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MARADMIN 166/04//
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCCDC//
SUBJ/RESIDENT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) CREDIT/
FOR THE INFANTRY UNIT LEADERS COURSE (IULC)//
REF/A/MCO P1510.94/-/-//
REF/B/MCO P1553.4A/-/-//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) ESTABLISHES POLICY FOR THE CONDUCT OF MARINE
RESIDENT ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REFERENCE (B)
DEFINES THE OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR COORDINATING THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION OF MARINES.
RMKS/1. THE IULC PROVIDES INFANTRY MARINES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS REQUIRED BY AN INFANTRY UNIT LEADER, MOS 0369, TO
SERVE AS A RIFLE PLATOON SERGEANT, MACHINEGUN SECTION LEADER,
HEAVY MACHINEGUN PLATOON SERGEANT, 60MM MORTAR SECTION LEADER,
81MM MORTAR SECTION LEADER, JAVELIN SECTION LEADER, ANTIARMOR
PLATOON SERGEANT, OR ANTITANK (TOW) SECTION LEADER. THE COURSE
ENCOMPASSES TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN TACTICAL SKILLS SUCH AS
GUNNERY AND WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS IN AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS MILITARY JUSTICE AND WRITTEN/VERBAL
COMMUNICATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE MARINE IS
CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY PERFORMING IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED BILLETS.
IT IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENT EPMET COURSE FOR 03XX STAFF SERGEANTS.
2. IN RECOGNITION OF THE PME REQUIREMENTS MET THROUGH ATTENDANCE
AT IULC, THE FOLLOWING PME POLICY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: ALL
MARINES THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE IULC, IN ADDITION TO THE SNCO
CAREER DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE, SHALL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR HAVING
ATTENDED THE RESIDENT SNCO ACADEMY CAREER COURSE AND BE CONSIDERED
PME COMPLETE. COMPLETION OF THE SNCO CAREER DISTANCE EDUCATION
COURSE IS NOT REQUIRED PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE AT IULC, BUT MUST BE
COMPLETED PRIOR TO BEING CERITFIED AS PME COMPLETE.
3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY MARINES WHO ATTENDED THE IULC
PILOT COURSE ARE GRANDFATHERED AND SHALL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE
RESIDENT SNCO ACADEMY CAREER COURSE, ONCE THEY COMPLETE THE SNCO
CAREER DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE.
4. PME EQUIVALENCY FOR IULC COMPLETION SHALL BE DOCUMENTED BY A
PME EQUIVALENCY CODE L86 ENTRY IN MCTFS.//