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MARADMIN 562/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY11 SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SSEP) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMOA-3/YMD:20030731//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1520.9G, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP).//
POC/JOSEPH NEWCOMB/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /TEL:703-784-9284/EMAIL:JOSEPH.NEWCOMB@USMC.MIL//
POC/DIANE RODGERS/CIV/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /TEL:703-784-9284/EMAIL:DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT APPLICANTS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE FY11 SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SSEP) SELECTION BOARD.  IN ORDER TO MEET FY11 FORCASTED VACANCY REQUIREMENTS, A SSEP BOARD WILL BE HELD BY HQMC(MMOA) 8 FEBRUARY 2011.
2.  THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY SELECTS OFFICERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A FULLY FUNDED GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM. PARTICIPATION IN SEP PREPARES OFFICERS FOR DUTY IN VALIDATED BILLETS LOCATED THROUGHOUT HQMC, THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT, AND JOINT AND EXTERNAL COMMANDS REQUIRING OFFICERS WITH A MASTERS DEGREE LEVEL OF EDUCATION.  FILLING THESE BILLETS IS CRITICAL IN ORDER FOR THE MARINE CORPS TO MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES AND INTERACT AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL WITH ITS SISTER SERVICES, THE CIVILIAN MILITARY LEADERSHIP AND THE CIVILIAN CORPORATE COMMUNITY.
3.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION APPLIES:
    A.  THE FY11 SSEP BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 8-11 FEBRUARY 2011.  THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 17 DECEMBER 2010.
    B.  ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE SCREENED BY THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL FOR EACH OF THEIR CHOSEN DISCIPLINES.  SSEP APPLICANTS CAN LIST AS MANY DISCIPLINES AS DESIRED IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE, FROM THE LIST IN PARA
    C.  PLEASE DO NOT LIST A DESCIPLINE IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN THAT DISCIPLINE.  UPON RELEASE OF THE SSEP BOARD RESULTS, APPLICANTS WILL BE ISSUED ORDERS FOR THE CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL TO WHICH THEY'VE BEEN SELECTED.  UPON ISSUANCE OF ORDERS, ALL APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION.  APPLICATION TO A PROGRAM AND SELECTION BY THE BOARD WILL CONSTITUTE PCS ORDERS.  THEREFORE, OFFICERS NEED TO ENSURE APPLICATION TO ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS A TRUE AND VALID DESIRE.
    D.  SSEP APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING
DISCIPLINES:
       THE ASSOCIATED DISCIPLINES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
       AMOS        DISCIPLINE                                SCHOOL
  (1)  8820/4AYY   AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER                     AFIT
  (2)  8824/590    ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING                    NPS
  (3)  8825/399    MODELING VIRTUAL ENVIR SIMULATION (MOVES) NPS
  (4)  8826/533    COMBAT SYSTEMS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY     NPS
  (5)  8831/4HEY   ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES    AFIT
  (6)  8834/595    INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS               NPS
  (7)  8840/847    MANPOWER MANAGEMENT OFF                   NPS
  (8)  8844/837    FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT                      NPS
  (9)  8846/368    COMPUTER SCIENCE                          NPS
  (10) 8848/370    INFO SYSTEMS TECH                         NPS
  (11) 8850/360    OPERATIONS ANALYSIS                       NPS
  (12) 8852/817    DEFENSE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS                  NPS
  (13) 8858/365    JOINT C4I                                 NPS
  (14) 8862/827    MATERIAL LOGISTICS SPT MGMT               NPS
  (15) 8866/366    SPACE SYSTEMS OPS                         NPS
  (16) 8874        PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT OFF             SDSU
    E.  THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS GRADUATE PROGRAM IS OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (SDSU) AND WAS SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISHED FOR NAVAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERS.  IT IS AN INTENSIVE 11 MONTH PROGRAM ONLY AVAILABLE TO PRIMARY MOS 4302 OFFICERS.  THE CURRICULUM IS BASED UPON THEORY AND RESEARCH, AND WILL PROVIDE THE TOOLS NEEDED TO QUANTIFY THE EFFECTS OF PA ACTIVITIES AND GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF SUCCESSFUL PA PROGRAMS.  THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES A VIEW BEYOND THE MILTARY PARADIGM, AND EXPOSES STUDENTS TO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF IDEAS, THEORIES, RESEARCH METHODS AND BEST INDUSTRY PRACTICES.  INTERESTED OFFICERS MUST BE ACCEPTED TO SDSU AND USE ENCLOSURE 7 OF REF A FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THEIR APPLICATION. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROGRAM CAN BE ADDRESSED TO HQMC PA AT 703-614-1494 OR DSN 227-1494.
4.  FOR THE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CURRICULA AT AFIT, A HARD COPY GRE SCORE IS REQUIRED ALONG WITH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS.  TWO ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, MUST BE MAILED TO AFIT AT THE ADDRESS IN PARA 9, NLT 17 DECEMBER 2010.
    A.  OFFICERS INTERESTED IN PROGRAMS TAUGHT AT AFITS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT MUST REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.AFIT.EDU/EN/ADMISSIONS/DEFAULT.CFM?L(EQUAL) APPS.  AN ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR WILL CONTACT EACH APPLICANT AFTER THE REGISTRATION PROCESS IS COMPLETE.  INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO INVITED TO CONTACT AN ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR AT WWW.AFIT.EDU/EN/ADMISSIONS/DEFAULT.CFM?L(EQUAL) CONT TO DISCUSS THE PROGRAMS OF INTEREST.  TO EXPEDITE THE EVALUATION PROCESS, AFIT ENCOURAGES INTERESTED PARTIES TO REGISTER ONLINE IMMEDIATELY AND SEND OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS AND A COPY OF GRE TEST SCORES TO THE ADDRESS IN PARA 9.  
    B.  A ONE TIME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE GRE GENERAL TESTING FEE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEFENSE ACTIVITY FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT (DANTES). MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: WWW.DANTES.DODED.MIL/DANTES_WEB/EXAMINATIONS/GRE.HTM.
5.  THE BEST TIME TO APPLY FOR SEP AND ADP IS WHILE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO DUTY IN ONE'S PRIMARY MOS, PREFERABLY IN THE OPERATING FORCES. OFFICERS CONTEMPLATING APPLYING FOR THE SEP ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE CAREER IMPACTS(S) WITH CAREER COUNSELORS THE CMC (MMOA-4) AT DSN: 278-9281 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9281 AND THEIR PMOS MONITOR.  DUE TO THE SEP TRAINING AND THE THREE YEAR UTILIZATION TOUR, THE TIMING OF PARTICIPATION MUST BE CAREFULLY PLANNED TO AVOID EXCESSIVE TIME AWAY FROM A PRIMARY MOS.  SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF CAREER CONSIDERATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  AVIATORS SHOULD HAVE REACHED THEIR FIRST FLIGHT GATE BEFORE APPLYING FOR THE SSEP.  SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND UTILIZATION TOUR TIME CAN OFTEN ADD UP TO 5 YEARS OUT OF THE COCKPIT.
    B.  COMBAT ARMS OR COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT OFFICERS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING APPLICATION FOR THE SSEP UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF A CURRENT OR IMPENDING FMF ASSIGNMENT, AT WHICH TIME A TOUR OUTSIDE OF A PMOS WOULD BE NORMAL.  WHEN POSSIBLE, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT SSEP APPLICANTS ALIGN THEIR PMOS WITH THE DISCIPLINE REQUESTED.  THIS ALIGNMENT IS DESIRABLE TO ALLEVIATE SHORTAGES IN CERTAIN MOS'S AND WILL PERMIT SEP-TRAINED OFFICERS TO PARALLEL OR STAY IN THEIR CAREER PATTERN. UNRESTRICTED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE MARINE CORPS ON ACTIVE DUTY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM.  REGULAR OFFICERS NOT CAREER DESIGNATED, MUST BE SCREENED AND ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OR ADVANCE DEGREE PROGRAMS. REGULAR OFFICERS NOT CAREER DESIGNATED, WHO WILL BE SCREENED BY THE FY10 CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD (CDB), WHICH WILL CONVENE IN JAN 11, MAY SUBMIT APPLICATIONS, BUT MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION WHEN OFFERED.  IF AN OFFICER WILL NOT BE SCREENED BY THE FY11 CDB, THEY CANNOT APPLY.  OFFICERS WHO ARE IN ZONE FOR THE FY12 PROMOTION BOARDS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. OFFICERS WHO ARE IN THE ABOVE ZONE FOR THE FY11 PROMOTION BOARDS CANNOT APPLY.  OFFICERS IN ZONE FOR PROMOTION MUST BE SELECTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARD IN ORDER TO ATTEND SEP/ADP.  IF AN OFFICER IS SELECTED FOR SEP/ADP BUT FAILS SELECTION FOR PROMOTION, THEIR SSEP ORDERS WILL BE CANCELLED.
6.  GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES.
    A.  MARINES APPLYING TO THE NPS MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION CONTAINED ON THE NPS WEBSITE.  ONE OFFICIAL SEALED TRANSCRIPT FROM ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, MUST BE MAILED TO NPS NLT 17 DECEMBER 2010 AT THE ADDRESS PROVIDED IN PARA 8.  THE ONLINE REGISTRATION CAN BE LOCATED AT WWW.NPS.EDU/ADMISSIONS/APPLYONLINE.HTML.  ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NPS PROCESS MAY BE ADDRESSED VIA EMAIL AT GRAD-ED@NPS.EDU.  GRE/GMAT SCORES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ANY NPS CURRICULA.
    B.  OFFICERS MUST USE THE APPLICATION FORMATS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE REFERENCES OR WEBSITE.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MAY BE INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION CAN BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION PACKAGE OR SENT DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMOA-3) FROM THE ORIGINATOR.
    C.  PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED THROUGH THE OFFICER'S CHAIN OF COMMAND TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER, OR EQUIVALENT, AS APPROPRIATE.
    D.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD IS REQUIRED.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PREFERRED AND SHOULD BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF VIA THE MMSB WEBSITE.  CONTACT CMC (MMSB-20) AT DSN 278-3974 WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING PHOTOGRAPHS.  DEPLOYED PHOTOS ARE ACCEPTABLE.  IF A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT FEASIBLE, A HARD COPY IS ACCEPTABLE.  IF ELECTRONICALLY FILED, RECOMMEND AN ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE IN THE APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURE OF APPLICATION.  REFER TO MARADMIN 003/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.  CONTACT CMC (MMSB-20) AT DSN 784-3974 WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING PHOTOGRAPHS.
    E.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT.
    F.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE MINIMUM TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS BY MATRICULATION, I.E. 24 MONTHS OF A 36 MONTH TOUR IN CONUS, 35 MONTHS OF A 36 MONTH TOUR OCONUS.  PRESCRIBED TOURS OF DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED.
    G.  APPLICANT MUST NOTIFY PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
    H.  DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL MMOA-3 REGARDING THE BOARD RESULTS, THE MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE BOARD CONCLUDES.  UPON RELEASE OF THE SSEP BOARD RESULTS, APPLICANTS WILL BE ISSUED ORDERS FOR THE CURRICULUM AND SCHOOL TO WHICH THEY'VE BEEN SELECTED.  UPON ISSUANCE OF ORDERS, ALL APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION.  APPLICATION TO A PROGRAM AND SELECTION BY THE BOARD WILL CONSTITUTE PCS ORDERS. THEREFORE, OFFICERS NEED TO ENSURE APPLICATION TO ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS A TRUE AND VALID DESIRE. OFFICERS SELECTED WILL BE ORDERED TO SCHOOL IN CALENDAR YEAR 2011.
    I. SSEP INCURS A 3 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR 1 YEAR OF EDUCATION, OVER 1 YEAR OF EDUCATION INCURS A 4 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION.
    J. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION: "IF SELECTED, I AGREE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF MY TRAINING OR 3 YEARS IF THE EDUCATION IS 1 YEAR OR LESS. I AGREE NOT TO TENDER RESIGNATION OR REQUEST SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THIS OBLIGATION IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OBLIGATION PREVIOUSLY INCURRED."
    K.  APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN ENSURING THAT THEIR APPLICATIONS ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-3). RECOMMEND FEDEX, DHL OR SOME OTHER MEANS OF TRACKING PACKAGES.
6.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE, WHICH IS LINKED TO CMC (MMOA) HOMEPAGE OR BY CONTACTING THE GRADUATE EDUCATION OFFICE, MAJOR J. NEWCOMB OR DIANE RODGERS AT DSN 278-9286 COMM (703) 784-9286.
7.  MAIL APPLICATION TO MMOA-3 NLT 17 DECEMBER 2010:HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS GRADUATE EDUCATION MMOA-3 3280 RUSSELL ROAD QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
8.  MAIL ONE ORIGINAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT TO NPS NLT 17 DEC 2010: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS OFFICE, CODE 01C3 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, HE-022 MONTEREY, CA 93943-5100
9.  MAIL ONE ORIGINAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT TO AFIT NLT 17 DEC 2010: AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BUILDING 641, ROOM 102 2950 HOBSON WAY WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH 45433-7765
10. THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//