R 221601Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0375/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/DISTRIBUTION OF THE REVISED COURSEWARE MATERIAL FOR THE COMMAND-SPONSERED CORPORALS COURSE//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO 1553.4B/PME/-//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 225/07/-//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1553.4B PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF (B) IS MARADMIN 255/07 DESTRIBUTION OF THE COURSEWARE MATERIAL FOR THE COMMAND-SPONSORED CORPORALS COURSE.//
POC/C. O. GOLD/GYSGT/UNIT:MCU/NAME:EPME/TEL:DSN 278-4018/TEL:COM 703 784-4018//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF (A), THE COMMAND SPONSORED CORPORALS COURSE COURSEWARE MATERIAL IS DEVELOPED, MAINTAINED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY. THE CONTENT FOR THIS COURSE WAS REVISED AND DISTRBUTED DURING 2007 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (B). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COURSE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDESIGNED AND BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS OF THE 2007 PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION (POI). COURSEWARE MATERIAL RELEASED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF (B) ARE NO LONGER VALID OR ACCESSIBLE.
2. THE NEW COURSEWARE MATERIAL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE OPERATING FORCES IDENTIFIED DURING THE INITIAL FRONT-END ANALYSIS CONDUCTED DURING 2003 AND 2004 AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CURRENT POI. ADDITIONALLY, THE COURSE IS FOUNDED UPON THE MASTERY/NON-MASTERY METHODOLOGY, ELIMINATING THE STANDARD GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) APPROACH. POI VALIDATION AT FOUR REGIONAL SITES DURING MARCH THROUGH MAY 2009 INDICATES THE METHODOLOGY IS LARGELY ACCEPTED BY STUDENTS AND STAFF ALIKE.
3. THE COURSE HAS EXPANDED TO A MINIMUM THREE-WEEK POI THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING MODULES: ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, COMMUNICATIONS, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND OPERATIONS. THE COURSE HAS NINE ASSOCIATED EVALUATIONS; STUDENTS MUST MASTER SEVEN OF THE NINE EVENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATE THE COURSE. COMMANDERS WHO DESIRE TO ADD CONTENT TO THE COURSE MAY DO SO, BUT NOT AT THE SACRIFICE OF THE ESTABLISHED POI.
4. THE COURSE METHODOLOGY RELIES HEAVILY UPON MENTORING FROM ASSIGNED INSTRUCTORS; AS SUCH, UNITS THAT DESIRE TO EXECUTE THE POI SHOULD ALLOW A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS TO REVIEW THE COURSEWARE BEFORE CONDUCTING A COURSE. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING THE COURSE ARE FOUND IN PARAGRAPH 6.
5. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF STANDING UP CORPORALS COURSE CADRES AT THE REGIONAL STAFF NONCOMMISISONED OFFICER ACADEMIES (SNCOA). CURRENTLY, CORPORALS COURSES ARE INSTRUCTED AT THE SNCO ACADEMIES LOCATED AT MCB, QUANTICO; MCB, CAMP LEJEUNE; MCAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS; AND MCB, HAWAII. UNITS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL SNCOA TO DETERMINE IF A COURSE IS BEING CONDUCTED; THEREFORE ELIMINATING REDUNDANT, TIME-CONSUMING COURSES.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR COORDINATING CORPORALS COURSES AT THE REGIONAL SNCOAS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE ONCE ALL SNCOA CADRES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.
6. ACCESSING COURSEWARE MATERIALS. UNITS MAY ACCESS AND DOWNLOAD THE COURSEWARE MATERIAL AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: .
NOTE: THE WEBSITE IS COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) ENABLED AND ESTABLISHED FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO). TO ENSURE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY, UNIT SERGEANTS MAJOR OR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS SHALL CONTACT THE ENLISTED PME CORPORALS COURSE COORDINATOR TO RECEIVE TESTING MATERIALS AND GRADUATION CERTIFICATES. UNITS PLANNING TO CONDUCT MULTIPLE CORPORALS COURSES SHOULD CHECK THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR COURSEWARE UPDATES AS THE MATERIALS ARE SCHEDULED FOR QUARTERLY UPDATES.
7. STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE BASELINE REQUIREMENTS MUST HAVE THE COURSE COMPLETION CODE ENTERED IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS). THE COURSE COMPLETION CODE IS CONTAINED IN THE COURSE DESCRIPTIVE DATA (CDD) SECTION OF THE POI.
8. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT AN AFTER ACTION REPORT (AAR) IS REQUIRED FOR ALL COURSE ITERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE UNIT. AAR FORMAT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE ABOVE WEBSITE AND CAN BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: .
9. QUESTIONS REGARDING CONDUCT OF THE COURSE, EVALUATION, AND METHODOLOGIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE ENLISTED PME CORPORALS COURSE COORDINATOR, GYSGT C.O. GOLD AT (DSN) 278-4018, COMM (703) 784-4018, OR BY EMAIL AT CHRISTOPHER.GOLD@USMC.MIL.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) DONALD R. GARDNER, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//