R 151500Z AUG 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 371/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA C40//
SUBJ/ CHANGE TO PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS FOR
/RECRUITING STATION OFFICERS//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4A W/ERRATUM//
REF/B/DOC/CSCDEP 8800//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 423-99//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 354-02//
NARR/REF A IS PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF B IS COMMAND AND STAFF
COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (CSCDEP) 8800. REF C IS OFFICER PME.
REF D IS THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (CCE) AND OFFICER PME.
POCS/DR C. M. FERGUSON/VPAA/MCU/-/TEL: DSN 278-5043/COMM (703) 784-5043//
CAPT A. R. HULT/ED OFFICER/MCU/-/TEL: DSN 278-2884/COMM (703) 784-2884//
RMKS/1. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) IS A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM FOR
SELF IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT AN OFFICER'S CAREER.
2. THE FOLLOWING POLICY CHANGE IS IMPLEMENTED PER REF A, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY:
THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) DIRECTS THAT RECRUITING STATION (RS)
COMMANDING OFFICERS (CO) WILL BE EXEMPT FROM HAVING TO COMPLETE NON-RESIDENT
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) WHILE SERVING AS A RS CO.
3. THIS MARADMIN TRANSMITS PEN CHANGES TO REF A, MCO P1553.4A W/ERRATUM. MAKE
THE FOLLOWING PEN CHANGES TO:
A. PAGE 1-24, PARAGRAPH 1007.10, "CAPTAIN," ADD "D. OFFICERS ASSIGNED AS
RECRUITING STATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OPERATIONS OFFICERS, AND OFFICER SELECTION
OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF ATTENDING RESIDENT EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL,
AN APPLICABLE ARMY ADVANCED COURSE (TYPE II CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL), OR THEIR CHOICE
OF DUTY STATION (GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION) UPON COMPLETION OF A SUCCESSFUL TOUR IN
RECRUITING." NOTE: RECRUITING STATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OPERATIONS OFFICERS,
AND OFFICER SELECTION OFFICERS ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS)
REQUIREMENTS.
B. PAGE 1-25, PARAGRAPH 1007.11, "MAJOR," ADD "E. WHILE SERVING AS A RECRUITING
STATION (RS) COMMANDING OFFICER (CO), MAJORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN OR
COMPLETE THE ILS REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR GRADE. UPON COMPLETION OF A TOUR OF DUTY
AS A RS CO, OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO RESUME THEIR PURSUIT OF PME REQUIREMENTS FOR
THEIR GRADE. RS CO'S WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF ATTENDING RESIDENT COMMAND AND STAFF
COLLEGE OR A CHOICE OF DUTY STATION (GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION) UPON COMPLETION OF A
SUCCESSFUL TOUR IN RECRUITING."
4. MCU PRESIDENT/CG EDCOM IS THE PME PROPONENT.
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