R 061739Z MAY 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0299/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMMARCORSYSCOM CESS//
SUBJ/INDIVIDUAL LOAD BEARING EQUIPMENT SURVEY//
POC/LUIS LARA/MAJ/UNIT: PM ICE/NAME: QUANTICO, VA/TEL:703-432-3323/EMAIL:LUIS.F.LARA@USMC.MIL//
POC/MICHAEL BERRY/CIV/UNIT: PM ICE/NAME: QUANTICO, VA/TEL:703-432-3251 /EMAIL:MICHAEL.S.BERRY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN REQUESTS MARINE CORPS-WIDE PARTICIPATION IN AN ON-LINE SURVEY TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE INDIVIDUAL LOAD BEARING EQUIPMENT (ILBE), RECONNAISSANCE INDIVIDUAL LOAD BEARING EQUIPMENT (RILBE) AND CORPSMAN ASSAULT PACK (CAP).
2.  BACKGROUND.  MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND, PROGRAM MANAGER- INFANTRY COMBAT EQUIPMENT (PM-ICE) FIELDS, SUSTAINS, AND ASSESSES CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT WORN BY MARINES AND SAILORS.  PM-ICE STRIVES TO PROVIDE THE BEST AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE CURRENT AND FUTURE MARINE CORPS CAPABILITIES.  PM-ICE HAS DEVELOPED THESE SURVEYS IN ORDER TO COLLECT FEEDBACK THAT WILL SUPPORT FUTURE DESIGNS, MODIFICATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CURRENTLY FIELDED SYSTEMS.  THIS FEEDBACK WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF THESE CAPABILITIES WITH CURRENTLY FIELDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) AND OTHER ISSUED EQUIPMENT WORN BY MARINES AND SAILORS.
3.  REQUEST THAT ALL MARINES AND APPROPRIATE NAVY PERSONNEL, WITH OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE UTILIZING THESE SYSTEMS, PARTICIPATE IN THE APPLICABLE SURVEY BY VISITING THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:
A.  ILBE SURVEY: HTTPS:(slash-slash)WWW.HSISURVEYS.COM/USMC/ILBE/
B.  RILBE SURVEY (REQUIRES TARGETED RECONNAISSANCE UIC FOR ACCESS): HTTPS:(slash-slash)WWW.HSISURVEYS.COM/USMC/RECONILBE/
C.  CAP SURVEY: HTTPS:(slash-slash)WWW.HSISURVEYS.COM/USMC/CAP/
D.  UPON ACCESSING THE SURVEY FOR THE FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO CLICK ON "START".  A USER ID IS NOT REQUIRED FOR INITIAL LOGON AND WILL ONLY BE GENERATED IF THE PARTICIPANT HAS STARTED THE SURVEY AND WANTS TO RESUME WHERE THEY LEFT OFF.   THESE SURVEYS WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 30 JUN 2009.
4. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALLY BUT ONLY REFERRED TO STATISTICALLY IN FUTURE PRESENTATIONS.  ALL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THIS SURVEY WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THE SURVEYORS AND WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN MICHAEL M. BROGAN, COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND.//