Inspector General of the Marine Corps

Headquarters Marine Corps

Intent Concepts and Tasks

Intent: Inspections will reinforce the importance of combat readiness, evaluate the critical areas essential for mission performance, and serve as a tool for commands to assess their units.

Concepts: Conduct short and no-notice inspections in order to minimize wasted preparation time and provide an accurate assesment of day-to-day readiness. Inspections will:

Respect and uphold the commander's authority and foster a climate of trust and confidence.
Focus on unit mission/Commanding General's Inspection Program.
Be positive and provide productive learning experiences for those personnel inspected.
Attempt to identify the root cause of problems, particularly those which are beyond the ability of the commander to solve.
Include follow-ups and resolution of problems that are beyond the ability of the inspected command/unit to solve.

Tasks: Inspections Division will:

Inspect, biennially, within the Unit Inspection Program (UIP), those independent units and activities that are not in the operational or administrative chain of command of a major subordinate commander (MSC). Through inspection, ensure each unit is complying with Commandant of the Marine Corps procedures and is accomplishing its assigned mission, tasks and functions.
Maintain an oversight and follow-up program to correct findings reported in the IP inspection reports, and issues raised in the annual inspection reports of the MSC.
Review items of special interest to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Recognize individuals and units for excellent demonstrated during inspections.