R 160424Z Jan 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0031/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE 2009 UNCOMPENSATED REVIEW BOARD (URB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASH DC 150150ZSEP07/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MROC DM 56-2008/07SEP008/-//
REF/C/MSGID:POSITION PAPER/TFSD 01OCT08/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 547 07 THAT DIRECTED THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE URB. REF B IS MROC DM 56-2008 IN WHICH THE MROC DIRECTED A POSITION BRIEF TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF THE URB.  REF C IS THE POSITION PAPER (SUBJ: REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL UNCOMPENSATED REVIEW BOARD) IN WHICH THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS APPROVED THEANNUAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE URB.//
POC/B.H. RAMSEY/CAPT/UNIT: TFSD CDI/NAME:QUANTICO VA /TEL:DSN 278-6184/-/TEL:COM (703) 784-6184/EMAIL: BILLY.RAMSEY@USMC.MIL//
POC/S.G. SANDERS/CAPT/UNIT: TFSD CDI/NAME: QUANTICO VA /TEL:DSN278-6663/-/TEL:COM (703) 784-6663/EMAIL: SHAWN.SANDERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  PER REF A THROUGH C, THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION (DC CDI) WILL CONVENE A URB TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW, VALIDATION, AND PRIORITIZATION OF ALL UNCOMPENSATED FORCE STRUCTURE REQUESTS. THIS MARADMIN SUPERCEDES THE GUIDANCE PUBLISHED IN REF A. 
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) HAS APPROVED THE CURRENT FORCE STRUCTURE THROUGH FY14 AS HIS PLAN FOR BUILDING FUTURE MARINE CORPS CAPABILITIES.  THE URB WILL PROVIDE HIS STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS NEW ACTIVE DUTY UNCOMPENSATED FORCE STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS AND PRIORITIZE THESE ADJUSTMENTS AGAINST THE CMC APPROVED FORCE STRUCTURE PLAN. THE INTENT OF THE URB IS TO COLLECT THREE-STAR MARFOR COMMANDER OR THREE-STAR MAGTF ADVOCATE UNCOMPENSATED STRUCTURE REQUESTS ALONG WITH THEIR RECOMMENDED FORCE STRUCTURE COMPENSATION.  THE RESULT WILL BE A PROPOSED ZERO-SUM-GAIN ADJUSTMENT TO THE CURRENT 202K USMC.  THE 202K DOTMLPF WORKING GROUP (WG) WILL ASSESS THE URB RESULTS AND DC CDI WILL BRIEF THE MROC IN JULY FOR CMC DECISION.  THE URB WILL NOT ENTERTAIN RESERVE STRUCTURE REQUESTS. 
3.  POLICIES
    A.  THE URB WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING VOTING MEMBERS: DC CDI (CHAIR), DC PPO, DC IL, DC AVN, COMMANDER MARFORCOM, AND COMMANDER MARFORPAC.  VOTING MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE COLONEL-LEVEL (OR HIGHER) REPRESENTATION FOR THE BOARD WHO MUST BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THEIR GENERAL OFFICER.  THE FOLLOWING NON-VOTING MEMBERS MUST ALSO PROVIDE COLONEL-LEVEL (OR HIGHER) REPRESENTATION TO THE BOARD: DC MRA, DC PR, COMMANDER MARFORSOC, DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE, AND DIRECTOR COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS (C4).  VOTING MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO BRING NO MORE THAN TWO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THE DIRECTOR TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION (TFSD) WILL CHAIR THE URB AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR DC CDI.
    B.  THE FORCE STRUCTURE CURRENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS) IS THE BASELINE FOR ALL PROPOSED FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES.
    C.  TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE URB, ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SIGNED BY A THREE-STAR MARFOR COMMANDER OR A THREE-STAR MAGTF ADVOCATE (NO BY DIRECTION SIGNATURES WILL BE ACCEPTED).  INITIATIVES SUBMITTED BY COMMANDER MARFORSOC, COMMANDER MARFORSOUTH, COMMANDER MARFOREUR, DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE OR DIRECTOR C4 MUST BE SIGNED BY DC CDI.
INITIATIVES SUBMITTED BY COMMANDING GENERAL MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND, DIRECTOR JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION OR DIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MUST BE SIGNED BY DIRECTOR MARINE CORPS STAFF.
    D.  REQUESTS MUST FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED TEMPLATES IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE URB PROCEDURES PARAGRAPH BELOW.  TEMPLATES INCLUDE: A COVER LETTER WITH JUSTIFICATION TO INCLUDE THE CAPABILITY GAP THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL BE FILLING, TROOP TO TASK ANALYSIS WITH ORGANIZATION TEMPLATE, MISSION STATEMENT TEMPLATE AND AN INITIATIVE BRIEF TEMPLATE.
    E.  THE URB WILL PRIORITIZE THE SUBMITTED REQUESTS, IDENTIFY COMPENSATION, AND PRESENT THE RESULTS TO DC CDI.  THE 202K DOTMLPF WG WILL ASSESS THE PRIORITIZED REQUESTS ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION AGAINST THE CMC APPROVED 202K USMC AND PROVIDE DC CDI WITH ESTIMATES OF SUPPORTABILITY.  DC CDI WILL BRIEF THE RESULTS TO THE MROC FOR CMC DECISION.
    F.  REQUESTS APPROVED BY CMC WILL BE ADDED TO TFSMS WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE NO EARLIER THAN THREE YEARS FROM THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (FY13), AND WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASR ANNUALLY.
    G.  REQUESTORS (OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES) ARE REQUIRED TO BRIEF THE URB.
    H.  NAVY STRUCTURE IN SUPPORT OF MARINE CAPABILITIES WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED BY THE URB.
4.  PROCEDURES
    A.  UNCOMPENSATED INITIATIVES CURRENTLY LACKING A THREE-STAR MARFOR OR MAGTF ADVOCATE SIGNATURE THAT DC CDI (TFSD) IS AWARE OF WILL BE STAFFED TO THE MAGTF ADVOCATES AND MARFOR COMMANDERS IMMEDIATELY.  SHOULD A MARFOR COMMANDER OR MAGTF ADVOCATE CHOOSE TO SPONSOR ONE OF THESE CURRENT INITIATIVES, OR INITIATE A NEW UNCOMPENSATED STRUCTURE REQUEST, PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED BELOW.
    B.  THE TFSMS WEBSITE WILL HAVE ALL REQUIRED URB TEMPLATES AT
HTTPS: (SLASH SLASH)TFSMS.MCCDC.USMC.MIL (NO NEED TO LOG IN) UNDER THE REFERENCES TAB.
    C.  URB VOTING AND NONVOTING MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE THE NAMES OF THEIR COLONEL-LEVEL (OR HIGHER) REPRESENTATIVES TO THE POC BY 1 APRIL 09.
    D.  URB MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE THE NAME OF THEIR SMES, BRIEFERS, AND GUESTS TO THE POC BY 3 APRIL 09.
    E.  ONCE NAMES ARE RECEIVED, SMES, BRIEFERS, GUESTS, VOTING AND NONVOTING MEMBERS WILL BE GRANTED ACCESS TO A SHAREPOINT PORTAL WHERE ALL INITIATIVES, BRIEFS, POLICY, TEMPLATES, LOGISTICAL, AND POC INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED.  NOTIFICATION OF SHAREPOINT ACCESS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS.
    F.  REQUESTORS WILL FORWARD THEIR SIGNED REQUESTS TO TFSD NLT 3 APRIL 09 AND TFSD WILL UPLOAD THEM TO THE AFOREMENTIONED HAREPOINT PORTAL.
    G.  THE URB WILL BE HELD FROM 11-15 MAY.  DC CDI WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE RESULTS OF THE URB ON 15 MAY.
    H.  THE RESULTS OF THE URB WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE 202K DOTMLPF WG BY 20 MAY FOR ASSESSMENT.  THE PRIORITIZED URB RESULTS AND DOTMLPF WG ESTIMATE OF SUPPORTABILITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE BRIEFED BY DC CDI TO THE MROC IN JULY.
    I.  DC CDI (TFSD) WILL DISSEMINATE LETTERS TO REQUESTORS INDICATING WHETHER OR NOT THEIR REQUEST WAS FORWARDED TO THE URB.
AN MROC DM WILL PUBLISH THE CMC DECISION.
5.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
    A.  DATE/LOCATION.  THE URB WILL CONVENE 0800, 11 MAY AT CONF ROOM 253-256, JAMES WESLEY MARSH CENTER, MCB QUANTICO, VA 22134.
ORDERS ARE NON-REPORTING.
    B.  FUNDING.  THE PARENT COMMAND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FUNDING.
    C.  BILLETING AND TRANSPORTATION.  ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE THEIR OWN BILLETING AND TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS. BILLETING
INFORMATION: BOQ LIVERSEDGE HALL (703) 784-3148/9; CROSSROADS INN
(800) 965-9511; QUALITY INN, DUMFRIES (703) 221-1141; DAYS INN (540) 659-0022; HAMPTON INN (703) 441-9900; SLEEP INN (703) 455-0900.
    D.  A TOTAL OF SIX ACTIVE ETHERNET DROPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE BRINGING LAPTOP COMPUTERS.
    E.  WORKING GROUP FEE.  NONE.
    F.  UNIFORM: DESERT MARPAT UTILITY. 
6.  IF NECESSARY, AMPLIFYING DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR.
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO MR. KEVIN HERRMANN AT
(703) 784-5478.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//