ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE (ACOC 1-08)

MARADMINS : 705/07

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R 302219Z NOV 07
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
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UNCLAS
MARADMIN 705/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/HQMC C4//
SUBJ/ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE /(ACOC 1-08)//
REF/A/MSGID/MCO P1200.16//
POC/R. AGOSTO/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/TEL:DSN 223-3556//
POC/D. PARIS/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/TEL:DSN 223-3540//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL IS PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE THE SPRING 2008 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE
(FORMALLY C4PC) AND SOLICIT STUDENT NOMINATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF
ACOC IS TO PROVIDE A FORMAL SKILL PROGRESSION-TRAINING COURSE FOR
MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS.
THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLY TO ACOC 1-08:
1.A. MOS 0602 CAPTAINS AND MAJORS SERVING IN THE OPERATING FORCES OR
SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
1.B. LDO CAPTAINS HOLDING MOS 0650 AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS
TWO AND THREE HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0650.
1.C. GOVERNMENT ITM CIVILIANS, GS-11 OR GS-12, IN THE FOLLOWING OCC
FIELD SERIES: GS-0332/2210/0335/0340/0343/0390/ 0391/0392/0854/1550.
2. MISSION. FROM 13 MARCH TO 18 MAY, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL CONDUCTS
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING AT MCB QUANTICO, VA IOT ENHANCE THE
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK PLANNING EXPERTISE OF COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICERS.
3. EXECUTION.
3.A. DIRECTOR'S INTENT. OFFER ADVANCED COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND
EDUCATION TO 0602 MAJORS, 0602/0650 CAPTAINS, 06XX CWO2-CWO3
RESTRICTED OFFICERS AND OTHER SELECTED COMMUNICATION PLANNERS IN
ORDER TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNICATION
BILLET RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF OPERATIONS IN A JOINT
ENVIRONMENT.
3.B. THE OBJECTIVE OF ACOC IS TO PROVIDE PLANNING INSTRUCTION FOR
THE EMPLOYMENT OF COMMON USER NETWORK AND SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL
EQUIPMENT WITHIN A MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) AS A
COMPONENT OF A JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) WITH EXTERNAL CONNECTIVITY TO
UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDS AND NATIONAL LEVEL SYSTEMS. THIS WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A CURRICULUM BUILT ON THE FOLLOWING MODULES OF
INSTRUCTION: COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL,
COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY, INFORMATION SECURITY, RADIO NETWORK
PLANNING, MULTIPLEX NETWORK PLANNING, TELEPHONE NETWORK PLANNING,
DATA NETWORK PLANNING,VIDEO TELECONFERENCE PLANNING, AND
ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGE PLANNING. JOINT MOBILE NETWORK OPERATIONS AND
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONY ARE ADDITIONS TO THIS
CURRICULUM. THESE MODULES WILL BE TAUGHT AND APPLIED IN THE CONTEXT
OF AN ANNEX K. PRACTICAL APPLICATION EXERCISES WILL BE USED
THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM. STUDENT EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED BY
WRITTEN QUIZZES/ESSAY QUESTIONS AND BY WRITING AN MSC LEVEL
ANNEX K, BASED UPON A NOTIONAL MEF LEVEL OPERATION ORDER, AS THE
FINAL EXAM. TRAINING AND EDUCATION METHODS INCLUDE
LECTURE(SLASH)DISCUSSION, PRACTICAL APPLICATION, EXERCISES,
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, AND GUEST LECTURES IN BOTH FORMAL CLASSROOM
AND CONFERENCE GROUP ENVIRONMENTS. THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED COURSE (46
TRAINING DAYS VICE THE 53 IDENTIFIED IN THE CDD(SLASH)POI) DUE TO
SCHEDULING RESTRICTIONS WITH THE EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL'S
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT COURSE.
4. TASKS. (NOMINEES PARENT COMMANDS)
4.A SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NO LATER THAN 28 FEB, 2008, WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL TO THE POCS:
4.(1) LNAME, FNAME, MI
4.(2) GRADE
4.(3) PRIMARY MOS
4.(4) SSN
4.(5) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
4.(6) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED)
4.(7) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COML)
4.(8) EMAIL ADDRESS
4.(9) IS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED DURING THE COURSE? (Y OR N)
4.(10) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISIT REQUESTS (OPNAV 5521/27)
ARE REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM
(JPAS). THE SMO # IN JPAS IS 300015 OR MAY BE FAXED TO: DSN
278.3264 OR COML 703.784.3264. INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF
CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT (13 MARCH TO 18 MAY 2008), AND
PURPOSE (ACOC 1-08), ATTN:SECURITY MANAGER.
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
5.A. COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE ATTENDEES DESIGNATE A POC FOR
COORDINATION PURPOSES. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED FROM MRO'S
BATTALION COMMANDER VIA APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5.B. UNIFORM WILL BE DESERT AND WOODLAND MARPAT, ALONG WITH THE
APPROPRIATE SEASONAL UNIFORM, SERVICE B AND C. CIVILIAN ATTENDEES
ATTIRE IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
5.C. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED COURSE
MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SUPPORT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL STUDENTS TAKE THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER BASED TRAINING ON MARINENET
WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL/PORTAL/CATALOGUECODE 8805AP, AND MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS, PRIOR TO ARRIVING FOR ACOC.
5.D. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND ACOC 1-08, ACOC 2-08 IS SCHEDULED
FOR 18 AUGUST TO 31 OCTOBER 2008. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACOC 2-08 WILL BE
PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
6. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
6.A. THE 06XX OCCFLD SPONSOR IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACOC
STUDENTS.
6.B. FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. TECOM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL,
LODGING, PER DIEM, AND FOR RENTAL VANS FOR GROUPS OF STUDENTS.
INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR RENTAL CARS FROM MILITARY MEMBERS WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED.
6.C. UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. SEATS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON A "NO
COST" BASIS (I.E., TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR
MARINES STATIONED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
6. D. BILLETING. RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
EACH ATTENDEE. ATTENDEES MUST CHECK WITH THE QUANTICO BOQ (LIVERSEDGE
HALL) AT DSN 278.3148/9 OR COML 703.784.3148/9 FOR THE
AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING PRIOR TO MAKING ANY LODGING
RESERVATIONS. IF GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL LODGING INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROSSROADS INN (TLF) AT 1.800.965.9511. GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
7. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
7.A. ACOC 1-08 WILL CONVENE IN QUANTICO, VA AT THE COMMUNICATIONS
SCHOOL, BLDG 2085, EDSON HALL.
7.B. THE POCS WILL NOTIFY MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND ACOC
1-08 APPROXIMATELY 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE COURSE.
THE OCCFLD SPONSOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS DATA FOR FUNDED
STUDENT ORDERS. APPROPRIATIONS DATA COMES FROM TECOM AND IS
REQUESTED NLT 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE'S CONVENING DATE. THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO STUDENTS AS SOON AS IT IS RECEIVED.
7.C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE IS LOCATED AT
WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CS.
7.D. ALL COURSE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE MCEITS
PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.MCEITS.USMC.MIL. OR
WWW.PORTAL.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/SITES/CS/
DEFAULT.ASPX. SUBMIT ACCESS REQUEST TO MAJ ANDERSON OR SSGT MEDINA,
HECTOR.MEDINA@USMC.MIL.
7.E. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AUGMENT THE POINTS OF
CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE: LTCOL DAN PARIS DANIEL.PARIS@USMC.MIL
06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR, HQMC C4. MGYSGT RENE AGOSTO
RENE.AGOSTO@USMC.MIL06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST HQMC C4.
MRS. KIMBERLY COFFEY KIMBERLY.COFFEY@USMC.MILITM CIV OCCUPATIONAL
FIELD SPONSOR, HQMC C4. MAJ ROBERT ANDERSON
ROBERT.L.ANDERSON@USMC.MILCOURSE COORDINATOR, COMM SCHOOL, TECOM.
8. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
8.A. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN DIRECTOR C4, CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS//