OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS IMA DETACHMENT

MARCH2013 MONTHLY BULLETIN

3000 Marine Corps Pentagon, Room 4C553

Washington DC 20350-3000

Marines,

All current,relevant information from this newsletter is now located at the below link titled, “Important Gouge v2”.

Beginning March 10th, Daylight Savings Time begins so ensure you move your clocks ahead one hour. This also is the trigger to switch to the Desert Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform with sleeves down and Service Charlies on Fridays. Those participating in functions requiring the Blue Dress uniform will wear the Blue-White Dress uniform (SNCO and Officer).

Please feel free to contact me or SSgt Sermons with any concerns or questionsyou may have regarding the IMA det. Also, please start thinking about when you can perform your AT event this FY and get with your section head to coordinate primary and alternate dates.

Semper Fidelis,

LtCol T. L. Stein Jr.

Office: 703-692-0235

Cell: 985-445-8767

UPCOMING EVENTS
PFT Dates: 8 Mar, 22 Mar
Time: 0700
Location: Pull up bars next outside Smith Gym at Henderson Hall

News you can use

Weigh-ins:

Weigh-ins for the first semi-annual period can be conducted Monday to Friday from 0730-1630 in the H&S Bn S-3 office at Henderson Hall.

Official Photos:

For those of you requiring an official photo this year you must bring a completed and command endorsed height/weight verification worksheet to your appointment. For official photo and promotion purposes, this form must be completed with the Bn S-3 Office at Henderson Hall. This worksheet is valid for 60 days and can also fulfill the corresponding semi-annual weigh-in requirement.

To set up an appointment for command and promotion photographs, you can call (703) 614-3119 for an appointment with the Pentagon photo section.

Training Exemptions

Marksmanship program, Water survival requalification and CBRN defense training (Gas Chamber),

Marine Net Courses Required by 31 December 2013

Level 1 Anti-Terrorism Awareness Training (JATLV10000)

Cyber Awareness Training (CYBERM0000)

Operational Security (OPSECUS001)

Combating Trafficking in Persons (DD01AO0000)

Records Management Training (M01RMT0700)

Code of Conduct (JTSERE100A)

Health Promotion Training (SFNUTRIT00) or (SFFITNESS0)

Marine Corps Heat Injury Prevention Program (SFINJURY00)

Marine Corps Substance Abuse Program (SFALDRUG00)

STD/HIV Transmission Prevention (SFSXHEALTH)

The Effects of Tobacco Use (SFTOBCESS0)

Combining of IDTs and an AT

For those of you not within the local commuting distance, remember to not combine your drills with an AT as the PLEAD will change to the location of the AT if the drills are done immediately following the AT period. DFAS will NOT settle the return travel portion of the orders.

Effects of Sequestration on the IMA Program

Funding of Pay and Allowances for Drills and ATs will not be affected.

If you are not within the local commuting distance, lodging reimbursement will be impacted as the funding used is the same as the funding MFR uses for their operations and maintenance requirements.

Points of contact

s-1/S-3: SSgt Keith Sermons () at (703) 614-1686.

GTCC: Ms. Nancy Koehler () at (703) 693-1485.

Security Office: Cpl Maria Prifti () at (703)692-0206.

S-6: LCpl Ronald Xiao () (703) 614-1686.

Career Planner: HH POC is GySgt Gonzalez() (703) 614-9278.

The NMCI help desk is accessible 24/7 and can be contacted at 1.866.THE.NMC – 1(866) 843 6624; ()

If you change your email address in MOL, please contact SSgt Sermons.