R 051744Z DEC 14
MARADMIN 636/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY15 FIRST SERGEANT COURSE CID M02L645//
POC/D. L. MADDUX/SGTMAJ/DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/EPME/MCU/TEL: (703) 432-4793/ EMAIL:DAVID.MADDUX(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. SINCE 1996, THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS HAS DIRECTED THAT A FORMAL COURSE OF INSTRUCTION BE PROVIDED FOR ALL NEWLY PROMOTED FIRST SERGEANTS AND FIRST SERGEANTS SELECT. THE COURSE FACILITATES THE TRANSITION FROM GUNNERY SERGEANT TO FIRST SERGEANT.
2. MISSION. THE DIRECTOR OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY WILL CONDUCT THE FIRST SERGEANT COURSE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION COVERING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MARINES WITH THE RANK OF FIRST SERGEANT. THE FIRST SERGEANT COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT MCB, QUANTICO, VA ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:
    COURSE     REPORT          CONVENE        GRADUATE
    1-15            12 APR 15       13 APR 15         24 APR 15
    2-15            19 JUL 15        20 JUL 15          31 JUL 15
3. EXECUTION.
3.A. COMMANDER'S INTENT. INSTRUCT STUDENTS ON THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A FIRST SERGEANT. COURSE END STATE IS ACHIEVED WHEN STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT COMMANDERS AND FULFILL BILLET RESPONSIBILITIES.
3.B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. THE FIRST SERGEANT COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED OVER A TWO-WEEK PERIOD. INSTRUCTION IS PRESENTED THROUGH A VARIETY OF LECTURES AND GUIDED DISCUSSIONS. THE FOCUS OF EFFORT IS TO PREPARE FIRST SERGEANTS TO ADVISE THEIR COMMANDERS REGARDING ALL MATTERS AFFECTING ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND TO ASSIST COMMANDERS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
3.C. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS. THE FY15 FIRST SERGEANT COURSES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU). RESERVE AND ACTIVE DUTY ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO QUANTICO, VA. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT VIA AN LOI THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE COURSE CONVENING DATE.
3.C.1. ATTENDANCE. ALL FIRST SERGEANTS SELECTED DURING FY15, THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED REMEDIAL PROMOTION, AND THOSE WHO RECEIVED A FY14 EXEMPTION ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND. THOSE WHOM DID NOT RECEIVE AN EXEMPTION MUST REQUEST ONE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY. MASTER SERGEANTS SERVING IN THE BILLET OF A FIRST SERGEANT MAY ATTEND; HOWEVER, A LETTER DESCRIBING THEIR CURRENT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND A COMMAND ENDORSEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY, PRIOR TO BEING AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND. ALL REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. DIRECT ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE DIRECTOR OF SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY AT DAVID.MADDUX(AT)USMC.MIL.
3.C.2. REGISTRATION. ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR CLASS 1-15 NLT 13 MAR 15 AND CLASS 2-15 NLT 19 JUN 15. PARENT COMMAND G-3S/S-3S ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER ATTENDEES IN MCTIMS. REGISTRATION IN MCTIMS IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING DATA FROM TECOM FORMAL SCHOOLS.
3.C.3. ALL REQUESTS FOR AN FY15 EXEMPTION MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY, RESERVE MEMBERS MUST CONTACT COMMARFORRES (G-3 TRAINING) POINT OF CONTACT, MR. ANTHONY DAVIS AT (504) 697-7316, EMAIL ANTHONY.T.DAVIS(AT)USMC.MIL. EXEMPTIONS ARE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
4.A. ORDERS. TAD ORDERS WILL BE NON-REPORTING.
4.B. FUNDING. TRAVEL/PER DIEM FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES IS PROVIDED BY TECOM WORLD-WIDE TRAVEL. PARENT COMMAND G-3S/S-3S ARE REQUIRED TO REQUEST FUNDING. RESERVE MARINES ARE FUNDED BY COMMARFORRES G-3.
4.C. TRANSPORTATION. TRANSPORTATION COSTS TO AND FROM AIRPORTS ARE REIMBURSABLE. ATTENDEES SHOULD NOT SCHEDULE ANY FLIGHT DEPARTURE PRIOR TO 1800 ON THEIR SCHEDULED GRADUATION DATE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES, PARENT COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF RENTAL CARS.
4.D. LODGING. ACCEPTED ATTENDEES WHO REQUIRE LODGING ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE AT LIVERSEDGE HALL, TEL (703) 784-3149. IF LIVERSEDGE HALL IS NOT AVAILABLE, MARINES MUST RECEIVE A NON-AVAILABILITY STATEMENT FROM LIVERSEDGE HALL BEFORE ARRANGING OFF BASE LODGING. DUE TO LODGING EXPENSES AT THE TAD SITE, IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT RESERVE UNITS USE THE INITIAL PAYMENT PROCESS (IPP).
4.E. UNIFORM.
4.E.1. THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM IS SERVICE "C".
4.E.2. STUDENTS SHOULD BRING SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF UNIFORMS FOR THE DURATION OF THE COURSE.
4.E.3. APPROPRIATE SEASONAL MARPAT UNIFORM SHOULD BE BROUGHT FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER.
4.E.4. ALL WEATHER COAT OR TANKER JACKET IS OPTIONAL.
4.E.5. APPROPRIATE CIVILIAN ATTIRE IS REQUIRED.
4.F. SOCIAL EVENTS.
4.F.1. ALL ATTENDEES WILL ATTEND A MANDATORY CLASS DINNER. THE PRESCRIBED DRESS FOR THE DINNER IS CIVILIAN ATTIRE (MALE: SLACKS AND COLLARED SHIRT, FEMALE: DRESS OR EQUIVILENT BUSINESS ATTIRE).
4.F.2. DEPENDING UPON AVAILABILITY, ALL ATTENDEES WILL ATTEND AN EVENING PARADE AT 8TH AND I, WASHINGTON,DC. (SLACKS AND COLLARED SHIRT).
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
5.A. COMMAND RELATIONSHIP. THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED PME, MCU MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT ANDREW HAMPTON SERVES AS ON-SCENE COMMANDER.
5.B. INQUIRIES REGARDING THE CONTENT OF THIS MARADMIN CAN BE DIRECTED TO SGTMAJ DAVID L. MADDUX, DIRECTOR OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN H. G. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//