R 302123Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 164/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FY15-16 SEAT ALLOCATION ASSIGNMENTS//
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 PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (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 MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL (EWS) AND COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE (CSC) BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM (BSP) SEAT ALLOCATIONS.THIS CMC DIRECTED PME PROGRAM PROVIDES OFFICERS AN 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) EWS AND CSC BSPS ARE LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING MCU REGIONAL CAMPUSES: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (CPCA); CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA (CLNC); QUANTICO; CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA; AND MCBH KANEOHE BAY, HI (EWSBSP ONLY). THESE PROGRAMS ENABLE STUDENTS TO GAIN A GREATER DEPTH OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, WHILE MINIMIZING FAMILY TURBULENCE BY ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN ON STATION.
2. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICERS TO COMPLETE CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS) OR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) WITHIN ONE ACADEMIC YEAR. UPON COMPLETION GRADUATES WILLEARN BOTH PROGRAMS PME CREDIT AND ALSO JPME PHASE I CREDIT FOR ILS. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROGRAM DETAILS FOR FY15-16.
2.A. EWSBSP IS DESIGNED FOR DELIVERY IN THREE STAGES: STAGE ONE IS AN APPROXIMATELY 4-WEEK RESIDENT PERIOD; STAGE TWO IS A 12-WEEK ONLINE PERIOD; STAGE THREE IS A 6-WEEK RESIDENT PERIOD. CSCBSP IS ALSO DESIGNED FOR DELIVERY IN THREE STAGES: STAGE ONE IS A 30 DAY 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. COMMANDERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT OFFICERS SELECTED TO ATTEND THE BSP ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH RESIDENT PERIODS. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NO CURRENT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS UPON COMPLETION OF THE BSP, COMMANDS ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE OFFICERS WHO ARE RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE WILL REMAIN IN SERVICE A MINIMUM OF 24 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION. OFFICERS MUST ALSO HAVE COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE SEMINAR PORTION OF THE BSP.
3.C. EWSBSP: CAPTAINS, LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) CAPTAINS, CAPTAIN SELECTS, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO3s) (SEE NOTES AFTER SEAT ALLOCATIONS BELOW).
3.D. CSCBSP: MAJORS, LDO MAJORS, MAJOR SELECTS, AND CWO4S (SEE NOTES AFTER SEAT ALLOCATIONS BELOW).
3.E. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER TO ATTEND THE BSP. ANYONE DESIRING TO VOLUNTEER SHOULD CONTACT THE CLOSEST CDET REGIONAL DIRECTOR LISTED IN THIS MARADMIN. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THE COMMANDS LISTED IN PARA 4 BELOW.
4. MARINE CORPS COMMANDS LISTED BELOW ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASS SEATS BY MOS CATEGORY, GROUND COMBAT (GC), COMBAT SUPPORT (CS), AND AVIATION (AA). EXAMPLES: 1302=GC, O602=CS, AND 6002=AA.
4.A. EWSBSP CLASS DATES (READ IN THREE COLUMNS):
CLASS NO./LOCATION REPORT 1ST REPORT 2ND
RES PERIOD RES PERIOD
601-602/CLNC 5 JUL 15(601) 25 OCT 15(602)
603-604/CPCA 5 JUL 15(603) 25 OCT 15(604)
605-606/QUAN 8 OCT 15(605) 24 MAR 16(606)
611-612/OKIN 13 OCT 15(611) 21 FEB 16(612)
607-608/CLNC 3 JAN 16(607) 24 APR 16(608)
609-610/CPCA 3 JAN 16(609) 24 APR 16(610)
615-616/MCBH 15 FEB 16(615) 5 JUN 16(616)
4.B. COURSE IDENTIFICATION (CID)(READ IN THREE COLUMNS)
1ST RES 2ND RES
CLNC M0329XI M0329QI
CPCA M1029XG M1029QG
QUAN M0229XG M0229QG
OKIN M2229X8 M2229Q8
MCBH M2129X7 M2129Q7
4.C. EWSBSP SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW (READ IN FOUR COLUMNS). 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 605-606/QUAN 1/GC 0
MARFORCYBER 605-606/QUAN 1/ANY MOS 1
TECOM/TCOM 601-602/CLNC 2/GC; 2/CS NOTE1 3
603-604/CPCA 2/GC; 1/CS NOTE1 1
605-606/QUAN 2/GC; 2/AA 1
607-608/CLNC 3/GC; 4/CS NOTE2 3
609-610/CPCA 3/GC; 2/CS NOTE2 2
MARCORSYSCOM 605-606/QUAN 1 ANY MOS 0
MARFORCOM 601-602/CLNC 5/GC; 5/CS; 6/AA NOTE2 6
607-608/CLNC 8/GC; 8/CS; 8/AA NOTE3 8
MCICOM/MCNCRC 601-602/CLNC 1/CS 1
603-604/CPCA 1/CS NOTE1 1
605-606/QUAN 1/GC; 2/CS; 2/AA NOTE2 2
607-608/CLNC 2/CS NOTE1 2
609-610/CPCA 2/CS NOTE1 2
611-612/OKIN 1/CS NOTE1 1
MARFORPAC 603-604/CPCA 6/GC; 6/CS; 6/AA NOTE2 6
609-610/CPCA 9/GC; 9/CS; 9/AA NOTE3 9
611-612/OKIN 4/GC; 3/CS; 4/AA NOTE1 3
615-616/MCBH 3/GC; 3/CS; 4/AA NOTE2 1
MARFORSOC 601-602/CLNC 2/GC 1
603-604/CPCA 1/GC 0
607-608/CLNC 2/GC 1
609-610/CPCA 1/GC 0
MARFORRES (NOTE4)
601-602/CLNC 1/CS
603-604/CPCA 1/GC; 1/CS
605-606/QUAN 1/AA
607-608/CLNC 1/CS
609-610/CPCA 1/CS; 1/AA
NOTE1: 1-CWO3 AUTHORIZED
NOTE2: 2-CWO3S AUTHORIZED
NOTE3: 3-CWO3S AUTHORIZED
NOTE4: RESERVE PME BOARD SELECTED/MARFORRES FUNDED
4.D. AT THIS TIME, ONLY A EWSBSP IS AVAILABLE FOR CAPTAINS AND OR CWO3S IN HAWAII. MAJORS/CWO4S IN HAWAII ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE CSCBSP CLASSES AT CPCA LISTED BELOW. CSCBSP CLASS DATES (READ IN THREE COLUMNS):
CLASS NO./LOCATION REPORT 1ST REPORT 2ND
RES PERIOD RES PERIOD
601-602/QUAN 14 JUN 15(601) 1 MAY 16(602)
603-604/CLNC 2 AUG 15(603) 17 APR 16(604)
605-606/CPCA 2 AUG 15(605) 17 APR 16(606)
611-612/OKIN 8 SEP 15(611) 22 MAY 16(612)
607-608/CLNC 31 JAN 16(607) 18 SEP 16(608)
609-610/CPCA 31 JAN 16(609) 18 SEP 16(610)
4.E. CIDS (READ IN THREE COLUMNS)
1ST RES 2ND RES
QUAN M02SA1G M02RZZG
CLNC M03SA1I M03RZZI
CPCA M10SA1G M10RZZG
OKIN M22SA18 M22RZZ8
4.F. CSCBSP SEAT ALLOCATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW (READ IN FOUR COLUMNS). 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 601-602/QUAN 1/CS 0
TECOM/TCOM 601-602/QUAN 1/GC; 1/AA 1
603-604/CLNC 1/GC 1
605-606/CPCA 1/GC; 1/CS 1
607-608/CLNC 1/GC 1
609-610/CPCA 1/GC; 1/CS 1
MARCORSYSCOM 601-602/QUAN 1 ANY MOS 0
MARFORCOM 603-604/CLNC 2/GC; 3/CS; 2/AA NOTE1 2
607-608/CLNC 2/GC; 2/CS; 3/AA NOTE1 3
MCICOM/MCNCRC 601-602/QUAN 1/GC; 2/CS; 2/AA NOTE1 2
603-604/CLNC 1/CS 1
605-606/CPCA 1/CS 1
607-608/CLNC 1/CS 1
609-610/CPCA 1/CS 1
611-612/OKIN 2/CS NOTE1 2
MARFORPAC 605-606/CPCA 2/GC; 2/CS; 3/AA NOTE1 2
609-610/CPCA 2/GC; 3/CS; 2/AA NOTE1 2
611-612/OKIN 3/GC; 2/CS; 3/AA NOTE1 4
MARFORSOC 603-604/CLNC 1/GC 1
607-608/CLNC 1/GC 1
MARFORRES (NOTE2)
601-602/QUAN 1/GC; 1/CS
603-604/CLNC 1/CS
605-606/CPCA 1/AA
609-610/CPCA 1/GC
NOTE1: 1-CWO4 AUTHORIZED
NOTE2: RESERVE PME BOARD SELECTED/MARFORRES FUNDED
4.G. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE BSP. THOSE ON THE USMC PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM, LIAISON OFFICERS, OR COUNTRIES WORKING WITH THE MEFS ARE ALL WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE. COUNTRIES ARE REQUIRED TO PAY TUITION EXCEPT FOR USMC PEPS. POCS IN PARA 5A BELOW WILL ASSIST IN THESE EFFORTS BY COORDINATING WITH MCSCG FT STORY VA. TECOM, HOWEVER, 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 30 DAYS BEFORE ALL EWSBSP AND CSCBSP CLASSES. REPORTING LOCATION FOR CPCA IS SECOND DECK OF BLDG 23195 ABOARD MCAS WITH MR JEFF WILLIS; CLNC IS BLDG 403, L STREET WITH MR CESARE CARDI; OKINAWA IS BLDG 5674 CAMP FOSTER WITH MR JIM HOPKINS OR MR SCOTT UECKER; MCBH IS SECOND DECK OF BLDG 224 ABOARD MCBH WITH MR COS SPOFFORD; QUAN-EWS SECOND DECK 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. 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 ACTIVE DUTY MARINE PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED IN MCTIMS. OFFICERS SHOULD ARRIVE FOR BOTH PERIODS WITH NON-REPORTING ORDERS THAT STATE GOVERNMENT QUARTERS DIRECTED IF AVAILABLE MESSING NOT AVAILABLE. RESERVE OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FROM MARFORRES. COMMANDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO EXCEED TAD ALLOWANCES LISTED IN PARAS 4C AND 4F 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 EWSBSP IS LESS THAN 30 DAYS. OFFICERS WILL NOT REQUIRE “TD” FITREPS PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE. THE SECOND RESIDENT PERIOD OF SIX WEEKS 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 CSCBSP RUN OVER 30 DAYS AND WILL REQUIRE “TD” FITREPS FROM COMMANDS PRIOR TO ATTENDANCE. MCU WILL RUN “FD” REPORTS UPON COMPLETION OF EACH PERIOD.
5.E. ENROLLEES AND GRADUATES OF THE EWSBSP WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMANDANT’S CAREER-LEVEL EDUCATION BOARD (CCLEB) AND ENROLLEES AND GRADUATES OF THE CSCBSP WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMANDANT’S PROFESSIONAL INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL BOARD (CPIB). THIS EXCLUSION FROM CCLEB AND CPIB APPLIES TO ALL PROGRAMS THAT OFFICERS ARE SELECTED FOR WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THESE BOARDS. 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 POC FOR OKIN IS MR JIM HOPKINS PHONE DSN 645-2230, COMM 81-98-970-2230 OR EMAIL: JAMES.P.HOPKINS(AT)USMC.MIL OR MR SCOTT UECKER EMAIL: SCOTT.UECKER.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL POC MCBH IS MR COS SPOFFORD PHONE (808)257-1956 OR EMAIL: COSMAS.SPOFFORD(AT)USMC.MIL
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN H. G. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND/PRESIDENT MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//