R 131518Z MAR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 122/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND, ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING COMPLETION MILESTONES//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/162049ZNOV12//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/200624ZSEP12//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 658/12, CALL TO ACTION FOR PREVENTING MARINE SUICIDES.  REF B IS MARADMIN 524/12, NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND MASTER TRAINING TEAM REQUIREMENTS//
POC/PHILLIP BUSH/MGYSGT/UNIT:MFC, MF/-/TEL:703-784-9542//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, THIS MARADMIN PUBLISHES NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND (NLMB) TRAINING COMPLETION MILESTONES FOR THE ENTIRE FORCE.  THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE REQUIRES CONSTANT ENGAGEMENT COUPLED WITH A PERIODIC SURGE OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT THE MULTIPLE FACTORS OF RISK.  AFTER TWO YEARS OF REDUCED INCIDENTS, THE MARINE CORPS HAS REPORTED INCREASED SUICIDES IN CALENDAR YEAR 2012.  APRIL TO SEPTEMBER IS A PERIOD OF HIGH TRANSITION AND A TIME OF HIGHER RISK FOR SUICIDE.  FROM REVIEWABLE, RELIABLE DATA MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE MARINE CORPS, THERE IS A NEED FOR PREVENTION TRAINING EMPHASIS BEFORE THIS TIME PERIOD.  HISTORICALLY, MANY MARINE UNITS DELAY THIS ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT UNTIL LATE IN THE CALENDAR YEAR.  THIS PRACTICE MISSES OUR HIGHEST PERIOD OF VULNERABILITY.  NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING FOCUSES ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF SUICIDE RISK FACTORS AND WARNING SIGNS AND HOW TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY.
2.  NLMB, ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING COMPLETION MILESTONES.
A.  NLT 31 MAY 2013, ALL COMMANDS MUST ACHIEVE A NLMB TRAINING COMPLETION PERCENTAGE OF 50 PERCENT FOR EACH OF THE (4) PROGRAM MODULES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3.
B.  NLT 31 AUG 2013, ALL COMMANDS MUST ACHIEVE A NLMB TRAINING COMPLETION PERCENTAGE OF 75 PERCENT FOR EACH OF THE (4) PROGRAM MODULES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3.
C.  NLT 31 DEC 2013, ALL COMMANDS MUST ACHIEVE A NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND TRAINING COMPLETION PERCENTAGE OF 100 PERCENT FOR EACH OF THE (4) PROGRAM MODULES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3.
3.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, THE FOLLOWING REPORTING ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED: UNITS WILL DOCUMENT COMPLETION OF THIS ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT VIA THE MARINE-ON-LINE TRAINING MODULE OR MCTFS REPORTING.  MCTFS CODES:  PW - JUNIOR MARINE SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE PS - NCO SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE PU - SNCO SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE PV - OFFICER SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE
4.  SUICIDE IS AN IRREVERSIBLE REACTION TO LIFE'S PROBLEMS.  IT IS A COMPLEX PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES AN ALL HANDS COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.  WE WILL NOT REST IN OUR EFFORTS TO PREVENT SUICIDE OR IN OUR ENDURING EFFORT TO KEEP FAITH WITH OUR MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//