R 221327Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 653/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/PUBLICATION OF MCO 1500.52D(MARINE CORPS WATER SURVIVAL TRAINING PROGRAM)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO1500.52D/YMD:20101110//
REF/B/MSGID:GENADMIN/CG TECOM/YMD:20101109//
REF/C/MSGID:GENADMIN/ CG TECOM (G-3)/YMD:20101013//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/MCO1500.52C/YMD:20040731//
REF/E/MSGID:GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSMCOM/YMD:20100903//
REF/F/MSGID:GENDADMIN/ CG TECOM (G-3)/YMD:20101013//
NARR/REF A IS THE NEW MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR THE MARINE CORPS WATER SURVIVAL TRAINING PROGRAM (MCWSTP). IT CONTAINS MCWSTP ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. REF B IS THE TRAINING MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL. CHAPTER 7 ESTABLISHES TASKS, CONDITIONS, AND STANDARDS FOR ALL MCWSTP QUALIFICATION LEVELS. REF C IS FORMAL MESSAGE TRAFFIC ANNOUNCING MARINE CORPS INSTRUCTOR OF WATER SURVIVAL (MCIWS) RECERTIFICATION COURSE.REF D IS THE PREVIOUS MCO FOR MCWSTP. REF E IS A SAFETY OF USE MESSAGE, SOFT BODY ARMOR SYSTEMS. IT FORBIDS BODY ARMOR SYSTEMS LISTED WITHIN THE MESSAGE FROM BEING USED WHILE TRAINING IN CHLORINATED ENVIRONMENTS. REF F IS FORMAL MESSAGE TRAFFIC REQUESTING SHIPMENT LOCATION AND POC FOR BODY ARMOR SUPPORTING OPERATING FORCES MCWSTP QUALIFICATION.//
POC/ B.J. MCGUIRE/CIV/TECOM/G-3/PHYSREAD/TEL: (703) 784-0098/DSN 278-0098/
EMAIL: BRIAN.J.MCGUIRE@USMC.MIL/M.T. TOWNSEND /GYSGT/TECOM (G-4) EQUIPMENT ISSUES/
TEL:(703) 784-2953/EMAIL:MARANDA.T.TOWNSEND@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/ 1. PURPOSE: TO ANNOUNCE PUBLICATION OF REFS (A) AND (B) WHICH ESTABLISH NEW SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARINE CORPS WATER SURVIVAL TRAINING (MCWST).
A. THE NEW MCWSTP PROVIDES THE MARINE CORPS A MORE STREAMLINED, SAFER, AND EXPEDITIONARY-FORCE-RELEVANT WATER SURVIVAL PROGRAM WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCING ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ON THE OPERATING FORCES.
2. THE NEW WATER SURVIVAL PROGRAM REDUCES THE NUMBER OF QUALIFICATION LEVELS FROM SIX TO THREE. NEW WATER SURVIVAL QUALIFICATION LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. WATER SURVIVAL BASIC: 2 YEAR REQUALIFICATION INTERVAL.
B. WATER SURVIVAL INTERMEDIATE: 3 YEAR REQUALIFICATION INTERVAL C. WATER SURVIVAL ADVANCED: 3 YEAR REQUALIFICATION INTERVAL.
3. IN ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER EXECUTION OF REF (A) AND (B), ALL MARINE CORPS INSTRUCTORS OF WATER SURVIVAL (MCIWS) OR MARINE CORPS INSTRUCTOR TRAINERS OF WATER SURVIVAL (MCITWS) REQUIRE TRAINING ON DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS. REF (C) PROVIDED COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS OF MCIWS/MCITWS UPDATE COURSES IN SUPPORT OF THE OPERATING FORCES.
A. SCHEDULE OF MCIWS/MCITWS UPDATE COURSES IS AS FOLLOWS. READ IN FOUR COLUMNS                                           
  DATE               LOCATION            SUPPORTED UNIT     CAPACITY
22-23 NOV       MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC      MARFORCOM          50
6-7 DEC         MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA         MARFORPAC          40
8-9 DEC         MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA         MARFORPAC          40
5-6 JAN         MCB HAWAII                 MARFORPAC          50
10-11 JAN       MCB OKINAWA (CAMP HANSEN)  MARFORPAC          50
13-14 JAN       MCAS IWAKUNI               MARFORPAC          50
18-19 JAN       MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA         MARFORPAC          40
18-19 JAN       MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC     MARFORCOM          40
20-21 JAN       MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA         MARFORPAC          40
20-21 JAN       MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC     MARFORCOM          40
24-25 JAN       MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA         MARFORPAC          40
26-27 JAN       MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA         MARFORPAC          40
14-15 FEB       MCWSS, CAMP JOHNSON, NC    MARFORCOM          50
16-17 FEB       MCWSS, CAMP JOHNSON, NC    MARFORCOM          50
22-23 FEB       MCWSS, CAMP JOHNSON, NC    MARFORCOM          50
22-23 FEB       TBD                        MARFORPAC          30
24-25 FEB       MCWSS, CAMP JOHNSON, NC    MARFORCOM          50
24-25 FEB       MCAS MIRAMAR               MARFORPAC          30
28 FEB - 1 MAR  CRD SAN DIEGO, CA          MARFORPAC          40
2-3 MAR         MCRD SAN DIEGO, CA         MARFORPAC          40
B. ADDITIONAL UPDATE COURSES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPCOR 4. IN ORDER TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TIME FOR MCIWS/MCITWS UPDATING; DEPUTY COMMANDANT COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (DC CD AND I) AUTHORIZES A TRANSITION WINDOW BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS AND NEW MCWSTP. DURING THIS WINDOW, UNITS WITHOUT A MCIWS TRAINED AT AN UPDATE COURSE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 MAY CONDUCT ANNUAL MCWST QUALIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (D).
A. UNITS WITH A MCIWS UPDATED AT A COURSE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 WILL CONDUCT MCWST REQUALIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A) AND (B).
B. A FUTURE MARADMIN WILL ANNOUNCE WHEN THE TRANSITION WINDOW CLOSES. TARGET DATE IS 1 MARCH 2011.
C. UPON CLOSURE OF TRANSITION WINDOW, ALL MCWSTP TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS (A) AND (B). (1) NON-UPDATED MCIWS OR MARINE CORPS INSTRUCTOR TRAINER (MCITWS) WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT MCWST QUALIFICATION. HOWEVER NON-UPDATED MCIWS/MCITWS WILL RETAIN THEIR ADDITIONAL MOS (AMOS) OF 0918.
D. UPON TRANSITION WINDOW CLOSURE, ALL NON-UPDATED MCIWS DESIRING UPDATE TRAINING MUST CONTACT EITHER EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE TRAINING GROUP PACIFIC (EWTGPAC) OR MARINE CORPS WATER SURVIVAL SCHOOL (MCWSS). REQUESTS FOR MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOTS (MCRD) TO CONDUCT FUTURE MCIWS UPDATE COURSES WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.
5. ALL WATER SURVIVAL REQUALIFICATION DATES CURRENTLY EXISTING IN TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS) WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL UNITS CONDUCT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MCWST REQUALIFICATION.
6. THE NEW MCWSTP INCORPORATES BODY ARMOR GEAR SHED AS A TRAINING EVENT AT ALL QUALIFICATION LEVELS. REFS (A) AND (E) FORBID BODY ARMOR SYSTEMS LISTED WITHIN THE REFS FROM BEING USED WHILE TRAINING IN SWIM FACILITIES. BODY ARMOR UTILIZED DURING THE CONDUCT OF WATER SURVIVAL TRAINING MUST BE MARKED "FOR TRAINING ONLY" AND MAY NOT BE USED ON DEPLOYMENTS. TECOM HAS LIMITED QUANTITIES OF GEAR AVAILABLE FOR UNIT TRAINING. REF F PROVIDED COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GEAR DELIVERY.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//