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MARADMIN 432/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY16 NAVY SENIOR 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 NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY (NAVSEA).  LOCATED AT NS NEWPORT, RI, THE NAVSEA CONDUCTS AN INTENSE ELEVEN-WEEK COURSE WITH A CURRICULUM FOCUSED IN THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. DURING THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE EXTENSIVE READING AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS, SELF-STUDY, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. THERE WILL BE AN (8) EIGHT-WEEK DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) PHASE FOLLOWED BY A (3) THREE-WEEK RESIDENT PHASE. THERE IS AN APPROXIMATELY SIX DAY GAP BETWEEN THE DISTANCE AND RESIDENT PHASE. NAVSEA STAFF WILL PROVIDE VALIDATION OF COMPLETION OF THE DL PHASE TO THIS OFFICE BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE IS CLEARED TO DEPART FOR THE RESIDENT BLOCK.
2.  MISSION.  THE DIRECTOR, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY WILL MANAGE THE QUOTAS AND COORDINATE THE ATTENDANCE OF QUALIFIED MARINES TO NAVSEA.
2.A.  THE FOLLOWING EIGHT (8) ITERATIONS OF NAVSEA HAVE AN (8) EIGHT-WEEK DISTANCE LEARNING PHASE FOLLOWED BY A (3) THREE-WEEK RESIDENT PHASE.  THE DL PHASE MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO THE RESIDENT PHASE.  THE SUBMISSION TIMELINE FOR THE DL PHASE IS 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DL CONVENE DATE. 
2.B.  COURSE DATES FOR FY16 ARE:
         SUBMISSION    DISTANT LEARNING    RESIDENT
         DEADLINE      PHASE            PHASE
195(4)   11 DEC 15     11 JAN-13 MAR 16    21 MAR-08 APR 16
196(4)   08 JAN 16     08 FEB-10 APR 16    18 APR-06 MAY 16
197(4)   29 JAN 16     29 FEB-01 MAY 16    09 MAY-27 MAY 16
198(4)   26 FEB 16     28 MAR-29 MAY 16    06 JUN-24 JUN 16
199(4)   22 APR 16     23 MAY-07 AUG 16    15 AUG-02 SEP 16
200(4)   20 MAY 16     20 JUN-04 SEP 16    12 SEP-30 SEP 16
201(4)   08 JUL 16     08 AUG-09 OCT 16    17 OCT-04 NOV 16  
202(4)   19 AUG 16     19 SEP-20 NOV 16    28 NOV-16 DEC 16
3.  EXECUTION
3.A.  NO COMMAND ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR THE NAVSEA COURSE; THE NUMBER OF ALLOCATIONS THE MARINE CORPS CAN SUBMIT IS LISTED IN PARA 2. 
3.B.  FUNDING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH TECOM WORLDWIDE TRAVEL (WWT). SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REQUESTING FUNDING FOR THE COURSE.  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. BECAUSE NO SEATS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO SPECIFIC COMMANDS, 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. THE
SEJPME COURSE IS ACCESSED AT THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE WEBSITE
AT WWW.JFSC.NDU.EDU OR THE NEW SEJPME AT
HTTPS://JKODIRECT.JTEN.MIL/.
3.D.2.  NOMINATED FIRST SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED RESIDENT FIRST
SERGEANTS COURSE AND THE FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL
SEMINAR.  NOMINATED MASTER SERGEANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE 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 UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
4.  ADMIN AND LOGISTICS
4.A.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION OF ATTENDANCE TO THE NAVSEA:
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.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 NAVSEA. 
4.E.  LODGING.  ALL ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO LODGE AT THE NAVY SEA BEQ, NS NEWPORT, RI.
4.F.  MESSING.  ALL ATTENDEES ARE AUTHORIZED PROPORTIONAL MEAL RATE AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
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.  REPORTING.  ALL APPROVED STUDENTS WILL CHECK-IN ON THE RESPECTIVE REPORT DATE (RESIDENT COURSE/PORTION ONLY) TO THE COMBINED BACHELOR QUARTERS, BLDG 1312, NEWPORT, RI.  ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE FURTHER REPORTING GUIDANCE UPON CHECKING INTO THE BEQ.
4.I.  UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS.  WILL BE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON NAVSEA AT  WWW.USNWC.EDU/STUDENTS/SENIOR-ENLISTED-ACADEMY.ASPX.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN H. G. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//