R 190246Z APR 08
MARADMIN 256/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/CHANGE 3 TO MCO P6100.12 MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST
/AND BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM (MCPFTBCP)//
REF/A/DESC:-DIR/-MCO P6100.12 W CH 1//
REF/B/DESC:-MCO P1080.20M/
REF/C/MSGID:-MCO P1400.32C/
REF/D/MSGID:-MCO P1400.31B/
REF/E/MSGID:-MCO P1610.7E/
NARR/REF (A) IS THE MCPFTBCP MANUAL.  REF (B) IS THE MARINE CORPS CODES
MANUAL.  REF (C) IS THE MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOL 2, ENLISTED
PROMOTIONS.  REF (D) IS MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOL 1, OFFICER
PROMOTIONS.  REF (E) IS THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.//
POC/ARMELLINO J./LTCOL/UNIT:-TPS/NAME:G-3/TEL:(703)784-3044
/EMAIL:JOHN.ARMELLINO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO CHANGE BODY
COMPOSITION PROGRAM (BCP) POLICY.
2.  DEPLOYMENT TO A COMBAT ZONE NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY PLACES
AFFECTED MARINES IN AN INACTIVE BCP STATUS.  COMMANDERS ARE NOW
REQUIRED TO REQUEST A BCP ASSIGNMENT WAIVER WHEN IT IS DETERMINED
THAT DEPLOYMENT TO A COMBAT ZONE PREVENTS EFFECTIVE BCP
PARTICIPATION AND MANAGEMENT.
3.  MAKE THE FOLLOWING PEN CHANGES.
A.  REMOVE PARAGRAPHS 3201.17.1.A THROUGH 3201.17.1.E.
B.  ADD PARAGRAPH 3201.17:  3201.17.  BCP ASSIGNMENT WHILE DEPLOYED
IN A COMBAT ZONE
C.  ADD PARAGRAPH 3201.17.A:  A.  COMMANDERS MAY REQUEST A BCP
ASSIGNMENT WAIVER WHEN DEPLOYMENT TO A COMBAT ZONE PREVENTS
EFFECTIVE BCP MANAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCO
P6100.12.  WAIVER REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CG MARINE FORCES
COMMAND, MARINE FORCES PACIFIC, OR MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT
COMMAND AS APPROPRIATE.  APPROVAL WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON UNIT TYPE
ANTICIPATED AREA OF OPERATION AND COMMAND JUSTIFICATION.  TO BE
ELIGIBLE, COMMANDS MUST BE SERVING IN A COMBAT ZONE AND IN FULL
RECEIPT OF HOSTILE FIRE PAY.  COMMAND JUSTIFICATIONS CAN BE
SUBMITTED VIA DMS MESSAGE TRAFFIC OR STANDARD NAVAL LETTER.
D.  ADD PARAGRAPH 3201.17.B:  B.  UPON APPROVAL, A BCP ASSIGNMENT
WAIVER WILL APPLY TO ALL MARINES WITHIN THE REQUESTING COMMAND.
AFFECTED MARINES WILL BE PLACED IN AN INACTIVE STATUS AND WILL NOT
BE EVALUATED BY THEIR COMMANDS.  HOWEVER, MARINES SHOULD CONTINUE A
REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO CONFORM TO BODY COMPOSITION STANDARDS.  SHOULD
OPERATING CONDITIONS CHANGE ENABLING EFFECTIVE BCP MANAGEMENT,
COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOTIFY WAIVER AUTHORITY AND RESUME NORMAL
BCP MANAGEMENT.
E.  ADD PARAGRAPH 3201.17.C:  C.  COMMANDS RECEIVING A BCP
ASSIGNMENT WAIVER WILL REPORT TYPE TRANSACTION CODE 339, SEQUENCE
003, 'FR WT CNTL STRT CBT ZON E INACTIVE STATUS', WITH THE
EIGHT-BYTE EFFECTIVE DATE (YYYYMMDD) FOR ALL AFFECTED MARINES.  THIS
WILL POST A NEW WEIGHT CONTROL STATUS CODE OF "6, INACT - CBT" TO
THE MCTFS, UD/MIPS, AND MOL BASIC TRAINING USER VIEW SCREENS PER
PARAGRAPH 1206 OF MCO P1080.20M.  AN ADVISORY MESSAGE WILL BE
GENERATED ON THE UNIT'S DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) AS FOLLOWS: "MBR
ASSIGNMENT TO WT CNTL INACTIVE FOR DURATION OF COMBAT SVC."  ALL
FURTHER ADVISORIES CONCERNING THE MARINE'S STATUS IN THE BCP WILL BE
SUPPRESSED FOR THE DURATION OF THE MARINE'S DEPLOYMENT IN THE COMBAT
ZONE.  WHEN TTC 294 (STOP HFP) IS REPORTED, THE MARINE WILL BE
RETURNED TO AN ACTIVE WEIGHT CONTROL STATUS.
F.  ADD PARAGRAPH 3201.17.D:  D.  ENLISTED MARINES IN AN INACTIVE
BCP STATUS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION IAW PARAGRAPH 1204.3W OF
MCO P1400.32C.  ENLISTED MARINES ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR
PROMOTION WHEN THEY COMPLY WITH MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION
STANDARDS IAW REF A AND MEET ALL OTHER PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS
CONTAINED IN REF C.  THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS MERITORIOUS COMBAT
PROMOTION FOR HEROIC ACTIONS IN COMBAT.  OFFICER PROMOTION POLICY
REQUIRES COMMANDERS TO INITIATE PROMOTION DELAYS FOR THOSE WHO ARE
DEEMED NOT PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION, REGARDLESS OF COMBAT
ZONE ASSIGNMENT OR BCP STATUS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 6009.2E
OF MCO P1400.31B.
G.  ADD PARAGRAPH 3201.17.E:  E.  IF A MARINE IS ASSIGNED TO BCP
PRIOR TO ENTERING A COMBAT ZONE, BCP ASSIGNMENT REMAINS A DIRECTED
SECTION I COMMENT AND RENDERS THE NEXT FITNESS REPORT ADVERSE, IAW
PARAGRAPH 4012.4 OF MCO P1610.7E, REGARDLESS OF COMBAT SERVICE.
H.  ADD PARAGRAPH 3201.17.F:  F.  FOR MARINES DEPLOYED TO A COMBAT
ZONE, THE REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE A PFT IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE
PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA, IAW REF A, MAY BE WAIVED
ONLY IF A FIRST-CLASS PFT WAS ACHIEVED DURING THE PFT PERIOD
PRECEDING THEIR DEPLOYMENT.
4.  FILING INSTRUCTIONS.  FILE THIS CHANGE MESSAGE FOLLOWING THE
SIGNATURE PAGE OF THE BASIC ORDER.
5.  THIS MESSAGE IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND APPLICABLE TO THE
TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN AMOS DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MARINE COMBAT
DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.
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