R 131458Z AUG 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 442/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO THE CONVENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (RPME) BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/RA/08JUN12//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 303/12, SUBJECT: CHANGE 1 TO THE CONVENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-14 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (RPME) BOARD.//
POC/T. A. BOGGS/MAJ/RAM3/-/TEL: 703-784-0531/DSN: 278-0531/E-MAIL: RPME@USMC.MIL//
POC/D. SANCHEZ/MSGT/RAM3/-/TEL: 703-784-0511/DSN: 278-0511/E-MAIL: RPME@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES A CHANGE TO THE STAFF TRAINING COURSES (STC) AVAILABLE, AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHANGING STC PREFERENCES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION.
2.  THE FOLLOWING STC HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE WEB-BASED, ONLINE RPME APPLICATION ALONG WITH THOSE ALREADY LISTED IN PARA 4B OF REF (A):
        CRS TITLES/LOCATION    CODES     GRADE      CONVENE GRAD
        RESERVE SENIOR STAFF   RSSC      COL/LTCOL  JUL 13
        COURSE
        QUANTICO, VA
3.  COURSE DESCRIPTION.  THE RSSC IS AN INTENSE TWO WEEK PROGRAM STRUCTURED TO ENHANCE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' ABILITIES TO EFFECTIVELY OPERATE AND INTEGRATE INTO A DEPLOYING MEF OR HIGH-LEVEL JOINT/COMBINED FWD DEPLOYED STAFF.  THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO REFRESH AND EDUCATE RESERVE SENIOR LEADERS WITH A BLEND OF THEORY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND INCLUDES INSTRUCTION ON: CRITICAL THINKING; MAGTF OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND DESIGN; JOINT/COALITION/NATO  CONSIDERATIONS; CURRENT AND LEGACY BATTLE COMMAND (C4ISR) SYSTEMS/COLLABORATIVE TOOLS; AND REGIONAL STUDIES. 
4.  OFFICERS, WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2013-14 RPME ONLINE APPLICATION AND DESIRE TO ATTEND THE RSSC, SHOULD SUBMIT UPDATE MATERIAL PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REF (A) IN ORDER TO LIST THE RSSC AS ONE OF THEIR PREFERENCES.  WHEN SUBMITTING UPDATE MATERIAL SPECIFIC TO THE RSSC, REFERENCE THIS MARADMIN.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING.//