Transfer of Responsibility for Managing the Marine Corps Foreign Personnel Exchange Program (MCFPEP)
Effective June 14, 2003, responsibility for managing the Marine Corps Foreign Personnel Exchange Program (MCFPEP) transfers from CMC (M&RA) to CMC (PP&O), with CMC (PL) becoming the new program manager. All correspondence and matters related to MCFPEP should now be addressed to CMC (PL) instead of CMC (MP), and a revised governing order will be published shortly.
Issued: June 6, 2003
1. PURPOSE. EFFECTIVE 14 JUN 2003, RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING THE MARINE CORPS FOREIGN PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (MCFPEP) IS TRANSFERRED FROM CMC (M&RA) TO CMC (PP&O). EFFECTIVE THAT DATE, CMC (PL) VICE CMC (MP) IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER. 2. DISCUSSION. PER REF B, A MEETING WAS HELD ON 16 JUN 2000 WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM CMC (C4), (I), (CSW), (JA), (PP&O), (I&L), AND (M&RA) TO DISCUSS THE TRANSFER. ALL AGREED THAT THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE ASSUMED BY CMC (PP&O). THE TRANSFER WILL INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM. THE ACTUAL TRANSFER WAS DELAYED TILL NOW TO (1) RESOLVE ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL PROGRAM MATTERS IN ORDER TO HELP ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND (2) ALLOW STAFFING OF A PROPOSED REVISION OF REF A. PER REF B, A REVISED REF A THAT INCORPORATES THIS TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY AND OTHER CHANGES TO THE MCFPEP WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY. 3. ACTION. EFFECTIVE 14 JUN 2003, ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND MATTERS RELATED TO THE MCFPEP SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CMC (PL) VICE CMC (MP). 4. MAILING ADDRESS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, PLANS DIVISION (PL), HQMC, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775.