS "DUMB" HUBS; HOWEVER, USE OF THESE HUBS ON THE NMCI NETWORKS REQUIRES A WAIVER. REQUEST FOR WAIVER APPROVAL HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CMC (C4) THROUGH 2012. BASE G-1S OR NMCI SITE MANAGERS REQUIRING A COPY OF THE WAIVER SHOULD CONTACT MMEA-5 AT DSN 278-9971 PRIOR TO EACH VISIT.
(3) MMEA MARINES WILL REQUIRE ONE QUALITY NMCI-NETWORKED PRINTER AND ONE DSN-CAPABLE PHONE PER 10 MARINES AT EACH SITE. REQUEST MARINE CORPS BASES JAPAN G-6 PROVIDES A MINIMUM OF 10 CELLULAR PHONES DURING THE WESTPAC (OKINAWA/JPN) COMMAND VISIT.
(4) ONE DATA MARINE FROM MMEA WILL TRAVEL WITH THE MONITORS ON MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) VISITS FOR NETWORK SUPPORT. THIS MARINE WILL NEED ACCESS TO THE PLANNED BRIEFING AREA AS MUCH AS 12 HOURS PRIOR TO INTERVIEWS COMMENCING.
(5) BASE OR STATION CAREER PLANNER ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE INSTALLATION G-6 POC'S AND NETWORK PORT NUMBERS TO MMEA-5 NLT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN ORDER TO FACILITATE IT SUPPORT.
B. POC FOR C4-SPECIFIC ISSUES IS MAJ E. B. TOMLINSON OR SGT J. S. ECHEVERRY AT DSN 278-9971 OR COMM 703-784-9971.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C.F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//