161427Z MAR 16
MARADMIN 153/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FY16-17 SEAT ALLOCATION ASSIGNMENTS//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
REF/B/MARADMIN 703-08//
REF/C/MCO 1553.2B//
REF/D/MARADMIN 575-15//
NARR/REF A IS THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) REQUIREMENTS ORDER 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/DR. J. F. HEMLEBEN/MCU/LOC: QUANTICO/TEL: DSN 278.0741 COMM 703.784.0741 /EMAIL: JOHN.HELMEBEN(AT)USMCU.EDU//
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, earning graduates of both programs PME credit and also JPME Phase I credit for ILS. The following are program details for FY16-17.
2.A. EWSBSP is designed for delivery in three stages: Stage one is a 29-day 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 4-week 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 (CWO)3s (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 their command and the closest CDET regional director listed in this MARADMIN. Volunteers will be coordinated with the commands listed in para 4 below to obtain seats.
4. Marine Corps commands listed below are required to provide eligible officers for the following class seats that are based on CMC targets by MOS category, ground combat (GC), combat support (CS), and aviation (AA).
4.A. EWSBSP class dates (read in three columns):
Class no./Location Report 1st Report 2nd
Res Period Res Period
701-702/CLNC 10 Jul 16(701) 30 Oct 16(702)
703-704/CPCA 10 Jul 16(703) 30 Oct 16(704)
711-712/OKIN 16 Oct 16(711) 26 Feb 17(712)
705-706/QUAN 6 Oct 16(705) 23 Mar 17(706)
707-708/CLNC 8 Jan 17(707) 30 Apr 17(708)
709-710/CPCA 8 Jan 17(709) 30 Apr 17(710)
713-714/OKIN 8 Jan 17(713) 30 Apr 17(714)
715-716/MCBH 8 Jan 17(715) 30 Apr 17(716)
4.B. Course identification (CID)(read in three columns)
Location 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 705-706/QUAN 1/GC 0
MARFORCYBER 705-706/QUAN 1/any MOS 1
TECOM/TCOM 701-702/CLNC 3/GC 4/CS Note2 3
703-704/CPCA 3/GC 2/CS Note2 2
705-706/QUAN 2/GC 2/AA 1
707-708/CLNC 3/GC 4/CS Note2 3
709-710/CPCA 3/GC 2/CS Note2 2
MARCORSYSCOM 705-706/QUAN 1 any MOS 0
MARFORCOM 701-702/CLNC 8/GC 8/CS 8/AA Note3 8
707-708/CLNC 8/GC 8/CS 8/AA Note3 8
MCICOM/MCNCRC
701-702/CLNC 2/CS 1
703-704/CPCA 2/CS Note1 1
705-706/QUAN 1/GC 2/CS 2/AA Note2 2
707-708/CLNC 2/CS Note1 2
709-710/CPCA 2/CS Note1 2
711-712/OKIN 1/CS Note1 1
713-714/OKIN 1/CS 1
MARFORPAC 703-704/CPCA 9/GC 9/CS 9/AA Note3 9
709-710/CPCA 9/GC 9/CS 9/AA Note3 9
711-712/OKIN 4/GC 3/CS 4/AA Note1 3
713-714/OKIN 4/G 3/CS 4/AA Note1 3
715-716/MCBH 3/GC 3/CS 4/AA Note2 1
MARFORSOC 701-702/CLNC 2/GC 1
703-704/CPCA 1/GC 0
707-708/CLNC 2/GC 1
709-710/CPCA 1/GC 0
MARFORRES (Note4)
701-702/CLNC 1/CS
703-704/CPCA 1/GC 1/CS
705-706/QUAN 2/AA
707-708/CLNC 1/CS
709-710/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/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
701-702/QUAN 12 Jun 16(701) 30 Apr 17(702)
703-704/CLNC 7 Aug 16(703) 16 Apr 17(704)
705-706/CPCA 7 Aug 16(705) 16 Apr 17(706)
711-712/OKIN 11 Sep 16(711) 31 May 17(712)
707-708/CLNC 5 Feb 17(707) 24 Sep 17(708)
709-710/CPCA 5 Feb 17(709) 24 Sep 17(710)
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 701-702/QUAN 1/CS 0
TECOM/TCOM 701-702/QUAN 1/GC 1/AA 1
703-704/CLNC 1/GC 1/CS 1
705-706/CPCA 1/GC 1/CS 1
707-708/CLNC 1/GC 1/CS 1
709-710/CPCA 1/GC 1/CS 1
MARCORSYSCOM 701-702/QUAN 1 any MOS 0
MARFORCOM 703-704/CLNC 2/GC 3/CS 2/AA Note1 2
707-708/CLNC 2/GC 3/CS 3/AA Note2 3
MCICOM/MCNCRC 701-702/QUAN 1/GC 2/CS 2/AA Note1 2
703-704/CLNC 1/CS 1
705-706/CPCA 1/CS 1
707-708/CLNC 1/CS 1
709-710/CPCA 1/CS 1
711-712/OKIN 2/CS Note1 2
MARFORPAC 705-706/CPCA 2/GC 3/CS 3/AA Note2 2
709-710/CPCA 2/GC 3/CS 3/AA Note2 2
711-712/OKIN 3/GC 3/CS 4/AA Note2 4
MARFORSOC 703-704/CLNC 1/GC 1
707-708/CLNC 1/GC 1
MARFORRES (Note3)
701-702/QUAN 1/GC 1/CS
703-704/CLNC 1/CS
705-706/CPCA 1/AA
709-710/CPCA 1/GC
Note1: 1-CWO4 authorized
Note2: 2-CWO4s authorized
Note3: Reserve PME board selected/MARFORRES funded
4.G. Although MARFORRES allocations reflect reservists only, regular officers assigned to MARFORRES are encouraged to contact either MARFORRES G3/5 training or a CDET regional director for seats. All officers assigned to commands that do not have MCTIMS student registrar requirement sponsors or training quota control managers will be registered by CDET/MCU. Those officers assigned to the National Capital Region will be registered by MCICOM.
4.H. Commands are encouraged to include international officers for participation in the BSP. Those on the USMC Personnel Exchange Program (PEP), 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 paras 5A and 6 below will assist in these efforts by coordinating with MCSCG Ft Story VA. TECOM 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 LtCol E. I. Hansen, CLNC is Bldg 403, L Street with Mr Cesare Cardi, Okinawa is Bldg 5674 Camp Foster with Mr Chet Jolley or LtCol J. D. Moseley, 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 third deck of the Warner Center 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 training quota control managers will register participants into MCTIMS using the formal school procedure outlined in Ref C and in accordance with para 4G above. Those same managers filling TAD allowances must each request funding authorization for their active duty participants from TECOM G8 through MCTIMS 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. USMC officer BSP students and graduates may volunteer to be considered by the Commandant’s Career Level Education Board (CCLEB) and the Commandant’s Professional Intermediate-Level Board (CPIB) for the purposes of assignment to graduate-level education and select special programs only. These officers will not be eligible for resident career level PME or resident intermediate level PME. USMC officer BSP students and graduates who volunteer to be considered by the CCLEB and CPIB must notify their primary monitor of this intention no later than 30 days before the CCLEB/CPIB board convenes. CG, EDCOM will ensure all current students enrolled in BSP are identified to MMOA no later than 30 days before the CCLEB/CPIB board convenes. USMC officer CSCBSP graduates and students enrolled in the CSCBSP are eligible for selection to second year intermediate level PME schools which include the Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), the Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), the Navy Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS), and the Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies (SAAS).
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)usmcu.edu POC for CPCA is LtCol E. I. Hansen phone (760) 725-8499 or email: eddy.hansen(at)usmcu.edu POC for CLNC is Mr Cesare Cardi phone (910)451-4796 or email: cesare.cardi(at)usmc.mil POC for OKIN is LtCol J. D. Moseley phone DSN 645-2230, comm 81-98-970-2230 or email: james.moseley(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.//