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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
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MARADMIN 438/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA/C40//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-2008 MARINE CORPS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED
/WARFIGHTING (SAW) STUDENT SELECTION//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO P1300.8R/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT ORDER//
POC/J.E. DRISCOLL/COL/SAW/LOC:MCU/TEL:DSN278-5121/TEL:(703)784-5121//
POC/M.V. SHIGLEY/LTCOL/CCE/LOC:MCU/TEL:DSN278-0654/TEL:(703)784-0654
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. FOR ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 07-08 SAW
WILL SELECT 24 STUDENTS FROM A COMBINATION OF RESIDENT INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL SCHOOLS (ILS) AND THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF
COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (CSCDEP). SAW IS AN ADVANCED
ILS PROGRAM THAT CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING DECISION-MAKING AND
COMPLEX PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR.
THE COURSE EMPLOYS HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CASE STUDIES AS A
FRAMEWORK AND INCLUDES MASTERY OF THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING
PROCESS (MCPP) AND INTRODUCTION TO JOINT OPERATION PLANNING AND
EXECUTION SYSTEM (JOPES). THE 11-MONTH CURRICULUM CAPITALIZES ON THE
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION RECEIVED FROM COMMAND AND STAFF
ILS PROGRAMS. METHODOLOGY FOCUSES ON EXTENSIVE READING, SEMINAR
LEARNING, AND ENHANCEMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. STUDENTS
MUST GRASP LARGE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION, SYNTHESIZE SOLUTIONS TO
PROBLEMS, AND THEN COMMUNICATE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
EFFECTIVELY BOTH ORALLY AND IN WRITING. FINALLY, GRADUATION FROM
SAW RESULTS IN CONFERENCE OF A MASTER OF OPERATIONAL STUDIES
DEGREE AND THE AWARDING OF THE SKILL DESIGNATOR MOS 0505, MAGTF
PLANNER.
2. MISSION. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE
(HEAD, SAW) WILL CONVENE A SAW SELECTION BOARD ON 16 OCT 2006 FOR
APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS TO SELECT 24 STUDENTS FROM A COMBINATION
OF RESIDENT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) PROGRAMS AND THE MARINE
CORPS CSCDEP FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2007-2008.
3. EXECUTION.
A. COMMANDERS INTENT. I WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND MATURE
HIGH CALIBER OFFICERS WITH AN ENHANCED MASTERY OF OPERATIONAL ART AND
CRITICAL STAFF SKILLS NECESSARY TO CONTRIBUTE IN HIGH-IMPACT BILLETS
THROUGHOUT OUR OPERATING FORCES. COMPETITIVE SELECTION OF
QUALIFIED MARINE, SISTER SERVICE, AND FOREIGN MILITARY OFFICER
APPLICANTS WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN OUR RESIDENT ILS AND DISTANCE
EDUCATION PROGRAMS IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVE THAT AIM. THE END STATE IS
THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY REPRESENTATION OF OFFICERS IN THE SAW
CLASS OF 2008.
B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. OFFICERS MEETING THE ADMISSIONS
CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN THIS MESSAGE ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO SAW
FOR AY 07-08 THROUGH THEIR RESIDENT ILS FACULTY ADVISORS OR CSCDEP
REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
(1) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(A) RESIDENT ILS APPLICANTS MUST BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED AS
A STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING AT THE MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF
COLLEGE, NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, ARMY COMMAND AND
GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE, OR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE.
(B) CSCDEP SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE MARINE CORPS OFFICERS
GRADUATED FROM THE 8800-SERIES SEMINAR-BASED USMC CSCDEP.
CURRENTLY ENROLLED OFFICERS CAN APPLY PROVIDED THEIR COMMANDING
OFFICER, OIC OR CCE REGIONAL COORDINATOR CERTIFIES THAT THEY CAN
REASONABLY COMPLETE THE 8800 SERIES SEMINAR-BASED MARINE CORPS
CSCDEP BY 1 APR 07. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE 8800 SERIES CSCDEP
BY 1 MAY 07 WILL TERMINATE ELIGIBILITY TO ATTEND SAW DURING AY 07-08.
(C) APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT COMPLETED SAW APPLICATION AND
CURRENT MASTER BRIEF SHEET. MARINE CORPS CSCDEP APPLICANTS
MUST ALSOSUBMIT A COPY OF THE MARINE CORPS CSCDEP DIPLOMA, IF
THE APPLICANT HAS GRADUATED FROM THE MARINE CORPS
CSCDEP AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO SAW.
(D) CSCDEP APPLICANTS REQUIRE WRITTEN ENDORSEMENTS FROM
BOTH THE SAW APPLICANT'S REGIONAL COORDINATOR AND THE APPLICANT'S
REPORTING SENIOR.
(E) APPLICATION INCLUDES A REQUIREMENT TO WRITE A
DIRECTED
ESSAY (NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS). TOPIC FOR THE ESSAY IS PRESCRIBED IN
THE APPLICATION.
(F) RANK. MUST BE A PROMOTED MAJOR AT THE TIME OF
APPLICATION TO SAW. MUST NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY FAILED SELECTION TO
LTCOL PRIOR TO SELECTION TO SAW. MUST NOT BE A PROMOTED LTCOL OR
LTCOL SELECT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO SAW. IF IN ZONE FOR LTCOL
AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO SAW, FAILURE TO SELECT FOR LTCOL THAT
YEAR WILL TERMINATE SAW ELIGIBILITY.
(G) MOS. OPEN TO ALL MOS FIELDS.
(H) COMPONENT. ACTIVE DUTY, UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS ARE
ELIGIBLE. AR OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, BUT MUST BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE A TWO-YEAR FOLLOW ON TOUR UPON GRADUATION.
(I) MMOA APPROVAL. SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE GRANTED
APPROVAL TO ATTEND SAW DURING AY 07-08 FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE
POPULATION ASSIGNMENT MONITORS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION
TO ATTEND SAW. SAW GRADUATES CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE A TWO-YEAR POST
GRADUATION ASSIGNMENT ALIGNED WITH THE 0505 MOS.
(J) TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS. SAW APPLICANTS MUST
SATISFY MINIMUM TOS REQUIREMENTS AT CURRENT DUTY STATION IAW REF A.
(K) OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ASSIGNMENT AS RECRUITING
STATION COMMANDING OFFICER DURING AY 07-08 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO
ATTEND SAW DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
(L) SEP AND ADP GRADUATES. GRADUATES OF EITHER THE
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP) OR THE ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM
(ADP) WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN INITIAL SEP OR ADP PAYBACK ASSIGNMENT
ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND SAW.
(2) TASKS
(A) CSC (HEAD, SAW)
(1) ESTABLISH SAW SELECTION BOARD TO CONDUCT
APPLICANT
INTERVIEWS AND SELECT THE BEST-QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR AY 07-08.
(2) COORDINATE WITH CCE ON APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR
CSCDEP OFFICERS.
(3) SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS FOR ALL APPLICANTS,
CCE-SCREENED CSCDEP AND RESIDENT ILS STUDENTS.
(B) CCE
(1) ASSIST CSCDEP SAW APPLICANTS WITH APPLICATION
PREPARATION.
(2) COORDINATE SUBMISSION OF SAW APPLICATIONS THROUGH
CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
(3) SCREEN AND IDENTIFY SUITABLE CSCDEP SAW
APPLICANTS
FOR INTERVIEW BY THE SAW SELECTION BOARD.
(4) FORWARD CSCDEP STUDENT SAW APPPLICATIONS TO CSC
NLT 9 OCT 2006.
C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) FURTHER INFORMATION ON SAW IS AVAILABLE AT THE TECOM
WEBSITE. (WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL). SELECT EDUCATION COMMAND, THEN
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING.
(2) DEADLINE FOR ALL STUDENT APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED AT
SAW IS 9 OCT 2006.
(3) SCREENED SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR A PERSONAL
INTERVIEW. FOR APPLICANTS OUTSIDE THE WASHINGTON DC AREA, IN PERSON
INTERVIEW IS RECOMMENDED. HOWEVER, TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM
COSTS FOR INTERVIEWS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCAL COMMAND OR
INDIVIDUAL SAW APPLICANT. IF AN IN-PERSON INTERVIEW IS NOT POSSIBLE,
A VIDEO TELECONFERENCE OR TELEPHONIC INTERVIEW CAN SUBSTITUTE.
THESE MUST BE COORDINATED WITH SAW.
(4) INTERVIEW DATES FOR SAW SELECTION BOARD: 16-27 OCT 2006.
(5) INTERVIEW LOCATION: RM 186, BRECKENRIDGE HALL, 2076 SOUTH
STREET, QUANTICO, VA.
(6) SELECTED APPLICANTS WILL BE APPROVED BY DIRECTOR, COMMAND
AND STAFF COLLEGE AND SCREENED BY MMOA OR OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL
ASSIGNMENT SECTIONS. SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY
SEPARATE MARADMIN.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. SAW APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ALSO AVAILABLE
FROM THE CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A. POC AT CSC AND SAW IS COL J.E. DRISCOLL, USMC, HEAD SAW TEL:
DSN 278-5121 TEL: COMM (703) 784-5121 OR EMAIL
JEROME.DRISCOLL@USMC.MIL.
B. POC AT CCE IS LTCOL M.V. SHIGLEY, USMC TEL: DSN 278-0654 TEL:
COMM (703) 784-0654 OR EMAIL MARK.SHIGLEY@USMC.MIL.
C. POC AT NAVAL WAR COLLEGE IS COL WILLIAM HARTIG TEL: COMM
(401)841 4862 OR EMAIL WILLIAM.HARTIG@NWC.NAVY.MIL.
D. POC AT ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE IS COL MARK
MONROE TEL: DSN 552-4552 OR EMAIL
MARK.MONROE@LEAVENWORTH.ARMY.MIL.
E. POC AT AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE IS LTCOL BRUCE BRIGHT
TEL:COMM (334) 953-6592 OR EMAIL BRUCE.BRIGHT@MAXWELL.AF.MIL.
F. CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS ARE:
(1) MCB CAMP LEJEUNE: NEW RIVER, NORFOLK, LITTLE
CREEK, PARRIS ISLAND, MCAS BEAUFORT, MCAS CHERRY
POINT - MR. JIM WHEELER TEL: DSN 751-9309 TEL: COMM (910) 451-9309.
(2) MATSG PENSACOLA: TAMPA, MATSG CORPUS CHRISTI, NAS
KINGSVILLE, MCLB ALBANY MR. ART ADKINS EMAIL
ARTHUR.ADKINS@USMC.MIL.
(3) MCB CAMP PENDLETON: BARSTOW, 29 PALMS, BRIDGEPORT
MR. JEFF WILLIS TEL: DSN 365-8400,3473 TEL: COMM (760)
725-8400,3473.
(4) MCB'S HAWAII MR. WILLIAM PEOPLES TEL: DSN 457-1956,0459
TEL:COMM (808) 257-1956 0459.
(5) MCAS MIRAMAR, YUMA, MCRD SAN DIEGO, NPS MR.
GARY DAHL TEL: DSN 267-1373,1374 TEL: COMM (858) 577-1373,1374.
(6) MCB'S JAPAN: OKINAWA, MARFOR KOREA, IWAKUNI, CAMP FUJI
MR. JIM HOPKINS TEL: DSN 645-2208,2230,2500 TEL:
COMM 011-81-6117-45-2230,2208,2500.
(7) QUANTICO, USNA, WASHINGTON DC, PATUXENT RIVER
MR. TRENT BECK TEL: DSN 278-1463,1471 TEL: COMM (703)
784-1463,1471.
(8) FURTHER INFORMATION ON CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS IS
AVAILABLE AT THE CCE WEBSITE (WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL FWD SLASH CCE),
SELECT FACULTY AND STAFF AND THEN SELECT REGIONAL COORDINATORS.//