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MARADMIN 352/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR/MRM//
SUBJ/VERIFICATION OF MILITARY EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING (VMET) ON-LINE
/DD FORM 2586//
REF/A/DOC/OASD/YMD:010223//
AMPN/REF (A) IS OASD FORCE MANAGEMENT POLICY MEMORANDUM; RE:
ISSUANCE OF SERVICE MEMBERS VERIFICATION OF MILITARY EXPERIENCE AND
TRAINING DOCUMENT (DD FORM 2586).//
POC/ANTIGONE DOUCETTE/GS-12/-/-/TEL:703-784-9523/TEL:DSN 278-9523//
RMKS/1. PER REF (A), THIS MARADMIN IS BEING WRITTEN TO PROVIDE
NOTIFICATION THAT THE DD FORM 2586 VERIFICATION OF MILITARY
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING (VMET) IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT
WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/VMET.
2. THE DD FORM 2586 IS MANDATED BY PUBLIC LAW UNDER TITLE 10 CHAPTER
58 SECTION 1143 AND WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 1991. THE VMET DOCUMENT
CONTAINS EDUCATION AND TRAINING DATA ON SKILLS ACQUIRED WHILE SERVING
ON ACTIVE DUTY. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE VMET IS TO ASSIST
TRANSITIONING MILITARY PERSONNEL WITH CIVILIAN JOB SEARCH BY
EQUATING THOSE MILITARY SKILLS INTO CIVILIAN JOB FIELDS. THE
DOCUMENT ASSISTS IN PREPARING RESUMES FOR POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.
THE VMET DOCUMENT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT FOR EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION CREDIT. THE SMART TRANSCRIPT OF ACE RECOMMENDED COLLEGE
CREDITS CAN BE REQUESTED AT WWW.SMART.NAVY.MIL.
3. FIELD TESTING OF THE "PROTOTYPE" SITE BEGAN ON 2 JANUARY 2001.
THE 10-YEAR PRACTICE OF AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTION IN PAPER FORMAT VIA
MAIL HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2001. MARINES,
TRANSITION STAFF, AND CAREER PLANNERS ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE
DOCUMENT AS NEEDED VIA THE WEBSITE. THE WEB SITE PROCESSES REQUESTS
FOR THE DD FORM 2586 ON DEMAND. INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTS ARE
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING AND PRINTING. INITIALLY, THE
DOCUMENTS WERE BEING PRESENTED IN HTML FORMAT, BUT PLANS ARE BEING
DESIGNED TO OFFER THE DOCUMENTS IN PDF FORMAT IN THE FUTURE. THIS
AUTOMATION INITIATIVE IS PROJECTED TO SAVE NEARLY $250,000 ANNUALLY
IN PRODUCTION AND LABOR COSTS.
4. CORRECTIONS TO THE VMET MUST BE MADE VIA MARINE CORPS TOTAL
FORCES SYSTEM (MCTFS) UNIT DIARY ENTRIES BY THE UNIT ADMINISTRATION
OFFICES. THE VMET DATA FIELDS ARE AUTOMATICALLY POPULATED FROM
MCTFS.
5. MARINES MAY REQUEST VMET DOCUMENTS WHENEVER THEY WANT, AT
ANY POINT(S) IN THEIR CAREER. DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO ANYONE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED DOCUMENT AFTER 180
DAYS OR MORE OF ACTIVE DUTY.
6. VMET DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL MARINES-ACTIVE DUTY,
RESERVISTS AND THOSE SEPARARTED/RETIRED FROM ACTIVE
DUTY AFTER 01 OCT 90. HOWEVER, WORK EXPERIENCE GOES BACK TO FY85
(OR EARLIER WHEN AVAILABLE.)//
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