R 141933Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 238/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/DON'T ASK DON'T TELL PRE-REPEAL TRAINING FOR TECOM STUDENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:CMC WASHINGTON DC/161455ZFEB2011/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 108/11, EXECUTION GUIDANCE FOR REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL.//
POC/K.C. POTTER/CIV/UNIT:TECOM GTD/NAME:KENNETH.POTTER@USMC.MIL/TEL: DSN 278-2203/TEL: COM 703-784-2203//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE TO DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL (DADT) TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING SPECIFIC TO THE TECOM STUDENT POPULATION.
2.  REF A PROVIDED EXECUTION GUIDANCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY DIRECTING A THREE TIERED APPROACH (TIER 1 - EXPERT/SPECIAL STAFF LEVEL, TIER 2 - LEADER LEVEL, AND TIER 3 - MARINES AND SAILORS) TO REPEAL IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING DEVELOPED BY THE DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WORKING GROUP. 
3.  COMMENCING 1 MAY 2011, TECOM WILL CONDUCT TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING FOR THE STUDENT POPULATION.  THIS REQUIREMENT WILL END WHEN DADT IS ACTUALLY REPEALED ("R" DAY) AFTER "R" DAY, ALL SERVICE ENTRANTS WILL RECEIVE A NEW STANDARDS OF CONDUCT BRIEFING CONSISTENT WITH DADT REPEAL IMPLEMENTATION.  CATEGORIES FOR STUDENT TRAINING ARE AS FOLLOWS; (1) PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME)/MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) PROGRESSION STUDENTS AND (2) ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING (ELT) STUDENTS (RECRUIT TRAINING/OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL THROUGH FIRST PRIMARY MOS PRODUCING SCHOOL).
    A.  PME/MOS PROGRESSION STUDENTS 
        (1) TECOM FORMAL LEARNING CENTER (FLC) RESPONSIBILITIES.  PROVIDE TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING FOR PME/MOS PROGRESSION STUDENTS ATTENDING COURSES LONGER THAN 30 CALENDAR DAYS.  THIS TRAINING WILL ONLY OCCUR BETWEEN 1-31 MAY 2011.  CERTIFY TRAINING COMPLETE VIA APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRY.
        (2) PARENT COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES   
            (A) PARENT COMMANDS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING TO MARINES AND SAILORS ATTENDING COURSES LESS THAN 30 DAYS IN DURATION.  FOR COURSES THAT GRADUATE AFTER 31 MAY 2011, TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING MUST BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE COURSE.
            (B) PARENT COMMANDS ARE ADDITIONALLY REQUIRED TO TRAIN STUDENTS PRIOR TO REPORTING FOR ANY COURSE COMMENCING AFTER 1 JUNE 2011.
    B.  ELT STUDENTS.  TECOM HAS IDENTIFIED 1 MAY 2011 THROUGH "R" DAY AS THE DESIGNATED PERIOD TO PROVIDE TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING TO ELT STUDENTS.
        (1) TECOM FLC RESPONSIBILITIES.  PROVIDE TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING TO STUDENTS WHO WILL COMPLETE ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING BETWEEN 1 MAY 2011 AND "R" DAY. CERTIFY TRAINING COMPLETE VIA APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRY.
        (2) GAINING COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES
            (A) PROVIDE TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING TO MARINES COMPLETING ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING PRIOR TO 1 MAY 2011.  CERTIFY TRAINING COMPLETE VIA APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRY.
            (B) CONFIRM ALL NEW JOINS GAINED BETWEEN 31 MAY 2011 AND "R" DAY HAVE RECEIVED TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING.  PROVIDE TIER 3 PRE-REPEAL TRAINING TO MARINES/SAILORS AS REQUIRED. 
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//