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SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2013 UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY CLASS 64 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)432-5574 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. SISTER-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES ARE LIMITED. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SMMC, HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY (USASMA) AFFORDING MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE USASMA. USASMA IS AN INTENSIVE TEN-MONTH LONG COURSE, WITH A TOTAL OF 1,420 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS DESIGNED TO ELEVATE THE THINKING OF SENIOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS 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 SNCOS 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, COMMUNICATE REASONING AND DECISIONS ORALLY AND INWRITING. INTELLECTUAL HONESTY, INTEGRITY, AND PROFESSIONAL VALUES AND STANDARDS ARE HIGHLY STRESSED.
2. MISSION. THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES WILL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THREE MASTER SERGEANTS AND THREE FIRST SERGEANTS FOR USASMA CLASS 64 SCHEDULED:
REPORT DATE    START DATE      GRADUATION DATE   SUBMISSION DATE
6 AUG 2013    13 AUG 2013     20 JUN 2014      07 JAN 13
3. EXECUTION
A. STUDENT INFORMATION MSC'S MAY NOMINATE MARINES IN THE GRADE OF E-8 TO ATTEND THE COURSE. DUE TO LIMITED SCHOOL SEATS, NOMINEES WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE MARINES CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR. MARFOR SERGEANTS MAJOR MUST SCREEN THEIR APPLICANTS AND SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES TO ATTEND PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES.
B. 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 BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITE AT HTTP:(DOUBLESLASH)WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU.
(2) NOMINATED FIRST SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE RESIDENT FIRST SERGEANT COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR. MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR. THE RESPECTIVE COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST BE REFLECTED IN MCTFS.
(3) AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE VALIDATED IN THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS) IS REQUIRED.
(4) MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HT/WT/PFT/CFT STANDARDS.
(5) MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS TIME IN GRADE AND AT A MINIMUM TWO YEARS TIME ON STATION PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
(6) ONCE SELECTED, NOMINEES MUST ALSO COMPLETE ALL COURSE PREREQUISITES AS IDENTIFIED ON THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY WEBSITE FOR SMC CLASS 64 HTTPS:(DOUBLESLASH)USASMA.BLISS.ARMY.MIL.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE FORWARDED WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS UP TO THE O-6 LEVEL TO MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX BY NO LATER THAN 7 JAN 2013.
(1) LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, LAST 4 OF SSN AND MOS
(2) GRADE AND DATE OF RANK
(3) END OF CURRENT CONTRACT
(4) PROFESSIONAL RESUME. REQUIRED FORMAT FOR RESUME CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MCU.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME/ASPX.
(5) CURRENT PHOTO IN THE SERVICE "C" UNIFORM.
(6) SUBMIT NO MORE THAN A ONE-PAGE STATEMENT ON THE REASON FOR REQUESTING ATTENDANCE TO USASMA. NOMINEE ESSAY SHOULD BE SINGLE-SPACED, COURIER NEW FONT, AND FONT SIZE SHOULD RANGE FROM 10-12, EXPLAINING DESIRE TO ATTEND.
(7) SELECTEES WILL BE APPROVED BY THE SMMC AND WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES.
B. MARINE ATTENDEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE PCS ORDERS TO THE COURSE WITH FOLLOW-ON PCS ORDERS UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE. NOMINEES MUST HAVE REQUIRED OBLIGATED SERVICE TO BE CONSIDERED.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SEPME WEBSITE AT WWW.MCU.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME/ASPX IN THE SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES INFORMATION SECTION.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN (SEL) W. F. MULLEN III; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//