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wrbones
11-22-02, 11:14 AM
ALMAR 056/02
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Date signed: 10/09/2002 ALMAR Number: 056/02 R 091545Z OCT 02
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(n)
TO ML ALMAR(n)
ALMAR
BT
UNCLAS
ALMAR 056/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA/CG//
SUBJ/MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR MOS 8513//
POC/HABBESTAD G.B./COL/TRNGCOM/C474//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1510.8A//
TEL: DSN 278-3073/TEL: COM (703)784-3073/
EMAIL: HABBESTADGB@TECOM.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. THERE ARE CERTAIN CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS THAT SERVE AS THE
BEDROCK OF ALL SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS. THEY ARE OF IMMENSE
IMPORTANCE AND THEY TRANSCEND THE TESTS OF TIME, EVEN SURVIVING
SO-CALLED TRANSFORMATIONAL PERIODS. AN ORGANIZATION CANNOT
SURVIVE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE IDEALS THAT DEFINE ITS VERY
EXISTENCE. OUR MARINE CORPS IS ANCHORED ON SUCH IDEALS, ONE OF
WHICH IS THAT EVERY MARINE IS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, A RIFLEMAN.
FOR SOME TIME, WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT PRIDE IN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT
BOTH OUR RECRUIT TRAINING AND OUR OFFICER TRAINING SUCCESSFULLY
"MAKE MARINES" OUT OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO VOLUNTEER TO
JOIN OUR RANKS, BOTH OFFICER AND ENLISTED. THIS FIRST STEP IN
THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR RECRUITS AND CANDIDATES IS ONE OF THE
CORPS MOST ENDURING SUCCESSES. NOT LONG AGO, THIS PROCESS WAS
ENHANCED BY THE ADDITION OF "THE CRUCIBLE", AND TODAY RECRUIT AND
OFFICER TRAINING ARE BOTH BETTER THAN EVER.
2. ONCE YOUNG MARINE OFFICERS ARE COMMISSIONED, THEY PROCEED TO
THEIR SECOND STEP OF TRAINING: THE BASIC SCHOOL. HERE THEY FORM
LIFELONG BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, LEARN
THE BASICS OF LEADING MARINES, AND JOIN IN THE COMMON EXPERIENCES
THAT EVERY MARINE OFFICER SHARES. AS A CONDITION OF GRADUATING
FROM THE BASIC SCHOOL, WE TRAIN EACH LIEUTENANT TO EMBRACE THE
IDEA THAT, BEFORE THEY LEARN TO DO ANYTHING ELSE, THEY MUST LEARN
TO LEAD A RIFLE PLATOON. THIS DEEP-SEATED UNDERSTANDING IS A
PILLAR OF OUR EDUCATION PROCESS: OUR MARINES AND LEADERS MUST SHARE
A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS REQUIRED TO SUCCEED. IT DEFINES
US SO COMPLETELY THAT THE SUCCESS OF OUR CORPS THROUGHOUT ITS
HISTORY CAN BE TRACED TO THIS FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE. THE BASIC
SCHOOL HAS PROVEN ITS WORTH IN THE MAKING OF MARINE OFFICERS.
3. IT IS NOW TIME TO TURN OUR ATTENTION TO "THE SECOND STEP" IN
THE MAKING OF OUR ENLISTED MARINES: OUR TWO SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY.
JUST AS OUR RECRUIT DEPOTS PRODUCE FINE BASIC MARINES, WE EXPECT
THAT OUR SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY WILL LITERALLY BRING TO LIFE THE
FUNDAMENTAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MARINE AND HIS/HER RIFLE,
AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MARINES THAT BUILD TRUST AND
RELIANCE ON EACH OTHER.
4. WE HAVE NOT "INVESTED" ADEQUATE RESOURCES, OR PLACED THE
NECESSARY ATTENTION TO THE ALL IMPORTANT "SECOND STEP" IN
MAKING MARINES AT OUR SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY. IN RECENT DISCUSSIONS
DURING THE EXECUTIVE OFFSITE IN KANSAS CITY, MO, THE SENIOR
LEADERSHIP OF OUR CORPS HAS DECIDED TO ENSURE THAT, HENCEFORTH,
THE EXPERIENCE OF MARINES IN OUR SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY WILL BE
PARALLEL TO THAT EXPERIENCED BY OFFICERS IN THE BASIC SCHOOL.
WHEN WE LEAD THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA THROUGH THE
CORPS' RECRUIT TRAINING AND FORGE THEM INTO MARINES, WE CHANGE
THEIR LIVES FOREVER AS WE INCULCATE THEM WITH OUR HIGH STANDARDS
AND CORE VALUES. OUR SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY WILL BUILD UPON THIS
FOUNDATION, TEACHING OUR MARINES THEIR BASIC COMBAT SKILLS AS
THE ALL IMPORTANT SECOND STEP IN THE "MAKING OF MARINES."

( Cont.)

wrbones
11-22-02, 11:15 AM
5. ENSURING THAT OUR SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY FULFILL THEIR ROLE IN
OUR CORPS AS CENTERS OF INFANTRY EXCELLENCE REQUIRES QUALITY
INSTRUCTORS AND LEADERS AT ALL RANKS. WE OWE IT TO OUR MARINES
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ENORMOUS LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES INHERENT IN THE SERVICE OF SCHOOL OF
INFANTRY INSTRUCTORS.
6. ACCORDINGLY, IT SHALL BE OUR GOAL TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE WE PLACE ON
THE MISSION OF OUR SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY:
A. SELECTED BILLETS AT THE SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY WILL BE DESIGNATED
AS "SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT"(SDA) BILLETS.
B. WE SHALL CREATE A MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTOR MOS (8513). MARINES

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FROM ALL OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR
THIS MOS. CORPS-WIDE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE 8513 MOS WILL HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF ENHANCING OUR COMBAT READINESS BY PROVIDING THE
OPERATING FORCES WITH MARINES QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT COMBAT SKILLS
SUSTAINMENT TRAINING.
C. WE SHALL ESTABLISH SCREENING CRITERIA FOR ASSIGNMENT TO OUR
SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY.
D. WE SHALL CREATE A MARINE CORPS COMBAT INSTRUCTOR COURSE AT
EACH SCHOOL OF INFANTRY IN FY-03. STUDENTS WILL REPORT
TEMINS AND WILL BE ASSIGNED THE 8513 MOS UPON COMPLETION.
E. WE SHALL PROVIDE ADEQUATE MANNING FOR SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY IN
ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE EXECUTION OF ENTRY LEVEL AND CAREER
PROGRESSION TRAINING. WE SHALL ALSO PROVIDE OTHER TRAINING REQUIRED
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE OPERATING FORCES.
F. A STRUCTURE INCREASE OF 115 MARINES IS APPROVED AND WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD, BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY.
G. PRECEPT GUIDANCE FOR PROMOTION BOARDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT
FOR DRILL INSTRUCTORS, RECRUITERS, MARINE SECURITY GUARDS, AND
MARINE CORPS SECURITY FORCES. SELECTION BOARDS CONVENING IN CY-03
WILL COMPLY WITH THE INTENT OF BOARD PRECEPTS.
H. DESIGNATED SCHOOL OF INFANTRY INSTRUCTORS AT ITB AND MCT WILL
BE AUTHORIZED SDA PAY. PAYMENT FOR QUALIFIED MARINES WILL BEGIN IN
FY-03, FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF ALL MARINE CORPS SDA BILLETS.
I. MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES TO STAFF SERGEANT AND
GUNNERY SERGEANT ARE AUTHORIZED FOR MARINE COMBAT INSTRUCTORS.
THESE PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE SOURCED FROM A NEW
MERITORIOUS ALLOCATION PROVIDED TO THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION
COMMAND (TECOM).
J. DUTY STATION OPTIONS WILL BE GOVERNED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER
SDA ASSIGNMENTS. IT MAY, FOR EXAMPLE, BE POSSIBLE FOR A MARINE (8513)
TO BE ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER SDA TOUR BASED ON HIS/HER DESIRES AS WELL
AS THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
K. AN APPROPRIATE AND ADEQUATE CLOTHING ALLOWANCE WILL BE
AUTHORIZED.
L. TOUR LENGTH WILL BE 36 MONTHS.
M. AN APPROPRIATE SERVICE RIBBON WILL BE DEVELOPED AND AUTHORIZED.