R 262016Z JUL 11
MARADMIN 423/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY12 SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4B// REF/B/MARADMIN 391/07//
REF/C/ALMAR 035/07//
REF/D/MARADMIN 178/10//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF (B) IS MARADMIN 391/07 CHANGES TO ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) REQUIREMENTS.  REF (C) IS THE WEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM.  REF (D) IS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND WORLD WIDE TRAVEL ACCOUNT PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE.//
POC/J. E. WILLIS/MGYSGT/DIRECTOR, SEPME COURSE/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL:(703)432-5276 /EMAIL: JOHN.E.WILLIS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  HISTORICALLY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ENLISTED MARINES IN THE GRADES OF FIRST SERGEANT, MASTER SERGEANT, SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT HAS BEEN LIMITED TO SEMINARS AND SELF-STUDY LISTED IN REFS (A) AND (B).  THE CMC, ALONG WITH THE SMMC, DIRECTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONDUCT OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE TARGETED TO FURTHER THE MILITARY EDUCATION AND STUDY ON THE ART OF WAR FOR THESE MARINES.  TO MEET THE CMC'S INTENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY HAS DEVELOPED A COURSE DESIGNED TO EQUIP MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT THROUGH SERGEANT MAJOR WITH CRITICAL THINKING AND ADAPTABILITY SKILLS NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AT THE OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC LEVELS OF WAR. COMPLETION OF THE COURSE PROVIDES COMMANDERS WITH SENIOR ENLISTED MARINES WHO ARE PROFICIENT IN THE CORE AREAS OF MAGTF COMMAND AND LOGISTICS, THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS, C4I, COMMUNICATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, AND ABLE TO PROVIDE SOUND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MISSION SUCCESS IN CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS.
2.  MISSION.  THE ENLISTED PME BRANCH, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY WILL CONDUCT THE SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE AT QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  DATES FOR THE FY 2012 COURSES ARE:
COURSE     REPORT        CONVENE        GRADUATE
1-12       18 OCT 11     19 OCT 11      18 NOV 11
2-12       10 JAN 12     11 JAN 12      10 FEB 12
3-12       4 APR 12      5 APR 12       4 MAY 12
4-12       30 MAY 12     31 MAY 12      29 JUN 12
5-12       21 AUG 12     22 AUG 12      21 SEP 12
3.  EXECUTION
A.  MSC ALLOCATIONS FOR THE COURSE IS AS FOLLOWS:
MARFORCOM      14
MARFORPAC      19
MARFORRES       3
MCCDC          10
MARSOC          2
B.  MSCS SHALL NOMINATE MARINES IN THE GRADES OF E8 AND E9 TO ATTEND THE COURSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE ALLOCATIONS. 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 SHALL SCREEN THEIR APPLICANTS AND SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES TO ATTEND PRIOR TO THEIR REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS.
C.  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) NOMINATED FIRST SERGEANTS AND MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED ALL IN-GRADE PME REQUIREMENTS (FIRST SERGEANTS:  RESIDENT FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR; MASTER SERGEANTS: FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR) AND COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST APPEAR IN MCTFS.
(3) ALL NOMINEES MUST POSSESS AN ACTIVE SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE THAT IS VALIDATED IN THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS).  MARINES WHO DO NOT POSSESS AN ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE COURSE.
(4) ATTENDEES MUST HAVE ONE-YEAR OF OBLIGATION REMAINING ON CURRENT ENLISTMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE RESPECTIVE COURSE.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE UNIT'S S-3/G-3 FOR REGISTRATION IN THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO THEIR APPLICABLE MARFOR REPRESENTATIVE:
(1) COURSE NUMBER.
(2) LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, LAST 4 SSN AND MOS.
(3) RANK AND DATE OF RANK.
(4) END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
B.  FORWARD REQUIRED NOMINEE INFORMATION, IDENTIFIED ABOVE, TO THE APPROPRIATE EMAIL ACCOUNT, DIGITALLY SIGNED AND ENCRYPTED: MARFORPAC SUBMIT TO SMB.MARFORPAC.FORMAL.SCHOOLS(AT)USMC.MIL; MARFORCOM, MARSOC, AND MCCDC SUBMIT TO G3TFORMALSCHOOL(AT)USMC.MIL; ALL MARFORRES ASSIGNED PERSONNEL SUBMIT TO MARFORRES G3 TRAINING AT MFRG3TRAINING(AT)USMC.MIL.  ENSURE ALL EMAILS FORWARDED ARE DIGITALLY SECURE BEFORE SENDING.
C.  ALL NOMINATIONS, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR REPRESENTATIVE NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CLASS REPORTING DATE BY E-MAIL OR DMS MESSAGE.
D.  MARFOR REPRESENTATIVES WILL REGISTER STUDENTS INTO MCTIMS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBORDINATE COMMANDS.  STUDENTS REQUIRING FUNDED ORDERS WILL BE IDENTIFIED ON THE NOMINATION SUBMISSION TO THE RESPECTIVE HHQ NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE CONVENE DATE.
E.  STUDENTS REGISTERED IN MCTIMS WHO CANNOT ATTEND A SCHEDULED COURSE, MUST HAVE THEIR REGISTRATION CANCELLED WITHIN THE MCTIMS STUDENT REGISTRAR MODULE.  CANCELING A STUDENT'S REGISTRATION IS THE UNIT S3/G3 RESPONSIBILITY AND SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR REPRESENTATIVE.  CANCELING A STUDENT'S REGISTRATION ALLOWS FOR EFFICIENT USE OF SCHOOL SEATS FOR WAITING LIST STUDENTS AND ENSURES PRUDENT USE OF WORLD WIDE TAD FUNDS.  STUDENTS REGISTERED IN MCTIMS WHO DO NOT REPORT FOR A SCHEDULED COURSE WILL BE REPORTED TO CG, TECOM FOR ACTION.
F.  APPROPRIATION DATA/TRAVEL ORDER NUMBER (TON):
(1) THE FY12 TAD FUNDING DATA FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND ACTIVE RESERVE MARINES WILL BE PROVIDED TO MARFORCOM AND MARFORPAC FOR ISSUE TO COMMANDS WITH REGISTERED STUDENTS THROUGH THE TECOM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BRANCH (C464).  UNIT S-3/G-3 SECTIONS CAN VERIFY STUDENT REGISTRATION THROUGH MCTIMS. 
(2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (D), AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING FOR RENTAL CARS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MARINES' COMMAND.
(3) WITHIN 45 DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, EACH UNIT WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE STUDENT'S LIQUIDATION TO CG, TECOM, QUANTICO, VA 22134 (C464FM).
G.  LODGING.  ACCEPTED ATTENDEES WHO REQUIRE LODGING ARE RECOMMENDED TO LODGE AT THE CROSSROADS INN, TEL 1-800-965-9511 OR LIVERSEDGE HALL, TEL 703-784-3149.  ROOMS ARE LIMITED AND AVAILABLE TO MARINES ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.  IF BASE LODGING IS NOT AVAILABLE, MARINES MAY STAY AT LOCAL LODGING FACILITIES IN THE STAFFORD OR DUMFRIES AREAS, BUT MUST RECEIVE A NON-AVAILABILITY STATEMENT FROM EITHER THE CROSSROADS INN OR LIVERSEDGE HALL BEFORE ARRANGING OFF-BASE LODGING.
H.  FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE WORLD-WIDE TAD FUND. ORDERS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.  INDICATE ON ORDERS: REPORTING ORDERS AND, IF NECESSARY, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AND MESSING ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
I.  ALL ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO THE SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE, MCU, QUANTICO, VA (BUILDING 3078) IN THE APPROPRIATE MCCUU OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (C) NO LATER THAN 0700 ON THE COURSE CONVENE DATE.
J.  THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION IS AN INTENSIVE FIVE-WEEK COURSE OF STUDY AND APPLICATION OF THE SKILLS LEARNED.  THEREFORE STUDENTS MUST READ AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS AS COURSE READ-AHEADS: MCDP-1, WARFIGHTING; MCDP-2, INTELLIGENCE; MCDP-3, EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS; MCDP-4, LOGISTICS; MCDP-5, PLANNING; MCDP-6, COMMAND AND CONTROL; AND MCWP 5-1, MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS.
K.  UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS: REFER TO REFERENCE (C) FOR THE APPROPRIATE MCCUU.  ALL ATTENDEES WILL WEAR THE SEASONAL SERVICE "B" OR "C" UNIFORM FOR GRADUATION.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  POC FOR THE SEPME COURSE ARE MGYSGT J. E. WILLIS, DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE (703) 432-5276 OR JOHN.E.WILLIS(AT)USMC.MIL AND MR. R. L. POLLEY, ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER, ENLISTED PME AT (703) 432-5287 OR RICHARD.POLLEY(AT)USMC.MIL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ENLISTED PME WEBSITE AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/DEFAULT.ASPX.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//