R 241850Z OCT 13
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MARADMIN 559/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY14 U.S. AIR FORCE SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ENLISTED ACADEMY COURSE DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.//
POC/A.N. HAMPTON/DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES /ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-5542/EMAIL: MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  JOINT-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES ARE LIMITED.  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS, HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIR FORCE SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY (AFSNCOA).  LOCATED AT MAXWELL AFB, AL, THE AFSNCOA IS AN INTENSIVE SIX-WEEK COURSE COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: MILITARY, PROFESSIONAL, JOINT WAR FIGHTER, OPERATIONAL MANAGER, SENIOR COMMUNICATOR, AND COMBINED OPERATIONS. DURING THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO READ AND WRITE EXTENSIVELY, AND SPEAK PUBLICLY.
2.  MISSION.  THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL MANAGE THE QUOTAS AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO AFSNCOA.  COURSE DATES FOR FY14 ARE:
COURSE (ALLOCATIONS)   REPORT      GRADUATE     SUBMISSION DEADLINE
SNCOA 14-B (2)         13 JAN 14   28 FEB 14      2 DEC 13
SNCOA 14-C (2)         12 MAR 14   28 APR 14     29 JAN 14
SNCOA 14-D (3)          9 JUL 14   12 AUG 14     28 MAY 14
SNCOA 14-E (3)         26 AUG 14   30 SEP 14     15 JUL 14
3. EXECUTION
3.A.  NO COMMAND ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE AFSNCOA COURSE; THE NUMBER OF ALLOCATIONS THE MARINE CORPS CAN SUBMIT IS LISTED IN PARA 2.
3.B.  FUNDING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH TECOM WORLDWIDE TRAVEL (WWT).  SEPME WILL COORDINATE STUDENT FUNDING FOR THE COURSE THROUGH TECOM. A RENTAL VEHICLE IS ENCOURAGED, BUT WILL NOT BE FUNDED BY WWT.  THE STUDENT'S PARENT COMMAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RENTAL CAR FUNDING.
3.C.  MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC) MAY NOMINATE MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT TO ATTEND THE COURSE.  BECAUSE NO SEATS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO SPECIFIC COMMANDS, SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.  NOMINEES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE MARINE'S MARFOR G-3 IN COORDINATION WITH THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR.  NOMINATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM THE MARFOR COMMANDS.
3.D.  COURSE PREREQUISITES
3.D.1.  COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME (SEJPME) COURSE PROVIDED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE IS REQUIRED.  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 SERGEANT COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.  NOMINATED MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.  THE RESPECTIVE COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST BE REFLECTED IN MCTFS PRIOR TO STUDENT NOMINATION.
3.D.3.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE ONE YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
4.A.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF ATTENDANCE TO THE AFSNCOA.
4.A.1.  COURSE NUMBER.
4.A.2.  LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, EDIPI, AND MOS.
4.A.3.  GRADE AND DATE OF RANK.
4.A.4.  END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
4.A.5.  MCTFS CONFIRMATION OF THE PREREQUISITES LISTED IN PARA 3.D.1. AND 3.D.2.
4.A.6.  SUBMIT A PROFESSIONAL RESUME.  RESUME FORMAT CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX IN THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION.
4.B.  MARFOR G-3S WILL SUBMIT NOMINEES TO ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX: MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)USMC.MIL.
4.C.  ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IN PARA 2 FOR THE RESPECTIVE COURSE NUMBER THE NOMINEE DESIRES TO ATTEND.
4.D.  DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL COORDINATE STUDENT REGISTRATION WITH AFSNCOA.
4.E.  LODGING.  ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO STAY AT THE BEQ, MAXWELLAFB, AL.
4.F.  REPORTING. ALL APPROVED STUDENTS WILL CHECK-IN ON THE RESPECTIVE REPORT DATE TO THE LODGING OFFICE AT GUNTER ANNEX, BLDG 1017, MAXWELL AFB, AL.  ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPORTING GUIDANCE UPON CHECK IN.
4.G.  ORDERS.  PARENT COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPER ORDERS PREPARATIONS.  INDICATE ORDERS ARE REPORTING ORDERS, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AVAILABLE, AND GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
4.H.  UNIFORM REQUIREMENT.  WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SEPME WEBSITE AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX IN THESENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//