R 181900Z JUN 26 MARADMIN 282/26  MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC CD&I QUANTICO//  SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF IRREGULAR WARFARE AND COMPETITION SPECIALTY  TRAINING// REF/A/ DODI 3000.07 // REF/B/ CJCSI 3210.06B // NARR/REF A IS THE SECRETARY’S INSTRUCTION TO ESTABLISH POLICY AND  ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CONDUCTING IRREGULAR WARFARE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF COMPETITION; REF B IS THE CHAIRMAN’S INSTRUCTION TO  ESTABLISH POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE  ABILITY OF THE JOINT FORCE TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT IRREGULAR WARFARE//  POC/REYES COLE/CIV/CD&I/CDD/TEL: 703-784-5542/EMAIL: [email protected]//  GENTEXT/RMKS/1. Purpose. This MARADMIN announces Irregular Warfare  and Competition (IW/C) specialty training courses for which Marines can apply to increase their operational and technical competency in  IW/C. These courses include both Department of War (DoW) and non-DOW offerings relevant to irregular activities and competition  activities. 2. Background. As directed by the references, the services will  institutionalize Irregular Warfare (IW) as a core competency. To achieve this, the services will develop and maintain a baseline of  military capabilities and personnel to meet Combatant Command  IW-related requirements while also tracking the associated capacity and proficiency of the force. The services will establish and  maintain training and education with non-DoW organizations to raise operational and technical competency of military personnel in IW.  The services will establish and maintain service policies and  programs to entice and incentivize military personnel to raise their operational and technical competency in IW. 3. Interested Marines can review and register for available courses  under the training tab at: https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/ DCCDI/SitePages/Irregular-Warfare-and-Competition.aspx.   4. The approved courses on the above site have been assigned a  unique Service School Code (SSC) or Local School Code (LSC) for use in tracking student completion of a course in the Marine Corps  Training and Information Management System (MCTIMS). 5. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force. 6. Release authorized by Lieutenant General E. E. Austin, Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development  and Integration.//