UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 171/08
DTG 101936Z MAR 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DC CDI/TFSD//
SUBJ/POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE 2008 UNCOMPENSATED REVIEW BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASH DC/15SEP2007//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 547 07 REESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNCOMPENSATED
REVIEW PROCESS.//
POC/S.G. SANDERS/CAPT/UNIT:TFSD CDI/NAME: QUANTICO VA
/TEL:DSN 278-6663/TEL:COM (703)-784-6663/EMAIL:SHAWN.SANDERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. PER REF A, THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION (DC CDI) WILL CONVENE A URB TO
CONDUCT A REVIEW AND PRIORITIZATION OF ALL NEW UNCOMPENSATED FORCE
STRUCTURE REQUESTS AGAINST THE COMMANDANTS APPROVED PLAN THROUGH
FY14. THIS MARADMIN SUPERCEDES THE GUIDANCE PUBLISHED IN REF A.
2. BACKGROUND. THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) HAS
APPROVED THE CURRENT FORCE STRUCTURE THROUGH FY14 AS HIS PLAN FOR
BUILDING FUTURE MARINE CORPS CAPABILITIES. THE URB WILL PROVIDE
HIS STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS NEW ACTIVE DUTY UNCOMPENSATED
FORCE STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS AND PRIORITIZE THESE ADJUSTMENTS
AGAINST THE CMC APPROVED FORCE STRUCTURE PLAN. THE INTENT OF THE
URB IS TO COLLECT THREE-STAR MARFOR COMMANDER OR THREE-STAR MAGTF
ADVOCATE UNCOMPENSATED STRUCTURE REQUESTS ALONG WITH THEIR
RECOMMENDED FORCE STRUCTURE COMPENSATION. THE RESULT WILL BE A
PROPOSED ZERO-SUM-GAIN ADJUSTMENT TO THE CURRENT 202K USMC. THE
202K DOTMLPF WORKING GROUP (WG) WILL ASSESS THE URB RESULTS AND
DC CDI WILL BRIEF THE MROC IN JULY FOR CMC DECISION. THE URB WILL
NOT ENTERTAIN RESERVE STRUCTURE REQUESTS.
3. POLICIES
A. THE URB WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING VOTING MEMBERS:
DC CDI (CHAIR), DC PPO, DC IL, DC AVN, COMMANDER MARFORCOM, AND
COMMANDER MARFORPAC. VOTING MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE COLONEL-LEVEL
REPRESENTATION TO THE BOARD WHO MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON
BEHALF OF THEIR GENERAL OFFICER. THE FOLLOWING NON-VOTING MEMBERS
SHALL PROVIDE COLONEL-LEVEL REPRESENTATION TO THE BOARD: DC MRA,
DC PR, COMMANDER MARFORSOC, DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE, AND DIRECTOR
COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS (C4). VOTING MEMBERS
ARE ALLOWED TO BRING NO MORE THAN TWO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME).
THE DIRECTOR TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION (TFSD) WILL CHAIR THE
URB.
B. THE FORCE STRUCTURE CURRENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE TOTAL FORCE
STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS) IS THE BASELINE FOR ALL PROPOSED
FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES.
C. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE URB, ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SIGNED
BY A THREE-STAR MARFOR COMMANDER OR A THREE-STAR MAGTF ADVOCATE
(NO BY DIRECTION SIGNATURES WILL BE ACCEPTED). INITIATIVES
SUBMITTED
BY COMMANDER MARFORSOC, COMMANDER MARFORSOUTH, COMMANDER MARFOREUR,
DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE OR DIRECTOR C4 MUST BE SIGNED BY DC CDI.
INITIATIVES SUBMITTED BY COMMANDING GENERAL MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS
COMMAND, DIRECTOR JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION OR DIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MUST BE SIGNED BY DIRECTOR MARINE CORPS STAFF.
D. REQUESTS MUST FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED TEMPLATES IDENTIFIED
WITHIN THE URB PROCEDURES PARAGRAPH BELOW. TEMPLATES INCLUDE: A
COVER LETTER WITH JUSTIFICATION TO INCLUDE THE CAPABILITY GAP THE
NEW STRUCTURE WILL BE FILLING, TROOP TO TASK ANALYSIS WITH
ORGANIZATION TEMPLATE, MISSION STATEMENT TEMPLATE AND AN
INITIATIVE BRIEF TEMPLATE. DUE TO THE TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR THE
2008 URB, THE TROOP TO TASK ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN WAIVED.
E. THE URB WILL PRIORITIZE THE SUBMITTED REQUESTS, IDENTIFY
COMPENSATION, AND PRESENT THE RESULTS TO DC CDI. THE 202K DOTMLPF
WG WILL ASSESS THE PRIORITIZED REQUESTS ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDED
COMPENSATION AGAINST THE CMC APPROVED 202K USMC AND PROVIDE DC CDI
WITH ESTIMATES OF SUPPORTABILITY. DC CDI WILL BRIEF THE RESULTS TO
THE MROC FOR CMC DECISION.
F. REQUESTS APPROVED BY CMC WILL BE ADDED TO TFSMS WITH AN
EFFECTIVE DATE NO EARLIER THAN THREE YEARS FROM THE CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR (FY11), AND WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASR
ANNUALLY.
G. REQUESTORS (OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES) ARE REQUIRED TO BRIEF
THE URB.
H. NAVY STRUCTURE IN SUPPORT OF MARINE CAPABILITIES WILL ALSO
BE CONSIDERED BY THE URB.
4. PROCEDURES
A. UNCOMPENSATED INITIATIVES CURRENTLY LACKING A THREE-STAR
MARFOR OR MAGTF ADVOCATE SIGNATURE THAT DC CDI (TFSD) IS AWARE OF
WILL BE STAFFED TO THE MAGTF ADVOCATES AND MARFOR COMMANDERS
IMMEDIATELY.
SHOULD A MARFOR COMMANDER OR MAGTF ADVOCATE CHOOSE
TO SPONSOR ONE OF THESE CURRENT INITIATIVES, OR INITIATE A NEW
UNCOMPENSATED STRUCTURE REQUEST, PLEASE FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES
OUTLINED BELOW.
B. THE TFSMS WEBSITE WILL HAVE ALL REQUIRED URB TEMPLATES AT
HTTPS: (SLASH SLASH)TFSMS.MCCDC.USMC.MIL (NO NEED TO LOG IN) UNDER
THE
REFERENCES TAB.
C. URB VOTING AND NONVOTING MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE THE NAMES OF
THEIR
COLONEL-LEVEL (OR HIGHER) REPRESENTATIVES TO THE POC BY 1 APRIL.
D. URB MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE THE NAME OF THEIR SMES, BRIEFERS,
AND GUESTS TO THE POC BY 1 APRIL.
E. ONCE NAMES ARE RECEIVED, SMES, BRIEFERS, GUESTS, VOTING
AND NONVOTING MEMBERS WILL BE GRANTED ACCESS TO A SHAREPOINT PORTAL
WHERE ALL INITIATIVES, BRIEFS, POLICY, TEMPLATES, LOGISTICAL, AND
POC INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED. NOTIFICATION OF SHAREPOINT ACCESS
WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS.
F. REQUESTORS WILL FORWARD THEIR SIGNED REQUESTS TO TFSD WHO
WILL UPLOAD THEM TO THE AFOREMENTIONED SHAREPOINT PORTAL BY 1 MAY.
G. THE URB WILL BE HELD FROM 12-16 MAY. DC CDI WILL BE BRIEFED
ON THE RESULTS OF THE URB ON 16 MAY.
H. THE RESULTS OF THE URB WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE 202K DOTMLPF
WG BY 19 MAY FOR ASSESSMENT. THE PRIORITIZED URB RESULTS AND
DOTMLPF
WG ESTIMATE OF SUPPORTABILITY AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE BRIEFED BY
DC CDI TO THE MROC IN JULY.
I. DC CDI (TFSD) WILL DISSEMINATE LETTERS TO REQUESTORS
INDICATING WHETHER OR NOT THEIR REQUEST WAS FORWARDED TO THE URB.
AN MROC DM WILL PUBLISH THE CMC DECISION.
5. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A. DATE/LOCATION. THE URB WILL CONVENE 0800, 12 MAY AT CONF
ROOM 254-256, JAMES WESLEY MARSH CENTER, MCB QUANTICO, VA 22134.
ORDERS ARE NON-REPORTING.
B. FUNDING. THE PARENT COMMAND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
OWN FUNDING.
C. BILLETING AND TRANSPORTATION. ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO
MAKE THEIR OWN BILLETING AND TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS. BILLETING
INFORMATION: BOQ LIVERSEDGE HALL (703) 784-3148/9; CROSSROADS INN
(800) 965-9511; QUALITY INN, DUMFRIES (703) 221-1141; DAYS INN (540)
659-0022; HAMPTON INN (703) 441-9900; SLEEP INN (703) 455-0900.
D. A TOTAL OF SIX ACTIVE ETHERNET DROPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
THOSE BRINGING LAPTOP COMPUTERS.
E. WORKING GROUP FEE. NONE.
F. VISITOR REQUEST FORMS. DUE TO POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION OF
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS WORKING GROUP, ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUESTED
TO FORWARD A VISITOR REQUEST VIA JPAS TO HQMC SMO CODE: 540080084.
NOTE THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE AS THE UNCOMPENSATED REVIEW
BOARD.
POC TO BE INCLUDED ON THE VISITOR REQUEST IS CAPTAIN KELLY M JOHNSON
AT (703) 784-6253. ALL OTHER QUESTIONS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO
MR. KEVIN HERRMANN AT (703) 784-5478.
G. UNIFORM: DESERT MARPAT UTILITY.
6. IF NECESSARY, AMPLIFYING DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN AMOS, DC CDI.//