Total Force Structure Management System (TFSMS) User Training

1. PER THE REFERENCES, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION 
TFSD) WILL INTRODUCE THE TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 
TFSMS), VERSION 1.1 TO THE MARFORS/BASES AND STATIONS IN EARLY FY 04
HE FIELDING OF TFSMS VERSION 1.1 WILL BE A MARINE CORPS-WIDE 
NITIATIVE THAT WILL AFFECT ALL UNITS AT EVERY LEVEL. TFSD WILL BE 
ENDING MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS (MTTS) TO VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS TO
RAIN TFSMS USERS DURING THE OCT 2003-JAN 2004 PERIOD. 
2. TRAINING CONCEPT. THE TRAINING CONCEPT FOR TFSMS PROVIDES FOR
WO PRIMARY THEMES; TRAIN-THE-TRAINER; AND A TOP-DOWN APPROACH. 
A. THE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER APPROACH WILL BE APPLIED TO THE SUPPORTING 
ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATING FORCES HIERARCHY WITH TFSD TRAINING
TEAMS PROVIDING FORMAL CLASSES OF INSTRUCTION TO THE MARFORS/MEFS,
MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS, REGIMENTS/GROUPS AND BATTALIONS/
SQUADRONS. DUE TO THE PERSONNEL CONTINUITY WITHIN THE BASES AND
STATIONS, IT IS ENVISIONED THAT BASE AND STATION G-1/G-4/G-6 WILL
PROVIDE TENANT COMMANDS WITH FUTURE TFSMS SUPPORT FOR TRAINING. 
B. THE TOP-DOWN APPROACH IS DEFINED AS A METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING 
TRAINING PLAN EXECUTION. BY THIS METHOD, TFSD CAPABILITIES ANALYSTS 
WILL RECEIVE TRAINING FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE HQMC USER GROUPS, AND 
SUBSEQUENTLY THE OPERATING FORCES AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. 
WHEN THIS APPROACH IS EFFECTED, IT WILL SUPPORT THE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER 
APPROACH BY BUILDING IN TFSMS TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITHIN EACH CHAIN-OF-
COMMAND. 
3. TRAINING SCHEDULE. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE HQMC USER GROUP 
TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED ABOARD MCB QUANTICO, BEGINNING IN OCT
2003. MARFOR/BASES AND STATIONS TENTATIVE BLOCK TRAINING DATES ARE
LISTED BELOW.
ENTITY/AGENCY/ TENTATIVE TENTATIVE 
ORGANIZATION: DATES TRAINING
 SITES

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) 7-24 OCT 2003 MCB QUANTICO 
(HQMC/MCB QUANTICO USERS): 
MARCORBASESPAC/III MEF: 29 OCT-6 NOV 2003 CAMP COURTNEY 
 CAMP KINSER
 CAMP SCHWAB
 MARFORPAC HQ,
 CAMP SMITH
 MCAS FUTENMA
 MCAS KANEOHE BAY
 MCAS IWAKUNI
NOLA/MARFORRES:*** 17-24 NOV 2003 MARFORRES HQ, 
 NEW ORLEANS, LA
MARFORLANT HQ: 20-24 NOV 2003 NORFOLK, VA
II MEF: 8-19 DEC 2003 CAMP LEJEUNE
 MCAS BEAUFORT
 MCAS CHERRY POINT
 MCLB ALBANY, GA
I MEF: 6-16 JAN 2004 CAMP PENDLETON MAGTFTC
 MCAS MIRAMAR
 MCAS YUMA, AZ
NOTE: BECAUSE MARFORRES UNITS ARE WIDELY DISPERSED, IT IS REQUESTED 
THAT THE BULK OF THE MARFORRES LICENSED USER TRAINING BE CONDUCTED
AT MARFORRES HQ IN NEW ORLEANS, LA. HOWEVER, BASED ON MARFORRES 
CONCURRENCE, AND AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES, MARINE RESERVE UNITS 
COLLOCATED AT OR NEAR MAJOR MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS CAN HAVE THEIR
LICENSED USERS TRAINED AT THOSE FACILITIES. MARFORRES TO COORDINATE.
4. TFSMS USERS ARE CHARACTERIZED AS FOLLOWS:
A. ORIGINATORS: USERS WHO HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR TFSMS (ORACLE) 
LICENSES TO INITIATE AND SUMBIT T/O&E CHANGE REQUESTS (T/OECRS)- 
NORMALLY THOSE MARINES OR CIVILIANS RESIDING IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE 
AND/OR LOGISTICS SECTIONS/DEPTS THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS. 
B. UNIT ADMINISTRATORS: USERS WHO HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR TFSMS 
(ORACLE) LICENSES TO ESTABLISH AND ASSIGN TFSMS USER ACCOUNTS AND 
T/O&ECR PROCESSING RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION AS 
PERSONNEL REPORT IN AND CHECK OUT OF AN ORGANIZATION. UNIT 
ADMINISTRATORS CAN BE UTILIZED AS ORIGINATORS OF TO&ECRS; HOWEVER, 
THE PRIMARY ROLE OF UNIT ADMINISTRATORS WILL BE THAT OF A UNIT SYSTEM
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR, AND THEREFORE CAN RESIDE IN THE G-6/S-6
SECTION OF UNITS. USER ACCOUNTS ARE ESTABLISHED ACCORDING TO 
INDIVIDUAL COMMAND POLICIES AND NEEDS. 
C. TO&ECR PROCESSORS (RECEIVERS, REVIEWERS, AND APPROVERS): USERS
WHO DO NOT REQUIRE BUT CAN HOLD A TFSMS LICENSE AND ARE DICTATED BY 
THE UNIT COMMANDER TO BE INCLUDED IN THE T/O&ECR SUBMISSION AND 
APPROVAL CHAIN. 
D. VIEWERS: USERS WHO ONLY REQUIRE BASIC LOGIN USER ID AND PASSWORD
FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE TFSMS PORTAL TO PERFORM BASIC T/O&E REPORT 
QUERIES.
5. ALL TFSMS USERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VIEWERS, REQUIRE FORMAL
TFSMS TRAINING BY MTTS. T/O&ECR PROCESSORS REQUIRE A TFSMS OVERVIEW
AND KNOWLEDGE OF TFSMS WORKFLOW PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED VIA A DEMO/FAMILIARIZATION BRIEF WHILE ORIGINATORS AND
UNIT ADMINISTRATORS REQUIRE IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF TFSMS APPLICATION 
PROCEDURES AND THUS REQUIRE HANDS-ON TRAINING VIA CLASSROOM 
INSTRUCTIONS. 
6. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 2000 TFSMS LICENSED USERS PLANNED
THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS. WITHIN THE OPERATING FORCES, LICENSES 
PER UNIT WILL VARY IN NUMBER FROM TWO TO EIGHT, BASED ON THE HQ
LEVEL, IE. MARFOR HQ HAVING MORE THAN A BATTALION/SQUADRON. SUPPORTING 
ESTABLISHMENT LICENSED USER TOTALS WILL VARY BASED ON UNIT/
ORGANIZATION SIZE. 
7. SEPCOR WILL BE FORTHCOMING ADDRESSING ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 
OR PRIOR PREPARATIONS REQUIRED BY INDIVIDUALS BEFORE TRAINING CAN
COMMENCE, AND SPECIFIC NUMBERS OF TFSMS LICENSED USERS PER UNIT.