Junior Marine needs your help!

[PFC Leach]

New member here, decided to join up. Anyways, Im a yong PFC, but looking to pick up lcpl meritorious on a board soon. I ordered 2 MCI's because sgt said that would help. I enrolled and downloaded the books via pdf, but how do I go about taking the final test?


Also, anything else senior marines can give me insight on.

[BR34]

The final test is proctured if you didn't get a bubble sheet with it. You're going to have to ask one of your NCOs about who does that wherever you work. As far as MCIs, do more if possible. Check out marinenet. They have some non-proctured tests you can do that don't take very long and are worth the 15 bonus points.

One of the most important things when going on a board is bearing and military manner. So, work on those things. If you have a NCO that has been on boards at your command they should know the way it's going to go and can give you tips on what to expect.

And study your Common Skills Handbooks. If you don't have them you can google it and read an online version.

[Alisium]

R 281748Z JUL 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 341/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/NEW MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE COMMAND UNIT VERIFICATION REPORTS
/APPLICATION AND DIGITAL DP-37 MCI EXAM ANSWER SHEET//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/YMD:091035ZNOV01//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/YMD:111345ZFEB02//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 556/01, MCI EXAM ADVISORY AND POLICY. REF B
IS MARADMIN 084/02, MCI EXAM ADVISORY AND POLICY//
POC/BRZOSTOWSKI/MAJOR/-/-/TEL202) 685-7517 /-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE MARINE CORPS
INSTITUTE'S (MCI) NEW COMMAND UNIT VERIFICATION REPORTS (COMMAND
UVR) APPLICATION AND THE DIGITAL DP-37 MCI EXAM ANSWER SHEET, AND
PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR USE.
2. SITUATION
A. COMMAND UVR: THE COMMAND UVR IS THE NEXT GENERATION UVR
APPLICATION BUILT WITH THE LATEST WEB TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE GREATER
ACCOUNT SECURITY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND RELIABILITY. IT ENABLES
TRAINING OFFICERS AND NCOS TO GROUP AND MANAGE SUBORDINATE UNITS BY
MONITORED COMMAND CODE (MCC)/REPORTING UNIT CODE (RUC). ACCESS TO
COMMAND UVR IS ASSOCIATED WITH A MARINE'S MCI ONLINE ACCOUNT.
COMMAND UVR ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATOR RANK REQUIREMENTS REMAIN CAPTAIN
AND ABOVE OR 1STSGT/MSGT. DUE TO MCI REQUIREMENTS FOR EXAM
PROCTORING, SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY, ACCESS TO THE NEW DIGITAL
DP-37 ANSWER SHEET APPLICATION WILL BE THROUGH THE COMMAND UVR
APPLICATION.
B. DIGITAL DP-37 MCI EXAM ANSWER SHEET: THE DIGITAL DP-37
APPLICATION IS A FASTER, MORE RELIABLE AND SECURE MEANS TO SUBMIT
PAPER-BASED COURSE EXAM ANSWER SHEETS TO MCI FROM ANY COMPUTER WITH
INTERNET ACCESS. THE DIGITAL DP-37 PROVIDES IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK;
MARINES WILL RECEIVE INSTANTANEOUS PASS/FAIL RESULTS FOR ALL EXAMS
SUBMITTED USING THIS APPLICATION. MCI STUDENT RECORDS WILL BE
UPDATED IMMEDIATELY UPON EXAM ANSWER SHEET SUBMISSION, THE NUMERICAL
GRADE WILL POST TO THE MCI DATABASE FOR VIEWING ON MCI ONLINE
IMMEDIATELY, AND THE STUDENT'S MCTFS STUDENT RECORDS WILL BE UPDATED
THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. STUDENT RECORDS IN OTHER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING
MARINE ONLINE, WILL BE UPDATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR DATA
SYNCHRONIZATION POLICY.
3. MISSION. ALL UNITS WILL TRANSITION FROM THE CURRENT "LEGACY"
UVR TO THE NEW COMMAND UVR APPLICATION. MARINES ARE HIGHLY
ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR MCI PAPER-BASED COURSE EXAM ANSWER SHEETS
ELECTRONICALLY USING THE NEW DIGITAL DP-37 APPLICATION. UNIT
TRAINING PERSONNEL MAY CONTINUE TO SUBMIT COMPLETED MCI PAPER-BASED
COURSE EXAM ANSWER SHEETS VIA MAIL, FAX OR AS A SCANNED ELECTRONIC
DOCUMENT EMAIL ATTACHMENT. IF FAX OR EMAIL MEANS ARE USED, CONTACT
MCI BEFOREHAND TO ALERT STUDENT SERVICES AND PROVIDE POINT OF
CONTACT INFORMATION.
4. EXECUTION
A. EFFECTIVE 1 AUGUST 2005, UNIT ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATORS SHALL
REQUEST NEW COMMAND UVR ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR UNITS. MCI WILL NORMALLY
ISSUE NEW ACCOUNTS WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY OF APPLICATION. NEW
ACCOUNT HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE E-MAIL INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ADD AN
MCC/RUC TO THEIR ACCOUNT AND GRANT ACCOUNT ACCESS FOR THEIR TRAINING
OFFICERS AND/OR NCOS.
(1) TO ACCESS YOUR UNIT'S COMMAND UVR ACCOUNT, USERS SHALL GO TO THE
FOLLOWING WEB LINK: WWW.MCI.USMC.MIL/COMMANDUVR. TO ADD OR MANAGE
COMMAND UVR USERS, ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATORS SHALL GO TO THE FOLLOWING
WEB LINK: WWW.MCI.USMC.MIL/COMMANDUVR/ADDUSERS. TO ADD OR MANAGE
AN MCC/RUC, COMMAND UVR ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATORS SHALL GO TO THE
FOLLOWING WEB LINK: WWW.MCI.USMC.MIL/COMMANDUVR/ADDRUCMCCS.
(2) ALL TRAINING PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A UNIT'S COMMAND UVR
ACCOUNT WILL BE ABLE TO USE COMMAND UVR TO ENROLL UNIT MARINES IN
MCI COURSES, MANAGE UNIT ENROLLMENTS, SUBMIT ANSWER SHEETS ONLINE
WITH THE DIGITAL DP-37 APPLICATION, AND GENERATE AND SAVE UNIT
TRAINING REPORTS. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND TUTORIALS FOR COMMAND
UVR ACCOUNT USERS ARE POSTED ON THE COMMAND UVR WEBSITE.
B. EFFECTIVE 1 AUGUST 2005, MARINES ENROLLED IN EITHER MCI
(REDBOOK) OR DISTANCE PME (DPME) PAPER-BASED COURSES ARE AUTHORIZED
TO SUBMIT THEIR COURSE EXAM ANSWER SHEETS ELECTRONICALLY USING THE
DIGITAL DP-37 APPLICATION THROUGH THEIR TRAINING OFFICERS/NCOS.
C. THE "LEGACY" UVR APPLICATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE FOR EXISTING ACCOUNTS. HOWEVER, NO NEW "LEGACY" UVR
ACCOUNTS WILL BE CREATED AND ACCESS TO THE DIGITAL DP-37 APPLICATION
IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NEW COMMAND UVR APPLICATION.
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. REFER MCI COURSE ENROLLMENT AND EXAM QUESTIONS TO MCI'S STUDENT
SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES AT 800-MCI-USMC OR THE PME HELP DESK AT
202-685-7622 (DSN: 325).
B. REFER QUESTIONS CONCERNING COMMAND UVR AND DIGITAL DP-37 TO
EITHER:
(1) MCI DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; MAJ S. C. BRZOSTOWSKI,
COMMAND UVR AND DIGITAL DP-37 POLICY POC (202) 685-7517 (DSN: 325),
OR
(2) MCI WEBMASTER; MR. MATT G. DYOR, COMMAND UVR AND DIGITAL DP-37
TECHNICAL POC (202) 685-7493 (DSN: 325).
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE TOTAL
FORCE MARINE CORPS.
BT
//

Essentially you can take the test online as administered by your training NCO. If you don't know who that is, ask. After you take the test, you'll know immediately if you passed or not and if you did the points will be auto updated in your record.

Here's another clearer article. MARADMINS can suck for clarity sometimes.

What is your MOS?

Other tips:

Get ahold of a BST and study, study, study. I liked to make index cards and keep them with me at all times. (Worked great in college too.)

Work your butt off in your unit.

And practice with your friends and NCO's answering your questions as you would on a board. Work on bearing and uniform presentation.

Hope that helps and good luck.

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EDIT:

HA HA the area code is the same for an emoticon. LOL

[La Valley]

If you ask you Training NCO he can print up the test for you. Then you take the test and hand it back to him. They will grade the test on-line, and it will post on your MOL account within 2 days. Then, you can immediatly order more MCIs.

[MLMonk]

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but what if your still in training and want to take some MCI's? Do I need to still wait until I check into my unit (which would be over 3 months due to my contract), or can I just ask my NCO's for this current class?

[La Valley]

while you are in MOS school there is still a training NCO there that will be able to help you out. just ask around!!

[MLMonk]

Alright, thanks. I've been told by a SSgt in my previous class that you have to wait until your duty station to order the MCI's. I just downloaded a lot of them onto my computer in the PDF file, so I just need to take the tests.

[Wyoming]

Monk, this is a test. Do all of that sheeit, which, btw, a bunch of us did not have to do, and get back to me/us. I would truly like to know how it really effects promotion.