R 091656Z JAN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 015/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/UPDATE ON TRANSITION FROM MARINE ONLINE'S (MOL) TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) TO THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS)//
REF/A/DOC/MSGID/CG TECOM GTD/111306Z FEB 11//
REF/B/DOC/MARADMIN 265/12/14 MAY 2012//
REF/C/DOC/MSGID/CG TECOM GTD/061653ZSEP12//
NARR/REF A IS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM) MESSAGE ANNOUNCING THE FIELDING OF THE MCTIMS UNIT TRAINING MANAGEMENT (UTM) MODULE.  REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS VISION AND STRATEGY 2025 TASK NUMBER NINE.  REF C IS THE TECOM MARADMIN 265/12 ANNOUNCING THE TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO THE MCTIMS.//
POC/J. L. BULLIS/CAPT/TECOM MTESD/TEL: 703-784-0843/EMAIL: JASON.BULLIS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO UPDATE AND INFORM THE TOTAL FORCE REGARDING THE UTM AND INDIVIDUAL MARINE MANAGEMENT (IMM) MODULE ENHANCEMENT AND OUTLINE UPCOMING TESTING, VALIDATION, AND TRANSITION PLAN FOR MCTIMS REPLACEMENT OF TMS.  
2.  BACKGROUND.  FOLLOWING THE INITIAL FIELDING OF THE MCTIMS UTM MODULE OUTLINED IN REF A, OPERATING FORCE CUSTOMERS VALIDATED THE REQUIREMENT FOR A SINGLE SYSTEM TO TRACK ALL TRAINING RELATED DATA TO REDUCE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN CAUSED BY ENTERING SIMILAR DATA INTO MULTIPLE SYSTEMS.  IN RESPONSE TO THIS FEEDBACK, TECOM AND MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVES COLLABORATED TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATIVE CAPABILITIES AND IMPLEMENT A SINGLE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF TRACKING, RECORDING, AND REPORTING ALL ANNUAL AND ANCILLARY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B AND C, TECOM CONDUCTED A MCTIMS AND MCTFS INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS TO ENSURE TRANSITION FROM MOL TMS TO MCTIMS WOULD BE EXECUTED IN A MANNER THAT MINIMIZES THE IMPACT FELT BY ALL USERS. 
3.  PILOT TESTING, VALIDATION, AND TRANSITION.  BEGINNING 2ND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR (FY) 13, OPERATING FORCE UNITS FROM I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF) AND II MEF HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO TEST AND VALIDATE THAT USER ABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES OF MCTIMS SUPPORT TOTAL FORCE REQUIREMENTS FOR INPUT OF ANNUAL AND ANCILLARY TRAINING, AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF TRAINING COMPLETION DATA TO MCTFS.
A.  BY 3RD QUARTER, FY 13, UTM/IMM WILL BE INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABLE (IOC) AND BY FY 15, WILL REPLACE TMS AS THE MARINE CORPS' TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ALL ANNUAL AND ANCILLARY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
B.  TRANSITION STRATEGY.  UPON SUCCESSFUL TESTING AND IOC, SPECIFIC CUTOVER SCHEDULES WILL BE COORDINATED WITH I, II, III MEF, MARFORRES, AND ALL SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS TO ENSURE THERE IS MINIMAL IMPACT TO UNIT BATTLE RHYTHMS. 
4.  FIELD SUPPORT.  FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND COORDINATION, MCTIMS FIELD SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVES CAN BE CONTACTED PER THE DETAILS BELOW.
A.  FIELD SUPPORT EAST.  MR. PAT RYAN, PATRICK.RYAN(AT)INFORELIANCE.COM.  OFFICE PHONE, (910) 450-0048.
B.  FIELD SUPPORT WEST.  MR. RYAN ROBERTS, RYAN.ROBERTS(AT)INFORELIANCE.COM.  OFFICE PHONE, (760) 725-9095.
5.  QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED TO THE POINT OF CONTACT.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//