R 241724Z DEC 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0730/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/SPRING 2010 COMMANDERS PROGRAM//
POC/I.T. ARVIZO/MAJ/UNIT:MCU/NAME:COMMANDERS PROGRAM/TEL:COMM(703)784 6850/ EMAIL:IAN.ARVIZO@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 PRESIDENT OF MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) CONDUCTS THE SEMI-ANNUAL COMMANDERS' PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IN THE SPRING AND FALL.  ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY EITHER PRIOR TO OR SHORTLY AFTER TAKING COMMAND.
2.  MISSION.  TO IDENTIFY EVOLVING AND ENDURING ISSUES AND PROVIDE RELEVANT TOOLS THAT ASSIST AND PREPARE COMMANDERS TO LEAD SUCCESSFULLY.
3.  EXECUTION
    A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
        (1) COMMANDER'S INTENT
            (A) FOCUS ON THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES - MISSION, READINESS, AND THE WELFARE OF MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
            (B) FOSTER MENTORING AND CAMARADERIE.
        (2) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  THE PRESIDENT OF MCU WILL CONDUCT THE PROGRAM AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND OTHER FACILITIES AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA FROM 1 MARCH TO 12 MARCH 2010, WITH THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP CONDUCTED FROM 8 MARCH TO 12 MARCH.  THE SCHEDULE, UNDER DEVELOPMENT, FEATURES THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
DATE/TIME EVENT
27-28 FEBRUARY EXECUTE OCONUS TRAVEL
28 FEBRUARY EXECUTE CONUS TRAVEL. CHECK-IN AT THE CROSSROADS INN LOBBY, 1600-1800
1 MARCH 0730-0900 CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
1 MARCH 0900 COMMENCE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM
8 MARCH 0800 COMMENCE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
12 MARCH 1730 COMPLETION OF COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP AND EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL.
    B.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
        (1) ELIGIBILITY. COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONELS, MAJORS AND US NAVY EQUIVALENTS IDENTIFIED BY THE MMOA COMMAND SLATE PROCESS MUST ATTEND THIS COURSE EACH TIME THEY SLATE FOR COMMAND.  SPOUSES OF ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND A CONCURRENT SPOUSES WORKSHOP AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.
        (2) REGISTRATION
            (A) COURSE CAPACITY IS 247, TO INCLUDE COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES. REGISTRATION IS STRICTLY 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, CLASS NUMBER 2010002. CID FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS M02ZZZ0 CLASS NUMBER 2010002.
        (3) TRAVEL.  CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR 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 OF 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 CENTCOM 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, SGT M. K. SMITH, SGT J. W. CASH, AND LCPL K. 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 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) 477-8787, 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 POC, GYSGT K. GREEN (G-3) AND SGT B. TURNER, IS THE POC FOR ALL MARFORRES REGISTRANTS, TEL(504) 678-8414, EMAIL MFRG3TRAINING(AT)USMC.MIL.
            (D) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA THE APPROPRIATE POC SHOULD CONTACT MAJ IAN ARVIZO AT DSN 278-6850 OR COMM (703)784-6850; EMAIL IAN.ARVIZO(AT)USMC.MIL.
            (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 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.  ATTIRE FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS BUSINESS INFORMAL.
    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 IS NOT DIRECTED. ATTENDEES WILL BE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO A MESS FUND TO COVER EVENTS AND DAILY REFRESHMENTS.  THE COST WILL BE FINALIZED AS THE COURSE DATE APPROACHES.
    C.  TRANSPORTATION.  FUNDING FOR RENTAL CARS IS AUTHORIZED, ONLY ONE VEHICLE PER COUPLE.  COST OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORTS IS REIMBURSABLE.
    D.  BILLETING.  THE MCB QUANTICO GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS LOCATED AT LIVERSEDGE HALL.  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 1699.  ADDITIONAL BILLETING IS AVAILABLE AT LOCAL HOTELS.
    E.  CHILD CARE.  CG, TECOM WILL NOT FUND TRAVEL OR PER DIEM FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.  CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE ABOARD MCB QUANTICO.POC 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 15 FEBRUARY.
    F.  WEB SITE.  THE COMMANDERS' COURSE AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP WEBSITE IS HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LEJEUNE_LEADERSHIP/PAGES/COMANDERSPOUSES.ASPX  NOTE: ALL LETTERS MUST BE IN LOWERCASE.  THE WEBSITE CONTAINS USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE COURSE AND WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY.  PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE PARTICIPANT'S WORKSHEET TO MAJ ARVIZO.  IF THE WEBSITE IS NOT FUNCTIONING, OR YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ACCESSING IT, CONTACT MAJ ARVIZO.
    G.  REGISTRATION PACKET.  YOU SHOULD RECEIVE AN EMAIL NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE COURSE IF YOU ARE REGISTERED.  THE EMAIL WILL CONTAIN A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT ITEMS. 
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL
    A.  COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS.  PRESIDENT MCU SERVES AS ON SCENE COMMANDER.
    B.  COMMAND POSTS.  EXPECT PRESIDENT MCU ON SCENE AT GRC THROUGHOUT.
    C.  SIGNAL.  THE NEXT ITERATION OF COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP FOR CY-10 IS IN OCTOBER.  A MARADMIN FOR THAT COURSE WILL BE PUBLISHED WHEN THE NEXT COMMAND SLATE IS RELEASED.  DO NOT ATTEMPT REGISTRATION FOR THE FALL 2010 COURSE UNTIL DIRECTED BY THAT COURSE'S MARADMIN.
    D.  QUESTIONS AND OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS MENTIONED ABOVE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MGEN ROBERT NELLER, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//