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UNCLAS //N05800//
MARADMIN 316/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/JA//
SUBJ/POST-ALCOHOL-INCIDENT SCREENING//
REF/A/MCO/P1000.12A/THE MARINE CORPS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM//
REF/B/MCO/P5800.16A/LEGADMINMAN//
RMKS/1. ALCOHOL ABUSE BY MEMBERS OF THE MARINE CORPS IS
INCOMPATIBLE WITH OUR HIGH STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE, DISCIPLINE AND
READINESS. EDUCATION, DETECTION AND DETERRENCE, AS WELL AS
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, ARE NECESSARY TO EFFECTIVELY CONTROL ALCOHOL
ABUSE. THESE OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR POST-ALCOHOL
-RELATED INCIDENT SCREENING FOR ALL MARINES ARE SET FORTH IN
REFERENCES (A) AND (B). THIS SCREENING REQUIREMENT IS EQUALLY
APPLICABLE TO OFFICER AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL.
2. A GOAL OF ALCOHOL SCREENING AND TREATMENT IS TO ALLOW MARINES
INVOLVED IN ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE
INCIDENTS BEHIND THEM. BY NOT DOCUMENTING A MARINE’S POST-ALCOHOL
-RELATED INCIDENT SCREENING, OR NOT CONDUCTING SUCH SCREENING,
COMMANDS ARE DELAYING/JEOPARDIZING A MARINE’S PROMOTION.
3. AN ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENT OCCURS WHEN A MARINE COMMITS AN
OFFENSE PUNISHABLE UNDER THE UMCJ OR BY CIVILIAN AUTHORITY AND WHERE,
IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE MARINE’S COMMANDING OFFICER, THE CONSUMPTION
OF ALCOHOL WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ALL ALCOHOL–RELATED INCIDENTS
WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF FORMAL COUNSELING WITH THE MARINE INVOLVED.
PROPER OQR/SRB ENTRIES WILL BE MADE UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH
COUNSELING. WHEN POSSIBLE, A MARINE’S BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT (BAC)
WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE OQR/SRB ENTRY. IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS,
PARAGRAPH 4002, REFERENCE (B), WILL BE CONSULTED TO DETERMINE IF AN
ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENT MUST BE REPORTED TO CMC (JAM).
4. ALL DUI/DWI CASES WILL BE TREATED AS ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENTS.
THE SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION OF A CHARGE TO A NON-ALCOHOL-RELATED CHARGE
DOES NOT CAUSE AN INCIDENT TO BE RECHARACTERIZED AS A NON-ALCOHOL
-RELATED INCIDENT. IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS, ALL SUBSTANTIATED
REPORTS OF DUI/DWI WILL BE PROMPTLY REPORTED TO CMC (JAM) PER
PARAGRAPH 4002(F) OF REFERENCE (B).
5. ALCOHOL SCREENING WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE UNIT LEVEL FOR EVERY
ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENT. COMMANDS WILL ENSURE ALL REQUIRED
SCREENING/TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENTS OCCURS IN A TIMELY
MANNER. ANY ALCOHOL ABUSE TREATMENT DIRECTED AS A RESULT OF THE
ALCOHOL SCREENING, AS WELL AS A MARINE’S COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH
TREATMENT, WILL BE DOCUMENTED BY THE COMMAND IN THE APPROPRIATE
SCREENING/TREATMENT RECORDS AND THE MARINE’S OQR/SRB.
6. IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS, ANY OFFICER INVOLVED IN AN ALCOHOL
-RELATED INCIDENT RISKS REMOVAL FROM THE SELECTION LIST BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY IN THE ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE THAT THE OFFICER
WAS SCREENED PURSUANT TO REFERENCE (A) AND, IF REQUIRED,
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ANY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN TREATMENT, EDUCATION,
AND/OR PROBATIONARY PROGRAMS. IF AN ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENT
INVOLVING AN OFFICER WAS REPORTED TO CMC (JAM) IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFERENCE (B), REPORT SCREENING/TREATMENT INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION
IN THE ODN.//
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