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MARADMIN 434/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY13 U.S. AIR FORCE SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER 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 PME 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. SITUATION. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SMMC, HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIR FORCE SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY (AFSNCOA) AFFORDING MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE AFSNCOA. THE AFSNCOA IS AN INTENSIVE SIX-WEEK COURSE COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: MILITARY, PROFESSIONAL, JOINT WAR FIGHTER, OPERATIONAL MANAGER, SENIOR COMMUNICATOR, AND COMBINED OPERATIONS. DURING THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO READ AND WRITE EXTENSIVELY, AND SPEAK PUBLICLY.
2. MISSION. THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES WILL COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES AT THE AFSNCOA. COURSE DATES FOR FY13 ARE:
COURSE          REPORT          GRADUATE        SUBMISSION DEADLINE
SNCOA 13-A      25 OCT 12       13 DEC 12       10 SEP 12
SNCOA 13-B      14 JAN 13       01 MAR 13    26 NOV 12
SNCOA 13-C      19 MAR 13       02 MAY 13       28 JAN 13
SNCOA 13-D      13 MAY 13       28 JUN 13       25 MAR 13
SNCOA 13-E      06 AUG 13       20 SEP 13       17 JUN 13
3. EXECUTION
A. NO COMMAND ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE AFSNCOA COURSE, HOWEVER THE MARINE CORPS CAN SUBMIT UP TO SIX NAMES PER COURSE.
B. TECOM FORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING SUPPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE. CURRENTLY, FUNDING REQUIREMENTS ARE THE PARENT COMMANDS RESPONSIBILITY.
C. STUDENT INFORMATION
(1) MSC'S MAY NOMINATE MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT TO ATTEND THE COURSE. BECAUSE NO ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME BASIS. NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR FOR CONSIDERATION.
(2) ATTENDANCE AT THE AFSNCOA WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A PME EQUIVALENT OR CREDIT FOR SUBSEQUENT PME REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REFERENCE.
D. COURSE PREREQUISITES
(1) COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME (SEJPME) 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.
(2) 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 IN MCTFS.
(3) NOMINEES MUST HAVE ONE-YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE ON THEIR CURRENT ENLISTMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A. PARENT COMMAND MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR MARINES NOMINATED TO ATTEND THE AFSNCOA.
(1) COURSE NUMBER.
(2) LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, SSN (LAST FOUR) AND MOS.
(3) GRADE AND DATE OF RANK.
(4) END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
(5) PROFESSIONAL RESUME. SEE WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTED/PME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX FOR EXAMPLE.
B. SUBMIT BY EMAIL TO ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL.
C. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE REPORTING DATE FOR WHICH THE NOMINEE DESIRES TO ATTEND.
D. DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES WILL COORDINATE STUDENT REGISTRATION WITH THE AIR UNIVERSITY.
E. LODGING. DAILY RATES FOR THE BEQ ARE SET BETWEEN 39 TO 49 DOLLARS PER DAY.
F. REPORTING. UPON CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE TO THE AFSNCOA, ALL ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO THE LODGING OFFICE AT GUNTER ANNEX, BLDG 1017, ON THE REPORT DATE OF THE RESPECTIVE COURSE.  ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPORTING GUIDANCE UPON CHECKING INTO THE BEQ.
G. UNIFORM REQUIREMENT: WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SEPME WEBSITE AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX IN THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN (SEL) W. F. MULLEN III; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//