R 242055Z OCT 13
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MARADMIN 560/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY14 JOINT SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.//
POC/A.N. HAMPTON/DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES /ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-5542/EMAIL: MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  JOINT-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES ARE LIMITED.  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS, HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY (JSOFSEA).  LOCATED AT MACDILL AFB, FL, THE JSOFSEA EDUCATES JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF) AND SELECTED CONVENTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORCE SENIOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL IN MISSION-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AT THE OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC LEVEL WHICH FOCUSES ON JOINT LEADERSHIP, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, JOINT WARFIGHTING, MILITARY HERITAGE, AND NATIONAL STRATEGY.  JSOFSEA PROVIDES TWO SEATS PER CLASS FOR NON-MARSOC MARINES.  THE COURSE CONSISTS OF TWO PHASES: A DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) PHASE (SIX MONTHS) AND A RESIDENT PHASE (TWO MONTHS).
2.  MISSION.  THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL MANAGE THE QUOTAS AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO JSOFSEA.  COURSE DATES FOR FY14 ARE:
CRS (ALLOCATIONS)  DL PHASE        RESIDENT PHASE SUBMISSION DEADLINE
16 (2)         1 JAN - 30 JUN 14 14 JUL 14-11 SEP 14  22 NOV 13
17 (2)         1 APR - 30 SEP 14 06 OCT 14-05 DEC 14  14 FEB 14
18 (2)         1 JUL - 30 DEC 14 12 JAN 15-13 MAR 15  16 MAY 14
3.  EXECUTION
3.A.  NO COMMAND ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE JSOFSEA COURSE; THE NUMBER OF ALLOCATIONS THE MARINE CORPS CAN SUBMIT FOR NON MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (MARSOC) STUDENTS IS LISTED IN PARA 2.
3.B.  JSOFSEA WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DL AND RESIDENT PHASE. A RENTAL VEHICLE IS ENCOURAGED, BUT WILL NOT BE FUNDED BY JSOFSEA OR TECOM WORLDWIDE TRAVEL (WWT).  THE STUDENT'S PARENT COMMAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RENTAL CAR FUNDING.
3.C.  MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC) MAY NOMINATE MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT TO ATTEND THE COURSE.  BECAUSE NO SEATS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO SPECIFIC COMMANDS, SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.  NOMINEES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE MARINE'S MARFOR G-3 IN COORDINATION WITH THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR.  NOMINATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM THE MARFOR COMMANDS.
3.D.  COURSE PREREQUISITES
3.D.1.  COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME (SEJPME) DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE PROVIDED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE.  THE SEJPME COURSE IS ACCESSED AT THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU.
3.D.2.  NOMINATED FIRST SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED RESIDENT FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.  NOMINATED MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.  THE RESPECTIVE COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST BE REFLECTED IN MCTFS PRIOR TO STUDENT NOMINATION.
3.D.3.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE ONE YEAR OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
4.A.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF ATTENDANCE TO THE JSOFSEA:
4.A.1.  COURSE NUMBER
4.A.2.  LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, EDIPI, AND MOS.
4.A.3.  GRADE AND DATE OF RANK.
4.A.4.  END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
4.A.5.  MCTFS CONFIRMATION OF THE PREREQUISITES LISTED IN PARA 3.D.1. AND 3.D.2.
4.A.6.  SUBMIT A PROFESSIONAL RESUME.  RESUME FORMAT CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX IN THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION.
4.B.  MARFOR G-3S WILL SUBMIT NOMINEES TO ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL.
4.C.  ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IN PARA 2 FOR THE RESPECTIVE COURSE NUMBER THE NOMINEE IS REQUESTING TO ATTEND.
4.D.  DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL COORDINATE STUDENT REGISTRATION WITH JSOFSEA.
4.E.  LODGING.  LODGING WILL BE COORDINATED WITH JSOFSEA BY THE STUDENT FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE NON-RESIDENT PORTION OF THE COURSE.
4.F.  REPORTING.  UPON CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE TO JSOFSEA, STUDENTS WILL BE ENROLLED BY JSOFSEA OPERATIONS FOR THE DL AND RESIDENT PHASES.
4.G.  UNIFORM REQUIREMENT.  WILL BE PROVIDED IN SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON JSOFSEA AT HTTPS:(DOUBLESLASH)JSOU.SOCOM.MIL/
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//