R 211702Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 716/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE ACOC 1-11//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/-/-/P1200.17A//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL.//
POC/RENE AGOSTO/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4 CSP/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:703-693-3556//
POC/JOHN GARDNER/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4 CSP/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:703-693-3556//
POC/JAHOSAME COTTO/MAJ/UNIT:COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL /NAME:TWENTYNINE PALMS CA/TEL:DSN 278-4336//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/THIS IS A HQMC C4 AND COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL COORDINATED MESSAGE. 
1. SITUATION.  COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL AND HQMC C4 ARE SOLICITING STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE SPRING 2011 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE (ACOC 1-11) TO BE HELD FROM 22 FEBRUARY - 6 MAY 2011 IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.  ACOC IS AN ADVANCED, FORMAL SKILLS PROGRESSION TRAINING COURSE FOR MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS.  OFFICERS WITH THE PMOS OF 0602 WILL BE AWARDED THE NMOS SKILL DESIGNATOR 0603 UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE.  THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIES TO ACOC 1-11:
1.A. MOS 0602 MAJORS AND CAPTAINS SERVING IN THE OPERATING FORCES OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
1.B. LDO CAPTAINS HOLDING MOS 0650 AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0640/0650.
1.C. GOVERNMENT ITM CIVILIANS, GS-11 OR GS-12  IN THE FOLLOWING OCC FIELD SERIES: GS-0332/2210/0335/0390/0391/0392/0854/1550.
2. MISSION.  FROM 22 FEBRUARY TO 6 MAY 2011, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL CONDUCTS ACOC IOT PROVIDE C4 NETWORK PLANNING, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING TO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ITM CIVILIANS.
3. TASKS
3.A. NOMINEES' PARENT COMMAND WILL SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NLT 1 FEBRUARY 2011 WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA ENCRYPTED EMAIL TO THE POCS:
(1) LNAME, FNAME, MI
(2) GRADE
(3) PRIMARY MOS
(4) SSN
(5) UNIT MCC
(6) UNIT POC TO RECEIVE FUNDING APPROVAL (E-MAIL ADDRESS)
(7) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
(8) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED)
(9) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COML)
(10) EMAIL ADDRESS
(11) MODE OF TRAVEL
(12) IS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED DURING THE COURSE (Y OR N)
(13) DOES NOMINEE POSSESS GTCC
(14) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISIT REQUESTS (OPNAV 5521/27) ARE REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS).  THE SMO IN JPAS IS 30002076 OR MAY BE FAXED TO:  DSN 278-3264 OR COML 703-784-3264.  INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT (22 FEB - 6 MAY 2011), AND PURPOSE (ACOC 1-11), ATTN: SECURITY MANAGER.
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
4.A. COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE ATTENDEES WILL DESIGNATE A POC FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES.  ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED FROM NOMINEE'S COMMANDER VIA APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
4.B. UNIFORM FOR MARINES WILL BE THE SEASONAL MARPAT AND SERVICE "B" AND "C" UNIFORMS.  ATTIRE FOR CIVILIAN ATTENDEES IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
4.C. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SUPPORT. 
4.D. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND ACOC 1-11, ACOC 2-11 IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST - OCTOBER 2011.  ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACOC 2-11 WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
5.A. THE 06XX OCCFLD MANAGER IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACOC STUDENTS. 
5.B. FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS.  TECOM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM.  INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR RENTAL CARS FROM MILITARY MEMBERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
5.C. UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS.  SEATS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON A NO COST BASIS (I.E., TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR NOMINEES STATIONED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.  CIVILIAN ATTENDEES ARE FUNDED BY THEIR PARENT COMMAND.
5.D. BILLETING.  RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH ATTENDEE.  ATTENDEES MUST CHECK WITH THE QUANTICO BOQ (LIVERSEDGE HALL) AT DSN 278-3148/9 OR COML 703-784-3148/9 FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING PRIOR TO MAKING ANY LODGING RESERVATIONS.  IF GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL LODGING INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROSSROADS INN (TLF) AT 1-800-965-9511.  USE OF GOVERNMENT MESSING IS DIRECTED, IF AVAILABLE. TRAVELER MUST ATTACH STATEMENT OF NON-AVAILABILITY WITHIN DTS AUTHORIZATION OR PER DIEM MUST REFLECT THE GOVERNMENT RATES.
6.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL
6.A. ACOC 1-11 WILL CONVENE ON 22 FEB 2011.  STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT IN THE SEASONAL MARPAT UNIFORM, SLEEVES DOWN, NLT 0730 AT THE COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL, BLDG 2085, EDSON HALL, QUANTICO, VA.    
6.B. THE POCS WILL NOTIFY NOMINEES SELECTED TO ATTEND ACOC 1-11 NLT 20 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE COURSE.  FOR FUNDED STUDENT ORDERS, THE C4 TRAINING STRATEGIST WILL ALSO PROVIDE APPROPRIATION DATA, WHICH WILL BE FORWARDED TO STUDENTS APPROXIMATELY 21 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE'S CONVENING DATE. 
6.C. ALL COURSE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE MCEITS PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.MCEITS.USMC.MIL OR WWW.PORTAL.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/SITES/CS/DEFAULT.ASPX.  SUBMIT ACCESS REQUEST TO MAJ COTTO, JAHOSAME.COTTO@USMC.MIL OR SSGT KJESBU, KRISTIAN.KJESBU@USMC.MIL.
6.D. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AUGMENT THE POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE: MR. ANDY PETERS, ANDREW.PETERS@USMC.MIL, DEPUTY, COMM SCHOOL, TECOM.
7. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
7.A. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 22 FEBRUARY 2011.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY DIRECTOR C4, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.//