R 171628Z NOV 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 640/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF MCI LEADING MARINES (MCI0037) AND THE ACTIVATION OF THE MARINENET INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION (IMI) LEADING MARINES DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP) (EPME3000AA)//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4B/PME//
REF/B/MCO P1400.32D/ENLPROM//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1553.4B PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF (B) IS THE MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS//
POC/ T.J. DEVLIN/LTCOL/COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING/-/TEL:DSN 325-2999/ COMM 703-784-2999//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF (A), COMPLETION OF THE LEADING MARINES MCI (MCI 0037) IS CURRENTLY THE REQUIREMENT FOR LANCE CORPORALS TO BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE. THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET), IN COOPERATION WITH THE ENLISTED PME BRANCH, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) AND THE LEJEUNE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (LLI), HAS DEVELOPED THE LEADING MARINES DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EPME3000AA) TO BETTER SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REQUISITE LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR LANCE CORPORALS - OUR FUTURE LEADERS. THE LEADING MARINES DEP ON MARINENET WILL REPLACE THE LEADING MARINES MCI.
2. THE NEW LEADING MARINES IMI HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET THE OPERATING FORCES EXPECTATIONS FOR THEIR MARINES PERFORMANCE IN CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.  ADDITIONALLY, THE COURSE WILL DEVELOP AND ENHANCE OUR MARINES' ABILITIES TO THINK CRITICALLY AND MAKE SOUND, ETHICAL DECISIONS.  THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF FOUR SUB-COURSES AVAILABLE AS A MARINENET CURRICULUM:
(1)    DEVELOPING LEADERS (EPME3010AA)
(2)    LEADERSHIP TOOLS (EPME3020AA)
(3)    COUNSELLING, COACHING, AND MENTORING (EPME3030AA)
(4)    COMMAND AND MILITARY ORGANIZATION (EPME3040AA) 
3. COMPLETION OF THE NEW LEADING MARINES DEP WILL REQUIRE THE  FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
  A.  ENROLL IN THE LEADING MARINES CURRICULUM ON MARINET (WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL).  ENROLLMENT IN THE CURRICULUM WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL THE MARINE IN THE FOUR SUB-COURSES.
  B.  COMPLETE EACH COURSE AND PREPARE FOR END OF COURSE EXAMS. THE STUDENT MAY TAKE THE COURSES IN ANY ORDER, BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STUDENT PROGRESS IN THE ORDER LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE.
  C.  COMPLETE THE END OF COURSE EXAMS.  UPON COMPLETION OF EACH COURSE, A RANDOMIZED MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENT THROUGH MARINENET.  ALL END OF COURSE EXAMS WILL REQUIRE A PROCTOR.
  D.  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL FOUR COURSES WILL RESULT IN COMPLETION OF THE LEADING MARINES DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EPME3000AA).  COURSE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MARINE'S BTR.
4.  PER REFS A AND B, LANCE CORPORALS MUST BE PME COMPLETE FOR GRADE BEFORE THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS IS PROVIDED:
  A.  THE NEW LEADING MARINES DEP WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MARINENET NLT 1 JANUARY 2011.  LANCE CORPORALS WHO  COMPLETE THE LEADING MARINES DEP ON MARINENET WILL BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE FOR GRADE.
  B.  EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2011, THE CURRENT LEADING MARINES MCI (MCI 0037) WILL BE DISCONTINUED.  MARINES WHO ARE ENROLLED IN THE LEADING MARINES MCI MUST COMPLETE THE MCI BY 31 DECEMBER 2011 OR THEY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISENROLLED.  LANCE CORPORALS THAT COMPLETE THE LEADING MARINES MCI PRIOR TO 1 JANUARY 2012 WILL BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE FOR GRADE.
  C.  STUDENTS MAY VOLUNTARILY DISENROLL FROM THE LEADING MARINES MCI IN ORDER TO ENROLL IN THE LEADING MARINES DEP.    
5.  COMPLETION OF THE LEADING MARINES DEP WILL RESULT IN SELF EDUCATION BONUS POINTS ADDED TO A MARINE'S COMPOSITE SCORE.
6.  ONLY MARINES IN THE GRADE OF LANCE CORPORAL OR ABOVE MAY ENROLL IN THIS COURSE.  WAIVERS FOR ENROLLMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. THIS ACTION WILL ALLOW FOR A CONTINUOUS REVIEW OF COURSE CONTENT AND ENABLE CDET, THE ENLISTED PME BRANCH, AND LLI TO UPDATE COURSE CONTENT ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS WHILE PROVIDING A SOLID LINK TO THE COMMAND SPONSORED CORPORALS COURSE.
7.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE LEADING MARINES DEP CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE CDET HELP DESK: 1-888-4DL-USMC, OPTION 2.
8.  THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF REFERENCE A AND B.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN ROBERT B. NELLER, CG, EDCOM, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//