R 161837Z AUG 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 409/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FY14 SCHEDULE OF MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND READINESS (TR) MANUAL REVIEW AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT TEAM (TMT) WORKING GROUPS//
REF/A/TECOM LTR DTD 1 OCT 2012//
REF/B/DMCS LTR DTD 22 JUN 2012//
REF/C/MSGID/MCO 1200.13G//
REF/D/MSGID/MCO 3500.72A//
REF/E/MSGID/NAVMC 3500.106//
REF/F/MSGID/MCO 3500.14C//
REF/G/MSGID/MCO 3710.6A//
REF/H/MSGID/MCO 1553.2B//
NARR/REF A IS THE DETERMINATION BY CG TECOM THAT TR WORKING GROUPS AND TMTS MEET THE CONFERENCE EXEMPTION CRITERIA PROMULGATED BY DMCS. REF B IS DMCS PROMULGATED CONFERENCE EXEMPTION CRITERIA. REF C IS MCO 1200.13G MARINE CORPS FRONT END ANALYSIS PROGRAM. REF D IS MCO P3500.72A MARINE CORPS GROUND TRAINING AND READINESS (TR) PROGRAM. REF E IS NAVMC 3500.106 TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL GROUP (TRMG) CHARTER TERMS OF REFERENCE. REF F IS MCO 3500.14C AVIATION TRAINING AND READINESS PROGRAM. REF G IS MCO 3710.6A AVIATION TRAINING SYSTEM. REF H 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 TRAINING AND READINESS (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. THE AVIATION TRAINING MANAGEMENT PROCESS, PER REFERENCES PROVIDES A FORUM FOR AVIATION COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS AND PRIORITIZE ISSUES THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS AS THEY RELATE TO TR STANDARDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, SPECIFIC AVIATION COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, ADVOCATES AND STAKEHOLDERS WILL MEET ANNUALLY WITHIN TRAINING MANAGEMENT TEAM (TMT) WORKING GROUPS.
3. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY14 GROUND AND AVIATION TR MANUAL REVIEW AND TMT BATTLE RHYTHM, ENABLING THE OPFOR, ADVOCATES, FLCS AND MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS TO PLAN AND EXECUTE WORKING GROUP RELATED ACTIONS OVER THE NEXT FISCAL YEARS. 45 WORKING GROUPS ARE SCHEDULED FOR FY14. CG TECOM DETERMINED IN REFERENCE A THAT THE WORKING GROUPS LISTED BELOW MEET THE CONFERENCE EXEMPTION CRITERIA CONTAINED IN REFERENCE B.
4. MAGTF TRAINING AND EDUCATION STANDARDS DIVISION (MTESD) SERVES AS TECOM'S LEAD AGENCY IN THE COORDINATION, CONDUCT AND FUNDING OF ALL TR AND TMT WORKING GROUPS. EACH WORKING GROUP IS INTENDED TO BE A SERVICE LEVEL FORUM COMPRISED OF OCCUPATIONAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SMES) DEDICATED TO REVIEWING, VALIDATING AND REVISING TR MANUALS AND REVIEWING AND PRIORITIZING TRAINING ISSUES AS APPROPRIATE. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF COLLECTIVE EVENTS TO BE REVIEWED, SOME TR WORKING GROUPS WILL BE SEGMENTED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SENIOR SMES ARE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS LEVEL 7000 AND ABOVE COLLECTIVE EVENTS. MTESD TASK ANALYSTS WILL COORDINATE WITH OCCUPATIONAL FIELD AND AVIATION COMMUNITY SMES TO DETERMINE TR AND TMT WORKING GROUP AGENDA, PARTICIPANTS AND CONDUCT.
A. MAJOR PRE WORKING GROUP ACTIONS WILL OCCUR PER THE STANDARD TR POAM DETAILED BELOW:
(1) 6 MONTHS PRIOR: FRONT END ANALYSIS (FEA) PER REFERENCE C IS INITIATED FOR SELECT OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS. FEA RESULTS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR CONDUCT OF WORKING GROUP.
(2) 6 MONTHS PRIOR: SME SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED.
(3) 3 MONTHS PRIOR: PRE WORKING GROUP MESSAGE RELEASED CONTAINING WEB LINK WITH READ AHEAD INFORMATION FOR WORKING GROUP ATTENDEES. ATTENDEES TO GROUND TR WORKING GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH REFERENCES D AND E WHILE ATTENDEES OF AVIATION TR WORKING GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH REFERENCES F AND G AS WELL AS THEIR RESPECTIVE TR MANUAL PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKING GROUPS.
B. FY14 TR REVIEW AND TMT BATTLE RHYTHM. THE FY14 TR MANUAL AND TMT WORKING GROUPS SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS (READ IN THREE COLUMNS). THE DATES BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON OCCFLD OR COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS; A MESSAGE WILL BE RELEASED PRIOR TO EACH WORKING GROUP CONFIRMING ACTUAL DATES AND LOCATION. AN ASTERISK SIGNIFIES THAT PREPARATIONS FOR AN FEA WILL COMMENCE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTH PRIOR TO THE WORKING GROUP CONVENE DATE FOR THE COMMUNITIES
INDICATED:WORKING GROUP TITLE DATES LOCATION
LEGAL* 28 OCT-1 NOV 13 QUANTICO VA
SECURITY COOPERATION 28 OCT-1 NOV 13 QUANTICO VA
LAAD LOW ALTITUDE AIR DEFENSE TMT 5-6 NOV 13 DCO VIRTUAL
VH HMX1 TMT 5-6 NOV 13 QUANTICO VA
UAS UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TMT 5-6 NOV 13 29 PALMS CA
DASC DIRECT AIR SUPPORT CENTER TMT 13-14 NOV 13 NEW RIVER NC
EAF ARFF EXPEDITIONARY AIR FIELD
AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE
FIGHTING TMT 13-14 NOV 13 DCO VIRTUAL
AV 8 HARRIERS TMT 18-19 NOV 13 DCO VIRTUAL
TRAIN THE TRAINER 18-22 NOV 13 QUANTICO VA
EA 6 TMT 20-21 NOV 13 DCO VIRTUAL
METOC METEOROLOGICAL AND
OCEANOGRAPHIC TMT 25-26 NOV 13 DCO VIRTUAL
AOS AVIATION OPERATIONS
SPECIALIST TMT 02-03 DEC 13 DCO VIRTUAL
TACC TACTICAL AIR COMMAND
CENTER TMT 10-11 DEC 13 MIRAMAR CA
TAOC TACTICAL AIR OPERATIONS
CENTER TMT 10-11 DEC 13 MIRAMAR CA
MACCS METEM MARINE AVIATION COMMAND
AND CONTROL SYSTEM METEOROLOGICAL
ELECTRICIAN MAINTENANCE TMT 12-13 DEC 13 MIRAMAR CA
ATC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TMT 16-17 DEC 13 DCO VIRTUAL
F 18 TMT 18-19 DEC 13 DCO VIRTUAL
V-22 TMT 07-08 JAN 14 NEW RIVER NC
H-53 TMT 07-08 JAN 14 NEW RIVER NC
A/C MAINTENANCE TMT 28-29 JAN 14 MIRAMAR CA
C-130 TMT 28-29 JAN 14 CHERRY POINT NC
MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT 27-31 JAN 14 QUANTICO VA
H-46 TMT 4-5 FEB 14 DCO VIRTUAL
H-1 TMT 4-5 FEB 14 CAMPEN CA
RQ 21 OPERATOR 10-14 FEB 14 MIRAMAR CA
MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES 10-14 FEB 14 QUANTICO VA
RECRUITING AND RETENTION 24-28 FEB 14 QUANTICO VA
COMMUNICATIONS* 25 FEB-1 MAR 14 QUANTICO VA
RQ 21 MAINTENANCE 3-7 MAR 14 29 PALMS CA
ATS TMT 4-6 MAR 14 MIRAMAR CA
LAAD 10-14 MAR 14 MIRAMAR CA
GROUND ORDNANCE MAINTENANCE* 17-21 MAR 14 QUANTICO VA
GROUND SAFETY 7-11 APR 14 QUANTICO VA
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT* 28 APR-2 MAY 14 QUANTICO VA
MUSIC* 19-22 MAY 14 QUANTICO VA
F 35B 2-6 JUN 14 YUMA CA
RQ 7B MAINTENANCE 16-20 JUN 14 29 PALMS CA
COMBAT CAMERA* 16-20 JUN 14 QUANTICO VA
MAGTF COMMAND ELEMENT 23-27 JUN 14 QUANTICO VA
C 9 C 20 14-18 JUL 14 CHERRY PT NC
ATC (TACTICAL) 14-18 JUL 14 MIRAMAR CA
MOTOR TRANSPORT* 18-22 AUG 14 QUANTICO VA
UC 35 / C 12 2-5 SEP 14 NEW ORLEANS LA
HH 46/HH 1N 22-26 SEP 14 CHERRY PT NC
ARTILLERY* 22-26 SEP 14 QUANTICO VA
C. GENERALLY, POST TR WORKING GROUP ACTIONS WILL BE AS DETAILED BELOW, RESULTING IN A SIGNED TR MANUAL APPROXIMATELY 131 DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE WORKING GROUP.
(1) 60 DAYS AFTER WORKING GROUP: 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 AT HTTPS:SLASH SLASH VCEPUB.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/DIRECTORATES/MTESD/SITEPAGES/HOME.ASPX.
5. PER REFERENCE H, 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 THE 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.C.(6) OF THIS MESSAGE. REQUESTS WILL THEN BE STAFFED TO THE APPROPRIATE CG (TECOM OR TRNGCMD) FOR CONSIDERATION.
B. MAXIMUM EXTENSIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (1) TIER I: NO EXTENSION. (2) TIER II: UP TO 45 DAYS. (3) TIER III: UP TO 90 DAYS.
6. THE FY14 TR MANUAL WORKING GROUP BATTLE RHYTHM IS POSTED ON THE MTESD WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASH SLASH VCEPUB.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/DIRECTORATES/MTESD/SHARED%20DOCUMENTS/FORMS/ALLITEMS.ASPX. UPDATES WILL BE POSTED TO THIS WEBSITE AS NECESSARY.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//