Feb 2007 Commanders Program

1. BACKGROUND. REF A PROVIDED COORDINATING 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FEBRUARY 2007 COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' 
WORKSHOP. THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
2. SITUATION. UNCHANGED FROM WARNING ORDER 
3. MISSION. UNCHANGED FROM WARNING ORDER 
4. EXECUTION.
 A. COMMANDER'S INTENT AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.
 (1) COMMANDER'S INTENT
 (A) CMC'S INTENT FOR THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM IS FOR 
ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES - AS DEFINED PER REF AND COORDINATING 
INSTRUCTIONS BELOW - TO ATTEND PRIOR TO OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER 
ASSUMING COMMAND.
 (B) THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THREE 
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES - MISSION, READINESS, AND THE WELFARE OF 
MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
 (C) THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM WILL FOSTER MENTORING AND 
CAMARADERIE THROUGH TRADITIONAL VENUES OF PRESENTATIONS, INFORMAL 
DISCUSSIONS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
 (D) THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE BEST COURSE 
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RESOURCES OF TIME AND FUNDING.
 (2) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. 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 SPOUSES' WORKSHOP HAS A COMMON CURRICULUM FOR ALL 
ATTENDEES. THE FEBRUARY 2007 COMMANDERS' PROGRAM HAS A COMMON 
CURRICULUM FOR PHASES I,II AND IV. COMMAND SPECIFIC CURRICULA WILL 
RUN CONCURRENTLY DURING PHASE III AS INDICATED IN 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 COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE I AND 
 SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
05 MAR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE II WARFIGHTING
06-07 MAR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE III COMMAND SPECIFIC
08-09 MAR COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE IV LAW, ETHICS AND 
 LEADERSHIP
09-11 MAR EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL
 B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
 (1) ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE RESERVE AND ACTIVE DUTY COLONELS, 
COLONEL SELECTEES, LIEUTENANT COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTEES, 
AND US NAVY EQUIVALENTS ASSIGNED BY COMMAND SLATING BOARDS FOR USMC 
OPERATING SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT COMMANDS AND COMMAND EQUIVALENT 
BILLETS. ALSO ELIGIBLE ARE THE ALTERNATE SELECTEES NOTIFIED BY DC, 
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS OF ELEVATION TO THE COMMAND COMMAND 
EQUIVALENT SLATE. 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) ATTENDEES ARE REGISTERED AND APPROPRIATION DATA IS REQUESTED 
BY TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND'S FORMAL SCHOOLS PROCESS. THE 
COMMANDERS PROGRAM COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER IS M02L9L0. 
CID FOR SPOUSES WORKSHOP IS M02ZZZ0. ATTENDEES WILL HAVE NON-REPORTING 
ORDERS ONLY.
 (3) CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR ATTENDEES 
SLATED BY MARFORCOM AND MARFORPAC. ACTIVE DUTY COMMANDERS AND 
PROSPECTIVE COMMANDERS ATTENDING M02L9L0 FROM COMMANDS MORE THAN 50 MILES 
FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING AND MEALS AND INCIDENTAL 
EXPENSES (M&IE) AT THE QUANTICO RATE. M02L9L0 ATTENDEES FROM COMMANDS 
WITHIN 50 MILES OF QUANTICO RATE NO TRAVEL OR PER DIEM. ALL SPOUSES OF 
ACTIVE DUTY COMMANDERS AND PROSPECTIVE COMMANDERS ATTENDING M02ZZZ0 FROM 
COMMANDS WITHIN 50 MILES OF QUANTICO RATE MEALS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES 
AT THE QUANTICO RATE. 
WHILE COMMANDERS AND THEIR SPOUSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND M02L9L0, 
M02ZZZ0 TOGETHER, COMMANDERS AND SPOUSES MAY ATTEND SEPARATELY. 
UNACCOMPANIED ATTENDEES OF M02ZZZ0 TRAVELING FROM DUTY STATIONS IN EXCESS 
OF 50 MILES FROM QUANTICO ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL, LODGING AND M&IE.
 (4) MARFORCOM WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR THE 
FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: 
MARFORCOM; BASES, STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND THE RECRUIT DEPOT 
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI; THE PENTAGON, HQMC, MARFOREUR, MARFOR SOUTH, 
EUCOM, SOCOM, SOUTHCOM, CENTCOM AT TAMPA, FL, NATO COMMANDS, II MEF. IF 
AN ATTENDEE IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED TO CENTCOM'S AOR FROM ANY OF THE 
PRECEDING LOCATIONS, COMMANDS, MARFORPAC G-3 WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST 
APPROPRIATION DATA. II MEF G-3 FORMAL SCHOOLS POC, MSGT CARROLL TEL (910) 
451-8989, EMAIL KEITH.CARROLL@USMC.MIL IS ATTENDING TO ALL MARFORCOM 
REGISTRANTS.
 (5) MARFORPAC WILL REGISTER AND REQUEST APPROPRIATION DATA FOR THE 
FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES AND THEIR SPOUSES ASSIGNED TO: 
MARFORPAC; BASES AND STATIONS, RECRUITING DISTRICTS AND RECRUIT DEPOT WEST 
OF THE MISSISSIPPI; MARFOR KOREA, MARFOR JAPAN, PACOM, USF-J, USF-K, I MEF, 
III MEF. IF AN ATTENDEE IS DEPLOYED TO CENTCOM'S AOR FROM ANY OF THE 
PRECEDING LOCATIONS-COMMANDS, MARFORPAC WILL STILL REGISTER AND REQUEST 
APPROPRIATION DATA. 
MARFORPAC G-3 POC, MR. WAYNE PREBOR TEL (808) 477-8850, EMAIL 
WAYNE.PREBOR@USMC.MIL IS ATTENDING TO ALL MARFORPAC REGISTRANTS.
 (6) MARFORRES WILL REGISTER AND FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR 
ITS ATTENDEES. MARFORRES POC IS MSGT DAVIS (G-3,G-5) TEL
(504) 678-8101,8414, EMAIL ANTHONY.T.DAVIS@USMC.MIL.
 (7) COMMANDERS AT EVERY LEVEL WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAKE SLATED COMMANDERS 
AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND. 
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE CONSTRAINTS OF OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, SLATED COMMANDERS 
MAY REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO DEFER ATTENDING THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM UNTIL 
AFTER ASSUMING COMMAND VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE TO MCU POC LISTED ABOVE. 
COMMANDERS REQUIRING DEFERRALS SUBSEQUENT TO ASSUMING COMMAND WILL FORWARD A 
REQUEST (NAVAL MESSAGE OR ELECTRONIC MAIL) TO THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR 
MARINE CORPS STAFF VIA THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.
 A. BILLETING. THERE ARE SUFFICIENT LOCAL HOTELS TO SUPPORT ATTENDEES. 
THE ROOMS SET ASIDE FOR THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AT THE CROSSROADS INN ABOARD 
MCB QUANTICO ARE 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' PROGRAM 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.
 D. ALL ORDERS ARE NON-REPORTING.
6. 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 POCS MENTIONED ABOVE.