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MARADMIN 618/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2012 UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY CLASS 63 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)432-5276 EMAIL JOHN.E.WILLIS(AT) USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  SISTER-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES ARE LIMITED. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS, HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY (USASMA) THAT WILL AFFORD OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINES IN THE GRADES OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT TO ATTEND THE RESIDENT SERGEANT MAJOR COURSE (SMC).  THE SMC IS AN INTENSE NINE-MONTH COURSE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE SENIOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE FULL SPECTRUM OF OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC OPERATIONS, PREPARING THEM TO TAKE POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.  THE COURSE BUILDS ON THE STUDENTS' COMPETENCIES, COMBINED WITH IN-DEPTH INSTRUCTION IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, PLANNING, JOINT FUNCTIONS, AND DECISION MAKING, TO PRODUCE ABLE AND FLEXIBLE LEADERS WHO ARE POISED TO BE THE RIGHT SERVICE MEMBERS AT THE RIGHT TIME.
2.  MISSION.  THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL BE ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THREE MASTER SERGEANT AND THREE FIRST SERGEANT ALLOCATIONS FOR SMC CLASS 63 SCHEDULED:
REPORT DATE         START DATE     GRADUATION DATE
8 AUG 2012          15 AUG 2012    21 JUN 2013
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 MARINE'S 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 COURSES, ENLISTED PME.
B.  COURSE PREREQUISITES
(1) NOMINEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME (SEJPME) COURSE PROVIDED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE.  THE SEJPME COURSE IS ACCESSED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU.
(2) ONCE SELECTED, NOMINEES MUST COMPLETE ALL COURSE PREREQUISITES FOR SMC CLASS 63 AS IDENTIFIED ON THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY WEBSITE: WWW.USASMA.BLISS.ARMY.MIL.
(3) NOMINATED MASTER SERGEANTS AND FIRST SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED ALL IN-GRADE PME REQUIREMENTS AND THE RESPECTIVE COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST BE REFLECTED WITHIN MCTFS.
A.  FIRST SERGEANTS: RESIDENT FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.
B.  MASTER SERGEANTS: FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.
(4) MUST HAVE A CURRENT SECRET CLEARANCE, MINIMUM LEVEL OF SECRET REFLECTED WITH THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS).
(5) MUST SATISFY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
(6) MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HT/WT/PFT/CFT STANDARDS.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A.  FORWARD REQUIRED NOMINEE INFORMATION TO THE POC IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5.
B.  ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES, NO LATER THAN 5 JAN 2012.  NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL.
(1) LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, LAST 4 SSN AND MOS.
(2) RANK AND DATE OF RANK.
(3) END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
C.  SELECTEES WILL BE APPROVED BY THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE COPRS AND WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURES.
D.  MARINE ATTENDEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE PCS ORDERS TO THE COURSE WITH FOLLOW-ON PCS ORDERS UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.  NOMINEES SHOULD SATISFY TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED WITHIN MCO P1300.8.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  POC FOR THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES ARE MGYSGT JOHN E. WILLIS, DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE (703) 432-5276,JOHN.E.WILLIS(AT)USMC.MIL OR MSGT BRIAN SHAUGHNESSY, SENIOR ENLISTED PME DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT (703) 432- 5285, BRIAN.SHAUGHNESSY(AT)USMC.MIL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY: WWW.USASMA.BLISS.ARMY.MIL.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//