MARADMINS : 701/13
R 310835Z Dec 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 701/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (MM) IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFENSE CONNECT ONLINE (DCO) FOR REMOTE PMOS MONITOR AND CAREER COUNSELORS INTERFACE//
POC/M. PRUDEN/CAPT/UNIT:MMOA/-/TEL:(703)784-9267 POC/P. HERDENER/CAPT/UNIT:MMEA/-/TEL:(703)784-9335 POC/A. MOLINA/SGT/UNIT:MMIB/-/TEL:(703)784-9971 POC/R. THOMPSON/MGYSGT/UNIT:MMSB/-/TEL:(703)784-0540
GENTEXT/RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INTRODUCE MM DIVISION'S USE OF VIDEO TELECONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY VIA DCO. THIS NEW CAPABILITY WILL AUGMENT THE CURRENT INTERACTION METHODS OF FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS, TELEPHONIC, ELECTRONIC MAIL, AND WEB-BASED SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES.
2. BACKGROUND. DCO IS A WEB-BASED DOD CAPABILITY THAT REQUIRES NO INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE, NOR DOES IT REQUIRE A USER TO BE CONNECTED TO THE NMCI NETWORK. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE THE USE OF BASE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTERS AND OTHER FACILITIES TO FACILITATE ACCESS FOR THOSE MARINES WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE DCO VIA THEIR PERSONAL DEVICES. MARINE CORPS COMMANDS OR INSTALLATIONS THAT WISH TO PROVIDE THE REQUISITE HARDWARE FOR USE BY THEIR PERSONNEL MAY PROVIDE WEBCAMS, HEADSETS, AND MICROPHONES. ADDITIONALLY, MARINES CAN ACCESS THE SYSTEM VIA THEIR WEBCAM EQUIPPED PERSONAL COMPUTER, OR USING AN ANDROID OR APPLE SMARTPHONE VIA THE ADOBE CONNECT APPLICATION DOWNLOADED FROM THE APPROPRIATE APP STORE.
3. DISCUSSION.
(A) DCO WILL ALLOW MARINES TO BENEFIT FROM FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION WITH MM DIVISION MANPOWER OFFICIALS. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW UNIT LEADERSHIP TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WITH HIGHER HEADQUARTERS THAT KEY LEADERS CAN USE TO GUIDE AND MENTOR SUBORDINATES.
(B) MM DIVISION HAS CREATED A POWERPOINT TO ASSIST MARINES WITH SETTING UP THEIR DCO ACCOUNTS. ASSISTANCE WITH CONFIGURING PERSONAL COMPUTERS OR SMARTPHONES TO CONNECT TO THE SERVICE, AS WELL AS HOW TO CONNECT TO A SCHEDULED MEETING, IS ALSO AVAILABLE VIA:WWW.DCO.DOD.MIL(SLASH)CONTENT(SLASH)CONNECT(SLASH)MEETINGS(SLASH)EN(SLASH)MEETINGS(SLASH)CREATE(UNDERSCORE)MEETING.HTML. FOR ACCOUNT OR PROGRAM ISSUES, PLEASE CONTACT THE DCO HELPDESK AT WWW.DCO.DOD.MIL(SLASH)CONTENT(SLASH)CONNECT(SLASH)MEETINGS(SLASH)EN(SLASH)PUBLIC(UNDERSCORE)GETTING(UNDERSCORE)STARTED.HTML.
4. SCHEDULING REQUESTS. DURING THIS INITIAL BUILD OUT PHASE, CONTACT YOUR INDIVIDUAL MONITOR OR CAREER COUNSELOR DIRECTLY TO SCHEDULE A DCO APPOINTMENT. MONITOR AND CAREER COUNSELOR CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE MANPOWER.USMC.MIL WEBSITE. ENLISTED MONITOR CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)PAGE(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)M(UNDERSCORE)RA(UNDERSCORE)HOME(SLASH)MM(SLASH)A(UNDERSCORE)EA(SLASH)F(UNDERSCORE)MMEA(SLASH)F(UNDERSCORE)MMEA(UNDERSCORE)PUBLIC DIRECTORY1. OFFICER MONITOR CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)PAGE(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)M(UNDERSCORE)RA(UNDERSCORE)HOME(SLASH)MM(SLASH)A(UNDERSCORE)OA(SLASH) MM(UNDERSCORE)MMOA(UNDERSCORE)DIRECTORY. CAREER COUNSELOR CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(SLASH)PORTAL(SLASH)PAGE(SLASH) PORTAL(SLASH)M(UNDERSCORE)RA(UNDERSCORE)HOME(SLASH)MM(SLASH)SB(SLASH)Z(UNDERSCORE)MMSB(UNDERSCORE)DIRECTORY. THE UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS (URLS) ON THE MANPOWER.USMC.MIL WEBITE ARE CASE SENSITIVE. THE LONG RANGE GOAL OF MM DIVISION IS TO RELEASE A CENTRALIZED WEB-BASED RESERVATION SYSTEM TO STREAMLINE THE SCHEDULING(SLASH) COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN M.J. MONAHAN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION//