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SUBJ/FY05 MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES//
POC/MICKENS J.D./MSGT/MCU PRES SOML C40 LOG/-/TEL:DSN 278-5860
/EMAIL:JAMES.MICKENS@USMC.MIL/TEL:(703) 784-5860//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES U.S. MARINE
CORPS LOGISTICS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR FY05.
2A. ADVANCED LOGISTICS OPERATIONS COURSE (ALOC). ALOC SERVES AS
THE MARINE CORPS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL LOGISTICS COURSE TO PREPARE
OFFICERS, STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN LOGISTICIANS
FOR A WIDE RANGE OF KEY LOGISTICS LEADERSHIP AND STAFF POSITIONS
WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. FOR MORE
INFORMATION REFER TO THE SOML WEB SITE AT
WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/SOML.
B. FUNDED ALLOCATIONS. CG TECOM/MCU WILL FUND ALL TO/FROM
TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM COSTS FOR USMC STUDENTS. SEAT
ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW, READ IN FIVE COLUMNS:
CLASS NR TRAVEL DATE START GRAD QUOTAS
2005-001 20041011 20041012 20041029 76
2005-002 20050227 20050228 20050401 76
3A. TACTICAL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS COURSE (TLOC). THE TACTICAL
LOGISTICS OPERATIONS COURSE PROVIDES MARINES WITH CAREER-LEVEL
EDUCATION. THIS CURRICULUM ASSUMES THE STUDENT HAS AN UNDERSTANDING
OF TACTICAL LEVEL LOGISTICS RECOGNIZES THAT STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL,
AND TACTICAL LEVELS OF LOGISTICS FUNCTION AS A COORDINATED WHOLE,
NOT AS INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES. THE COURSE PLACES EMPHASIS ON HOW TO
INTEGRATE TACTICAL LOGISTICS WITHIN THE MAGTF AND COORDINATE WITH
HIGHER HEADQUARTERS FOR OPERATIONAL-LEVEL SUPPORT TO THE MAGTF
COMMANDER. FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE SOML WEB SITE AT
WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/SOMLB. FUNDED ALLOCATIONS. CG TECOM/MCU WILL FUND ALL TO/FROM
TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM COSTS FOR USMC STUDENTS. SEAT
ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW, READ IN FIVE COLUMNS:
CLASS NR TRAVEL DATE START GRAD QUOTAS
2005-001 20041205 20041206 20041217 60
2005-002 20050320 20050321 20050401 60
2005-003 20050529 20050530 20050610 60
2005-004 20050828 20050829 20050909 60
4A. JOINT COURSE ON LOGISTICS (JCL). CONDUCTED AT THE U.S. ARMY
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT COLLEGE (ALMC), FORT LEE, VA. COURSE MATERIAL
IS UNCLASSIFIED AND IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MILITARY AND CIVILIANS
TO FUNCTION IN ASSIGNMENTS THAT INVOLVE JOINT LOGISTICS
PLANNING, INTERSERVICE, AND MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS SUPPORT IN A
THEATER OF OPERATIONS. IT INTEGRATES COMPONENT FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE STUDY OF STRATEGY, DOCTRINE, THEORY,
PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL.
B. DESCRIPTION. THE COURSE IS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
PRINCIPALLY AIMED AT FIELD GRADE OFFICERS AND MID-LEVEL CIVILIANS,
ASSIGNED OR ENROUTE TO POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE JOINT/MULTINATIONAL
LOGISTICS KNOWLEDGE. COMMANDS MAY REQUEST WAIVERS FOR CAPT OR
MGYSGT/MSGT THROUGH MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (CODE SOML). QUOTAS
WILL BE APPROVED PENDING VERIFICATION BY THE DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF
MAGTF LOGISTICS, AND CURRENT CLASS ALLOCATIONS. FOR MORE
INFORMATION REFER TO THE JCL WEB SITE AT
WWW.ALMC.ARMY.MIL/SCHEDULE/J.
C. FUNDED ALLOCATIONS. CG MCCDC WILL FUND ALL TO/FROM TRAVEL,
LODGING, AND PER DIEM COSTS FOR 40 USMC STUDENTS.
CLASS NR DUE START GRAD QUOTAS
05-002 20041210 20050124 20050204 4
05-003 20050121 20050307 20050318 4
05-004 20050211 20050328 20050408 4
05-005 20050311 20050425 20050506 4
05-006 20050401 20050516 20050527 4
05-007 20050603 20050718 20050729 4
05-008 20050701 20050815 20050826 4
05-009 20050812 20050926 20051007 4
5A. MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS COURSE. CONDUCTED AT THE U.S. ARMY
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT COLLEGE (ALMC), FORT LEE, VA. COURSE MATERIAL
IS UNCLASSIFIED AND IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENT TO THE
WORLD OF MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS. IT WILL COVER
ALLIANCES (PRIMARILY NATO) AND COALITIONS INCLUDING THOSE
INITIATED UNDER THE BANNER OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND THOSE THAT ARE
AD HOC IN NATURE.
B. THE COURSE IS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PRINCIPALLY AIMED AT
FIELD GRADE OFFICERS AND MID-LEVEL CIVILIANS THAT ARE ASSIGNED OR
ENROUTE TO POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF MULTINATIONAL
LOGISTICS.
C. WAIVERS. COMMANDS MAY REQUEST WAIVERS FOR CAPTAINS
THROUGH MCU (SOML). QUOTAS WILL BE APPROVED PENDING CURRENT CLASS
ALLOCATIONS.
D. FUNDED ALLOCATIONS. ALLOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE, HOWEVER
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO FUNDED SEATS. COMMANDS DESIRING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE COURSE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING THEIR
NOMINATIONS. IF FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE, PERSONNEL REQUESTING
SEATS WILL BE PROVIDED APPROPRIATION DATA ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE JCL WEB SITE AT
WWW.ALMC.ARMY.MIL/SCHEDULE/J.
CLASS NR DUE START GRAD QUOTAS
05-001 20041015 20041201 20041210 TBD
05-002 20050201 20050316 20050325 TBD
05-003 20050415 20050601 20050610 TBD
05-004 20050729 20050914 20050923 TBD
6. LOGTECH. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
IN LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY (LOGTECH) IS TO LEVERAGE GLOBAL BEST
PRACTICES AND EXPLORE LEADING-EDGE LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGIES TO
PREPARE DOD LOGISTICIANS FOR ADVANCES THAT WILL DRIVE LOGISTICS
AND ITS SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FUTURE. THROUGH THE
KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, LOGTECH HAS DEVELOPED AND OFFERS TWO
DISTINCT EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MILITARY, DOD AND PRIVATE
SECTOR PERSONNEL: THE LOGTECH EXECUTIVE AND ADVANCED PROGRAMS.
A. LOGTECH ADVANCED. THIS EXPERIENCE IS CONDUCTED
THROUGH A SERIES OF INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE MILITARY, PRIVATE SECTOR
AND ACADEMIC LOGISTICS COMMUNITIES. DESIGNED FOR O-4 TO O-6 GRADE
MILITARY OFFICERS, GS-13 TO GS-15 (GS-12 BY EXCEPTION)
CIVILIANS AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPANTS AT THE OPERATIONAL OR
REGIONAL LEVEL. FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE LOGTECH WEBSITE
AT
WWW.LOGTECH.UNC.EDU/ CLASS NR DUE START GRAD QUOTAS
05-010 20050206 20050207 20050211 TBD
05-020 20050508 20050509 20050514 TBD
05-030 20051002 20051003 20051007 TBD
B. EXECUTIVE LOGTECH. DESIGNED FOR MILITARY FLAG OFFICERS (O-6
BY EXCEPTION), SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE CIVILIANS AND EQUIVALENT
PRIVATE SECTOR EXECUTIVES. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON STRATEGIC AND
ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FROM THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE LOGTECH WEBSITE AT
WWW.LOGTECH.UNC.EDU/ CLASS NR DUE START GRAD QUOTAS
05-010 20050117 20050118 20050121 TBD
05-020 20050327 20050328 20050401 TBD
05-030 20050912 20050913 20050916 TBD
8. MCLEP: MCLEP IS A TWO-WEEK COURSE TAUGHT BY THE PENN STATE
UNIVERSITY SMEAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. THE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON
THE INTEGRATION OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND
DISTRIBUTION, ORDER MANAGEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN EFFECTIVE
LOGISTICS CHAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
EXPOSE MARINE AND CIVILIAN LOGISTICIANS TO BOTH PROVEN AND EMERGING
CIVILIAN INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
COMMANDERS, EXECUTIVE-LEVEL LOGISTICS MANAGERS AND STAFF AT THE
SERVICE, COMPONENT, JOINT, AND MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE LEVELS,
AND MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE STAFF MEMBERS OPERATING IN A JOINT
ENVIRONMENT. THE COURSE CAPACITY ALLOWS 55 STUDENTS TO BE NOMINATED
BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMANDS. THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT,I&L WILL FUND
TUITION, TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM. FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER
TO THE SOML WEB SITE AT
WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/SOML.
CLASS NR DUE START GRAD QUOTAS
05-01 20041205 20041206 20041217 TBD
05-02 TBD TBD TBD TBD //