R 191320Z OCT 20
MARADMIN 616/20
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2021 UNITED STATES ARMY SENIOR ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION COURSE//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4B//
REF/B/MCO P1300.8//
AMPN/REF A IS THE PME ORDER. REF B IS MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/DIANA PUGH/MGYSGT/DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/COLLEGE OF ENLISTED MILITARY EDUCATION/MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/TEL: (703) 432-5541/EMAIL: DIANA.PUGH@USMC.MIL AND SEPME.3@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Situation.  Joint-service professional development opportunities for enlisted Marines in the grades of master sergeant and first sergeant are limited.  The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) offers a limited number of seats to the Marine Corps.  Located at Fort Bliss, Texas, USASMA is an intense 10 month course, with a total of 1,420 instructional hours designed to elevate the thinking of master sergeants and first sergeants from the tactical level to the operational and strategic perspective, thus preparing them for leadership positions in organizations executing unified land operations.  USASMA also prepares senior enlisted personnel for leadership positions in joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational organizations.  The course assists in the development of logical, practical, and original reasoning abilities necessary for problem solving.  Students analyze problems based on available information, arrive at logical solutions and decisions with reasonable speed, and communicate reasoning and decisions orally and in writing.  Intellectual honesty, integrity, professional values, and standards are highly stressed.
2.  Mission.  The Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) will accept nominations for three allocations to attend USASMA Class 73.
3.  Execution
3.A.  Major subordinate commands may nominate Marines in the ranks of master sergeant and first sergeant to attend the course.  Nominees will be submitted through the Marines chain of command to the Marines Marine Forces (MARFOR) G-3 via the respective MARFOR Sergeant Major.  Nominations will only be accepted from MARFOR commands.
Submission deadline  Report date    Start date     Graduation date
12 Dec 2020          2 Aug 2021     9 Aug 2021     17 Jun 2022
3.B.  Course Prerequisites
3.B.1.  Nominees must have completed the Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (SEJPME) II.  The original SEJPME course is no longer accepted.  The new SEJPME II Course is accessed at https:(slant)(slant)jkodirect.jten.mil/.
3.B.2.  Nominated first sergeants must have completed Resident First Sergeants Course and the First Sergeant/Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  Nominated master sergeants must also have completed First Sergeant/Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  The respective course completion codes must be reflected within Marine Corps Total Force System prior to student nomination.
3.B.3.  Nominees must have a current security clearance, minimum level of secret reflected in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System.
3.B.4.  Nominees must have at least 18 months time in grade and at least 2 years time on station prior to report date.
3.B.5.  Once selected, nominees must also complete all course prerequisites as identified on the USASMA website for Sergeant Major Course class 73 at http:(slant)(slant)usasma.bliss.army.mil.
4.  Administration and Logistics
4.A.  Parent commands must provide the following information for Marines nominated to attend the USASMA.
4.A.1.  Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial, Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier, and Military Occupational Specialty.
4.A.2.  Grade and date of rank.
4.A.3.  End of current contract.
4.A.4.  Submit a professional resume without photo.  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.A.5.  The Basic Training Record will be submitted to provide additional information, since photos are no longer required.
4.A.6.  Submit a brief essay explaining the reason for requesting attendance at USASMA.  This essay should be no more than one page.
4.B.  MARFOR G-3s will submit nominees directly to the Director, SEA at:  diana.pugh@usmc.mil and sepme.3@usmcu.edu.
4.C.  All nominations must be received by the submission deadline in paragraph 3.A.
4.D.  Selectees will be approved by the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps and will be notified by the Director, SEA via separate correspondence.
4.E.  Marine attendees will be required to execute Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders to the course with follow-on PCS orders upon completion of the course.  Nominees should satisfy time on station requirements specified within reference B.
5.  Command and Signal.  Additional information is available on the USASMA website at https:(slant)(slant)usasma.bliss.army.mil.
6.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Lewis A. Craparotta, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.//