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UNCLAS //N05000//
MARADMIN 436/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO//
SUBJ/PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR CIVILIAN VISITORS TO
/PARTICIPATE IN MARINE CORPS EXERCISES OR TRAINING//
REF/A/CMC ALMAR 010-01//
POC/MITCHELL, J.G. LTCOL/HQMC POC/MITCHELLJG@HQMC.USMC.MIL/
DSN 224-2151/TEL: 703-614-2151//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE CLARIFIES THOSE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
PUBLISHED IN REF A.
2. IAW REF A, COMMANDS WILL SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR CIVILIAN VISITORS
TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISES AND/OR TRAINING EVENTS TO THE DC PP&O
(POC) IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
A. MAKE REQUESTS VIA FORMAL MESSAGE FORMAT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE DC PP&O (POC). WHENEVER POSSIBLE, REQUESTS
WILL BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE TRAINING,
AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
(1) UNIT CONDUCTING EVENT
(2) ORGANIZATION AND BACKGROUND OF CIVILIAN VISITOR PARTICIPANTS
(3) TYPE OF EVENT THE CIVILIAN VISITORS WILL PARTICIPATE IN
(4) DATE AND TIME THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE
(5) LOCATION OF THE EVENT
(6) PURPOSE THE EVENT WILL SERVE AND REASON THE CIVILIAN VISITORS
ARE PARTICIPATING
B. CIVILIAN VISITOR PARTICIPANTS WILL SIGN A WAIVER OF LIABILITY
BEFORE THE EVENT.
3. THE TERM PARTICIPATE IS USED TO MEAN, "TO HAVE OR TO TAKE PART
OR TO SHARE IN THE EXECUTION OF THE EXERCISE OR TRAINING EVENT."
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE OBSERVATION FROM A DESIGNATED VIEWING AREA OR
HANDLING OF ITEMS PROPERLY CLEARED FOR A STATIC DISPLAY. THIS DOES
INCLUDE THOSE ACCOMPANYING A UNIT AS OBSERVERS WITHIN A DESIGNATED
EXERCISE AREA.
4. DC PP&O IS THE APPROVING AUTHORITY.//
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