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Subject: 8-DAY REPORT AND DEATH BRIEF REQUIREMENTS//
Originator: CMC WASHINGTON DC SD(UC)
DTG: 091829Z Sep 10
Precedence: ROUTINE
DAC: General
To: COMMARFORCOM(UC), COMMARFORPAC(UC), COMMARFORRES(UC), COMMARFORSOC(UC), CG MCRC QUANTICO VA(UC), CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA(UC), CG MCI WEST(UC), CG MCIEAST(UC), CG MCI-NCR(UC), CG I MEF(UC), CG II MEF G1(UC), CG III MEF(UC), CG MARCORLOGCOM ALBANY GA(UC)
Cc: CMC WASHINGTON DC SD(UC), CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA(UC)
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MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC SD(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/8-DAY REPORT AND DEATH BRIEF REQUIREMENTS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC SD/042110ZNOV2009//
REF/B/DESC:MARADMIN 041-10/ACMC/221736ZJAN2010//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO 5100.29A/YMD:20040701//
NARR/REF A PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE 8-DAY REPORT. REF B PUBLISHED THE
RESULTS OF THE 22ND EXECUTIVE SAFETY BOARD. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS
SAFETY PROGRAM ORDER.//
POC/T. E. JENKINS/MAJ/UNIT:CMC SAFETY DIVISION/NAME:WASHINGTON DC
/TEL:DSN  224-2147//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN RECENT MONTHS, THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES OF
COMMANDS BEING UNAWARE OF ALL 8-DAY BRIEF AND DEATH BRIEF
REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES A AND B.  THIS COUPLED WITH THE
HIGH NUMBER OF TURNOVERS DURING THE SUMMER HAVE LED CMC (SD) TO
REPUBLISH THESE REQUIREMENTS BELOW. PLEASE NOTE THESE REQUIREMENTS
WILL BE CODIFIED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REF C.
A.  8-DAY BRIEF. ENSURE ALL SERIOUS MISHAPS (CLASS A AND B) AND
NON-COMBAT DEATHS OTHER THAN DUE TO MORBIDITY ARE BRIEFED TO THE
FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND USING THE 8-DAY BRIEF
TEMPLATE PROVIDED ON THE CMC (SD) WEBSITE
(HTTP://WWW.MARINES.MIL/UNIT/SAFETY/PAGES/WELCOME.ASPX).  THIS
INCLUDES DEATHS DUE TO SUICIDE AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. NO LATER THAN
THE 8TH DAY FOLLOWING THE MISHAP OR OTHER DEATH THE FIRST GENERAL
OFFICER SHALL PROVIDE THIS BRIEF TO THE ACMC WITH A COPY TO THE CHAIN
OF COMMAND, CMC (SD) (PAUL.FORTUNATO@USMC.MIL), AND, FOR AVIATION
MISHAPS, THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION.  FOR SUICIDES, THE BRIEF
WILL ALSO BE COPIED TO THE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS OFFICE,
CMC (MR) (GRANT.OLBRICH@USMC.MIL). THIS BRIEF SHALL PROVIDE THE
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE MISHAP AND THE NECESSARY STEPS TO
PREVENT A RECURRENCE. THE 8-DAY BRIEF IS NOT REQUIRED FOR RESERVE
MARINES IN A NON-DRILLING STATUS OR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE MARINES.
B. DEATH BRIEF. FOR ALL FATALITIES, OTHER THAN DUE TO MORBIDITY,
COMMANDERS WILL DELIVER A DEATH BRIEF TO THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. MARFOR AND MEF COMMANDING GENERALS NEED ONLY
RECEIVE THE DEATH BRIEF BY EXCEPTION BUT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GLEANING
AND DISTRIBUTING THOSE LESSONS LEARNED THAT HAVE APPLICABILITY TO THE
ENTIRE MARINE CORPS.  SD WILL ASSIST WITH DISTRIBUTION AS REQUIRED.
DEATH BRIEFS ARE NOT TYPICALLY BRIEFED TO ACMC, BUT A COPY OF THE
FINAL BRIEF WILL BE PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO CMC (SD) FOR
INFORMATION ONLY. THE DEATH BRIEF WILL CONTAIN GREATER DETAIL AND IS
PRESENTED AFTER ALL FACTS SURROUNDING THE FATALITY ARE KNOWN. DEATH
BRIEF EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED ON THE CMC (SD) WEB SITE AND MAY BE
TAILORED, AS NECESSARY, BY THE RECEIVING GENERAL OFFICER. THE DEATH
BRIEF IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR RESERVE MARINES IN A
NON-DRILLING STATUS OR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE MARINES.//