UNCLAS 261353Z MAR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
MARADMIN 226/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS-WIDE USE OF DEFENSE CASUALTY INFORMATION
/PROCESSING SYSTEM-FORWARD FOR CASUALTY REPORTING//
REF/A/-/MCO P3040.4E/-// REF/B/-/MARADMIN 05705/-//
POC/MARK MENDEZ/CAPT/MRPC/-/TEL:(703) 784-9512
/EMAIL:CASUALTY.SECTION@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE MANDATORY MARINE
CORPS-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CASUALTY REPORTING SOFTWARE KNOWN AS THE DEFENSE CASUALTY INFORMATION
PROCESSING SYSTEMFORWARD (DCIPS-FORWARD) VERSION 4.0, EFFECTIVE
1 MAY 07.  ADDITIONALLY, THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES CLARIFICATION ON
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN REF A.
2.  ALL MARINE CORPS REPORTING UNITS WILL USE DCIPS-FORWARD 4.0 TO
GENERATE THE PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORT (PCR).  DCIPS-FORWARD GREATLY
REDUCES THE NUMBER OF ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED BY REPORTING UNITS.
REPORTING CASUALTIES WITH DCIPS-FORWARD DOES NOT RELIEVE UNITS OF
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE HQMC CASUALTY IMMEDIATE TELEPHONIC
NOTIFICATION OF ALL DECEASED MARINES.
A.  THE SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE AT: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL
(SELECT "TOP REQUESTS" FROM THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MAIN
WEBPAGE, THEN SELECT "CASUALTY ASSISTANCE," THEN SELECT "INFORMATION
FOR ADMINISTRATORS," THEN SELECT "DCIPS-FORWARD 4.0 DATABASE"). TO
DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM, THE USER MUST RIGHT CLICK, SELECT "SAVE AS"
AND SAVE THE FILE DIRECTLY ONTO THE DESKTOP OF THE TARGET COMPUTER OR
ON A NETWORK DRIVE.  AFTER DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE, ALSO DOWNLOAD
THE DCIPS-FORWARD 4.0 USERS GUIDE.
B.  EXCEPT FOR SPECIAL PATIENT CASUALTIES (I.E. SUICIDE ATTEMPTS,
DIAGNOSED PSYCHOTIC CONDITIONS, ETC.), UNITS ARE DIRECTED TO COMPLETE
THE DCIPS-FORWARD HASTY REPORT.  THE INTENT BEHIND THE HASTY REPORT
IS TO FACILITATE TIMELY NOTIFICATION TO THE NEXT OF KIN.  SEE PARAGRAPH
2(C)(3) FOR DETAILS ON REPORTING SPECIAL PATIENT CASUALTIES.
C.  THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES THE PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING WITH
DCIPS-FORWARD IN PLACE OF CHAPTER 3 OF REF A.  UNITS WILL PROVIDE
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
(1) FOR DECEASED REPORTS:  REPORT TYPE (INITIAL REPORTS WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY LISTED AS SUCH), CASUALTY TYPE, CASUALTY STATUS, CASUALTY
CATEGORY, FIELD REPORT NUMBER, PERSONNEL TYPE/COMPONENT, PERSONNEL
AFFILIATION, PERSONNEL CATEGORY, SSN, LAST, FIRST, AND MIDDLE NAME,
SERVICE, RANK, DUTY STATUS, MILITARY UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT/UIC, DATE/TIME
OF INCIDENT, INFLICTING FORCE (IF HOSTILE), PLACE OF INCIDENT, CITY,
STATE, COUNTRY, CIRCUMSTANCES, DATE/TIME OF DEATH, DIED IN/OUT MEDICAL
TREATMENT FACILITY, BODY RECOVERED, PLACE OF DEATH (CITY, STATE, COUNTRY),
AND CAUSE OF DEATH.  IN FIELD REPORT NUMBER BLOCK, THE UNIT WILL
ENTER THEIR THREE CHARACTER MCC CODE, FOLLOWED BY THE LAST TWO NUMBERS
OF THE CALENDAR YEAR OF THE REPORT (EXAMPLE, CY 2007 = "07") AND THE
REPORT NUMBER BEGINNING WITH 001. EXAMPLE: "V1807001."  THE REPORT NUMBER
CHANGES CONSECUTIVELY WITH EACH NEW CASUALTY REPORTED. PROVIDE A UNIT
POC IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES BLOCK.
(2) FOR ILL OR INJURED REPORTS:  REPORT TYPE (INITIAL REPORTS WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY LISTED AS SUCH), CASUALTY TYPE, CASUALTY STATUS, CASUALTY
CATEGORY, FIELD REPORT NUMBER, PERSONNEL TYPE/COMPONENT, PERSONNEL
AFFILIATION, PERSONNEL CATEGORY, SSN, LAST, FIRST, AND MIDDLE NAME, SERVICE,
RANK, DUTY STATUS, MILITARY UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT/UIC, DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT,
INFLICTING FORCE (IF HOSTILE), PLACE OF INCIDENT, CITY, STATE, COUNTRY,
CIRCUMSTANCES, HOSPITAL NAME, HOSPITAL CITY/STATE/COUNTRY, DIAGNOSIS,
PROGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS REMARKS, AND PROVIDE A UNIT POC IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
BLOCK. FIELD REPORT NUMBER GENERATION FOR ILL OR INJURED REPORTS IS THE
SAME AS SET IN THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE.
(3) FOR SPECIAL PATIENT CASUALTIES, THE REPORTING UNIT WILL USE THE FULL
REPORT FORMAT FROM THE CASUALTY MAIN LISTING MODULE.  TO PROCESS A SPECIAL
PATIENT PCR, A UNIT MUST SELECT "NON-HOSTILE" AS THE CASUALTY TYPE, THEN
INPUT THE CASUALTY STATUS (MEDICAL STATUS AS IN SI, VSI, ETC.) AND LASTLY,
THE CASUALTY CATEGORY WILL BE "PENDING" OR "SELF-INFLICTED."  UNDERNEATH
THE CASUALTY CATEGORY BLOCK, UNITS WILL SELECT THE "SPECIAL CATEGORY" BLOCK
TO MAKE THIS AN ACCURATE REPORT.
D.  ALL PCRS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED VIA E-MAIL. THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION
GROUPS ON THE GLOBAL ADDRESS LIST WILL BE USED IN THE "TO" BLOCK FOR
SUBMISSION OF PCR(S).  FOR DECEASED MARINES, UTILIZE "CASUALTY PCR USMC -
DECEASED." FOR INJURED/ILL/WIA, UTILIZE "CASUALTY PCR USMC  INJ_ILL_WIA." 
FOR SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AND AIRMEN, UTILIZE "CASUALTY PCR USN_USA_USAF -
DECEASED" OR "CASUALTY PCR USN_USA_USAF  INJ_ILL_WIA" AS APPROPRIATE. 
DCIPS-FORWARD 4.0 AUTOMATICALLY GENERATES THE SUBJECT LINE FOR CASUALTY
REPORTS AND NO LONGER REQUIRES THAT ONE BE PROVIDED BY THE ORIGINATING
UNIT AS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED IN REF B.
3.  IN THE EVENT THAT E-MAIL IS UNAVAILABLE, PCRS WILL BE SENT VIA FAX TO
CMC (MRPC) AT (703) 784-4134.  A VOICE REPORT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MRPC
TO ALERT HQMC THAT A FAX WILL BE UTILIZED.  ANY PCR SENT VIA FAX MUST
BE SENT VIA E-MAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.//