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MARADMIN 585/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2013 COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP//
POC/M. C. MARGOLIS/MAJ/LOC: MCU/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS/TEL: DSN 278- 6850, COMM (703)784-6850/ EMAIL: MICHAEL.MARGOLIS(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/M. D. HYAMS/CIV/LOC: MCU/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS/TEL: DSN 378-4710, COMM (703)432-4710/ EMAIL: MICHAEL.HYAMS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  IN 1992 THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) ESTABLISHED A RESIDENT COMMANDERS PROGRAM FOR BOARD SELECTED AND SLATED COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS.  THE PRESIDENT OF MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU), AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR THE CMC, CONDUCTS A WINTER AND SPRING COMMANDERS PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES WORKSHOP.  ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY FOR COMMANDERS EITHER PRIOR TO OR SHORTLY AFTER TAKING COMMAND.
2.  MISSION.  FROM 28 JAN - 8 FEB 2013 AND 6 - 17 MAY 2013, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, ON BEHALF OF THE CMC, FACILITATES THE COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP AT MCB QUANTICO IN ORDER TO PREPARE COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES FOR THE CHALLENGES OF COMMAND.
A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT
(1) PURPOSE.  EDUCATE COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTAL AUTHORITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL COMMAND TOUR.
(2) METHOD.  THE PROGRAM WILL UTILIZE A TWO-WEEK CONSTRUCT THAT ADDRESSES THE DIFFERENT DEMANDS AND CHALLENGES OF O-5 AND O-6 COMMAND AND ALLOWS SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PARTICULAR CONSTITUENT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST, WHILE PROVIDING TIME FOR INFORMAL MENTORING AND CROSS TALK.  THE PROGRAM WILL EMPHASIZE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMMAND AS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH GRADE, WITH LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING, AND UNIT READINESS PROVIDING THE BASIC FOUNDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTION.  THE CURRICULUM WILL MAXIMIZE THE USE OF SMALL GROUP GUIDED DISCUSSIONS WITH CURRENT AND FORMER COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES IN ORDER TO PERMIT A FRANK EXCHANGE OF OBSERVATIONS, IDEAS, AND METHODOLOGIES.
(3) ENDSTATE.  SUCCESSFUL COMMAND TEAMS WHO ARE FULLY PREPARED TO MEET THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS OF COMMAND AT THE O-5 AND O-6 LEVEL.
3.  EXECUTION
A.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY WILL CONDUCT THE PROGRAM AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC), MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, MCB QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  TWO OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE: 28 JAN - 8 FEB 2013 (OPTION 1) OR 6 - 17 MAY 2013 (OPTION 2).  DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF EACH OPTION, LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND COLONEL COMMANDERS WILL BE PROVIDED CONCURRENT PRESENTATIONS.  IN THE SECOND WEEK, THE COMMANDERS WILL ATTEND PRESENTATIONS TOGETHER WHILE THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP RUNS SIMULTANEOUSLY.  DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF EACH OPTION, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS IN WHICH COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES WILL ATTEND JOINTLY.  THE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT, WILL FEATURE THE FOLLOWING GENERAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. 
READ IN THREE COLUMNS:
     OPTION 1     OPTION 2   EVENT
     27 JAN        5 MAY     EXECUTE TRAVEL
     28 JAN        6 MAY     0630-0800 CHECK-IN AT GRC, MCU
     28 JAN        6 MAY     0800 COMMENCE COMMANDERS PROGRAM
      4 FEB       13 MAY     8:00 AM/0800 COMMENCE SPOUSES
                             WORKSHOP AND CONTINUE COL/LTCOL PROGRAM
      8 FEB       17 MAY     2:00 PM/1400 COMPLETION OF COMMANDERS
                             PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP
      9 FEB       18 MAY     EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL
B.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) ELIGIBILITY.  COMMAND SLATED COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONELS, AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTS AS WELL AS US NAVY EQUIVALENTS IDENTIFIED BY MMOA ARE DIRECTED TO ATTEND THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM.  SPOUSES OF ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.  THIS PROGRAM IS NOT OPEN TO RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICERS (MAJORS).
(2) REGISTRATION
(A) QUOTAS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A MAXIMUM OF 40 O-6 LEVEL COMMANDERS, 100 O-5 LEVEL COMMANDERS, AND 80 SPOUSES PER CLASS.  REGISTRATION FOR BOTH OPTIONS IS NOW OPEN AND IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.  REGISTRATION FOR OPTION 1 WILL CLOSE AT 1200 (EST) FRI 11 JAN.  REGISTRATION FOR OPTION 2 WILL CLOSE AT 1200 (EST) FRI 19 APR.
(B) ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER USING MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.  THE MCTIMS DATABASE COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS M02L9L0.  THE CLASS NUMBERS FOR ATTENDEES TAKING O-6 COMMAND ARE:
     201301C (28 JAN - 8 FEB OPTION)
     201302C (6 - 17 MAY OPTION)
THE CLASS NUMBERS FOR ATTENDEES TAKING O-5 COMMAND ARE:
     201301L (28 JAN - 8 FEB OPTION)
     201302L (6 - 17 MAY OPTION)
THE CID FOR THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS M02ZZZ0.  THE CLASS NUMBERS FOR THE SPOUSE WORKSHOP ARE:
     201301S (4 - 8 FEB OPTION)
     201302S (13 - 17 MAY OPTION)
ENROLLMENT OF THE COMMANDER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL THE SPOUSE; BOTH ATTENDEES MUST BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY. 
(C) A CLASSIFIED BRIEF WILL BE GIVEN TO MILITARY ATTENDEES AT THE FY13 COMMANDERS PROGRAMS.  TO ATTEND THIS BRIEF, MILITARY ATTENDEES MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE AND SUBMIT A SECURITY VISIT REQUEST VIA THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS) USING SECURITY MANAGEMENT OFFICE (SMO) CODE 30002068.  MCU G-1 SECURITY POC IS SSGT OLSON, TEL: DSN 278-6836, COMM (703)784-6836, EMAIL:  CESAR.OLSON(AT)USMC.MIL.
(3) TRAVEL.  CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM TO INCLUDE LODGING, MEALS, AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES FOR MARINE ATTENDEES REGISTERED BY MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, AND MARFORRES ACTIVE COMPONENT.   PRESIDENT, MCU WILL FUND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM TO INCLUDE MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES (LODGING BY EXCEPTION) FOR SPOUSES OF MARINE ATTENDEES REGISTERED BY MARFORCOM, MARFORPAC, AND MARFORRES ACTIVE COMPONENT.  RESERVE COMMANDERS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FROM MARFORRES.  LOCAL TRAVEL WILL NOT BE FUNDED.   COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND DURING THE SAME ITERATION OF THE PROGRAM.  CG, TECOM WILL NOT FUND US NAVY ATTENDEES.   US NAVY ATTENDEES MUST FUND TRAVEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL PROCEDURES.
(4) REGISTRATION RESPONSIBILITY
(A) MARFORCOM WILL REGISTER ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES AND REQUEST FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORCOM; BASES, STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND THE RECRUIT DEPOT EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; THE PENTAGON, HQMC, MARFOREUR, MARFORSOUTH, EUCOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, TRANSCOM, CENTCOM AT TAMPA, FL, NATO COMMANDS, AND II MEF AS WELL AS ANY ATTENDEES DEPLOYED TO THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) FROM THE PRECEDING COMMANDS/LOCATIONS.  MARFORCOM G-3 FORMAL SCHOOLS POC ARE SSGT LANDERS, SGT WILSON AND SGT MCRAE, TEL: (910)451-8487/0710, EMAIL:  G3TFORMALSCHOOL(AT)USMC.MIL.
(B) MARFORPAC WILL REGISTER ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES AND REQUEST FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORPAC; BASES AND STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND RECRUIT DEPOT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; MARFORKOREA, PACOM, STRATCOM, USF-J, USF-K, MARINE CORPS BASES JAPAN, I MEF, AND III MEF, AS WELL AS ANY ATTENDEES DEPLOYED TO THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) FROM THE PRECEDING COMMANDS/LOCATIONS. MARFORPAC G-3 POC ARE MR. WAYNE PREBOR AND MR. JESSE LEONGUERRERO, TEL: (808)477-8850/8787, EMAIL:  SMB.MARFORPAC.FORMAL.SCHOOLS(AT)USMC.MIL.
(C) MARFORRES ATTENDEES WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: MARFORRES; INSPECTOR- INSTRUCTORS AND SITE COMMANDERS.  ADDITIONALLY, MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND FUND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR ITS RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDERS ATTENDEES.  THE MARFORRES G-3 POC IS MR. ANTHONY T. DAVIS, TEL: (504)697-7316, EMAIL: ANTHONY.T.DAVIS(AT)USMC.MIL.
(D) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY OR COMING FROM A NON-USMC COMMAND SHOULD CONTACT THE MCU POC.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A.  UNIFORM FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM IS SEASONAL MARPAT DIGITAL UTILITIES FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM.  THIS IS THE ONLY REQUIRED UNIFORM FOR ALL FUNCTIONS TO INCLUDE THE RECEPTION AT THE CLUBS AT QUANTICO.  THE ATTIRE FOR THE SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
B.  ORDERS.  ALL ATTENDEES SHALL TRAVEL ON NON-REPORTING ORDERS.   GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS.  MESSING IS AVAILABLE, BUT NOT CONDUCIVE TO TRAINING, SO IT IS NOT DIRECTED.
C. FUNDING
(A) ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEE TRAVEL WILL BE FUNDED BY TECOM FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING SUPPORT (FSTS).  UPON REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS, ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A FUNDING AUTHORIZATION LETTER AND WILL PROCESS THEIR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION VIA THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS), TRAVEL AUTHORIZATIONS MUST BE ROUTED VIA THE UNIT'S WORLD WIDE TRAVEL (WWT) ROUTING LIST.
(B) TRAVEL/PER DIEM FOR SPOUSES OF ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES WILL BE FUNDED BY MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY AND ROUTED VIA THE WWT ROUTING LIST FOR APPROVAL.  AFTER REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS, A LOA WILL BE PROVIDED VIA COORDINATION WITH THE MCU/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FISCAL POC.  THE MCU/PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FISCAL POC, MRS. CORA HYLTON, CAN BE CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL AT CORA.HYLTON(AT)USMC.MIL OR BY PHONE AT (703) 432-5513.  ALL SPOUSES ATTENDING MUST HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL DTS PROFILE IN ORDER TO PROPERLY PROCESS TRAVEL.  THE MCU DTS LINE OF ACCOUNTING 13 SPOUSE PROG WILL BE AVAILABLE TO EACH SPOUSE'S PROFILE VIA THE DTS CROSS ORG FUNCTION.  ONCE SELECTED FOR FUNDING THE ROUTING LIST WILL BE CHANGED TO WWT ROUTING.
(C) RESERVE ATTENDEES/ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES ATTACHED TO RESERVE COMMANDS SHOULD CONTACT MARFORRES G-3 POC AFTER REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS TO COORDINATE FUNDING.
D.  TRANSPORTATION.  THE SERVICING AIRPORTS FOR THE QUANTICO AREA ARE DULLES INTERNATIONAL (IAD) AND REAGAN NATIONAL (DCA).  ATTENDEES MUST UTILIZE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AIRPORT WHEN ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION.  RENTAL VEHICLES WILL BE UNIT FUNDED.  WHEN ARRANGING RETURN TRANSPORTATION PLEASE BE AWARE OF DEPARTURE TIMES.  LODGING IN THE AIRPORT AREA IS NOT AUTHORIZED.
E.  BILLETING.  THE MCB QUANTICO GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS LOCATED AT LIVERSEDGE HALL.  THE GROUP RESERVATION NUMBER FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM AT LIVERSEDGE HALL IS:
     101696 (28 JAN - 8 FEB OPTION)
     101697 (6 - 17 MAY OPTION)
THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR LIVERSEDGE HALL IS (703)784-3149 OR (703)432- 1341.  A STATEMENT OF NONAVAILABILITY WILL BE REQUIRED FROM LIVERSEDGE HALL FOR ANY OTHER BILLETING.  A LIMITED BLOCK OF ROOMS IS ALSO RESERVED AT THE CROSSROADS INN, MCB QUANTICO.  THE GROUP RESERVATION NUMBER FOR THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM AT CROSSROADS INN IS:
     2319 (28 JAN - 8 FEB OPTION)
     2320 (6 - 17 MAY OPTION)
THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR THE CROSSROADS INN IS (703)630-4444.
F.  CHILD CARE.  THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM/SPOUSES WORKSHOP WILL NOT FUND TRAVEL OR PER DIEM FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.  CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE ABOARD MCB QUANTICO.  POC IS MS. JACKIE WILLIAMS, MCCS RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SPECIALIST, TEL:(703)784-0674, EMAIL:  WILLIAMSJAD(AT)USMC-MCCS.ORG.  CORRESPONDENTS SHOULD IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP ATTENDEES.   CHILD CARE WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED.  PARENTS OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE QUANTICO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CDC) CANNOT PROVIDE CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIX-WEEKS OLD.  ATTENDEE SPOUSES WHO ARE PLANNING TO BRING INFANTS WHO CANNOT BE CARED FOR BY THE CDC SHOULD CONTACT THE MCU POC TO DETERMINE IF ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.
G.  WEB SITE.  THE COMMANDANT'S COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP WEBSITE IS WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/LLEADERSHIP.  THE COMMANDERS PROGRAM AND SPOUSES WORKSHOP CAN BE ACCESSED VIA QUICKLINK ON THE LEFT OF THE PAGE.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A.  COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS.  PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY SERVES AS ON-SCENE COMMANDER.
B.  SIGNAL.  QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE MCU POC.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN W. F. MULLEN III; COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//