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MARADMIN 491/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY2011 NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY COURSE DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4A//
AMPN/REF (A) IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.//
POC/K.J. SCANLON/MGYSGT/DIRECTOR SENIOR ENLISTED 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 IS LIMITED. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SMMC, HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY (SEA) THAT WILL AFFORD MARINES IN THE GRADES OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT TO ATTEND THEIR RESIDENT COURSE. THE NAVY SEA IS AN INTENSE SIX-WEEK COURSE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: COMMUNICATION SKILLS, LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. DURING THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO EXTENSIVE READING, WRITING, SELF-STUDY, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING.
2. MISSION. THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO ATTEND THE NAVY SEA.  COURSE DATES FOR FY2011 ARE:
SEA COURSE        REPORT    GRADUATE
156            31 OCT 10    10 DEC 10
157            09 JAN 11    18 FEB 11
158            27 FEB 11    08 APR 11
159            17 APR 11    27 MAY 11
160            05 JUN 11    15 JUL 11
161            31 JUL 11    09 SEP 11
162            18 SEP 11    28 OCT 11
3. EXECUTION.
A. MSC ALLOCATIONS AND RANK DISTRIBUTION PER COURSE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
COURSE 156    1STSGT   MSGT
MARFORCOM      1       1
MARFORPAC      1       1
COURSE 157    1STSGT   MSGT
MARFORPAC      1       1
MARFORRES      1       1
COURSE 158    1STSGT   MSGT
MARFORRES      1       1
MCCDC          1       1
COURSE 159    1STSGT   MSGT
MARFORCOM      1       1
MARFORPAC      1       1
COURSE 160    1STSGT   MSGT
MARFORCOM      1       1
MARFORPAC      1       1
COURSE 161    1STSGT   MSGT
MARFORCOM      1       1
MARFORPAC      1       1
COURSE 162    1STSGT   MSGT
MARFORCOM      1       1
MARFORPAC      1       1
B. STUDENT INFORMATION.
(1) MSC'S SHALL NOMINATE MARINES IN THE GRADES OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT TO ATTEND THE COURSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE ALLOCATIONS AND RANK DISTRIBUTION. 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 SHALL SCREEN THEIR APPLICANTS AND SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES TO ATTEND PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES, ENLISTED PME.
(2) ATTENDANCE AT THE NAVY SEA IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A PME EQUIVALENT OR CREDIT FOR IN-GRADE OR SUBSEQUENT PME REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE REFERENCE.
C. COURSE PREREQUISITES.
(1) NOMINEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (SEJPME) DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE AND ALL COURSE PREREQUISITES LISTED ON THE NAVY SEA WEBSITE IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5.
(2) 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 COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST APPEAR IN MCTFS.
(3) ATTENDEES MUST HAVE ONE YEAR OF ACTIVE DUTY REMAINING ON CURRENT ENLISTMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE RESPECTIVE COURSE.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
A. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE UNIT'S SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR S-3/G-3 TO THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES FOR REGISTRATION IN THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:
(1) COURSE NUMBER.
(2) LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, SSN AND MOS.
(3) GRADE AND DATE OF RANK.
(4) END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
B. FORWARD REQUIRED NOMINEE INFORMATION, IDENTIFIED ABOVE TO THE POC IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5.
C. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES, NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE REPORTING DATE FOR WHICH THE NOMINEE DESIRES TO ATTEND. NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY E-MAIL OR DMS MESSAGE.
D. ENLISTED PME REPRESENTATIVES WILL REGISTER APPROVED STUDENTS INTO MCTIMS AND REQUEST FUNDING DATA THROUGH THE WORLD-WIDE TAD ACCOUNT.  APPROVED FUNDING DATA WILL BE FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO THE NOMINEES.
E. ALL NOMINEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING ALL DTS TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS, TO INCLUDE PARTIAL AND FINAL PAYMENT REQUESTS.
(1) WITHIN 45 DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, EACH UNIT WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE STUDENT'S LIQUIDATION TO CG, TECOM, QUANTICO, VA 22134 (C464FM).
F. LODGING. ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE AT THE NAVY SEA BEQ; DAILY RATES FOR THE BEQ ARE SET AT 56 DOLLARS PER DAY.
G. PER DIEM: ALL ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED TO DRAW PER DIEM AT THE PROPORTIONAL RATE; THE PROPORTIONAL RATE FOR NEWPORT IS 39 DOLLARS PER DAY.
H. FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE WORLD WIDE TAD FUND. ORDERS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND. INDICATE ON ORDERS: REPORTING ORDERS AND, IF NECESSARY, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AND MESSING ARE AVAIL.
I. REPORTING. UPON CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE TO THE NAVY SEA, ALL ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO THE COMBINED BACHELOR'S QUARTERS (CBQ), BLDG 1312. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPORTING GUIDANCE UPON CHECKING INTO THE CBQ; NO OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE NECESSARY PRIOR TO REPORTING TO THE NAVY SEA.
J. UNIFORM REQ: REFER TO THE NAVY SEA WEBSITE, IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 5 FOR UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. POCS FOR THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES ARE MGYSGT SCANLON, DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE (703) 432-5276 OR KELLY.SCANLON(AT)USMC.MIL AND MR. RICHARD POLLEY, ENLISTED PME ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER, AT (703) 432-5287 OR RICHARD.POLLEY(AT)USMC.MIL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVY SEA WEBSITE AT HTTP:/WWW.USNWC.EDU/STUDENTS/SENIOR-ENLISTED-ACADEMY.ASPX.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT B. NELLER, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//