R 211456Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 710/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/MCBUL 3591 COMPETITION-IN-ARMS PROGRAM (CIAP) FOR CY 2011//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/-/12JUN84//
AMPN/A/MCO 3591.2J/SMALL ARMS MARKSMANSHIP COMPETITION//
POC/WELLS C.A./CAPTAIN/OIC USMC SHOOTING TEAM/- /TEL:DSN 278-5237(5539)/COM:703 784-5237(5539)//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE CIAP FOR CY 2011.
BACKGROUND. THE CIAP HAS TRADITIONALLY PROVIDED THE MARINE CORPS WITH THE SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED MARKSMEN NECESSARY TO SUPPORT A PRODUCTIVE MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM AND SUCCESS IN BATTLE. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENHANCE MARKSMANSHIP PROFICIENCY WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS BY REFINING PRECISION MARKSMANSHIP SKILLS THROUGH ADVANCED MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING AND COMPETITION. PARTICIPANTS WILL FULFILL THEIR ANNUAL RIFLE AND PISTOL QUALIFICATION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
MARINES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2011 DIVISION MATCHES WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING THREE-WEEK TRAINING PACKAGE:
A.  WEEK ONE: CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, DRY FIRING, LIVE FIRE TRAINING TO DEVELOP SHOOTING POSITIONS, ESTABLISH ZEROES, AND ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL MARKSMANSHIP PROFICIENCY.
B.  WEEK TWO: INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE, RECONFIRM ZEROES AND PRELIMINARY MATCHES.
C.  WEEK THREE: COMPETITION MATCHES WITH RIFLE AND PISTOL, TABLE (2) CLASSES, ANNUAL PISTOL QUALIFICATION AND AWARD CEREMONY.
2.  INFORMATION. QUOTAS FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR DIVISION MATCHES ARE ASSIGNED TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF A POPULATION BASE OF SKILLED MARKSMEN WITHIN INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS AND THE MARINE CORPS. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND IN REF (A) ENCL 2 PARA 2A. PARTICIPATING UNITS WILL ENTER TEAMS COMPRISED OF A MINIMUM OF ONE SNCO AND OR OFFICER, ONE SGT OR BELOW WHO HAS NEVER SHOT DIVISION MATCHES (KNOWN AS A TYRO), AND TWO MARINES OF ANY RANK. ONE MARINE WILL BE DESIGNATED AS TEAM CAPTAIN AND ONE AS TEAM COACH. OFFICERS ARE NOT REQUIRED, BUT ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED, TO PARTICIPATE. THE TEAM CAPTAIN/COACH MAY BE FILLED BY ONE OF THE FIRING MEMBERS. BASIC COMPETITOR REQUIREMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN REF (A).
3.  REQUEST COMMANDERS NOTIFY THE HOST COMMANDER OF THE NUMBER OF MARINES WHO WILL ATTEND AND THEIR ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL. NOTIFICATION SHOULD BE MADE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO START OF THE RESPECTIVE MATCH; HOWEVER, FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION DOES NOT PRECLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL OR A UNIT FROM PARTICIPATING. MARINES SHOULD REPORT DURING THE SPECIFIED REPORTING PERIOD TO ALLOW TIME TO DRAW NECESSARY EQUIPMENT OR PERFORM REQUIRED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BEFORE THE START OF THE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION.
4.  PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
A.  IAW MARADMIN 529/08, DIVISION RIFLE AND PISTOL MATCH WEAPONS ARE THE M16A2 OR M16A4/M4 WITH ISSUED SIGHT SYSTEM. THE CIAP TRAINING EVOLUTION WILL CONSIST OF 15 TRAINING DAYS FOR THE DIVISION MATCH.
1A.  FAR EAST DIVISION MATCH PROGRAM: HOST COMMANDER, CMDR MCB JAPAN. REPORT DATE FOR THE MATCH: 7 JAN 11. FAR EAST DIVISION MATCHES DATES: 10 JAN - 26 JAN 11.
2A.  PACIFIC DIVISION MATCH PROGRAM: HOST COMMANDER, CMDR MCB HAWAII.REPORT DATE FOR THE MATCH: 28 JAN 11. PACIFIC DIVISION MATCH: 31 JAN - 18 FEB 11.
3A.  WESTERN DIVISION MATCH PROGRAM: HOST COMMANDER, CMDR MCB CAMPEN. REPORT DATE FOR THE MATCH: 04 MAR 11. WESTERN DIVISION MATCH: 07 MAR - 18 MAR 11.
4A.  EASTERN DIVISION MATCH PROGRAM: HOST COMMANDER, CMDR MCB CAMLEJ. REPORT DATES FOR THE MATCH: 11 MAR 11. EASTERN DIVISION MATCH: 14 MAR - 01 APR 11.
B.  THE MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF 3 WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION AND LIVE FIRE TRAINING/COMPETITION WITH THE NATIONAL MATCH M16A2 RIFLE AND M1911A1 PISTOL. LENGTH OF MATCH: 15 TRAINING DAYS. HOST COMMANDER: CMDR MCB CAMLEJ. REPORTING DATE: 01 APR 11. MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIPS: 04 APR - 22 APR 11.
5.  REF (A) DIRECTS THAT THOSE MARINES WHO PLACE IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT AT THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISION MATCH SITES WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIP. THOSE MARINES THAT SHOW EXCEPTIONAL PRECISION MARKSMANSHIP ABILITY AT MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE SELECTED TO AUGMENT THE USMC SHOOTING TEAM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE COMPETITIVE SEASON WHICH CULMINATES WITH THE INTER-SERVICE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES. THESE MARINES WILL BE PROVIDED TAD FUNDING BY THE MARINE CORPS SHOOTING TEAM. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF PARTICIPATION IN THE MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIP AND SELECTION TO THE USMC SHOOTING TEAM, TO INCLUDE ELIGIBILITY AND NON-CONTINUANCE REQUESTS, SHOULD BE SENT FROM UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS TO THE COMMANDING OFFICER, WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION, TRAINING COMMAND (C476), 27211 GARAND ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5036 VIA THE ON-SITE CMC REPRESENTATIVE AT EACH DIVISION MATCH SITE. ALL WAIVER REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH FULL JUSTIFICATION AND APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS PRIOR TO THE REPORTING DATE  OR MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIPS. FAILURE TO SUBMIT APPROPRIATE REQUESTS COULD RESULT IN ORDERS BEING ISSUED FOR FURTHER COMPETITION TO MARINES WITH PRIOR COMMITMENTS.
6.  FOR DIVISION MATCHES: ALL COMPETITORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPETE WITH BOTH RIFLE AND PISTOL, AS WELL AS ATTENDING ALL INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING LISTED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS MESSAGE.
7.  ALL COMPETITORS ATTENDING THE MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL COMPETE WITH BOTH WEAPONS. REGARDLESS OF WHICH WEAPON THEY PLACED WITH AT DIVISION MATCHES, ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN EITHER MATCH AND RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED CREDIT POINTS/TEAM AWARDS WITH BOTH WEAPONS. ALL COMPETITORS MUST BE PRESENT FOR ALL INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE/QUALIFIED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MATCH.
8.  CIVILIAN COMPETITORS ARE AUTHORIZED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE APPROPRIATE HOST COMMANDER, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIVISION MATCH, BUT MUST COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED TRAINING. THEY MAY RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED CREDIT POINTS, BUT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FURTHER AWARDS TO INCLUDE TEAM AWARDS. CIVILIAN COMPETITORS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO COMPETE IN THE MARINE CORPS MATCHES.
9.  A LIMITED NUMBER OF WEAPONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ISSUE AT DIVISION MATCH SITES. ACCORDINGLY, COMPETITORS ARE DIRECTED TO BRING THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL M16A2/M16A4/M4 RIFLES AND M9 PISTOLS. ALL WEAPONS MUST HAVE A PRE-FIRE LIMITED TECHNICAL INSPECTION, ACCOMPANIED BY THE EQUIPMENT REPAIR ORDER (NAVMC 10245), AND MUST BE IN CODE A CONDITION PRIOR TO REPORTING TO THE MATCH SITE. COMPETITORS MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIRED 782 GEAR: CARTRIDGE BELT, M16 MAGAZINE RETENTION DEVICE, (2) THIRTY ROUND RIFLE MAGAZINES, AND M9 MAGAZINE POCKET WITH (2) MAGAZINES. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE EQUIPMENT, MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING SPOTTING SCOPES, BINOCULARS, AND COMPETITION SHOOTING GEAR. LIMITED QUANTITIES OF COMPETITION SHOOTING GEAR WILL BE AVAILABLE AT MATCH SITES FOR TEMPORARY LOAN ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.
10.  UNIT COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE HOST MATCH EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EASTERN AND WESTERN DIVISION) TO DECLARE TEAM INTENTIONS TO FIRE FOR THE LARGE OR SMALL UNIT TROPHY. THIS WILL AID IN DETERMINING TEAM ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PERTINENT SMALL UNIT TROPHY. GUIDANCE FOR MAKING THIS DETERMINATION IS CONTAINED IN REF A. IF FEWER THAN THREE ELIGIBLE TEAMS ARE PRESENT, THE SMALL UNIT TROPHY WILL NOT BE CONTESTED.
11.  PARAGRAPH 6.G.2 OF REF A IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS: TEAMS MAY INCLUDE ONE OTHER SERVICE MEMBER, I.E., NAVY, ARMY, OR AIR FORCE (REGULAR OR RESERVE) AS A COMPETITOR WHO IS JOINED/CHARGEABLE BY T/O TO THE UNIT REPRESENTED, PROVIDED THAT INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT FILL EITHER THE OFFICER/SNCO, SGT OR BELOW, OR TYRO REQUIREMENT. FURTHER, THAT INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY ISSUED USMC BADGE REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME. SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE SENT TO HIS OR HER COMMAND FOR ISSUE OF THE APPROPRIATE BADGE. MARINES INVOLVED IN THE FLEET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP) MAY COMPETE FOR THEIR JOINING UNIT, PROVIDED THE FAP WAS NOT EXECUTED SOLELY FOR THE DIVISION MATCHES AND WAS EFFECTIVE NOT LESS THAN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SUBJECT DIVISION MATCH. FOR CIAP PURPOSES, THE BEGINNING OF THE DIVISION MATCH SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE FIRST DAY OF CHECK-IN AT RESPECTIVE SITES.
12.  TENANT ORGANIZATIONS AT EACH SITE, AS WELL AS ALL COMMANDS IN THE LOCAL AREA, ARE REQUESTED TO RENDER ALL POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOST COMMANDS DURING RESPECTIVE MATCHES.
13.  THE PROVISION OF REF A PERTAINING TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TEAMS IS WAIVED. THIS ALLOWS FOR UNITS TO SEND AS MANY TEAMS AS THEY WISH. THE MATCH XO WILL HAVE THE FINAL DETERMINATION IN CUTTING TEAMS FROM THE MATCH IN THE EVENT THAT THE NUMBER OF TEAMS EXCEEDS RANGE CAPABILITIES.
14.  FITNESS REPORTS. TAD FITNESS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED PER MCO P1610.7F FOR THOSE SELECTED TO AUGMENT THE ALL MARINE CORPS SHOOTING TEAM FOR THE SUMMER SEASON. (TAD IN EXCESS OF 30 DAYS).
15.  APPROPRIATION DATA AND ORDERS FORMAT FOR THOSE SELECTED TO ATTEND THE MARINE CORPS CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE COORDINATED BY WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION, QUANTICO UPON COMPLETION OF EACH DIVISION MATCH. COMMANDS MUST ENSURE THAT ALL PARTICIPATING MARINES REPORT WITH THEIR ORIGINAL TAD/PTAD ORDERS. THOSE SELECTED FOR FURTHER PARTICIPATION IN THE CIAP WILL NEED THEIR RECORDS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE AND HAVE A GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED THROUGH THEIR PARENT COMMAND. TAD/PTAD ORDERS WILL DIRECT COMPETITORS TO REPORT TO THE MATCH EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR DUTY WITH THE CIAP.
16.  REQUEST HOST COMMANDS DIRECT ONE PRECISION WEAPONS REPAIRMAN (MOS 2112) TO THE MATCH SITE AND ENSURE SUFFICIENT (MOS 2111) ARMORERS FROM LOCAL COMMANDS ARE ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT THEIR RESPECTIVE MATCH.
17.  ADMINISTRATIVE, STATISTICAL AND OPERATIONS PERSONNEL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED IN ENCLOSURES (2) AND (7) OF REF A. WINDOWS CAPABILITY, MICROSOFT WORD SOFTWARE, POWER POINT SOFTWARE, PENTIUM COMPUTER 333 OR FASTER, PROJECTOR AND LASER PRINTER ADPE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN DIVISION MATCH RECORD KEEPING.
18.  THE MARINE CORPS MATCH WILL BE CONDUCTED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER MCO 3591.2J AND CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM (CMP) RULES FOR HIGH-POWER RIFLE AND CONVENTIONAL PISTOL.
19.  CMC REPRESENTATIVE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL BE ASSIGNED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION TO ASSIST AND ADVISE EACH MATCH EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SUPERVISE THE TRAINING. CMC REPRESENTATIVES WILL ENSURE THAT THE MATCHES ARE CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS OF REF (A) AND ANY MODIFICATIONS THERETO THAT MAY BE ISSUED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION. CMC REPRESENTATIVES WILL ALSO SERVE AS OIC'S OF MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS ASSIGNED TO PROVIDE THE INSTRUCTION AT EACH MATCH SITE.
20.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
21.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 SEPTEMBER 2011.
22.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTGRATION.//