R 141508Z MAR 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADIMN 177/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI MID//
SUBJ/GUIDANCE AND POLICY FOR MARINE CORPS TASK LIST (MCTL)
/DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION//
GENTEXT/UNCLAS MSGID/REF/A/DOC/MCO 3500.26A
REF/B/DODD 7730.65/3JUN2002
RED/C/USD (P&R) MEMORANDUM/2NOV2004
REF/D/USD (P&R) MEMORANDUM/10AUG2005
REF/E/USD (P&R) MEMORANDUM/17JAN2006
REF/F/CG MCCDC/R161710ZFEB06
REF/G/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//MARADMIN 390/07/22JUN07
REF/H/CG MCCDC/R031104ZAUG07
REF/I/CJCSI 3500.02/1FEB2008
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS TASK LIST (MCTL) 1.0. REFS B THROUGH
E ARE DOD DIRECTIVES AND SERIAL LETTERS 1 THROUGH 3 PROVIDING
GUIDANCE TO THE SERVICES AND CCDRS FOR DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING
SYSTEM (DRRS) IMPLEMENTATION. REF F IS MCCDC MESSAGE FOR ADVOCATE
AND OPERATING FORCE SUPPORT FOR MCTL 2.0 BUILD. REF G IS PP&O (POR)
MARADMIN ON DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS) IMPLEMENATION
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS, UNITS, AND
INSTALLATIONS. REF H IS MCCDC, CD&I POLICY FOR OPERATING FORCE CORE
MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK LIST (METL) DEVELOPMENT, APPROVAL,
PUBLICATION AND REVIEW. REF I IS THE UNIVERSAL JOINT TASK LIST
(UJTL) POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
POC/MS. MARYROI
GOLDMAN/EMAIL/MARYROI.GOLDMAN.CTR@USMC.MIL/MCCDC CDD
MAGTF INTEGRATION DIVISION, COMM (703) 432-8166, DSN 378-8166
POC/LTCOL JORGE L.
MEDINA/EMAIL/JORGE.MEDINA@USMC.MIL/MCCDC CDD MAGTF INTEGRATION DIVISION, COMM (703) 432-8069, DSN
378-8069//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE ESTABLISHES USMC POLICY
AND GUIDANCE FOR THE MAINTENANCE, REVISION, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION
OF THE MARINE CORPS TASK LIST (MCTL).
2. BACKGROUND.
A. REF A THE MARINE CORPS TASK LIST (MCTL) 1.0 IS THE STANDARDIZED,
DOCTRINALLY BASED LEXICON OF MARINE CORPS TASKS REQUIRED FOR
REPORTING ALL COMBAT MISSIONS, CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES
AND READINESS. IT SUPPORTS WARFIGHTING BY PROVIDING A COMMON
LANGUAGE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF READINESS REPORTING AND DEFINES
CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT.
B. REF B THE DOD DIRECTIVE ESTABLISHES THE DEFENSE READINESS
REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS). THIS SYSTEM MEASURES AND REPORTS ON THE
READINESS OF MILITARY FORCES AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET
MISSIONS AND GOALS ASSIGNED BY THE SECDEF USING A MET CONSTRUCT.
THE DRRS DATABASE IS POPULATED WITH METS FOUND IN THE UNIVERSAL
JOINT TASK LIST (UJTL) OR INDIVIDUAL SERVICE TASK LIST (MCTL).
C. REF C THE DOD DRRS INTERIM IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE LETTER SERIAL
NO. 1 IDENTIFIED THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ACTIONS REQUIRED
TO SUPPORT INITIAL DRRS REPORTING.
D. REF D THE DOD DRRS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE LETTER SERIAL NO. 2
DIRECTED SERVICE-WIDE STANDARDIZATION OF CORE MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK
LISTS (METLS) FOR LIKE-TYPE UNITS AND MONTHLY REPORTING IN DRRS.
E. REF E THE DOD DRRS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE LETTER SERIAL NO. 3
FOR INSTALLATION AND FACILITIES REPORTING WITHIN DRRS TO MEASURE THE
CAPABILITY OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES AND OTHER
ELEMENTS OF DOD INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT TO
FORCES IN THE CONDUCT OF THEIR WARTIME MISSIONS.
F. REF F REQUESTED SUPPORT FROM THE MARFORS/DC IN THE REFINEMENT
AND REVISION PROCESS OF THE MCTL AFTER USE OF MARINE CORPS TASKS IN
INITIAL DRRS IMPLEMENTATION.
G. REF G DIRECTED MCCDC, CD&I TO MANAGE, MAINTAIN AND SERVE AS THE
PRIMARY REVIEW AUTHORITY OF MCTL, UPDATING AS REQUIRED, TO REFLECT
INSTALLATION METLS, UNIT CORE METLS, NAMED OPERATION METLS, AND
CONPLAN/OPLAN METLS IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR DRRS.
H. REF H ESTABLISHES POLICY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED
CORE METLS, DRAWING FROM THE MCTL FOR LIKE UNITS REPORTING IN DRRS.
I. REF I ESTABLISHES POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE MAINTENANCE,
REVISION, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION OF THE UJTL AND ITS USE ACROSS
JOINT PROCESSES.
3. INFORMATION.
A. MARINE CORPS UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS REPORT OPERATIONAL
READINESS IN DRRS FOR COMBAT MISSIONS AND CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
CAPABILITIES USING THE MET CONSTRUCT DRAWING FROM THE MCTL. DRRS IS
DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE READINESS OF MILITARY FORCES AND SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET MISSIONS AND GOALS ASSIGNED BY THE SECDEF.
DRRS IS INTENDED TO BE A MISSION-FOCUSED, CAPABILITY-BASED,
NET-CENTRIC, SIPRNET SYSTEM THAT WILL ESTABLISH NEW METRICS (YES,
QUALIFIED YES, AND NO) TO ASSESS THE ABILITY OF UNITS AND
INSTALLATIONS TO EXECUTE THEIR MISSIONS AND METS OR JMETS ISO REF I.
DRRS COMPLEMENTS, AND WILL GRADUALLY SUPPLANT, UNIT STATUS OF
RESOURCES AND TRAINING SYSTEM (SORTS) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AS
DEFINED IN REF G. CMC RECOGNIZES THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF DRRS AND IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUED DRRS
DEVELOPMENT.
B. MCCDC, CD&I INTENT IS TO ENSURE THE MCTL IS REPRESENTATIVE OF
ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MAGTF AND THAT THE DRRS DATABASE IS POPULATED
WITH CURRENT, RELEVANT, APPLICABLE AND ACCURATE TASKS FOR USE BY
OPERATIONAL UNITS TO COMPLY WITH REFS B THROUGH E AND SUPPORT THE
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (EFDS).
4. POLICY.
A. DEVELOPMENT. METS AND CORE METLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED
BY THE OPFORS AT WORKSHOPS SPONSORED BY TECOM, OR WHENEVER REQUIRED
OR DIRECTED TO DO SO AS DEFINED IN REF H. WITH THE ADVENT OF
INSTALLATION AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT READINESS REPORTING IN
DRRS, MCCDC, CD&I WILL ASSIST DC/ADVOCATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
METS AND CORE METLS WITH CONDITIONS AND STANDARDS FOR ALL LIKE-TYPE
UNITS AND INSTALLATIONS.
B. REVIEW.
(1) FREQUENCY.
THE MCTL IS A DYNAMIC WEB-BASED LIST OF TASKS, CONDITIONS, AND
MEASURES REQUIRING SUSTAINMENT THROUGH CONTINUAL UPDATING AND
MODIFICATION TO MEET OPFOR READINESS REQUIREMENTS. MARINE CORPS
TASKS SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED FOR RELEVANCY BY THEIR
COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THE TASKS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL ELEMENTS
OF THE MAGTF. SUGGESTED TASK MODIFICATIONS OR NEW TASKS SHOULD BE
THOROUGHLY ANALYZED FOR APPROPRIATE AND SUITABLE CONSTRUCT PRIOR TO
SUBMITTAL TO MCCDC, CD&I FOR INCLUSION IN THE MCTL.
(2) PROCESS.
(A) OPERATING FORCE PROPOSED TASK MODIFICATIONS OR RECOMMENDED TASK
ADDITIONS FOR INCLUSION INTO THE MCTL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO MCCDC,
CD&I FOR STAFFING THROUGH MCATS. OPERATING FORCE AND DC/ADVOCATES
WILL SUBMIT CONCURRENCE/NONCONCURRENCE BY SUSPENSE DATE AS
ESTABLISHED. UPON APPROVAL, NEW AND MODIFIED TASKS WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE AND POSTED ON THE MCCDC WEBSITE.
(B) RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO UNIT CORE METLS OR CORE METL DEVELOPMENT
WILL BE REVIEWED IAW REF H.
(C) THE MCTL AND SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTS ARE UNCLASSIFIED.
CLASSIFIED TASKS THAT CANNOT BE DEVELOPED AS A GENERIC TASK FOR
INCORPORATION INTO MCTL WILL BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS
THROUGH SIPR EMAIL VIA THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
(D) WHEN SUBMITTING CHANGES TO MEASURES/CRITERIA FOR OUTPUT
STANDARDS, DO NOT INCLUDE ACTUAL REPORTING STATUS INFORMATION. THE
MCTL, AS AN UNCLASSIFIED PUBLICATION, WILL NOT INCLUDE ACTUAL
READINESS DATA.
(E) ENDSTATE IS AN APPROVED, NEAR REAL-TIME MCTL AVAILABLE FOR
IMMEDIATE USE IN SORTS/DRRS UNIT AND INSTALLATION READINESS
REPORTING AND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT. REVIEW OF THE MCTL IS IMPERATIVE
TO ENSURE TIMELY CHANGES ARE ADJUDICATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY DOWNLOADED
INTO DRRS TO ASSIST UNIT AND INSTALLATION READINESS REPORTING
OBJECTIVES.
C. APPROVAL AUTHORITY.
THE DIRECTOR, CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE (CDD) WILL APPROVE
ALL NEW TASKS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIRECTOR, CDD WILL APPROVE
MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING TASKS WHICH MODIFY ANY OF THE
AUTHORITATIVE TASK ELEMENTS: TASK NUMBER, TASK TITLE, AND TASK
DESCRIPTION.
D. PUBLICATION.
THE MCCDC MCTL DATABASE IS THE AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE FOR THE MCTL AND
SUPERCEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY PRINTED OR ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF THE
MCTL. NOTICE OF APPROVED MODIFICATIONS AND NEW TASK ADDITIONS TO
THE MCTL WILL BE ISSUED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE. THE MCTL AUTHORITATIVE
DATABASE RESIDES ON
WWW.MCCDC.USMC.MIL/MCTL.HTM.
5. TASKS.
A. DC PP&O
(1) ESTABLISH SERVICE POLICY, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDANCE ON UNIT
READINESS REPORTING, USING THE MET CONSTRUCT AND ISO FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MCTL.
(2) PUBLISH A MARINE CORPS ORDER ON READINESS REPORTING IN DRRS.
(3) COORDINATE UNIT REGISTRATION OF MARINE CORPS UNITS AND
INSTALLATIONS IN SORTS AND DRRS WITH TFSD MCCDC.
B. DC I&L
ASSIST MCCDC, CD&I IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW PROCESS OF
INSTALLATION AND FACILITY METS AND LIKE-UNIT CORE METLS, INCLUDING
CONDITIONS AND STANDARDS.
C. DC AVN
APPROVE TASKS FOR INCLUSION INTO MCTL, FOR ALL AVIATION UNITS AFTER
THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERIODIC REVIEW PROCESS IAW REF G.
D. CG TECOM
SUBMIT NEW METS DEVELOPED IN THE CORE METL DEVELOPMENT AND
MAINTENANCE PROCESS TO MCCDC, CD&I FOR INCLUSION IN THE MCTL.
E. COMMARFORCOM, COMMARFORPAC, COMMARFORRES, COMMARFORSOC
(1) SUBMIT RECOMMENDED ADDITIONS TO THE MCTL TO MCCDC, CD&I AS
REQUIRED.
(2) REVIEW AND COMMENT ON CHANGES TO THE MCTL.
(3) SUPPORT OPERATING FORCES CORE METL DEVELOPMENT.
F. COMMARCORBASESLANT, COMMARCORBASESPAC
(1) SUBMIT RECOMMENDED ADDITIONS TO THE MCTL TO MCCDC, CD&I AS
REQUIRED.
(2) REVIEW AND COMMENT ON CHANGES TO THE MCTL.
(3) SUPPORT INSTALLATION AND FACILITY CORE METL DEVELOPMENT.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN O’DONNELL, DIRECTOR, CAPABILITIES
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORATE AND IS EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT.////