ALMAR 034/07 Date signed: 07/16/2007 ... - Military Times

WITH IT, THE PROGRAM HELPS SUSTAIN OUR CORPS ETHOS AND SETS THE
CONDITION
FOR SUSTAINING OUR LEGACY.
3. AS COMMANDERS DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THEIR MCMAP TRAINING
PROGRAMS,
ALL MUST EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHARACTER TIE-INS AND
DISCUSSIONS.
MCMAP PROVIDES LEADERS AT EVERY LEVEL WITH A METHOD FOR DEVELOPING
ALL
MARINES AS RIFLEMEN AND ETHICAL WARRIORS, MARINES WHO KEEP THEIR
HONOR CLEAN
AND ALWAYS STAND FOR SOMETHING GOOD. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL USE
MCMAP
FOR ALL ITS INTENDED PURPOSES.
4. REFERENCE A PROVIDES THE SPECIFIC PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE
EXECUTION OF MCMAP THROUGHOUT THE CORPS. ACCORDINGLY, I AM DIRECTING
THAT THE FOLLOWING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS BE ACHIEVED IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE
OUR MARINES WITH THE TRAINING NEEDED TO SUSTAIN OUR ETHOS AND LEGACY.
ALL MARINES, BOTH ACTIVE AND RESERVE, WILL BE TRAINED TO TAN BELT BY
THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2007. ALL INFANTRYMEN WILL BE TRAINED TO GREEN
BELT BY THE END OF CY 2008. ALL OTHER COMBAT ARMS MARINES WILL BE TRAINED
TO GRAY BELT BY THE END OF CY 2008.
5. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF
MCMAP AND FOR ENSURING THAT ALL MARINES HAVE THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND
CHARACTER DISCIPLINE NEEDED FOR SUCCESS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
6. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//