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MARADMIN 430/16 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2017 UNITED STATES ARMY SENIOR ENLISTED PME COURSE//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
AMPN/REF A IS THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION ORDER.//
POC1/S. D. HAMM/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 in the grades of Master Sergeant and First Sergeant are limited.  Marine Corps University, with assistance from the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, has established a long-term relationship with the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA).  Located at Fort Bliss, TX, USASMA is an intense ten-month course, with a total of 1,420 instructional hours designed to elevate the thinking of Master Sergeants and First Sergeants from the tactical level to the operational and strategic perspective, thus preparing them for leadership positions in organizations executing unified land operations.  USASMA also prepares senior enlisted for leadership positions in joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational organizations.  The course assists in the development of logical, practical, and original reasoning abilities necessary for problem solving.  Students analyze problems based on available information, arrive at logical solutions and decisions with reasonable speed, communicate reasoning and decisions orally and in writing.  Intellectual honesty, integrity, professional values, and standards are highly stressed.
2.  Mission.  The Director, Senior Enlisted Academy will accept nominations for three Master Sergeants and three First Sergeants for USASMA Class 67. Course dates are:
Submission deadline  Report date    Start date     Graduation date   
1 Feb 2017            8 Aug 2017    15 Aug 2017    22 Jun 2018       
3.  Execution.
3.A.  Major subordinate commands may nominate Marines in the ranks of Master Sergeant and First Sergeant to attend the course.  Nominees will be submitted through the Marine’s chain of command to the Marines MARFOR G-3 via the respective MARFOR Sergeant Major. Nominations will only be accepted from the MARFOR commands.
3.B.  Course prerequisites.
3.B.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.B.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 First Sergeant/Master Sergeant Regional Seminar.  The respective course completion codes must be reflected within MCTFS prior to student nomination.
3.B.3.  Nominees must have a current security clearance, minimum level of secret reflected with the Joint Personnel Adjudication System.
3.B.4.  Nominees must be in compliance with Marine Corps Body Composition Military Appearance Program, physical fitness test, and combat fitness test standards.
3.B.5.  Nominees must have at least two years time in grade and at least two years time on station prior to report date.
3.B.6.  Once selected, nominees must also complete all course prerequisites as identified on the USASMA website for Sergeant Major Course Class 67 at https:(doubleslash)usasma.bliss.army.mil.
4.  Administration and Logistics.
4.A.  Parent commands must provide the following information for Marines nominated to attend the USASMA. 
4.A.1.  Last name, First, MI, EDIPI, and MOS.
4.A.2.  Grade and date of rank.
4.A.3.  End of current contract.
4.A.4.  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.5.  Current photo in the service charlie uniform.
4.A.6.  Submit a brief essay explaining the reason for requesting attendance at USASMA.  This essay should be no more than one page.
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.
4.D.  Selectees will be approved by the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps and will be notified by the Director, Senior Enlisted Academy via separate correspondence.
4.E.  Marine attendees will be required to execute PCS orders to the course with follow-on PCS orders upon completion of the course.  Nominees should satisfy time on station requirements specified within MCO P1300.8.
5.  Command and Signal.  Additional information is available on the USASMA website at https:(doubleslash)usasma.bliss.army.mil.
6.  Release authorized by BGen Thomas A. Gorry, Commanding General Education Command, President, Marine Corps University.//