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MARADMIN 072/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG TECOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2013 MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES//
POC/M. J. NEWKIRK/CWO2/MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS OPERATIONS GROUP (MCLOG)/LOGISTICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS (LEP) MANAGER/COMM: 760-830-3721 DSN: 230-3721/E-MAIL: MONTREAL.NEWKIRK(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/M. AZUA/CAPT/MCLOG/INTERMEDIATE MAGTF LOGISTICS OPERATIONS COURSE (IMLOC) MANAGER/COMM: 760-830-3758 DSN: 230-3758/E-MAIL: MARCOS.AZUA(AT)USMC.MIL//
1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES CY13 U.S. MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES MANAGED BY MCLOG.
2.  IMLOC (CID: M09F2F9)
A.  DESCRIPTION.  IMLOC PROVIDES BILLET ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFICERS SERVING (OR SLATED FOR ASSIGNMENT) AS UNIT OPERATIONS OFFICERS WITHIN THE LOGISITICS COMBAT ELEMENT (AND OTHER GROUND LOGISTICS UNITS) AT THE BATTALION AND REGIMENTAL LEVEL OR AS STAFF LOGISTICS OFFICERS ABOVE THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL.  THE COURSE ALSO NOW SERVES AS THE COMMANDING GENRERAL (CG), TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM) DIRECTED LOGISTICS OPERATIONS CHIEF COURSE (LOCC) AND IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BILLET ENHANCEMENT TRAINING FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS SERVING (OR SLATED FOR ASSIGNMENT) AS BATTALION AND REGIMENT OPERATIONS CHIEFS OR CHIEFS WITHIN STAFF LOGISTICS SECTIONS ABOVE THE BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL.  TARGET STUDENT POPULATION FOR IMLOC IS 0402/1302/3002 MAJORS AND 0451/0491/1371/3043/3537 MASTER SERGEANTS.  CAPTAINS OR GUNNERY SERGEANTS WHO HAVE BEEN SLATED TO SERVE OR ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AS OPERATIONS OFFICERS OR OPERATIONS CHIEFS WITHIN GROUND LOGISTICS UNITS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND WILL RECEIVE PRIORITY SEATING.  STAFF LOGISTICS OFFICERS AND CHIEFS FROM ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MAGTF, WITHIN THE TARGET STUDENT POPULATION, ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.  FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE MCLOG WEBSITE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP.ASPX
B.  FUNDING.  CG TECOM WILL FUND ALL TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM COSTS FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT STUDENTS WHO ARE REGISTERED TO ATTEND THIS COURSE.  SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
CLASS NR    START           GRAD        QUOTAS
2013-002    20130301        20130329    50
2013-003    20130505        20130607    50
2014-001    20130920        20131101    50
C.  EACH CLASS WILL BE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED VIA AMHS MESSAGE APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE IMLOC START DATES LISTED ABOVE.  THESE MESSAGES PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR COURSE REGISTRATION.
3.  LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY (LOGTECH), INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE AND BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL (UNC).
A.  DESCRIPTION.  THE PRIMARY MISSION OF LOGTECH IS TO LEVERAGE GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES AND EXPLORE LEADING EDGE LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGIES TO PREPARE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) LOGISTICIANS FOR ADVANCES THAT WILL DRIVE LOGISTICS AND SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FUTURE.  THROUGH THE KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL AT UNC-CHAPEL HILL, LOGTECH HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED TWO DISTINCT EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MILITARY (ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT), DOD, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL: LOGTECH ADVANCED AND LOGTECH EXECUTIVE. 
B.  LOGTECH ADVANCED (CID: C48XJ22).  THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR MILITARY OFFICERS IN GRADES O-4 THROUGH O-6, MILITARY WARRANT OFFICERS IN GRADES W-3 THROUGH W-5, MILITARY ENLISTED IN GRADE E-9 ONLY, AND DOD CIVILIANS GS-13 THROUGH GS-15 (GS-12 BY EXCEPTION).  FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE MCLOG WEBSITE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP/TRAINING/LOGADV.ASPX  LOGTECH ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
CLASS NR     START          GRAD         QUOTAS
2013-002     20130127       20130201     6
2013-003     20130324       20130329     6
2013-004     20130505       20130510     6
2013-005     20130804       20130809     6
2013-006     20130922       20130927     5
C.  LOGTECH EXECUTIVE (CID: C48SJ31).  THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR MILITARY FLAG OFFICERS (O-6 BY EXCEPTION) AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE CIVILIANS (GS-15 BY EXCEPTION) WORKING IN LOGISTICS, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OR LOGISTICS SUPPORT CAREER FIELDS.  EXECUTIVES ASSIGNED TO NON-LOGISTICS POSITIONS, RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNCTIONS THAT DIRECTLY INTERFACE WITH LOGISTICS OR DEPEND UPON RELATED FUNCTIONS SUCH AS ACQUISITIONS, HEALTH SERVICES AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE MCLOG WEBSITE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP/TRAINING/LOGEX.ASPX  LOGTECH EXECUTIVE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
CLASS NR     START          GRAD        QUOTAS
2013-001     TBD            TBD         4
2013-002     20130909       20130913    4
D.  FUNDING.  ALL TUITION, TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM ARE CENTRALLY FUNDED BY THE LOGTECH PROGRAM MANAGER, U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND.  THE LOGTECH PROGRAM MANAGER WILL PROVIDE TRAVEL ORDERS AND TRAVEL CLAIM FILING INSTRUCTIONS UPON ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE.
E.  REGISTRATION.  LOGTECH STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS COORDINATED THROUGH MCLOG.  EACH CLASS WILL BE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED VIA AMHS MESSAGE APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATES LISTED ABOVE.  THESE MESSAGES PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION FOR COURSE REGISTRATION; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE MCLOG LEP MANAGER.
4.  LOGTECH INTERNATIONAL MASTER OF SCIENCE (LOGTECH IMS) IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, THE MARTIN J. WHITMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (WSM) AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
A.  DESCRIPTION.  THIS PROGRAM IS A GRADUATE LEVEL ACADEMIC PROGRAM AIMED AT PREPARING DOD MILITARY MEMBERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES FOR POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN LOGISTICS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.  THIS TWO-YEAR PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ACADEMIC COURSE WORK ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF DISTANCE LEARNING, SHORT CAMPUS RESIDENCIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.  MCLOG SERVES AS THE USMC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LOGTECH IMS PROGRAM.
B.  REQUIREMENTS.  THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS AS WELL AS CIVIL SERVICE LOGISTICIANS.  STUDENTS MUST HAVE 24 MONTHS SERVICE REMAINING AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM AND HAVE COMPLETED A BACHELORS DEGREE PROGRAM AND TAKEN THE GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT) WITHIN TWO YEARS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION.  COMPETITIVE APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE GPA OF 3.0 OR BETTER AND A GMAT SCORE OF 500 OR HIGHER.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM (DTS) PROFILE AND ACTIVE GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CREDIT CARD. 
C.  APPLICATION PROCESS.  THE APPLICATION PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN A PROFESSIONAL WORK EVALUATION FORM FROM THEIR COMMAND, A SIGNED "MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING" BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND THEIR COMMAND, A COMPLETE SF 182 (SECTIONS A, B1, E, AND PAGE 5), A COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM, A PERSONAL STATEMENT, TWO LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT, TWO OFFICIAL AND ONE UNOFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT, AND ONE OFFICIAL AND ONE UNOFFICIAL COPY OF THE APPLICANT'S GMAT SCORE.  APPLICATION PACKAGES FOR LOGTECH IMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MCLOG NLT 15 APR 2013.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE MCLOG WEB PAGE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP/TRAINING/LOGIMS.ASPX WEB PAGE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWHITMAN.SYR.EDU/EXECUTIVE/DEFENSE/LOGTECH/APPLY.ASP
D.  FUNDING.  ALL TUITION, TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM FOR LOGTECH IMS ARE CENTRALLY FUNDED BY THE LOGTECH PROGRAM MANAGER, U.S. ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND.  THE LOGTECH PROGRAM MANAGER WILL PROVIDE TRAVEL ORDERS AND TRAVEL CLAIM FILING INSTRUCTIONS UPON ENROLLMENT IN THE LOGTECH IMS PROGRAM.  LOGTECH IMS OPPORTUNITY IS AS FOLLOW, READ IN
THREE COLUMNS:
CLASS NR     START                  GRAD
2013-001     2013 AUGUST            2015 MAY
5.  JOINT LOGISTICS COURSE (JLC) (CID: A14L232).
A.  DESCRIPTION.  THE JLC IS CONDUCTED AT THE U.S. ARMY LOGISTICS UNIVERSITY (ALU), FORT LEE, VA.  THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LOGISTICIANS TO FUNCTION IN ASSIGNMENTS THAT INVOLVE JOINT AND MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS PLANNING AND SUPPORT IN ATHEATER OF OPERATIONS.  THIS COURSE INTEGRATES COMPONENT FUNCTIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE STUDY OF STRATEGY, DOCTRINE, THEORY, PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL.  THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR MILITARY OFFICERS IN GRADES O-4 THROUGH O-6, MILITARY ENLISTED IN GRADES E-8 THROUGH E-9, AND DOD CIVILIANS GS-12 THROUGH GS-15 WHO ARE ASSIGNED OR ENROUTE TO POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE JOINT OR MULTINATIONAL LOGISTICS KNOWLEDGE.  FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE MCLOG WEB SITE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP/TRAINING/JLC.ASPX.
B.  FUNDING.  CG TECOM WILL FUND ALL TO AND FROM TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM COSTS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINE CORPS STUDENTS ONLY.  SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
CLASS NR     START        GRAD       QUOTAS
2013-005     20130226     20130308   4
2013-006     20130416     20130426   3
2013-007     20130507     20130517   3
2013-008     20130613     20130621   3
2013-009     20130716     20130726   3
2013-010     20130917     20130927   3
C.  REGISTRATION.  EACH CLASS WILL BE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED VIA AMHS APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATES LISTED ABOVE.  THESE MESSAGES PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION FOR COURSE REGISTRATION.
6.  INTERAGENCY LOGISTICS (IL) COURSE
A.  DESCRIPTION.  THE INTERAGENCY LOGISTICS (IL) COURSE IS CONDUCTED SEMINAR-STYLE AT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) DISTRIBUTION CENTER FREDERICK, MD.  THE IL COURSE FOCUSES ON FAMILIARIZING STUDENTS WITH THE LOGISTICS PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS OF FEMA ALL-HAZARDS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES (DSCA) MISSIONS.  THE COURSE ALSO PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF IL PARTNER DISASTER RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS.  IT IDENTIFIES AND DISCUSSES PARAMETERS FOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT COORDINATION AND CREATES A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF BEST LOGISTICS PRACTICES.  THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR MILITARY OFFICERS IN GRADES O-4 THROUGH O-6, MILITARY WARRANT OFFICERS IN GRADES W-3 THROUGH W-5 MILITARY ENLISTED IN GRADES E-7 THROUGH E-9, AND DOD CIVILIANS GS-13 THROUGH GS-15 WHO ARE MID-TO-SENIOR LEVEL LOGISTICS MANAGERS.  THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE MCLOG WEB SITE ATHTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP/TRAINING/ILC.ASPX
B.  FUNDING.  ALL COSTS (TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM) ARE UNIT FUNDED BY INDIVIDUAL STUDENT COMMANDS.  THERE IS NO COURSE TUITION FEE.  SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW, READ IN FOUR COLUMNS:
CLASS NR     START       GRAD        QUOTAS
2013-002     20130128    20130201    4
2013-003     20130408    20130412    4
2013-004     20130617    20130621    4
C.  REGISTRATION.  EACH CLASS WILL BE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED VIA AMHS APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATES LISTED ABOVE.  THESE MESSAGES PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION FOR COURSE REGISTRATION.
7.  LOGISTICS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (LOG21)
A.  DESCRIPTION.  LOG21 IS A WEEK-LONG EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE HELD IN CHAPEL HILL, NC DESIGNED FOR EARLY CAREER, HIGH POTENTIAL LOGISTICIANS.  LOG21 IS AN ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LOGISTICS LEADERS AND TO ASSIST THESE EARLY CAREER LOGISTICIANS WITH KNOWLEDGE FROM THE RETIRING GENERATION OF LOGISTICIANS.  STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM THE COURSE WITH A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT AS LOGISTICS PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF MILITARY LOGISTICS BY UNDERSTANDING THE LOGISTICS WORLD THROUGH BOTH THE MILITARY AND INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES.  THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR MILITARY OFFICERS IN GRADES O-2 THROUGH O-4 AND CIVILIANS GS-11 THROUGH GS-13 WHO ARE EARLY-CAREER LEVEL LOGISTICS MANAGERS.  THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS.  FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE MCLOG WEB SITE AT HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP/TRAINING/LOG21.ASPX
B.  FUNDING.  ALL COSTS (TUITION, TRAVEL, AND PER DIEM) ARE UNIT FUNDED BY INDIVIDUAL STUDENT COMMANDS.  STUDENT TUITION COVERS THE COST FOR BILLETING AND SUBSISTENCE, TUITION FOR THIS COURSE IS $6,000 PER STUDENT.  SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW, READ IN FOUR
COLUMNS:
CLASS NR     START       GRAD        QUOTAS
2013-001     20130224    20130301    6
2013-002     20130609    20130614    6
2013-003     20130825    20130830    6
C.  EACH CLASS WILL BE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED VIA AMHS APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATES LISTED ABOVE.  THESE MESSAGES PROVIDE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION FOR COURSE REGISTRATION.
8.  FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON ALL MCLOG MANAGED LOGISTICS TRAINING AND EDUCATION COURSES AND PROGRAMS VIEW THE MCLOG WEBSITE: HTTP:SLASHSLASHWWW.29PALMS.MARINES.MIL/UNITS/MARINECORPSLOGISTICSOPERATIONSGROUP.ASPX
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN T. M. MURRAY, COMMANDING GENERAL, TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND.//