R 270958Z AUG 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0523/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2010 FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR DATES//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO P1553.4B//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 391/07//
REF/C/MSGID:MCBUL 5200//
REF/D/MSGID:ALMAR 035/07//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF (B) IS MARADMIN 391/07 CHANGES TO ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) REQUIREMENTS. REF (C) IS MARINE CORPS DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND ENCRYPTION POLICY. REF (D) DESIGNATES WEAR OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM//
POC/POC/R.A. HAWKINS/UNIT:SGTMAJ/NAME:SGTMAJ EDCOM/TEL:SGTMAJ MCU /TEL:(703)784-6943/ EMAIL:RICHARD.A.HAWKINS1@USMC.MIL/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINARS WILL BE HOSTED BY THE REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES LOCATED AT MCB QUANTICO, VIRGINIA; CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA; CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA; MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JAPAN AND MCB, HAWAII. THE SUBJECT SEMINARS ARE ONE OF THE TOP LEVEL COURSES IN THE ENLISTED PME SYSTEM FOR SENIOR SNCOS THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF USMC CURRENT TRENDS AND DIRECTIONS. ATTENDEES WILL GAIN A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT ISSUES THROUGH INTERACTION WITH KEY PERSONNEL AS WELL AS THEIR PEERS. SEMINARS WILL BRIEF ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
OPERATIONS, PERSONNEL, LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, JOINT OPERATIONS AND ONGOING INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR CORPS.
2. MISSION. REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES WILL CONDUCT FIRST SERGEANT/ MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINARS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS ON THE DATES INDICATED IN PARAGRAPH 3.A.
3. EXECUTION. 
A. REGIONAL SEMINARS, RESPECTIVE COURSE DATES AND ALLOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
LOCATION              COURSE DATES      ALLOCATIONS
CAMP PENDLETON        5-9 OCT 09           250
MCB QUANTICO          19-23 OCT 09         250
CAMP LEJEUNE          15-19 MAR 10         350
MCB QUANTICO          12-16 APR 10         250
MCB BUTLER, OKINAWA   19-23 APR 10         120
CAMP PENDLETON        21-25 JUN 10         250
MCB BUTLER, OKINAWA   19-23 APR 10         120   
CAMP LEJEUNE          22-27 AUG 10         350
MCB HAWAII            13-17 SEP 10          35
B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE (C), REQUEST COMMAND G-3/S-3 REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDE LIST OF NOMINEES, BY DIGITALLY-SIGNED ENCRYPTED EMAIL,TO INCLUDE FULL NAME, GRADE, FULL SSN, MOS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND COMPLETE UNIT ADDRESS TO THE RESPECTIVE SNCOA POC LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5, NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE ATTENDEE'S RESPECTIVE COURSE DATE.
C. ATTENDEES MUST BE A FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT OR SELECTEE (ACTIVE OR RESERVE) WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED, MUST HAVE ONE YEAR OF ACTIVE DUTY REMAINING ON CURRENT ENLISTMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE RESPECTIVE COURSE, OR HAVE STATED INTENTIONS TO EXT/RE-ENLIST.
D. PRIORITY TO ASSIGNING QUOTAS TO FIRST SERGEANTS/MASTER SERGEANTS WILL BE AT THE INDIVIDUAL MSC'S DISCRETION.
E. ALL ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO THE DESIGNATED COURSE IN THE APPROPRIATE MCCUU OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (D) NO LATER THAN 0730 ON THE RESPECTIVE COURSE CONVENE DATE.         
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
A. ALL QUOTAS RECEIVED BY THE SNCOA FROM THE MSCS, WILL BE ASSIGNED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE BASIS. UPON RECEIPT OF A MARINE'S INFORMATION, THE RESPECTIVE SNCOA POC WILL CONFIRM, VIA EMAIL, THE ATTENDEE'S SEAT AT THE RESPECTIVE SEMINAR.  SNCO ACADEMIES WILL NOT NORMALLY EXCEED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ALLOCATED SEATS ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 3.A., OR ACCEPT ADDITIONAL NOMINEES AFTER THE 14-DAY NOMINATION REQUIREMENT OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3.B.
B. ALL ATTENDEES REQUIRING LODGING ARE RECOMMENDED TO LODGE AT LOCAL OR BASE LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICHEVER IS THE MOST CONVENIENT TO THE RESPECTIVE SEMINAR LOCATION.
C. FUNDING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.  INDICATE ON ORDERS:  NON REPORTING ORDERS, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AND MESSING ARE NOT AVAIL.
D. THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION REQUIRES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A LUNCHEON OR PROFESSIONAL DINNER.  COSTS FOR THESE EVENTS ARE INCURRED BY COURSE ATTENDEES AND THERE IS A NONREIMBURSEABLE FEE NOT TO EXCEED 30 DOLLARS.
E. UNIFORM REQ:  REFER TO REFERENCE (D) OR THE LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATE MCCUU.  ADDITIONALLY, APPROPRIATE CIVILIAN ATTIRE, COAT AND TIE (MALES) OR DRESS OR SUIT (FEMALES), IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DINNER.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MCB QUANTICO-GYSGT B.K. MELTON, (DSN) 278-5793, BRIAN.MELTON@USMC.MIL; LCPL L.R. VANCE, JAMES.VANCE@USMC.MIL. 
CAMP PENDLETON-MSGT F. PUEBLA,(DSN) 365-4822, FRANK.PUEBLA@USMC.MIL; SSGT M. CANNION, (DSN) 361-0213, MARQUIS.CANNION@USMC.MIL
CAMP LEJEUNE-GYSGT R. SPUESENS ,(DSN) 752-1946, ROWDY.SPUESENS@USMC.MIL;
MCB BUTLER, OKINAWA-SSGT A.L. HEGLAR,(DSN) 623-4047/5603, AMBER.HEGLAR@USMC.MIL.
MCB HAWAII-GYSGT L.T. KINARD, (DSN) 457-2560, LAMONT.KINARD@USMC.MIL; MR. S.T. KEEN (DSN) 457-2560, STEVEN.KEEN@USMC.MIL.
REQ INDIVIDUAL COMMAND G-3/S-3 FWD CMD POC TO THE SNCOA POC AS SOON AS IDENTIFIED. SPECIFIC COURSE AND REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMY INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL P.J. O'LEARY, ACTING PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//