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MARADMIN 240/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/AY2015 CLASS DATES FOR THE REGIONAL CAREER COURSE DEP//
REF/A/MARADMIN 521-14//
REF/B/MARADMIN 426-14//
REF/C/NAVMC 11580//
NARR/REF A IS THE UPDATED ENLISTED PME REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMMAND-SPONSORED LANCE CORPORAL LEADERSHIP-ETHICS AND CAREER COURSE SEMINAR. REFERENCE B IS THE FY2015 CLASS DATES AND QUOTA ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE REGIONAL STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMIES. REFERENCE C IS THE STANDARDIZED COMMAND SCREENING CHECKLIST.//
POC/J.F. HEMLEBEN/COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING/-/TEL: COMM 703 784-0741/EMAIL: JOHN.HEMLEBEN(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A OUTLINES THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ENLISTED MARINES. THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION TO GUNNERY SERGEANT HAVE BEEN UPDATED AS FOLLOWS:
1.A. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 16, ACTIVE COMPONENT AND ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) STAFF SERGEANTS MUST COMPLETE THE MARINENET EPME6000AA COURSE AND THEN COMPLETE EITHER THE RESIDENT CAREER COURSE OR THE CAREER COURSE SEMINAR (CCS) DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEP). FOR PURPOSES OF PROMOTION, BOTH PROGRAMS (SNCOA RESIDENT CAREER COURSE AND CCS DEP) WILL BE CONSIDERED EQUIVALENT.
1.B. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 16, SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) STAFF SERGEANTS MUST COMPLETE THE MARINENET EPME6000AA COURSE, AND THEN COMPLETE EITHER THE RESIDENT TWO-WEEK RESERVE CAREER COURSE OR THE CCS DEP.  FOR PURPOSES OF PROMOTION, BOTH PROGRAMS (RESIDENT RESERVE CAREER COURSE AND CCS DEP) WILL BE CONSIDERED EQUIVALENT.
1.C. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) STAFF SERGEANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE MARINENET EPME6000AA COURSE.
2. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) ANNOUNCED THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2015 CLASS DATES AND QUOTA ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE REGIONAL STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMIES IN REF B. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE REMAINING AY 2015 CLASS DATES FOR THE REGIONAL CAREER COURSE SEMINAR DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM:
2.A. CLASS DATE FOR MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) CAMP PENDLETON (CAMPEN), CALIFORNIA (CA), AND MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER (MCAGCC) 29 PALMS, CA:
CLASS  CONVENING WEEK                  FINAL WEEK
3-15   01 JUN 15      07 SEP 15
GRADUATES OF THIS COURSE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE WITH STAFF NONCOMMISIONED OFFICER (SNCO) ACADEMY CLASS 6-15 AT MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA ON 05 OCT 2015.
2.B. CLASS DATE FOR MCB CAMP LEJEUNE (CAMLEJ), NORTH CAROLINA (NC), MARINE CORPS AIR STATION (MCAS), NEW RIVER, NC, AND MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC:
CLASS  CONVENING WEEK           FINAL WEEK
3-15   01 JUN 15      07 SEP 15
GRADUATES OF THIS COURSE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE WITH SNCO ACADEMY CLASS 6-15, MCB CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ON 05 OCT 2015.
2.C. CLASS DATE FOR MCB QUANTICO, VIRGINIA (VA) AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR):
CLASS  CONVENING WEEK           FINAL WEEK
3-15   01 JUN 15      07 SEP 15
GRADUATES OF THIS COURSE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE WITH SNCO ACADEMY CLASS 6-15, MCB QUANTICO, VA ON 06 OCT 2015.
2.D. CLASS DATE FOR MCAS, MIRAMAR, CA, MCRD, SAN DIEGO, CA, AND MCAS, YUMA, ARIZONA (AZ):
CLASS  CONVENING WEEK           FINAL WEEK
3-15  01 JUN 15      07 SEP 15
GRADUATES OF THIS COURSE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE WITH SNCO ACADEMY CLASS 6-15, MCB CAMP PENDLETON, CA ON 05 OCT 2015.
3. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
3.A. CCS DEP MEETS ONCE PER WEEK, AFTER NORMAL WORKING HOURS, FOR THREE HOURS OVER A FIFTEEN WEEK PERIOD. STAFF SERGEANTS ATTENDING THE CCS DEP DO NOT GO TAD AWAY FROM THEIR COMMANDS.
3.B. STUDENTS HAVE APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS OF PREPARATION (HOMEWORK) weekly, FOR EACH ONSITE SEMINAR.
3.C. EACH SEMINAR MAINTAINS A RATIO OF APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 1 (STUDENT/FACULTY).
3.D. STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED THROUGH QUIZZES, SHORT PAPERS, SEMINAR PARTICIPATION, AND OTHER WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS.
3.E. COURSE PREREQUISITES INCLUDE: MUST BE A STAFF SERGEANT (SSGT) OR SSGT SELECT. NOMINEES WILL MEET THE MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM STANDARDS, HAVE COMPLETED THE CAREER COURSE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI 8100 OR EPME 6000AA ON MARINENET).
3.F. COURSE REGISTRATION.
3.F.1. REF C IS THE COMMAND SCREENING CHECKLIST. INDIVIDUAL UNITS WILL FORWARD THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET) REGIONAL DIRECTORS, to include a completed checklist, VIA THE REGIONAL CHIEF INSTRUCTORS (RCI), IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE UPCOMING CLASS.
3.F.2. THE RCI FOR EACH REGION IS:
3.F.2.A. HARRISON TANKSLEY, CAMP PENDLETON REGION, (760)763-8425, HARRISON.TANKSLEY.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL.
3.F.2.B. TIM WEBER, CAMP LEJEUNE REGION, (910)451-2183, TIMOTHY.WEBER.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL.
3.F.2.C. PAUL VANDERWATER, QUANTICO REGION, (703)432-5688, PAUL.VANDERWATER.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL.
3.F.2.D. SYLVESTER DANIELS, MIRAMAR REGION, (619)524-1710, SYLVESTER.DANIELS.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL.
3.F.3. THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING WEEK.
4. AMPLIFYING INSTRUCTIONS.
4.A. TAD IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR THIS COURSE.
4.B. ALL STUDENTS REQUIRE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER AND ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO BRING LAPTOPS OR TABLET DEVICES TO DOWNLOAD STUDENT MATERIALS FOR EASE OF USE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE COURSE.
4.C. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT AN RCI OR REVIEW THE CDET WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IS: WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL(SLANT)CDET (SLANT)SITEPAGES(SLANT)CAREER(UNDERSCORE)COURSE(UNDERSCORE) SEMINAR.ASPX
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BRIGADIER GENERAL H. G. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//