R 191257Z Dec 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 718/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU//
SUBJ/SPRING 2009 COMMANDERS PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD://
NARR/POC/I.T. ARVIZO/MAJ/MCU/LOC:COMMANDERS PROGRAM/TEL:DSN278-6850 TEL:COMM(703)784-6850/EMAIL:IAN.ARVIZO@USMC.MIL
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. SITUATION.
IN 1993 THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED ARESIDENT COMMANDERS' PROGRAM FOR BOARD SELECTED AND SLATED COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS. THE PRESIDENT OF MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) CONDUCTS THE SEMI-ANNUAL COMMANDERS' PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IN THE SPRING AND FALL.
2. MISSION.
TO IDENTIFY EVOLVING AND ENDURING ISSUES AND PROVIDE RELEVANT TOOLS THAT ASSIST AND PREPARE COMMANDERS TO LEAD SUCCESSFULLY.
3. EXECUTION
A. COMMANDER'S INTENT AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
(1) COMMANDER'S INTENT
(A) FOCUS ON THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES - MISSION, READINESS, AND THE WELFARE OF MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
(B) FOSTER MENTORING AND CAMARADERIE.
(2) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.
THE PRESIDENT OF MCU WILL CONDUCT THE PROGRAM AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND OTHER FACILITIES AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA FROM 23 FEBRUARY TO 6 MARCH 2009, WITH THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP CONDUCTED FROM 23 FEBRUARY TO 27 FEBRUARY. THE SCHEDULE, UNDER DEVELOPMENT, FEATURES THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
DATE/TIME EVENT
20-21 FEB EXECUTE OCONUS TRAVEL
22 FEB EXECUTE CONUS TRAVEL. CHECK-IN AT THE CROSSROADS INN LOBBY, 1600-1800
23 FEB 0730-0900 CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
23 FEB 0900 COMMENCE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE I AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
27 FEB 1730 COMPLETION OF SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
2-6 MAR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASES II - V
6 MAR 1400 COMPLETION OF COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) ELIGIBILITY. COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONELS, MAJORS AND US NAVY EQUIVALENTS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMAND SLATE PROCESS MUST ATTEND THIS COURSE EACH TIME THEY SLATE FOR COMMAND.  SPOUSES OF ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND A CONCURRENT SPOUSES' WORKSHOP AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.
(2) REGISTRATION
(A) COURSE CAPACITY IS 247, TO INCLUDE COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES. 
REGISTRATION IS STRICTLY FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
(B) PLANNED ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER IN MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) STUDENT REGISTRAR VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. THE MCTIMS DATABASE COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER FOR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM IS M02L9L0, CLASS NUMBER 2009002.
CID FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS M02ZZZ0 CLASS NUMBER 2009002.
(3) TRAVEL.  CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR ATTENDEES SLATED BY MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, AND MARFORRES ACTIVE COMPONENT. ACTIVE DUTY COMMANDERS AND PROSPECTIVE COMMANDERS TRAVELING FROM COMMANDS MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING, MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES (M&IE) AT THE QUANTICO RATE.  ATTENDEES FROM COMMANDS WITHIN 50 MILES OF QUANTICO DO NOT RATE TRAVEL OR PER DIEM. SPOUSES OF ATTENDEES FROM COMMANDS WITHIN 50 MILES OF QUANTICO RATE MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES AT THE QUANTICO RATE. COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THESE COURSES TOGETHER.  UNACCOMPANIED ATTENDEES OF THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP TRAVELING FROM DUTY STATIONS IN EXCESS OF 50 MILES FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING AND M&IE.  UNACCOMPANIED SPOUSES OF COMMANDERS WITHIN 50 MILES OF QUANTICO RATE M&IE AT THE QUANTICO RATE.
(4) REGISTRATION RESPONSIBILITY
(A) MARFORCOM WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORCOM; BASES, STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND THE RECRUIT DEPOT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; THE PENTAGON, HQMC, MARFOREUR, MARFOR SOUTH, EUCOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, TRANSCOM, CENTCOM AT TAMPA, FL, NATO COMMANDS, II MEF. IF AN ATTENDEE IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO CENTCOM AOR FROM ANY OF THE PRECEDING LOCATIONS OR COMMANDS, MARFORPAC G-3 WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA. II MEF G-3 FORMAL SCHOOLS POC, MSGT FEBLES, SGT M. K. SMITH, AND SGT J. W. CASH ARE ATTENDING TO ALL MARFORCOM REGISTRANTS, TEL (910) 451-0710, EMAIL G3TFORMALSCHOOL@USMC.MIL.
(B) MARFORPAC WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORPAC; BASES AND STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND RECRUIT DEPOT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; MARFOR KOREA, MARFOR JAPAN, PACOM, STRATCOM, USF-J, USF-K, I MEF, III MEF. IF AN ATTENDEE IS DEPLOYED TO CENTCOM AOR FROM ANY OF THE PRECEDING LOCATIONS- COMMANDS, MARFORPAC WILL STILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA. MARFORPAC G-3 POC, MR. WAYNE PREBOR AND GYSGT PETERSEN, ARE ATTENDING TO ALL MARFORPAC REGISTRANTS TEL, (808) 477-8850, EMAIL SMB.MARFORPAC.FORMAL.SCHOOLS@USMC.MIL.
(C) MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORRES; INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS AND SITE COMMANDERS. ADDITIONALLY, MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR ITS RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDERS ATTENDEES. MARFORRES POC, GYSGT GREEN (G-3), IS ATTENDING TO ALL MARFORRES REGISTRANTS, TEL (504) 678-8414, EMAIL MFRG3TRAINING@USMC.MIL.
(D) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA THE APPROPRIATE POC SHOULD CONTACT MAJ IAN ARVIZO AT DSN 278-6850 OR COMM (703)784-6850; EMAIL IAN.ARVIZO@USMC.MIL.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. UNIFORM FOR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM IS GREEN MARPAT DIGITAL UTILITIES FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE.  ATTIRE FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS BUSINESS INFORMAL.
B. ORDERS. 
ALL ATTENDEES SHALL TRAVEL ON NON-REPORTING ORDERS. GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS.  MESSING IS AVAILABLE, BUT NOT CONDUCIVE TO TRAINING, SO IS NOT DIRECTED.  ATTENDEES WILL BE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MESS FUND, 80 DOLLARS FOR COMMANDERS AND 75 DOLLARS FOR SPOUSES.  THIS COVERS A NUMBER OF SOCIAL EVENTS AS WELL AS DAILY REFRESHMENTS.  ONLY CASH AND CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
C. TRANSPORTATION.
FUNDING FOR RENTAL CARS IS NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER HQMC APPROPRIATION DATA. LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO FUND RENTAL CARS FOR THEIR COMMANDERS WHERE POSSIBLE.  COST OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORTS IS REIMBURSABLE.
D. BILLETING.
GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS LOCATED AT LIVERSEDGE HALL. 
CONTACT LIVERSEDGE HALL AT (703) 784-3149 OR (703) 432-1341.  ONCE LIVERSEDGE HALL IS FULL, A LIMITED BLOCK OF ROOMS IS RESERVED AT THE CROSSROADS INN MCB QUANTICO. CONTACT CROSSROADS INN AT (800) 965-9511 OR (703) 630-4444 FOR RESERVATIONS. OFFICERS SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS ATTENDING THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM, AND PROVIDE GROUP REGISTRATION NUMBER 1444. ADDITIONAL BILLETING IS AVAILABLE AT LOCAL HOTELS.
E. CHILD CARE.
CG, TECOM WILL NOT FUND TRAVEL OR PER DIEM FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN. CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE ABOARD MCB QUANTICO. 
POC MS. JACKIE WILLIAMS, MCCS RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SPECIALIST,
TEL: DSN 278-0674 OR COMM (703) 784-0674, EMAIL:
WILLIAMSJAD@USMC-MCCS.ORG. CORRESPONDENTS SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP ATTENDEES.  CHILD CARE REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 9 FEBRUARY.
F. WEB SITE.
THE COMMANDERS' COURSE/SPOUSES WORKSHOP WEBSITE IS LOCATED
AT: HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/PRODEV/COMMANDERPGM.HTM.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A. COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS. CG TECOM SERVES AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR CMC.
PRESIDENT MCU SERVES AS ON SCENE COMMANDER.
B. COMMAND POSTS.
EXPECT PRESIDENT MCU ON SCENE AT GRC THROUGHOUT.
C. SIGNAL.
THE NEXT ITERATION OF COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES'
WORKSHOP FOR CY-09 IS 19-30 OCTOBER. A MARADMIN FOR THAT COURSE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2009. DO NOT ATTEMPT REGISTRATION FOR THE FALL 2009 COURSE UNTIL DIRECTED BY THAT COURSE'S MARADMIN.
D. QUESTIONS AND OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS MENTIONED ABOVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY SES DONALD R. GARDNER, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//