DISTRIBUTION OF THE COURSEWARE MATERIAL FOR THE COMMAND SPONSORED CORPORALS COURSE
Date Signed: 4/17/2007 | MARADMINS Number: 255/07
MARADMINS : 255/07
UNCLAS 171713Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 255/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/(CORRECTED COPY)DISTRIBUTION OF THE COURSEWARE MATERIAL FOR
THE COMMAND SPONSORED CORPORALS COURSE (CSCC)//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4A/PME/-//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1553.4A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME).
POC/T. T. COBB/SSGT/CORPORALS COURSE COORDINATOR ENLISTED PME DIVISION,
MCU/-/TEL:DSN 278-4018/ COMM 202-685-7565//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER
REF (A), THE COMMAND SPONSORED CORPORALS COURSE COURSEWARE MATERIAL
IS DEVELOPED, MAINTAINED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE PRESIDENT, MARINE
CORPS UNIVERSITY. THE CONTENT FOR THIS COURSE HAS NOT BEEN REVISED
IN NEARLY TEN YEARS AND IS SEVERELY LACKING THE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR TODAY'S WARFIGHTERS. THIS MESSAGE DISSEMINATES
AN INTERIM CHANGE TO THE COURSEWARE FOR THE CSCC UNTIL THE NEW
TWO-PHASED COURSE IS FULLY DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED.
2. A NEW WARFIGHTING MODULE FOR THE CSCC IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR COMMANDS
THAT ARE CONDUCTING, OR PLANNING TO CONDUCT, A CORPORALS COURSE.
THE NEW MODULE ENTITLED "WARFIGHTING"
CONTAINS LESSONS ON IED
FAMILIARIZATION, CONVOY OPERATIONS,
INTRODUCTION TO WARFIGHTING,
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TACTICS,
WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT AND REAR AREA
SECURITY. THE CONTENT HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT COMMANDS WHO DESIRE TO ENHANCE THEIR MARINES'
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIT'S MISSION AND THE
CURRENT OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
3. WHEN CONDUCTING A COURSE, COMMANDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
A. CONDUCT THE CORPORALS COURSE "AS IS."
THIS OPTION DOES NOT
INCLUDE THE WARFIGHTING MODULE AND REQUIRES THE DRILL AND CEREMONIES
MODULE TO BE CONDUCTED AND EVALUATED.
B. CONDUCT
THE CORPORALS COURSE, REPLACING THE DRILL AND CEREMONIES MODULE WITH
THE WARFIGHTING MODULE. COMMANDERS WHO EXERCISE THIS OPTION ARE
AUTHORIZED TO OMIT THE DRILL AND CEREMONIES PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND
EVALUATION IN LIEU OF THE WARFIGHTING MODULE.
C. CONDUCT A CORPORALS
COURSE THAT INCLUDES THE DRILL AND
CEREMONIES AND WARFIGHTING MODULES.
EXERCISING THIS OPTION WILL
RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL THREE TRAINING DAYS TO THE BASELINE COURSE
REQUIREMENTS.
4. COMMANDERS WHO EXERCISE OPTIONS B OR C WILL ENSURE THEIR COURSE
REPRESENTATIVES UTILIZE THE TEST ITEMS INCLUDED WITH THE COURSEWARE
MATERIAL. TEST ITEMS FOR THE WARFIGHTING MODULE ARE LIMITED TO
KNOWLEDGE-BASED QUESTIONS THAT ARE EVALUATED BY COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS.
COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE
TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES
(TTP) INCLUDED WITH THE MATERIALS,
AND ENSURE THEIR MARINES ARE
PROPERLY INSTRUCTED, SUPERVISED AND
MENTORED THROUGH THOSE
PROCESSES.
5. MARINES WHO SATISFY THE BASELINE COURSE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE
CONSIDERED TO HAVE SATISFIED COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION.
BASELINE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ARE THOSE TEST ITEMS AND PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS ESTABLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE PRESIDENT, MARINE
CORPS UNIVERSITY.
6. STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE BASELINE REQUIREMENTS MUST
HAVE THE COURSE COMPLETION CODE ENTERED IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL
FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS). COURSE COMPLETION CODES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
COURSE DESCRIPTIVE DATA (CDD) FOUND WITH ALL OTHER COURSEWARE MATERIAL
AVAILABLE FROM THE INTERNET ON THE FOLLOWING
SITE: WWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/EPME/CORPORALS/
DEFAULT.ASPX.
NOTE: THE WEBSITE IS COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) ENABLED AND ESTABLISHED
AS FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO).
7. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT AN AFTER ACTION REPORT (AAR) IS
REQUIRED FOR EACH COURSE ITERATION CONDUCTED BY THE UNIT. AAR FORMAT
IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ABOVE WEBSITE AND CAN BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING
EMAIL ADDRESS: EPME@USMC.MIL 8. AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH 1, THIS IS AN
INTERIM CHANGE TO THE CSCC AS A MEANS TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT.
AN ENTIRELY NEW CORPORALS COURSE IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND SET FOR
DISTRIBUTION DURING EARLY 2008. THE NEW COURSE AND REQUIREMENTS WILL
BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.//