MARADMINS : 163/14
R 011328Z APR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 163/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/NOTIFICATION OF FORTHCOMING MARINE CORPS FORCE INTEGRATION PLAN RESEARCH//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC/232219Z APR12//
REF/B/DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/21JAN2011//
AMPF/REF A IS ALMAR 012/12, ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN TO GROUND COMBAT UNITS. REF B IS MCO 3900.18, HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES DIRECTION FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS.//
POC/JOHNSON, PAUL/CIV/UNIT:CMC WAHSINGTON DC MCOTEA/PAUL.C.JOHNSON3(AT)USMC.MIL/(TEL) (703) 784-3289//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT EXPERIMENTAL TASK FORCE (GCEXTF) AND GENERATE AWARENESS IN ADVANCE OF SOLICITING VOLUNTEERS. THIS IS NOT A VOLUNTEER SOLICITATION MESSAGE. INFORMATION-ONLY ROAD SHOW BRIEFS WILL COMMENCE IN APRIL 2014 AND BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
2. REFERENCE (A) ANNOUNCED EXPANDED OPPORTUNITY FOR FEMALE MARINES TO SERVE IN PREVIOUSLY CLOSED UNITS. THE MARINE CORPS WILL TAKE DELIBERATE, MEASURED AND RESPONSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE INTEGRATION OF FEMALE MARINES INTO PREVIOUSLY CLOSED UNITS AND OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS BY 1 JANUARY 2016 AS DIRECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, CMC DIRECTED COMMENCEMENT OF A RESEARCH STUDY THAT INCLUDES ACTIVATION OF THE GCEXTF. THIS EXPERIMENT WILL ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL MARINES IN INTEGRATED UNITS EXECUTING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE GROUND COMBAT ARMS TASKS. COMBAT ARMS MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) TRAINING AND READINESS MANUALS, MASTER TASK DATABASES, PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING, AND DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM-CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THE TASKS THIS EXPERIMENT WILL EVALUATE.
3. METHOD. THE GCEXTF WILL BE ACTIVATED ABOARD CAMP LEJEUNE, NC IN 2014 AND CONSIST OF: (1) GCEXTF KEY LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL - STAFFED WITH FEMALE AND MALE DIRECTED ASSIGNMENT MARINES (ACROSS VARIOUS MOS'S) AND MALE AND FEMALE VOLUNTEER MARINES IN OPEN MOS'S AND, (2) GCEXTF MALE AND FEMALE VOLUNTEER MARINE COHORT IN CLOSED MOS'S. THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITY (MCOTEA) WILL LEAD THE RECRUITING EFFORT THAT WILL STAFF THE GCEXTF. THE GCEXTF RECRUITING TEAM WILL PROVIDE BRIEFS AND SCREENING TO INTERESTED MALE AND FEMALE MARINES FOR VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT TO THE GCEXTF. DATES FOR THE MCOTEA RECRUITING EFFORT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
A. VOLUNTEER GCEXTF OPEN MOS COHORT
A.1. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MARINE VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT THE GCEXTF OPEN MOS COHORT WILL BE SOLICITED ACROSS THE BELOW MOS'S AND GRADES.
PMOS GRADE TOTAL
0111 E3 2 MALE, 2 FEMALE
0111 E4 1 MALE
0411 E5 1 FEMALE
0621 E3 3 MALE, 3 FEMALE
0621 E4 1 MALE, 1 FEMALE
0621 E5 2 MALE
1302 02 1 FEMALE
1345 E3 1 MALE, 1 FEMALE
1371 E3 7 MALE, 5 FEMALE
1371 E4 4 MALE
1371 E5 2 MALE
2311 E3 1 FEMALE
2311 E5 1 FEMALE
2841 E3 1 FEMALE
2841 E4 1 MALE
2841 E5 1 FEMALE
3043 E4 1 MALE
3051 E4 1 MALE, 1 FEMALE
3521 E3 2 MALE, 2 FEMALE
3521 E5 1 FEMALE
3531 E3 3 MALE, 5 FEMALE
3531 E4 6 MALE, 3 FEMALE
3531 E5 1 MALE
A.2. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT GCEXTF SUPPORT PERSONNEL VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ISSUED PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION/PERMANENT CHANGE OF ASSIGNMENT ORDERS TO MEET APPROPRIATE REPORT DATES FOR UNIT ACTIVATION BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST 2014.
B. VOLUNTEER GCEXTF CLOSED MOS COHORT
B.1. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MALE MARINES CURRENTLY POSSESSING THE MOS'S LISTED BELOW WILL BE SOLICITED AS VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT THE GCEXTF CLOSED MOS COHORT. PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT TO THE GCEXTF, FEMALE MARINE VOLUNTEERS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE WILL BE TRAINED IN THE MOS FOR WHICH THEY VOLUNTEER AT THAT MOS'S ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING (ELT) FORMAL LEARNING CENTER.
PMOS GRADE TOTAL
0311 E3 AND BELOW 41 MALE, 25 FEMALE
0311 E4 20 MALE, 3 FEMALE
0311 E5 8 MALE
0313 E3 2 MALE, 2 FEMALE
0313 E4 2 MALE, 2 FEMALE
0313 E5 2 MALE
0331 E3 AND BELOW 10 MALE, 6 FEMALE
0331 E4 3 MALE, 1 FEMALE
0331 E5 3 MALE
0341 E3 AND BELOW 14 MALE, 6 FEMALE
0341 E4 4 MALE, 2 FEMALE
0341 E5 4 MALE
0351 E3 AND BELOW 4 MALE, 2 FEMALE
0351 E4 1 MALE, 1 FEMALE
0352 E3 AND BELOW 9 MALE, 3 FEMALE
0352 E4 4 MALE, 6 FEMALE
0352 E5 4 MALE
0802 02 2 FEMALE
0811 E3 AND BELOW 9 MALE, 6 FEMALE
0811 E4 6 MALE, 1 FEMALE
0811 E5 6 MALE
0844 E3 AND BELOW 2 MALE, 3 FEMALE
0844 E4 2 MALE
1812 E3 AND BELOW 7 MALE, 4 FEMALE
1812 E4 2 MALE
1812 E5 1 MALE
1812 E7 1 MALE
1833 E3 AND BELOW 7 MALE, 5 FEMALE
1833 E4 5 MALE
1833 E5 1 MALE
2141 E3 AND BELOW 1 MALE
2141 E4 1 FEMALE
2146 E3 AND BELOW 1 FEMALE
2146 E4 1 MALE
2147 E3 AND BELOW 1 FEMALE
2147 E4 1 MALE
B.2. GCEXTF FEMALE MARINE VOLUNTEER CLOSED MOS COHORT. FEMALE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GCEXTF CLOSED MOS COHORT MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE GCEXTF:
B.2.(A). PAYGRADES E1 TO E5 FOR ENLISTED MARINES OR O1 TO O3 FOR OFFICERS. SERGEANTS (E5) MUST HAVE LESS THAN 9 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 SEPTEMBER 2014. RESERVE MARINES MUST BE ELIGIBLE AND AVAILABLE FOR HQMC FUNDED ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) ORDERS BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 1 MAY 2014 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2015. AT THE COMPLETION OF ADOS ORDERS, RESERVE MARINES WILL RETURN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE UNITS.
B.2.(B). END OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS)/RESERVE END OF CURRENT CONTRACT (RECC) AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2015.
C. FEMALE GCEXTF VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETE ACCESSION LEVEL TRAINING WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED A NEW PRIMARY MOS, BUT WILL BE ASSIGNED A COURSE COMPLETION CODE IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM.
D. FEMALE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE MOS 0311 PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY FOR 0311 ASSIGNMENTS TO THE GCEXTF.
E. VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION IN THE GCEXTF WILL CAUSE MANY MARINES TO DEVIATE FROM THE TRADITIONAL CAREER PATH OF THEIR PRIMARY MOS (PMOS). POTENTIAL CAREER MITIGATION EFFORTS MAY INCLUDE PRECEPTS TO FUTURE PROMOTION BOARDS, DUTY ASSIGNMENT PREFERENCE, PRO-CON BONUS POINTS, MANDATORY COMMENTS ON FITNESS REPORTS, ETC. THE INTENT IS TO PREVENT ANY ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE VOLUNTEERS PERFORMING OUTSIDE THEIR PMOS.
4. GCEXTF ASSESSMENT WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRAINING CYCLE, BEGINNING WITH THE ASSIGNMENT TO THE MOS PRODUCING SCHOOL. THESE ASSESSMENTS WILL HELP INFORM FUTURE DECISIONS IN THE REMOVAL OF UNNECESSARY BARRIERS TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE MARINES.
5. FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE GCEXTF RESEARCH PROTOCOL PER REFERENCE (B), MRA (MM) WILL PROVIDE A DETAILED VISIT SCHEDULE TO MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND CAREER PLANNERS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE MARINE CORPS.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN M. R. REGNER, STAFF DIRECTOR, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS.//