MARADMINS : 040/14
R 281816Z JAN 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 040/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/CANCELLATION OF MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE CAREER COURSE (MCI 8100) AND THE ACTIVATION OF THE MARINENET INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION (IMI) CAREER COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP) (EPME6000AA)//
REF/A/MCO 1553.4B/PME//
REF/B/MCO P1400.32D/ENLPROM//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1553.4B PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS.//
POC/CAREER COURSE COORDINATOR/EPME DEP BRANCH, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/-/
TEL: COMM (703) 432-5687/
EMAIL: CDET.STUDENT_SUPPORT(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. PER REF A, COMPLETION OF THE CAREER COURSE MCI (MCI 8100) IS CURRENTLY THE REQUIREMENT FOR STAFF SERGEANTS TO BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE. THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET), IN COORDINATION WITH THE ENLISTED PME BRANCH, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU), HAS DEVELOPED THE CAREER COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EPME6000AA) TO BETTER PREPARE MARINE STAFF SERGEANTS FOR GREATER LEADERSHIP ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE CAREER COURSE DEP ON MARINENET WILL REPLACE THE CAREER COURSE MCI.
2. THE NEW CAREER COURSE DEP (EPME6000AA) LEVERAGES COMPUTER BASED TRAINING TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT AND HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE OPERATING FORCES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MARINE STAFF SERGEANTS IN CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. THE COURSE IS A MARINENET CURRICULUM CONSISTING OF 25 LESSONS WITHIN EIGHT SUB-COURSES:
2. A. ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION I(EPME6110AA) 2.B. ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION II(EPME6120AA) 2.C. WARFIGHTING (EPME6210AA) 2.D. COMMAND AND CONTROL (EPME6220AA) 2.E. TACTICAL PLANNING (EPME6230AA) 2.F. TRAINING (EPME6300AA) 2.G. LEADERSHIP I (EPME6410AA) 2.H. LEADERSHIP II (EPME6420AA) 3. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE CAREER COURSE DEP, MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO:
3. A. ENROLL IN THE CAREER COURSE DEP (EPME6000AA) ON MARINENET (WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL). THIS WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL THE MARINE IN ALL EIGHT SUB-COURSES.
3. B. COMPLETE EACH SUB-COURSE AND ITS ASSOCIATED EXAMINATION. ONCE THE MARINE HAS NAVIGATED ALL LESSONS WITHIN A SPECIFIED COURSE, A RANDOMIZED END-OF-COURSE EXAMINATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENT THROUGH MARINENET. ALL END-OF-COURSE EXAMINATIONS REQUIRE A PROCTOR.
4. MARINES WILL SPEND APPROXIMATELY 63 HOURS COMPLETING THE CAREER COURSE DEP. THIS INCLUDES THE TIME NEEDED TO STUDY THE CONTENT, COMPLETE THE EXERCISES AND TAKE THE END-OF- COURSE EXAMS. WHEN ALL EIGHT SUB-COURSES ARE COMPLETED THE STUDENT WILL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE CAREER COURSE DEP (EPME6000AA). CURRICULUM COMPLETION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS).
5. PER THE REFERENCES, STAFF SERGEANTS MUST BE PME COMPLETE FOR GRADE BEFORE THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS IS PROVIDED:
5. A. THE NEW CAREER COURSE DEP IS AVAILABLE. STAFF SERGEANTS WHO COMPLETE THE CAREER COURSE DEP ON MARINENET WILL BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE FOR GRADE.
5. B. EFFECTIVE 1 MARCH 2014, THE CURRENT CAREER COURSE MCI (MCI 8100) WILL BE DISCONTINUED. MARINES WHO ARE ENROLLED IN THE CAREER COURSE MCI MUST COMPLETE THE COURSE BY 30 JUNE 2014 OR THEY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISENROLLED. STAFF SERGEANTS WHO COMPLETE THE CAREER COURSE MCI PRIOR TO 1 JULY 2014 WILL BE CONSIDERED PME COMPLETE FOR GRADE.
6. ONLY MARINES IN THE GRADE OF STAFF SERGEANT (TO INCLUDE STAFF SERGEANT SELECT) OR ABOVE MAY ENROLL IN THE CAREER COURSE DEP.
7. RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE CAREER COURSE DEP WILL BE PME COMPLETE AND RECEIVE 21 RESERVE RETIREMENT CREDITS.
8. ALL LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER (LRC) FACILITATORS CAN PROCTOR CAREER COURSE DEP EXAMS. ADDITIONALLY, ANY MARINE SENIOR IN GRADE TO THE STUDENT (GYSGT OR ABOVE) CAN PROCTOR THE DEP EXAMS. FOR SPECIAL CASES, THE ROLE OF THE PROCTOR MAY BE GRANTED FOR INDIVIDUALS EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT A CURRENT MARINENET USER. THIS ROLE IS PRIMARILY USED TO PROVIDE PROCTORING CAPABILITY FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO LRC FACILITIES OR OTHER TRADITIONAL PROCTORS DUE TO LOCATION. FOR ASSISTANCE WITH A SPECIAL PROCTOR, CONTACT THE MARINENET HELPDESK: 1-888-4DL-USMC, OPTION 2.
9. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CAREER COURSE DEP, REVIEW THE CAREER COURSE DEP FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AT THE CDET WEB PAGE. (WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CDET/SITEPAGES/CAREER(UNDERSCORE)COURSE.ASPX) OR CONTACT THE MARINENET HELP DESK: 1-888-4DL-USMC, OPTION 2.
10. THE CONTENTS OF THIS MARADMIN WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF THE REFERENCES.
11. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//