131815Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 130/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/ IMPLEMENTATION OF RIFLE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TABLES 2 THROUGH 6//
REF/A/ MCO 3574.2L  04SEP2014
REF/B/ MCRP 3-01A RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP
REF/C/ MARADMIN 451/14 (FY 14 CMS POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE)
RED/D/ MARADMIN 049/15 (FY 15 CMS POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE)
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUB FOR RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP. REF C IS THE FY2014 COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP SYMPOSIUM (CMS) POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE. REF D IS THE FY2015 CMS POST SYMPOSIUM MESSAGE; PARAGRAPH 3 OF THIS REFERENCE DIRECTS IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM.//
POC/V.S.POPE/CWO5/UNIT: WTBN QUANTICO (MPMS)/-/TEL: 703-784-5520/EMAIL: VINCENT.S.POPE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES (REF), THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE MARINE CORPS WIDE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR RIFLE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TABLES 2 – 6 TO REPLACE THE CURRENT TABLES 2 THROUGH 4D WITHIN ENTRY LEVEL AND ANNUAL COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING AND EVALUATION.
2. SITUATION: IN AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE THE PROGRESSION OF SKILL SETS WITHIN THE COMBAT RIFLE PROGRAM, A RE-STRUCTURING OF THE RIFLE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TABLES WAS APPROVED DURING THE FY-14 CMS (REF C). THE REFINEMENT OF THESE TABLES THROUGH TESTING AND VALIDATION HAS PRODUCED STANDARDIZED COURSES OF FIRE AND ASSOCIATED RANGE COMMANDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED MARINE CORPS WIDE. AS PER REF D, DEPUTY COMMANDANT (DC) COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (CD&I) HAS APPROVED FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE CORPS COMBAT RIFLE TABLES 2-6 TO REPLACE TABLES 2-4D FOR ENTRY-LEVEL AND ANNUAL TRAINING WITH THE SERVICE RIFLE. INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN THIS MARADMIN WILL SUPERSEDE ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE COINCIDING TABLES OF FIRE WITHIN REF A.
3. MISSION: ALL COMMANDS AND MARINES CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO EXECUTE THE COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM (INCLUSIVE OF THE EXISTING TABLES 2-4D) WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF TABLES 2-6, AS OUTLINED BELOW, WITH FULL IMPLEMENTATION TO BE COMPLETE BY 1 JANUARY OF 2016.
4. EXECUTION: THE ESTABLISHED MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING UNITS (MTU’S) AND FORMAL TRAINING CENTERS (FTC’S) LISTED BELOW WILL BE INTEGRAL TO IMPLEMENTING THESE CHANGES WITHIN THEIR PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION (POI) AND IN SUPPORT OF THEIR REGIONAL COMMANDS. UNITS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE LISTED MTU’S AND FTC’S MAY COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH THE POC FOR SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS. 
   (A) MTU CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA 
   (B) MTU MCAS CHERRY POINT 
   (C) MTU DAM NECK NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, VA
   (D) MTU EDSON RANGE, CAMP PENDLETON, CA
   (E) MTU MCB HAWAII
   (F) MTU MCAS MIRAMAR, CA
   (G) MTU MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, SC
   (H) MTU STONE BAY, MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
   (I) MTU CAMP PENDLETON, CA
   (J) MTU MCAS YUMA, AZ
   (K) MTU MARINE CORPS AIR-GROUND COMBAT CENTER, 29 PALMS, CA
   (L) MTU MARFORRES
   (M) MTU, WTBN QUANTICO, VA
   (N) SOI WEST, CAMP PENDLETON, CA
   (O) SOI EAST, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: THE SPECIFIC COURSES OF FIRE, SCORE CARDS AND ASSOCIATED RANGE COMMANDS ARE LOCATED ON THE WTBN QUANTICO WEBSITE: HTTPS(SLASHSLASH)WWW.TRNGCMD.USMC.MIL/WTBN/SITEPAGES/HOME.ASPX, UNDER MPMS/FILE DOWNLOAD AREA. THE FOLLOWING IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE SPECIFIC CHANGES TO THE TABLES:
FORMER TABLE                         NEW TABLE
TABLE 2 BASIC COMBAT RIFLE           TABLE 3A SHORT RANGE DAY
        MARKSMANSHIP                          (REVISED)  
TABLE 3B SHORT RANGE NIGHT           TABLE 3 UNKNOWN DISTANCE DAY
TABLE 3C UNKNOWN DISTANCE DAY        TABLE 4 UNKNOWN DISTANCE NIGHT
TABLE 3D KNOWN DISTANCE NIGHT        TABLE 5 SHORT RANGE DAY
TABLE 6  SHORT RANGE NIGHT
B. THE FORMERLY LISTED TABLES 4A-4D IN REF A NO LONGER APPLY. THE ABOVE LISTED TABLES WILL APPLY TO ALL MARINES REQUIRED TO EXECUTE ANNUAL TRAINING WITH THE SERVICE RIFLE. 
C. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS:
1. MARKSMANSHIP PROPONENT (WTBN QUANTICO) WILL PRODUCE, MAINTAIN AND DISTRIBUTE UPDATED LESSON PLANS SUPPORTING THESE NEW TABLES OF FIRE, ALONG WITH UPDATED FORMAL SCHOOL LESSON PLANS FOR THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACH AND TRAINER MOS’S. THE PROPONENT WILL ALSO DEVELOP A CHANGE PACKAGE TO REF A, INCORPORATING ALL DIRECTED CHANGES WITHIN THIS MARADMIN.
2. SCHOOL OF INFANTRYS, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOTS, AND MTU/RANGE SITES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING TABLES 2-6 IN SUPPORT OF REGIONAL COMMANDS AND WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE A LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE TABLES, TO INCLUDE ADJUSTED SCHEDULES, POI’S AND NECESSARY RANGE MODIFICATIONS.
3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION SUPPORT DIVISION (TESD) WILL MAKE NECESSARY SCORE REPORTING MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) PROGRAM TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CHANGES IN THE TABLE TITLES AND SCORING.
4. ADMINISTRATION: UNITS WILL CONTINUE EXECUTION AND REPORTING PROCEDURES OF THE FORMER TABLES 3A-4D UNTIL UNITS ARE FULLY TRAINED AND PREPARED TO EXECUTE THE UPDATED TABLES. SCORING OF THE REVISED TABLES WILL BE POINT BASED, VICE PERCENTAGE BASED (AS IN THE PREVIOUS TABLES). TESD WILL ANNOUNCE VIA A FOLLOW ON MARADMIN WHEN THE MODIFICATIONS TO MCTIMS WILL BE MADE, COINCIDING WITH THE CHANGES IN THE TABLES AND SCORE REPORTING PROCEDURES. UNITS WILL MAINTAIN RECORDS OF TABLES 3A-4D COMPLETION IN ADDITION TO SCORES CAPTURED DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED TABLES DURING FY’S 15-16. 
5. LOGISTICS: THE USMC THREAT TARGET HAS BEEN APPROVED AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE TABLE 2 TARGET AND WILL ALSO BE USED FOR THE NEW SHORT RANGE TABLES 5 AND 6. IT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AS AN OPEN PURCHASE ITEM UNTIL IT RECEIVES A NSN, AND SUBSEQUENT AVAILABILITY VIA SERVEMART. CONTACT THE POC OR REGIONAL MTU FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON PURCHASING TARGETS.
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL: CO WTBN IS THE PROPONENT FOR MARINE CORPS MARKSMANSHIP. CONTACT THE POC FOR FURTHER COORDINATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL KENNETH J. GLUECK, JR DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//