R 241129Z AUG 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
 MARADMIN
BT
UNCLAS
MARADMIN 508/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU//
SUBJ/OCT 2007 COMMANDERS PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD://
NARR/POC/S.D. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MCU/LOC:COMMANDERS PROGRAM/TEL:DSN278-6850
/TEL:COMM(703)784-6850/EMAIL:SEAN.D.GRIFFIN@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 COMMANDERS' PROGRAM
CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES' WORKSHOP SEMI-ANNUALLY IN THE SPRING AND
FALL.
2.  MISSION.  TO IDENTIFY EVOLVING AND ENDURING ISSUES AND PROVIDE
RELEVANT TOOLS THAT ASSIST AND PREPARE COMMANDERS TO LEAD THEIR
COMMANDS AND INSTITUTIONS 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)  CONTINUE TO HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL ASPECT THAT
FOSTERS MENTORING AND CAMARADERIE THROUGH TRADITIONAL VENUES OF
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
             (C)  COMMANDERS' PROGRAM IS NOT A VENUE TO ADDRESS MOS
DEFICIENCIES.
        (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 15-26
OCTOBER 2007, WITH THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP CONDUCTED FROM 15-19 OCTOBER
2007.  THE OCTOBER 2007 COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
SCHEDULE, UNDER DEVELOPMENT, FEATURES THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SEQUENCE
OF EVENTS:
DATE/TIME               EVENT
13-14 OCT               EXECUTE OCONUS TRAVEL
14 OCT                  EXECUTE CONUS TRAVEL, OPTIONAL CHECK IN AT
                        CROSSROADS INN LOBBY FROM 1630-1830
15 OCT 0900-1200        CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
15 OCT 1200             COMMENCE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE I AND
                        SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
19 OCT 1800             COMPLETION OF SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
22 OCT - 26 OCT         COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASES II - IV
26 OCT 1400             COMPLETION OF COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND
EXECUTE
                        RETURN TRAVEL
    B.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
       (1) ELIGIBILITY.  COLONELS, COLONEL SELECTEES, LIEUTENANT
COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTEES, AND US NAVY EQUIVALENTS
NAMED BY COMMAND SLATING BOARDS FOR USMC OPERATING/SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT
COMMANDS AND COMMAND EQUIVALENTS AND ALTERNATE SELECTEES
SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED BY DC, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS OF ELEVATION TO PRIMARY
SELECTION STATUS ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND. ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE
AUTHORIZED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR SPOUSES.  SPOUSES ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL
AND PER DIEM AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.  SLATED COMMANDERS ARE EXPECTED TO
ATTEND A COMMANDERS'PROGRAM FOR EACH SLATED COMMAND - ATTENDING A PREVIOUS
ITERATION OF THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM FOR A SLATED LIEUTENANT COLONEL COMMAND
DOES NOT EXCUSE A COLONEL OR COLONEL SELECT FROM ATTENDING FOR A COLONEL
COMMAND.
       (2) REGISTRATION.  REGISTRATION PROCEDURES ARE THOSE USED FOR
ENROLLING IN OTHER TIPED FORMAL COURSES. ATTENDEES WILL HAVE NON-REPORTING
ORDERS.
           (A) COURSE CAPACITY IS 247.
           (B) PLANNED ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED IN
MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) STUDENT
REGISTRAR VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.  THE COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP ARE FORMAL COURSES IN THE MCTIMS
DATABASE.  COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER FOR COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM IS M02L9L0, CLASS NUMBER 2008010.  CID FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
IS M02ZZZ0, CLASS NUMBER 2008010.
       (3) 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 ATTENDING M02L9L0 FROM COMMANDS MORE THAN
50 MILES FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING AND MEALS AND INCIDENTAL
EXPENSES (M&IE) AT THE QUANTICO RATE.  M02L9L0 ATTENDEES FROM COMMANDS WITHIN 50 MILES
OF QUANTICO RATE NO TRAVEL OR PER DIEM.  ALL SPOUSES OF ACTIVE DUTY COMMANDERS AND
PROSPECTIVE COMMANDERS ATTENDING M02ZZZ0 FROM COMMANDS WITHIN 50 MILES OF QUANTICO RATE
MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES AT THE QUANTICO RATE.  WHILE COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES
ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND M02L9L0, M02ZZZ0 TOGETHER, COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES MAY ATTEND
SEPARATELY. UNACCOMPANIED ATTENDEES OF M02ZZZ0 TRAVELING FROM DUTY STATIONS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MILES FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING AND M&IE.
      (4) MARFORCOM WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR
THE FOLLOWING
ELIGIBLE 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, COMMANDS, MARFORPAC G-3 WILL REGISTER AND
REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA. II MEF G-3 FORMAL SCHOOLS POC, MSGT FEBLES AND SGT M. K. SMITH TEL
(910) 451-0710,
EMAIL G3TFORMALSCHOOL@USMC.MIL ARE ATTENDING TO ALL MARFORCOM
REGISTRANTS.
      (5) MARFORPAC WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR
THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE
 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
TEL (808) 477-8850, EMAIL SMB.MARFORPAC.FORMAL.SCHOOLS@USMC.MIL IS
ATTENDING TO ALL
MARFORPAC REGISTRANTS.
      (6) MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR
THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE
ACTIVE DUTY 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 MSGT DAVIS
(G-3) TEL (504) 678-8414, EMAIL MFRG3TRAINING@USMC.MIL IS ATTENDING
TO ALL MARFORRES REGISTRANTS.
     (7) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA MARFORPAC G3T,
MARFORCOM G3T, OR MARFORRES G3T SHOULD CONTACT MAJ GRIFFIN AT DSN
278-6850 OR COMM (703) 784-6850; EMAIL SEAN.D.GRIFFIN@USMC.MIL
     (8) UNIFORM FOR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM IS DESERT MARPAT DIGITAL
UTILITIES.
ATTIRE FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS BUSINESS INFORMAL.
     (9) THE REMAINING ITERATION OF COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES'
FOR FY-08 IS
25 FEBRUARY - 07 MARCH 2008.  A MARADMIN FOR THAT COURSE WILL BE
PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2008.  DO NOT ATTEMPT REGISTRATION FOR THE
FEB-MAR 2008 COURSE UNTIL DIRECTED BY THAT COURSE'S MARADMIN.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
   A.  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 889.  ADDITIONAL BILLETING IS
AVAILABLE AT LOCAL HOTELS.
   B.  TRANSPORTATION.  LOCAL TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE REIMBURSABLE
TO INCLUDE ROUNDTRIP AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION.  DAILY
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BETWEEN THE CROSSROADS
INN AND THE GRC.  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.
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.  QUESTIONS AND OR CONERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS
MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS MENTIONED ABOVE.//