CoRE Functional Areas
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Inspections Division
Inspector General of the Marine Corps

The CoRE List

Updated: 30 January 2024

The IGMC has designated the following 42 Functional Areas as being Critical or Required Evaluation (CoRE).  The IGMC ICI and CCI inspections will focus on these CoRE Functional Areas, however, Commanders and Commanding Generals are encouraged to inspect beyond these areas to better honor the needs of their commands.  Finally, there are 4 additional inspections required for Marine Corps Aviation Commands listed at the bottom of this page, as well as 7 additional inspections required for Installations with Law Enforcement and Corrections activities. When applicable 2 inspection will also be done for Postal Affairs (Installations) and Marine Corps Fleet Bands.  

1. Antiterrorism

2. Assistance and Investigations Program

3. Body Composition & Military Appearance

4. Career Planning Program

5. Casualty Affairs

6. Command Inspection Program 

7. Consumer Level Supply

8. Cyber Security Management

9. Defense Travel System (DTS) 

10. Directives Management

11. Force Preservation Council (FPC) Program

12. Government Travel Charge Card (GTCCP) Program

13. Health Services 

14. Information & Personnel Security Program (IPSP)

15. Intelligence

16. Legal Administration

17. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program

18. Marine Corps Safety Management Systems (MCSMS)

19. Military Awards

20. Operations Security

21. Oversight-Intel/Non-Intel Sensitive Activities

22. Performance Evaluation System (PES)

23. Physical Fitness and Combat Fitness Program

24. Physical Fitness and Force Fitness Instructor Program

25. Physical Security

26. Postal Affairs (Unit)

27. Prohibited Activities and Conduct Prevention and Response Program (PAC) 

28. Records Management

29. Reports Management

30. Request Mast Procedures

31. Separation, Retirement, and Limited Duty

32. Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Program (SAPR)

33. Substance Abuse Program

34. Suicide Prevention

35. Transition Readiness

36. Unaccompanied Housing

37. Unit, Personal & Family Readiness Program (UPFRP)

38. Unit Readiness

39. Unit Training Management (UTM)

40. Victim & Witness Assistance Program (VWAP)

41. Voting Assistance

42. Water Survival Training Program

 

        Additional Inspections Required for Aviation Commands

1.  Aircrew Training Program

2.  Aviation Operations Administration

3.  Aviation Safety

4.  Naval Aviation Training Operating Procedures Standardization

 

         Additional Inspections Required for Installations with Law Enforcement Operations or Marine Corps Police Department

1.  Criminal Investigation Division

2.  Criminal Justice Information Reporting Requirements

3.  Critical Infrastructure Program (CIP)

4.  Detention Facilities

5.  Law Enforcement Operations

6.  Military Confinement Facilities (previous name was Correctional Facilities)

7.  Military Working Dog (MWD) Operations 


         AS Applicable 

1.  Postal Affairs (Installations)

2.  Marine Corps Fleet Band

 

Inspector General of the Marine Corps