UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 164/08
DTG 061414Z MAR 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POR//
SUBJ/INTERIM DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) POLICY AND PROCEDURES
/ FOR MARINE CORPS UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/DOD DIRECTIVE 7730.65/03JUN2002//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO P3000.13D//
REF/C /MSGID: MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO/271922ZJUN07/-//
NARR/REF A IS THE DOD DIRECTIVE THAT ESTABLISHED DRRS. REF B IS THE MCO ON
SORTS. REF C IS MARADMIN 390/07 WHICH ESTABLISHED DRRS IMPLEMENTATION
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS, UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS. //
POC/J. D. GAILLARD/CTR/READINESS, POR/-/TEL: DSN 671-1018//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE PROMULGATION OF INTERIM DEFENSE
READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR MARINE CORPS
UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS.
2. BACKGROUND. THE DRRS, ESTABLISHED BY REF (A), IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT
AND IS NOT YET READY TO BECOME THE SINGLE REPORTING SYSTEM OF RECORD FOR
THE MARINE CORPS. WHEN FULLY CAPABLE AND ACCEPTED BY THE MARINE CORPS,
DRRS WILL REPLACE THE STATUS OF RESOURCES AND TRAINING SYSTEM (SORTS)
ESTABLISHED BY REF (B). REF (C) ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES AND
COORDINATING ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT DRRS IN THE MARINE CORPS AND
SPECIFICALLY TASKED PP&O READINESS BRANCH (POR) TO PROVIDE INTERIM DRRS
POLICY GUIDANCE FOR MARINE CORPS UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS. SOME MARINE
UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS, PER THEIR MARINE FORCE COMMANDER’S DIRECTION, ARE
ASSESSING THEIR MISSION ESSENTIAL TASKS (METS) IN DRRS TO COMPLY WITH
COMBATANT COMMANDERS’ REQUESTS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE SERVING AS A
USEFUL TEST BED FOR DRRS REPORTING.
3. INFORMATION. THE SUBJECT DOCUMENT PROVIDES INTERIM GUIDANCE AND
AMPLIFIES INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REF (C). IT WILL BE THE BASIS FOR
A FUTURE MARINE CORPS ORDER ON DRRS REPORTING.
4. ACTION
A. UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS ASSESSING THEIR METS IN DRRS WILL ADHERE TO THE
INTERIM DRRS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR MARINE CORPS UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS.
B. UNITS WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT IN SORTS UNTIL DIRECTED TO STOP BY CMC VIA
HQMC MESSAGE.
5. ADMINISTRATIVE. THE INTERIM DRRS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR MARINE CORPS
UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE UNCLASSIFIED POR HOME PAGE AT
HTTP:SLASH SLASH HQINET001.HQMC.USMC.MIL/PP&O/POR/DEFAULT.HTM, AND THE POR
SIPRNET HOME PAGE AT HTTP: SLASH SLASH GCCSPORTAL.MCW.AD.USMC.SMIL.MIL/
SITES/PPO/PO/POR/DRRS/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX UNDER THE DRRS DOCUMENT LIBRARY.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN NATONSKI, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR PLANS,
POLICIES AND OPERATIONS.//