MARADMINS : 628/12
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UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 628/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FY13 SCHEDULE OF MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND READINESS (TR) MANUAL REVIEW AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT TEAM (TMT) CONFERENCES//
REF/A/TECOM LTR DTD 1 OCT 2012//
REF/B/DMCS LTR DTD 22 JUN 2012//
REF/C/MSGID/MCO 3500.72A//
REF/D/NAVMC 3500.106//
REF/E/MCO 1553.2B//
NARR/REF A IS THE DETERMINATION BY COMMANDING GENERAL (CG) TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM) THAT TR CONFERENCES AND TMTS MEET THE CONFERENCE EXEMPTION CRITERIA PROMULGATED BY DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF (DMCS). REF B IS DMCS PROMULGATED CONFERENCE EXEMPTION CRITERIA. REF C IS MCO P3500.72A MARINE CORPS GROUND TR PROGRAM. REF D IS NAVMC 3500.106 TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL GROUP (TRMG) CHARTER TERMS OF REFERENCE. REF E IS MCO 1553.2B MANAGEMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORMAL SCHOOLS.//
POC/K. C. POTTER/CIV/TECOM/QUANTICO VA/TEL: COMM (703) 784-2203/TEL: DSN 278-2203/EMAIL: KENNETH.POTTER(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/R. FELICIANO/CIV/TECOM/QUANTCO VA/TEL: COMM (703) 784-3052/TEL: DSN 278-3052/ EMAIL: RAMON.FELICIANO(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. GROUND AND AVIATION TR MANUALS PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAINING STANDARDS AND EVENTS THAT ARE MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK (MET) LINKED AND MEET CURRENT CORE TRAINING READINESS REQUIREMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, THE TR BATTLE RHYTHM ENSURES ALL MANUALS ARE FORMALLY REVIEWED, VALIDATED AND REVISED. ADDITIONALLY, TR MANUALS SERVE AS THE BASIS TO UPDATE AND REVISE PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION (POI) WITHIN THE FORMAL LEARNING CENTERS (FLC).
2. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY13 GROUND AND AVIATION TR MANUAL REVIEW AND TMT BATTLE RHYTHM, ENABLING THE OPERATIONAL FORCES (OPFOR), ADVOCATES, FLCS AND MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS TO PLAN AND EXECUTE CONFERENCE-RELATED ACTIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS. 62 CONFERENCES ARE SCHEDULED FOR FY13. CG TECOM DETERMINED IN REFERENCE (A) THAT THE CONFERENCES LISTED BELOW MEET THE CONFERENCE EXEMPTION CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REFERENCE (B).
3. MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) TRAINING AND EDUCATION STANDARDS DIVISION (MTESD) SERVES AS TECOM'S LEAD AGENCY IN THE COORDINAION, CONDUCT AND FUNDING OF ALL TR AND TMT CONFERENCES. EACH CONFERENCE IS INTENDED TO BE A SERVICE LEVEL FORUM COMPRISED OF OCCUPATIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SMES) DEDICATED TO REVIEWING, VALIDATING AND REVISING TR MANUALS AS APPROPRIATE. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF COLLECTIVE EVENTS TO BE REVIEWED, SOME CONFERENCES WILL BE SEGMENTED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SENIOR SMES ARE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS 7000-LEVEL AND ABOVE COLLECTIVE EVENTS. MTESD TASK ANALYSTS WILL COORDINATE WITH OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SMES TO DETERMINE CONFERENCE AGENDA, PARTICIPANTS AND CONDUCT.
A. MAJOR PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIONS WILL OCCUR PER THE STANDARD POAM DETAILED BELOW:
(1) 12 MONTHS PRIOR: FRONT END ANALYSIS (FEA) INITIATED FOR SELECT OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS. FEA RESULTS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR CONDUCT OF CONFERENCE.
(2) 6 MONTHS PRIOR: SME SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED.
(3) 3 MONTHS PRIOR: PRE CONFERENCE MESSAGE RELEASED CONTAINING WEB LINK WITH READ AHEAD INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES. ATTENDEES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH REFERENCES (C) AND (D) AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TR MANUAL PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF CONFERENCES.
B. FY13 TR REVIEW BATTLE RHYTHM. THE FY13 TR MANUAL AND TMT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (READ IN THREE COLUMNS) IS AS FOLLOWS. CONDUCT OF FEA IS INDICATED IF APPLICABLE:
CONFERENCE TITLE DATES LOCATION
MAGTF ELECTRONIC WARFARE WG 22 - 26 OCT 12 QUANTICO, VA
LOW ALTITUDE AIR DEFENSE TMT 30 - 31 OCT 12 MCAS CHERRY PT, NC
METEOROLOGICAL/OCEANOGRAPHIC TMT 30 - 31 OCT 12 MCAS CHERRY PT, NC
COMBAT HUNTER WORKING GROUP 07 - 09 NOV 12 QUANTICO, VA
DIRECT AIR SUPPORT CENTER TMT 14 - 15 NOV 12 VIRTUAL
SPORTS MEDICINE INJURY PREVENTION 18 - 22 NOV 12 QUANTICO, VA
H-1 26 NOV - 01 DEC 12 NELLIS AFB, NV
AV-8B 26 NOV - 01 DEC 12 NELLIS AFB, NV
AVIATION OPERATIONS SPECIALIST TMT 28 - 29 NOV 12 VIRTUAL (DCO)
F-18 TMT 28 - 29 NOV 12 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
EA-6B TMT 29 - 30 NOV 12 MCAS CHERRY PT, NC
TACTICAL AIR COMMAND CENTER TMT 04 - 05 DEC 12 VIRTUAL
TACTICAL AIR OPERATIONS CENTER TMT 04 - 05 DEC 12 VIRTUAL
MARINE AVIATION C2 SYSTEM MAINT TMT 06 - 07 DEC 12 VIRTUAL
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TMT 11 - 12 DEC 12 MCAS CHERRY PT, NC
AV-8 TMT 11 - 12 DEC 12 MCAS YUMA, AZ
EXPEDITIONAY AIRFIELD AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES OFFICER 17 - 20 DEC 12 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
UAS GROUP III 17 - 20 DEC 12 VIRTUAL
LOGISTICS 2D QTR QUANTICO, VA
CYBER 07 - 12 JAN 13 QUANTICO, VA
TANKS 13 - 19 JAN 13 QUANTICO, VA
05XX (CIVIL AFFAIRS, INFO OPS) 13 - 19 JAN 13 QUANTICO, VA
SMALL UNIT DECISION MAKING/MGIG 15 - 17 JAN 13 QUANTICO, VA
EAF/ARFF TMT 15 - 16 JAN 13 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
H-46 TMT 15 - 16 JAN 13 MCAS CHERRY PT, NC
H1 TMT 16 - 17 JAN 13 VIRTUAL
H53 PRE-T&R CONF 22 - 25 JAN 13 VIRTUAL
DASC (5939/5974) PRE-T&R CONF 23 - 24 JAN 13 VIRTUAL
AVIATION MAINTENANCE TMT 23 - 24 JAN 13 VIRTUAL
DASC (7208/7242) PRE-T&R CONF 23 - 24 JAN 13 VIRTUAL
V-22 TMT 29 - 30 JAN 13 VIRTUAL
C-130 TMT 29 - 30 JAN 13 VIRTUAL
H-53 TMT 31 JAN - 01 FEB 13 VIRTUAL
OSA TMT 01 - 02 FEB 13 VIRTUAL
INFANTRY PHASE I 03 - 09 FEB 13 QUANTICO, VA
DIRECT AIR SUPPORT CENTER CONF 06 - 08 FEB 13 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
INFANTRY PHASE II 03 - 09 MAR 13 QUANTICO, VA
TRAINING MOS'S 04 - 08 MAR 13 QUANTICO, VA
TRAINING INPUT PLANNING (TIP) CONF 05 - 07 MAR 13 QUANTICO, VA
UAS GROUP I PRE-T&R 07 - 08 MAR 13 VIRTUAL
AMPHIBIOUS ARMORED VEHICLES 10 - 16 MAR 13 QUANTICO, VA
AVIATION TRAINING SYSTEMS TMT 12 - 13 MAR 13 MCAS CHERRY PT, NC
ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING CONF 18 - 22 MAR 13 QUANTICO, VA
COMMAND AND CONTROL (C2) 22 - 26 MAR 13 QUANTICO, VA
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 01 - 05 APR 13 QUANTICO, VA
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PRE-TR 17 - 18 APR 13 VIRTUAL
05XX (SPACE OPS, MAGTF PLANNERS) 22 - 26 APR 13 QUANTICO, VA
TACTICAL AIR OPERATIONS CENTER PRE-TR 24 - 27 APR 13 VIRTUAL
MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT 06 - 10 MAY 13 QUANTICO, VA
MARINE PHYSICAL FITNESS CONF 06 - 10 MAY 13 QUANTICO, VA
UAS GROUP I 07 - 09 MAY 13 QUANTICO, VA
30XX (GROUND SUPPLY/CONTRACTING) 13 - 17 MAY 13 QUANTICO, VA
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 03 - 07 JUN 13 QUANTICO, VA
TACTICAL AIR CONTROL CENTER 04 - 06 JUN 13 QUANTICO, VA
MAGTF COMMAND ELEMENT 10 - 14 JUN 13 QUANTICO, VA
CH53 T&R CONF 17 - 21 JUN 13 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
UAS GROUP II PRE-TR 19 - 21 JUN 13 VIRTUAL
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 10 - 12 JUL 13 MCAS YUMA, AZ
TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY 15 - 29 JUL 13 QUANTICO, VA
FORMAL SCHOOLS MANAGERS SYMPOSIUM 15 - 19 JUL 13 QUANTICO, VA
UAS GROUP II 12 - 14 AUG 13 MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
MARINE CORPS EMBASSY SECURITY BN 09 - 13 SEP 13 QUANTICO, VA
C. IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS COMMAND TO HOST ALL CONFERENCES VIRTUALLY OR ABOARD MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) QUANTICO, WHICH SERVES AS THE PRIMARY PHYSICAL CONFERENCE LOCATION IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE SERVICE LEVEL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND TO ENSURE STANDARDIZATION OF THE TR REVIEW PROCESS. CONFERENCES CONDUCTED AT ALTERNATE LOCATIONS ARE BY EXCEPTION ONLY.
D. GENERALLY, POST-TR CONFERENCE ACTIONS WILL BE AS DETAILED BELOW, RESULTING IN A SIGNED TR MANUAL APPROXIMATELY 131 DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFERENCE.
(1) 60 DAYS AFTER CONFERENCE: COMPLETE REVIEW OF TR EVENTS AND ENTRY OF REVISIONS INTO MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) TR DEVELOPMENT MODULE.
(2) 20 DAYS AFTER EVENT ENTRY: STAFF DRAFT TR MANUAL FOR GENERAL REVIEW.
(3) 31 DAYS AFTER DRAFT IS POSTED FOR REVIEW: EDIT DRAFT MANUAL BASED ON STAFFING COMMENTS FROM OPFOR, ADVOCATE AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
(4) 15 DAYS AFTER STAFFING COMPLETED: COMPLETE FINAL DRAFT.
(5) APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS AFTER FORMAL DRAFT IS COMPLETE: FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL/SIGNATURE BY CG, TECOM.
(6) AFTER CG, TECOM SIGNATURE, THE SIGNED TR MANUAL WILL BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (AR) DIVISION FOR FORMAL PUBLISHING. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE SIGNED MANUAL IN PDF FORMAT WILL BE POSTED TO THE TECOM MTESD WEBSITE: FOR GROUND TR MANUALS AT HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/HQ/BRANCHES/MTESD/TRMANUAL/DEFAULT.ASPX. FOR AIR TR MANUALS AT: HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/HQ/BRANCHES/ATB1/ HOMEPAGE(PERCENT SIGN)20WEB(PERCENT SIGN)20PART(PERCENT SIGN)20PAGES /TRAINING(PERCENT SIGN)20AND(PERCENT SIGN)20READINESS(PERCENT SIGN) MANUALS.ASPX 4. PER REFERENCE (E), WITHIN 120 DAYS OF TR MANUAL APPROVAL, FLCS ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT COURSE CONTENT REVIEW BOARDS (CCRB) FOR ALL AFFECTED COURSES, SUBMIT A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS (ROP) FOR EACH BOARD, AND SUBMIT UPDATED POI TO TECOM MTESD FOR STAFFING. AFTER INFORMAL COLLABORATION WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE MTESD TASK ANALYST, POIS WILL BE FORMALLY SUBMITTED BY FLC FORMAL SCHOOL MANAGERS TO MTESD OPERATIONS BRANCH VIA TH FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: TECOM.MTESD.OPS(AT)USMC.MIL.A. FLCS MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION TO THE 120 DAY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT FOR TIER II (CAREER PROGRESSION MOS) AND TIER III (ALL OTHER COURSES) POIS ONLY. EXTENSIONS FOR TIER I POIS (ENTRY LEVEL MOS PRODUCING COURSES) WILL NOT BE GRANTED. EXTENSION REQUESTS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MTESD ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX IDENTIFIED IN PARA 4 OF THIS MESSAGE. REQUESTS WILL THEN BE STAFFED TO THE APPROPRIATE CG (TECOM OR TRNGCMD) FOR CONSIDERATION. MAXIMUM EXTENSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) TIER I: NO EXTENSION. (2) TIER II: UP TO 45 DAYS. (3) TIER III: UP TO 90 DAYS.
5. THE FY13 TR MANUAL CONFERENCE BATTLE RHYTHM IS POSTED ON THE MTESD WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)WWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/HQ/BRANCHES/MTESD/TRMANUAL/DEFAULT.ASPX. UPDATES WILL BE POSTED TO THIS WEBSITE AS NECESSARY.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//