MCO 5040.6K governs the Inspector General of the Marine Corps Inspections Program across the Marine Corps Total Force.
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It covers inspection authorities, Functional Area Checklists, grading criteria, special circumstances, reports, records retention, and corrective actions. It requires Final Inspection Reports and Corrective Action Reports within specified timelines and establishes checklist standards for assessing compliance.
Applies to: This Order is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force.
The IGMC and Command Inspectors General (CIGs) conduct inspections per enclosure (1). (paragraph 4)
The IGMC or CIG staff prepares the FIR and submits it to the commander of the inspected unit within 30 calendar days after the inspection out-brief. (paragraph 4)
Within 30 calendar days after receiving the FIR, the inspected command shall submit a CAR to the IGMC or CIG, as appropriate, for all FAs containing findings or were deemed ineffective. (paragraph 4)
A command is assessed as Commendatory when 90-100 percent of its inspected FAs are deemed effective. (paragraph 3)
Inspection reports and other records will be retained in accordance with the appropriate DON records schedules, per references (g) and (i). (paragraph 3)