R 142013Z AUG 17
MARADMIN 445/17
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY18 NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY COURSE DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION//
POC1/S.D. HAMM/SGTMAJ/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-4793/EMAIL: SCOTT.HAMM@USMC.MIL//
POC2/M.A. JERRY/MGYSGT/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-5542/EMAIL: MARK.JERRY@USMC.MIL AND MCU_SEPME@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Situation.  Joint-service professional development opportunities for enlisted Marines are limited.  However, Marine Corps University, with assistance from the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, has established a long-term relationship with the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (NAVSEA) resulting in a controlled number of seats for the Marine Corps.  This academy is located at Naval Station (NS) Newport, Rhode Island (RI).  The NAVSEA conducts an intense 12-week course with a curriculum focused in the following core areas:  Leadership, Communications, Organizational Behavior, National and International Studies.
2.  Mission.  The Director and Deputy Director, Senior Enlisted Academy will manage quotas and coordinate the attendance of qualified Marines to NAVSEA.
3.  Execution.  The following eight iterations of NAVSEA have a nine-week Distance Learning (DL) phase followed by a three-week resident phase.  The DL phase must be completed in order to proceed to the resident phase.  The submission timeline for the DL phase is 45 days prior to the DL convene date.
3.A.  Course dates for Fiscal Year (FY) 18 are:
Course   Submission      Distant Learning          Resident
Number    Deadline            Phase                  Phase
210(4)   14 Aug 17      2 Oct 17-17 Nov 17    27 Nov 17-15 Dec 17
211(4)    2 Oct 17     13 Nov 17-12 Jan 18    22 Jan 18- 9 Feb 18
212(4)    6 Nov 17     18 Dec 17-16 Feb 18    26 Feb 18-16 Mar 18
213(4)   27 Dec 17      5 Feb 18-23 Mar 18     2 Apr 18-20 Apr 18
214(4)    1 Feb 18     12 Mar 18-27 Apr 18     7 May 18-25 May 18
215(4)    2 Mar 18     16 Apr 18- 1 Jun 18    11 Jun 18-29 Jun 18
216(4)    9 Apr 18     21 May 18-20 Jul 18    30 Jul 18-17 Aug 18
217(4)    1 Jun 18     16 Jul 18-31 Aug 18    10 Sep 18-28 Sep 18
3.B.  No command allocations have been established for the NAVSEA course, the number of allocations the Marine Corps can submit is listed in paragraph (para) 3.A. in parentheses behind course number.
3.C.  Funding is available through Training and Education Command (TECOM) Worldwide Travel (WWT).  Senior Enlisted Academy will be responsible for requesting funding for the course.  A rental vehicle is encouraged but will not be funded by WWT.  The students parent command is responsible for rental car funding.
3.D.  Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) may nominate Marines in the ranks of Master Sergeant and First Sergeant to attend the course.  Because seats have not been allocated to specific commands, nominees must be submitted through the Marines Marine Corps Forces (MARFOR) G-3 in coordination with the respective MARFOR Sergeant Major.  Nominations will only be accepted from the MARFOR commands.
3.E.  Course prerequisites
3.E.1.  Nominees must have completed the new Senior Enlisted Joint-Professional Military Education (SEJPME) II accessed at https:(SLANT)(SLANT)jkodirect.jten.mil/.
3.E.2.  Nominated First Sergeants must have completed the 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 Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) prior to student nomination.
4.  Administration and Logistics
4.A.  The following information must be submitted for consideration of attendance to the NAVSEA:
4.A.1.  Course number
4.A.2.  Last name, First name, Middle Initial, Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier, and Military Occupational Specialty
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.E.1. and 3.E.2.
4.A.6.  A professional resume.  Resume format can be found at https:(SLANT)(SLANT)www.manpower.usmc.mil/portal/page/portal/M_RA_HOME/MM/B_EA/A_mmea8/B_mmea81.
4.B.  MARFOR G-3s will submit nominees directly to the Director, Senior Enlisted Academy:  scott.hamm@usmc.mil and mcu_sepme@usmc.mil.
4.C.  All nominations must be received by the submission deadline in para 3.A. for the respective course number the nominee desires to attend.
4.D.  Director, Senior Enlisted Academy, will coordinate student registration with NAVSEA.
4.E.  Lodging.  All attendees are required to lodge at the NAVSEA Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, NS Newport, RI.
4.F.  Messing.  All attendees are authorized proportional meal rate and incidental expenses.
4.G.  Orders.  Parent commands are responsible for proper orders preparation.  Indicate orders are reporting orders, government quarters available, and government messing is not available.
4.H.  Reporting.  All approved students will check-in on the respective report date (resident course/portion only) to the NAVSEA Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ), Building 1312, NS Newport, RI.  Attendees will receive further reporting guidance upon checking into the BEQ.
4.I.  Uniform requirements.  Will be provided via separate correspondence.
4.J.  During the course, students will be required to complete extensive reading and writing assignments, self-study, and public speaking.  There will be a nine week DL phase followed by a three week resident phase.  There will be a short gap between the distance and resident phase.  NAVSEA staff will provide validation of completion of the DL phase to this office before the individual Marine is provided orders for the resident block.
5.  Command and Signal.  Additional information is available on NAVSEA at www.usnwc.edu/students/senior-enlisted-academy.aspx.
6.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Robert S. Walsh, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command.//