R 271903Z DEC 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 626/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2007 COMMANDERS PROGRAM WARNING ORDER//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 377-03/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 378-03/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
REF/C/MSGID:MARADMIN 563-03/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
REF/D/MSGID:MARADMIN 352-04/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
REF/E/MSGID:MARADMIN 257-05/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
REF/F/MSGID:MARADMIN 561-05/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
NARR/REF A IS FY 2004 LTCOL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD RESUTS, REF B
IS FY 2004 COL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD RESULTS, REF C IS FY 2004
COL SLATE MODIFICATION, REF D IS LTCOL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD
RESUTLS, REF E IS FY06 LTCOL COMMAND SLATE MODIFICATION, REF F IS
UPDATE TO THE FY07 COMMAND SLATE FOR RESERVE COLS AND LTCOL.//
POC/S. E. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MCU OPS/LOC:QUANTICO, VA/TEL:DSN 278-6850
/TEL:COMM (703)784-6850/EMAIL:SEAN.E.GRIFFIN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. IN 1993 THE COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED A RESIDENT COMMANDERS' PROGRAM FOR BOARD
SELECTED AND SLATED COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS. THE
PRESIDENT OF MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) CONDUCTS THE COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES' WORKSHOP SEMI-ANNUALLY IN THE
SPRING AND FALL.
2. MISSION. TO IDENTIFY EVOLVING AND ENDURING ISSUES AND PROVIDE
RELEVANT TOOLS THAT ASSIST AND PREPARE COMMANDERS TO LEAD THEIR
COMMANDS AND INSTITUTIONS SUCCESSFULLY.
3. EXECUTION.
A. COMMANDER'S INTENT AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.
(1) COMMANDER'S INTENT
(A) COMMANDERS' PROGRAM IS NOT A VENUE TO ADDRESS MOS
DEFICIENCIES.
(B) FOCUS ON THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES - MISSION,
READINESS, AND THE WELFARE OF MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
(C) CONTINUE TO HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL ASPECT THAT FOSTERS
MENTORING AND CAMARADERIE THROUGH TRADITIONAL VENUES OF SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS.
(D) PROVIDE THE BEST COURSE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RESOURCES
OF TIME AND FUNDING.
(2) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS EXPECTS ALL OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND TO ATTEND THE
COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND; HOWEVER, OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS CAN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PRECLUDE AN OFFICER'S
ATTENDANCE PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND. ANY OFFICER UNABLE TO ATTEND
THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND SHOULD ATTEND THE
FIRST AVAIABLE COURSE SUBSEQUENT TO ASSUMING COMMAND. THE PRESIDENT
OF MCU WILL CONDUCT THE PROGRAM AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND
OTHER FACILITIES AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA FROM
26 FEBRUARY - 9 MARCH, WITH THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP CONDUCTED FROM 26
FEBRUARY - 2 MARCH. THE FEBRUARY 2007 COMMANDERS' PROGRAM CURRICULUM
HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED. THE NEW PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING AGENDA:
DATE TIME EVENT
24 - 25 FEB EXECUTE OCONUS TRAVEL
25 FEB EXECUTE CONUS TRAVEL
26 FEB 0900-1200 CHECK-IN AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY
26 FEB 1200 COMMENCE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE
I
AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
02 MAR 1800 COMPLETION OF SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
05 - 09 MAR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASES II - IV
09 - 11 MAR EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL
B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
(1) ELIGIBILITY. COLONELS, COLONEL SELECTEES, LIEUTENANT
COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTEES, AND US NAVY EQUIVALENTS NAMED
BY COMMAND SLATING BOARDS FOR USMC OPERATING/SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT
COMMANDS AND COMMAND EQUIVALENTS AND ALTERNATE SELECTEES SUBSEQUENTLY
NOTIFIED BY DC, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS OF ELEVATION TO PRIMARY
SELECTION STATUS ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND.
ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR SPOUSES.
SPOUSES ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AND PER DIEM AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.
SLATED COMMANDERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM FOR EACH SLATED COMMAND - ATTENDING A PREVIOUS ITERATION OF
THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM FOR A SLATED LIEUTENANT COLONEL COMMAND DOES
NOT EXCUSE A COLONEL OR COLONEL SELECT FROM ATTENDING FOR A COLONEL
COMMAND.
(2) REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
FOR COURSE ATTENDANCE. REGISTRATION WILL MIRROR THE PROCEDURES
PRESENTLY USED FOR ENROLLING IN OTHER TIPED FORMAL COURSES.
(A) COURSE CAPACITY IS 240.
(B) PLANNED ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED IN
MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) STUDENT
REGISTRAR VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. THE COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP ARE FORMAL COURSES IN THE MCTIMS
DATABASE. COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER FOR COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM IS M02L9L0, CLASS NUMBER 020. CID FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS
M02ZZZ0, CLASS NUMBER 020.
(C) CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR
ACTIVE COMPONENT ATTENDEES REGISTERED IN MCTIMS STUDENT REGISTRAR.
MARFORRES WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR ITS ATTENDEES.
(D) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA MARFORPAC G3T,
MARFORCOM G3T, OR MARFORRES G3T SHOULD CONTACT MAJ GRIFFIN AT DSN
278-6850 OR COMM (703) 784-6850.
(3) NEXT THREE ITERATIONS OF COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES'
WORKSHOP ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:
(A) 26 FEBRUARY - 09 MARCH
(B) 15 - 26 OCTOBER
(C) 25 FEBRUARY - 07 MARCH
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. BILLETING. A LIMITED BLOCK OF ROOMS IS RESERVED AT THE
CROSSROADS INN MCB QUANTICO. CONTACT CROSSROADS INN AT (800)
965-9511 OR (703) 630-4444 FOR RESERVATIONS. OFFICERS SHOULD
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS ATTENDING THE COMMANDERS; PROGRAM, AND
PROVIDE GROUP REGISTRATION NUMBER 791. THERE ARE SUFFICIENT LOCAL
HOTELS TO SUPPORT ATTENDEES ONCE THE CROSSROADS INN IS BOOKED TO
CAPACITY.
B. TRANSPORTATION. LOCAL TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE REIMBURSABLE
TO INCLUDE ROUNDTRIP AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION. DAILY
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BETWEEN THE CROSSROADS
INN AND THE GRC. FUNDING FOR RENTAL CARS IS NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER
HQMC APPROPRIATION DATA. LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO
FUND RENTAL CARS FOR THEIR COMMANDERS WHERE POSSIBLE.
C. UNIFORM. THE UNIFORM FOR THE COMMANDERS' COURSE WILL BE
GREEN MARPAT UTILITIES. ATTIRE FOR THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP WILL BE
BUSINESS CASUAL. ACTIVE DUTY SPOUSES ATTENDING THE SPOUSES'
WORKSHOP SHOULD WEAR CIVILIAN ATTIRE.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A. COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS. CG TECOM SERVES AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR
CMC. PRESIDENT MCU SERVES AS ON SCENE COMMANDER.
B. COMMAND POSTS. EXPECT PRESIDENT MCU ON SCENE AT GRC THROUGHOUT.
C. QUESTIONS AND OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS
MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POC.//