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MARADMIN 728/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2011 UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY CLASS 62 COURSE DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.//
POC/K.J. SCANLON/MGYSGT/DIRECTOR SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSES/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-5276/EMAIL:
KELLY.SCANLON(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  SISTER-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES ARE LIMITED.  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SMMC, HAVE AN ESTABLISHED LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY (USASMA) THAT AFFORDS MARINES IN THE GRADES OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE SERGEANTS MAJOR COURSE (SMC) RESIDENT COURSE.  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 COMPETENCIES OF THE STUDENTS, COMBINING WITH IN- DEPTH INSTRUCTION IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP, PLANNING, JOINT FUNCTIONS, AND DECISION MAKING; TO PRODUCE AN ABLE, FLEXIBLE LEADER, WHO IS POISED TO BE THE RIGHT SERVICE MEMBER 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 62 SCHEDULED:
REPORT DATE      START DATE       GRADUATION DATE
9 AUG 2011       16 AUG 2011      22 JUN 2012
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 HTTP:DOUBLEBACKSLASHWWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU.
(2) NOMINEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED ALL COURSE ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES AS IDENTIFIED ON THE USASMA WEBSITE FOR CLASS 62.
(3) 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 THE RESPECTIVE COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST BE REFLECTED WITHIN MCTFS.
(4) MUST HAVE A CURRENT SECRET CLEARANCE, MINIMUM LEVEL OF SECRET REFLECTED WITHIN 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, IDENTIFIED ABOVE, TO THE POC IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5.
B.  ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES, NO LATER THAN 1 MAR 2011.  NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL OR AMHS MESSAGE.
C.  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.  POCS FOR THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES ARE MGYSGT SCANLON, DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE (703) 432-5276, KELLY.SCANLON(AT)USMC.MIL OR MR. RICHARD POLLEY, ENLISTED PME ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER, AT (703) 432-5287, RICHARD.POLLEY(AT)USMC.MIL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY WEBSITE HTTPS:DOUBLEBACKSLASHUSASMA.BLISS.ARMY.MIL/SITE/DEFAULT.ASP.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//