MCTIMS provides individual and unit training management (UTM) support services for individual Marines and Marine units/activities world-wide. MCTIMS data is used to inform occupational and training analysis, publish service training policies and directives, validate and maintain individual/collective training standards for common skills, ground occupational fields and provide service oversight and training support for unit and formal schools training management in order to ensure Marines meet the challenges of present and future operational environments. This SOP is placed in effect in order to synchronize MCTIMS capabilities that support the total force.