November 17, 2020 Update: Starting in December 2020, CRSS will host culture pre-deployment training for Individual Augments (IAs) at Marine Corps University on the first and third week of each month. Deploying IAs nearby Quantico can email CRSS_Training with appropriate details (i.e. rank, name, deployment destination & month, desired classes from our Course Catalog, etc.), and CRSS will coordinate details with you for time, date, location, and class list. No TSR is necessary for IAs able to attend instruction in Quantico.
CRSS maintains in-house capabilities, resources, and contract flexibility to provide units and individuals the Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) subject matter expert (SME) support necessary to support pre-deployment training, deployments, and other operational requirements.
Key LREC SME support-related updates:
What types of LREC SME support does CRSS offer?
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How do I schedule LREC SME support?
After identifying LREC training requirements, units can download and complete a Training Support Request (TSR) and then email it directly to CRSS Training. Acrobat Reader DC is recommended for greatest compatibility.
Effective April 26, 2020: all LREC TSRs will be funded by requesting commands, not centrally funded through TECOM. Please read the post-CAOCL-divestment TSR Process guidance prior to submitting TSRs.
For assistance with understanding LREC capabilities, determining LREC requirements, and finding suitable sourcing solutions, contact your local TECOM Training Support Center (TSC) for information. Personnel without direct access to a TSC should contact CRSS for assistance.
TECOM Training Support Center POCs:
What is my training requirement?
With assistance from the TSCs or CRSS, units will: determine what LREC capabilities they require to support their mission, determine which LREC T&R Events (individual or collective) align with those requirements, and determine appropriate training solutions.
Marine Corps Tasks Requiring LREC Capability
The the list below contains MCT's that require significant LREC capability and are commonly found as Core, Core Plus, and Assigned Mission Essential Tasks and correlating collective events (per LREC T&R Manual, updated Oct 2017). Units are evaluated on performance of applicable LREC T&R events using an LREC Exercise Culture Assessment (ECA), typically during service level training events (SLTE).
Also, see our Course Catalog for Operational Culture General classes directly associated with individual (2000-level) LREC T&R Events.
MCT 1.12.6 Conduct Enabling Operations
CE-LREC-PLAN-9001
Incorporate regional and cultural knowledge into the Marine Corps Planning Process.
LREC-OPS-8001
Incorporate Language, Regional Expertise, and Cultural knowledge into operations.
LREC-PLAN-8001
LREC-SHCK-8001
Mitigate the effects of culture shock.
LREC-OPS-7001
LREC-PLAN-7001
LREC-SHCK-7001
MCT 1.13.2 Conduct NEO
LREC-COMM-8001
Mitigate cross-cultural communication barriers.
LREC-COMM-7001
MCT 1.14 Conduct Stability Operations
MCT 1.15.1 Conduct Civil Affairs (CA) Operations
MCT 1.15.1.2 Facilitate Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (SPMAGTF/MEU)
MCT 1.17 Develop Partner Nation Forces
MCT 1.18 Conduct COIN
MCT 1.20 Conduct FID
MCT 1.3.2 Conduct Amphibious Operations
MCT 1.6.1 Conduct Offensive Operations
MCT 1.6.4 Conduct Defensive Operations
Incorporate Language, Regional Expertise, and Cultural knowledge into Operations.
MCT 3.2.7 Conduct Battlespace Shaping Operations
MCT 5.4 Conduct Information Operations (IO)
MCT 5.5.1 JIIM
MCT 5.5.5 Conduct Security Cooperation
MCT 5.7 Exercise Command and Control of Air and Ground Forces