R 070044Z JAN 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0005/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO/C40 LOG//
SUBJ/ADVANCED LOGISTICS OPERATIONS COURSE (ALOC) 2-09 STUDENT /NOMINATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MCO 1553.7/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/JFTR/-//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCO P7100.8K/-//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/DOD 7000.14-R/-//
REF/E/MSGID:MARADMIN 455/04/192300Z/-//
POC/B. CLEMENS/MAJ/UNIT:MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/-/TEL:DSN 378-4697 / TEL:COML (703) 432-4697/EMAIL:BRIAN.CLEMENS1@USMC.MIL//
POC/M. J. ABEL/SGT/UNIT:MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/-/TEL:DSN 378-4698 /TEL:COML (703) 432-4698/EMAIL:MICHAEL.ABEL@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A MANDATES THE USE OF MARINE CORPS TRAINING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MCTIMS) WHEN SCHEDULING STUDENTS TO FORMAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION. REF B IS THE JOINT FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JFTR). REF C IS THE FIELD BUDGET GUIDANCE MANUAL. REF D IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS. REF E IS THE TECOM WORLDWIDE TRAVEL (WWT) ACCOUNT GUIDANCE.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE ASSIGNS COMMAND ALLOCATIONS AND SOLICITS STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR ALOC 2-09. SOML WILL CONDUCT ALOC 2-09 (CID M02L2F0) FROM 23 MARCH - 17 APRIL 2009 AT ELLIS HALL, BLDG 2078, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU), MCB QUANTICO, VA 22134.
2. BACKROUND. THIS PILOT ALOC IS A FOUR-WEEK COURSE THAT PROVIDES INTERMEDIATE LOGISTICS EDUCATION TO PREPARE MARINE CORPS OFFICERS, STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND CIVILIAN LOGISTICIANS FOR LOGISTICS COMMAND AND STAFF DUTIES WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THE COURSE FOCUS IS ON OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC LEVEL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS IN THE MARINE CORPS IN ORDER TO PREPARE LOGISTICIANS TO ASSUME ACTIVE ROLES THROUGHOUT THE MAGTF, AT MARINE COMPONENT COMMANDS, OR IN THE JOINT, INTERAGENCY, AND MULTINATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. THE ADDITIONAL WEEK INCLUDED IN THIS ALOC WILL PROVIDE FOR EXPANDED COURSEWORK INCLUDING MORE FOCUS ON THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS AND LOGISTICS-RELATED ANNEXES AND APPENDICES.
3. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE PERSONNEL SERVING IN A LOGISTICS BILLET. NOMINEES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
A. MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE.
B. MARINE OFFICER: CAPT (LDO) / MAJ (SEL) - LTCOL
C. MARINE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER: CWO3 - 5
D. MARINE ENLISTED: MSGT - MGYSGT
E. DOD CIVILIAN: GS13-GS15 OR EQUIVALENT
4. STUDENT ALLOCATIONS. THE COURSE CAPACITY ALLOWS MARINE STUDENTS TO BE NOMINATED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMANDS AS APPORTIONED BELOW. UP TO 30% OF A UNIT'S QUOTA MAY BE FILLED BY WARRANT OFFICERS AND SNCOS. REQUEST THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDENT QUOTA(S):
FUNDED QUOTAS
COMMAND NR COMMAND NR
HQ MARFORCOM 2 HQ MARFORPAC 2
I MEF 10 MCI EAST 1
II MEF 10 MCI WEST 1
III MEF 10 MCB CAMP BUTLER 1
MARFORRES AD/AR 4 MARSOC 1
MARFORRES SMCR 2 MARCORSYSCOM 2
MCCDC 4 HQMC (I&L) 4
MARCORLOGCOM 2 MARCENT 1
USTRANSCOM 2 MARFOREUR 1
LOCAL QUOTAS
MCCDC 1 HQMC (I&L) 1
A. ACTIVE DUTY COMPONENT. CG TECOM WILL FUND TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM FOR SIXTY (60) ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES. CG TECOM WILL FUND FOUR (4) ACTIVE DUTY OR ACTIVE RESERVE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY MARFORRES.
B. RESERVE COMPONENT. REQUEST MARFORRES SUBMIT TWO (2) NOMINATIONS FOR SMCR OFFICERS AND/OR ENLISTED. ALL ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) AND MOBILIZED RESERVE (MR) NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MARFORRES. IF MARFORRES NOMINATES STUDENTS FROM AMONG THE SMCR, IMA, OR IRR, MARFORRES MUST FUND PAY, ALLOWANCES, TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM.
C. NAVY STUDENT ALLOCATIONS. AS PART OF INSTITUTIONALIZING NAVAL LOGISTICS INTEGRATION (NLI) ACROSS THE NAVAL SERVICE, SEAT ALLOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE US NAVY FOR SOML COURSES. THE ENDSTATE OBJECTIVE OF NLI IS TO ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED LOGISTICS CAPABILITY THAT CAN OPERATE SEAMLESSLY, WHETHER AFLOAT OR ASHORE, AND SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN OPERATING FORCES IN A JOINT WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT. SEVEN (7) NAVY QUOTAS ARE ALLOCATED FOR THIS COURSE. THESE QUOTAS SHALL BE CENTRALLY MANAGED BY NAVAL SUPPLY CORPS SCHOOL (NSCS) EXECUTIVE EDUCATION BRANCH. NAVY PERSONNEL SHALL SUBMIT ALL APPLICATIONS TO LARRY.PRUITT@NAVY.MIL(706-354-7185). ALL NOMINEES MUST MEET THE SAME CRITERIA OUTLINED IN PARA 3. NAVY ALLOCATIONS WILL BE FUNDED BY THEIR COMMANDS PER MCO P7100.8K.
D. DEPENDENT TRAVEL IS NOT AUTHORIZED UNDER THESE ORDERS. IF TRAVELERS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY DEPENDENTS, ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS WILL BE THE MEMBER'S RESPONSIBILITY.
E. DOD CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL. CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ALOC IF NOMINATED AND FUNDED BY THEIR COMMAND PER MCO P7100.8K.
5. SUBMIT PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE NOMINATIONS VIA NAVAL MESSAGE TO CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA C40 LOG NLT 1 FEBRUARY 2009. SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
A. LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, M.I.
B. GRADE
C. PRIMARY MOS
D. EAS
E. SSN (LAST 4 ONLY)
F. CURRENT BILLET
G. SELECTED TO NEXT RANK (Y/N)
H. WORK PHONE (DSN AND/OR COMM)
I. EMAIL ADDRESS
J. COMMAND POC FOR ORDERS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS
K. MODE OF TRAVEL
L. GOVT CHARGE CARD HOLDER (Y/N)
6. UNFILLED ALLOCATIONS WILL BE REDISTRIBUTED ON 3 FEBRUARY 2009 TO MAXIMIZE COURSE ATTENDANCE. UNITS NOT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS IAW THE FORMAT IN PARAGRAPH 5, AS QUOTAS WILL BE REDISTRIBUTED IF AVAILABLE. A NEGATIVE RESPONSE IS REQUESTED FROM ANY UNIT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 WHO WILL BE UNABLE TO FILL ALLOCATIONS.
7. A SEPARATE MESSAGE WILL PUBLISH SELECTED NOMINEES, APPROPRIATION DATA, AND OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION.
8. DUE TO ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACE), ALOC IS NOW A GRADED COURSE. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE READING ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO ATTENDING COURSE. ALL READING ASSIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ALOC, SOML, MCU WEBPAGE WWW.INTRANET.TECOM.USMC.MIL/SITES/SOML/ALOC/DEFAULT.ASPX OR THE JOINT ELECTRONIC LIBRARY WWW.DTIC.MIL/DOCTRINE/S_INDEX.HTML.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY SES DONALD R. GARDNER, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//