R 071625Z JUL 11
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MARADMIN 377/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2012 FIRST SERGEANT MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR DATES//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4B//
REF/B/MARADMIN 391/07//
REF/C/MCBUL 5200//
REF/D/ALMAR 035/07//
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 MARINE CORPS DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND ENCRYPTION POLICY.  REF (D) DESIGNATES WEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM//
POC/R.L. POLLEY/GS-12/ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER, ENLISTED PME/TEL:(703)432-5287/EMAIL:RICHARD.POLLEY(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINARS WILL BE HOSTED BY THE REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES LOCATED AT MCB QUANTICO, VIRGINIA; CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA; CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA; AND MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JAPAN.  THE SUBJECT SEMINARS ARE TOP LEVEL COURSES IN THE ENLISTED PME SYSTEM FOR SENIOR SNCOS THAT PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF USMC CURRENT INITIATIVES AND POLICIES.  ATTENDEES GAIN A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT ISSUES THROUGH INTERACTION WITH KEY LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THEIR PEERS.  SEMINARS WILL INCLUDE BRIEFS ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: OPERATIONS, PERSONNEL, LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, JOINT OPERATIONS AND ONGOING INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR CORPS.
2.  MISSION.  SNCO ACADEMIES WILL CONDUCT FIRST SERGEANT/ MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINARS ON THE DATES INDICATED IN PARAGRAPH 3.A.
3.  EXECUTION
A.  REGIONAL SEMINARS, RESPECTIVE COURSE DATES AND ALLOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
LOCATION              COURSE DATES      ALLOCATIONS
CAMP PENDLETON        17-21 OCT 11         250
MCB QUANTICO          17-21 OCT 11         250
CAMP LEJEUNE          19-23 MAR 12         350
MCB QUANTICO          16-20 APR 12         250
MCB BUTLER, OKINAWA   16-20 APR 12         150
CAMP PENDLETON        13-17 AUG 12         250
CAMP LEJEUNE          20-24 AUG 12         350
B.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE (C), REQUEST COMMAND G- 3/S-3 REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDE LIST OF NOMINEES, BY DIGITALLY SIGNED EMAIL, TO INCLUDE FULL NAME, GRADE, LAST 4 SSN, MOS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND COMPLETE UNIT ADDRESS TO THE RESPECTIVE SNCOA POC LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5, NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE ATTENDEES COURSE DATE.
C.  ATTENDEES MUST BE FIRST SERGEANTS/MASTER SERGEANTS OR SELECTEES (ACTIVE OR RESERVE) WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED, MUST HAVE ONE YEAR OF ACTIVE DUTY REMAINING ON CURRENT ENLISTMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, OR HAVE STATED INTENTIONS TO EXTEND/RE-ENLIST.
D.  ALL ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO THE DESIGNATED COURSE IN THE APPROPRIATE MCCUU OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (D) NO LATER THAN 0730 ON THE RESPECTIVE COURSE CONVENE DATE.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
A.  ALL QUOTAS RECEIVED BY THE SNCOA FROM THE MSC'S WILL BE ASSIGNED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS. UPON RECEIPT OF THE MARINES' INFORMATION, THE RESPECTIVE SNCOA POC WILL CONFIRM, VIA EMAIL, THE ATTENDEES' SEATS.  SNCO ACADEMIES WILL NOT NORMALLY EXCEED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ALLOCATED SEATS ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 3.A., OR ACCEPT ADDITIONAL NOMINEES AFTER THE 14 DAY NOMINATION REQUIREMENT OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3.B.
B.  ALL ATTENDEES REQUIRING LODGING ARE RECOMMENDED TO LODGE AT BASE LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS.  IF BASE LODGING IS UNAVAILABLE ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO GET A STATEMENT OF NON-AVAILABILITY FROM BASE LODGING BEFORE LODGING OFF BASE.
C.  FUNDING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.   INDICATE ON ORDERS:  NON-REPORTING ORDERS, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AND MESSING ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
D.  THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION REQUIRES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A LUNCHEON OR PROFESSIONAL DINNER.  COSTS FOR THESE EVENTS ARE INCURRED BY COURSE ATTENDEES AND THERE IS A NONREFUNDABLE FEE NOT TO EXCEED 30 DOLLARS.
E.  UNIFORM REQ:  REFER TO REFERENCE (D) OR THE LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATE MCCUU.  ADDITIONALLY, APPROPRIATE CIVILIAN ATTIRE, COAT AND TIE (MALES) OR DRESS OR SUIT (FEMALES), IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DINNER.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  POC FOR THE REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
A.  MCB QUANTICO-GYSGT A.R. CLEMENT, ANTHONY.CLEMENT(AT)USMC.MIL AND CPL R.J. FOX, ROGER.FOX(AT)USMC.MIL, (703) 784-5793.
B.  CAMP PENDLETON-SGT F. MOLINA,(760) 763-0213, FABIAN.MOLINA(AT)USMC.MIL, GYSGT J. MORALES,(760) 763-0213, JOSE.J.MORALES(AT)USMC.MIL, AND MGYSGT J. GONZALEZ,(760) 725-4590, JAVIER.GONZALEZ(AT)USMC.MIL.
C.  CAMP LEJEUNE-GYSGT SPUESENS (DSN) 750-1946 ROWDY.SPUESENS(AT)USMC.MIL AND LCPL TOMIELLO (DSN) 750-1943 JOSEPH.TOMIELLO(AT)USMC.MIL.
D.  MCB BUTLER,OKINAWA-MGYSGT J.A. MCGRATH,(DSN) 315-623-4970, JOHN.MCGRATH(AT)USMC.MIL.
6.  REQ INDIVIDUAL COMMAND G-3/S-3 FWD CMD POC TO THE SNCOA POC AS SOON AS IDENTIFIED.  SPECIFIC COURSE AND REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMY INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING, GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//