MARADMINS : 418/14
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MARADMIN 418/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY15 U.S. AIR FORCE SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ENLISTED ACADEMY COURSE DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.//
POC/A. N. HAMPTON/MGYSGT/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 OF SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL MANAGE THE QUOTAS AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO AFSNCOA.
COURSE DATES FOR FY15 ARE:
COURSE SUBMISSION DEADLINE REPORT GRADUATE
SNCOA 15-A (7) 25 AUG 14 6 OCT 14 21 NOV 15
SNCOA 15-B (7) 21 NOV 14 12 JAN 15 27 FEB 15
SNCOA 15-C (7) 20 JAN 15 9 MAR 15 22 APR 15
SNCOA 15-D (7) 9 MAR 15 4 MAY 15 19 JUN 15
SNCOA 15-E (7) 1 JUL 15 10 AUG 15 25 SEP 15
3. EXECUTION
3.A. NO COMMAND ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE AFSNCOA COURSE; THE NUMBER OF ALLOCATIONS THE MARINE CORPS CAN SUBMIT PER CLASS IS LISTED IN PARA 2 (DIRECTLY FOLLOWING EACH CLASS NUMBER IN PARENTHESIS).
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. 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 MARINE FORCE (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 MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (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. THE 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 OF SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL COORDINATE STUDENT REGISTRATION WITH AFSNCOA.
4.E. LODGING. ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO STAY AT THE BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS (BEQ), MAXWELL AFB, 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 THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN T. D. WEIDLEY, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//