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MARADMIN 165/22
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 SEAT ALLOCATION ASSIGNMENTS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/MCO P1553.4B/YMD: 20080125//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/MARADMIN 703/08/YMD: 20081211//
REF/C/MSG/CMC/MARADMIN 396/19/YMD: 20190716//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/MCO 1553.2D/YMD: 20210623//
REF/E/MSG/CMC/MARADMIN 575/15/20151117//
NARR/REF A IS THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ORDER FOR OFFICERS. REF B MODIFIES AND UPDATES REF A WITH REGARD TO OFFICER PME. REF C DESCRIBES THE EWSDEP 8670 CURRICULUM. REF D OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR FILLING FORMAL SCHOOL SEATS. REF E PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR FORMAL SCHOOL TAD FUNDING REQUESTS.//
POC/DR. J. F. HEMLEBEN/MCU/LOC: QUANTICO/TEL: DSN 278.0741 COMM 703.784.0741/EMAIL: JOHN.HEMLEBEN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose: To announce Marine Corps University (MCU) Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) and Command and Staff College (CSC) Blended Seminar Program (BSP) seat allocations. The BSP is a combination of resident and non-resident online education at or near home station. The College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) EWSBSPs and CSCBSPs are located at the following MCU regional campuses: Camp Pendleton, California (CPCA); Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (CLNC); Quantico, Virginia (QUAN); and EWSBSP only at Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan (OKIN) and Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
2. The program provides the opportunity for officers to complete Career Level School (CLS) or Intermediate Level School (ILS) within one academic year, earning graduates of both programs Professional Military Education (PME) credit and also Joint PME (JPME) Phase I credit for ILS. The following are program details for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
2.a. EWSBSP is designed for delivery in three stages: Stage one is a 29-day resident period, stage two is a 12-week online period, and stage three is a 6-week resident period. CSCBSP is also designed for delivery in three stages: Stage one is a 4-week resident period, stage two is a 28-week online period, and stage three is a 6-week resident period.
2.b. Each resident period will be considered local travel or Training and Education Command (TECOM) funded Temporary Additional Duty (TAD), depending upon home station location, while the online period will be accomplished during the officer’s off-duty time at home station.
3. Student eligibility
3.a. The BSP is a total force program.
3.b. Commanders must ensure that students selected to attend the BSP are available for both resident periods. Even though there are no current service obligations upon completion of the BSP, commands are requested to ensure students who are retirement eligible remain in service a minimum of 24 months after graduation.
3.c. EWSBSP: Captains, Limited Duty Officer (LDO) captains, captain selects, and chief warrant officer (CWO)3s (see notes after seat allocations below) prospective students must complete the 8670 prerequisite course described in reference (c) prior to applying to the EWSBSP.
3.d. CSCBSP: Majors, LDO majors, major selects, and CWO4s (see notes after seat allocations below). Captains who are CLS complete and have three years time-in-grade at the time of reporting will be considered as alternates and placed on a wait list for available seats.
3.e. Eligible students desiring to apply should contact their command and the closest CDET regional director listed in this MARADMIN. Applicants will be coordinated with the commands listed in paragraph 4 below to fill seat allocations.
3.f. Marine Corps Staff Non Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) may also request seats in the EWSBSP or CSCBSP on a space available basis. No funded TAD is authorized for SNCOs for the CSCBSP due to Congressional limitations. Contact the CDET regional director at your closest location for waiver application information. Those in the following grades may participate in the EWSBSP: E7-E9 and CSCBSP: E8-E9.
4. Marine Corps Commands listed below are provided the following class seats with recommended Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) distribution by category; Ground Combat (GC), Combat Support (CS), and Aviation (AV). Examples: 1302=GC, 0602=CS, and 6002=AV. Substitution of MOSs in order to fill the aggregate class allocation is authorized.
4.a. EWSBSP class dates are listed below (read in four columns). International Military Students (IMSs) report one week early for the first resident (res) period.
Class no./ US Report IMS Report All Report
location 1st res period 1st res period 2nd res period
301-302/CLNC 10 Jul 22(301) 5 Jul 22(301) 30 Oct 22(302)
303-304/CPCA 10 Jul 22(303) 5 Jul 22(303) 30 Oct 22(304)
311-312/OKIN 10 Jul 22(311) 5 Jul 22(311) 30 Oct 22(312)
305-306/QUAN 8 Jan 23(305) 2 Jan 23(305) 30 Apr 23(306)
307-308/CLNC 8 Jan 23(307) 2 Jan 23(307) 30 Apr 23(308)
309-310/CPCA 8 Jan 23(309) 2 Jan 23(309) 30 Apr 23(310)
313-314/OKIN 8 Jan 23(313) 2 Jan 23(313) 30 Apr 23(314)
315-316/MCBH 8 Jan 23(315) 2 Jan 23(315) 30 Apr 23(316)
4.b. Course Identification (CID) (read in three columns):
Location 1st res 2nd res
CLNC M0329XI M0329QI
CPCA M1029XG M1029QG
QUAN M0229XG M0229QG
OKIN M2229X8 M2229Q8
MCBH M2129X7 M2129Q7
4.c. EWSBSP seat allocations are listed below (read in three columns).
Command Class(MCTIMS) Seats/MOS Cat
MCCDC/MCNCRC 305-306/QUAN 1/GC
MARFORCYBER/MCNCRC 305-306/QUAN 1/any MOS
TECOM/TCOM/MCNCRC 305-306/QUAN 1/GC:1/AV
TECOM/TCOM 301-302/CLNC 4/GC:4/CS note3
303-304/CPCA 2/GC:2/CS note1
307-308/CLNC 4/GC:4/CS note3
309-310/CPCA 2/GC:2/CS note1
MARCORSYSCOM 305-306/QUAN 1/any MOS
MARFORCOM 301-302/CLNC 11/GC:11/CS:11/AV note4
307-308/CLNC 11/GC:11/CS:11/AV note4
MCICOM 301-302/CLNC 3/CS note1
303-304/CPCA 2/CS note1
307-308/CLNC 3/CS note1
309-310/CPCA 2/CS note1
311-312/OKIN 3/CS note1
313-314/OKIN 3/CS note1
MCICOM/MCNCRC 305-306/QUAN 1/GC:2/CS:2/AV note2
MARFORPAC 303-304/CPCA 9/GC:9/CS:9/AV note3
309-310/CPCA 9/GC:9/CS:9/AV note3
311-312/OKIN 3/GC:2/CS:3/AV note2
313-314/OKIN 3/GC:2/CS:3/AV note2
315-316/MCBH 4/GC:4/CS:4/AV note2
MARFORSOC 301-302/CLNC 2/GC:1/CS
303-304/CPCA 1/GC
307-308/CLNC 2/GC:1/CS
309-310/CPCA 1/GC
MARFORRES 301-302/CLNC 1/CS note5
303-304/CPCA 1/GC:1/CS note5
305-306/QUAN 2/AV note5
307-308/CLNC 1/CS note5
309-310/CPCA 1/CS:1/AV note5
Note1: One (1)-CWO3 authorized.
Note2: Two (2)-CWO3s authorized.
Note3: Three (3)-CWO3s authorized.
Note4: Four (4)-CWO3s authorized.
Note5: Reserve BSP board selected/Marine Force Reserve (MARFORRES) funded.
4.d. CSCBSP class dates are listed below (read in four columns). There are no CSCBSP classes in OKIN or MCBH. Majors/CWO4s in OKIN or MCBH are eligible to attend any of the CSCBSP classes at CPCA. IMSs report one week early for the first resident period.
Class no./ US Report IMS Report All Report
location 1st res period 1st res period 2nd res period
301-302/QUAN 12 Jun 22(301) 7 Jun 22(301) 30 Apr 23(302)
303-304/CLNC 24 Jul 22(303) 18 Jul 22(303) 9 Apr 23(304)
305-306/CPCA 27 Jul 22(305) 21 Jul 22(305) 9 Apr 23(306)
307-308/CLNC 22 Jan 23(307) 17 Jan 23(307) 17 Sep 23(308)
309-310/CPCA 24 Jan 23(309) 18 Jan 23(309) 17 Sep 23(310)
4.e. CIDs (read in three columns):
Location 1st res 2nd res
QUAN M02SA1G M02RZZG
CLNC M03SA1I M03RZZI
CPCA M10SA1G M10RZZG
4.f. CSCBSP seat allocations are listed below (read in three columns).
Command Class(MCTIMS) Seats/MOS Cat
MCCDC/MCNCRC 301-302/QUAN 1/CS
TECOM/TCOM/MCNCRC 301-302/QUAN 1/GC:1/AV
TECOM/TCOM 303-304/CLNC 1/GC:1/CS
305-306/CPCA 1/GC:1/CS
307-308/CLNC 1/GC:1/CS
309-310/CPCA 1/GC:1/CS
MARCORSYSCOM/MCNCRC 301-302/QUAN 1/any MOS
MARFORCOM 303-304/CLNC 1/GC:3/CS:2/AV note6
307-308/CLNC 2/GC:3/CS:2/AV note7
MCICOM/MCNCRC 301-302/QUAN 2/GC:2/CS:2/AV note7
MCICOM 303-304/CLNC 1/CS
305-306/CPCA 1/CS
307-308/CLNC 1/CS
309-310/CPCA 1/CS
MARFORPAC 305-306/CPCA 2/GC:3/CS:3/AV note7
309-310/CPCA 2/GC:2/CS:3/AV note7
MARFORSOC 303-304/CLNC 1/GC
307-308/CLNC 1/GC
MARFORRES 301-302/QUAN 1/GC:1/CS note8
303-304/CLNC 1/GC:1/CS note8
305-306/CPCA 1/AV note8
307-308/CLNC 1/AV note8
309-310/CPCA 1/GC:1/CS note8
Note6: One (1)-CWO4 authorized.
Note7: Two (2)-CWO4s authorized.
Note8: Reserve BSP board selected/MARFORRES funded.
4.g. Although MARFORRES allocations reflect reservists only, regular and active reserve officers assigned to MARFORRES are encouraged to contact CDET’s Reserve Liaison Officer (RLO) listed in paragraph
6.g. below and a local CDET regional director for seats. Similarly, commands with no allocations should contact the CDET regional director nearest the command to inquire about BSP seats. All officers assigned to commands that do not have Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS) student registrar requirement sponsors or training quota control managers will be registered by CDET/MCU (C40). Those officers assigned to the National Capital Region will be registered by MCICOM/MCNCRC. MCICOM Point Of Contact (POC) is Mr. Ken Conover at phone (571) 256-7089 or (540) 538-9794 or email kenneth.conover.ctr@usmc.mil.
4.h. Commands are encouraged to include international officers for participation in the BSP. Those on the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Personnel Exchange Program, liaison officers, or countries working with the Marine Expeditionary Forces are all welcome to participate. Countries are required to pay tuition. POCs in paragraphs 5.a. and 6 of this message will assist in these efforts by coordinating with TECOM Security Assistance Branch. TECOM will not fund TAD for international officers.
5. Coordinating Instructions.
5.a. Commands are required to register names in MCTIMS and to inform MCU/CDET POC no later than 30 days before all EWSBSP and CSCBSP classes. Uniform requirements: contact the appropriate regional POC for local uniform requirements. Any student with travel requirements will need to make them through the Defense Travel System. Participating students be ready to begin classes at 0800 on the day following the report date. Reporting locations are as follows:
5.a.1. CPCA: Second deck of Building 23195 aboard Marine Corps Air Station with Mr. Chet Jolley.
5.a.2. CLNC: Second deck Bldg 407, L Street with Mr. Marc Riccio.
5.a.3. OKIN: Second deck Bldg 5691 Camp Foster with Major Christopher Gowgiel.
5.a.4. MCBH: Second deck of Bldg 224 aboard MCBH with Mr. Cos Spofford.
5.a.5. QUAN EWSBSP: Second deck Bldg 2077 with Mr. Stuart Weinstein.
5.a.6. QUAN CSCBSP: Bldg 2044 (Warner Center) suite 3126, with Mr. Dennis Haskin.
5.b. Registration responsibility and funded TAD. Command training quota control managers will register participants into MCTIMS using the formal school procedure outlined in reference (d) and in accordance with paragraph 4.g. above. Those same managers must request funding authorization for their active duty participants, requiring TAD, via MCTIMS in accordance with reference (e). Commanding General (CG), TECOM (C464) will fund travel and per diem to include lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for regular component Marine participants registered and with approved funding in MCTIMS. Students attending BSP programs on funded TAD orders must arrive for both periods with reporting orders that state “Government quarters and meals directed.” Upon departure the student will receive a detaching endorsement that will indicate whether or not government meals were available. All others should arrive for both periods with permissive TAD orders approved by the parent command. Reserve officers will receive funding for travel and per diem from MARFORRES. Local travel will not be funded. Students will participate in at least one overnight battlefield staff ride/offsite and MCU will provide an endorsement for dual lodging for those sent TAD. Local students will be funded for that event by MCU.
5.c. Local commanders must endorse letters of support for their participating Marines. Format for these letters can be provided by the closest CDET regional director listed in paragraph 6 below. Similarly, local commanders must provide a justification letter to CG EDCOM/President MCU via the first O-6 in the chain of command for any of their Marines who drop from the program.
5.d. The first resident period for the EWSBSP is less than 30 days. Officers will not require TD fitness reports (FitReps) prior to attendance. The second resident period of six weeks will require TD FitReps from commands prior to attendance. MCU will run FD reports upon completion of the program.
5.e. Both resident periods for the CSCBSP run over 30 days and will require TD FitReps from commands prior to attendance. MCU will run FD reports upon completion of each period.
5.f. USMC officers enrolled in MCTIMS for the BSP, and BSP graduates, may volunteer to be considered by the Commandant's Career Level Education Board (CCLEB) and the Commandant's Professional Intermediate-Level Board (CPIB) for the purposes of assignment to graduate-level education and select special programs only. These officers will not be eligible for resident career level PME or resident intermediate level PME. USMC officer BSP students and graduates who volunteer to be considered by the CCLEB and CPIB must notify their primary monitor of this intention no later than 30 days before the CCLEB/CPIB board convenes. USMC officer CSCBSP graduates and students enrolled in the CSCBSP are eligible for selection to second year intermediate level PME schools which include the Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting, the Army School of Advanced Military Studies, the Navy Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, and the Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies.
5.g. Students are required to possess a computer and are highly encouraged to bring laptops or tablet devices to download student materials for ease of use and studying while attending the BSP. Students will be provided a Moodle account once registered in MCTIMS. All required student courseware can be downloaded from the MCU Moodle site. No printed materials will be provided.
6. Command and Signal.
6.a. CDET POC for QUAN EWSBSP is Mr. Stuart Weinstein phone (703) 784-5448 or email stuart.weinstein@usmc.mil.
6.b. CDET POC for QUAN CSCBSP is Mr. Dennis Haskin phone (703) 432-5257 or email dennis.haskin@usmcu.edu.
6.c. CDET POC for CPCA is Mr. Chet Jolley phone (760) 725-8400 or email chester.jolley@usmc.mil.
6.d. CDET POC for CLNC is Mr. Marc Riccio phone (910) 451-0282 or email marc.riccio@usmc.mil.
6.e. CDET POC for OKIN is Major Christopher Gowgiel phone DSN 645-2500, comm 81-98-970-2500 or email christopher.gowgiel@usmc.mil.
6.f. CDET POC for MCBH is Mr. Cos Spofford phone (808) 257-1956 or email cosmas.spofford@usmc.mil.
6.g. CDET POC for all MARFORRES Marines is the CDET RLO at phone (703) 784-3015.
7. Release authorized by Brigadier General Walker M. Field, Commanding General, Education Command/President Marine Corps University.//