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MARADMIN 378/07

Date signed: 06/22/2007 MARADMIN Number: 378/07

NEW ASSIGNMENT RATIONALE FOR INDIVIDUAL WEAPONS

Subject:

UNCLAS 211910Z JUN 07

CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)

MARADMIN 378/07

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/TFSD//

SUBJ/NEW ASSIGNMENT RATIONALE FOR INDIVIDUAL WEAPONS//

REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MROC/DM 10-2006//

REF/B/DOC/MROC/DM 46-2006//

AMPN/REF (A) IS MROC DECISION MEMORANDUM DATED 28 FEB 06.

MPN/REF (B) IS MROC DECISION MEMORANDUM DATED 15 SEP 06.

POC/C.C.CHEEK/GS-14/C-03/LOC: DC CDI TFSD QUANTICO/TEL:

DSN 278-6086/TEL: COML (703)784-6086/TEL: FAX DSN 278-6072/

P.A.BECKETT/LTCOL/C-18/LOC: DC CDI FMID QUANTICO/DSN 278-6182/

TEL: COML (703)784-6182//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/THIS MESSAGE IS RELATED TO

INDIVIDUAL WEAPON ASSIGNMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE MARINE CORPS

EQUIPMENT REVIEW GROUP (MCERG). 1. PURPOSE. TO CLARIFY THE NEW

INDIVIDUAL WEAPON ASSIGNMENT POLICY AND TO INFORM ALL COMMANDS OF

SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATIONS TO TO/E'S THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

2. BACKGROUND. DURING 2005 DC, CDI IN COORDINATION WITH THE

ADVOCATES AND MARFORS CONDUCTED A MCERG IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT

ALL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS WERE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AND DOCUMENTED.

PHASE ONE OF THE REVIEW FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT FOR MARINES

TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL "T/O" WEAPONS.

THE REVIEW, GUIDED BY THE CMC CHARTER AND DC, CDI COMMANDER'S

INTENT, TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION LESSONS LEARNED ALONG WITH KNOWLEDGE

OF NEW WEAPON TECHNOLOGY BEING FIELDED. AS A RESULT, NEW INDIVIDUAL

WEAPONS ASSIGNMENT POLICIES WERE DEVELOPED, VALIDATED, AND APPROVED

BY THE MARINE REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (MROC) FOR

IMPLEMENTATION. MROC DECISION MEMORANDUM

46-2006 VALIDATED THE APPROVED ACQUISITION OBJECTIVES PRE 202K.

THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THESE NEW ASSIGNMENT POLICIES AND LAYS OUT

ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.

3. THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENT FOR EACH WEAPON IS DETERMINED BY THE

WEAPONS CODE WHICH IS ASSIGNED TO EACH BILLET ON A UNIT'S T/O.

EACH WEAPONS CODE IS ASSOCIATED TO A SPECIFIC WEAPON. WEAPONS CODES

FOR EACH UIC ARE AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATED WITHIN THE TOTAL FORCE

STRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TFSMS) AND THE QTY IS PLACED IN THE

INDIVIDUAL (IND) COLUMN OF THE T/E UNDER THE RESPECTIVE TAMCN. MANY

WEAPONS WILL ALSO HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL QTYS AS WELL; HOWEVER, THESE

ASSIGNMENT POLICIES ONLY REFER TO THE IND PORTION OF A UNIT'S

REQUIREMENT. THIS NEW DETERMINATION OF T/O WEAPONS REQUIREMENTS HAS

CURRENTLY BEEN APPLIED TO THE T/O(S) OF THE OPERATING FORCES. THE

M16A2 (E14412M) REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM TO/E(S) IN TFSMS

AND REPLACED WITH THE M16A4 (E1442M).

THE FOLLOWING WEAPONS CODES ARE ASSIGNED:

3.A. BILLET WEAPONS CODE "M" NOW REFERS TO THE M16A4 (E14422M).

UNITS SHOULD MAINTAIN ALL M16A2 RIFLES UNTIL THEY ARE FIELDED THE

M16A4.

3.B. BILLET WEAPONS CODE "P" STILL REFERS TO THE 9MM PISTOL

(E12502M).

3.C. BILLET WEAPONS CODE "C" NOW REFERS TO THE M4 CARBINE (MWS)

(E01957M).

3.D. BILLET WEAPONS CODE "A" STILL REFERS TO THE AUTOMATIC RIFLE

(E09607M), SQUAD AUTOMATIC WEAPON (SAW).

3.E. THE M4A1 CARBINE (E01907M) IS NOW LISTED AS A UNIT

ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENT.

4. THE SHORT TERM AFFECT OF CONVERTING TO THESE NEW WEAPONS CODES

IS AS FOLLOWS:

4.A. PISTOLS IN THE PAST WERE ASSIGNED TO ALL MARINE OFFICERS,

SNCOS, AND NAVY BILLETS. THE NEW ASSIGNMENT POLICY ASSIGNS PISTOLS

TO MARINE COLONELS AND ABOVE, NAVY OFFICERS, AND NAVY

E6 AND ABOVE ONLY.

4.B. SERVICE RIFLES (M16) IN THE PAST WERE ASSIGNED TO MARINE

E5 AND BELOW. THE SERVICE RIFLE WILL STILL BE ASSIGNED THE SAME WITH

FEW EXCEPTIONS.

4.C. THE M4 CARBINE WAS PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED ONLY TO SPECIFIC UNITS.

THE NEW ASSIGNMENT POLICY ASSIGNS THE CARBINE TO MARINE LT THROUGH

LTCOL, WO/CWO, SNCOS, NAVY E5 AND BELOW, AND LIMITED EQUIPMENT

VEHICLE OPERATORS.

4.D. AUTOMATIC RIFLE ASSIGNMENTS DID NOT CHANGE.

4.E. BECAUSE CURRENT PROCURMENT AND FIELDING PLANS FOR THE M16A4S

AND M4S ARE BASED ON PREVIOUS T/O REQUIREMENTS, IT WAS NOT FEASIBLE

TO STOP THIS PROCESS MID STREAM. IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT

MARINE OPERATING FORCES WITH NEW T/O WEAPON REQUIREMENTS, NEW

PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED. WHILE IN THIS

TRANSITION PERIOD, WE MUST GUARD AGAINST ANY DEGREDATION IN THE

OPERATING FORCES CAPABILITY. NO ORGANIZATION SHALL DISPOSE OF

WEAPONS UNTIL THEIR REPLACEMENT WEAPONS HAVE BEEN FULLY FIELDED.

5. THE M9 PISTOL QUANTITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN

THE OPERATING FORCES. THE M16A2 HAS BEEN DELETED FROM ALL UNIT

TO/E(S). THE M16A4 REPLACEMENT HAS ALREADY STARTED TO BE FIELDED.

UNITS ARE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN M16A2S IN EXCESS TO SUPPORT

REQUIREMENTS UNTIL ALL M16A4S ARE RECEIVED. UNITS WILL REQUEST

DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXCESS M16A2 RIFLES AND M9 PISTOLS UPON

BEING FULLY FIELDED ALL REPLACEMENT WEAPONS. IT IS ANTICIPATED SOME

UNITS WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PISTOLS TO BE HELD AS AN

ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENT IN ADDITION TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL QTY(S).

PISTOL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ASSESSED DURING AAO VALIDATION IN FY07

AND FY08 AND FURTHER GUIDANCE PASSED VIA SEPCOR.

6. IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES WITHIN TFSMS WILL BE APPLIED IN THREE

PHASES:

6.A. PHASE 1. APPLICATION AND VALIDATION OF NEW WEAPONS CODES FOR

THE OPERATING FORCES.

6.B. PHASE 2. APPLICATION AND VALIDATION OF NEW WEAPONS CODES FOR

THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.

6.C. PHASE 3. TFSMS VALIDATION, CORRECTION, AND UPDATE.

6.D. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AS A RESULT OF THIS EFFORT THE CHANGE IN

REQUIREMENTS WILL HAVE OTHER DOTMLPF IMPACTS SPECIFICALLY IN THE

AREAS OF FACILITIES AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (ANNUAL WEAPONS

QUALIFICATIONS). DC, CDI WILL BE CONDUCTING AN ASSESSMENT OF THESE

IMPACTS IN COORDINATION WITH THE OPERATING FORCES, SUPPORTING

ESTABLISHMENT, DC, PP&O, DC, I&L, TECOM, AND MCSC. THE RESULT OF

THIS ASSESSMNET WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA NAVAL MSG.

7. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ABOVE POLICY AND PROCEDURES CAN BE

DIRECTED TO THE MSG POC.//