CMC Directed Wounded Marine and Family Support Forum
The Commandant of the Marine Corps has directed a two-day Wounded Marine and Family Support Forum to be held January 29-30, 2007, in Fredericksburg to develop standardized best practices for supporting fallen and wounded Marines and their families. Major commands are allocated specific numbers of senior leader and subject matter expert attendees who will participate in breakout sessions covering casualty support, wounded warrior care, PTSD/TBI, and family services, with final recommendations to be presented to the CMC.
Issued: December 28, 2006
1. DC M&RA WILL HOST A CMC-DIRECTED WOUNDED MARINE AND FAMILY SUPPORT FORUM TO STREAMLINE AND IMPROVE BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORT TO FALLEN AND WOUNDED MARINES AND FAMILY READINESS. THESE BEST PRACTICES WILL FORM THE FOUNDATION OF STANDARDIZED POLICY-DRIVEN SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS. CMC IS LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OPERATING FORCE, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, AND HQMC PERSPECTIVES. EXPECTED LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION WILL BE SENIOR LEADERS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS CAPABLE OF REPRESENTING THEIR COMMAND'S POSITION(S). 2. THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE WILL BE HOSTED IN THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA 29-30 JANUARY 2007. THE FORMAT OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE PRESENTATIONS OF CURRENT PRACTICES, FOLLOWED BY FACILITATED BREAK-OUT SESSIONS TO FORMULATE AND PRIORITIZE RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO CMC DURING THE FORUM OUTBRIEF. 3. BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL AREAS: KEY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM; CASUALTY NOTIFICATION AND SUPPORT; MARINE AND FAMILY PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING; SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES; WOUNDED WARRIOR SUPPORT; POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; AND MARINE AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS. 4. ATTENDANCE TO THIS FORUM IS LIMITED. MAJOR COMMAND DELEGATIONS SHOULD BE SHAPED TO REPRESENT THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES (OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT AND FAMILIES) BY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK FOR THE COMMAND IN THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE. EACH MAJOR COMMAND SHOULD DESIGNATE A LEAD DELEGATE AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT COMMAND POSITIONS IN ALL AREAS WHEN FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO CMC DURING THE OUTBRIEF. 5. TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS OF THE FORUM, THE FOLLOWING ATTENDEE ALLOCATIONS ARE ASSIGNED: MARFORPAC (35); MARFORCOM (20); MARFORRES (12); MCCDC/MCNCR (8); MCRC (5); HQMC (MR) (10); HQMC (RA) (3); HQMC (HS) (3); HQMC (REL) (4). PARTICIPATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS/VOLUNTEERS, WHILE AUTHORIZED, WILL COUNT AGAINST COMMAND ALLOCATIONS. 6. BY 16 JANUARY 2007, EACH COMMAND WILL EMAIL DELEGATE NAMES, BREAKOUT GROUP ASSIGNMENTS AND, AS APPROPRIATE, COMMAND ISSUES, INITIATIVES, AND BEST PRACTICES TO THE HQMC POC, USING TEMPLATES PROVIDED ON THE FORUM WEBSITE AT HTTPS:(BACKSLASH)(BACKSLASH)WWW. MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/WMFS. AS RECEIVED, THIS INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED TO THE FORUM WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACTIVE BY 5 JANUARY 2007. 7. FUNDING FOR THE FORUM WILL BE PROVIDED BY HQMC, M&RA. DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE FORUM WEBSITE, AS WILL LODGING INFORMATION, AGENDA INFORMATION, READ-AHEAD MATERIAL, ETC.