R 151636Z OCT 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 590/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/RESPONSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF INTERNET-BASED CAPABILITIES//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DEPSECDEF/YMD:20100225//
AMPN/REF A IS DEPSECDEF DIRECTIVE-TYPE MEMORANDUM, DOD POLICY FOR RESPONSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF INTERNET-BASED CAPABILITIES.//
POC/D. FICKEL/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC C4 CY/-/TEL:703-693-3490 /EMAIL:DARYCK.FICKEL(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MARADMIN ESTABLISHES POLICY FOR USE OF MARINE CORPS EMAILS FOR PERSONAL USE ON COMMERCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA SITES OR INTERNET-BASED CAPABILITIES.
2.  PER REF A, INTERNET-BASED CAPABILITIES ARE DEFINED AS, "ALL PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION CAPABILITIES AND APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE INTERNET IN LOCATIONS NOT OWNED, OPERATED, OR CONTROLLED BY THE MARINE CORPS, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON), DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  (E.G., FACEBOOK, LINKED IN, TWITTER, GOOGLE APPS, DATING SITES, AND ONLINE STORES)."
3.  MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ARE REMINDED THAT WHEN REGISTERING ONTO COMMERCIAL SOCIAL MEDIA SITES FOR PERSONAL USE, USING MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) EMAIL ADDRESSES IS NOT ALLOWED.  THE EXCEPTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
3.A.  USING MCEN EMAIL ADDRESSES ON AN EXTERNAL OFFICIAL PRESENCE HOSTED ON AN INTERNET-BASED CAPABILITY IS AUTHORIZED PER REF A.  AN EXTERNAL OFFICIAL PRESENCE IS DEFINED AS, "OFFICIAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON NON-DOD SITES ON THE INTERNET (E.G., RECRUITING COMMAND ON FACEBOOK, HQMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON TWITTER).
3.B.  USING MCEN EMAIL ADDRESSES WHEN REGISTERING FOR WORK SPONSORED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SEMINARS AND TRAINING HOSTED THROUGH COMMERCIALLY WEBSITES IS AUTHORIZED.
4.  GUIDANCE FOR INTERACTION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUTLINED IN THE MARINE CORPS SOCIAL MEDIA PRINCIPALS HANDBOOK POSTED TO THE MARINE CORPS SOCIAL MEDIA SITE LOCATED AT HTTPS: (SLASH) (SLASH) WWW.MARINES.MIL/USMC/PAGES/SOCIALMEDIA.ASPX.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS DIRECTED BY MR. R. A. LETTEER, CHIEF, CYBERSECURITY DIVISION.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) DEPARTMENT.//