COMDTINST 3500.3
SEVEN-STEP ORM PROCESS
11. REQUIRED ORM COMPETENCIES: Table 1 suggests the expected ORM proficiency for the active
duty, reserve, Auxiliary and civilian forces at the entry, intermediate, and senior work levels. Specific
circumstances may warrant flexibility in determining specific ranks for certain categories corresponding to a
person's position and expected extent of responsibility in an organization. TCT and CRM are current delivery
programs already in place to train intermediate and senior supervisory personnel to achieve these
competencies. A member's first exposure to ORM fundamentals should occur in a formal training setting
when practical. Therefore, entry-level training curricula should incorporate the basic elements of
communications and describe the ORM process to achieve an overall awareness.
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