R 242111Z OCT 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 561/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY14 NAVY SENIOR 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 NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY (NAVSEA).  LOCATED AT NS NEWPORT, RI, THE NAVSEA CONDUCTS AN INTENSE SIX-WEEK COURSE WITH A CURRICULUM FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.  DURING THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE EXTENSIVE READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS, SELF-STUDY, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING.
2.  MISSION.  THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL MANAGE THE QUOTAS AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO NAVSEA.  COURSE DATES FOR FY14 ARE:
COURSE       REPORT         GRADUATE             SUBMISSION DEADLINE
178(3)       6 JAN 14       14 FEB 14                25 NOV 13
179(3)      24 FEB 14        4 APR 14                13 JAN 14
180(3)      14 APR 14       23 MAY 14                 3 MAR 14
181(4)       2 JUN 14       11 JUL 14                21 APR 14
182(4)      28 JUL 14        5 SEP 14                16 JUN 14
183(4)      15 SEP 14       24 OCT 14                 4 AUG 14
3.  EXECUTION
3.A.  NO COMMAND ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE NAVSEA 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 BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REQUESTING FUNDING FOR THE COURSE.  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) DISTANCE LEARNING 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.  NOMINATED MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE 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 NAVSEA:
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 NAVSEA.
4.E.  LODGING.  ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE AT THE NAVSEA BEQ, NS NEWPORT, RI.
4.F.  MESSING.  ALL ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED PROPORTIONAL MEAL RATE AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
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.  REPORTING.  ALL APPROVED STUDENTS WILL CHECK-IN ON THE RESPECTIVE REPORT DATE TO THE COMBINED BACHELOR QUARTERS, BLDG 1312, NEWPORT, RI.  ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPORTING GUIDANCE UPON CHECKING INTO THE BEQ.
4.I.  UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS.  WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON NAVSEA AT  WWW.USNWC.EDU/STUDENTS/SENIOR-ENLISTED-ACADEMY.ASPX.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//