R 141524Z NOV 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 600/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/SENIOR ENLISTED ATTENDANCE AT MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE DURING ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 14-15//
POC/ROBERT PETERSON/LTCOL/EDCOM/LOC: QUANTICO/TEL (703)432-5251/EMAIL: ROBERT.S.PETERSON(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  SITUATION.  THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) SOLICITS ACTIVE COMPONENT SENIOR ENLISTED (E-9, SERGEANT MAJORS AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS) FOR PARTICIPATION AT THE MCU COMMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE (CSC) IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FUTURE COMMANDS WITH A BROADER POOL OF GRADUATE STAFF MEMBERS ABLE TO CONFRONT COMPLEX SECURITY PROBLEMS WITH CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.  NO MORE THAN FOUR APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED TO ATTEND CSC IN AY 14-15.
2.  MISSION.  CSC IS A TEN-MONTH RESIDENT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) THAT EMPHASIZES PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION OVER TRAINING; STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO THINK, WRITE, AND SPEAK AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL.  THE COLLEGE'S GOAL IS TO HELP EACH STUDENT EXPAND THEIR INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES SO THEY CAN MORE PROFESSIONALLY ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM SOLVING.
3.  EXECUTION
3.A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT.  TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXCEPTIONAL SENIOR ENLISTED MARINES TO PARTICIPATE IN ILS TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL STUDENT CLASS EXPERIENCE AND BROADEN THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE SELECTED TO ATTEND.  FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENTS WILL SEEK TO FIND THE INTERSECTION OF THE UTILIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT CSC AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S CAREER PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS.
3.B.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  THE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE PROVIDES GRADUATE LEVEL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ORDER TO DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKERS, INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS, AND ETHICAL LEADERS WHO WILL SERVE AS COMMANDERS AND STAFF OFFICERS IN SERVICE, JOINT, INTERAGENCY, AND MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONFRONTING COMPLEX AND UNCERTAIN SECURITY ENVIRONMENTS.  STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCRATIC SEMINARS FACILITATED BY A LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND CIVILIAN PHD.  SEMINAR GROUPS CONSIST OF MAJORS OR EQUIVALENT REPRESENTING ALL SERVICES, INTERAGENCY PERSONNEL, AND INTERNATIONAL MILITARY OFFICERS.  THOSE INTERESTED IN EARNING A MASTER OF MILITARY STUDIES DEGREE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THIS OPTIONAL PROGRAM.
3.C.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
3.C.1.  PROGRAM PREREQUISITES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
3.C.1.A.  PROMOTED SERGEANT MAJORS AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANTS.  RANK REQUIREMENT IS NON-WAIVERABLE.
3.C.1.B.  SECRET CLEARANCE
3.C.1.C.  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
3.C.1.D.  SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A TOUR AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR OR OPERATIONS/DEPARTMENT CHIEF AT BATTALION/SQUADRON LEVEL COMMAND.
3.C.1.E.  PCS ELIGIBLE WITH AT LEAST 24 MONTHS TIME ON STATION.
3.C.1.F.  MINIMUM OF 36 MONTHS OF SERVICE REMAINING AFTER GRADUATION FROM CSC.
3.C.2.  DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY, 20 DEC 13.  APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE FORMATTED THE SAME AS A SGTMAJ SLATE PACKAGE, TO INCLUDE:
3.C.2.A.  ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE FIRST COMMANDING GENERAL IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
3.C.2.B.  AA FORM, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE STATEMENT "SNM UNDERSTANDS HE WILL ACCEPT A COMMITMENT OF 36 MONTHS OF SERVICE AFTER GRADUATION FROM CSC."
3.C.2.C.  PHOTO.
3.C.2.D.  PROFESSIONAL RESUME.
3.C.2.E.  BIO.
3.C.2.F.  COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT(S).
3.C.2.G.  A 250 WORD (MAXIMUM) PAPER IN PDF OR WORD FORMAT THAT BEST DESCRIBES WHY YOUR SELECTION TO CSC WOULD BRING VALUE TO THE MARINE CORPS.
3.C.2.H.  BOARD SELECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE SELECTEES' MONITOR, AS WELL AS SERGEANT MAJOR, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS.
3.C.3.  PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WILL MAKE THE FINAL SELECTION OF THE MOST QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.
3.C.4.  APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO MCU VIA EMAIL OR MAIL.
3.C.4.A.  DUE TO PII, PLEASE ENCRYPT AND EMAIL APPLICATIONS TO ROBERT.S.PETERSON(AT)USMC.MIL
3.C.4.B.  MAIL APPLICATIONS TO: MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ATTN: LTCOL PETERSON, ROBERT 2076 SOUTH STREET QUANTICO, VA 22134
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
4.A.  ADDITIONAL COLLEGE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WEBSITE HTTPS:(DOUBLESLASH)MCU.USMC.MIL/PAGES/CSC.ASPX
4.B.  THIS TEN-MONTH PROGRAM COMMENCES ON 30 JUL 14 AND GRADUATES ON 3 JUN 15.  SELECTED MARINES ACCEPT A 24-MONTH ASSIGNMENT TO EDUCATION COMMAND IN CONJUNCTION WITH ORDERS TO ATTEND CSC.
4.C.  UPON COMPLETION OF CSC, ENLISTED MARINE STUDENTS ARE INELIGIBLE TO REQUEST RETIREMENT FOR AT LEAST 36 MONTHS WHICH SHOULD BE NOTED ON THE AA FORM.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  MCU POC IS LTCOL ROBERT PETERSON, PHONE: (703) 432-5251, EMAIL: ROBERT.S.PETERSON(AT)USMC.MIL OR SGTMAJ KENNETH CONOVER, PHONE: (703) 784-6943, EMAIL: KENNETH.CONOVER(AT)USMC.MIL.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY; COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//