MARADMINS : 273/07
UNCLAS 202024Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 273/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/SENIOR LEADER MANAGEMENT BRANCH (MMSL) UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:MAY 06 MARADMIN 207/06/-/YMD:20060503//
POC/DAVID S. SYLVESTER/MAJ/HEAD MMSL/-/TEL:DSN 278-9231
/TEL:(703) 784-9231/EMAIL:DAVID.SYLVESTER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE SENIOR LEADER MANAGEMENT BRANCH (MMSL)
WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED ON 3 MAY 2006 AS ONE OF THE NINE
BRANCHES WITHIN THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION, MANPOWER AND
RESERVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES MARINE
CORPS.
2. THIS MARADMIN IS PUBLISHED AS AN UPDATE TO REF A.
3. MMSL-1 (OPERATIONS) MMSL-1 CURRENTLY PROVIDES CONSOLIDATED
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT TO FOURTEEN ACTIVE DUTY GENERAL
OFFICERS AND ALL RESERVE GENERAL OFFICERS. THOSE GENERAL
OFFICERS EXECUTING PCS/PCA ORDERS OR RETIRING IN FY07 WILL BE
JOINED TO MCC 1UG FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES PER INSTRUCTIONS
CONTAINED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL DMS ORDERS. UPON COMPLETION OF
THIS ACTION, MMSL WILL ADMINISTRATIVELY JOIN THE REMAINING
GENERAL OFFICERS BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. THE JOIN ORDER
IS AS FOLLOWS: MCB QUANTICO, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (HENDERSON
HALL), EAST COAST, WEST COAST, AND OVERSEAS. MMSL-1 WILL ALSO BE
THE GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CHARGE CARD ADMINISTRATOR FOR ALL ACTIVE
AND RESERVE GENERAL OFFICERS.
3A. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AIDES AND/OR ADMINISTRATORS SUPPORTING
GENERAL OFFICERS JOINED TO MMSL FULLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE
OF NOTIFYING MMSL-1 IMMEDIATELY OF ANY EVENT THAT MAY REQUIRE
UNIT DIARY ACTION (E.G. TO TAD, FROM TAD, CHANGE IN DEPENDENT
STATUS, ETC.); AND PROVIDING SOURCE DOCUMENTS IN THE ADJUDICATION
OF AWARDS, TRAVEL AND PAY ENTITLEMENTS, BASIC TRAINING INFORMATION,
ETC. TO ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT, MMSL-1 HAS POSTED THE GENERAL
OFFICER ADMINISTRATIVE HANDBOOK UNDER THE "REFERENCE" SECTION ON
THE MMSL WEBSITE. THIS HANDBOOK IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST STAFF
MEMBERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS IN SUPPORTING THE ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS
OF THEIR GENERAL.
3B. MMSL'S INVOLVEMENT WITH LEAVE PROCEDURES IS STRICTLY
ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE. THE AIDE/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF
FOR A GENERAL DESIRING ANNUAL LEAVE WILL SUBMIT THE REQUEST VIA
MARINE ONLINE TO THE MMSL-1 SECTION HEAD FOR AUTOMATIC APPROVAL.
3C. MMSL-1 SUPPORTS THE RESERVE GENERAL OFFICER POPULATION BY
MANAGING ALL ANNUAL TRAINING (AT), INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT),
ACTIVE DUTY SPECIAL WORK (ADSW), AND MOBILIZATION ORDERS. ALL
STAFF MEMBERS SUPPORTING RESERVE GENERAL OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT
MMSL-1 PRIOR TO ANY PLANNED PCS/ADSW MOVE TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO
RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS. STAFF MEMBERS SUPPORTING RESERVE
GENERAL OFFICERS WILL CONTINUE TO FORWARD ALL TRAVEL CLAIMS TO
MMSL-1 FOR SETTLEMENT.
4. MMSL-2 MANAGES THE FOLLOWING EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LISTS ON THE
GLOBAL ADDRESS LIST (GAL): "HQMC FLAGALL" (ALL GENERALS, SENIOR
EXECUTIVES AND SELECT HQMC STAFF MEMBERS; "HQMC FLAG-P4" (ALL
GENERAL OFFICERS); "HQMC FLAGBGEN" (BRIGADIER GENERALS); "HQMC
FLAGMAJGEN" (MAJOR GENERALS); "HQMC FLAGLTGEN" (LIEUTENANT
GENERALS); "HQMC FLAGGEN" (GENERALS); "HQMC FLAGSES" (SENIOR
EXECUTIVES); AND "HQMC FLAGNCR" (NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION GENERAL
OFFICERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES). INCLUSION ON FLAGALL LISTS IS
DEPENDENT ON THE ACCURACY OF EACH PRINCIPAL'S NMCI GAL PROFILE.
WHILE MMSL IS IN CONSTANT DIALOGUE WITH NMCI REGARDING UPDATES,
AIDES/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK DIRECTLY
WITH NMCI TO ENSURE ACCURACY OF THEIR GENERAL'S INFORMATION ON THE
GAL. STAFF MEMBERS OF GENERALS MOVING IN AND OUT OF THEATRE ARE
ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THEIR RESPECTIVE G-6 ENSURE THAT MNF-I PROFILES
ARE CREATED/DELETED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
4A. MMSL-2 MANAGES TWO DISTRIBUTION LISTS DEDICATED TO AIDES AND
ADMINISTRATORS MEANT TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE INFORMATION FLOW FROM MMSL
AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE THIS UNIQUE POPULATION A MEANS OF
COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER. THE "HQMC FLAG GOAIDE," AND "HQMC
FLAG NCRGOAIDE" (NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION), ARE LOCATED ON THE GAL
WITHOUT SENDER RESTRICTIONS.
4B. MMSL-2 MAINTAINS THE DISTRIBUTION LIST: "HQMC FLAG RETIRED"
(RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS) ON THE GAL. THIS LIST CONTAINS ALL
AVAILABLE EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS AND SURVIVING
SPOUSES OF RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS MAY
SEND EMAILS TO THIS LIST: CMC; ACMC; DMCS; DC, M&RA; DIR, MM; AND
DIR, SDP. INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUIRE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR RETIRED
GENERAL OFFICERS SHOULD SEND REQUESTS, WITH A THOROUGH JUSTIFICATION,
TO THE SENIOR LEADER HELP DESK.
5. MMSL IS FIELDING THE SENIOR LEADER SERVICES PORTAL (SLSP),
AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://SLSP.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, TO PROVIDE A "GOLD
SOURCE" OF INFORMATION FOR SENIOR LEADERS BY SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATING
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS CURRENTLY USED TO SUPPORT THE
GENERAL OFFICER AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE COMMUNITY. OUR TARGET AUDIENCE
ALSO INCLUDES GO/SES SPOUSES, RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS AND SURVIVING
SPOUSES OF RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS, AS WELL AS SELECT HQMC STAFF
MEMBERS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS (A.K.A. TRUSTED AGENTS) PROVIDING
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO GENERAL OFFICERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES.
5A. SLSP IS BEING FIELDED IN TWO PHASES AND WILL PROVIDE THE
FOLLOWING CAPABILITIES.
5B. PHASE I (18 APR 2007): UPDATE AND MAINTAIN SENIOR LEADER
PROFILES, MANAGE SENIOR LEADER BIOGRAPHIES AND PHOTOS, DOWNLOAD AND
PRINT SENIOR LEADER DIRECTORIES, VIEW SENIOR LEADER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
EVENTS; AND ACCESS THE SENIOR LEADER DOCUMENT LIBRARY (NOTE: THE HQMC
WEEKLY UPDATE, PRODUCED BY THE DIRECTOR MARINE CORPS STAFF, AND
INFORMATION PRODUCED BY THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION COUNCIL WILL BE
AVAILBLE IN THE REFERENCE LIBRARY).
5C. PHASE II (JUNE 2007): UTILIZE THE SENIOR LEADER MESSAGE BOARD,
RSVP TO SENIOR LEADER EVENTS, ENROLL IN COURSES OFFERED THROUGH THE
SENIOR LEADER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SLDP), VIEW AND MAINTAIN GENERAL
OFFICER QUALIFICATION RECORDS, AND VIEW AND PROCESS GENERAL OFFICER
ORDERS.
5D. MMSL WILL PROVIDE ALL TRUSTED AGENTS WITH SLSP ACCOUNTS AND
APPROPRIATE PERMISSIONS TO UPDATE THEIR GENERAL'S INFORMATION AS WELL
AS ACCESS REQUIRED DIRECTORIES. THE CREATION OF SUCH ACCOUNTS DOES
NOT ALLEVIATE THE NECESSITY FOR GENERAL OFFICERS TO PERSONALLY CONDUCT
AN INITIAL AUDIT OF THEIR SLSP PROFILE. QUESTIONS CONCERNING SLSP
AND/OR REQUESTS FOR AN SLSP ACCOUNT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE SENIOR
LEADER HELP DESK.
6. PER REF A, MMSL MANAGES GENERAL OFFICER AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE
ATTENDANCE AT ALL SLDP COURSES. MMSL SOLICITS COURSE AVAILABILITY AND
PREFERENCES FROM GENERAL OFFICERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN THE
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER TIMEFRAME FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. CMC APPROVAL
AND NOTIFICATION OCCURS IN THE SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER TIMEFRAME.
MMSL WILL NOTIFY THOSE GENERALS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES IDENTIFIED AS
ALTERNATES WHEN VACANCIES OCCUR. ALL TAD AND TUITION EXPENSES FOR SLDP
COURSES ARE CENTRALLY FUNDED. STAFF MEMBERS SHOULD CONTACT MMSL
APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS FROM A COURSE START DATE TO OBTAIN TAD
APPROPRIATIONS DATA. UPON COMPLETEION OF EACH COURSE, A COPY OF THE
COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE AND LIQUIDATED TRAVEL CLAIM WILL BE
SENT TO MMSL-1.
7. SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTORATE (SPD) IS THE ADMIN AND LOGISTICS POC
FOR THE BRIGADIER GENERAL SELECT ORIENTATION COURSE, EXECUTIVE OFF-SITES,
AND THE GENERAL OFFICER SYMPOSIUM. ADDITIONALLY, SPD PROVIDES SUPPORT
TO GENERAL OFFICERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES VISITING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
REGION (NCR). THE SPD HELP DESK MAY BE CONTACTED AT DSN 224-1515 (COMM
703-614-1515).
8. MMSL CONTACT INFORMATION.
8A. BRANCH HEAD: COMMERCIAL 703-784-9231 (DSN 278-9231).
8B. OPERATIONS SECTION (MMSL-1): COMMERCIAL 703-784-9231/32 (DSN
278-9231/32).
8C. SENIOR LEADER HELP DESK (MMSL-2): COMMERCIAL 703-784-9232/33 (DSN
278-9232/33).
8D. FAX: COMMERCIAL 703-784-9005 (DSN 278-9005).
8E. AFTER WORKING HOURS: COMMERCIAL 703-254-3783, EMAIL
MMSLDESK@USMC.MIL.
8F. OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS: 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134 8G.
WEBSITE. WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/MMSL.//