R 171823Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0258/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY ASSIGNMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS STATUS//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO /5600.20P/-//
POC/MR. J.A. BASS YA-03/703-784-3616/UNIT:CDD, MID /EMAIL: JOHN.BASS@USMC.MIL//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS SYSTEM//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/RMKS/1.  DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION SIGNED MARINE CORPS BULLETIN (MCBUL) 5603, MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY ASSIGNMENTS, AND MCBUL 5600, MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS STATUS ON 9 APRIL 2009.  THESE BULLETINS SUPERSEDE MCBUL 5603 OF 10 JUL 03 AND MCBUL 5600 OF 11 DEC 03, RESPECTIVELY.
2.  MCBUL 5603 PROVIDES GUIDANCE IMPEMENTING DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY AND ASSIGNS DOCTRINAL PROPONENTS FOR LISTED PUBLICATIONS.  MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE PUBLISHED IN ITS DOCTRINAL, WARFIGHTING, AND REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDES HIGHER ORDER PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT ON WARFIGHTING, AS WELL AS PRINCIPLES; TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES; AND TERMS AND SYMBOLS.  DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY IS RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNED TO A MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATION WITH THE REQUIRED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE FOR THE PREPARATION, REVIEW, AND PERIODIC UPDATE OF A DOCTRINAL PUBLICATION.  IT LEVERAGES THE EXPERTISE OF THE MARINE CORPS SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT TO ENSURE THAT MARINE CORPS SERVICE DOCTRINE IS APPROPRIATE AND USEFUL TO THE WARFIGHTING OPERATING FORCES AND TRAINERS.  DOCTRINAL PROPONENCY HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL WHEN DOCTRINE IS PRIORITIZED AS A MARINE CORPS REQUIREMENT.  THIS BULLETIN IS A REIMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTED ACTION TO PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN A COGENT BODY OF DOCTRINE THAT IS TIMELY, RELEVANT, AND COMPELLING.
3.  MCBUL 5600 PROVIDES THE STATUS OF ALL DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS IN THE MARINE CORPS DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE SERVICE, JOINT, ALLIED, AND ASSOCIATED PUBLICATONS CREATED TO DESCRIBE THE WARFIGHTING DOCTRINE, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES OF THE MARINE CORPS.  THIS EDITION OF THE BULLETIN INITIATES A QUARTERLY STATUS CHECK OF DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS AND REFLECTS THE INITIATION OF FOCUSED EFFORT PRIORITIZING THE UPDATING OF MARINE CORPS DOCTRINE.
4.  THE CONTENTS OF THESE TWO BULLETINS REPRESENT THE BEGINNING OF REVITALIZATION OF OUR DOCTRINE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//