R 171502Z SEP 08
MARADMIN 521/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DCI//
SUBJ/ (CORRECTED) COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES TO THE MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM AND THE MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20080808//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20080801//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20020510//
POC/MCGUIRE B./COL/UNIT:TECOM/-/TEL:(703) 784-0098/ EMAIL:BRIAN.J.MCGUIRE@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 6110.3, MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM (MCBCMAP). REF B IS MCO 6100.13, MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM (MCPFP). REF C IS MCO 6100.12, MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST AND BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM (MCPFTBCP).// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PUBLISH IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES A AND B. REF C WAS CANCELLED ON 1 AUG 08.
2. CANCELLATION. THIS MESSAGE SUPERCEDES AND CANCELS MARADMINS
501/08 AND 499/08.
3. IAW REF A, THE FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE APPLIES:
A. IMMEDIATELY CONDUCT BODY COMPOSITION EVALUATIONS (BCES) FOR MARINES WHO WERE ASSIGNED TO THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM (BCP) UNDER REF C. UPON RE-EVALUATION, MARINES OUT OF STANDARDS IAW REF A WILL BE RESET, WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE INFORMAL NOTIFICATION OR CAUTIONARY PERIOD, TO DAY ONE OF THE BCP ASSIGNMENT PERIOD TO WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED. FOLLOWING RESET, ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN REF A APPLY.
B. ALL ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TAKEN TO PLACE MARINES ON BCP CURRENTLY ASSIGNED PER REF C (ADVERSE FITREPS, ETC.) REMAIN VALID.
C. COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO TRANSFER WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE INFORMAL NOTIFICATION OR CAUTIONARY PERIOD WILL SEND A LETTER WITH DATE OF NOTIFICATION TO THE JOINING COMMAND. NO ADVERSE COMMENTS WILL BE MADE DURING THE INFORMAL NOTIFICATION OR CAUTIONARY PERIOD.
HOWEVER, HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND BODY FAT WILL BE CORRECTLY REPORTED ON THE FITNESS REPORT.
D. UPON RE-EVALUATION, MARINES FOUND TO BE WITHIN STANDARDS IAW REF A WHO ARE ON THEIR FIRST BCP ASSIGNMENT WILL CONTINUE ON THE PROGRAM UNTIL THE MANDATORY SIX-MONTH PERIOD EXPIRES. MARINES ON EXTENSION TO THE FIRST BCP ASSIGNMENT OR ON A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT BCP ASSIGNMENT WHO MEET REF A STANDARDS UPON RE-EVALUATION ARE TO BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE BCP.
E. ALL PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS TO BCP UNDER REF C REMAIN VALID AND MAY CONTRIBUTE TO FUTURE ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION PROCEEDINGS.
F. MARINES CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION DUE TO BCP FAILURE PER REF C WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROCESSED REGARDLESS OF CURRENT COMPLIANCE WITH REF A.
4. UNITS MAY BEGIN TESTING OF THE COMBAT FITNESS TEST (CFT) PRIOR TO 1 OCT 08 ONCE MONITORS HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND MARINES INTRODUCED TO THE PROPER TECHNIQUES FOR EACH EVENT.
A. TESTING OF THE INITIAL CFT IS PASS/FAIL WITH NO ENTRIES IN OFFICIAL RECORDS OR ADVERSE IMPLICATIONS. DATA FROM THE INITIAL CFT WILL DETERMINE THE CFT SCORING SYSTEM.
B. THE GOAL IS FOR ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES TO PERFORM AN INITIAL CFT PRIOR TO 31 MAR 09 IAW REF B. THE SOONER MARINES PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIAL CFT THE BETTER ABLE THEY WILL BE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARDS ONCE OFFICIAL SCORING BEGINS. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT OPTEMPO MAY PRECLUDE SOME UNITS FROM COMPLETING THE INITIAL CFT DURING THIS PERIOD BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE CORPS SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLY.
C. DATA FROM THE INITIAL CFT WILL BE COMPILED AND ANALYZED IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE FORMAL SCORING SYSTEM. FORMAL SCORING OF THE CFT WILL BEGIN ON 1 JUL 09 FOR BOTH ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MARINES.
D. PERFORMANCE OF THE CFT DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SEMIANNUAL PFT.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL FORCE.
6. MARADMIN APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//