R 282236Z DEC 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 629/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC /MR//
SUBJ/CMC DIRECTED WOUNDED MARINE AND FAMILY SUPPORT FORUM//
POC/JOHN KRAUSE/MAJ/MR/-/TEL:703-784-0275/TEL:DSN 278-0275//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. DC M&RA WILL HOST A CMC-DIRECTED WOUNDED
MARINE AND FAMILY SUPPORT FORUM TO STREAMLINE AND IMPROVE
BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORT TO FALLEN AND WOUNDED MARINES AND
FAMILY READINESS. THESE BEST PRACTICES WILL FORM THE
FOUNDATION OF STANDARDIZED POLICY-DRIVEN SUPPORT THROUGHOUT
THE MARINE CORPS. CMC IS LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
OPERATING FORCE, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, AND HQMC
PERSPECTIVES. EXPECTED LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION WILL BE SENIOR
LEADERS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS CAPABLE OF REPRESENTING
THEIR COMMAND'S POSITION(S).
2. THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE WILL BE HOSTED IN THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA
29-30 JANUARY 2007. THE FORMAT OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE
PRESENTATIONS OF CURRENT PRACTICES, FOLLOWED BY FACILITATED
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS TO FORMULATE AND PRIORITIZE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO CMC DURING THE FORUM
OUTBRIEF.
3. BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL AREAS:
KEY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM; CASUALTY NOTIFICATION AND SUPPORT; MARINE AND
FAMILY PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING; SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES; WOUNDED
WARRIOR SUPPORT; POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY; AND MARINE AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.
4. ATTENDANCE TO THIS FORUM IS LIMITED. MAJOR COMMAND DELEGATIONS
SHOULD BE SHAPED TO REPRESENT THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES
(OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT AND FAMILIES) BY
KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK FOR THE COMMAND IN THEIR
AREA OF EXPERTISE.
EACH MAJOR COMMAND SHOULD DESIGNATE A LEAD DELEGATE AUTHORIZED TO
REPRESENT COMMAND POSITIONS IN ALL AREAS WHEN FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS
ARE PRESENTED TO CMC DURING THE OUTBRIEF.
5. TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF THE FORUM, THE FOLLOWING ATTENDEE
ALLOCATIONS ARE ASSIGNED: MARFORPAC (35); MARFORCOM (20); MARFORRES
(12); MCCDC/MCNCR (8); MCRC (5); HQMC (MR) (10); HQMC (RA) (3); HQMC
(HS) (3); HQMC (REL) (4).
PARTICIPATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS/VOLUNTEERS, WHILE AUTHORIZED, WILL
COUNT AGAINST COMMAND ALLOCATIONS.
6. BY 16 JANUARY 2007, EACH COMMAND WILL EMAIL DELEGATE NAMES,
BREAKOUT GROUP ASSIGNMENTS AND, AS APPROPRIATE, COMMAND ISSUES,
INITIATIVES, AND BEST PRACTICES TO THE HQMC POC, USING TEMPLATES
PROVIDED ON THE FORUM WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(BACKSLASH)(BACKSLASH)WWW.
MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/WMFS. AS RECEIVED, THIS INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED
TO THE FORUM WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACTIVE BY 5 JANUARY 2007.
7. FUNDING FOR THE FORUM WILL BE PROVIDED BY HQMC, M&RA.
DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE FORUM WEBSITE, AS WILL
LODGING INFORMATION, AGENDA INFORMATION, READ-AHEAD MATERIAL, ETC.//