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ALMAR 034/07
Date signed: 07/16/2007
MARADMIN Number: 034/07

Subject: MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM (MCMAP) UPDATE

UNCLAS 160738Z MAR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
ALMAR
ALMAR 034/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCCDC//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM
(MCMAP) UPDATE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCCDC C469/16DEC2002//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1500.45A, MARINE CORPS
MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM (SHORT TITLE: MCMAP).//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALMAR IS TO PROMULGATE MY GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE MCMAP. MCMAP IS INTEGRAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINMENT OF OUR WARRIOR ETHOS AND IT CONTINUES TO BE UPDATED BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED TO BETTER PREPARE MARINES FOR THE CHALLENGES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE BATTLEFIELDS. IT IS A KEY ASSET IN DEVELOPING BOTH WARFIGHTING SKILLS AND CHARACTER THAT ALL COMMANDERS SHOULD BE UTILIZING TO ITS FULLEST POTENTIAL.
  2. MCMAP IS COMPOSED OF THREE DISCIPLINES THAT HELP FORM THE FOUNDATION OF ALL THAT WE DO AS MARINES. THESE DISCIPLINES ARE MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND CHARACTER.
    1. THE MENTAL DISCIPLINE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMBAT MINDSET AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMBATIVE BEHAVIOR. IT IS ABOUT HONING A MARINE'S MOST POWERFUL WEAPON, THE MIND, THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE ART OF WAR, OUR LEGACY AND ETHOS, OUR WARFIGHTING DOCTRINE, AND THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT.
    2. THE PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE IS THE MASTERY OF CLOSE-IN FIGHTING TECHNIQUES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND CONFIDENCE.
    3. THE CHARACTER DISCIPLINE IS THE BEDROCK OF MCMAP. IT HAS, AT ITS CENTER, THE MARINE CORPS ETHOS THAT INCLUDES OUR CORE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT, AS WELL AS THE LEGACY OF SELFLESS AND HONORABLE SERVCE PASSED ON FROM ONE GENERATION OF MARINES TO THE NEXT. MCMAP UTILIZES DISCUSSIONS TO SUSTAIN THE TRANSFORMATION THAT BEGINS IN BOOT CAMP AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT A MARINE'S LIFE. WITHOUT EMPHASIS ON CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINMENT, MCMAP BECOMES JUST ANOTHER MARTIAL ARTS-BASED FIGHTING METHOD. 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.//


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