Announcement of Marine Civilian Development Program (MCDP)

1. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT 
TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE MCDP. THE PROGRAM 
IS OFFERED BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, MARINE CIVILIAN 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, INC., FUNDED BY THE LERNER FOUNDATION. 
2. THE MCDP IS A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ENLISTED MARINES COMPLETING 
THEIR FIRST TERM AND OFFICERS COMPLETING THEIR INITIAL OBLIGATION 
WHO HAVE DECIDED TO PURSUE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS 
INTENDED TO EDUCATE TRANSITIONING MARINES, ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE, 
ON DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PRIVATE SECTOR SKILL SETS FROM THE 
FOUNDATION BUILT DURING THEIR SERVICE IN THE MARINE CORPS. THE 
MCDP DOES NOT COMPETE WITH THE MARINE CORPS' RETENTION EFFORTS OR 
TRANSITION PROGRAMS. 
3. THE MCDP OFFERS TWO COURSES OF INSTRUCTION: THE SIX-DAY GOLD 
COURSE FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES (ENLISTED OR COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL) 
AND THE FOUR-DAY SCARLET COURSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. A SPOUSE 
ORIENTATION WILL BE OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BOTH COURSES TO 
ASSIST THE SEPARATING MARINE FAMILY. THE MCDP WILL ACCEPT UP TO 800 
MARINES (280 COLLEGE GRADUATES AND 520 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES) INTO 
THE PROGRAM IN CY07. COURSES WILL BE HELD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
AND NORTH CAROLINA ON A RECURRING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UPON 
SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, THE MCDP WILL REFER MARINES 
TO ITS NATIONAL NETWORK OF FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES FOR POSSIBLE 
EMPLOYMENT. NEITHER A REFERRAL NOR AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT IS 
GUARANTEED. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO ACCEPT AN 
OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. 
4. MCDP IS BEING OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE MARINE CORPS, 
PARTICIPATING MARINES, OR EMPLOYERS. THE MARINE'S ACCEPTANCE OF 
PROGRAM BENEFITS IS NOT PROHIBITED BY DOD 5500.7-R, JOINT ETHICS 
REGULATION. MARINES ATTENDING THE PROGRAM MUST BE IN AN APPROVED 
ANNUAL LEAVE STATUS. 
5. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THE APPLICATION 
PROCESS, REFER TO THE MCDP WEBSITE AT WWW.MARINECDP.ORG. 
6. TRANSITION PERSONNEL SHOULD MAKE THIS INFORMATION KNOWN TO MARINES 
IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. 
7. THE FOREGOING IN NO WAY IMPLIES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR MARINE 
CORPS ENDORSEMENT. THE MCDP IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH OR SPONSORED BY 
THE MARINE CORPS.