R 250224Z JUL 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0436/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/MODIFICATION TO THE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN//
REF/A/DESC:MSGID CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS/021628Z JUL 09/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 404/09, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.//
POC/KIMBERLY MCGOLDRICK/CIV/UNIT:MRA/-/TEL:(703)784-9542//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN MODIFIES REF A AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR CONDUCTING REGIONAL TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES FOR THE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE AND FOLLOW ON TRAINING.
2.  PER REF A, 3-DAY TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY REGIONAL MASTER TRAINING TEAMS (MTT) FOR ALL SUBORDINATE ELEMENTS AND OTHER UNITS WITHIN THE MTT'S GEOGRAPHIC REGION.  ALL SQUADRON AND BATTALION SIZED ELEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO DESIGNATE TWO SERGEANT INSTRUCTORS TO ATTEND THIS TRAINING.  DESIGNATED SERGEANT INSTRUCTORS MUST POSSESS EXPERIENCE AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND REMAIN ON STATION FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR FOLLOWING COURSE ATTENDANCE.
A.  INITIAL TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BELOW SCHEDULE.
REGION     TNG LOC        INITIAL DATES   MTT POC
MARFORCOM  CAMP LEJEUNE   27-29 JUL 09    JOHN.T.MURRAY@USMC.MIL
MARFORPAC1 CAMP PENDLETON 30 JUL-1 AUG 09 JOSEPH.D.CLAYTON@USMC.MIL
MARFORPAC2 MCB BUTLER     04-06 AUG 09    DESIREE.MERCADO@USMC.MIL
MARFORRES  MARFORRES      10-12 AUG 09    DAVID.L.NEELY@USMC.MIL
NCR        MCB QUANTICO   13-15 AUG 09    CORRIE.MELEAR@USMC.MIL
HAWAII     MCB HAWAII     TBD             ANTHONY.SIMMONS@USMC.MIL
B.  UNITS NOT GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED NEAR THEIR MAJOR COMMAND (E.G., MCRD SAN DIEGO) SHOULD SEEK TRAINING VIA THEIR NEAREST REGIONAL MTT.
 RESERVE UNITS SHOULD EXPECT TO BE TRAINED VIA MARFORRES MTT ABOARD NSA NEW ORLEANS, REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.
C.  FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE IDENTIFIED ABOVE, ONE 3-DAY COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED WEEKLY UNTIL ALL DESIGNATED SERGEANT INSTRUCTORS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED.  INFORMATION REGARDING CLASS LOCATION, TIMES, AND SEAT QUOTAS WILL BE FORWARDED BY THE REGIONAL MTT (POC).  CLASS SIZE SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MAXIMUM OF 30 SERGEANTS PER CLASS TO PRESERVE INTENDED CLASSROOM DYNAMICS AND COMMUNICATION.
D.  SERGEANT INSTRUCTORS WHO GRADUATE FROM THE REGIONAL TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE WILL COMMENCE TRAINING ALL NCOS AND NAVY FMF CORPSMEN WITHIN THEIR COMMANDS IMMEDIATELY.
3.  DURING THE RECENT EOS THE DECISION WAS MADE TO EXPAND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING TO INCLUDE LIEUTENANTS.  NCO TRAINING REMAINS THE FIRST PRIORITY.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PLANS FOR OFFICER TRAINING WILL BE PROMULGATED SEPARATELY.
4.  COMPLETION DEADLINE FOR TRAINING 100 PERCENT OF MARINE NCOS AND NAVY FMF CORPSMEN IS 30 OCT 09.
5.  SEMPER FIDELIS. JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL U.S. MARINE CORPS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//