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 MCO 1500.58 Marine Corps Mentoring Program (MCMP)
 NAVMC DIR 1500.58 Marine Corps Mentoring Program (MCMP) Guidebook
 NAVMC 2795 USMC User’s Guide to Counseling
 GruO 1500.58A Commanding General’s Marine Corps Mentoring Program
 Bn Policy Letter 01-10 3D Maintenance Battalion Mentorship Program
 ELMACO Policy Letter 1-13 ELMACO Mentorship Program
 Published 3-Mar-95 by the 30th Commandant Gen.
Mundy.
 White letter addressing officer mentorship relations.
 Mentorship relationship should be voluntary.
 Published 23-Dec-96 by the 31st Commandant Gen
Krulak.
 Formally addressed infantry team building based upon
mentorship.
 Formally established the recruit depot ‘Crucible’ event.
 Published 14-Feb-06 by the 33rd Commandant Gen
Hagee.
 Addressed to all Marines.
 Formal implementation of Marine Corps mentoring
program.
 Mentor defined as trusted teacher, guide, coach, and
role model.
 Published 13-Feb-06 by the 33rd Commandant Gen
Hagee.
 Titled ‘Marine Corps Mentorship Program (MCMP)’
 Includes Reference (a) NAVMC 2795 ‘USMC User’s
Guide to Counseling’, and Reference (b) NAVMC DIR
1500.58 ‘Marine Corps Mentoring Program
Guidebook’.
 “…MCMP does not replace the counseling
program…”
 Published 13-Feb-06 by the 33rd Commandant Gen
Hagee.
 Under the MCMP, your immediate supervisor will
normally be your mentor.
 “…This mentoring program is intended to replace
the counseling program…”
 USMC User’s Guide to Counseling.
 Published 21-Jul-86.
 Written as a reference publication for MCO 1610.12, has
no tasking authority by itself.
 Contains basic Marine Corps counseling guides to
include; types, occasions, methods, considerations.
 U. S. Marine Corps Counseling Program.
 NAVMC 2795 was written for this specific MCO.
 MCO 1610.12 is no longer available on the MCPEL, nor
any other official publication source.
 IAW NAVMC DIR 1500.58, “…The mentorship program
is not designed to preclude on-the-spot counseling,
immediate corrective action, or formal disciplinary
actions when appropriate…”
 IAW NAVMC DIR 1500.58 Common Combat Skills
Checklist, Leadership Counseling is ‘As Required’.
 Published 17-Apr-13 by Combat Logistics Regiment 35
Commanding Officer Colonel Wright.
 Reiterates MCO 1500.58 as published.
 Mentorship occurs at least once every 30 days.
 Published 13-Jan-10 by 3D Maintenance Battalion
Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Poole.
 Reiterates MCO 1500.58 as published.
 Mentorship occurs at least once every 30 days.
 Published 22-May-13 by Electronics Maintenance
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Company Commander CWO2 Gilbert.
Details frequency and documentation of mentorship
and counseling.
Mentorship occurs at least once every 30 days.
Counseling is event triggered and occurs as required.
Mentorship record jacket formats are standardized.
Mentor/Mentee expectations are CLEARLY defined.
 Keys to successful implementation of any mentorship
program require that the mentor/mentee;
 Familiarize themselves with all applicable references
 Become thoroughly familiar with NAVMC DIR 1500.58
regarding proper implementation of mentorship
 Become thoroughly familiar with NAVMC 2795
regarding proper implementation of counseling
 Ensure that the mentor/mentee relationship is
professionally proper, mutually consenting, built upon
trust and confidence, and continually fosters
personal/professional growth.
 Maintained within 6-part folders.
 (4) Parts, treated as sections.
 All parts covered with DD Form
2923 Privacy Act Data Cover
Sheet.
 The Mentorship Record Jacket
(MRJ) will be stored IAW
SECNAVINST 5211.5E DON
Privacy Program.
 INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY
 Purpose is to establish basic bio information of the
mentee for the mentor.
 Gives mentor good background information for use
during mentorship sessions.
 Updated by the mentee only when changes are
required.
 MROW WORKSEET
 Marine Reported On Worksheet (MROW) utilized by
Sgt and above for generating a Fitness Report
(FITREP) IAW MCO P1610.7_ for career evaluation
puroses.
 The Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), also
originally utilized by Sgt and above, is now utilized for
all Marines for the benefit of their career.
 The MROW will also be utilized by all mentees as a
compiling document in order for the mentor to better
gauge their personal and professional growth.
 MROW WORKSEET cont.
 The MROW will be maintained by all mentees.
 The MROW will be updated by the mentee prior to each
formal mentorship session.
 Sgt and above; newly created and maintained within the
mentorship record jacket after every FITREP occasion
reported in the Automated Performance Evaluation System
(A-PES)
 Cpl and below; newly created and maintained within the
mentorship record jacket after every proficiency and
conduct occasion that is reported in the Marine Corps
Total Force System (MCTFS).
 COUNSELING WORKSHEETS
 Although MCO P1610.12 is cancelled, NAVMC 2795
remains an invaluable reference for counseling.
 IAW NAVMC DIR 1500.58, counseling will occur ‘As
Required’ per the guidelines contained within NAVMC
2795.
 Each newly created counseling worksheet will be
maintained within the mentorship record jacket.
 COUNSELING WORKSHEETS cont.
 Counseling event triggers may include but are not
limited to: promotion, proficiency and conduct
reporting occasions, positive or negative duty
performance, positive or negative conduct while off
duty, and formal notification of specific performance
and/or conduct expectations.
 The corrective action counseling memo will be
utilized whenever minor discrepancies are noted, yet
do not warrant a planned formal counseling session.
 LEADER’S MENTORING LOG
 Derived from NAVMC DIR 1500.58 and includes;
 Mentoring Log (Local ELMACO Form)
 Mission and Goals Form
 Honor, Courage, Commitment (HCC) Assessment
 Common Combat Skills (CCS) Checklist
 Combat Readiness Page
 MENTORING LOG
 Updated after each formal mentorship session.
 Purpose is to provide a summary of mentorship
actions for ease of reference and cursory inspection by
senior leaders.
 NEXT TARGET DATE is utilized in order to ensure
that both mentor/mentee are actually planning
mentorship sessions as required by NAVMC DIR
1500.58.
 Mentorship sessions must occur at least every 30 days
IAW MCO 1500.58.
 MISSION AND GOALS FORM
 In order to effectively gauge goal progression history, a
newly created Mission and Goals Form will be
generated and maintained within the MRJ prior to
each formal mentorship session.
 Paragraphs 1 and 2 will be completed by the mentor
prior to each formal mentorship session.
 Paragraph 3 will be completed by the mentor/mentee
during each formal mentorship session.
 MISSION AND GOALS FORM
 Purpose is to allow the mentor to effectively gauge goal
progression progress and to ensure that the mentee;
 Understands their unit’s mission
 Understands their role in the unit’s mission
 Identifies their personal/professional goals
 Documents plan for completing their goals
 Documents progress of their goals
 HCC ASSESSMENT
 The Honor, Courage, Commitment (HCC) Assessment
is updated by the mentee prior to each formal
mentorship session.
 The INDIVIDUAL CRP% will be updated by the
mentor prior to each formal mentorship session based
upon the criteria contained within the team combat
readiness page.
 The HCC Assessment will be evaluated by the mentor
and mentee during each formal mentorship session.
 HCC ASSESSMENT cont.
 Living document maintained by the mentee.
 Entries should be recorded in pencil for ease of
updating without the need to excessively recreate the
document.
 CCS CHECKLIST
 The Common Combat Skills (CCS) Checklist is
updated by the mentee prior to each formal
mentorship session.
 The HCC Assessment will be evaluated by the mentor
and mentee during each formal mentorship session.
 Living document maintained by the mentee.
 Entries should be recorded in pencil for ease of
updating without the need to excessively recreate the
document.
 COMBAT READINESS PAGE
 Maintained by the mentor in their perspective MRJ for
use in evaluating all mentees as a team.
 Updated by the mentor at least every 30 days.
 The individual CRP% for each mentee will be
calculated for input on the HCC assessment during
each formal mentorship session for that mentee.