(Corrected Copy) MCBUL 5213. System Upgrade and Training for the Marine Corps Electronic Forms System (MCEFS)
This MARADMIN announces the upgrade of the Marine Corps Electronic Forms System (MCEFS) from FormFlow software to Adobe Index Portable Document Format (iPDF) eForms. All commands must immediately delete FormFlow software from NMCI workstations and transition to iPDF eForms. Forms Management Officers (FMOs) are required to attend regional training sessions scheduled between February and June 2007 and verify or designate FMO point of contact information by February 16, 2007.
Issued: January 31, 2007
1. PURPOSE: TO ANNOUNCE THE UPGRADE OF THE MARINE CORPS ELECTRONIC FORMS SYSTEM (MCEFS), SCHEDULE FORMAL TRAINING FOR FORMS MANAGEMENT OFFICER'S (FMO'S) AND DIRECT DELETION OF FORMFLOW FILLER SOFTWARE FROM WORKSTATIONS MARINE CORPS-WIDE. 2. BACKGROUND: DON CIO/NMCI HAS ADOPTED ADOBE INDEX PORTABLE DOCUMENT (IPDF) EFORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MCEFS WEBSITE WWW.HQMC.USMC.MIL/AR/MCEFS.NSF. 3. ACTION: A. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, FORMFLOW SOFTWARE IS TO BE DELETED FROM ALL NMCI WORKSTATIONS. ALL USERS WILL CEASE USING FORMFLOW AND START USING THE IPDF EFORMS. B. FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IN REF A, THE BELOW LISTED COMMANDS AND ACTIVITIES WILL VERIFY THE COMMAND DESIGNATED FORMS MANAGEMENT OFFICER'S (FMO) POC DATA, PROVIDE CORRECTION WHERE APPROPRIATE OR DESIGNATE AN FMO WHERE LISTED AS TBD. FMO'S POC I MEF CAMP PENDLETON CA MGYSGT T. E. PRATHER 1ST MARDIV CAMP PENDLETON CA MAJ K. E. SHAFFER 1ST MAW FUTENMA OKINAWA JA TBD 1ST MLG CAMP PENDLETON CA TBD 1ST MEB CAMP PENDLETON CA TBD 11TH MEU CAMP PENDLETON CA TBD 13TH MEU CAMP PENDLETON CA TBD 15TH MEU CAMP PENDLETON CA TBD II MEF CAMP LEJEUNE NC MSGT J. JOHNSON 2D MEB CAMP LEJEUNE NC TBD 2D MLG CAMP LEJEUNE NC MAJ M. MURPHY 2D MARDIV CAMP LEJEUNE NC GYSGT G. CLARK 2D MAW CHERRY POINT NC MGYSGT FLOWERS III MEF OKINAWA JA MAJ S. COOPER 3D MARDIV OKINAWA JA TBD 3D MAW MIRAMAR CA TBD 3D MLG OKINAWA JA LT D. M. NETTLES 3D MEF OKINAWA JA TBD 31ST MEU OKINAWA JA TBD 3D ANGLICO LONG BEACH CA TBD 3D CAG CAMP PENDLETON CA TBD 4TH ANGLICO W PALM BEACH FL TBD 4TH CAG WASHINGTON DC TBD 4TH MARDIV NEW ORLEANS LA CPL T. S. WASHINGTON 4TH MAW NEW ORLEANS LA SGT E. LUCAS 4TH MLG NEW ORLEANS LA TBD 4TH INTSPTBN NEW ORLEANS LA TBD MOBCMD KANSAS CITY MO TBD MCB CAMP LEJEUNE NC MRS. J. DRAKE MCB CAMP PENDLETON CA GYSGT B. WILLIAMS MCB QUANTICO VA MR. C. E. GLASS MCB CAMP FUJI JA TBD MCB KANEOHE BAY HI MR. C. MCTEE MCB CAMP BUTLER OKI JA CAPT J. P. EXANTUS MCRD SAN DIEGO CA MRS. F. SHORE MCRD PARRIS ISLAND SC CAPT J. EDWARDS MCAS YUMA AZ TBD MCAS CAMP PENDLETON CA TBD MCAS MIRAMAR CA MR. J. COUSINS MCAS IWAKUNI JA TBD MCAS FUTENMA OKINAWA JA GYSGT M. DUARTE MCAS NEW RIVER NC MRS. L. S. DAVIS MCAS BEAUFORT SC MR. S. SNOW MCAS CHERRY POINT NC CAPT V. ENGEL MCAF QUANTICO VA TBD MCLB ALBANY GA SSGT D. RAY MCLB BARSTOW CA LCPL B. L. ROWL LOGCOM ALBANY GA TBD BLOUNT ISLAND CMD JACKSONVILLE FL MR. D. FORD MCCDC QUANTICO VA MRS. M. MYLES MCT&ECMD QUANTICO VA TBD MCSC QUANTICO VA MR. M. PORTER MCRC QUANTICO VA GYSGT A. RODRIQUEZ 1ST MCD GARDEN CITY NY GYSGT J. HOTCHKISS 4TH MCD NEW ORLEANS LA TBD 6TH MCD PARRIS ISLAND SC TBD 8TH MCD NEW ORLEANS LA TBD 9TH MCD KANSAS CITY MO MRS. J. BREWSTER 12TH MCD SAN DIEGO CA CAPT R. MESTEMACHER MCNCRC QUANTICO VA TBD MSGBN QUANTICO VA TBD MARBKS 8TH&I WASHINGTON DC MSGT J. MOODY HQBN HENDERSON HALL ARLINGTON VA TBD MAGTFTC 29 PALMS CA TBD MARFORPAC CAMP SMITH HI MS. T. COOK MARAGSE 29 PALMS CA TBD MARFORRES NEW ORLEANS LA MGYSGT A. PARKER COMUSMARCENT MCDILL AFB FL GYSGT B. J. ESPINOZA EWTGLANT NORFOLK VA MAJ J. DONALD EWTGPAC SAN DIEGO CA TBD MCSFBN NORFOLK VA GYSGT D. MULVAIN MARFORLANT NORFOLK VA CAPT J. E. DONALD MARFORK SEOUL SOUTH KOREA GYSGT R. E. RAINES MCSSS CAMP LEJEUNE NC MSGT PRIDEMORE MCTSSA-WEST CAMP PENDLETON CA MS V. LAWRENCE MCRSC KANSAS CITY MO MR. S. TINDALL MARFORSTRAT OMAHA NE MR. K. BRADFORD MCWARFIGHTING LAB QUANTICO VA TBD MCEDCMD QUANTICO VA TBD MNTWFTRNC PICLE MEADOW CA TBD C. IN ALL INSTANCES, SEND FMO APPOINTING LETTER AND FMO'S POC DATA TO CMC (ARDE) NLT 16 FEB 07. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, SUBISSIONS AS ATTACHMENT TO EMAIL ARE AUTHORIZED. SEND EMAIL TO "SMD.HQMC.ARDE@HQMC.MIL". D. IN ADDITION TO DUTIES DELINEATED IN REF A, COMMAND DESIGNATED FMO'S ARE RQUIRE TO: (1) ATTEND MCEFS TRAINING AT A SITE NEAREST THEIR COMMAND WHEN THAT TRAINING IS MADE AVAILABLE AS INDICATED BELOW. (2) PROVIDE MCEFS TRAINING FOR THEIR COMMAND ELEMENTS. (3) AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE COMMAND LEVEL FORMS, AND EXECUTE CONVERSION OF LOCAL COMMAND FORMFLOW FORMS TO IPDF FORMAT. (4) ASSIST COMMAND END-USERS WITH MCEFS RELATED MATTERS. (5) CONSOLIDATE AND FORWARD REQUESTS FOR NEW FORMS TO MC (ARDE) FOR INCLUSION IN MCEFS. (6) SUBMIT TO HOST CMD AND CMC (ARDE) A LIST OF FMO AND UNIT ATTENDEES FOR FY07 MCEFS TRAINING TO BE CONDUCTED AT LOCATIONS AND DATED INDICATED BELOW: WESTPAC HAWAII: 5-9 FEBRUARY 2007 LOCATION: MCB HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, HI POC: MR. C. MCTEE; DSN 457-8807 E-MAIL: CHARLES. MCTEE@USMC.MIL POC: MS. T. COOK, MARFORPAC COML: (808) 477-8465 E-MAIL: TANISHA.COOK@USMC.MIL EAST COAST: 16-20 APRIL 2007 LOCATION: MCB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC POC: MRS. JULIE DRAKE COML: (910) 451-4452 E-MAIL: JULIE.DRAKE@USMC.MIL WEST COAST: 7-11 MAY 2007 LOCATION: 12TH MCD, SAN DIEGO, CA POC: CAPT R. E. MESTEMACHER COML: (619) 542-5556 E-MAIL: MESTEMACHERRE@MARINES.USMC.MIL WESTPAC OKINAWA JA: 4-8 JUNE 2007 LOCATION: MCB, CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JA POC: CAPT J. P. EXANTUS, MCB DSN: (315) 645-9432 E-MAIL: JEAN.P.EXANTUS@USMC.MIL 4. TAD COST IS A COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY. 5. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE. 6. CANCELLATION. ON YEAR FORM DATE OF RELEASE.