R 311524Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 621/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/ CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/COMBAT OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL (COSC) PROGRAM//
NARR/ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLICATIONS OF MCBUL 6490, COMBAT AND
OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL PROGRAM.//
POC/THOMAS A. GASKIN/TEL:703-432-9563/EMAIL:COSC@USMC.MIL
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLICATION OF MCBUL
6490,
COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL (COSC) PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND. OUR CORPS IS ENGAGED IN THE LONG WAR;
ACCORDINGLY, HIGH OPERATIONAL TEMPO AND ASSOCIATED
STRESSORS WILL BE THE NORM FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
TO MAINTAIN READINESS IN THE FACE OF THESE CHALLENGES,
MCBUL 6490 DIRECTS IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW COSC PROGRAM
INCLUDING: ADOPTION OF THE STRESS CONTINUUM MODEL;
STANDARDIZATION OF COSC TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN
FORMAL SCHOOLS; AND MODIFICATION OF DEPLOYMENT-CYCLE
COSC TRAINING, PROGRAM ELEMENTS, AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN, AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT
HTTP://WWW.USMC.MIL/NEWS/PUBLICATIONS/PAGES/ORDER_SSIC_06.
3. ACTION. COMMANDERS AND ALL OTHER PERSONNEL WITH
RESPONSIBILITIES PERTAINING TO MARINES, SAILORS AND
FAMILIES ARE TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT AND IMPLEMENT
THE PROGRAM AS DIRECTED.
4. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR,
PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//