R 012122Z NOV 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 627/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS //
SUBJ/CLOSE OUT OF DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT TRIENNIAL REVIEW//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20070510//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20120505//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DAM WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20120926//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CNO WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20050613//
POC/D. A. REDDING/CIV/UNIT:ARDB/-/TEL:DSN 224-2311 /TEL:COMM (703) 614-2311/FAX:(703) 693-7270 /EMAIL:DARCY.REDDING@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 5215.1K, MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM POLICY.  REF B IS MCBUL 5215, MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT BULLETIN.  REF C IS DOD INSTRUCTION 5025.01, DOD DIRECTIVES PROGRAM.  REF D IS OPNAVINST 5215.17, NAVY DIRECTIVES ISSUANCE SYSTEM.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2012, DIRECTIVES THAT ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AS CURRENT, AND THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN REFERENCES A THROUGH D, AND/OR NOT UNDERGOING THE PROCESS TO ACHIEVE CURRENCY, WILL BE CANCELLED.  ADDITIONALLY, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS RECORDS, REPORTS AND DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT WILL CLOSE OUT THE MARINE CORPS-WIDE DIRECTIVES MANAGEMENT TRIENNIAL REVIEW AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF A FIVE-YEAR REVIEW TO ACHIEVE CURRENCY.
2.  PER THE REFS, TO ENSURE THE MARINE CORPS ALIGNS CURRENT PROCESSES WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, A MARINE CORPS-WIDE TRIENNIAL REVIEW BEGAN IN JUNE 2010.  OVER 848 MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES REQUIRED ATTENTION, AND TO DATE, 52 PERCENT HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
3.  MARINE CORPS POLICY AND PROCEDURES PROVIDE A STRATEGIC LINK BETWEEN MARINE CORPS MISSION AND DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.  THEY HELP STANDARDIZE PROCESSES, IDENTIFY SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PROVIDE CLEAR GUIDANCE ON BUSINESS PRACTICES.  MAINTAINING CURRENT POLICY IS VITAL AS IT ALLOWS COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS TO ACHIEVE THEIR MISSION WITH MINIMAL INTERVENTION AND COMPLY WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE GUIDELINES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT PERFORMANCE AND UNIT READINESS ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL W. J. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//