R 140312Z OCT 09
MARADMIN 0610/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/AVAILABILITY OF MCWP 6-12, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY IN THE USMC//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P5600.31/-/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING REGULATIONS//
POC/MR D.J. MANCARI/CIV/UNIT:LID/-/TEL: (703) 432-8214/EMAIL: DAVID.MANCARI@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION'S LOGISTICS INTEGRATION DIVISION (LID) HAS PUBLISHED AN UPDATED MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION; MCWP 6-12, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SUPPORT IN THE USMC, DTD SEP 09. REF (A) DETAILS STEPS REQUIRED TO REQUEST PUBLICATION HARD COPIES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PUBLICATION (MCWP) 6-12, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY IN THE US MARINE CORPS, PROVIDES OVERARCHING PHILOSOPHY AND PRINCIPLES OF RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SUPPORT FOR THE MARINE CORPS. IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT TO OUTLINE THE INTEGRATION AND DELIVERY OF RELIGIOUS MINISTRY BY RELIGIOUS MINISTRY TEAMS (RMTS) INTO THE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING PHILOSOPHY, MANEUVER WARFARE CONCEPTS, AND THE RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS INCLUDING HUMANITARIAN, CIVIL AFFAIRS, AND PEACE BUILDING, AS WELL AS, INFORM THE COMBATANT COMMANDERS (CCDRS), COMPONENT COMMANDERS AND THEIR STAFFS, ON THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST QUALITY RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SUPPORT TO ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL MARINE MORALE AND MISSION SUCCESS.
3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.  UNITS WILL BE RECEIVING PRINTED COPIES OF MCWP 6-12 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 PCN IS 143 000082 00. MCWP 6-12 MAY ALSO BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE USMC DOCTRINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.DOCTRINE.USMC.MIL (NOTE:  THE INTERNET ADDRESS MUST BE ENTERED IN LOWER CASE).
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.//