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SUBJ/RELEASE OF MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND (MCRC) WELCOME
ABOARD VIDEO//
RMKS/1. MCRC HAS RECENTLY PRODUCED A WELCOME ABOARD VIDEO AS AN
ONGOING EFFORT TO EDUCATE MARINES AND FAMILIES ABOUT RECRUITING
DUTY. THE PURPOSE OF THE VIDEO, ALONG WITH THE RECRUITING DUTY
INFORMATION GUIDE, IS TO BETTER PREPARE MARINES AND FAMILIES
PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT TO RECRUITING DUTY OR AN A BILLET ASSIGNMENT
WITHIN THE COMMAND. THE VIDEO AND GUIDE WILL ALSO INCREASE
AWARENESS TO THE MANY REWARDING ASPECTS OF RECRUITING DUTY.
2. LAST YEAR, MCRC PUBLISHED AND BEGAN MAILING THE RECRUITING
DUTY INFORMATION GUIDE ALONG WITH A LETTER FROM THE COMMANDING
GENERAL TO THE HOME ADDRESS OF ALL MARINES ISSUED ORDERS TO
RECRUITER’S SCHOOL/RECRUITING DUTY. BEGINNING 1 MAY 2000, THE
VIDEO WILL ACCOMPANY THE INFORMATION GUIDE AND COMMANDING GENERAL'S
LETTER.
3. DISTRIBUTION OF THE VIDEO WILL BE MADE SEPARATELY WITHIN THE MCRC. DISTRIBUTION OF THE VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS WILL BE MADE TO
ALL MARINE CORPS COMMANDERS (UNIT CAREER PLANNERS) AND MARINE CORPS
COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS). A REVISION TO MCO 1326.6C (SELECTING,
SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
AND INDEPENDENT DUTIES) WILL INCORPORATE THE VIDEO AND INFORMATION
GUIDE INTO THE SCREENING PROCESS. COMMANDS WILL REVIEW THE VIDEO
WITH THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR RECRUITING DUTY AS PART
OF THE SCREENING PROCESS. FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW THE
VIDEO AS THIS TIME.
4. MARINES INTERESTED IN RECRUITING DUTY MAY CONTACT THE LOCAL MCCS,
THEIR UNIT CAREER PLANNER, OR CONTACT THE POC LISTED BELOW. THE
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS SCREENING TEAM WILL ALSO HAVE COPIES OF THE
VIDEO AT SCHEDULED SCREENINGS.
5. POC IS MRS. E. M. MONTALVO OR GYSGT GRETCHEN E. RAY, QUALITY OF
LIFE SECTION, HUMAN RESOURCES AT (703) 784-9462 OR DSN 278-9462.//
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