Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) Unit Diary Entries Required for Ground Entry-Level Active Component (AC) Enlisted Marines

1. SITUATION. THIS MARADMIN CLARIFIES EXISTING 
MARINE CORPS POLICY CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCES ON MCTFS UNIT DIARY 
ENTRIES REQUIRED FOR ENTRY-LEVEL AC ENLISTED MARINES DURING INITIAL 
TRAINING. THIS MARADMIN IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE UNIFORM COMPLIANCE 
AND STANDARDIZATION OF INTENDED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 
(IMOS) AND PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) ENTRIES 
MADE DURING ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO 
GROUND MOS'S ONLY. ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE FORTHCOMING 
REGARDING AVIATION MOS'S. 
2. MISSION. TO ENSURE THAT TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS ARE AWARE OF 
THE MCTFS ENTRIES REQUIRED TO ACCURATELY REFLECT AN ENTRY-LEVEL AC 
ENLISTED MARINES POSITION IN THE TRAINING PIPELINE AND TO ENSURE 
UNIFORMITY OF ENTRIES THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS. 
3. EXECUTION. 
A. COMMANDER'S INTENT. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL TRAINING 
ESTABLISHMENTS WILL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED BELOW TO ENSURE 
THAT UNIT DIARY ENTRIES ACCURATELY REFLECT A MARINE'S PROGRESS IN 
THE TRAINING PIPELINE. COMPLIANCE WILL PROVIDE AN ACCURATE PICTURE 
OF THE ENTRY-LEVEL POPULATION AND ENABLE HQMC TO PROJECT THE FUTURE 
MOS OF PERSONNEL IN THE TRAINING PIPELINE TO PLAN FOR ASSIGNMENT. 
B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS 
(1) IN ORDER TO OUTLINE THE ENTRIES REQUIRED FOR THE WIDE 
VARIETY OF GROUND MOS'S, THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE DELINEATED AS FOLLOWS: 
PAR 3, ITEM B.(2) OUTLINES THE IMOS/PMOS ENTRIES REQUIRED FOR 
ENTRY-LEVEL AC ENLISTED MARINES IN THE 0300 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD; PAR 
3, ITEM B.(3) OUTLINES THE IMOS/PMOS ENTRIES FOR ENTRY-LEVEL AC 
ENLISTED MARINES WITH ONE MOS SCHOOL IN THEIR TRAINING TRACK; PAR 3, 
ITEM B.(4) OUTLINES THE IMOS/PMOS ENTRIES FOR ENTRY-LEVEL AC 
ENLISTED MARINES WITH MULTIPLE MOS SCHOOLS IN THEIR TRAINING TRACK; 
AND, PAR 3, ITEM B.(5) OUTLINES THE IMOS/PMOS ENTRIES FOR 
ENTRY-LEVEL AC ENLISTED MARINES REQUIRING A MOS RECLASSIFICATION. 
(2) FOR ALL ENTRY-LEVEL AC ENLISTED MARINES ENTERING THE 
0300 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, MMEA-11 (RECRUIT DISTRIBUTION) WILL RUN THE 
IMOS OF 0300 AND THE PMOS OF 0300 BETWEEN TD-52 AND TD-58 OF RECRUIT 
TRAINING. AT APPROXIMATELY TD-14 OF SOI, ONCE SOI HAS DETERMINED THE 
FUTURE PMOS OF EACH MARINE (I.E. 0311, 0313, 0321, 0331, 0341, 0351, 
OR 0352), SOI WILL RUN THAT MOS AS THE IMOS. THE PMOS WILL REMAIN 
0300. PRIOR TO GRADUATION, SOI WILL RUN THE APPROPRIATE PMOS AND 
THE IMOS WILL BE ZEROED OUT. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SOI RUN THE 
APPROPRIATE IMOS ENTRY AS SOON AS IT IS DETERMINED IN ORDER FOR MMEA 
TO MAKE ACCURATE STAFFING PROJECTIONS. 
(3) FOR ALL ENTRY-LEVEL AC ENLISTED MARINES ASSIGNED AN MOS 
WITH ONLY ONE MOS SCHOOL IN THE TRAINING TRACK, BETWEEN TD-52 AND 
TD-58 OF RECRUIT TRAINING MMEA-11 WILL RUN THE MOS THE MARINE IS 
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE UPON GRADUATION AS THE IMOS AND A STUDENT MOS AS 
THE PMOS (FOR EXAMPLE: A MARINE ASSIGNED THE MOS OF 1371 WOULD 
RECEIVE THE IMOS OF 1371 AND THE PMOS OF 1300). UPON ARRIVAL AT THE 
SCHOOL HOUSE, THE ADMIN SECTION WILL VALIDATE A MARINE'S RECORD TO 
ENSURE THAT SNM HAS THE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES AND IS AT THE 
APPROPRIATE SCHOOLHOUSE. NO DUPLICATE IMOS/PMOS ENTRIES NEED TO BE 
MADE BY THE SCHOOL HOUSE. UPON GRADUATION, THE SCHOOL HOUSE WILL 
RUN THE APPROPRIATE PMOS AND THE IMOS WILL BE ZEROED OUT. 
(4) FOR ALL ENTRY-LEVEL AC ENLISTED MARINES ASSIGNED AN MOS 
WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IN THE TRAINING TRACK, BETWEEN TD-52 AND TD-58 
MMEA-11 WILL RUN THE SAME STUDENT MOS AS BOTH THE IMOS AND PMOS (FOR 
EXAMPLE: A MARINE ASSIGNED TO THE 5900 FIELD WILL RECEIVE THE IMOS 
OF 5900 AND THE PMOS OF 5900). UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCHOOL HOUSE, 
THE ADMIN SECTION WILL VALIDATE A MARINE'S RECORD TO ENSURE THAT SNM 
HAS THE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES AND IS AT THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOLHOUSE. 
NO DUPLICATE IMOS/PMOS ENTRIES NEED TO BE MADE BY THE SCHOOL HOUSE. 
UPON COMPLETION OF THE BASIC CORE COURSE, THE SCHOOL HOUSE WILL RUN 
THE APPROPRIATE IMOS AND THE PMOS WILL REMAIN THE STUDENT MOS (FOR 
EXAMPLE: A MARINE ASSIGNED TO THE 5900 FIELD WOULD RECEIVE THE IMOS 
OF 5963 AND RETAIN THE PMOS OF 5900 UPON COMPLETION OF THE BASIC 
CORE COURSE). UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINAL COURSE IN THE TRAINING 
TRACK, THE MOS PRODUCING SCHOOL WILL RUN THE APPROPRIATE PMOS AND 
THE IMOS WILL BE ZEROED OUT. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SCHOOL HOUSES 
RUN THE APPROPRIATE IMOS ENTRY AS SOON AS IT IS DETERMINED IN ORDER 
FOR MMEA TO MAKE ACCURATE STAFFING PROJECTIONS. 
(5) FOR ALL ENTRY-LEVEL AC ENLISTED MARINES REQUIRING MOS 
RECLASSIFICATION, THE SCHOOL HOUSE WILL SUBMIT A RECLASSIFICATION 
REQUEST VIA DMS TO MMEA-11. UPON APPROVAL, MMEA-11 WILL INFORM THE 
SCHOOL HOUSE VIA DMS MESSAGE AND RUN A NEW IMOS AND PMOS. NO ACTION 
IS REQUIRED ON THE PART OF THE SCHOOL HOUSE SUBMITTING FOR 
RECLASSIFICATION WITH REGARD TO THESE TWO FIELDS. ANY SCHOOL HOUSE 
THAT RECEIVES A RECLASSIFIED MARINE WILL FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE 
PROCEDURES AS OUTLINED ABOVE. 
(6) FUTURE SYSTEMS ENHANCEMENTS WITHIN TECOM INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM (TIMS) STUDENT REGISTRAR ARE ENVISIONED TO STREAMLINE THE 
PROCEDURES OUTLINED ABOVE BY AUTOMATING SOME OF THESE UNIT DIARY 
ENTRIES DURING THE CLASS ROSTER VERIFICATION PROCESS AND CLASS 
VALIDATION. ONCE THESE ENHANCEMENTS ARE IN PLACE AND OPERATIONAL, 
TECOM WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO SCHOOL HOUSES VIA SEPARATE 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. CONTACT THE POC'S LISTED ABOVE IN 
ANY CASES REQUIRING ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. CONTACT MMEA-11 IN 
ANY CASE IN WHICH A STUDENT'S IMOS AND PMOS ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH THE TRAINING CONDUCTED AT THE SCHOOL HOUSE. 
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL 
A. COMMAND. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE REGULAR MARINE 
CORPS. THIS MARADMIN HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH TECOM. 
B. SIGNAL. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS 
MSG.