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MARADMIN 556/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MARBKS/MCI//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE (MCI) EXAM ADVISORY AND POLICY//
RMKS/1. RECENT EVENTS INVOLVING THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE (USPS)
HAVE AFFECTED THE DELIVERY OF OFFICIAL MAIL IN THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGION (NCR). SINCE 19 OCTOBER, MCI HAS NOT RECEIVED
ANY EXAMS MAILED THROUGH THE USPS. AN ADVISORY CONCERNING THE
MAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTION WAS POSTED TO THE MCI WEB SITE ON 26
OCTOBER. MCI ANTICIPATES CONTINUED INTERRUPTION IN REGULAR MAIL
SERVICE FOR THE NEXT MONTH. TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM WITH USPS,
ALTERNATE MEANS FOR SUBMITTING EXAMS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND
ARE EXPLAINED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THIS MARADMIN.
2. THE INTERRUPTED RECEIPT OF EXAMS AND SUBSEQUENT REPORTING OF
THE COMPLETION SCORES INTO MCTFS MAY HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON A
MARINE'S PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES. MCI HAS COORDINATED WITH M&RA
TO DELAY NEXT QUARTERS' PROMOTION CUT OFF DATE AND MCTFS COMPOSITE
SCORE ROUTINE UNTIL 29 NOVEMBER. THIS CHANGE WILL PROVIDE MARINES
ADDITIONAL TIME TO ENSURE THEIR MCI EXAMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND
RECORDED. IF AN EXAM WAS MAILED TO MCI VIA USPS AND THE EXAM GRADE
IS NOT POSTED ON THE INDIVIDUAL RECORD (VIEWABLE ON THE UNIT
VERIFICATION REPORT AT WWW.MCI.USMC.MIL) OR ON THE MCTFS TMCI SCREEN,
THEN THE EXAM HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AND MUST BE RESUBMITTED.
3. COMMANDERS AND INDIVIDUAL MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE
ALTERNATE SUBMISSION MEANS LISTED BELOW. LIMIT SUBMISSION OF MCI
EXAMS TO THOSE EXAMS REQUIRED FOR NEXT QUARTERS COMPOSITE SCORE, OR
REQUIRED PME FOR THE NEXT SNCO SELECTION BOARD. THE NEXT ENLISTED
PROMOTION BOARD SCHEDULED TO MEET IS THE E-8/E-9 BOARD ON 28 JANUARY
2002. THE ALTERNATE SUBMISSION MEANS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. OTHER DELIVERY SERVICES. FEDERAL EXPRESS, DHL, OR OTHER EXPRESS
MAIL SERVICES SHOULD BE UTILIZED FOR SUBMITTING TIME-SENSITIVE EXAMS.
MAIL TO: MCI
912 CHARLES POOR STREET SE
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD DC 20391-5680
B. PERSONALLY DELIVER. UNITS IN THE METRO DC/QUANTICO AREA SHOULD
CONSIDER CONSOLIDATING MCI EXAMS FOR THEIR UNITS AND HAND DELIVER THE
EXAMS TO MCI IN BUILDING 220, LEJEUNE HALL, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.
C. FAX. MCI WILL TEMPORARILY RECEIVE EXAMINATIONS BY FAX. HOWEVER,
SUBMISSION BY FAX REQUIRES MANUAL INTERVENTION AND HAND-GRADING, WHICH
SLOWS DOWN THE NUMBER OF EXAMS THAT MCI CAN GRADE IN A DAY (MCI RECEIVES
AN AVERAGE OF 1,500-2,000 EXAMS EACH DAY). THE USE OF FAX SHOULD ONLY
BE USED IF THE OTHER ALTERNATE SUBMISSION MEANS ARE UNAVAILABLE. MCI
WILL DISCONTINUE THE FAX CAPABILITY WHEN MAIL DELIVERY RETURNS TO NORMAL.
THE FOLLOWING TEMPORARY FAX LINES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED:
COMMERCIAL: (202) 685-7651/7652/7653 OR
DSN: 325-7651/7652/7653
4. OUTBOUND MAIL SERVICE FROM MCI HAS NOT BEEN SEVERELY AFFECTED.
BACK-LOGGED COURSE MATERIAL LEFT THE MCI WAREHOUSE ON 25 OCTOBER, WITH
REGULAR PICK UP BY THE USPS RESUMING ON 28 OCTOBER. CONTACT THE MCI
STUDENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES TO RE-ORDER COURSE MATERIALS ORDERED
ON 18 OCTOBER THAT HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVED.
5. THE CURRENT USPS PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON AN
INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFICATION FOR PROMOTION IF THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED
IN THIS MARADMIN ARE ADHERED TO. MCI WILL RELEASE ANOTHER MARADMIN WHEN
THE MAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTION HAS BEEN ALLEVIATED AND MCI IS PREPARED TO
LIFT THIS RESTRICTED EXAM SUBMISSION POLICY.
6. REFER FURTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MARADMIN TO THE MCI'S STUDENT
SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES AT 800-MCI-USMC, OR THE PME HELP DESK AT
202-685-7622 (DSN: 325). POLICY ISSUES CAN BE REFERRED TO MCI'S
OPERATIONS OFFICER MAJOR RYAN HERITAGE AT 202-685-7620 (DSN: 325).//
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