R 242122Z JAN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 055/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/MOZART//
SUBJ/HQMC SPONSORED UNIT SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICER TRAINING BETA COURSE//
POC/KIMBERLY MCGOLDRICK/CIV/UNIT:MRA/-/TEL:(703)784-9542//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE ASSIGNS COMMAND ALLOCATIONS AND SOLICITS STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM (MCSPP) SPONSORED UNIT SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICER (SPO) TRAINING IN THE FORM OF A BETA COURSE. MCSPP WILL CONDUCT THIS SPO BETA COURSE FROM 0730-1630, 24-25 FEBRUARY 2011 AT THE MARSH CENTER/BLDG 3280, ROOMS 255-256, ON MCB QUANTICO, VA. TRAVEL DAYS FOR THOSE FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA ARE 23 AND 26 FEBRUARY.
2. BACKGROUND. MCSPP IS COMMITTED TO FINDING INNOVATIVE AND ADVANCED WAYS TO ADDRESS SUICIDE IN THE CORPS AND ASSIST COMMANDERS IN HAVING AN EFFECTIVE SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM. THIS TRAINING COURSE IS THEREFORE DIFFERENT FROM ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND IS TARGETED DIRECTLY AT UNIT SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF RESOURCES AND CURRENT SUICIDE PREVENTION PRACTICES. MCSPP HAS RECRUITED LEADING SUICIDE AND MILITARY EXPERTS THROUGH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGY (AAS) IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THIS CURRICULUM THAT WILL BE TAUGHT DURING THE BETA COURSE. AAS IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES RESEARCH, PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS, AND SERVES AS A NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION ON SUICIDE.
3. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE PERSONNEL CURRENTLY SERVING IN A UNIT SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICER BILLET. NOMINEES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
A. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL NOMINEES SERVE A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR AS A UNIT SUICIDE PREVENTION OFFICER FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE BETA COURSE.
B. MUST BE A MARINE, OF THE RANK E-5 TO E-8 OR O-1 TO O-3.
4. STUDENT ALLOCATIONS. THE COURSE CAPACITY ALLOWS STUDENTS TO BE NOMINATED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMANDS AS APPORTIONED BELOW. REQUEST THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDENT QUOTA:
COMMAND NR
I MEF 3
II MEF 3
III MEF 1
MCI WEST 1
MCI EAST 1
MCBQ 1
MCB CAMP BUTLER 1
MARSOC 1
MCCDC 1
MCIA 1
WWR 1
TRNG AND EDUC CMD 3
HMX-1 1
MCESG 1
MARFORRES 1 (OPTIONAL)
A. ACTIVE COMPONENT FUNDING: HQMC (MRC-5) WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM FOR STUDENTS TRAVELING FROM OUT OF THE QUANTICO AREA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BETA COURSE. ATTENDEES MUST CONTACT THE MCSPP POC LISTED TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED CROSS-ORG FUNDING REQUEST NLT 15 FEBRUARY 2011.
B. RESERVE COMPONENT FUNDING. REQUEST MARFORRES SUBMIT ONE NOMINATION. ANY ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) AND MOBILIZED RESERVE (MR) NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MARFORRES. IF MARFORRES NOMINATES A STUDENT FROM AMONG THE SMCR, IMA, OR IRR, MARFORRES MUST FUND PAY, ALLOWANCES, TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM.
C. UNFILLED ALLOCATIONS WILL BE REDISTRIBUTED ON 15 FEBRUARY 2011 TO MAXIMIZE COURSE ATTENDANCE.
D. UNITS NOT LISTED ABOVE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS IAW PARAGRAPH 5, AS QUOTAS WILL BE REDISTRIBUTED IF AVAILABLE.
5. SUBMIT NOMINEES AND ALTERNATES BY EMAIL TO MRS. KIMBERLY MCGOLDRICK (KIMBERLY.MCGOLDRICK(AT)USMC.MIL) NLT 10 FEBRUARY 2011.
SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
A. LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, M.I.
B. GRADE
C. PRIMARY MOS
D. EAS
E. SSN
F. CURRENT BILLET
G. WORK PHONE (DSN AND/OR COMM)
H. EMAIL ADDRESS
I. FULL COMMAND ADDRESS
J. COMMAND POC FOR ORDERS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS K. MODE OF TRAVEL L. GOVT CHARGE CARD NUMBER AND EXPIRATION
6. FOR THOSE TRAVELING FROM OUT OF THE AREA, RESERVE LODGING AT LIVERSEDGE HALL, BY 10 FEB 2011 AT COMM TEL: 703-784-3149, USING GROUP NUMBER 101333.
7. COORDINATION WITH MCSPP IS ENCOURAGED. POC IS KIMBERLY MCGOLDRICK/CIV/UNIT:MRA/-/TEL :(703)784-9542 OR E-MAIL KIMBERLY.MCGOLDRICK(AT)USMC.MIL.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. E. MILSTEAD JR, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.//