R 211957Z APR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 238/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/CRITICAL UPDATE TO MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION 3-17.7L EXPLOSIVES AND DEMOLITIONS, CHANGE 2//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/P5600.31/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/D.J. MANCARI/CIV/UNIT:LID/-/TEL:  (703) 432-8239 /EMAIL:  DAVID.MANCARI@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION HAS PUBLISHED CHANGE 2 TO MCRP 3-17.7L, EXPLOSIVES AND DEMOLITIONS, DTD 11 JULY 2007.  REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS CHANGE IS THE RESULT OF MCES SME (COMBAT ENGINEER INSTRUCTION COMPANY) REVIEW/RECALCULATION OF FORMULAS WITHIN THE EXISTING PUBLICATION.  USE OF THE EXISTING INACCURATE FORMULAS COULD PLACE PERSONNEL WITHIN EXPLOSIVES DANGER ZONES; CREATING UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM OR LOSS OF LIFE. 
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  THIS CRITICAL UPDATE IS AVAILABLE FOR  DOWNLOAD ON THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF THIS MCRP 3-17.7L, CHANGE 2, 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 ORDERING PURPOSES, THE PUBLICATION CONTROL NUMBER IS 144 000190 02. 
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.//