R 282031Z MAR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 168/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMBAT PISTOL PROGRAM (CPP)//
REF/A/MCO 3574.2K/01 AUG 2007//
REF/B/MCO 3574.2L/DRAFT//
REF/C/MCRP 3-01B PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP//
REF/D/MARADMIN 668/12//
RED/E/MARADMIN 124/12//
REF/F/MARCORSYSCOM FP 12140B//
NARR/REFERENCE A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO) FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS.  REF B IS THE DRAFT MCO FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP.  REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION FOR PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP.  REF D IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 (FY13) COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE; PARAGRAPH 3.G AND 4.A.3 OF THIS REFERENCE DIRECTS IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM.  REF E IS THE FY12 MARADMIN LISTING INDIVIDUAL WEAPONS, OPTICS AND MODULAR ATTACHMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR ANNUAL RIFLE AND PISTOL TRAINING.  REF F IS THE MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND FIELDING PLAN FOR THE U.S. MARINE CORPS HOLSTER DATED 14 OCTOBER 2011.//
POC/V. S. POPE/CWO5/UNIT:  WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION (WTBN) QUANTICO (MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SECTION (MPMS))/TEL: 703-784-5520/EMAIL:  VINCENT.S.POPE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE MARINE CORPS WIDE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE CPP TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ANNUAL PISTOL TRAINING (APT) PROGRAM.
2.  SITUATION:  IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MARINE CORPS' PISTOL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION PROGRAM HAVE BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT SINCE 2008.  WITH ASSISTANCE AND APPROVAL FROM THE OPERATING FORCES, WTBN QUANTICO HAS DEVELOPED, TESTED AND VALIDATED AN IMPROVED PISTOL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT RESULTS IN MARINES BEING ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY EMPLOY THE PISTOL USING BASIC ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.  AS PER REF D, DEPUTY COMMANDANT (DC) COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (CDI) HAS APPROVED FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CPP TO REPLACE APT FOR ENTRY-LEVEL AND ANNUAL TRAINING WITH THE PISTOL.  CPP IS INCLUDED IN REF B MCO 3574.2L DRAFT (CURRENTLY SUBMITTED FOR FINAL STAFFING REVIEW).
3.  MISSION:  BETWEEN THE 3RD QUARTER OF FY13 AND THE 4TH QUARTER OF FY14 WTBN QUANTICO WILL HOST AND CONDUCT SIX, TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) SESSIONS FOR FORMAL SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS AND RANGE PERSONNEL FROM REGIONAL MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS.  THIS TRAINING WILL PRODUCE QUALIFIED REGIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE CPP AND FURTHER TRAIN LOCAL COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACHES AND TRAINERS WITHIN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC REGION.
4.  EXECUTION.
    A.  COMMANDS OWNING THE FOLLOWING MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING UNITS AND RANGES WILL BE GIVEN FOUR (4) QUOTAS EACH FOR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL TO ATTEND THE WTBN HOSTED T3 SESSIONS FOR CPP.  COMMANDS WILL FURTHER DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A LOCAL CPP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THEIR REGION USING THE QUALIFIED TRAINERS.  PER DC, CDI DIRECTION, THE CPP IS TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BY NOVEMBER OF 2014.
        (1) MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING UNIT (MTU) CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA 
        (2) MTU MARINE CORPS AIR STATION (MCAS) CHERRY POINT 
        (3) MTU DAM NECK NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, VA
        (4) MTU EDSON RANGE, CAMP PENDLETON, CA
        (5) MTU SCHOOL OF INFANTRY WEST, CAMP PENDLETON, CA
        (6) MTU MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) HAWAII
        (7) MTU MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
        (8) MTU MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, SC
        (9) MTU STONE BAY, MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
        (10) WILCOX RANGE / HORNO RANGE, CAMP PENDLETON, CA
        (11) MTU 1ST MARINE DIVISION SCHOOLS, CAMP PENDLETON, CA
        (12) MTU MCAS YUMA, AZ
        (13) MTU MARINE CORPS AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER, 29 PALMS, CA
        (14) MARINE FORCES RESERVE
    B.  DURING EACH T3 SESSION STUDENTS WILL EXECUTE CPP AND RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR UPDATED COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACH AND TRAINER SKILLS.  UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE ALL NECESSARY LESSON MATERIALS AND RANGE OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AND EXECUTE CPP AT THEIR PARENT COMMANDS.  THIS INCLUDES CERTIFYING COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACHES IN CPP TRAINING.
    C.  ADDITIONAL QUOTAS AND PARTICIPATION FROM COMMANDS NOT LISTED WILL BE AVAILABLE (UNIT FUNDED) THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD LISTED ABOVE.
    D. THE FIRST TWO OF THE SIX T3 SESSIONS ARE:  1-5 APRIL AND 8-12 JULY OF 2013.  DATES OF THE LATER FOUR T3 SESSIONS ARE TO BE DETERMINED AND WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE.  
5.  ADMINISTRATION:  PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDEES:  0306 MARINE GUNNER OR FORMALLY TRAINED 0931 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER (CMT) (CORPORAL OR ABOVE), SERVING IN AN MTU, RANGE BILLET OR AS A BATTALION LEVEL OR HIGHER CMT.
6.  LOGISTICS:  QUOTAS FOR SPECIFIC UNITS LISTED ABOVE WILL BE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND FUNDED.  ADDITIONAL QUOTAS OR QUOTAS FOR UNLISTED UNITS WILL BE UNIT FUNDED.
7.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL:  COMMANDING OFFICER WTBN IS THE PROPONENT FOR MARINE CORPS MARKSMANSHIP.  CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER COORDINATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN RICHARD P. MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//