R 282007Z NOV 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 565/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY06 INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) MANNING LEVELS//
REF/A/MSGID:DC MRA/DOC/YMD:20041213//
REF/B/MSGID:CMC RAP/DOC/YMD:19990310//
REF/C/MSGID:CMC CD/DOC/YMD:19990114//
POC/A. J. LOCKETT/CAPT/CMC RAP-24/-/TEL:COMM 703-784-9138
/TEL:DSN 278-9138//
NARR/REF A IS DC M&RA AND DC CD JOINT LETTER, INDIVIDUAL
MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE (IMA) FORCE STRUCTURE AND MANNING REVIEW
APPOINTING LETTER AND CHARTER. REF B IS MCO P1001R.1J, MARINE CORPS
RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). REF C IS MCO
5311.1C, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS (TFSP).//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROMULGATE AUTHORIZED IMA MANNING
LEVELS EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2005.
2. BACKGROUND.
A. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (DC
M&RA) AND DEPUTY COMMANDANT COMBAT DEVELOPMENT (DC CD) CHARTERED A
REVIEW PER REF A TO ANALAYZE IMA STRUCTURE AND MANNING WITH THE
PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING, PRIORITIZING, AND SPECIFYING IMA
REQUIREMENTS ACROSS THE TOTAL FORCE IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE MARINE
CORPS' CAPABILITY TO MOBILIZE AND EMPLOY RESERVE FORCES DURING TIME
OF WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
B. THE REVIEW GROUP CONSISTED OF MEMBERS FROM MARFORPAC,
MARFORLANT, MARFORRES, DC PP&O, DC AVN, DC CD, AND DC M&RA. MEMBERS
OF THE REVIEW GROUP SERVED AS ADVOCATES TO REPRESENT CURRENT AND
EMERGING STRUCTURAL AND MANNING LEVEL INTERESTS OF IMA DETACHMENTS.
C. PER THE CHARTER AND BUILDING UPON FY04 FORCE STRUCTURE
REVIEW GROUP (FSRG) IMA INITIATIVES, THE GROUP IDENTIFIED KEY
EMERGENT REQUIREMENTS, REALLOCATED OR REDUCED SUPPORT FROM AREAS OF
NON-USE, AND REBALANCED LEGACY REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
MAXIMUM SUPPORT TO WARFIGHTING, MOBILIZATION, AND OTHER SPECIALIZED
REQUIRMENTS IDENTIFIED TO SUPPORT FUTURE MARINE CORPS WARFIGHTING
EFFORTS.
D. DC M&RA AND DC CD HAVE APPROVED THE STRUCTURAL AND MANNING
RECOMMENDATONS OF THE REVIEW GROUP AS LISTED IN PAR 3B BELOW.
3. ACTION.
A. OPERATIONAL SPONSORS.
(1) IMA POLICY IS SET FORTH IN REF B. ANTICIPATE PUBLISHING
OF NEW IMA MARINE CORPS ORDER IN EARLY CY06. ADDITIONAL IMA
MANAGEMENT POLICIES RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED AS A RESULT OF REF A
WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SEPCOR.
(2) CHANGES TO STRUCTURE MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW REF C.
(3) CHANGES TO MANNING MUST BE COORDINATED WITH CMC (RAP)
WITH SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION.
(4) PER PARA 2103 OF REF B, IMA COLONELS MUST BE FILLING AN
APPROVED COLONEL (0-6) BILLET LINE NUMBER. ALL REQUESTS FOR GRADE
CHANGES MUST BE FORWARDED TO TFSD IAW REF C. REQUESTS MUST ADDRESS
THE IMPACT OF GRADE CHANGE ON THE UNITS ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH ITS
ASSIGNED MISSION. SELECTION OF THE INCUMBENT TO THE GRADE OF
COLONEL (0-6) DOES NOT IN ITSELF CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT
JUSTIFICATION.
(5) OPERATIONAL SPONSORS AFFECTED BY THE RECENT
REGIONALIZATION OF BASES AND STATIONS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS-EAST AND -WEST ARE DIRECTED TO PROVIDE
INPUT TO CMC (RAP) NLT 15 DEC ADDRESSING THE INITIAL IMPACT AND
IMPLICATIONS ON IMA STRUCTURE CHANGES AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS.
B. CG MOBCOM. IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT CONTROLS TO ACHIEVE, BUT
NOT EXCEED, THE FOLLOWING IMA MANNING LEVELS:
IMA DETACHMENT PLT CODE OFFICER ENLISTED TOTAL
MARCENT MARC 35 13 48
I MEF 1MEF 102 183 285
II MEF 2MEF 65 183 248
MARFORPAC FPAC 174 90 264
MARFORLANT MFL1 70 57 127
MARFOREUR FMFE 22 15 37
MARFORSOUTH MFL2 15 17 32
US CENTCOM CENT 23 18 41
MCCDC QUANTICO MCDC 162 71 233
RSU CHERRY POINT COME 18 48 66
RSU CAMP PENDLETON CPEN 49 103 152
RSU MIRAMAR COMW 20 50 70
RSU CAMP LEJEUNE LEJE 28 84 115
MOBCOM MCRS 8 19 27
AVIATION (HQMC) AVIA 10 0 10
PP&O (HQMC) PPOO 38 6 42
MEPLO (MFR) MEPL 32 0 32
C4 (HQMC) HQC4 20 5 25
I&L (HQMC) HQIL 15 3 18
INTEL DIV (HQMC) IDIV 30 6 36
PWST PWST 171 303 474
MARINE FOR LIFE FORL 90 30 120
MOB SUPT TEAM MOST 0 60 60
MPP-60 MPWR 7 1 8
MAGTFTC 29 PALMS 29PA 16 32 48
US SOUTHERN COMMAND SCOM 12 9 21
US JOINT FORCE COMMAND JCOM 35 4 39
US NORTHERN COMMAND NORT 4 1 5
NAVAL MOBILE CONST BN CBEE 13 39 52
HQMC RESERVE AFFAIRS RCM1 9 8 17
US PACIFIC COMMAND CINP 9 6 15
HQMC P&R HQPR 5 0 5
US EUROPEAN COMMAND USEU 6 2 8
DEFENSE INTEL AGENCY DIAJ 34 3 37
MCB KANEOHE BAY KBAY 2 1 3
DEFENSE LOG AGENCY DLOG 13 2 15
MARCOR SYS COMMAND SYSC 17 5 23
US SPEC OPS COMMAND USSO 3 1 4
HQMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS HQPA 12 4 16
NAVY & MC INTEL TRNG NMIT 5 6 11
OLA (HQMC) OLAF 7 0 7
MC RECRUITING COMMAND MCRC 23 15 38
MMOA RCM2 2 0 2
CRIS COORD CTR PENTAGON RCCC 3 1 4
US JOINT FORCES INTEL JFIC 12 8 20
HQMC HISTORICAL DIV HIST 12 0 12
JOINT INTEL CENTER PAC IPAC 10 4 14
IG OF THE MARINE CORPS MCIG 2 0 2
MC SPT BN INTEL MSBH 18 36 54
US TRANS COMMAND TRAN 2 0 2
US STRATEGIC COMMAND STRA 12 5 17
ASST SECDEF RES AFFAIRS SDRA 2 0 2
MARFORRES SJA SJAR 6 0 6
TRIAL JUDICIARY NMTJ 7 0 7
APPELATE REVIEW MARA 21 0 21
JA DIV JADO 18 2 20
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNI NDUW 2 0 2
DIR STRAT PLANS & POL JSJ5 3 1 4
ORGANIZATION OF JCS OJCA 1 0 1
SCHOOL OF INF CAMP LEJ SOIE 1 10 11
US SPEC OPS CENTCOM SOCC 2 1 3
NAVRES READINESS CMD NRRC 10 0 10
DOD INSPECTOR GENERAL IGOO 1 0 1
NAVAL EXPED LOG SUPT ELSF 1 0 1
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYS SSSO 1 0 1
C. CG MOBCOM. CREATE PLATOON CODES FOR THE BELOW LISTED IMA
DETS CREATED AS A RESULT OF FORCE STRUCTURE INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN
BY FSRG 04 AND/OR IMA REVIEW GROUP. IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
TO ACHIEVE, BUT NOT EXCEED, THE FOLLOWING IMA MANNING LEVELS:

MARFORNORTH MFN1 9 11 20
MARTACC LANT LTAC 22 2 24
MARTACC PAC PTAC 6 2 8
MCRD SAN DIEGO RDSD 0 17 17
MARCORLOGCOM MLOG 3 7 10
MFR MFRO 2 7 9
MCLB ALBANY MCLA 0 8 8
MCLB BARSTOW MCLB 0 4 4
III MEF 3MEF 70 70 140
MARFORK MFOR 10 10 20
1ST MAW 1MAW 1 0 1
2ND MAW 2MAW 1 0 1
3RD MAW 3MAW 1 0 1
MATSG PENSACOLA PENS 15 0 15
MATSG CORPUS CORP 15 0 15
USA JFK SPEC WARFARE JWAR 1 0 1
D. PER REF B, EACH COMMANDER OF AN ORGANIZATION WITH NEW IMA
STRUCTURE IDENTIFIED IN PARA 3C. ABOVE MUST DESIGNATE IN WRITING AN
OFFICER OR SENIOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AS AN OPERATIONAL SPONSOR.
DESIGNATION LETTERS WITH THE APPOINTEE'S SIGNED ENDORSEMENT OF
ACCEPTANCE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE POCS LISTED IN PARA 4 NLT 15
DEC. IAW REF B, THE DESIGNATED OPERATIONAL SPONSOR WILL COORDINATE
ALL PAY AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS WITH CG, MOBCOM, IRT THAT
COMMAND'S IMA MARINES.
E. THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL SPONSORS MANAGE MULITIPLE IMAS WHO
FALL UNDER DIFFERENT MCCS. FOR EXAMPLE, MCCDC QUANTICO MANAGES IMAS
FROM 13 MCCS (MB1, 012, 068, ETC.,). IN ORDER TO BETTER MANAGE AND
TRACK BOTH MANNING AND STRUCTURE, THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL SPONSORS
ARE DIRECTED TO PROVIDE THEIR CURRENT MANNING (OFF/ENL) FOR EACH MCC
THAT FALLS UNDER THEIR SPONSORSHIP TO CMC (RAP) NLT 15 DEC.
(NOTE: THE SUM TOTAL OF MANNING FOR ALL THE MCC LISTED FOR A GIVEN
OPERATIONAL SPONSOR SHOULD EQUAL THE TOTAL NUMBER LISTED FOR THAT
SPONSOR IN PARA 3B ABOVE)

MARFORPAC (110, 091)
MCCDC QUANTICO (007, 011, 012, 014, 068, 076, 078,
086,087,095, 1GF, MB1, ME9)
RSU CHERRY POINT (022, 024, 026)
RSU CAMP PENDLETON (014, KA1, KAO, 057)
RSU MIRAMAR (023, 027)
RSU CAMP LEJEUNE (013, J15, J33)
MAGTFTC 29 PALMS (015, UKT, UKU, K18)
HQMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS (U98, T98, QAW)
MC RECRUITING COMMAND (MULTIPLE)
PWST (MULTIPLE)
MC SPT BN INTEL (817, 818, 819, 843)
4. IMA ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT POC AT MOBCOM IS GS-09 SUSAN
HICKAM AT DSN 894-3102, COML 816-843-3102. IMA PROGRAM MANAGER POC
FOR CMC (RAP) IS CAPT ANDREW LOCKETT AT DSN 278-9138, COMM
703-784-9138, EMAIL: ANDREW.LOCKETT@USMC.MIL .//