MARADMINS : 337/04
R 031950Z AUG 04
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 337/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/DMCS//
SUBJ/STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS CAREER DISTANCE EDUCATION
/PROGRAM (SNCOCDEP) REVISION AND PME REQUIREMENTS//
REF/A/DOC/1999DEC20/-//
POC/T. E. PERRY/MAJOR/-/-/TEL:(202)-685-7620/-//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1553.4A, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME).//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE REF, STAFF SERGEANTS DESIRING PROMOTION
TO GUNNERY
SERGEANT MUST COMPLETE EITHER THE 7100 PROGRAM OR THE REVISED 8100
PROGRAM TO SATISFY ALL DISTANCE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT GRADE.
2. EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 2004, THE 7100 SNCOCDEP WAS DISCONTINUED AND
REPLACED BY THE REVISED 8100 SNCOCDEP.
3. THE 8100 SNCOCDEP CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
8101 LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
8102 MILITARY STUDIES
8103 WARFIGHTING TECHNIQUES
8104 DECISION MAKING
8105 LEADERSHIP CREDO.
4. COMPLETION OF THE 8100 SNCOCDEP WILL APPEAR IN THE MARINE CORPS
TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM AS "SNCO CAREER DEPWF (8100), AND IS ASSIGNED A
SERVICE SCHOOL CODE OF 'T5P.' THIS REVISED PROGRAM SATISFIES ALL
DISTANCE EDUCATION PME REQUIREMENTS FOR STAFF SERGEANTS.
5. STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THE 8100 PROGRAM WILL HAVE 5 YEARS FROM
THE DATE THEY ENROLL TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM.
6. CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS WHO DESIRE TO COMPLETE THE 7100
PROGRAM HAVE UNTIL 30 JUNE 2006 TO COMPLETE ALL COURSES WITHIN THE
7100 PROGRAM.
7. STUDENTS WHO DECIDE TO DROP OUT OF THE 7100 PROGRAM AND ENROLL
IN THE 8100 PROGRAM WILL NOT BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR COURSES ALREADY
COMPLETED IN 7100 PROGRAM.
8. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE 7100 PROGRAM BY 30 JUNE 2006
WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISENROLLED WITHOUT RECEIVING CREDIT AND WILL
HAVE TO COMPLETE THE 8100 PROGRAM IN ORDER TO SATISFY DISTANCE PME
REQUIREMENTS.//