R 151210Z Aug 16
MARADMIN 416/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY17 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.//
POC/HAMM, SCOTT/SGTMAJ/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/ENLISTED PME/MCU/TEL: (703)432-4793/EMAIL: SCOTT.HAMM(AT)USMC.MIL AND MCU(UNDERSCORE)SEPME(AT)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 Noncommissioned Officer Academy (AFSNCOA).  Located at Maxwell AFB, AL, the AFSNCOA is an intensive six-week course comprised of the following core areas:  Military Professional, Joint Warfighter, Operational Manager, Senior Communicator, and Combined Operations.  During the course, students will be required to read and write 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 FY17 are:
Course  Submission deadline     Report          Graduate
SNCOA 17-A (7)   22 Aug 16   1 Nov 16  8 Dec 16
SNCOA 17-B (7)   4 Nov 16  12 Jan 17 16 Feb 17
SNCOA 17-C (7)    3 Jan 17   6 Mar 17  7 Apr 17
SNCOA 17-D (7)   17 Feb 17   27 Apr 17  2 Jun 17
SNCOA 17-E (7)   5 May 17  17 Jul 17 18 Aug 17
SNCOA 17-F (7)  23 Jun 17   8 Sep 17 13 Oct 17
3.  Execution.
3.A.  No command allocations have been established for the AFSNCOA the number of allocations the Marine Corps can submit per class is listed in paragraph 2 (directly following each class number in parenthesis).
3.B.  Funding is available through Training and Education Command (TECOM) Worldwide Travel (WWT).  Director, Senior Enlisted Academy will coordinate student funding for the course through TECOM.  A rental vehicle is encouraged, but will not be funded by WWT.  The students parent command is responsible for rental car funding.
3.C.  Major Subordinate Commands may nominate Marines in the ranks of Master Sergeant and First Sergeant to attend the course.  Nominees must be submitted through the Marines 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.  Nominees must have completed either the Senior Enlisted Joint PME (SEJPME) distance learning course provided by the Joint Forces Staff College or the new SEJPME II.  The original SEJPME course is no longer offered.  The new SEJPME II is accessed at Https:(double slash)jkodirect.jten.mil(slash).  Starting in FY-18, only the new SEJPME II will be accepted.
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.
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 paragraph 3.D.1. and 3.D.2.
4.A.6.  Submit a professional resume.  Resume format can be found at Https:(double slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil(slash)portal(slash)page(slash)portal(slash)m(underscore)ra(underscore)home(slash)mm(slash)b(underscore)ea(slash)a(underscore)mmea8(slash)b(underscore)mmea81.
4.A.7.  Current photo in the service charlie uniform.
4.B.  MARFOR G-3s will submit nominees directly to the Director, Senior Enlisted Academy:  scott.hamm(at)usmc.mil and mcu(underscore)sepme(at)usmc.mil.
4.C.  All nominations must be received by the submission deadline in paragraph 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(slash)enlistedpme(slash)pages(slash)sepme.aspx in the Senior Enlisted Course information section and at http:(double slash)www.au.af.mil(slash)au(slash)barnes(slash)Sncoa.
6.  Release authorized by BGen Thomas A. Gorry, Commanding General Education Command President, Marine Corps University.//