{"id":103539,"date":"2020-11-25T05:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T05:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/25\/marine-corps-reduces-annual-training-by-cutting-these-requirements\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:43:12","slug":"marine-corps-reduces-annual-training-by-cutting-these-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2020\/11\/25\/marine-corps-reduces-annual-training-by-cutting-these-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps reduces annual training by cutting these requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps will no longer conduct an annual training class asking Marines to quit smoking or dipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, several annual training requirements have been consolidated or eliminated to \u201cenable commanders to focus on events that generate warfighting readiness,\u201d according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/Messages\/Messages-Display\/Article\/2419557\/changes-to-marine-corps-annual-training-and-education-requirements\/\" target=_blank>administrative message<\/a> published Thursday, which announced the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFleet Marine Force (FMF) commanders consistently ask for more time to train to core <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/09\/01\/marines-lay-out-plans-for-gender-integrating-boot-camp-at-the-platoon-level\/\" target=_blank>warfighting tasks <\/a>(Mission Essential Tasks),\u201d Marine spokesman Capt. Sam Stephenson told Marine Corps Times in a Tuesday email. \u201cThis has been a consistent theme from the FMF, formally expressed in Defense Readiness Reporting System reports, and consistently discussed at TECOM subordinate command and Headquarters Marine Corps forums.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/05\/20\/a-culture-of-learning-why-the-marine-corps-is-promoting-education-training-in-its-new-doctrine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5387975.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">A culture of learning: Why the Marine Corps is promoting education, training in its new doctrine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The service is aiming to promote education, training, and continued learning among Marines so they become students of their profession.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new MARADMIN will require units to conduct chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, or CBRN, training every fiscal year, more frequently than every other year \u2015 as it was in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also consolidates the once individual training requirements on hazing\/bullying, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/05\/02\/sexual-assault-reports-across-the-corps-up-20-percent\/\" target=_blank>sexual harassment<\/a> and equal opportunity into one prohibited activities and conduct training event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tobacco cessation training, along with training on social media conduct, combating trafficking, and violence prevention awareness all have been eliminated from the annual training requirement, according to the MARADMIN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make the decision on which training events to cut and which to consolidate the Marine Corps split <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/11\/12\/marine-raiders-werent-training-in-taiwan-department-of-defense-insists\/\" target=_blank>annual training<\/a> into core and non-core requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCore requirements in this order directly support warfighting tasks and improve readiness and lethality,\u201d Stephenson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-core requirements are training events 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