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UNCLAS //N01630//
MARADMIN 475/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/MARBKS WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/CHANGE FROM MARINE BATTLE SKILLS TRAINING (MBST) HANDBOOK TO
MARINE CORPS COMMON SKILLS (MCCS) HANDBOOK//
POC/R.P. HERITAGE/MAJ/MCI/MARBKS WASHINGTON DC/TEL: DSN 325-7620/
COM: 202-685-7620/E-MAIL HERITAGERP@MBW.USMC.MIL//
RMKS//1. IN SEPT 00, MCO 1510.89A, INDIVIDUAL TRAINING STANDARDS
(ITS) FOR MARINE CORPS COMMON SKILLS (MCCS) REPLACED MCO 1510.89 ITS
FOR MARINE BATTLE SKILLS TRAINING (MBST) VOLUME 1 - ENTRY LEVEL.
2. THE FOLLOWING ORDERS REMAIN IN EFFECT: MCO 1510.90 ITS FOR MBST
VOLUME 2, CORPORAL THROUGH GUNNERY SERGEANT; MCO 1510.97, ITS SYSTEM
FOR THE MARINE OFFICER, MOS 9901, VOLUME 1 - LIEUTENANT AND WARRANT
OFFICER; MCO 1510.99, CORE COMPETENCIES FOR THE MARINE OFFICER,
VOLUME II - CAPTAIN.
3. MCCS VOL 1 AND EXAM PACKET ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT MCLB
ALBANY AND CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH THE MCPDS SYSTEM. PCN FOR VOL 1:
50600000900. PCN FOR EXAM PACKET: 50600001000. INDIVIDUAL RUC'S ARE
AUTHORIZED TO ORDER 25 COPIES OF VOLUME 1 AND 12 COPIES OF THE EXAM
PACKET. EACH EXAM PACKET INCLUDES EXAM A, EXAM B, TESTING
INSTRUCTIONS AND AN ANSWER KEY WITH REFERENCES LISTED. MCT EAST
COAST AND MCT WEST COAST ARE EACH AUTHORIZED TO ORDER 17,000 COPIES
OF VOL 1 ANNUALLY TO BE GIVEN TO EACH MARINE ATTENDING MCT. THE
BASIC SCHOOL IS AUTHORIZED TO ORDER 6,000 COPIES OF VOLUME 1 ANNUALLY
TO BE GIVEN TO EACH OFFICER ATTENDING TBS.
4. THE ITS'S CONTAINED IN MCCS VOL 1 APPLY TO ALL MARINES REGARDLESS
OF MOS OR BILLET. UNIT COMMANDERS SHOULD USE MCCS VOL 1 AS THE BASIS
FOR INDIVIDUAL TRAINING, INSTRUCTION IN UNIT-LEVEL SCHOOLS, OR
INCORPORATION INTO THEIR TRAINING PLANS. ALL MARINES (PVT THROUGH
GYSGT, WO-1 THROUGH CWO-2, 2ND LT THROUGH CAPT) WILL BE TESTED
ANNUALLY ON THE ITS'S IN VOL 1 BY USING THE TESTS CONATINED IN THE
EXAM PACKET. EACH MARINE'S SCORE ON THE TEST WILL BE ENTERED INTO
THE UNIT DIARY.//
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