MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES OVERVIEW

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MARINE CORPS DIRECTIVES OVERVIEW
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ARDB OFFICE POCs

• Records, Reports Directives Management Section
• Head Helena Gilbert
• Records Program Management Ronald McCully
  Robert Bisel
• Reports Program Management Wanda Austin
• Directives Program Management Tonya Price Kim
  Enright
• Annex Office Room 1212
• Telephone [phone]

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WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW?

• You may be a sponsor, reviewer, or both
• SPONSOR Depending on your assigned billet, you
  may be responsible for the drafting and/or the
  revising of a directive
• REVIEWER During your tour at HQMC, you will
  likely be involved in reviewing someone elses
  directive and providing input
• Directives provide policy and guidance to the
  Marine Corps

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IS THERE A DIRECTIVE THAT TELLS ME WHAT TO DO?

• MCO 5215.1K is the Cookbook on Directives
  Management and tells you everything you need to
  know
• Format
• Staffing
• Signature Authority
• Definitions of Orders, Bulletins, Joint
  Directives
• Annual Reviews

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WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES?

• SPONSOR
• Create or revise the directive
• Determine who needs to review
• Ensure directive is in compliance with MCO
  5215.1K
• Conduct annual review of all your staff agency
  directives
• REVIEWER
• Review to determine if the policy or procedures
  conflict with your policy in any way
• Determine if any of your policy/directives need
  to be updated/changed to reflect new policy

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WHO CAN ASSIST ME?

• Administrative support personnel assists with/by
• Formatting and general editorial support
• Printing on the appropriate letterhead and
  ensuring it is signed by authorized signature
  authority
• Inserting the date the directive was signed
• ARDB assists you by
• Answering questions regarding formatting
• Providing templates
• Reviewing and editing all directives prior to
  signature
• Maintaining the historical file
• Conducting triennial reviews of HQMC directives

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Directives Portal

• Directives SharePoint Portal site
• Provides links to resources, access to current
  directives
• Provides templates and user guides
• Provides collaborative workspace
• Gives e-mail notification when new comments are
  received
• Tracks the directive from beginning to end
• User access requiredcontact Mr. Robert Bisel
• Training sessions are available upon request
• https//portal.mceits.usmc.mil/sites/hqmcar/ard/ar
  db/default.aspx

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• QUESTIONS?