R 221935Z JUN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0376/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS TO ATTEND ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2010 RESERVE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) WEEKEND SEMINARS FOR THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE (CSC) AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL (EWS) DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS//
POC/MR. ANTHONY DAVIS/CIV/UNIT:MFR G-3 TRAINING/-/TEL:COMM 504 678-0248/ EMAIL:ANTHONY.T.DAVIS@USMC.MIL//
POC/MR. DENNIS CHINAULT/CIV/UNIT:CCE/-/TEL:COMM 703 784-5971 /EMAIL:DENNIS.CHINAULT@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE FORMALLY SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2010 (AY10) COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (CSCDEP) AND THE EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EWSDEP) WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PME OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL USMC OFFICERS, RESERVES AS WELL AS ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), WILL BEGIN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2009 FOR AY10 WHICH BEGINS IN LATE SEP 2009.
2. ACTIVE DUTY OR ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) OFFICERS WHO DESIRE TO ENROLL IN THE WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAM AT THE DESIGNATED WEEKEND LOCATIONS MAY ENROLL THROUGH THEIR LOCAL REGIONAL COORDINATOR (RC). THE SPECIFIC RC(S) LOCATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP:/WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CCE/GENERAL/SATELLITES.ASP
3. RESERVE OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST (ASL) WHO ARE REQUESTING ENROLLMENT IN EITHER THE CSCDEP OR EWSDEP WEEKEND PROGRAM ON FUNDED MARFORRES ORDERS MUST MEET THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BELOW AND THE ANNUAL TRAINING RQMTS SPECIFIED IN PARA 6.
   A. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PRIORITY FOR THE EWSDEP WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAM:
      (1) USMC(R) CAPTAINS (SELECTEES) AND CWO-3S (SELECTEES)
      (2) USMC(R) FIRST LIEUTENANTS AND CWO-2S
      (3) USMC(R) MAJORS, CWO-4S, CWO-5S WHO HAVE NEVER COMPLETED EWS OR EWSDEP.
      (4) GOVT CIVILIANS GS-12 EQUIV OR ABOVE.
   B. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PRIORITY FOR THE CSCDEP WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAM:
      (1) USMC(R) MAJORS SELECTEES AND CWO-4S SELECTEES
      (2) USMC(R) CAPTAINS AND CWO-3S WHO HAVE COMPLETED EWS OR EWSDEP
      (3) USMCR LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND CWO-5S
      (4) GOVT CIVILIANS GS13 EQUIV OR ABOVE.
   C. OFFICERS INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO EITHER PROGRAM:
      (1) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS
      (2) OFFICERS IN SANCTUARY
      (3) COLONELS AND COLONEL SELECTS
      (4) OFFICERS SERVING ON MOBILIZATION/CONTINGENCY ORDERS UNLESS THEY ARE LOCAL AND THE GOVERNMENT INCURS NO COST.
4. FINAL CSC AND EWS SEMINAR SITE LOCATIONS WILL BE DETERMINED IN AUG 09 BASED UPON STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY.
5. THE WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAM IS 18-MONTHS IN LENGTH. THE PROGRAM COMMENCES IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AND CONTINUES THROUGH JUNE FOR (2) NINE MONTH SEMESTERS. ALL OFFICERS WHO DESIRE CONSIDERATION ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
6. COURSE PREREQUISITES FOR RESERVE OFFICERS. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS, COMMARFORRES POLICY STIPULATES THAT MARINES MUST MAINTAIN PRESCRIBED ANNUAL TRAINING STANDARDS. FOR THOSE OFFICERS THAT ARE NOT CURRENT, DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE THRU AUGUST MARFORRES WILL BE CONDUCTING THE RESERVE TRAINING AND READINESS OVERSIGHT PROGRAM (RTROP) AT CAMP UPSHUR ABOARD MCB QUANTICO. RTROP WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE SMCR, IMA, & IRR OFFICERS MEET BASIC READINESS STANDARDS. IT WILL CONSIST OF PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST, BODY COMPOSITION EVALUATION, COMBAT FITNESS TEST, SWIM QUAL, PISTOL QUAL, INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT CONFIDENCE EXERCISE, PHYSICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, HIV SCREENING, AND ANNUAL TRAINING CLASSES. AT A MINIMUM, ALL MARINES SHOULD HAVE A CURRENT PHA, PFT, CFT, CURRENT HIV, AND A MINIMUM OF TAN BELT FOR MCMAP.
7. APPLICATIONS. OFFICERS DESIRING TO ENROLL IN CSCDEP OR EWSDEP MUST FIRST CONTACT THE CCE RESERVE LIAISON OFFICER (RLO) OR THE OPERATIONS OFFICER (DENNIS.CHINAULT@USMC.MIL) AT THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (CCE), THEN DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FOR PME, AND EMAIL THE COMPLETED FORM TO CCE. INFORMATION AND FORM CAN BE LOCATED ON THE CCE WEBSITE AT HTTP:/WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CCE/PROGRAMS/PME/RESERVE.ASP OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
8. FUNDING/TRAVEL.
   A. FUNDING FOR THE WEEKEND SEMINAR PROGRAM IS PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
      (1) FUNDING FOR SMCR, IRR, IMA, AND MTU OFFICERS WILL BE PROVIDED BY COMMARFORRES.
      (2) FUNDING FOR MARINES ON ACTIVATION/ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CONTINGENCY (ADOS-CO) ORDERS, REFER BACK TO PARAGRAPH 3C.
      (3) FUNDING FOR MARINES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY, ACTIVE RESERVE, AND ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT (ADOS) CAN BE PROVIDED BY COMMANDERS FOR WHICH THEY SERVE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL MARFORRES PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ANY MARINE SERVING ON THESE TYPE ORDERS.
9. ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES.
   A. ENSURE AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER (HOME/WORK/CELL) IS PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION.
   B. NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED BY CCE VIA EMAIL.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) DONALD R. GARDNER, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY//