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.