ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY19 SENIOR ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) COURSE
Date Signed: 10/1/2018 | MARADMINS Number: 554/18
MARADMINS : 554/18
R 272336Z SEP 18
MARADMIN 554/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY19 SENIOR ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) COURSE//
REF/A/MARADMIN 521/14//
REF/B/MARADMIN 178/10//
REF/C/ALMAR 035/07//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 521/14, UPDATED ENLISTED PME PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMAND-SPONSORED LANCE CORPORAL LEADERSHIP-ETHICS AND CAREER COURSE SEMINAR.  REF B IS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND WORLD WIDE TRAVEL ACCOUNT PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE.  REF C IS THE WEARING OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM.//
POC/MGYSGT M. A. JERRY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703) 432-5542/EMAIL MARK.JERRY@USMC.MIL AND MCU_SEPME@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Historically, professional development for enlisted Marines in the grade of E-8 has been limited to seminars and self-study.  Marine Corps University has developed a course designed to enhance the critical thinking and adaptability skills necessary to function at the operational and strategic levels of war.  The Senior Enlisted Academy conducts an intense six-week curriculum focused on the following core areas:  Leadership and Professional Ethics, Communication Studies, Warfighting, and Joint Operations.
2.  Mission.  Senior Enlisted Academy will conduct the Senior Enlisted PME course at Quantico, Virginia (VA).  Dates for Fiscal Year 2019 courses are:
COURSE          SUBMISSION DEADLINE     REPORT          GRAD DATE
2-19            02 Nov 18               09 Jan 19       15 Feb 19
3-19            11 Jan 19               20 Mar 19       26 Apr 19
4-19            22 Mar 19               22 May 19       28 Jun 19
5-19            14 Jun 19               14 Aug 19       20 Sep 19
3.  Execution.
3.A.  Allocations for each course are as follows:
Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC)                        17
Marine Corps Forces Command (MARFORCOM)                        12
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC)                08
Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM)                    06
Marine Corps Forces Reserves (MARFORRES)                       04
Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)        02
Navy                                                           01
Joint                                                          01
Other                                                          01
3.B.  Major commands not listed above may nominate students by submitting an email via the appropriate chain of command to the Director, Senior Enlisted Academy.  Non-allocated nominations are accepted based on availability of seats.
3.C.  Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) may nominate Marines in the grade of E-8 to attend the course in accordance with the above allocations.  Due to limited school seats, nominees must be submitted through the Marines chain of command to the respective Marine Corps Forces (MARFOR) Sergeant Major.  MARFOR Sergeants Major shall screen their applicants and select the most qualified Marines to attend in accordance with the course prerequisites prior to their registration in Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS).  Any allocations that are not utilized by the submission deadline will be redistributed by the Academy Director.  Any changes of registered students after the registration deadline will be communicated to the Deputy Director before a replacement is made in MCTIMS.
3.D.  Course prerequisites.
3.D.1.  Nominees must have completed the Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (SEJPME) II accessed at https:(slant)(slant)jkodirect.jten.mil.
3.D.2.  First Sergeants must have completed Resident First Sergeants Course and the First Sergeant/Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  Master Sergeants must have completed First Sergeant/Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  The respective course completion codes must be reflected within the Marine Corps Total Forces System.
3.D.3.  An active secret clearance, validated in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System and owned by the Marines parent command is required.  Marines who do not possess an active security clearance will not be accepted into the course due to classification of several classes.
3.D.4.  Nominee must be in compliance with height, weight, physical fitness test, and combat fitness test standards.
3.D.5.  Sergeants Major and Master Gunnery Sergeants (including those that have been selected for promotion to either) are no longer eligible for nomination.  Also, no E-8 that has been twice passed for promotion to E-9 will be considered eligible for nomination. 4.  Administration and Logistics.
4.A.  The following information must be submitted through the units MARFOR G-3 for registration into MCTIMS:
4.A.1.  Course number.
4.A.2.  Course Identification Code (M02KZ50).
4.A.3.  Last Name, First, Middle Initial, Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier, and Military Occupational Specialty.
4.A.4.  Rank and date of rank.
4.A.5.  End of current contract.
4.B.  Forward required nominee information, identified above, to the appropriate email account, digitally signed and encrypted: MARFORPAC submit to smb.marforpac.formal@usmc.mil, MARFORCOM submit to omb.marforcom.formal@usmc.mil, MARFORRES assigned personnel submit to MARFORRES G-3 training at mfrg3training@ usmc.mil, MARSOC submit to meri.fisher@socom.mil, MCCDC submit to mcu_sepme@usmc.mil and MCICOM submit to kenneth.conover.ctr@usmc.mil.
4.C.  All nominations must be received by the Director or Deputy Director no later than 60 days prior to the course convene date.
4.D.  Students registered in MCTIMS who cannot attend a scheduled course will have their registration cancelled within MCTIMS.
Cancelling a student registration is the units responsibility and shall be coordinated with the respective MARFOR representative. 4.E.  Appropriation data/Travel Order Number.
4.E.1.  Authorization and funding for rental cars is the responsibility of the parent command.
4.E.2.  Within 45 days following the completion of the course, each unit will provide a copy of the students liquidation to CG, Training and Education Command, Quantico, VA 22134 (C464FM).
4.F.  Lodging.  Attendees who require lodging must lodge at the Crossroads Inn, commercial:  (703) 630-4444 or Liversedge Hall, commercial:  (703) 784-3149.  A reservation code will be provided to the student via separate correspondence.
4.G.  Funding will be provided by TECOM Worldwide Travel.  Orders are the responsibility of the parent command.
4.H.  All attendees will report with a paper copy of their orders to the Senior Enlisted PME Course, Marine Course University, Quantico, VA (Upshur Road, Building 3078) no later than 0645 on the course convene date.  Uniform is seasonal service uniform.
4.I.  Pre-work requirements: Prior to arriving, students must read and become familiar with the following references:  Marine Operating Concept, Marine Corps Doctrine Publication (MCDP-1) Warfighting, MCDP-2 Intelligence, MCDP-3 Expeditionary Operations, MCDP-4 Logistics, MCDP-5 Planning, MCDP-6 Command and Control, and MCWP 5-1 Marine Corps Planning Process.
5.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General D. H. Berger, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command.//