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MARADMIN 420/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY15 NAVY SENIOR 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 (MCU), 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 RESIDENT 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. BEGINNING WITH COURSE 187, THERE WILL BE AN EIGHT (8) WEEKS DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) PHASE FOLLOWED BY A THREE (3) WEEKS RESIDENT PHASE. THERE IS AN APPROXIMATE SIX DAY GAP BETWEEN THE DISTANCE AND RESIDENT PHASE. NAVSEA STAFF WILL PROVIDE VALIDATION OF COMPLETION OF THE DL PHASE TO MCU BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE IS CLEARED TO DEPART FOR THE RESIDENT BLOCK.
2. MISSION. THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL MANAGE THE QUOTAS AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO NAVSEA. COURSE DATES FOR FY15 ARE:
COURSE SUBMISSION DEADLINE REPORT GRADUATE
184(4) 12 SEP 14 3 NOV 14 12 DEC 14
185(4) 17 NOV 14 5 JAN 15 13 FEB 15
186(4) 15 DEC 14 23 FEB 15 3 APR 15
THESE FIRST THREE ITERATIONS OF NAVSEA ARE RESIDENT ONLY.
2.A. THE FOLLOWING SIX (6) ITERATIONS OF NAVSEA HAVE AN EIGHT (8) WEEKS DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) PHASE FOLLOWED BY A THREE (3) WEEKS RESIDENT PHASE.
2.B. THE DISTANCE LEARNING PHASE MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO THE RESIDENT PHASE. THE SUBMISSION TIMELINE FOR THE DL PHASE IS 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DL CONVENE DATE. COURSE DISTANCE LEARNING PHASE RESIDENT PHASE
187(4) 23 MAR 15-25 MAY 15 1 JUN 15-19 JUN 15
188(4) 27 APR 15-29 JUN 15 6 JUL 15-24 JUL 15
189(4) 18 MAY 15-20 JUL 15 27 JUL 15-14 AUG 15
190(4) 8 JUN 15-10 AUG 15 17 AUG 15- 4 SEP 15
191(4) 10 AUG 15- 9 OCT 15 19 OCT 15- 6 NOV 15
192(4) 21 SEP 15-20 NOV 15 30 NOV 15-18 DEC 15
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 MARINE FORCES (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 MARINE TOTAL FORCES 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 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. 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, SENIOR ENLISTED COURSES WILL COORDINATE STUDENT REGISTRATION WITH NAVSEA.
4.E. LODGING. ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE AT THE NAVY SEA BACHELORS ENLISTED QUARTERS (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 (RESIDENT COURSE/PORTION ONLY) 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.//