MARADMINS : 364/13
R 191443Z JUL 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 364/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY14 MMEA COMMAND VISIT SCHEDULE//
POC/J. S. GAYMAN/CAPT/UNIT: MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703)784-9238//
POC/R. C. JONES/GYSGT/UNIT: MMEA-6/-/TEL:(703)784-9238//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. THE ANNUAL ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS BRANCH VISIT TO THE MARINE CORPS' MAJOR COMMANDS WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM SEPTEMBER 2013 THROUGH DECEMBER 2013.
2. MISSION. CMC MANPOWER MANAGEMENT ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS (MMEA) WILL VISIT MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC) TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF BRIEFS AND INTERVIEWS IN ORDER TO UPDATE COMMANDERS ON ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT AND RETENTION ISSUES AND ASSIST MARINES IN MAKING WELL INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS.
3. EXECUTION
A. INTENT. THE PURPOSE IS TWO FOLD: TO PROVIDE COMMANDS WITH INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS AND TO SUPPORT COMMAND RETENTION EFFORTS. THE METHOD CONSISTS OF CMC (MMEA) AFFORDING ENLISTED MARINES AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS WITH THEIR PMOS MONITORS, RETENTION ASSISTANCE, AND TARGETED BRIEFS TO COMMANDS.
B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM MMEA WILL TRAVEL TO MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND CONDUCT BRIEFS, INTERVIEWS, AND COUNSELINGS TO BETTER INFORM COMMANDERS AND MARINES ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING RETENTION SUPPORT.
C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. DATES OF MMEA VISIT (FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TENTATIVE DATES ARE LISTED BELOW):
LOCATION DATES
A. NCR/QUANTICO AUG 19-20
MCCDC AUG 19-20
HQMC/NCR AUG 19-20
B. WESTPAC SEP 11-20
MCAS IWAKUNI SEP 11-12
OKINAWA SEP 13-17
MCB HAWAII SEP 19-20
C. WEST COAST OCT 14-24
29 PALMS OCT 14-15
CAMPEN OCT 16-18
MCRD SD OCT 21
MCAS MIRAMAR OCT 22-23
MCAS YUMA OCT 24
D. EAST COAST DEC 2-11
MCRD PI SC DEC 2
MCAS BEAUFORT DEC 2-4
MCAS CHERRY POINT DEC 5
MCAS NEW RIVER DEC 6
CLNC/MARSOC DEC 9-11
2. COMMAND VISIT BRIEFS OFFERED:
A. ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW BRIEF:
1. TARGET AUDIENCE: OFFICER-STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER.
2. BRIEF TIMEFRAME: 60 MIN.
B. FIRST TERM ALIGNMENT PLAN (FTAP) BRIEF. THE FOCUS OF THIS BRIEF IS CURRENT RETENTION INCENTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER SERVICE.
1. TARGET AUDIENCE: FY 14 FIRST TERM MARINES
2. BRIEF TIMEFRAME: 60 MIN.
C. ENLISTED MONITOR INTERVIEWS. ENLISTED MOS MONITORS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE MONITOR AND THE MARINE ENSURES CLEAR COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS, WHILE ADDRESSING THE DESIRES OF THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ENLISTED MARINES AND THEIR MONITOR IS A FUNDAMENTAL AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMAND VISIT.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A. ADMINISTRATION. DUE TO FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, THE NUMBER OF COMMAND VISIT LOCATIONS IS REDUCED FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS. UNITS NOT LISTED THAT DESIRE A COMMAND VISIT MAY CONTACT THE MMEA POC TO COORDINATE TIME, LOCATION, AND MONITORS DESIRED FOR THE VISIT. UNITS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL COMMAND VISITS, WHICH ARE NOT LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN, WILL BE REQUIRED TO FUND TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE VISIT. REQUEST COMMANDS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3 REVIEW THE TENTATIVE DATES AND ADVISE THIS HQ OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS NLT 1 AUGUST 2013. UPON RECEIPT OF TENTATIVE DATE CONFIRMATIONS FROM MSC'S, MMEA WILL PROVIDE A DETAILED VISIT SCHEDULE TO CAREER PLANNERS VIA SEPCOR. OTHER AGENCIES INTERESTED IN PROVIDING SERVICES AT A COMMAND VISIT MUST COORDINATE WITH THE POC OF THIS MESSAGE 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF SELECTED COMMAND VISIT.
B. LOGISTICS
1. FUNDING. MMEA WILL FUND ALL TRAVEL, LODGING, AND RENTAL EXPENSES FOR MMEA PERSONNEL. ALL AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF MMEA ARE REQUIRED TO FUND ALL THEIR PERSONNEL EXPENSES.
2. FACILITIES. EACH COMMAND-STATION WILL HAVE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING THE SIZE OF THEIR UNIT BRIEFS; THEREFORE, THE DESIGNATED COORDINATOR MUST ENSURE PROPER FACILITIES ARE RESERVED FOR ALL BRIEFS, INTERVIEWS, AND COUNSELING SESSIONS. ALL LOCATIONS SUPPORTING INTERVIEWS AND COUNSELINGS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE ACTIVE NMCI PORTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN TESTED PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE MMEA TEAM. DESIGNATED COORDINATORS WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT AUDIO-VISUAL SUPPORT, PROJECTION CAPABILITY, AND COMPUTER (INTERNET) ACCESS IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL BRIEFS, INTERVIEWS AND COUNSELING SESSIONS.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT FROM ALL LEVELS OF COMMAND IS ESSENTIAL.
A. C4 COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. EACH MEMBER OF THE MMEA COMMAND VISIT TEAM WILL ARRIVE WITH AN NMCI LAPTOP. MMEA MARINES DO NOT HAVE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORDS FOR THESE LAPTOPS; THEREFORE, NO ADDITIONAL DRIVERS MAY BE LOADED FOR NETWORK SUPPORT. EACH MMEA MARINE WILL REQUIRE AN NMCI DATA PORT. ADEQUATE PLANS SHOULD BE MADE BY HOSTING COMMANDS TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 35 DATA DROPS IN PREPARING THE FY 14 NMCI BUDGET.
2. MMEA HAS THREE 16-PORT LINKSYS "DUMB" HUBS; HOWEVER, USE OF THESE HUBS ON THE NMCI NETWORKS REQUIRES A WAIVER. REQUEST FOR WAIVER APPROVAL HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CMC (C4) THROUGH 2014. BASE G-1 OR NMCI SITE MANAGERS REQUIRING A COPY OF THE WAIVER SHOULD CONTACT ISC AT DSN 278-9971 PRIOR TO EACH VISIT.
3. MMEA MARINES WILL REQUIRE ONE QUALITY NMCI-NETWORKED PRINTER AND ONE DSN-CAPABLE PHONE PER 10 MMEA MARINES AT EACH SITE. REQUEST MARINE CORPS BASES JAPAN G-6 PROVIDES A MINIMUM OF 10 CELLULAR PHONES DURING THE WESTPAC (OKINAWA-JAPAN) COMMAND VISIT.
4. ONE DATA MARINE FROM MMEA WILL TRAVEL WITH THE MONITORS ON MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND VISITS FOR NETWORK SUPPORT. THIS MARINE WILL NEED ACCESS TO THE PLANNED BRIEFING AREA 12 HOURS PRIOR TO INTERVIEWS COMMENCING.
5. BASE OR STATION CAREER PLANNERS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE INSTALLATION G-6 POC'S NETWORK PORT NUMBERS TO MMEA ISC NLT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN ORDER TO FACILITATE IT SUPPORT. INSTALLATION G-6 ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE A TIGER TEAM OF 3 TO 5 0651 MOS DATA MARINES TO SUPPORT COMMAND VISIT SET UP. POC FOR C4-SPECIFIC ISSUES IS SGT J. W. BRADY OR SGT A. B. MOLINA AT DSN 278-9971 OR COMM 703-784-9971.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M.J. MONAHAN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//