R 101352Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 450/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE (CPG) TASK TO INCREASE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME): BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2014 (FY14) IMPLEMENTATION//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
REF/B/MARADMIN 703-08//
NARR/REF A IS THE PME ORDER.  REF B MODIFIES AND UPDATES REF A WITH REGARD TO OFFICER PME.//
POC/MR. J. F. HEMLEBEN/MCU/LOC: QUANTICO/TEL: DSN 278-0741/EMAIL: JOHN.HEMLEBEN(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS' (CMC'S) CPG DIRECTED MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITY FOR ATTENDANCE AT RESIDENT PME.  IN RESPONSE, CMC APPROVED MCU'S CONCEPT FOR PROVIDING OFFICERS AN INCREASED OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A PARTIAL RESIDENT PME EXPERIENCE VIA A BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM (BSP).  THE BSP IS A COMBINATION OF RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT ONLINE EDUCATION AT OR NEAR HOME STATION.  THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET) EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EWSDEP) BSP AND COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (CSCDEP) BSP WILL BE PHASED IN AT THE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (CPCA), CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA (CLNC), CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, AND QUANTICO REGIONAL CAMPUSES OVER THE NEXT TWO ACADEMIC YEARS.  THESE PROGRAMS ENABLE STUDENTS TO GAIN A GREATER DEPTH OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE WHILE MINIMIZING FAMILY TURBULENCE BY ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN ON STATION THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.  UPON ACHIEVING FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY IN FY15, EWSDEP BSP WILL HAVE 190 TOTAL SEATS AVAILABLE; CSCDEP BSP WILL HAVE 50 TOTAL SEATS AVAILABLE.
2.  THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICERS TO COMPLETE CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL OR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) WITHIN ONE ACADEMIC YEAR, EARNING GRADUATES BOTH PME AND JPME PHASE I CREDIT FOR ILS.  THE FOLLOWING ARE PROGRAM DETAILS FOR FY14.
    A.  EWSDEP BSP IS DESIGNED FOR DELIVERY IN THREE STAGES:  STAGE ONE IS A 4 WEEK RESIDENT PERIOD; STAGE TWO IS A 12 WEEK ONLINE PERIOD; STAGE THREE IS A 6 WEEK RESIDENT PERIOD.  CSCDEP IS ALSO DESIGNED FOR DELIVERY IN THREE STAGES: STAGE ONE IS A 4 WEEK RESIDENT PERIOD; STAGE TWO IS A 28 WEEK ONLINE PERIOD; STAGE THREE IS A 6 WEEK RESIDENT PERIOD.
    B.  DURING FY14 ONLY, EACH RESIDENT PERIOD WILL BE CONSIDERED PERMISSIVE TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (PTAD)/LOCAL TRAVEL OR UNIT FUNDED WHILE THE ONLINE PERIOD WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE OFFICERS' OFF-DUTY TIME AT HOME STATION.  FY15 AND BEYOND TAD WILL BE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND FUNDED.  DURING FY14, ONE CSCDEP BSP WILL COMMENCE ON 28 OCT 13 AT CLNC AND CPCA, WHILE EWSDEP BSP WILL COMMENCE ON 13 JAN 14 AT CLNC AND CPCA.
3.  OFFICER ELIGIBILITY
    A.  EWSDEP BSP: CAPTAINS, CAPTAIN SELECTS, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) 3S.  LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS IN APPROPRIATE GRADE ARE ELIGIBLE.
    B.  CSCDEP BSP: MAJORS, MAJOR SELECTS, AND CWO4S.  LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS IN APPROPRIATE GRADE ARE ELIGIBLE.
4.  MARINE CORPS FORCES (MARFORS) AND MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (MCICOM) ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE OFFICERS IN THE NUMBERS AND MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CATEGORIES BY MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE ELEMENT, EXAMPLE: 0302 GROUND COMBAT ELEMENT (GCE), 0602 COMMUNICATIONS ELEMENT (CE), ETC. MAJOR COMMAND ALLOCATIONS FOR SEATS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  EWSDEP BSP:
MARFOR      SEATS      LOCATION   REPORT 1ST  REPORT 2ND
                                  RES PERIOD  RES PERIOD
                                  (30 DAYS)   (6 WEEKS)
                       
MARFORCOM   2-ACE        CLNC     13JAN14     19MAY14
            2-GCE
            2-LCE/CE
MARFORPAC   2-ACE        CPCA     13JAN14     19MAY14
            2-GCE
            2-LCE/CE
MCICOM        3-ANY MOS    CLNC     13JAN14     19MAY14
            3-ANY MOS    CPCA     13JAN14     19MAY14
    B.  CSCDEP BSP:
MARFORCOM   2-ACE        CLNC     28OCT13     28JUL14
            2-GCE
            2-LCE/CE
MARFORPAC   2-ACE        CPCA     28OCT13     28JUL14
            2-GCE
            2-LCE/CE
MCICOM      3-ANY MOS    CLNC     28OCT13     28JUL14
            3-ANY MOS    CPCA     28OCT13     28JUL14
    C.  MARFORS AND MCICOM ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE NAMES TO MCU/CDET POINT OF CONTACT NO LATER THAN 1 OCT 13.  REPORTING LOCATION FOR CPCA IS BLDG 22181 WITH LTCOL J.A. VANDAVEER OR MR JEFF WILLIS;  CLNC IS BLDG 403, L STREET WITH LTCOL S.F. WHITEHEAD OR MR CESARE CARDI.  PARTICIPATING OFFICERS SHOULD REPORT READY TO BEGIN CLASSES AT 0800 ON THE REPORT DATE.  UNIFORM IS SEASONAL MARPATS.  ANY OFFICER ON UNIT FUNDED ORDERS REQUIRING BILLETING WILL NEED TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL CAMPUS FOR ASSISTANCE.
    D.  THE FIRST RESIDENT PERIOD FOR BOTH PROGRAMS IS 30 DAYS.  OFFICERS SHOULD ARRIVE WITH NON-REPORTING ORDERS AND WILL NOT REQUIRE "TD" FITREPS PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE.  THE SECOND RESIDENT PERIOD OF SIX WEEKS WILL ALSO REQUIRE NON-REPORTING ORDERS BUT WILL REQUIRE "TD" FITREPS PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE.  MCU WILL RUN "FD" REPORTS UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.
    E.  OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO POSSESS A COMPUTER AND ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO BRING LAPTOPS, TABLET DEVICES, OR E-READERS TO DOWNLOAD STUDENT MATERIAL FOR EASE OF USE AND STUDYING WHILE ATTENDING THE BSP.  ALL REQUIRED STUDENT COURSEWARE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE MCU BLACKBOARD SITE UPON ARRIVAL.  NO PRINTED MATERIAL WILL BE PROVIDED.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  CDET POC FOR SEATS IS MR. DENNIS HASKIN, PHONE: (703)432-0671 OR EMAIL:  DENNIS.HASKIN(AT)USMC.MIL.  POC FOR CPCA IS MR. JEFF WILLIS (760)725-8400 OR EMAIL: JEFFREY.R.WILLIS(AT)USMC.MIL.  POINT OF CONTACT FOR CLNC IS MR. CESARE CARDI (910)451-9309 OR EMAIL: CESARE.CARDI(AT)USMC.MIL.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN K. J. GLUECK JR, COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND.//