R 312207Z MAY 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 252/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO/PL//
SUBJ/TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING THE MARINE CORPS FOREIGN
/PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (FPME) PROGRAM AND USMC
/PARTICIPATION IN THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/MROC DECISION MEMO 63-2004/08SEP2004//
REF/B/DOC/DRAFT MCO 1520.28C /-//
AMPN/THIS IS A COORDINATED CMC (PL) AND TECOM (SCETC) MESSAGE. REF
A IS THE MROC DECISION MEMO DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF THESE
EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO TECOM. REF B IS THE DRAFT MCO THAT APPLIES
AND ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PROGRAMS.//
POC/MAY, J./LTCOL/PLU/-/TEL:DSN 222-4365/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF (A) DIRECTED THAT MANAGEMENT OF USMC
PARTICIPATION IN THE FPME AND OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS BE
TRANSFERRED TO TECOM. TECOM HAS IDENTIFIED THE SECURITY COOPERATION
EDUCATION TRAINING CENTER (SCETC) AS THE DIRECTORATE THAT WILL
ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE PROGRAMS.
2. EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2005, THE MAJORITY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED TO PLU BY REF (B) WILL BE EXECUTED BY SCETC.
THE PUBLICATION OF REF (B) WILL FURTHER CLARIFY THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THESE PROGRAMS.
3. PLU WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE FOR THESE PROGRAMS
TO ENSURE THEY ARE IAW USMC SECURITY COOPERATION STRATEGY. PLU WILL
ALSO RETAIN ACCOUNTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL USMC INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM (ICASS) FUNDING.
4. THIS LIMITED TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM PLU TO SCETC DOES
NOT IMPACT OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES ASSIGNED BY REF (B). ANY
MODIFICATION BEYOND THOSE LISTED BY THIS MARADMIN WILL BE MADE BY
THE PUBLICATION OF REF (B).
5. EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2005, ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND MATTERS
PERTAINING TO FPME AND THE OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO SCETC VICE PLU. SCETC POC IS MS. CATHY SOLLOM, DSN
278-2688, COMM (703) 784-2688, FAX (703) 784-4074.//