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MARADMIN 617/05

Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program (MCCMP) Update and Combat Marksmanship Trainer Mobile Training Teams

This MARADMIN provides updates to the Marine Corps Combat Marksmanship Program (MCCMP), postponing the implementation of Tables 3 and 4 from January 1, 2006 to June 1, 2006. To prepare for this implementation, the Marksmanship Center of Excellence will deploy mobile training teams to six locations from February through May 2006 to certify Combat Marksmanship Trainers (CMTs) who will train Marines at the unit level.

Issued: December 22, 2005
1. PROGRAM UPDATE: ALL REQUALIFICATION RANGES 
OFFICIALLY IMPLEMENTED TABLE 1 ON OCTOBER 1, 2005. ALL ENTRY LEVEL 
TRAINING SITES AND THE MAJORITY OF REQUALIFICATION RANGES IMPLEMENTED
TABLE 2 ON OCTOBER 1, 2005. CURRENTLY, TABLE 2 SCORES ARE NOT 
INCORPORATED INTO THE TABLE 1 SCORE UNTIL ALL RANGES HAVE BEEN 
RE-CERTIFIED BY RANGE AND TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT (RTAM) BRANCH TO 
CONDUCT TABLE 2. AS SOON AS THE RANGES ARE RE-CERTIFIED 
(2 REMAINING), TABLE 2 WILL BE DIRECTLY TIED TO THE TABLE 1 SCORE AND
WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY MESSAGE. 
2. TABLE 3 AND 4 IMPLEMENTATION. REF A PROVIDED THAT THE TENTATIVE
IMPLEMENTATION FOR TABLES 3 AND 4 WOULD BE JANUARY 1, 2006. THIS 
DATE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 1 JUNE 2006 TO PROVIDE TIME TO COMPLETE
THE NECESSARY PREPARATORY STEPS DESCRIBED BELOW.
3. TABLE 3 IS ANNUAL TRAINING THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE UNIT 
LEVEL BY THE COMMANDER IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY CONTINUE THE 
PROGRESSIVE TRAINING IN THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM
(MCCMP) AND TO MEET MARINE CORPS COMMON COMBAT SKILLS. TABLE 4, 
ADVANCED COMBAT SHOOTING, WILL COMPLETE THE COMMON COMBAT SKILLS 
FOR INFANTRY MARINES. TO MEET THE COMMANDER'S NEEDS IN IMPLEMENTING
MCCMP, THE CURRENT MARKSMANSHIP COACHES AND PRIMARY MARKSMANSHIP 
INSTRUCTORS (PMI) CURRICULUM IS BEING UPDATED TO SUPPORT THE MCCMP. 
THIS UPDATE WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT MARKSMANSHIP COACH AND PMI 
CURRICULUM WITH THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACH (CMC) AND COMBAT 
MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER (CMT) CURRICULUM, RESPECTIVELY. THIS CURRICULUM
IS BEING FINALIZED BY THE MARKSMANSHIP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
(MCMCOE). 
4. INTENT: CMTS AND CMCS WILL PROVIDE UNIT COMMANDERS WITH MARINES
WHO ARE QUALIFIED WITH BOTH THE SERVICE RIFLE AND PISTOL, CERTIFIED
TO CONDUCT PREPARATORY TRAINING, INSTRUCTION AND/OR COACHING FOR 
TABLES 1 THROUGH 4. ADDITIONALLY, CMTS WILL BE ABLE TO CERTIFY OTHER
CMTS/CMCS USING APPROVED CURRICULUM.
5. EXECUTION: THE MCMCOE WILL SEND OUT 2 MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS TO 
CONDUCT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF CMTS DURING 6 TRAINING 
EVOLUTIONS FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THESE MTTS
IS TO FILL AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR TABLE 3 TRAINERS THAT WILL PROVIDE 
UNIT COMMANDERS WITH QUALIFIED TRAINERS WHO CAN CONDUCT TABLE 
3 AND 4 TRAINING IN ORDER TO MEET THE JUNE 1, 2006 IMPLEMENTATION 
INTENT. EACH MTT SITE LISTED BELOW CAN ACCEPT 30 STUDENTS. THE 
FOLLOWING DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR EACH TRAINING EVOLUTION HAVE BEEN 
COORDINATED THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE POC BELOW: 
LOCATION DATES POC DSN
MCRD PARRIS ISLAND* 21 FEB - 3 MARCH CWO4 CONRAD 335-4257
HAWAII (PUULOA) 13 MAR - 31 MAR CWO3 HERMAN 
315-622-8057
STONE BAY, MCBCL 1 MAY - 19 MAY CWO3 DUTTON 750-2712
WILCOX RANGE, CA 3 APR - 21 APR CWO3 GARCIA 365-4035
MCRDSD (EDSON RANGE)* 13 FEB - 28 FEB CWO4 POPE 365-2560
OKINAWA, JAPAN 13 MAR - 31 MAR CWO2 DANKANICH 623-4579
*THESE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS ARE FOR CERTIFICATION OF MCRD PERSONNEL
ONLY.
6. ENDSTATE: ON JUNE 1, 2006, UNITS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO
CONDUCT
TABLES 3 AND 4 AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING UNITS (MTU) ARE PREPARED 
TO BEGIN CERTIFYING CMCS AND CMTS LOCALLY.
7. MCMCOE WILL FUND THE TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE INSTRUCTOR CADRE
DURING THE MTT EVOLUTIONS. INDIVIDUAL UNITS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
FUNDING OF TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THEIR MARINES WHILE UNDERGOING THE
TRAINING AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE TRAINING SITE POCS ABOVE 
TO COORDINATE BILLETING/MESSING AT THE SITE. MARINES ATTENDING AS 
STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE THE DAY PRIOR TO THE DATE TRAINING COMMENCES
IF TRAVELING FROM OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE AREA. 
8. MARINES NOMINATED TO ATTEND THESE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS ARE 
REQUESTED TO BE FROM AVIATION, MARINE LOGISTICS GROUPS, SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENT COMPONENTS, NON-INFANTRY UNITS WITHIN THE GROUND COMBAT
ELEMENT, AND MTU PERSONNEL. STAFF SERGEANTS OR ABOVE WITH PREVIOUS
MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING EXPERIENCE ARE PREFERRED. SERGEANTS WILL BE 
CONSIDERED BY THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE INSTRUCTION DETAIL ON A 
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. 
9. THIS SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT PROHIBIT COMMANDERS FROM 
CONDUCTING TABLES 3 AND 4 IF REQUIRED FOR PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING 
PACKAGES. UNITS THAT INTEND TO DO SO ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE 
MCMCOE POC ABOVE TO ENSURE THEY HAVE THE CURRENTLY PRESCRIBED 
TABLES, ETC.
10. REQUEST ALL ADDRESSEES SUBMIT, BY 15 JAN 2006, NAME, RANK, SSN, 
UNIT AND BILLET OF ATTENDEE TO THE LOCATION POCS LISTED IN PARA 3 
ABOVE.