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MARADMIN 411/12
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SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY13 NON-MARSOC ALLOCATIONS FOR THE JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY 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. THE JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY (JSOFSEA) EDUCATES JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AND SELECTED CONVENTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORCE SENIOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL IN MISSION-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AT THE OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC LEVEL WHICH FOCUSES ON JOINT LEADERSHIP, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, JOINT WARFIGHTING, MILITARY HERITAGE, AND NATIONAL STRATEGY. JSOFSEA PROVIDES TWO SEATS PER CLASS FOR NON-MARSOC MARINES. THE COURSE CONSISTS OF TWO PHASES: A DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) PHASE (SIX MONTHS) AND A RESIDENT PHASE (TWO MONTHS).
2. MISSION. THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES WILL MANAGE THE NON-MARSOC QUOTAS AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO JSOFSEA.
3. EXECUTION COURSE DATES FOR FY13 ARE:
CRS     DL PHASE          RESIDENT PHASE       SUBMISSION DATE
11    1 OCT 12-31 MAR 13  15 APR 13-13 JUN 13  17 AUG 12
12    1 JAN 13-28 JUN 13  15 JUL 13-12 SEP 13  16 NOV 12
13    1 APR 13-30 SEP 13   7 OCT 13-10 DEC 13  15 FEB 13
14    1 JUL 13-30 DEC 13  13 JAN 14-14 MAR 14  17 MAY 13
A. THE DL AND RESIDENT PHASE IS FUNDED BY JSOFSEA. A RENTAL VEHICLE IS ENCOURAGED BUT IS THE PARENT COMMANDS RESPONSIBILITY.
B. STUDENT INFORMATION
(1) MSC'S MAY NOMINATE MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT THROUGH SERGEANT MAJOR TO ATTEND THE COURSE. NOMINEES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE MARINES MARFOR G-3 VIA THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR.
(2) ATTENDANCE AT JSOFSEA IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A PME EQUIVALENT OR CREDIT FOR SUBSEQUENT PME REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REFERENCE.
C. COURSE PREREQUISITES
(1) COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME (SEJPME) DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE PROVIDED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IS REQUIRED. THE SEJPME COURSE IS ACCESSED AT THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITE AT HTTP:(DOUBLESLASH)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) SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS MUST HAVE LESS THAN 25 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE ON SUBMISSION DATE FOR THE COURSE THEY WISH TO ATTEND.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A. THE FOLLOWING NOMINEE INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF ATTENDANCE TO THE JSOFSEA USING A NON-MARSOC ALLOCATION:
(1) COURSE NUMBER.
(2) LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, SSN (LAST 4) AND MOS.
(3) GRADE AND DATE OF RANK.
(4) END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
(5) SUBMIT A PROFESSIONAL RESUME. RESUME FORMAT CAN BE FOUND AT  WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX IN THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION.
B. MARFOR G-3S WILL SUBMIT NOMINEES BY EMAIL TO ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL.
C. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SUBMISSION DATE FOR THE RESPECTIVE COURSE NUMBER THE NOMINEE IS REQUESTING TO ATTEND.
D. DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES WILL COORDINATE STUDENT REGISTRATION WITH JSOFSEA.
E. REPORTING. UPON CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE TO JSOFSEA, STUDENTS WILL BE ENROLLED BY JOSFSEA OPERATIONS FOR THE DL AND RESIDENT PHASES.
F. UNIFORM REQUIRED: WILL BE PROVIDED IN SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON JSOFSEA AT HTTPS:(DOUBLESLASH)JSOU.SOCOM.MIL.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN (SEL) W. F. MULLEN III; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//