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MARADMIN 443/08
REMARKS/MARADMIN TBD
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU
SUBJ/OCT 2008 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 A RESIDENT
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 20-31 OCTOBER 2008,
WITH THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP CONDUCTED FROM 20-24 OCTOBER 2008. THE
SCHEDULE, UNDER DEVELOPMENT, FEATURES THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS: DATE/TIME EVENT
17-19 OCT EXECUTE OCONUS TRAVEL
19 OCT EXECUTE CONUS TRAVEL. CHECK-IN AT THE CROSSROADS INN LOBBY,
1600-1800
20 OCT 0700-0830 CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
20 OCT 0830 COMMENCE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE I AND SPOUSES'
WORKSHOP
24 OCT 1730 COMPLETION OF SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
27-31 OCT COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASES II - IV
31 OCT 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  WORLKSHOP
AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.
(2) REGISTRATION
(A) COURSE CAPACITY IS 247, TO INCLUDE COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES. 
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE FALL
COURSE, WHICH   HISTORICALLY HAS MORE AVAILABLE SEATS.
(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
2008020. CID FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS M02ZZZ0 CLASS NUMBER 2008020.
(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 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 MEALS AND
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
(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 AND SGT M. K. SMITH 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 IS
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 DESERT MARPAT DIGITAL
UTILITIES.
ATTIRE FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS BUSINESS INFORMAL.
B. ORDERS.  ALL ATTENDEES SHALL TRAVEL ON NON-REPORTING ORDERS.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROGRAM AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF
THE GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT MESSING AND BILLETING ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
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. DAILY
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BETWEEN THE CROSSROADS
INN AND THE GRC.
D. BILLETING. 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 1108. ADDITIONAL BILLETING IS AVAILABLE AT
LOCAL HOTELS.
E. CHILD CARE. CG, TECOM WILL NOT FUND TRAVEL OR PER DIEM FOR
DEPENDENTCHILDREN. 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 10 OCTOBER.
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 23 FEBRUARY TO 6 MARCH 2009. A MARADMIN FOR
THAT COURSE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2009. DO NOT ATTEMPT
REGISTRATION FOR THE SPRING 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.//