Announcement of the Annual Russell Leadership Conference

RMKS/1. SITUATION. THE RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IS HELD IN
HONOR OF MAJOR GENERAL JOHN H. RUSSELL, THE SIXTEENTH COMMANDANT 
OF THE MARINE CORPS. IT PROVIDES THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE 
CORPS AND SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS WITH A PLATFORM TO
RECEIVE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS
ON CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR CORPS. 
PREVIOUSLY, THE RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH THE SERGEANTS MAJOR/MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS
SYMPOSIUM. MARADMIN 228/02 ANNOUNCED THE RESCHEDULING AND REVIEW
OF THE FORMAT AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SERGEANTS MAJOR/MASTER 
GUNNERY SERGEANTS SYMPOSIUM AND RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
THE SERGEANTS MAJOR/MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS SYMPOSIUM IS STILL
UNDER REVIEW. HOWEVER, THE RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HAS 
BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A VALUALBE CONDUIT TO GENERATE IDEAS AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS ON CURRENT ISSUES THAT HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON THE 
FUTURE OF OUR CORPS.
2. MISSION. THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) VIA THE REGIONAL
STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMIES WILL CONDUCT THE RUSSELL
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE DURING CY 2003 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE 
SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES AND SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
3. EXECUTION 
 A. COMMANDER'S INTENT. THE ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE 
 FAMILIAR WITH THE READ-AHEAD MATERIAL AND PARTICIPATE IN
 DISCUSSIONS RELATING TO THIS YEAR'S TOPIC. THIS YEAR'S
 RUSSELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TOPIC IS THE TRAINING AND
 EDUCATION CONTINUUM. ATTENDEES WILL DISCUSS UNIT LEVEL
 SUSTAINMENT TRAINING AND ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
 EDUCATION (EPME) IN AN EFFORT TO OFFER NEW IDEAS AND 
 INTRODUCE INITIATIVES THAT CAN BE USED TO ASSIST IN THE
 CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ENLISTED FORCE. THE 
 DESIRED ENDSTATE WILL BE ACHIEVED AS A RESULT OF 
 PREPARED BRIEFINGS THAT WILL OFFER RECOMMENDATIONS 
 CONCERNING THE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROFICIENCY 
 LEVEL OF MARINES, CORPORAL THROUGH GUNNERY SERGEANT, 
 REGARDLESS OF MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY. 
 B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. THE CY 2003 RUSSELL LEADERSHIP
 CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED REGIONALLY FOR A FOUR-DAY
 PERIOD. THE CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE BRIEFINGS FROM 
 SENIOR REGIONAL LEADERS, A DETAILED VIEW OF THE 
 TRAINING AND EDUCATION CONTINUUM, AND A 
 FAMILIARIZATION OF RELEVANT TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL 
 PUBLICATIONS. DISCUSSION GROUPS WILL BE TASKED TO 
 REVIEW INDIVIDUAL TRAINING STANDARDS AND PROPOSED 
 MILITARY EDUCATIONAL PROFICIENCIES FOR ENLISTED
 MARINES. 
 C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. THE CY 2003 RUSSELL 
 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE 
 FOLLOWING REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMY SITES DURING THE DATES
 INDICATED BELOW:
 (1) QUANTICO 24-27 MAR 03
 (2) CAMP LEJEUNE 17-20 MAR 03
 (3) CAMP PENDLETON 24-27 MAR 03
 (4) HAWAII 24-27 MAR 03
 (5) OKINAWA 17-20 MAR 03
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS 
 A. SCHOOL SEATS. TO REQUEST SCHOOL SEAT(S), COMMANDERS 
 MUST SUBMIT REQUESTS WITH EACH ATTENDEE'S NAME, GRADE,
 DOR, SSN, PHONE NUMBER, COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS,
 E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND A COMMAND POC TO THE RESPECTIVE 
 SNCO ACADEMY TO BE ATTENDED VIA FAX OR E-MAIL. POCS
 FOR EACH ACADEMY MAY BE FOUND ON THE EPME WEBSITE 
 (PARA 5). REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED NLT 24 FEB 03.
 TELEPHONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. COMMANDS 
 WILL BE NOTIFIED NLT 28 FEB 03 IF THEIR NOMINEES ARE 
 SELECTED TO ATTEND. COMMANDS THAT DESIRE TO DROP OR
 REPLACE AN APPROVED ATTENDEE MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY
 THE RESPECTIVE SNCO ACADEMY DIRECTOR VIA EMAIL OR FAX. 
 B. FUNDING, BILLETING, AND TRANSPORTATION IS THE 
 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND. ORDERS ARE TO 
 BE NONREPORTING. 
 C. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS 
 MARADMIN TO ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES AND WILL AFFORD 
 INDIVIDUALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND CONSISTENT WITH
 OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING.
 D. ELIGIBILITY ATTENDEES WILL BE SERGEANTS MAJOR AND
 MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY 
 ATTENDED. MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WHO SERVE WITH
 THE MARINE CORPS ARE ALSO INVITED TO ATTEND.
 E. UNIFORM. THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM IS UTILITIES.
 F. SERVICE, HEALTH, AND DENTAL RECORDS ARE NOT REQUIRED. 
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE CY 2003
RUSSELL CONFERENCE MAY BE FOUND ON THE EPME WEBSITE AT 
WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/SNCOA/INDEX.CFM.