R 152100Z OCT 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 447/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/MCCDC CG TECOM//
SUBJ/FY 2004 BNA VALIDATION//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1553.7/
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1553.7, THE BY NAME ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM.// 
POC/G. R. F. BROWN/MAJOR/TECOM FORMAL SCHOOLS/TEL: DSN 378-0071/
EMAIL: BROWNGR@TECOM.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE.  TO INFORM TRAINING REPS, OCCFLD SPONSORS AND QUOTA
MANAGERS OF FORMAL SCHOOLS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BNA ENTRIES AND
VALIDATION.
2. BACKGROUND.  REF A MANDATES THAT THE BY NAME ASSIGNMENT (BNA)
SYSTEM BE USED TO ENROLL STUDENTS IN FORMAL SCHOOLS WITH QUOTAS
LISTED IN THE TRAINING QUOTA MEMORANDUM (TQM). IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT
ALL STUDENTS BE VERIFIED AT THE END OF THE COURSE WITH APPROPRIATE
COMPLETION CODES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY COMPLETED THE COURSE. 
THE BNA SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED BY THE TECOM INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (TIMS) STUDENT REGISTRAR. THE MIGRATION DATE IS CURRENTLY
SCHEDULED FOR 21 NOVEMBER 2004.
3. ACTION.  IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE STUDENT
REGISTRAR, FSTB IS REQUIRING ALL SCHOOLS TO HAVE 100% BNA VALIDATION
FOR ALL FY 2004 COURSES NLT 21 OCTOBER 2004. A VALIDATION PERCENTAGE
LIST AND A LIST OF DELINQUENT SCHOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CG
TECOM AND SCHOOL HOUSES AFTER THIS DATE. WE ALSO REQUEST ALL CLASSES
GRADUATING AFTER 15 OCTOBER 2004 BE VALIDATED WITHIN SEVEN CALENDAR
DAYS AFTER THE GRADUATION DATE PER THE REF.//