R 061921Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 106/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2015 SQUAD LEADER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NOMINATION MESSAGE//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20150304//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:20130221//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 101/15, SQUAD LEADER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PILOT PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MARADMIN 085/13 CANCELLATION OF MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE SERGEANTS COURSE AND THE ACTIVATION OF THE MARINENET INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION SERGEANTS COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM//
POC/MGYSGT JUSTIN AIKEN/INFANTRY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST/PP&O/POG30/TEL: (703)697-4036/EMAIL: JUSTIN.AIKEN@USMC.MIL//
POC/LTCOL GORDON MILLER/INFANTRY ADVOCATE/PP&O/POG30/TEL: 703-614-4300/EMAIL: GORDON.D.MILLER@USMC.MIL//
POC/LTCOL TOM TENNANT/SECTION HEAD MMIB-1/M&RA/MMIB-1/TEL: 703-784-9229/EMAIL: THOMAS.TENNANT@USMC.MIL//
POC/LTCOL RORY QUINN/HEAD, ENLISTED MONITOR SECTION/M&RA/MMEA-2/TEL: 703-784-9948/EMAIL: RORY.QUINN@USMC.MIL//
POC/LTCOL RAUL LIANEZ/HEAD, ENLISTED RETENTION SECTION/M&RA/MMEA-1/TEL: 703-784-9286/EMAIL: RAUL.LIANEZ@USMC.MIL//
POC/LTCOL TED CARD/BRANCH HEAD, GCE STANDARDS BRANCH, MAGTF TRAINING AND EDUCATION STANDARDS DIVISION/TECOM/C466/TEL:703-784-3038/EMAIL: EDWARD.CARD@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. DC, PP&O IS SOLICITING NOMINATIONS FOR THE SLDP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF THE PROGRAM. SLDP IS AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO DEVELOP A BETTER TRAINED AND EDUCATED SERGEANT INFANTRY SQUAD LEADER TO ENHANCE MARINE INFANTRY BATTALIONS’ CAPABILITIES, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A FORCE MORE CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN COMPLEX, DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTS.//
2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, EACH ACTIVE COMPONENT DIVISION WILL ESTABLISH INTERNAL PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE IDENTIFICATION AND SELECTION OF THE MOST QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS. DIVISIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING ALL SLDP PACKAGES TO M&RA (MMEA-1) AND NOTIFYING PP&O (POG-30) OF THEIR NOMINATIONS NLT 01 MAY 2015. UPON FINAL SCREENING, PP&O (POG-30) WILL DE-CONFLICT PROSPECTIVE ASSIGNMENTS WITH M&RA AND RELEASE THE SLDP SELECTION RESULTS MARADMIN ON OR ABOUT 08 MAY 2015.
3. THE FOUR COLUMNS BELOW IDENTIFY DIVISION QUOTAS BY TRACK WITH THE ASSOCIATED SCHOOL (INFANTRY SQUAD LEADER’S COURSE (ISULC), SERGEANTS COURSE (SGTS CRSE), AND COMBAT INSTRUCTOR COURSE (CIS)) PIPELINE.//
3.A. 1ST MARINE DIVISION 
3.A.1 SLDP 1–15 – OPFOR TRACK-WEST REPORT DATE GRAD DATE QUOTAS
ISULC (SOI-W)(M100302) 2015002          19 JUL 15       24 AUG 15       24
SGTS CRSE 2015008
MCB CAMPEN, CA (M10T4M6)                02 SEP 15       02 OCT 15       16
MAGTFTC, 29 PALMS (M09T4M2)             02 SEP 15       02 OCT 15       8
3.A.2. SLDP 1–15 – CI TRACK-WEST REPORT DATE GRAD DATE QUOTAS
CIS (SOI-W)(M10U2A2) 2015004            06 JUL 15       10 SEP 15       24
3.B. 2D MARINE DIVISION
3.B.1. SLDP 1–15 – OPFOR TRACK          REPORT DATE GRAD DATE QUOTAS
SGTS CRSE (M03T4M5) 2015006             23 JUN 15       22 JUL 15       20
ISULC (SOI-E)(M030304) 2015415          23 AUG 15       02 OCT 15       20
3.B.2. SLDP 1–15 – CI TRACK-EAST  REPORT DATE GRAD DATE QUOTAS
CIS (SOI-E)(M03U2A4) 2015004            26 JUN 15       03 SEP 15       19
3.C. 3D MARINE DIVISION. DUE TO THE UNIQUE TIMING OF THE SLDP POLICY MARADMIN BEING PUBLISHED FOR FY15, 3D MARINE DIVISION SLDP MARINES WILL EXECUTE THE BELOW TIMING PROGRAM. MARINES REQUESTING THE OPFOR TRACK WILL GO ON TEMPORARY ASSIGNED DUTY (TAD) TO MCB CAMP PENDLETON FOR ISULC AND SGTS CRSE AND THEN RETURN TO HAWAII TO EXECUTE THEIR ORDERS TO THEIR FOLLOW-ON INFANTRY BATTALION, REGARDLESS OF DESTINATION. MARINES REQUESTING THE CI TRACK WILL ATTEND (TAD) ISULC AND SERGEANTS COURSE IN CAMP PENDLETON PRIOR TO EXECUTING A PCS MOVE TO EITHER SOI-E OR SOI-W FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CIS.
3.C.1. SLDP 1–15 – OPFOR TRACK         REPORT DATE     GRAD DATE QUOTAS
ISULC (SOI-W)(M100302) 2015002          19 JUL 15       24 AUG 15       6
SGTS CRSE (M10T4M6) 2015008             02 SEP 15       02 OCT 15       6
3.C.2. SLDP 1–15 – CI TRACK–WEST REPORT DATE GRAD DATE QUOTAS
ISULC (SOI-W)(M100302) 2015002          19 JUL 15       24 AUG 15       4
SGTS CRSE (CPCA)(M10T4M6) 2015008       02 SEP 15       02 OCT 15       4
CIS (SOI-W)(M10U2A2) 2016002            11 JAN 16       17 MAR 16       4
3.C.3. SLDP 1–15 – CI TRACK–EAST REPORT DATE GRAD DATE QUOTAS
ISULC (SOI-W)(M100302) 2015002          19 JUL 15       24 AUG 15       3
SGTS CRSE (CPCA)(M10T4M6) 2015008 02 SEP 15       02 OCT 15       3
CIS (SOI-E)(M03U2A4) 2016002            5 JAN 16        11 MAR 16       3
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
4.A.  DUE TO THE UNIQUENESS OF SLDP, SCHOOL PIPELINES CAN VARY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND WILL BE CONFIRMED PRIOR TO ISSUING ORDERS. ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH CLOSE COORDINATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DIVISIONS (G3), PP&O (POG-30), TECOM (C466), AND M&RA (MMEA).
4.B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, CORPORALS SELECTED TO SLDP WILL BE PROMOTED TO SERGEANT. ALL SLDP MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE SERGEANTS COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM VIA MARINENET (EPME5000AA) PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT SERGEANTS COURSE. THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE ENLISTED PME BRANCH OF MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY WILL AFFORD SLDP PARTICIPANTS POSSESSING THE 0365 INTENDED MOS AT THE RANK OF CORPORAL TO ENROLL, AS AN EXCEPTION TO POLICY (PAR. A.6. OF REF B).
4.C. THE AUTHORITY TO ENROLL MARINES RESIDES WITH MARFORCOM AND MARFORPAC. MARINES SHALL BE ENROLLED INTO THE MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) STUDENT REGISTRAR BY MARFORCOM G-3T (2D MARDIV) AND MARFORPAC G-3T (1ST MARDIV AND 3D MARDIV).
4.D. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE LOCATED AT THE SLDP WEBSITE AT  HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.HQMC.MARINES.MIL(SLASH)PPO(SLASH)UNITHOME(SLASH)SLDP.ASPX.
5. POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION
5.A. MARINES ARE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THEIR UNIT CAREER RETENTION SPECIALIST OR OPERATIONS CHIEF FOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING SLDP.
5.B. POC AT PP&O IS MGYSGT JUSTIN AIKEN, INFANTRY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST, TEL: (703)697-4036, EMAIL: JUSTIN.AIKEN@USMC.MIL.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT ONLY.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN R. L. BAILEY, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//