ANNUAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING NOW ONLINE

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COMDTNOTE 6010
SUBJ: ANNUAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING NOW ONLINE
A. HEALTH PROMOTION MANUAL, COMDTINST M6200.1 (SERIES)
1. IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE WORKLOAD FOR UNIT COMMAND DRUG AND
ALCOHOL REPRESENTATIVES (CDARS), TWO ELECTRONIC TOOLS HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED.
2. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MANDATED TRAINING REQUIREMENT (GMT) FOR DRUG
AND ALCOHOL TRAINING CAN NOW BE ACCESSED AND COMPLETED ONLINE AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO THE REGULAR UNIT TRAINING. THIS TRAINING INCLUDES A
VIRTUAL BAR, INFORMATION ABOUT SUPPLEMENT USE, INFORMATION ON BASIC
CG POLICY, AND RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS. THIS TRAINING CAN BE FOUND BY
LOGGING ON TO THE COAST GUARD E-LEARNING PORTAL AT
HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL AND FOLLOWING THESE PROMPTS:
 A. SELECT COURSE CATALOG, THEN
 B. SELECT GENERAL MANDATED TRAINING, THEN
 C. SELECT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING.
COMPLETING THIS ONLINE COURSE SATISFIES THE MEMBERS ANNUAL GMT
REQUIREMENT.
3. A CDAR DATABASE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO AID IN THE PROCESSING OF
ADMINISTRATIVE PAPERWORK FOR CDARS. COMMANDS SHOULD ENSURE THEIR
DESIGNATED CDARS USE THIS SITE TO GAIN ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC FORMS
AND SUBMITTALS. THE CDARS MUST USE THIS DATABASE TO ENTER ALL
RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE SITE CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WEBAPPS.MLCA.USCG.MIL/KDIV/KSECDAR/INDEX.ASP.
4. INFORMATION IN THIS ALCOAST SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUCTION WITH
DIRECTION PROVIDED IN CHAPTER TWO OF REF A. THESE CHANGES WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE NEXT REVISION TO THAT INSTRUCTION.
5. POC FOR THESE TOOLS IS MR. MARK MATTIKO, COMDT (CG-1111). HE CAN
BE REACHED AT 202-475-5148 OR BY E-MAIL AT: MARK.J.MATTIKO (AT)
USCG.MIL
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
7. RADM MARK J. TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY, SENDS.
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