R 221601Z NOV 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 551/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MOTOR VEHICLE MISHAPS AND LEADERSHIP MARADMIN//
POC/D.C. WEIGHTMAN/GS15/DIR HQMC SAFETY DIVISION/-/TEL:703-614-1202
/EMAIL:WEIGHTMANDC@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. WE MUST ACT TO AVOID THE TRAGIC LOSS OF MARINES
AND SAILORS TO MISHAPS. AT THIS POINT IN FY05 WE HAD THREE MARINE
FATALITIES DUE TO MOTOR VEHICLE MISHAPS (1 PMV, 1 M/C, AND 1
TACTICAL VEHICLE). SINCE 1 OCT 2005 WE HAVE HAD TEN MOTOR VEHICLE
FATALITIES (5 PMV, 4 M/C, AND ONE TACTICAL). THIS SITUATION MUST
CHANGE.
2. THIS IS NOT A "SAFETY" CHALLENGE, IT IS A LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
THAT DEMANDS EVERYONE'S FULL INVOLVEMENT. TO SUPPORT OUR MAIN
EFFORT TO BUILD TOMORROW'S MARINE CORPS WHILE AT WAR, WE MUST
PRESERVE OUR PRECIOUS WARRIORS. WE ARE A PREMIERE COMBINED ARMS
TEAM BECAUSE WE ARE PROFESSIONALS AND HAVE COHESION THAT INCLUDES
THE SACRED PROMISE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN. TO ENSURE THAT,
THE MARINE CORPS HAS ESTABLISHED POLICIES TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE.
IT IS TIME TO EXECUTE EXISTING POLICY AND IMPLEMENT ESTABLISHED
CONTROLS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WITH MOTORCYCLES.
3. COMMANDERS WILL REFOCUS THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY PROGRAM AND
ADJUST AS NECESSARY. COMPLIANCE WITH MCO 5100.19E AND YOUR BASE
TRAFFIC SAFETY ORDER MUST BE A LEADERSHIP PRIORITY, MORE THAN JUST
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROVOST MARSHALS. ULTIMATELY, THE
TRAINING AND MENTORING OF MARINES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND MATURE
MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATIONS, HAS DIRECT IMPACTS ON INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT
COMBAT READINESS.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, ROBERT MAGNUS, GENERAL, UNITED STATES MARINE
CORPS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//