R 211506Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 711/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION (MCRP) 6-11C, COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/MCCDC/-/23SEP1993//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR DAVID MANCARI/CIV/CDANDI, CDD, LID/QUANTICO VA
/TEL/EMAIL: (703)432-8239/EMAIL: DAVID.MANCARI@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED A REVISED MCRP 6-11C "COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL" EFFECTIVE 20 DECEMBER 2010. REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND. THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE USED AS A TOOL FOR TEACHING AND FOR PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL. WHILE WE HONE TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL SKILL TO MAKE US SUCCESSFUL IN COMBAT AND OTHER OPERATIONS, WE CANNOT NEGLECT THE MIND AND SPIRIT. MCRP 6-11C AND NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES (NTTP) 1-15M "COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL", IS NOT INTENDED TO BE CLINICAL IN NATURE; RATHER, IT FOCUSES ON THE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVED WITH PRESERVING PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH IN SERVICE MEMBERS. IT PROVIDES A FOUNDATION SO LEADERS CAN UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS ISSUES AND WHY THIS SKILL IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE WELL-BEING OF MARINES AND SAILORS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. MCRP 6-11C WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL. UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCRP 6-11C VIA THE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (MCPDS). UNITS NOT RECEIVING COPIES OR DESIRING ADDITIONAL PRINT ALLOCATIONS MUST FOLLOW PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A), COORDINATING WITH THEIR INTERNAL S-1 OR ADMIN SECTIONS. FOR MCPDS ORDERING PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 144 000083 00.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//