R 091506Z Dec 08
MARADMIN 700/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/HQMC C4//
SUBJ/ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE /ACOC 1-09//
 REF/A/MSGID:MSGID/MCO P1200.16/-//
POC/R. AGOSTO/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/NAME:DSN 223-3556/-//
POC/J. RIDER/CAPT/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/NAME:DSN 223-3540/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL AND HQMC C4 ARE SOLICITING STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE WINTER 2009 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE (ACOC 1-09) TO BE HELD FROM 23 FEBRUARY - 7 MAY 2009 IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. ACOC IS AN ADVANCED, FORMAL SKILLS PROGRESSION-TRAINING COURSE FOR MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, CWOS AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS. OFFICERS WITH THE PMOS OF 0602 WILL BE AWARDED THE NMOS SKILL DESIGNATOR 0603 ONLY UPON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THIS COURSE. THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIES TO ACOC 1-09:
1.A. MOS 0602 CAPTAINS AND MAJORS SERVING IN THE OPERATING FORCES OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
1.B. LDO CAPTAINS HOLDING MOS 0650 AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0650.
1.C. GOVERNMENT ITM CIVILIANS, GS-11 OR GS-12, IN THE FOLLOWING OCC FIELD SERIES: GS-0332/2210/0335/0340/0343/0390/0391/0392/ 0854/1550.
2. MISSION.  FROM 23 FEBRUARY TO 7 MAY 2009, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL CONDUCTS ACOC IOT PROVIDE C4 NETWORK PLANNING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING TO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ITM CIVILIANS.
3. TASKS.  (NOMINEES PARENT COMMANDS)
3.A. SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NO LATER THAN 23 JANUARY 2009 WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL TO THE POCS:
(1) LNAME, FNAME, MI
(2) GRADE
(3) PRIMARY MOS
(4) LAST FOUR OF SSN
(5) UNIT MCC
(6) UNIT POC TO RECEIVE FUNDING APPROVAL (E-MAIL ADDRESS)
(7) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
(8) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED)
(9) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COML)
(10) EMAIL ADDRESS
(11) MODE OF TRAVEL
(12) IS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED DURING THE COURSE? (Y OR N)
(13) DOES MARINE POSSESS GTCC
(14) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISIT REQUESTS (OPNAV 5521/27) ARE REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS). THE SMO # IN JPAS IS 30002076 OR MAY BE FAXED TO:  DSN
278.3264 OR COML 703.784.3264. INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT (23 FEB - 7 MAY 2009), AND PURPOSE (ACOC 1-09), ATTN:SECURITY MANAGER.
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
4.A. COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE ATTENDEES WILL DESIGNATE A POC FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED FROM MRO'S COMMANDER VIA APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
4.B. UNIFORM WILL BE WOODLAND MARPAT AND DESERT MARPAT, ALONG WITH THE APPROPRIATE SEASONAL UNIFORM, SERVICE B AND C. 
4.C. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SUPPORT.  STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER BASED TRAINING ON MARINENET PRIOR TO ARRIVING FOR
ACOC:HTTPS://WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL/MARINENET/                     
                                                                   
                        (1) COURSE CODE: MCPP01, MARINE CORPS
PLANNING PROCESS                                                   
  (2) COURSE CODE: 237349, BASIC NETWORKING CONCEPTS               
                                                                   
                                                                   
     (3) COURSE CODE: 237353, CONSTRUCTING IP NETWORK ADDRESSES 4.D. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND ACOC 1-09, ACOC 2-09 IS ANTICIPATED TO RUN MID-AUGUST TO MID-OCTOBER 2009. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACOC 2-09 WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
5.A. THE 06XX OCCFLD SPONSOR IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACOC STUDENTS.
5.B. FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. TECOM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, PER DIEM, AND RENTAL VANS FOR GROUPS OF MILITARY STUDENTS.
INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR RENTAL CARS FROM MILITARY MEMBERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
5.C. UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS.  SEATS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON A "NO COST" BASIS (I.E., TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR MARINES STATIONED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
5.D. BILLETING. RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH ATTENDEE. ATTENDEES MUST CHECK WITH THE QUANTICO BOQ (LIVERSEDGE HALL) AT DSN 278.3148/9 OR COML 703.784.3148/9 FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING PRIOR TO MAKING ANY LODGING RESERVATIONS.  IF GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL LODGING INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROSSROADS INN (TLF) AT 1.800.965.9511. GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
6.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
6.A. ACOC 1-09 WILL CONVENE ON 23 FEB 2009.  STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT IN THE WOODLAND MARPAT UNIFORM, SLEEVES DOWN, NLT 0800, 23 FEB 2009 AT THE COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL, BLDG 2085, EDSON HALL,
QUANTICO, VA.                                                      
                                       6.B. THE POCS WILL NOTIFY MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND ACOC
1-09 APPROXIMATELY 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE COURSE. THE OCCFLD SPONSOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS DATA FOR FUNDED STUDENT ORDERS.  APPROPRIATIONS DATA COMES FROM TECOM AND IS REQUESTED NLT 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE'S CONVENING DATE. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO STUDENTS AS SOON AS IT IS RECEIVED.
6.C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE IS LOCATED AT WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CS.
6.D. ALL COURSE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE MCEITS PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.MCEITS.USMC.MIL. OR WWW.PORTAL.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/SITES/CS/DEFAULT.ASPX. SUBMIT ACCESS REQUEST TO CWO3 ERICKSKSON, CLET.ERICKSON@USMC.MIL OR SSGT BRUNSVIK, KODIE.BRUNSVIK@USMC.MIL.
6.E. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AUGMENT THE POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE: CAPT JOSH RIDER JOSHUA.RIDER@USMC.MIL 06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR, HQMC C4; MGYSGT RENE AGOSTO RENE.AGOSTO@USMC.MIL 06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST HQMC C4; MR.
ANDY PETERS ANDREW.PETERS@USMC.MIL, DEPUTY, COMM SCHOOL, TECOM.
7. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
7.A. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN DIRECTOR C4, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.
9. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 NOVEMBER 2009.//