R 241454Z NOV 10
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MARADMIN 660/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUAN VA//
SUBJ/WINTER 2011 COMMANDERS PROGRAM//
MSGID:MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD://
POC/I.T. ARVIZO/MAJ/LOC: MCU/COMMANDERS PROGRAM/TEL:DSN278-6850, COMM (703)784-6850/EMAIL:IAN.ARVIZO(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. IN 1993 THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED A RESIDENT COMMANDERS PROGRAM FOR BOARD SELECTED AND SLATED COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS. THE COMMANDING GENERAL
(CG) OF EDUCATION COMMAND (EDCOM) CONDUCTS THE SEMI-ANNUAL COMMANDERS PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES WORKSHOP. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY, EITHER PRIOR TO OR SHORTLY AFTER TAKING COMMAND. 
2. MISSION. FROM 31 JANUARY TO 18 FEBRUARY, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, FACILITATES THE COMMANDERS COURSE AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP AT MCB QUANTICO IN ORDER TO PREPARE COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES FOR THE CHALLENGES OF COMMAND.
A. COMMANDER'S INTENT
(1) PURPOSE. EDUCATE COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTAL AUTHORITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, TECHNIQUES AND PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL COMMAND TOUR.
(2) METHOD. THE COURSE WILL UTILIZE A THREE WEEK CONSTRUCT THAT ADDRESSES THE DIFFERENT DEMANDS AND CHALLENGES OF O-5 AND O-6 COMMAND AND ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON PARTICULAR CONSTITUENT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, YET STILL PROVIDES TIME FOR INFORMAL MENTORING AND CROSS TALK. THE FIRST WEEK INCLUDES LTCOL COMMANDERS ONLY; THE SECOND WEEK COMBINES LTCOL'S, COL'S AND THEIR SPOUSES; THE THIRD WEEK INCLUDES COL COMMANDERS ONLY. THE COURSE WILL EMPHASIZE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMMAND AS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH RANK WITH LEADERSHIP, WARFIGHTING AND UNIT READINESS PROVIDING THE BASIC CONSTRUCT FOR INSTRUCTION. THE COURSE WILL MAXIMIZE THE USE OF SMALL GROUP GUIDED DISCUSSIONS WITH CURRENT AND FORMER COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES IN ORDER TO PERMIT A FRANK EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, TECHNIQUES AND OBSERVATIONS.
(3) ENDSTATE. SUCCESSFUL COMMAND TEAMS THAT ARE FULLY PREPARED TO MEET THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS OF COMMAND AT THE O-5 AND O-6 LEVEL.
3. EXECUTION
A. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. CG EDCOM WILL CONDUCT THE PROGRAM AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND OTHER FACILITIES AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA FROM 31 JANUARY TO 18 FEBRUARY 2011. THE LIEUTENANT COLONELS CLASS WILL RUN FROM 31 JANUARY TO 11 FEBRUARY. THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP FOR ALL SPOUSES WILL RUN FROM 7 FEBRUARY TO 11 FEBRUARY. THE COLONELS CLASS WILL RUN FROM 7 FEBRUARY TO 18 FEBRUARY. THE SCHEDULE, UNDER DEVELOPMENT, FEATURES THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
DATE/TIME EVENT
29-30 JANUARY EXECUTE OCONUS TRAVEL
31 JANUARY 0730-0900 LTCOL CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
31 JANUARY 0900 COMMENCE LTCOL COMMANDERS PROGRAM
7 FEBRUARY 0700-0800 COL CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
7 FEBRUARY 0800 COMMENCE COL COMMANDERS PROGRAM
7 FEBRUARY 0800 COMMENCE SPOUSES WORKSHOP AND COMBINED LTCOL/COL PROGRAM
11 FEBRUARY 1730 COMPLETION OF LTCOL COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP
11 FEBRUARY LTCOL'S AND SPOUSES EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL
14 FEBRUARY 0800 CONTINUE COL COMMANDERS PROGRAM
18 FEBRUARY 1730 COMPLETION OF COL COMMANDERS PROGRAM
18 FEBRUARY COL'S EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) ELIGIBILITY. COMMAND SLATED COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTS AND US NAVY EQUIVALENTS IDENTIFIED BY MMOA. SPOUSES OF ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. THIS COURSE IS NOT OPEN TO RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICERS (MAJORS).
(2) REGISTRATION
(A) QUOTAS ARE AS FOLLOWS:  A MAXIMUM OF 50 O-6 LEVEL COMMANDERS, 110 O-5 LEVEL COMMANDERS, AND 80 SPOUSES PER CLASS. REGISTRATION PRIORITY IS AS FOLLOWS: COMMANDERS CURRENTLY IN COMMAND, COMMANDERS TAKING COMMAND PRIOR TO THE NEXT COURSE. REMAINING STUDENTS ARE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. 
(B) PLANNED ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER IN MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) STUDENT REGISTRAR VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. THE MCTIMS DATABASE COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER FOR COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS M02L9L0, LIEUTENANT COLONELS ARE CLASS NUMBER 201101L. COLONELS ARE CLASS NUMBER 201101C. CID FOR SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS M02ZZZ0 CLASS NUMBER 2011001.
(3) TRAVEL. CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR MARINE ATTENDEES SLATED BY MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, AND MARFORRES ACTIVE COMPONENT. COMMAND SLATED OFFICERS AND THEIR SPOUSES TRAVELING FROM COMMANDS MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING, MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES M (AND) IE AT THE QUANTICO RATE. ATTENDEES FROM COMMANDS WITHIN 50 MILES OF QUANTICO DO NOT RATE TRAVEL OR PER DIEM. COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THESE COURSES TOGETHER. UNACCOMPANIED ATTENDEES FOR THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP TRAVELING FROM DUTY STATIONS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING AND M(AND)IE. 
(4) REGISTRATION RESPONSIBILITY
(A) MARFORCOM WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORCOM; BASES, STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND THE RECRUIT DEPOT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; THE PENTAGON, HQMC, MARFOREUR, MARFOR SOUTH, EUCOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, TRANSCOM, CENTCOM AT TAMPA, FL, NATO COMMANDS, II MEF. IF AN ATTENDEE IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) FROM ANY OF THE PRECEDING LOCATIONS OR COMMANDS, MARFORCOM G-3 WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA. II MEF G-3 FORMAL SCHOOLS POC, SSGT STEVENS, SGT HERNANDEZ, AND CPL KURTZ ARE THE POC FOR ALL MARFORCOM REGISTRANTS, TEL (910) 451-0710, EMAIL G3TFORMALSCHOOL(AT)USMC.MIL.
(B) MARFORPAC WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORPAC; BASES AND STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND RECRUIT DEPOT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; MARFOR KOREA, MARFOR JAPAN, PACOM, STRATCOM, USF-J, USF-K, I MEF, III MEF. IF AN ATTENDEE IS DEPLOYED TO THE CENTCOM AOR FROM ANY OF THE PRECEDING LOCATIONS-COMMANDS, MARFORPAC WILL STILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA. MARFORPAC G-3 POC, MR. WAYNE PREBOR AND MR. JESSE LEONGUERRERO, ARE THE POC FOR ALL MARFORPAC REGISTRANTS TEL, (808)477-8850 (808) 477-8787, EMAIL SMB.MARFORPAC.FORMAL.SCHOOLS(AT)USMC.MIL.
(C) MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORRES; INSPECTOR- INSTRUCTORS AND SITE COMMANDERS. ADDITIONALLY, MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR ITS RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDERS ATTENDEES. MARFORRES G-3 POCS, MR. ANTHONY T. DAVIS AND SSGT MARCUS JORDAN ARE THE POCS FOR ALL MARFORRES REGISTRANTS, TEL (504) 678-8414, EMAIL MFRG3TRAINING(AT)USMC.MIL.
(D) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY SHOULD CONTACT THE MCU POC LISTED ABOVE.
(E) IF COMING FROM A NON-USMC COMMAND, CONTACT MAJ ARVIZO TO FILL OUT A TECOM WORLD WIDE TRAVEL WORKSHEET TO ENABLE FUNDING.
(F) ATTENDEES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CONFIRM REGISTRATION WITH MAJ ARVIZO.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. UNIFORM FOR COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS GREEN MARPAT DIGITAL UTILITIES FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE. THIS IS THE ONLY REQUIRED UNIFORM FOR THE COURSE. ATTIRE FOR SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
B. ORDERS. ALL ATTENDEES SHALL TRAVEL ON NON-REPORTING ORDERS. GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS. MESSING IS AVAILABLE, BUT NOT CONDUCIVE TO TRAINING, SO IT IS NOT DIRECTED. 
C. TRANSPORTATION. COST OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORTS IS REIMBURSABLE.  RENTAL VEHICLES WILL BE PROVIDED TO ATTENDEES TRAVELLING FROM OUTSIDE THE LOCAL AREA WHO REQUEST IT. LIMIT IS ONE VEHICLE PER MARRIED COUPLE. THE TOTAL EXPENSE WILL NOT EXCEED 550 DOLLARS. FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED BY A SEPARATE LINE OF ACCOUNTING (LOA). CONTACT MAJ ARVIZO TO OBTAIN THE LINE OF ACCOUNTING AND FILE A SEPARATE CLAIM IN DTS FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE. TRAFFIC WILL BE EXTREMELY CONGESTED IN THE LOCAL AREA SO PLAN ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME TO COMPENSATE.
D. BILLETING. THE MCB QUANTICO GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS LOCATED AT LIVERSEDGE HALL. GROUP RESERVATION NUMBER FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS 101313. CONTACT LIVERSEDGE HALL AT (703) 784-3149 OR
(703) 432-1341. A STATEMENT OF NONAVAILABILITY WILL BE REQUIRED FROM LIVERSEDGE HALL FOR ANY OTHER BILLETING. ONCE LIVERSEDGE HALL IS FULL, A LIMITED BLOCK OF ROOMS IS RESERVED AT THE CROSSROADS INN MCB QUANTICO. CONTACT CROSSROADS INN AT (800) 965-9511 OR
(703) 630-4444 FOR RESERVATIONS. OFFICERS SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS ATTENDING THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM, AND PROVIDE GROUP REGISTRATION NUMBER 1922. BILLETING ABOARD QUANTICO IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION ENTERING AND DEPARTING THE BASE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL BILLETING IS AVAILABLE AT LOCAL HOTELS IF NECESSARY.
E. CHILD CARE. CG, TECOM WILL NOT FUND TRAVEL OR PER DIEM FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE ABOARD MCB QUANTICO. POC IS MS. JACKIE WILLIAMS, MCCS RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SPECIALIST, TEL: DSN 278-0674 OR COMM (703) 784-0674, EMAIL: WILLIAMSJAD(AT)USMC-MCCS.ORG. CORRESPONDENTS SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP ATTENDEES. CHILD CARE REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 17 JANUARY. CHILD CARE WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED.
F. WEB SITE. THE COMMANDERS COURSE AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP WEBSITE IS HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LEJEUNE(UNDERSCORE)LEADERSHIP/PAGES/PROPROGBRANCH.ASPX. NOTE: ALL LETTERS MUST BE IN LOWERCASE. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE COURSE AND WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ACCESSING THE WEBSITE, CONTACT THE MCU POC LISTED ABOVE. 
G. REGISTRATION PACKET. REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS SHOULD RECEIVE AN EMAIL NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE COURSE. THE EMAIL WILL CONTAIN A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT ITEMS. 
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A. COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS. CG EDCOM SERVES AS ON SCENE COMMANDER.
B. COMMAND POSTS. EXPECT CG EDCOM ON SCENE AT GRC THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.
C. SIGNAL. THE NEXT ITERATION OF COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP FOR CY-11 IS PROJECTED TO BE 2-20 MAY 2011. A MARADMIN FOR THAT COURSE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2011. DO NOT ATTEMPT REGISTRATION FOR THE NEXT COURSE UNTIL DIRECTED BY THE SPRING 2011 COMMANDERS PROGRAM MARADMIN.
D. QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE MCU POC LISTED ABOVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN ROBERT B. NELLER, COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, EDUCATION COMMAND//