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MARADMIN 399/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY14 SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
REF/B/MARADMIN 391/07//
REF/C/MARADMIN 178/10//
REF/D/ALMAR 035/07//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF (B) APPLIES CHANGES TO ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) REQUIREMENTS. REF (C) IS THE WEARING OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM. REF (D) IS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND WORLD WIDE TRAVEL ACCOUNT PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE.//
POC/C. B. CARPENTER/DEPUTY DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES /ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-5542/EMAIL: MCU_SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. HISTORICALLY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ENLISTED MARINES IN THE GRADE OF E-8 HAS BEEN LIMITED TO SEMINARS AND SELF-STUDY. THE CMC, ALONG WITH THE SMMC, DIRECTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION COURSE TARGETED TO FURTHER THE STUDY OF THE ART OF WAR FOR THESE MARINES. TO MEET THE CMC'S INTENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY HAS DEVELOPED A COURSE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE CRITICAL THINKING AND ADAPTABILITY SKILLS NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AT THE OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC LEVELS OF WAR. THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSE CONDUCTS AN INTENSE FIVE-WEEK CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, WARFIGHTING, JOINT OPERATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES.
2. MISSION. THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES, WILL CONDUCT THE SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE AT QUANTICO, VIRGINA. DATES FOR FY 2014 COURSES ARE:
COURSE REPORT GRADUATION DATE SUBMISSION DATE
1-14 21 OCT 13 22 NOV 13 21 AUG 13
2-14 6 JAN 14 7 FEB 14 6 NOV 13
3-14 24 FEB 14 28 MAR 14 24 DEC 13
4-14 19 MAY 14 20 JUN 14 19 MAR 14
5-14 25 AUG 14 26 SEP 14 25 JUN 14
3. EXECUTION
3.A. ALLOCATIONS FOR EACH COURSE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MARFORPAC 17
MARFORCOM 12
MARFORRES 4
MCICOM 6
MARSOC 2
MCCDC 8
NAVY 1
JOINT 1
OTHER 1
3.B. MAJOR COMMANDS NOT LISTED ABOVE MAY NOMINATE STUDENTS BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL VIA THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES (SEPME). NON-ALLOCATED NOMINATIONS ARE ACCEPTED BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF SEATS.
3.C. MSC'S MAY NOMINATE MARINES IN THE GRADE OF E-8 TO ATTEND THE COURSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE ALLOCATIONS. DUE TO LIMITED SCHOOL SEATS, NOMINEES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE MARINE'S CHAIN OF COMMAND TO THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR. MARFOR SERGEANTS MAJOR SHALL SCREEN THEIR APPLICANTS AND SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES TO ATTEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COURSE PREREQUISTIES PRIOR TO THEIR REGISTRATION IN MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENTSYSTEM (MCTIMS).
3.D. COURSE PREREQUISITES.
3.D.1. NOMINEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME (SEJPME) COURSE PROVIDED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE. THE SEJPME COURSE IS ACCESSED AT THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITE AT WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU
3.D.2. NOMINATED FIRST SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED RESIDENT FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR. MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR. THE RESPECTIVE COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST BE REFLECTED WITHIN MCTFS.
3.D.3. AN ACTIVE SECRET CLEARANCE, VALIDATED IN THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS) IS REQUIRED. MARINES WHO DO NOT POSSESS AN ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE COURSE.
3.D.4. NOMINEES MUST HAVE ONE-YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING ON THEIR CONTRACT UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE IN COMPLIANCE WITH MCO 1043.41.
3.D.5. MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH HT/WT/PFT/CFT STANDARDS.
3.D.6. SERGEANTS MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION. ALSO, NO E-8 WITH AT LEAST 2(P) WILL BE ONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
4.A. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE UNITS MARFOR G-3 FOR REGISTRATION INTO MCTIMS:
4.A.1. COURSE NUMBER
4.A.2. CID (M02KZ50)
4.A.3. LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, EDIPI AND MOS
4.A.4. RANK AND DATE OF RANK
4.A.5. END OF CURRENT CONTRACT
4.B. FORWARD REQUIRED NOMINEE INFORMATION, IDENTIFIED ABOVE, TO THE APPROPRIATE EMAIL ACCOUNT, DIGITALLY SIGNED AND ENCRYPTED: MARFORPAC SUBMIT TO SMB.MARFORPAC.FORMAL.SCHOOL(AT)USMC.MIL; MARFORCOM SUBMIT TO G3FORMALSCHOOL(AT)USMC.MIL; ALL MARFORRES ASSIGNED PERSONNEL SUBMIT TO MARFORRES G3 TRAINING AT MFRG3TRAINING(AT)USMC.MIL; MARSOC SUBMIT TO MARSOC(G3); MCCDC AND MCICOM SUBMIT DIRECTLY TO DIRECTOR, SEPME AT MCU_SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL.
4.C. ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE CONVENE DATE.
4.D. STUDENTS REGISTERED IN MCTIMS WHO CANNOT ATTEND A SCHEDULED COURSE MUST HAVE THEIR REGISTRATION CANCELLED WITHIN MCTIMS. CANCELLING A STUDENT REGISTRATION IS THE UNIT'S RESPONSIBILITY AND SHALL BE COORDINATED WITH THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR REPRESENTATIVE.
4.E. APPROPRIATION DATA/TRAVEL ORDER NUMBER (TON)
4.E.1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (D), AUTHORIZATION AND FUNDING FOR RENTAL CARS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.
4.E.2. WITHIN 45 DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, EACH UNIT WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE STUDENT'S LIQUIDATION TO CG, TECOM, QUANTICO, VA 22134 (C464FM).
4.F. LODGING. ATTENDEES WHO REQUIRE LODGING MUST LODGE AT LIVERSEDGE HALL, TEL 703-784-3149. IF BASE LODGING IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE STUDENT MUST COORDINATE WITH THE LIVERSEDGE HALL STAFF IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A NON-AVAILABILITY STATEMENT BEFORE ARRANGING CROSSROADS INN (800-965-9511) OR OFF BASE LODGING.
4.G. FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED BY TECOM WORLD-WIDE TRAVEL. ORDERS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.
4.H. ALL ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO THE SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE, MCU, QUANTICO, VA (UPSHUR ROAD, BUILDING 3078) NLT 0600 ON THE COURSE CONVENE DATE. UNIFORM IS PT GEAR.
4.I. PREWORK REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO ARRIVING, STUDENTS MUST READ AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: MCDP-1, WARFIGHTING; MCDP-2, INTELLIGENCE; MCDP-3, EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS; MCDP-4, LOGISTICS; MCDP-5, PLANNING; MCDP-6, COMMAND AND CONTROL; AND MCWP 5-1, MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SEPME WEBSITE AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/EPME/SITEPAGES/SENIOR(PERCENT)20ENLISTED.ASPX IN THESENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//