Se ee nara ee ome earn HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON "WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000 CMC WHITE LETTER 2-17 MAR 21 2007 From: Commandant of the Marine Corps To: All Commanding Generals All Commanding Officers All Officers-in-Charge All Senior Enlisted Leaders Subj: SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDANCE ~- MANDATORY COUNSELING REQUIREMENT Ref: (a) White Letter 1-17 dtd 10 Mar 2017 (b) ALMAR 008/17 Encl: (1) Approved Pgll Entry + Following recent reports of degrading social media posts and file sharing by some service , [released references (a) and (b). Our duty to one another requires all Marines to highest standards of personal and professional conduct on and off duty. Our and collective actions must always uphold our core values of Honor, Courage, and We do not abandon our core values when we enter the online world, We are ball educate Marines to safely engage in online activity. I need your help ‘and understand the policy outlined in reference (b). Within thirty id reserve Marine, officer and enlisted, will receive a formal counseling and understand reference (b). They will also receive a in their official military personnel file in accordance with ‘Our commanders and enlisted leaders at all levels will s and enforce our standards. is assigned to Marine Corps units. Rebara Se Robert B. NellerSOCIAL MEDIA GUIDANCE FAGE 12 Gounselad this date on ALMAN 001/17 SOCIAL HEDIA GURNEE — thorricin, iwrewier posts. ‘ALman 009/17 explains the Marie GEES! Polity oh che boundaries of appropriate online consuct. ani Heatrwets ll Marines acting in their persone) copscity who deal te Bake unofficial posts online ragacciny Nacine Cosps-celaind toplcy Wiis AUG aise provides guidance for Marines concerning uno{ficis “Ghline ctiviey that has an adverse effect on good order and iseipline within, or brings discredit upon, the Aewea Forces Eeisewldge chat E have cead ard unde:stord ALMAR 008/17 SCI $e =< WROFFICIAL tireanet osrs. hadi tronally, ¢ neko! iEmad Ehat ay online presence/parsoos is an wrtensicn of i bresance. 1 must never contribute to any online effort HME the Marine Corps, adversely aftecs good ocaet end Blie; Weaken the Warina Cocps teen, or violate operetional He Bislso acknowledge my dury to’ caport cr cortect such the pil entry, Connunders Word’ foreword ans Sk) refused» The entry was Fead aloud to sist. ALMAR [£0 SIM. The reading of cheoe items vn: