MARADMIN 291/19 - Command Climate Survey Compliance

Scope

MARADMIN 291/19 set early Command Climate Survey compliance requirements for the Marine Corps, signed 2019-05-16. Applicability was the Marine Corps Total Force. MARADMIN 025/21, titled Cancellation of MARADMIN 291-19 and signed 2021-05-03, cancelled the message. Command Climate Assessment (CCA) governance now runs through MARADMIN 468/23 and DoD Instruction 6400.11.

Audience

• Commanders required to conduct annual and change-of-command CCAs. Apply the current MARADMIN 468/23 framework.
• Outgoing commanders preparing for relief. The portal turnover checklist ties the pre-relief DEOCS trigger to this message and MARADMIN 468/23.
• Reporting officials annotating conducted CCAs on commander fitness reports under the NDAA 2013 requirement.

Portal usage

• The commander turnover checklist directs outgoing commanders to initiate the DEOCS within 90 days prior to relinquishing command, citing MARADMIN 291/19 alongside MARADMIN 468/23.
• The current MARADMIN 468/23 framework sets the annual CCA window from 01 August through 30 November, a change of command CCA within 90 days after assumption of command, and a single CCA option when both windows overlap.

Connection to higher policy

• DoD Instruction 6400.11. DoD Integrated Primary Prevention Policy. Governs the current CCA lifecycle.
• National Defense Authorization Act of 2013. Requires CCA annotation on the commander annual fitness report.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine

• MARADMIN 025/21. Cancellation of MARADMIN 291-19. Signed 2021-05-03.
• MARADMIN 468/23. Command Climate Assessment Policy Updates and Guidance to the Fleet. Current framework, signed 2023-09-20. Its source page reads CANCELLED.
• MCO 5354.1F. Marine Corps Equal Opportunity Manual. Chapter 2 carries the annual CCA procedure.

Status

Released 2019-05-16 per the message index. Originator CMC Washington DC MRA. Cancelled by MARADMIN 025/21 on 2021-05-03. The current CCA framework is MARADMIN 534/23 under DoDI 6400.11, which places the change of command CCA within 90 days after assumption of command. The portal turnover checklist now cites MARADMIN 534/23. Use this entry for historical context only.