R 081404Z JUL 15
MARADMIN 328/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COURSE ACOC 2-15//
REF/A/MSGID: MCO P1200.17D//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1200.17D, THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL.//
POC/RENE AGOSTO/CIV/UNIT: HQMC C4 CSP/TEL: 5712568846//
POC/ROBERT PRICE /MAJ/UNIT: HQMC C4 CSP/TEL: 7036933545//
POC/DENNIS IVAN/MAJ/UNIT: COMMUNICATION TRAINING BATTALION/ TEL: 7608308657//
POC/RAYMOND TAKOR/CAPT/UNIT: COMMUNICATION TRAINING BATTALION/TEL: 7608306476//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/THIS IS A HQMC (C4) AND COMMUNICATION TRAINING BATTALION COORDINATED MESSAGE.
1. SITUATION. COMMUNICATION TRAINING BATTALION AND HQMC C4 ARE SOLICITING STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE FALL 2015 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COURSE (ACOC 2-15) TO BE HELD FROM 31 AUG - 12 NOV 2015 IN TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA. ACOC IS AN ADVANCED, FORMAL SKILLS PROGRESSION TRAINING COURSE FOR MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS. OFFICERS WITH THE PMOS OF 0602 WILL BE AWARDED THE NMOS SKILL DESIGNATOR 0603 UPON SUCCESSFUL COURSE COMPLETION. WHILE ATTENDING ACOC, STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE ADVANCED SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE PLANNING AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT FOR DOD INFORMATION NETWORK OPERATIONS(DODIN OPS) AND DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS (DCO). STUDENTS WILL ALSO LEARN THE APPLICATION OF DODIN OPS AND DCO IN SUPPORT OF MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND (MSC) AND MAJOR SUBORDINATE ELEMENT (MSE) LEVEL MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) EXERCISES AND OPERATIONS. ONCE COMPLETE, STUDENTS WILL BECOME MAGTF COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS. THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIES TO ACOC 2-15:
1.A. MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND CAPTAIN SELECTS SERVING IN THE OPERATING FORCES OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
1.B. LDO CAPTAINS HOLDING MOS 0605 AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS 3 AND 4 HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0640/0650.
1.C. GOVERNMENT ITM CIVILIANS, GS-12, IN THE FOLLOWING OCC FIELD SERIES: GS-0332/2210/0335/0390/0391/0392/0854/1550.
2. MISSION. FROM 31 AUG - 12 NOV 2015, DELTA COMPANY, COMMUNICATION TRAINING BATTALION, CONDUCTS ACOC IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MAGTF COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS TO THE OPERATING FORCES CAPABLE OF PLANNING AND EMPLOYING ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECHTURES AT THE MSC AND MSE LEVEL IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF EXERCISES AND OPERATIONS.
3. TASKS
3.A. PARENT COMMAND WILL SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NLT 15 AUGUST 2015 WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA ENCRYPTED EMAIL TO ALL POCS LISTED:
    (1) LNAME, FNAME, MI
    (2) GRADE
    (3) PRIMARY MOS
    (4) EDIPI
    (5) UNIT MCC
    (6) UNIT POC TO RECEIVE FUNDING APPROVAL (E-MAIL ADDRESS)
    (7) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
    (8) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED)
    (9) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COM)
    (10) EMAIL ADDRESS
    (11) MODE OF TRAVEL
    (12) IS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED DURING THE COURSE(Y OR N)
    (13) DOES NOMINEE POSSESS GTCC
    (14) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISIT REQUESTS (OPNAV 5521/27)REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS).  THE SMO IN JPAS IS MS3305STUD.  INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT(31 AUG-12 NOV 2015), AND PURPOSE (ACOC 2-15), ATTN: SECURITY MANAGER.
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
4.A. COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE NOMINEES WILL DESIGNATE A POC FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED FROM NOMINEE'S COMMANDER VIA APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
4.B. UNIFORM FOR MARINES WILL BE THE SEASONAL MARPAT AND SERVICE "C" UNIFORM AND SERIVCE "B" UNIFORM STARTING ON 1 NOVEMBER 2015. ATTIRE FOR CIVILIAN ATTENDEES IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
4.C. ALL ACOC STUDENT HANDOUTS WILL BE ELECTRONIC. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL STUDENTS BRING THEIR OWN COMPUTING DEVICE.
4.D. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND ACOC 2-15, ACOC 1-16 IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY - JULY 2016. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACOC 1-16 WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
5.A. THE 06XX OCCFLD MANAGER IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACOC STUDENTS.
5.B. CLASS CAPACITY. ACOC 2-15 CLASS CAPACITY IS (25) STUDENTS.
5.C. FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. TECOM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES. INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR RENTAL CARS FROM MILITARY MEMBERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. CIVILIAN ATTENDEES ARE FUNDED BY THEIR PARENT COMMAND. RESERVE COMPONENT MARINES SHOULD CONTACT MARFORRES FORMAL SCHOOLS AT DSN 647-7323 OR COMM (504) 697-7323.
5.D. UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. SEATS ARE AVAILABLE ON A NO COST BASIS (I.E., TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM IS NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR NOMINEES STATIONED ON TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA.
5.E. BILLETING. RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH ATTENDEE. ATTENDEES MUST CHECK WITH THE TWENTYNINE PALMS BOQ (ROADRUNNER INN) AT COML (760) 830-6642/5583 FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING PRIOR TO MAKING ANY COML LODGING RESERVATIONS. IF GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL LODGING INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SLEEPY TORTOISE LODGE AT (760) 830-6583. USE OF GOVERNMENT MESSING IS DIRECTED, IF AVAILABLE. TRAVELER MUST ATTACH STATEMENT OF NON-AVAILABILITY WITHIN DTS AUTHORIZATION OR PER DIEM MUST REFLECT THE GOVERNMENT RATES.
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
6.A. ACOC 2-15 WILL CONVENE ON 31 AUG 2015. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT IN THE SEASONAL MARPAT UNIFORM NLT 0730 30 AUG 2015 AT THE DELTA COMPANY HQ, CTB, BLDG 1761, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA.
6.B. THE POCS WILL NOTIFY NOMINEES SELECTED TO ATTEND ACOC 2-15 NLT 9 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE COURSE.
6.C. UPON POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION, EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE COURSE COORDINATOR WITH FURTHER DIRECTIONS AND GUIDANCE.
6.D. ALL COURSE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE MCEITS PORTAL LOCATED AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)EIS.USMC.MIL/SITES/CS/AIG/ACOC/DEFAULT.ASPX. ALL APPLICANTS WHO CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE MCEITS PORTAL SHOULD SUBMIT ACCESS REQUEST TO CAPT RAYMOND TAKOR, RAYMOND.TAKOR(AT)USMC.MIL.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8. THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 1 SEP 2015.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) DEPARTMENT.//