R 121235Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 228/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)//
SUBJ/SNCO AND OFFICER NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC 221736ZJAN10/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC 021628ZJUL09/-//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC 101732ZMAY10/-//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC 112156ZJAN11/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 041/10, TWENTY-SECOND EXECUTIVE SAFETY BOARD (ESB) RESULTS. REF B IS MARADMIN 0404/09, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. REF C IS MARADMIN 266/10, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE SUSTAINMENT PLAN FOR MASTER TRAINING TEAMS. REF D IS MARADMIN 022/11, NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A, THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) AND OFFICER NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SNCO AND OFFICER NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING IS TO SUPPORT LEADERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RESILIENCE, ENCOURAGE MARINES AND SAILORS TO SEEK HELP EARLY, AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING DIALOGUE ON SUICIDE PREVENTION.
2. SNCO NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING.
A. ALL MARINES, AND SAILORS ASSIGNED TO MARINE UNITS, FROM E-6 TO E-9, MUST COMPLETE THIS TRAINING DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AND ARE FURTHER REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THIS TRAINING AS THEIR ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING REQUIREMENT.
B. THE SNCO NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL OR ABOVE COMMANDER'S SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM, AND SHOULD BE LED AND/OR FACILITATED BY A SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBER OF THAT UNIT.
3. OFFICER NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING.
A. ALL MARINE OFFICERS, AND NAVY OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO MARINE UNITS, MUST COMPLETE THIS TRAINING DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2011 AND ARE FURTHER REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THIS TRAINING AS THEIR ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING REQUIREMENT.
B. THE OFFICER NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL OR ABOVE COMMANDER'S SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM, AND SHOULD BE LED AND/OR FACILITATED BY A SENIOR OFFICER OF THAT UNIT.
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
A. BOTH COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO BE FACILITATED AS A GUIDED DISCUSSION. NO FORMAL INSTRUCTOR TRAINING IS REQUIRED.
B. BOTH COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO BE 60-75 MINUTES IN LENGTH.
C. BOTH COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO BE CONDUCTED IN A SMALL GROUP SETTING OF NO MORE THAN 30 PARTICIPANTS PER TRAINING SESSION.
D. FACILITATORS CAN RETRIEVE THEIR INSTRUCTION MATERIALS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH) WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SUICIDEPREVENT/. THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE:
(1) FACILITATOR'S GUIDE
(2) POWER POINT PRESENTATION (INCLUDING VIDEOS)
E. DEPLOYED UNITS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR NLMB REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR IF ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED FOR GAINING ACCESS TO COURSE MATERIALS. A LIST OF THE CURRENT NLMB REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATORS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP(SLASH)( SLASH) WWW.USMC-MCCS.ORG/SUICIDEPREVENT. CLICK ON THE NLMB SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING FEATURE WINDOW.
5. REPORTING ACTIONS: UNITS WILL DOCUMENT COMPLETION OF THIS TRAINING VIA THE MARINE-ON-LINE TRAINING MODULE OR MCTFS REPORTING. MCTFS CODES:
(A) PU-SNCO SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE
(B) PV-OFFICER SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE
6. MARINES PRIDE OURSELVES IN TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN; WE NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND ON THE BATTLEFIELD...EVER...AND WE WILL NOT DO IT IN OUR DAILY LIVES EITHER. WE MUST CONTINUE TO AGGRESSIVELY PROMOTE SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION AT ALL LEVELS. THIS MATTER REQUIRES THE ATTENTION OF ALL THOSE IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND IF WE ARE TO CONTINUE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SUICIDES WITHIN OUR CORPS.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. E. MILSTEAD JR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//