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COMDTINST 1500.3
29 MAY 2020
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 1500.3
MISSION SUPPORT INDUSTRY TRAINING PROGRAM
(a) Title 10, United States Code, Section 2013
(b) Title 14, United States Code, Section 504
(c) Performance, Training, and Education Manual, COMDTINST M1500.10 (series)
(d) Standards of Ethical Conduct, COMDTINST M5370.8 (series)
(e) Coast Guard Weight and Body Fat Standards Program Manual, COMDTINST M1020.8
(series)
(f) Officer Accessions, Evaluations, and Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3 (series)
(g) Office of Workforce Management (DCMS-81), Advanced Education Program Student
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes policies, procedures, and standards for the administration of
the Mission Support Industry Training Program.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements will comply with the
provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. None. This is a new Directive.
4. BACKGROUND. The Mission Support Industry Training Program is designed to immerse future
leaders from within the Mission Support community in private industry firms of national
significance, Department of Defense (DoD) partners, or other Government Agencies. The program
will provide officers with the opportunity to gain exposure to emerging technologies (within the
mission support domain), predictive and reliability centered maintenance practices, project/program
management best practices, and exposure to executive leadership, recruitment, and retention
practices from a corporate perspective. The Mission Support Industry Training Program is normally
accomplished through internships with industry organizations and other regulatory agencies over the
course of a one-year assignment; however, shorter durations are possible. References (a) and (b)
