IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE TASK TO INCREASE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FY14-15 SEAT ALLOCATION ASSIGNMENTS
Date Signed: 5/27/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 257/14
MARADMINS : 257/14

R 271836Z MAY 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 257/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE TASK TO INCREASE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FY14-15 SEAT ALLOCATION ASSIGNMENTS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
REF/B/MARADMIN 703-08//
REF/C/MCO 1553.2B//
REF/D/MARADMIN 178-10//
NARR/REF A IS THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICERS.  REF B MODIFIES AND UPDATES REF A WITH REGARD TO OFFICER PME.  REF C OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR FILLING FORMAL SCHOOL SEATS. REF D PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR FORMAL SCHOOL TAD FUNDING REQUESTS.//
POC/MR. J. F. HEMLEBEN/MCU/LOC:  QUANTICO/TEL:  DSN 278-0741/EMAIL:  JOHN.HEMLEBEN(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE COMMANDS EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EWSDEP) AND COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (CSCDEP) BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM (BSP) SEAT ALLOCATIONS.  CMC DIRECTED MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICER ATTENDANCE AT RESIDENT PME.IN RESPONSE, CMC APPROVED MCU'S CONCEPT FOR PROVIDING OFFICERS A GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A HYBRID RESIDENT PME EXPERIENCE VIA A 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) EWSDEP AND CSCDEP BSP WILL BE PHASED IN AT THE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (CPCA), CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA (CLNC), QUANTICO (QUAN), AND CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA (FY16) 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 PROGRAM. UPON ACHIEVING FULL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY IN FY16, 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 (CLS) OR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) WITHIN ONE ACADEMIC YEAR, EARNING GRADUATES OF BOTH PROGRAMS PME CREDIT AND ALSO JPME PHASE I CREDIT FOR ILS.  THE FOLLOWING ARE PROGRAM DETAILS FOR FY14-15.
2.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.
2.B.  EACH RESIDENT PERIOD WILL BE CONSIDERED LOCAL TRAVEL OR TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND (TECOM) FUNDED TAD, DEPENDING UPON HOME STATION LOCATION, WHILE THE ONLINE PERIOD WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE OFFICER'S OFF-DUTY TIME AT HOME STATION. 
3.  OFFICER ELIGIBILITY
3.A.  THE BSP IS A TOTAL FORCE PROGRAM.
3.B.  EWSDEP BSP: CAPTAINS, LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) CAPTAINS, CAPTAIN SELECTS, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO)3S (SEE NOTES AFTER SEAT ALLOCATIONS BELOW).
3.C.  CSCDEP BSP:  MAJORS, LDO MAJORS, MAJOR SELECTS, AND CWO4S (SEE NOTES AFTER SEAT ALLOCATIONS BELOW).
4.  MARINE CORPS COMMANDS LISTED BELOW ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASS SEATS BY MOS CATEGORY, GROUND COMBAT (GC), COMBAT SUPPORT (CS), AND AVIATION (AA). EXAMPLES:  1302 FOR GC, 0602 FOR CS, AND 6002 FOR AA.
4.A.  EWSDEP BSP CLASS DATES: CLASS/LOCATION  REPORT 1ST  REPORT 2ND
                RES PERIOD       RES PERIOD
                (MCTIMS CLASS)   (MCTIMS CLASS)
3-14/CLNC       6 JUL 14(501)    26 OCT 14(502)
3-14/CPCA       6 JUL 14(503)    26 OCT 14(504)
1-15/QUANTICO   9 OCT 14(505)    19 MAR 15(506)
2-15/CLNC       4 JAN 15(507)    26 APR 15(508)
2-15/CPCA       4 JAN 15(509)    26 APR 15(510)

4.B.  COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID):
           1ST RES    2ND RES
CLNC       M0329XI    M0329QI
CPCA       M1029XG    M1029QG
QUAN       M0229XG    M0229QG

4.C.  EWSDEP BSP SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW. TAD ALLOWANCES ARE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FUNDED TAD ALLOCATIONS AUTHORIZED.  ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERED LOCAL.

COMMAND  CLASS(MCTIMS)     SEATS/MOS  CAT   TAD ALLOWANCE
MCCDC          505-506/QUAN   2/GC;   1/CS;  2/AA NOTE1  1
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TECOM          501-502/CLNC   1/GC;  1/CS                1
               503-504/CPCA   1/GC;  1/CS                0
               507-508/CLNC   2/GC;  2/CS                2
               509-510/CPCA   2/GC;  2/CS                0

MARCORSYSCOM   505-506/QUAN   1 ANY MOS                  0

MARFORCOM      501-502/CLNC   2/GC;   2/CS;  3/AA NOTE2  4
               507-508/CLNC   4/GC;   4/CS;  7/AA NOTE3  8

MCICOM         501-502/CLNC   2/CS;          1/AA        1
               503-504/CPCA   3/CS                       1
               505-506/QUAN   1/CS                       1
               507-508/CLNC   5/CS                NOTE1  2
               509-510/CPCA   5/CS;   1/AA        NOTE1  2

MARFORPAC      503-504/CPCA   2/GC;   2/CS;  3/AA NOTE2  4
               509-510/CPCA   4/GC;   4/CS;  6/AA NOTE3  8

MARSOC         501-502/CLNC   1/GC                       0
               503-504/CPCA   1/GC                       0
               507-508/CLNC   1/GC                       0
               509-510/CPCA   1/GC                       0

MARFORRES (NOTE4)
               501-502/CLNC   1/CS
               503-504/CPCA   1/GC
               505-506/QUAN   1/AA
               509-510/CPCA   1/AA

NOTE1: CMD AUTHORIZED TO USE 1 SEAT FOR A CWO3
NOTE2: CMD AUTHORIZED TO USE 2 SEATS FOR CWO3S
NOTE3: CMD AUTHORIZED TO USE 3 SEATS FOR CWO3S
NOTE4: RESERVE PME BOARD SELECTED/MARFORRES FUNDED

    4.D.  CSCDEP BSP CLASS DATES:
CLASS/LOCATION      REPORT 1ST           REPORT 2ND
                    RES PERIOD           RES PERIOD
                    (MCTIMS CLASS)      (MCTIMS CLASS)
2-14/QUAN           15 JUN 14(501)       26 APR 15(502)
3-14/CLNC           7 SEP 14(503)        10 MAY 15(504)
3-14/CPCA           7 SEP 14(505)        10 MAY 15(506)
1-15/CLNC           1 FEB 15(507)        20 SEP 15(508)
1-15/CPCA           1 FEB 15(509)        20 SEP 15(510)

    4.E. CID
                    1ST RES              2ND RES
QUAN                M02SA1G              M02RZZG
CLNC                M03SA1I              M03RZZI
CPCA                M10SA1G              M10RZZG

    4.F.  CSCDEP BSP SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW.TAD ALLOWANCES ARE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FUNDED TAD ALLOCATIONS AUTHORIZED. ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERED LOCAL.

COMMAND        CLASS(MCTIMS)  SEATS/MOS CAT  TAD ALLOWANCE
MCCDC          501-502/QUAN    2/GC;  1/CS;  2/AA NOTE1  0

TECOM          503-504/CLNC    1/GC;  1/CS               1
               505-506/CPCA    1/GC;  1/CS               0
               507-508/CLNC    1/GC;  1/CS               1
               509-510/CPCA    1/GC;  1/CS               0

MARCORSYSCOM   501-502/QUAN    1 ANY MOS                 0

MARFORCOM      503-504/CLNC    2/GC;  1/CS;  2/AA NOTE1  2
               507-508/CLNC    2/GC;  1/CS;  3/AA NOTE1  2

MCICOM         501-502/QUAN    1/CS                      0
               503-504/CLNC    1/CS;  1/AA               1
               505-506/CPCA    2/CS                      1
               507-508/CLNC    2/CS                      1
               509-510/CPCA    1/CS;  1/AA               1

MARFORPAC      505-506/CPCA    2/GC;  1/CS;  2/AA NOTE1  2
               509-510/CPCA    1/GC;  2/CS;  2/AA NOTE1  2

MARSOC         503-504/CLNC    1/GC                      0
               505-506/CPCA    1/GC                      0
               507-508/CLNC    1/GC                      0
               509-510/CPCA    1/GC                      0

MARFORRES(NOTE2)
               501-502/QUAN    1/GC;  1/CS
               503-504/CLNC    1/CS
               505-506/CPCA    1/AA
               509-510/CPCA    1/GC
       
NOTE1:  CMD AUTHORIZED TO USE 1 SEAT FOR CWO4
NOTE2:  RESERVE PME BOARD SELECTED/MARFORRES FUNDED
    4.G.  COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS ON THE PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE BSP, HOWEVER TECOM WILL NOT FUND TAD FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS.
5.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
    5.A.  COMMANDS ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER NAMES IN MCTIMS AND TO INFORM MCU/CDET POC NLT 15 DAYS PRIOR TO REPORT DATE FOR EWSDEP BSP CLASS 3-14 AND 30 DAYS FOR ALL OTHER EWSDEP AND CSCDEP BSP CLASSES.  REPORTING LOCATION FOR CPCA IS BLDG 22181 WITH MR JEFF WILLIS; CLNC IS BLDG 403, L STREET WITH MR CESARE CARDI; QUAN-EWS BLDG 2077 WITH MR STUART WEINSTEIN; QUAN-CSC BLDG 2076 WITH MR DENNIS HASKIN.  PARTICIPATING OFFICERS SHOULD REPORT READY TO BEGIN CLASSES AT 0800 ON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE REPORT DATE. UNIFORM: SEASONAL SERVICE UNIFORM. ANY OFFICER REQUIRING BILLETING WILL NEED TO CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL CAMPUS FOR ASSISTANCE.
    5.B.  REGISTRATION RESPONSIBILITY AND TRAVEL.  COMMANDS WILL REGISTER PARTICIPANTS INTO MCTIMS USING THE FORMAL SCHOOL PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN REF C.  MCCDC AND MARCORSYSCOM WILL REGISTER THROUGH MARFORCOM.  THOSE COMMANDS FILLING TAD ALLOWANCES MUST EACH REQUEST FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THEIR ACTIVE DUTY PARTICIPANTS FROM TECOM G8 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D.CG, TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL AND PER DIEM TO INCLUDE LODGING, MEALS, AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES FOR MARINE PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED IN MCTIMS. RESERVE OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FROM MARFORRES. COMMANDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO EXCEED TAD ALLOWANCES LISTED IN PARAS 4.C. AND 4.F. ABOVE. LOCAL TRAVEL WILL NOT BE FUNDED. STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST ONE OVERNIGHT BATTLEFIELD STAFF RIDE/OFFSITE AND MCU WILL PROVIDE AN ENDORSEMENT FOR DUAL LODGING FOR THOSE SENT TAD. LOCAL STUDENTS WILL BE FUNDED FOR THAT EVENT BY MCU.
    5.C.  THE FIRST RESIDENT PERIOD FOR THE EWSDEP BSP IS LESS THAN 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 FROM COMMANDS PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE. MCU WILL RUN "FD" REPORTS UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.
    5.D.  BOTH RESIDENT PERIODS FOR THE CSCDEP BSP RUN OVER 30 DAYS AND WILL REQUIRE "TD" FITREPS FROM COMMANDS PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE. MCU WILL RUN "FD" REPORTS UPON COMPLETION OF BOTH PERIODS. OFFICERS SHOULD ARRIVE FOR BOTH PERIODS WITH NON-REPORTING ORDERS.
    5.E.  ENROLLEES AND GRADUATES OF THE EWSDEP BSP WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE COMMANDANT'S CAREER-LEVEL EDUCATION BOARD AND ENROLLEES AND GRADUATES OF THE CSCDEP BSP WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMANDANT'S PROFESSIONAL INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL BOARD. GRADUATES OF THE BSP WILL BE GIVEN BSP SCHOOL COMPLETION CODES IN MCTFS.
    5.F.  OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO POSSESS A COMPUTER AND ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO BRING LAPTOPS, TABLET DEVICES, OR E-READERS TO DOWNLOAD STUDENT MATERIALS FOR EASE OF USE AND STUDYING WHILE ATTENDING THE BSP.  ALL REQUIRED STUDENT COURSEWARE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE MCU BLACKBOARD SITE.  OFFICERS WILL BE PROVIDED A BLACKBOARD ACCOUNT ONCE REGISTERED IN MCTIMS.  NO PRINTED MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED.   
6.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL. CDET POC FOR SEATS AT QUANTICO FOR EWS IS MR STUART WEINSTEIN, PHONE (703)784-5448 OR EMAIL:STUART.WEINSTEIN(AT)USMC.MIL  POC FOR QUANTICO CSC IS MR DENNIS HASKIN, PHONE:(703)432-5257 OR EMAIL: DENNIS.HASKIN(AT)USMC.MIL POC FOR CPCA IS MR JEFF WILLIS PHONE (760)725-8400 OR EMAIL: JEFFREY.R.WILLIS(AT)USMC.MIL POC FOR CLNC IS MR CESARE CARDI PHONE (910)451-4796 OR EMAIL: CESARE.CARDI(AT)USMC.MIL 
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN K. J. GLUECK, JR., COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND.//