R 281822Z JUL 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 421/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF (MCRP) 3-14.1A, RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31G/MCCDC/YMD:19930923//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/J. A. BASS/GS14/UNIT:CDI, CDD, MID/NAME:QUANTICO, VA /TEL:(703) 784-3616//
POC/K. A. KOCH/LTCOL/UNIT:CDI, CDD, FMID/NAME:QUANTICO, VA /TEL:(703) 784-6174//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS CANCELLED MCRP 3-14.1A, RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON.  FM 3-20.98 RECONNAISSANCE AND SCOUT PLATOON, SIGNED IN AUGUST 2009, IS A SINGLE- SOURCE ARMY FIELD MANUAL.  THE PREVIOUS EDITION WAS IMPROPERLY DUAL-DESIGNATED IN DECEMBER 2002 AS MCRP 3-14.1A. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MARINE CORPS MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROPERLY PARTNER WITH, UPDATE, AND DUAL-DESIGNATE THE CURRENT SUBJECT FM.
2.  A REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK MESSAGE WAS STAFFED TO THE OPERATING FORCES VIA MCATS WITH ALL MARFORS RESPONDING AND CONCURRING WITH THE PROPONENT AND THE DOCTRINE INTEGRATOR.  WITH OVERWHELMING CONCURRENCE, MCRP 3-14.1A WAS DEEMED OUTDATED AND, NOT VIABLE OR IN USE, AND THEREFORE WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE CANCELLED.
3.  THE PROPONENT, DOCTRINE INTEGRATOR, AND OPERATING FORCES COORDINATED ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF THE CURRENT FM 3-20.98 RECONNAISSANCE AND SCOUT PLATOON AS INTERIM REFERENCE MATERIAL. THIS FM CAN BE USED AS REFERENCE MATERIAL UNTIL THE ARMYS NEXT REVISION CYCLE IN 2013.  AT THAT TIME, THE MARINE CORPS WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER OR NOT TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE REVISION PROCESS AND SEEK OFFICIAL DUAL-DESIGNATION.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//