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MARADMIN 435/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY13 NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY COURSE DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
AMPN/REF (A) IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
POC/J. E. WILLIS/MGYSGT/DIRECTOR SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-5542/EMAIL: JOHN.E.WILLIS(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/M. A. DICKEY/SSGT/OPERATIONS CHIEF/SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-5530/EMAIL: MICHAEL.DICKEY(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE ASSIGNS STUDENT ALLOCATIONS AND SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY (SEA).
2. BACKGROUND. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SMMC HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NAVY SEA AFFORDING MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE NAVY SEA. THE NAVY SEA CONDUCTS AN INTENSIVE SIX-WEEK COURSE WITH A CURRICULUM FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. DURING THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE EXTENSIVE READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS, SELF-STUDY, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING.
3. ELIGIBILITY. THE MARINE CORPS CAN SUMMIT UP TO FOUR MARINES PER CLASS. COMMANDS MAY NOMINATE MARINES CURRENTLY IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT. RANK REQUIREMENT IS NOT WAIVERABLE.
4. COURSE SCHEDULE. THE FY13 COURSE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
COURSE         REPORT           GRADUATE        SUBMISSION DEADLINE
170            05 NOV 12       14 DEC 12       21 SEP 12
171            07 JAN 13       15 FEB 13       23 NOV 12
172            25 FEB 13       05 APR 13       11 JAN 13
173            15 APR 13       24 MAY 13       01 MAR 13
174            03 JUN 13       12 JUL 13       19 APR 13
175            29 JUL 13       06 SEP 13       14 JUN 13
176            16 SEP 13       25 OCT 13       02 AUG 13
177            04 NOV 13       13 DEC 13       20 SEP 13
5. COURSE ALLOCATION
A. COMMANDS LISTED BELOW ARE AUTHORIZED TO NOMINATE (1) 1STSGT AND (1) MSGT FOR DESIGNATED COURSES:
COMMAND        COURSES
MARFORPAC       170, 172, 177
MARFORCOM       170, 174, 177
MARFORRES       171, 173, 175
MCICOM          172, 174, 176
MCCDC           171, 173, 175
MARSOC          176
B. IF NOMINATIONS ARE NOT RECEIVED BY SUBMISSION DEADLINES, ASSIGNED ALLOCATIONS WILL BE REDISTRIBUTED TO ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION. MAJOR COMMANDS NOT LISTED ABOVE MAY NOMINATE STUDENTS BY EMAIL VIA THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES. THE ACCEPTANCE OF NON-ALLOCATED NOMINATIONS DEPENDS ON SPACE AVAILABILITY.
6. COURSE PREREQUISITES
A. MARFOR SERGEANTS MAJOR WILL SCREEN THEIR APPLICANTS AND SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
B. COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME COURSE PROVIDED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IS REQUIRED. THE SEJPME COURSE IS ACCESSED AT THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU.
C. NOMINATED FIRST SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED RESIDENT FIRST SERGEANT 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 MCTFS.
D. NOMINEES MUST HAVE ONE-YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE ON THEIR CURRENT ENLISTMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
7. STUDENT INFORMATION
A. NOMINEES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR. MARFORS WILL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING SELECTEE INFORMATION TO MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL.
(1) COURSE NUMBER
(2) LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, SSN (LAST FOUR) AND MOS
(3) GRADE AND DATE OF RANK
(4) EAS
(5) PROFESSIONAL RESUME SEE WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTED/PME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX FOR EXAMPLE.
B. REQUIRED INFORMATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY NLT 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE REPORT DATE.
C. FUNDING. SEPME STAFF WILL REGISTER APPROVED STUDENTS IN MCTIMS AND REQUEST TECOM FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING SUPPORT. APPROVED FUNDING DATA WILL BE FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO THE NOMINEES. RENTAL VEHICLE IS ENCOURAGED, HOWEVER THE PARENT COMMAND WILL FUND THIS EXPENSE.
D. ATTENDANCE AT NAVY SEA WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A PME EQUIVALENT NOR WILL CREDIT FOR IN-GRADE OR SUBSEQUENT PME REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REFERENCE BE GRANTED.
E. LODGING. ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE AT THE NAVY SEA BEQ.
F. MESSING. ALL ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED PROPORTIONAL MEAL RATE AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
G. ORDERS. PARENT COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPER ORDERS PREPARATIONS. INDICATE ORDERS ARE REPORTING ORDERS AND GOVERNMENT QUARTERS ARE AVAILABLE AND MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
(1) NOMINEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING THEIR TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS, TO INCLUDE PARTIAL AND FINAL PAYMENT REQUESTS.
(2) WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, UNITS WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE STUDENT'S LIQUIDATION TO CG, TECOM, QUANTICO, VA 22134 (C464FM).
H. REPORTING. ALL APPROVED STUDENTS WILL CHECK-IN ON THE RESPECTIVE REPORT DATE TO THE COMBINED BACHELOR QUARTERS, BLDG 1312, NEWPORT, RI, WHERE THEY WILL RECEIVE FURTHER GUIDANCE.
I. REFER TO THE NAVY SEA WEBSITE FOR UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT WWW.USNWC.EDU/STUDENTS/SENIOR-ENLISTED-ACADEMY.ASPX.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN (SEL) W. F. MULLEN III; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//