MARADMINS : 459/14
R 151810Z SEP 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 459/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FY15 SCHEDULE OF MARINE CORPS TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL REVIEW, TRAINING MANAGEMENT TEAM AND MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK LIST REVIEW WORKING GROUPS//
REF/A/TECOM LTR DTD 28 APR 2014//
REF/B/DOC/DOD GUIDANCE 6 NOV 2013//
REF/C/MSGID/MCO 1200.13G//
REF/D/MSGID/MCO 3500.72A//
REF/E/MSGID/NAVMC 3500.106//
REF/F/MSGID/MCO 3500.14//
REF/G/MSGID/MCO 3710.6A//
REF/H/MSGID/MCO 1553.2B//
REF/I/MSGID/MCO 3500.110//
REF/J/MSGID/MCO 3000.13//
REF/K/MSGID/DODI 7730.66//
NARR/REF A IS THE CG TECOM DETERMINATION THAT TRAINING AND READINESS (T&R) WORKING GROUPS AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT TEAMS (TMT) MEET THE CONFERENCE EXEMPTION CRITERIA PROMULGATED BY DOD. REF B IS DOD CONFERENCE GUIDANCE THAT PROMULGATED EXEMPTION CRITERIA. REF C IS MCO 1200.13G MARINE CORPS FRONT END ANALYSIS (FEA) PROGRAM. REF D IS MCO P3500.72A MARINE CORPS GROUND T&R PROGRAM. REF E IS NAVMC 3500.106 T&R MANUAL GROUP (TRMG) CHARTER TERMS OF REFERENCE. REF F IS MCO 3500.14 AVIATION T&R PROGRAM.REF G IS MCO 3710.6A AVIATION TRAINING SYSTEM.REF H IS MCO 1553.2B MANAGEMENT OF MARINE CORPS FORMAL SCHOOLS.REF I IS MCO 3500.110 POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK LIST (METL) DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW, APPROVAL, PUBLICATION AND MAINTENANCE.REF J IS MCO 3000.13 MARINE CORPS READINESS REPORTING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP).REF K IS DODI 7730.66/GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.//
POC/J.E.MARTIN/GS12/TECOM MTESD/QUANTICO VA/TEL: COMM (703)784-3042/DSN 278-3042/EMAIL: JAMES.E.MARTIN(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/R.R. FELICIANO/GS11/TECOM MTESD/QUANTCO VA/TEL: COMM (703)784-3052/DSN 278-3052/EMAIL: RAMON.FELICIANO(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/C.M. ZUCHRISTIAN/GS13/MARFORCOM/NORFOLK VA/TEL: COMM (757)836-2787/DSN: 836-2787/EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.ZUCHRIST(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES TO MEET SERVICE AND COMBATANT COMMANDER REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNATED MARINE CORPS UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS DEVELOP METLS TO FOCUS TRAINING AND REPORT READINESS AGAINST CORE AND ASSIGNED MISSIONS.MISSION ESSENTIAL TASKS (MET) ARE DEVELOPED FOR UNIT TYPES AND ARE DRAWN FROM THE MARINE CORPS TASK LIST.
2.GROUND AND AVIATION T&R MANUALS PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAINING STANDARDS THAT ARE LINKED TO METS AND MEET CURRENT TRAINING AND READINESS REQUIREMENTS.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, THE T&R BATTLE RHYTHM ENSURES ALL MANUALS ARE FORMALLY REVIEWED, VALIDATED, AND REVISED.ADDITIONALLY, T&R MANUALS SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION TO UPDATE AND REVISE PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION (POI) WITHIN THE FORMAL LEARNING CENTERS (FLC).
3.THE AVIATION TRAINING MANAGEMENT PROCESS PROVIDES A FORUM FOR AVIATION COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS AND PRIORITIZE ISSUES THAT IMPACT TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS AS THEY RELATE TO T&R STANDARDS.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES, SPECIFIC AVIATION COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, ADVOCATES, AND STAKEHOLDERS MEET ANNUALLY WITHIN TMT WORKING GROUP.
4.THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY15 GROUND AND AVIATION T&R MANUAL, TMT, AND METL REVIEW BATTLE RHYTHM.THIS WILL ENABLE THE OPFOR, ADVOCATES, FLCS, AND MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS TO PLAN AND EXECUTE WORKING GROUP RELATED ACTIONS OVER THE NEXT FY.FIFTY-FIVE (55) TECOM SPONSORED AND EIGHT (8) MARFORCOM SPONSORED WORKING GROUPS ARE SCHEDULED FOR FY15.CG TECOM HAS DETERMINED IN REFERENCE (A) THAT THE WORKING GROUPS LISTED BELOW MEET THE MANDATE OF REFERENCE (B).
5.FORCE READINESS BRANCH, MARINE FORCES COMMAND SERVES AS THE SERVICE'S LEAD AGENCY IN THE COORDINATION AND CONDUCT OF ALL METL WORKING GROUPS.DC, CD&I, AND COMMARFORCOM, SUPPORTED BY ADVOCATE REPRESENTATION, MARFORS, UNIT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME), AND A TECOM REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORTING THE T&R FOR THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OF INTEREST WILL HOST OPERATING FORCE METL WORKSHOPS.INSTALLATION CORE METL WORKSHOPS WILL BE HOSTED BY MCICOM, AND SUPPORTED BY DC, CD&I AND COMMARFORCOM.THE SCHEDULE FOR METL REVIEWS IS INCORPORATED INTO THE T&R/TMT SCHEDULE (PAR 6.B).
6.MAGTF TRAINING AND EDUCATION STANDARDS DIVISION (MTESD) SERVES AS TECOM'S LEAD AGENCY FOR THE COORDINATION, CONDUCT, AND FUNDING OF ALL T&R AND TMT WORKING GROUPS.EACH WORKING GROUP IS INTENDED TO BE A SERVICE-LEVEL FORUM COMPRISED OF OCCUPATIONAL SMES DEDICATED TO REVIEWING, VALIDATING, AND REVISING T&R MANUALS AND REVIEWING AND PRIORITIZING TRAINING ISSUES AS APPROPRIATE.DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF COLLECTIVE EVENTS BEING REVIEWED, SOME T&R WORKING GROUPS WILL BE SEGMENTED 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 T&R AND TMT WORKING GROUP AGENDA, PARTICIPANTS AND SUPERVISE CONDUCT OF THE WORKING GROUP.
A.MAJOR PRE WORKING GROUP ACTIONS WILL OCCUR PER THE STANDARD T&R PLAN OF ACTIONS AND MILESTONES DETAILED BELOW:
(1)6 MONTHS PRIOR:FEA IS INITIATED FOR SELECT OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS.FEA RESULTS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE 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 T&R WORKING GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH REFERENCES (D) AND (E) WHILE ATTENDEES OF AVIATION T&R WORKING GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH REFERENCES (F) AND (G); AS WELL AS THEIR RESPECTIVE T&R MANUAL PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORKING GROUP.
B.FY15 T&R, TMT, AND METL REVIEW BATTLE RHYTHM.THE FY15 T&R MANUAL, TMT AND METL WORKING GROUPS SCHEDULE ARE 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 A FEA WILL COMMENCE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE WORKING GROUP CONVENE DATE FOR THE COMMUNITIES INDICATED:
WORKING GROUP TITLEDATES LOCATION
* RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES T&R20 OCT - 24 OCT 2014 QUANTICO, VA
MARFOR METL 21 OCT - 23 OCT 2014 FORT STORY, VA
UAS TMT 03 NOV - 04 NOV 2014 VIRTUAL
LAAD TMT03 NOV - 04 NOV 2014 CHERRY POINT,
NC
VH TMT03 NOV - 04 NOV 2014 QUANTICO, VA
TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) T&R03 NOV - 07 NOV 2014 QUANTICO, VA
DASC TMT05 NOV - 06 NOV 2014 VIRTUAL
AV-8 TMT17 NOV - 18 NOV 2014 CHERRY POINT,
NC
F/A-18 MAINTENANCE T&R17 NOV - 21 NOV 2014 MIRAMAR, CA
KC-130J MAINTENANCE T&R 17 NOV - 21 NOV 2014 CHERRY POINT,
NC
MARFORRES METL17 NOV - 21 NOV 2014 NEW ORLEANS,
LA
EAF TMT 18 NOV - 18 NOV 2013 VIRTUAL
ARFF TMT19 NOV - 19 NOV 2014 VIRTUAL
EA-6 TMT19 NOV - 20 NOV 2014 CHERRY POINT,
NC
METOC TMT 02 DEC - 02 DEC 2014 VIRTUAL
F-18 TMT02 DEC - 03 DEC 2014 MIRAMAR, CA
AOS TMT 08 DEC - 08 DEC 2014 MIRAMAR, CA
ATC TMT 08 DEC - 09 DEC 2014 VIRTUAL
UAS/RQ/21 T&R 08 DEC - 11 DEC 2014 CHERRY POINT,
NC
AV-8B MAINTENANCE T&R 08 DEC - 12 DEC 2014 CHERRY POINT,
NC
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TMT09 DEC - 10 DEC 2014 MIRAMAR, CA
MACCS TMT 10 DEC - 11 DEC 2014 VIRTUAL
H-53 TMT15 DEC - 16 DEC 2014 VIRTUAL
EA-6B MAINTENANCE T&R 15 DEC - 19 DEC 2014 CHERRY POINT,
NC
C-130 TMT 17 DEC - 18 DEC 2014 VIRTUAL
TAOC TMT12 JAN - 13 JAN 2015 VIRTUAL
AIRCRAFT MAINT ADMIN T&R12 JAN - 16 JAN 2015 CAMP PENDLETON,
CA
FLIGHT EQUIPMENT TECH T&R 12 JAN - 16 JAN 2015 CHERRY POINT,
NC
V-22 TMT13 JAN - 14 JAN 2015 NEW RIVER, NC
TACC TMT14 JAN - 15 JAN 2015 VIRTUAL
* ARFF T&R19 JAN - 23 JAN 2015 MIRAMAR, CA
OPERATIONS CULTURE &26 JAN - 30 JAN 2015 QUANTICO, VA
LANGUAGE T&R
H-1 TMT 27 JAN - 28 JAN 2015 VIRTUAL
GCE (DIV, HQBN, LAR) METL 27 JAN - 29 JAN 2015 FORT STORY, VA
* ALIMS T&R 09 FEB - 13 FEB 2015 YUMA, AZ
IMRL T&R09 FEB - 13 FEB 2015 YUMA, AZ
ATS TMT 10 FEB - 12 FEB 2015 MIRAMAR, CA
CBIRF T&R 23 FEB - 27 FEB 2015 INDIAN HEAD, MD
* AVIATION ORDNANCE 24 FEB - 26 FEB 2015 YUMA, AZ
MHG (MHG, MHG CE, & 10 MAR - 12 MAR 2015 FORT STORY, VA
ANGLICO) METL
CYBER T&R 16 MAR - 20 MAR 2015 QUANTICO, VA
* AOS T&R 30 MAR - 03 APR 2015 MIRAMAR, CA
FOOD SERVICES T&R 20 APR - 22 APR 2015 QUANTICO, VA
* AVIATION MAINTENANCE20 APR - 24 APR 2015 YUMA, AZ
SE T&R
MOUNTAIN WARFARE T&R04 MAY - 08 MAY 2015 BRIDGEPORT, CA
LIGHT ARMORED 01 JUN - 05 JUN 2015 QUANTICO, VA
RECONNAISSANCE T&R
FA-18 AIRCREW T&R 08 JUN - 12 JUN 2015 MIRAMAR, CA
* AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN/08 JUN - 12 JUN 2015 QUANTICO, VA
OFFICER T&R
GCE (INFANTRY & TANKS) METL 16 JUN - 18 JUN 2015 QUANTICO, VA
* AVIATION SUPPLY 22 JUN - 26 JUN 2015 CHERRY POINT,
SPECIALIST T&R NC
GROUND ELECTRONICS T&R13 JUL - 17 JUL 2015 QUANTICO, VA
AAPPS T&R 13 JUL - 17 JUL 2015 NEW RIVER, NC
I-LEVEL A/F T&R 15 JUL - 17 JUL 2015 BEAUFORT, SC
* PERSONNEL ADMINISTRAION 20 JUL - 24 JUL 2015 QUANTICO, VA
T&R
* ENGINEER & UTILITIES T&R27 JUL - 31 JUL 2015 QUANTICO, VA
TACC T&R27 JUL - 31 JUL 2015 MIRAMAR, CA
FIXED WING POWER PLANTS T&R 10 AUG - 14 AUG 2015 MIRAMAR, CA
GROUND SAFETY T&R 17 AUG - 21 AUG 2015 QUANTICO, VA
I-LEVEL AVIONICS T&R17 AUG - 21 AUG 2015 MIRAMAR, CA
MHG (INTEL/SIGINT/MP) METL25 AUG - 27 AUG 2015 FORT STORY, VA
UDP METL31 AUG - 4 SEP 2015CAMP SMITH, HI
ANGLICO T&R 14 SEP - 18 SEP 2015 QUANTICO, VA
MEF/MEB M 21 SEP - 25 SEP 2015 QUANTICO, VA
7.UPON COMPLETION OF THE METL WORKSHOPS, MARFORCOM FORCE READINESS BRANCH WILL STAFF THE REVISED METS AND STANDARDS FOR REVIEW, COMMENT, AND CONCURRENCE BY THE MARFORS, ADVOCATES, TECOM, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION (TFSD), AND MCICOM (FOR INSTALLATIONS).THERE WILL BE TWO REVIEWS FOR EACH WORKSHOP PRODUCT (COLONEL-LEVEL AND GENERAL OFFICER-LEVEL) BEFORE SUBMISSION TO DC, CD&I AND LOADING INTO APPROPRIATE DATABASES.RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE MARFORCOM READINESS SHAREPOINT SITE AT HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)EIS.USMC.MIL/SITES/MFCG3R/DEFAULT.ASPX.CONTACT MARFORCOM POC ON THIS MESSAGE FOR ACCESS.
8.POST TMT WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED IAW REF (G) AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A.ASB TMT FACILITATOR WILL PUBLISH THE WORKING GROUP PRIORITIZED LIST OF ISSUES VIA AMHS WITHIN 15 WORKING DAYS FROM THE LAST DAY OF THE WORKING GROUP, ENSURING THE COMMUNITY AND APPROPRIATE STAKEHOLDERS ARE INCLUDED IN RECEIPT OF THE MESSAGE.
B.ASSIGNED ACTION OFFICERS FOR RESPECTIVE TMT ISSUES SHALL SUBMIT REFINEMENT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR EACH ISSUE TO THE ASB TMT FACILITATOR WITHIN 20 WORKING DAYS FROM THE LAST DAY OF THE WORKING GROUP.
C.ASB TMT FACILITATORS WILL FORWARD REFINED ISSUE WORKSHEETS TO THE APPROPRIATE HQMC AVN OFFICE, INCLUDING APW-71, FOR INFORMATION AND RESOLUTION.
D.ASB TMT FACILITATORS WILL PUBLISH ALL ISSUES DETAILS TO THE TECOM MTESD ASB SHARE POINT WEBSITE.
E.ALL TMT ISSUES WILL BE ANALYZED FOR COMMONALITY TO DETERMINE ISSUE PRIORITIZATION DURING THE ANNUAL ATS TMT WORKING GROUP.
9.GENERALLY, POST T&RACTIONS WILL BE AS DETAILED BELOW, RESULTING IN A SIGNED T&R MANUAL APPROXIMATELY 131 DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE WORKING GROUP.
A.60 DAYS AFTER WORKING GROUP:COMPLETE REVIEW OF T&R EVENTS AND ENTRY OF REVISIONS INTO THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM T&R DEVELOPMENT MODULE.
B.20 DAYS AFTER EVENT ENTRY:STAFF DRAFT T&R MANUAL FOR GENERAL REVIEW.
C.31 DAYS AFTER DRAFT IS POSTED FOR REVIEW:EDIT DRAFT MANUAL BASED ON STAFFING COMMENTS FROM OPFOR, ADVOCATE AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
D.15 DAYS AFTER STAFFING COMPLETED:COMPLETE FINAL DRAFT.
E.APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS AFTER FINAL DRAFT IS COMPLETE:FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL/SIGNATURE BY CG, TECOM.
F.AFTER CG, TECOM SIGNATURE, THE SIGNED T&R MANUAL WILL BE SUBMITTED TO HQMC ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DIVISION FOR FORMAL PUBLISHING.SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE SIGNED MANUAL IN PDF FORMAT WILL BE POSTED TO THE TECOM MTESD WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)VCEPUB.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/DIRECTORATES/MTESD/SITEPAGES/HOME.ASPX.
10.PER REFERENCE (H), WITHIN 120 DAYS OF T&R MANUAL APPROVAL, FLCS ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT COURSE CONTENT REVIEW BOARDS FOR ALL AFFECTED COURSES, SUBMIT A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FOR EACH BOARD, AND SUBMIT AN UPDATED POI TO TECOM MTESD FOR STAFFING/APPROVAL.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 10 OF THIS MESSAGE.REQUESTS WILL 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.
11.THE FY15 WORKING GROUP BATTLE RHYTHM IS POSTED ON THE MTESD WEBSITE AT:HTTPS:(SLASHSLASH)VCEPUB.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/DIRECTORATES/MTESD/SHARED%20DOCUMENTS/FORMS/ALLITEMS.ASPX.UPDATES WILL BE POSTED TO THIS WEBSITE AS NECESSARY.
12.THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
13.RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN J. W. LUKEMAN, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//