R 162123Z JUL 19
MARADMIN 399/19
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY20 SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE//
REF/A/MARADMIN 521/14//
REF/B/MARADMIN 575/15//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 521/14, UPDATED ENLISTED PME PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMAND-SPONSORED LANCE CORPORAL LEADERSHIP-ETHICS AND CAREER COURSE SEMINAR. REF B IS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING SUPPORT PROGRAM GUIDANCE.//
POC/SGTMAJ E.E. CAYSON, DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/MCU/TEL:(703)432-4793/EMAIL ERIC.CAYSON@USMC.MIL OR SEPME.3@USMCU.EDU.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The Senior Enlisted Academy conducts an intense six-week curriculum focused on the following core areas:  Leadership and Professional Ethics, Communication Studies, Warfighting, and Joint Operations.
2.  Mission.  In accordance with the schedule in paragraph 2, the Senior Enlisted Academy Director and Deputy Director will conduct the Senior Enlisted PME course at Quantico, Virginia in order to enhance the critical thinking adaptability necessary to function at the operational and strategic levels of war.  Dates for FY20 courses are:
COURSE          SUBMISSION DEADLINE     REPORT          GRAD DATE
1-20            15 Aug 19               16 Oct 19       22 Nov 19
2-20            07 Nov 19               08 Jan 20       14 Feb 20
3-20            23 Jan 20               25 Mar 20       01 May 20
4-20            19 Mar 20               20 May 20       26 Jun 20
5-20            11 Jun 20               12 Aug 20       18 Sep 20
3.  Execution
3.a.  Allocations for each course are as follows:
MARFORPAC       17
MARFORCOM       12
MCCDC           08
MCICOM          06
MARFORRES       04
MARSOC          02
Navy            01
Joint           01
Other           01
3.a.1.  Major commands not listed above may nominate students by submitting an email via the appropriate chain of command to the Senior Enlisted Academy Deputy Director or sepme.3@usmcu.edu.  Non-allocated nominations are accepted based on availability of seats.
3.a.2.  Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs) may nominate Marines in the grade of E-8 to attend the course in accordance with the above allocations.  Due to limited school seats, nominees must be submitted through the Marines chain of command to the respective MARFOR Sergeant Major.
3.a.3.  MARFOR Sergeants Major shall screen their applicants and select the most qualified Marines to attend.
3.a.4.  All nominees must meet the prerequisites list in paragraph 3.b.  MARFOR G-3s will submit the nominees names to the Senior Enlisted Academy Deputy Director or sepme.3@usmcu.edu.  The Senior Enlisted Academy will enroll nominees into the Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS).  Any allocations not used by the submission deadline will be redistributed by the Senior Enlisted Academy Director.  Any changes of registered students after the registration deadline will be communicated to the Senior Enlisted Academy Deputy Director by the MARFOR G-3.  The Senior Enlisted Academy Deputy Director will manage all changes in MCTIMS.
3.b.  Course Prerequisites
3.b.1.  All nominees must have completed Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II located at https:(slash)(slash)jkodirect.jten.mil/.
3.b.2.  First Sergeants must have completed resident First Sergeants Course and the First Sergeant/Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  Master Sergeants must have completed First Sergeant/Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  The respective course completion codes must be reflected within Marine Corps Total Forces System (MCTFS).
3.b.3.  An active SECRET clearance, validated in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and "owned" by the Marines parent command is required.  Marines who do not possess an active SECRET clearance will not be accepted into the course due to classification of several classes.
3.b.4.  Must be in compliance with Ht/Wt/PFT/CFT standards.
3.b.5.  Sergeants Major and Master Gunnery Sergeants (including those that have been selected for promotion to either) are not eligible for nomination, nor are E-8s that have been passed twice for promotion.
4.  Administration and Logistics
4.a.  The following information must be submitted through the units MARFOR G-3 to the Senior Enlisted Academy Deputy Director or sepme.3@usmcu.edu for registration into MCTIMS:
4.a.1.  Course number.
4.a.2.  CID (M02KZ50).
4.a.3.  Last name, First, Middle Initial, Electronic Data Interchange Personel Identifier and Military Occupational Specialty.
4.a.4.  Rank and date of rank.
4.a.5.  End of current contract.
4.b.  Forward required nominee information, identified above, to the appropriate email account, digitally signed and encrypted:  MARFORPAC submit to smb.marforpac.formal@usmc.mil; MARFORCOM submit to omb.marforcom.formal@usmc.mil; Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) assigned personnel submit to MARFORRES G3 training at mfrg3training@usmc.mil; MARSOC submit to meri.fisher@socom.mil; MCCDC submit to sepme.3@usmcu.edu and MCICOM submit to kenneth.conover.ctr@usmc.mil.
4.c.  All nominations must be received by the Senior Enlisted Academy no later than the dates listed in Section 2.
4.d.  Travel Orders and Funding
4.d.1.  All attendees shall travel on reporting orders.  Orders are the responsibility of the parent command and shall be processed in accordance with reference B.
4.d.2.  Training and Education Command Formal Schools Training Support will fund travel and per diem to include lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for active component attendees.
4.d.3.  Government quarters are directed.  The government lodging facility aboard Quantico is Liversedge Hall.  Group reservations have been made at Liversedge Hall for all FY 2020 Senior Enlisted Professional Military Education Courses.  Coordinating instructions will be provided within the Letter Of Instruction to all students upon verification of attendance.
4.e.  All attendees will report to the Senior Enlisted PME Course, MCU, Quantico, VA (Upshur Ave, Building 3078) NLT 0700 on the course convening date, with a paper copy of their orders.  Uniform is seasonal service uniform.
4.f.  Prior to arriving, students must read and become familiar with the following references:  Marine Corps Operating Concept, MCDP 1 Warfighting, MCDP 2 Intelligence, MCDP 3 Expeditionary Operations, MCDP 4 Logistics, MCDP 5 Planning, MCDP 6 Command and Control, and MCWP 5-10 Marine Corps Planning Process.
5.  Command and Signal.  Additional information is available on the SEPME website at https:(slash)(slash)www.usmcu.edu/Colleges-and-Schools/College-of-Enlisted-Military-Education/Academies/Senior-Enlisted/Senior-Enlisted-Professional-Military-Enlisted-SEPME-School/
6.  Release authorized by Major General William F. Mullen III, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.//