ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY21 FIRST SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR DATES
Date Signed: 10/19/2020 | MARADMINS Number: 615/20
MARADMINS : 615/20

R 191315Z OCT 20
MARADMIN 615/20
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY21 FIRST SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR DATES//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4B//
REF/B/MARADMIN 391/07//
REF/C/MCBUL 5200//
REF/D/DOC/JTR//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF B IS MARADMIN 391/07, CHANGES TO ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND ENCRYPTION POLICY. REF D IS THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS//
POC/KENNETH E. LUTCH/GUNNERY SERGEANT/CEME MCU/LOC: (703) 432-5293/EMAIL: KENNETH.LUTCH@USMC.MIL OR MCU_CEME@USMCU.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Situation.  The First Sergeant and Master Sergeant Regional Seminars will be hosted by the regional Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academies (SNCOA) located at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Marine Corps Base (MCB) Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; and MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan.  Attendees will gain a unique perspective on current issues through interaction with key personnel as well as their peers.  Seminars will include briefs on the following areas:  operations, personnel, leadership, training, joint operations, regional trends, and ongoing initiatives within our Corps.
2.  Mission.  SNCOAs will sponsor the First Sergeant and Master Sergeant Regional Seminars at the locations and dates indicated in paragraph 3.
3.  Execution
Location          Seminar Dates         Nominees Due    Allocations
Camp Lejeune      7 Dec - 11 Dec 20     20 Nov 20       100
Camp Pendleton    7 Dec - 11 Dec 20     20 Nov 20       120
Camp Pendleton    25 Jan - 29 Jan 21    8 Jan 21        120
MCB Camp Butler   17 May - 21 May 21    30 Apr 21       150
MCB Hawaii        17 May - 21 May 21    30 Apr 21       25
Camp Lejeune      16 Aug - 20 Aug 21    30 Jul 21       100
Camp Pendleton    16 Aug - 20 Aug 21    30 Jul 21       240
3.A.  Due to the current COVID-19 operating environment, the Enlisted College may adjust seats to maintain social distancing requirements or may cancel a seminar prior to commencement.  Commands are highly encouraged to maintain communication with the points of contacts (POC) listed in paragraph 5 to receive the most up-to-date information.  If seats are reduced or a seminar is canceled, the hosting SNCOA will only contact the commands affected by allocation adjustments.
3.B.  Seminar Registration
3.B.1.  The Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS) is not utilized for the registration of the First Sergeant and Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  The seminar does not meet the requirements established by Training and Education Command to be listed as a course within MCTIMS.
3.B.2.  In accordance with reference C, request command G-3 or S-3 representatives provide a list of nominees, by digitally signed email, to include full name, grade, last five of Electronic Data Interchange Personnel Identifier, military occupational specialty, phone number, email address, and complete unit address to the respective SNCOA POC listed in paragraph 5, no later than (NLT) 16 days prior to the convening date of the respective seminar date.
3.C.  Attendees must be First Sergeants or Master Sergeants or selectees (active or reserve) who have not previously attended.
3.C.1.  All attendees will report to the designated seminar NLT 0730 on the respective seminar convene date.
4.  Administration and Logistics
4.A.  All quotas received by the SNCOA from Major Subordinate Commands will be assigned on first-come, first-serve basis.  Upon receipt of Marines information, the respective SNCOA POC will confirm, via email, the attendees seat.  SNCOA will not normally exceed the total number of allocated seats established or accept additional nominees after the 16-day nomination due date outlined in paragraph 3.
4.B.  Lodging, travel arrangements, and rental vehicles are the responsibility of the Marines parent command and will be in accordance with reference D.
4.C.  Funded, non-reporting orders are the responsibility of the Marines parent command.  Indicate on orders that government quarters and messing are not available.
4.D.  A conference fee is required to be paid by seminar attendees.  This fee is nonrefundable and is not reimbursable through Defense Travel System.  Separate correspondence will be disseminated by the host SNCOA to all registered attendees prior to the commencement of the seminar regarding conference fees.
4.E.  Uniform Requirements:  The uniform for the seminar is the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform and appropriate seasonal service uniform.  The host academy may disseminate additional uniform requirements prior to the commencement of the respective seminars.
5.  Command and Signal
5.A.  POCs for the regional SNCOAs are as follows:
5.A.1.  MCB Camp Lejeune.  SNCOA.LEJEUNE@usmc.mil, (910) 450-1942/1945.
5.A.2.  MCB Camp Pendleton.  Sergeant Major Jason E. Haney, jason.e.haney@usmc.mil, (760) 725-4077.  Master Gunnery Sergeant Eduardo Espinal, eduardo.espinal@usmc.mil, (760) 725-4590.  Staff Sergeant Vivian L. Hayden, vivian.hayden@usmc.mil, (760) 763-0217.
5.A.3.  MCB Camp Butler.  Sergeant Major Jason B. Hammock, jason.hammock@usmc.mil, DSN (315) 623-4912.  Master Gunnery Sergeant Ieremia K. Pau, ieremia.pau@usmc.mil, DSN (315) 623-4970.  Staff Sergeant George M. Crans, george.crans@usmc.mil, DSN (315) 623-4799.
5.A.4.  MCB Hawaii.  First Sergeant Leon S. Parker, leon.parker@usmc.mil, (808) 257-2600.  Master Sergeant Rick Mistic, roger.nelson@usmc.mil, DSN (808) 257-2650.
5.B.  Request individual commands forward G-3 or S-3 POC information to the SNCOA POC as soon as identified.  Specific seminar and regional SNCOA information can be obtained at the following website:  https:(slash)(slash)usmcu.edu/ceme.
6.  Released authorized by Lieutenant General Lewis A. Craparotta, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.//