R 011922Z SEP 15
MARADMIN 430/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY16 U.S. AIR FORCE SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ENLISTED ACADEMY COURSE DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.//
POC1/D. L. MADDUX/SGTMAJ/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-4793/EMAIL:DAVID.MADDUX@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  JOINT-SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENLISTED MARINES ARE LIMITED.  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS, HAS ESTABLISHED A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIR FORCE SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY (AFSNCOA).  LOCATED ATMAXWELL AFB, AL, THE AFSNCOA IS AN INTENSIVE SIX-WEEK COURSE COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: MILITARY, PROFESSIONAL, JOINTWAR FIGHTER, OPERATIONAL MANAGER, SENIOR COMMUNICATOR, AND COMBINED OPERATIONS. DURING THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO READ ANDWRITE EXTENSIVELY, AND SPEAK PUBLICLY.
2.  MISSION.  THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY WILL MANAGE THE QUOTAS  AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO AFSNCOA. COURSE DATES FOR FY16 ARE:
COURSE  SUBMISSION DEADLINE     REPORT          GRADUATE    
SNCOA 16-A (7)  21 AUG 15  05 OCT 15 20 NOV 15
SNCOA 16-B (7) 20 NOV 15  11 JAN 16 26 FEB 16
SNCOA 16-C (7)  22 JAN 16  07 MAR 16 15 APR 16
SNCOA 16-D (7)  19 FEB 16   28 APR 16 10 JUN 16
SNCOA 16-E (7) 15 APR 16  11 JUL 16 19 AUG 16
SNCOA 16-F (7) 17 JUN 16  31 AUG 16 14 OCT 16
3. EXECUTION
3.A.  NO COMMAND ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE AFSNCOA COURSE; THE NUMBER OF ALLOCATIONS THE MARINE CORPS CAN SUBMIT PER CLASS IS LISTED IN PARA 2 (DIRECTLY FOLLOWING EACH CLASS NUMBER IN PARENTHESIS). 
3.B.  FUNDING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH TECOM WORLDWIDE TRAVEL (WWT). DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY WILL COORDINATE STUDENT FUNDING FORTHE COURSE THROUGH TECOM.  A RENTAL VEHICLE IS ENCOURAGED, BUT WILL NOT BE FUNDED BY WWT.  THE STUDENT’S PARENT COMMAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RENTAL CAR FUNDING. 
3.C.  MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS (MSC) MAY NOMINATE MARINES IN THE RANKS OF MASTER SERGEANT AND FIRST SERGEANT TO ATTEND THE COURSE. NOMINEES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE MARINE’S MARFOR G-3 IN COORDINATION WITH THE RESPECTIVE MARFOR SERGEANT MAJOR.  NOMINATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM THE MARFOR COMMANDS.
3.D.  COURSE PREREQUISITES
3.D.1. COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED JOINT PME (SEJPME) DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE PROVIDED BY THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE. THESEJPME COURSE IS ACCESSED AT THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITEAT WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU. OR THE NEW SEJPME II AT HTTPS://JKODIRECT.JTEN.MIL/.
3.D.2.  NOMINATED FIRST SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED RESIDENT FIRST SERGEANT COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.  NOMINATED MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR.  THE RESPECTIVE COURSE COMPLETION CODES MUST BE REFLECTED IN MCTFS PRIOR TO STUDENT NOMINATION.
3.D.3.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE ONE YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING UPONCOMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
4.A.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF ATTENDANCE TO THE AFSNCOA.
4.A.1.  COURSE NUMBER.
4.A.2.  LAST NAME, FIRST, MI, EDIPI, AND MOS.
4.A.3.  GRADE AND DATE OF RANK.
4.A.4.  END OF CURRENT CONTRACT.
4.A.5.  MCTFS CONFIRMATION OF THE PREREQUISITES LISTED IN PARA 3.D.1. AND 3.D.2.
4.A.6.  SUBMIT A PROFESSIONAL RESUME. RESUME FORMAT CAN BE FOUND AT  https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/portal/page/portal/M_RA_HOME/MM/B_EA/A_mmea8/B_mmea81.
4.A.7. CURRENT PHOTO IN THE SERVICE CHARLIE UNIFORM.
4.B.  MARFOR G-3S WILL SUBMIT NOMINEES DIRECTLY TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY: DAVID.MADDUX@USMC.MIL  
4.C.  ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE IN PARA 2 FOR THE RESPECTIVE COURSE NUMBER THE NOMINEE DESIRES TO ATTEND.
4.D.  DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY WILL COORDINATE STUDENT REGISTRATION WITH AFSNCOA.
4.E.  LODGING.  ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO STAY AT THE BEQ, MAXWELL AFB, AL.
4.F.  REPORTING. ALL APPROVED STUDENTS WILL CHECK-IN ON THE RESPECTIVE REPORT DATE TO THE LODGING OFFICE AT GUNTER ANNEX, BLDG 1017, MAXWELL AFB, AL.  ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPORTING GUIDANCE UPON CHECK-IN.
4.G.  ORDERS.  PARENT COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPER ORDERS PREPARATIONS.  INDICATE ORDERS ARE REPORTING ORDERS, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AVAILABLE, AND GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
4.H.  UNIFORM REQUIREMENT.  WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE SEPME WEBSITE AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/ENLISTEDPME/PAGES/SEPME.ASPX IN THE SENIOR ENLISTED COURSE INFORMATION SECTION AND AT http://WWW.AU.AF.MIL/AU/BARNES/SNCOA.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN H. G. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//