February 2007 Commanders Program Warning Order

1.  SITUATION.  IN 1993 THE COMMANDANT OF THE 
MARINE CORPS ESTABLISHED A RESIDENT COMMANDERS' PROGRAM FOR BOARD 
SELECTED AND SLATED COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS.  THE 
PRESIDENT OF MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) CONDUCTS THE COMMANDERS' 
PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH A SPOUSES' WORKSHOP SEMI-ANNUALLY IN THE 
SPRING AND FALL.  
2.  MISSION.  TO IDENTIFY EVOLVING AND ENDURING ISSUES AND PROVIDE 
RELEVANT TOOLS THAT ASSIST AND PREPARE COMMANDERS TO LEAD THEIR 
COMMANDS AND INSTITUTIONS SUCCESSFULLY.
3.  EXECUTION.
   A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT AND CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.
       (1) COMMANDER'S INTENT 
           (A) COMMANDERS' PROGRAM IS NOT A VENUE TO ADDRESS MOS 
DEFICIENCIES. 
           (B) FOCUS ON THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES - MISSION, 
READINESS, AND THE WELFARE OF MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
           (C) CONTINUE TO HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL ASPECT THAT FOSTERS 
MENTORING AND CAMARADERIE THROUGH TRADITIONAL VENUES OF SOCIAL 
FUNCTIONS.  
   (D) PROVIDE THE BEST COURSE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RESOURCES 
OF TIME AND FUNDING.
       (2) CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE 
CORPS EXPECTS ALL OFFICERS SLATED FOR COMMAND TO ATTEND THE 
COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND; HOWEVER, OPERATIONAL 
REQUIREMENTS CAN PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PRECLUDE AN OFFICER'S 
ATTENDANCE PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND.  ANY OFFICER UNABLE TO ATTEND 
THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND SHOULD ATTEND THE 
FIRST AVAIABLE COURSE SUBSEQUENT TO ASSUMING COMMAND.  THE PRESIDENT 
OF MCU WILL CONDUCT THE PROGRAM AT THE GRAY RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) AND 
OTHER FACILITIES AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA FROM 
26 FEBRUARY - 9 MARCH, WITH THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP CONDUCTED FROM 26 
FEBRUARY - 2 MARCH.  THE FEBRUARY 2007 COMMANDERS' PROGRAM CURRICULUM 
HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED.  THE NEW PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THE 
FOLLOWING AGENDA: 

DATE              TIME           EVENT
24 - 25 FEB                      EXECUTE OCONUS TRAVEL
25      FEB                      EXECUTE CONUS TRAVEL
26      FEB       0900-1200      CHECK-IN AT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY
26      FEB       1200           COMMENCE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASE
I  
                                AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
02      MAR       1800           COMPLETION OF SPOUSES' WORKSHOP
05 - 09 MAR                      COMMANDERS' PROGRAM PHASES II - IV
09 - 11 MAR                      EXECUTE RETURN TRAVEL

   B.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
       (1) ELIGIBILITY.  COLONELS, COLONEL SELECTEES, LIEUTENANT 
COLONELS, LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTEES, AND US NAVY EQUIVALENTS NAMED 
BY COMMAND SLATING BOARDS FOR USMC OPERATING/SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT 
COMMANDS AND COMMAND EQUIVALENTS AND ALTERNATE SELECTEES SUBSEQUENTLY 
NOTIFIED BY DC, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS OF ELEVATION TO PRIMARY 
SELECTION STATUS ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND. 
ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR SPOUSES.  
SPOUSES ARE AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AND PER DIEM AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.  
SLATED COMMANDERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM FOR EACH SLATED COMMAND - ATTENDING A PREVIOUS ITERATION OF 
THE COMMANDERS' PROGRAM FOR A SLATED LIEUTENANT COLONEL COMMAND DOES 
NOT EXCUSE A COLONEL OR COLONEL SELECT FROM ATTENDING FOR A COLONEL 
COMMAND.  
       (2) REGISTRATION.  REGISTRATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 
FOR COURSE ATTENDANCE.  REGISTRATION WILL MIRROR THE PROCEDURES 
PRESENTLY USED FOR ENROLLING IN OTHER TIPED FORMAL COURSES.
           (A) COURSE CAPACITY IS 240.
           (B) PLANNED ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED IN 
MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) STUDENT 
REGISTRAR VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.  THE COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' WORKSHOP ARE FORMAL COURSES IN THE MCTIMS 
DATABASE.  COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID) NUMBER FOR COMMANDERS'
PROGRAM IS M02L9L0, CLASS NUMBER 020.  CID FOR SPOUSES' WORKSHOP IS 
M02ZZZ0, CLASS NUMBER 020.
           (C) CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR 
ACTIVE COMPONENT ATTENDEES REGISTERED IN MCTIMS STUDENT REGISTRAR.  
MARFORRES WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM FOR ITS ATTENDEES.  
           (D) ATTENDEES UNABLE TO REGISTER VIA MARFORPAC G3T, 
MARFORCOM G3T, OR MARFORRES G3T SHOULD CONTACT MAJ GRIFFIN AT DSN 
278-6850 OR COMM (703) 784-6850.  
       (3) NEXT THREE ITERATIONS OF COMMANDERS' PROGRAM AND SPOUSES' 
WORKSHOP ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:  
           (A) 26 FEBRUARY - 09 MARCH
           (B) 15 - 26 OCTOBER
           (C) 25 FEBRUARY - 07 MARCH
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
   A.  BILLETING.  A LIMITED BLOCK OF ROOMS IS RESERVED AT THE 
CROSSROADS INN MCB QUANTICO.  CONTACT CROSSROADS INN AT (800)
965-9511 OR (703) 630-4444 FOR RESERVATIONS.  OFFICERS SHOULD 
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS ATTENDING THE COMMANDERS; PROGRAM, AND 
PROVIDE GROUP REGISTRATION NUMBER 791.  THERE ARE SUFFICIENT LOCAL 
HOTELS TO SUPPORT ATTENDEES ONCE THE CROSSROADS INN IS BOOKED TO 
CAPACITY.
   B.  TRANSPORTATION.  LOCAL TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE REIMBURSABLE 
TO INCLUDE ROUNDTRIP AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION.  DAILY 
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BETWEEN THE CROSSROADS 
INN AND THE GRC.  FUNDING FOR RENTAL CARS IS NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER 
HQMC APPROPRIATION DATA.  LOCAL COMMANDERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO 
FUND RENTAL CARS FOR THEIR COMMANDERS WHERE POSSIBLE.  
   C.  UNIFORM.  THE UNIFORM FOR THE COMMANDERS' COURSE WILL BE 
GREEN MARPAT UTILITIES.  ATTIRE FOR THE SPOUSES' WORKSHOP WILL BE 
BUSINESS CASUAL.  ACTIVE DUTY SPOUSES ATTENDING THE SPOUSES'
WORKSHOP SHOULD WEAR CIVILIAN ATTIRE.    
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL
   A.  COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS. CG TECOM SERVES AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR 
CMC.  PRESIDENT MCU SERVES AS ON SCENE COMMANDER.
   B.  COMMAND POSTS.  EXPECT PRESIDENT MCU ON SCENE AT GRC THROUGHOUT.
   C.  QUESTIONS AND OR CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE CONTENTS OF THIS 
MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POC.