Announcement of Irregular Warfare and Competition Specialty Training

1. Purpose. This MARADMIN announces Irregular Warfare 
and Competition (IW/C) specialty training courses for which Marines
can apply to increase their operational and technical competency in 
IW/C. These courses include both Department of War (DoW) and non-DOW
offerings relevant to irregular activities and competition 
activities.
2. Background. As directed by the references, the services will 
institutionalize Irregular Warfare (IW) as a core competency. To
achieve this, the services will develop and maintain a baseline of 
military capabilities and personnel to meet Combatant Command 
IW-related requirements while also tracking the associated capacity
and proficiency of the force. The services will establish and 
maintain training and education with non-DoW organizations to raise
operational and technical competency of military personnel in IW. 
The services will establish and maintain service policies and 
programs to entice and incentivize military personnel to raise their
operational and technical competency in IW.
3. Interested Marines can review and register for available courses 
under the training tab at: https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/
DCCDI/SitePages/Irregular-Warfare-and-Competition.aspx.  
4. The approved courses on the above site have been assigned a 
unique Service School Code (SSC) or Local School Code (LSC) for use
in tracking student completion of a course in the Marine Corps 
Training and Information Management System (MCTIMS).
5. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
6. Release authorized by Lieutenant General E. E. Austin,
Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development 
and Integration.