R 291350Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 176/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS EDUCATION PROGRAM (LEP) OPPORTUNITIES//
POC/M. WATERS/GS-13/UNIT: MCCSSS S-3/TEL: DSN 750-0833/EMAIL: MARCY.WATERS(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/S. L. WILLIAMS/MGYSGT/UNIT: MCCSSS S-3/TEL: DSN 750-1040/EMAIL: STEVEN.WILLIAMS(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/S. M. BROWN/GYSGT/UNIT: MCCSSS/LEP PROGRAM MANAGER/TEL: DSN 750-0283/EMAIL: STACI.M.BROWN(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE U.S. MARINE CORPS LEP OPPORTUNITIES FOR FY12 MANAGED BY THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT SCHOOLS (MCCSSS).
2. LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY (LOGTECH), INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE AND BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (UNC).
   A. DESCRIPTION. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF LOGTECH IS TO LEVERAGE GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES AND EXPLORE LEADING-EDGE LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGIES TO PREPARE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) LOGISTICIANS FOR ADVANCES THAT WILL DRIVE LOGISTICS AND ITS SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FUTURE. THROUGH THE KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL AT UNC-CHAPEL HILL, LOGTECH HAS DEVELOPED AND OFFERS TWO DISTINCT EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MILITARY, DOD, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL: LOGTECH ADVANCED AND LOGTECH EXECUTIVE.
   B. LOGTECH ADVANCED (CID: C48XJ22). THE LOGTECH STAFF AT UNC USE LECTURE AND WORKING GROUPS TO EXPLORE LEADING-EDGE LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGIES TO PREPARE DOD LOGISTICIANS FOR THE FUTURE. NOMINEES WILL BE SOLICITED VIA AUTOMATED MESSAGE HANDLING SYSTEM (AMHS). THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR O-4 TO O-6 GRADE MILITARY OFFICERS, MILITARY ENLISTED (E-9 ONLY), AND CIVILIANS GS-13 TO GS-15 (GS-12 BY EXCEPTION). FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE LOGTECH WEBSITE AT WWW.LOGTECH.UNC.EDU AND THE MCCSSS WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/SOML LOGTECH ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
      CLASS NR     START          GRAD          QUOTAS
      2012-003     20120520       20120525        6
      2012-004     20120617       20120622        6
      2012-005     20120805       20120810        6
      2012-006     20120923       20120928        6
   C. LOGTECH EXECUTIVE (CID: C48SJ31). THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR MILITARY FLAG OFFICERS (O-6 BY EXCEPTION), SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE CIVILIANS AND EQUIVALENT PRIVATE SECTOR EXECUTIVES AND FOCUSES ON STRATEGIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE. FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE LOGTECH WEBSITE AT WWW.LOGTECH.UNC.EDU AND THE MCCSSS TECOM WEBSITE AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/SOML LOGTECH EXECUTIVE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
      CLASS NR     START          GRAD          QUOTAS
      2012-002     20120924       20120928        4
   D. FUNDING. ALL TUITION, TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM ARE CENTRALLY FUNDED BY THE LOGTECH PROGRAM MANAGER, U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND. THE LOGTECH PROGRAM MANAGER WILL PROVIDE TRAVEL ORDERS AND TRAVEL CLAIM FILING INSTRUCTIONS UPON ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE.
3. JOINT LOGISTICS COURSE (JLC) (CID: A14L232).
   A. DESCRIPTION. THE JLC IS CONDUCTED AT THE U.S. ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA. THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LOGISTICIANS TO FUNCTION IN ASSIGNMENTS THAT INVOLVE JOINT AND MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS PLANNING AND SUPPORT IN A THEATER OF OPERATIONS. IT INTEGRATES COMPONENT FUNCTIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE STUDY OF STRATEGY, DOCTRINE, THEORY, PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR OFFICERS (O4 AND O5), STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS (E-8 AND E-9) AND MID-LEVEL CIVILIANS (GS-12 TO GS-14) WHO ARE ASSIGNED OR ENROUTE TO POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE JOINT/MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS KNOWLEDGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE JLC WEB SITE AT WWW.ALMC.ARMY.MIL/CLASSLISTING.ASP. SELECT "J" FOR JLC. WHEN THE "JOINT LOGISTICS COURSE" APPEARS, SELECT "SCHEDULE" (TO THE RIGHT).
   B. FUNDING. COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND WILL FUND ALL TO/FROM TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM COSTS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINE CORPS STUDENTS VIA FORMAL SCHOOLS TRAINING SUPPORT (FSTS), FORMERLY KNOWN AS WORLD WIDE TRAVEL (WWT). CIVILIAN TRAVEL AND PER DIEM MUST BE UNIT FUNDED.
   C. ELIGIBILITY. COMMANDERS SHOULD NOMINATE PERSONNEL SERVING IN OR ENROUTE TO POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE JOINT/MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS KNOWLEDGE. MARINE CORPS ACTIVE DUTY/RESERVE PERSONNEL WILL TAKE PRIORITY. CIVILIANS MAY ATTEND ON A SPACE AVAIABLE BASIS.
      SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
      CLASS NR      START          GRAD        QUOTAS
      2012-006      20120416       20120427      3
      2012-007      20120507       20120518      4
      2012-008      20120604       20120615      3
      2012-009      20120716       20120727      4
      2012-010      20120910       20120921      4
   D. EACH CLASS WILL BE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED VIA AMHS APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATES LISTED ABOVE.
4. FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON ALL MCCSSS LEP-MANAGED COURSES TO INCLUDE REQUIRED READING MATERIAL, PLEASE VIEW THE MCCSSS WEBSITE: WWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/SOML.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN RAYMOND C. FOX, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//