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UNCLAS //N05600// CORRECTED COPY
MARADMIN 326/01
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SUBJ/MCO P5600.31G CH 3//
AMPN/REF/A/ MCO P5600.31G//
POC/MR BOB RENNER/TEL:DSN 224-3075//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO IDENTIFY THE OFFICIAL USMC HOMEPAGE FOR MARINE
CORPS DIRECTIVES AND ADD PARAGRAPH CHANGES TO THE SUBJECT ORDER.
2. BACKGROUND. MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN WEBSITES
AND POSTED DIRECTIVES TO THESE WEBSITES AFTER SIGNATURE TO FACILIATE
ACCESS BY THE FIELD. CONTINUING THIS PRACTICE WILL RESULT IN A
PROLIFERATION OF REPLICATED DIRECTIVES ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES, OUTDATED
DIRECTIVES REMAINING POSTED ON THESE WEBSITES, DEGRADE THE CENTRAL
REPOSITORY AND RESULT IN OUTDATED DIRECTIVES REMAINING POSTED OR
RESTRICTED DIRECTIVES (I.E., OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT "A")
BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
3. ACTION
A. ON PAGE 3-1, TABLE OF CONTENTS ADD:
3113. OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR PUBLICATIONS
B. UNDER PARAGRAPH 3112 ON PAGE 3-10 OF THE REFERENCE, ADD THE
FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:
"3113. OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR PUBLICATIONS. THE MARINE CORPS
HOMEPAGE AT HTTP://WWW.USMC.MIL IS THE OFFICIAL MARINE CORPS WEB PAGE
TO ACCESS MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES ONLINE. THEREFORE, MARINE CORPS
DIRECTIVES WILL NOT BE POSTED TO ANY OTHER HOMEPAGE."
C. CHANGE PARAGRAPH 3206 TO READ:
"1. ACCESS TO AN ONLINE MEDIUM WILL SUFFICE FOR DIRECTIVES THAT
CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE INTERNET, CD-ROM OR OTHER SOURCES. FOR
PURPOSES OF INSPECTION, ELECTRONIC FILES WILL SUFFICE AND NEED NOT
BE PRINTED. FOR COMMANDS WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, HARDCOPY
AND CD-ROM VERSIONS OF MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES CAN BE OBTAINED
THROUGH MCPDS."//
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