R 252100Z AUG 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
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MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 393/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA C4//
SUBJ/SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW) ACADEMIC YEAR
2004-2005 ADMISSIONS INFORMATION FOR USMC COMMAND AND STAFF
COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION (CSCDEP) APPLICANTS//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1300.8R/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT ORDER//
POC/J.A. KOENIG/LTCOL/SAW/-/TEL:DSN 278-5121/TEL: COMM (703)
/TEL:784-5121//
POC/J.J. MACMILLAN/LTCOL/CCE/-/TEL: DSN 278-2999/TEL: COMM
(703)784-2999//
RMKS/1. SITUATION. FOR ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 04-05 SAW WILL
SELECT UP TO 15 USMC STUDENTS FROM A COMBINATION OF RESIDENT
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) PROGRAMS AND THE USMC
CSCDEP. FOR AY 03-04 A TOTAL OF SEVEN USMC CSCDEP GRADUATES
SUCCESSFULLY COMPETED FOR SELECTION TO SAW. THE SAW PROGRAM
CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING DECISION-MAKING AND COMPLEX
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL EMPLOYING
HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CASE STUDIES AS A FRAMEWORK AND
INCLUDES MASTERY OF THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS (MCPP)
AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE JOINT OPERATION PLANNING AND
EXECUTION SYSTEM (JOPES). THE 11-MONTH CURRICULUM
CAPITALIZES UPON THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
RECEIVED FROM COMMAND AND STAFF ILS PROGRAMS. METHODOLOGY
FOCUSES ON EXTENSIVE READING, SEMINAR LEARNING, AND
ENHANCEMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. STUDENTS MUST GRASP
LARGE AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION, SYNTHESIZE SOLUTIONS TO
PROBLEMS, AND THEN COMMUNICATE CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS BY EFFECTIVE MEANS. FINALLY, GRADUATION FROM
SAW RESULTS IN A MASTERS IN OPERATIONAL STUDIES AND THE
AWARDING OF THE SKILL DESIGNATOR MOS 0505, MAGTF PLANNER.
2. MISSION. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) ENCOURAGES USMC
CSCDEP GRADUATES TO APPLY FOR RESIDENT ATTENDANCE IN SAW
DURING ACADEMIC YEAR 04-05 (JULY 2004-JUN 2005) IN ORDER TO
STRENGTHEN THE PROBLEM SOLVING AND PLANNING CAPABILITIES OF
THE MARINE CORPS.
3. EXECUTION
A. COMMANDERS INTENT. I WANT TO SUSTAIN CSCDEP GRADUATE
PARTICIPATION IN SAW. THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION WILL ADMINISTER THE APPLICATION PROCESS
THROUGH REGIONAL COORDINATORS AND FORWARD SUITABLE
CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEW BEFORE THE SAW SELECTION
BOARD. THE ENDSTATE IS HIGH QUALITY CSCDEP
REPRESENTATION IN THE SAW CLASS OF 2005.
B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. OFFICERS MEETING THE ADMISSIONS
CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3.C (TASKS) ARE ELIGIBLE
TO APPLY TO SAW FOR AY 2004-2005 IAW PARA 4 THROUGH
THEIR REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
C. TASKS
(1) CSCDEP SAW APPLICATIONS
(A) CSCDEP STATUS. MUST BE A USMC OFFICER GRADUATED
FROM THE 8800-SERIES SEMINAR-BASED USMC CSCDEP. NON-SEMINAR
CSCDEP STUDENTS MAY APPLY FOR A WAIVER ON A CASE BY CASE
BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, CURRENTLY ENROLLED OFFICERS CAN
APPLY PROVIDED THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER/OIC
OR CCE REGIONAL COORDINATOR CERTIFIES THAT THEY
CAN REASONABLY COMPLETE THE 8800 SERIES
SEMINAR-BASED CSCDEP NO LATER THAN 1 MAY 04.
(B) RANK. MUST BE A PROMOTED MAJOR AT THE TIME OF
APPLICATION TO SAW. MUST NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY
FAILED SELECTION TO LTCOL PRIOR TO SELECTION TO
SAW. MUST NOT BE A PROMOTED LTCOL OR LTCOL
SELECT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO SAW. IF
IN ZONE FOR LTCOL AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO
SAW, FAILURE TO SELECT FOR LTCOL TERMINATES SAW
ELIGIBILITY.
(C) MOS. OPEN TO ALL MOS FIELDS.
(D) COMPONENT. REGULAR, UNRESTRICTED USMC OFFICERS
ONLY.
(E) MMOA APPROVAL. SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE GRANTED
APPROVAL TO ATTEND SAW DURING AY 2004-2005 FROM
THEIR RESPECTIVE POPULATION ASSIGNMENT MONITORS
PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION TO ATTEND
SAW.
(F) TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS. SAW APPLICANTS
MUST SATISFY MINIMUM TOS REQUIREMENTS AT CURRENT
DUTY STATION IAW REF A.
(G) RECRUITING COMMANDING OFFICER SELECTIONS.
OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ASSIGNMENT AS RECRUITING
STATION COMMANDING OFFICER DURING AY 2004-2005
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND SAW DURING THAT
TIME PERIOD.
(H) SEP/ADP GRADUATES. GRADUATES OF EITHER THE
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP) OR THE ADVANCED
DEGREE PROGRAM (ADP) WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
INITIAL SEP/ADP PAYBACK ASSIGNMENT ARE ELIGIBLE
TO ATTEND SAW.
(I) CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT COMPLETED SAW USMC
CSCDEP APPLICATION TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CCE
REGIONAL COORDINATORS NLT 1 OCT 03.
(2) CCE
(A) ASSIST CSCDEP SAW APPLICANTS WITH APPLICATION
PREPARATION.
(B) COORDINATE SUBMISSION OF SAW APPLICATIONS
THROUGH CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
(C) SCREEN AND IDENTIFY SUITABLE CSCDEP SAW
APPLICANTS FOR INTERVIEW BY THE SAW SELECTION
BOARD.
(3) CSC
(A) COORDINATE WITH CCE ON APPLICATION SUBMISSION
FOR CSCDEP OFFICERS.
(B) SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS FOR CCE-SCREENED CSCDEP
SAW APPLICANTS.
D. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
(1) FURTHER INFORMATION ON SAW IS AVAILABLE AT THE
MCU WEBSITE. (WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL: SELECT "COLLEGES"
SAW INFORMATION IS LOCATED UNDER BOTH THE CCE
AND CSC BUTTONS.)
(2) SCREENED SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR A
PERSONAL INTERVIEW. IN PERSON INTERVIEW IS
RECOMMENDED. ALTERNATIVES TO A PERSONAL
INTERVIEW WILL BE COORDINATED WITH CCE AND HEAD,
SAW.
(3) INTERVIEW DATES FOR SAW SELECTION BOARD:
15-30 OCT 03.
(5) INTERVIEW LOCATION: ROOM 186, MCU HQ, QUANTICO, VA.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
A. SAW APPLICATION FORMS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FROM THE
CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
B. THE SAW USMC CSCDEP APPLICATION REQUIRES WRITTEN
ENDORSEMENT FROM BOTH THE SAW APPLICANT'S REGIONAL
COORDINATOR AND THE APPLICANT'S REPORTING SENIOR.
C. THE SAW USMC CSCDEP APPLICATION ALSO INCLUDES A
REQUIREMENT FOR THE SAW APPLICANT TO WRITE A DIRECTED
ESSAY (500 WORDS OR 2 DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES), SUBMISSION
OF A CURRENT MASTER BRIEF SHEET AND A COPY OF THE USMC
CSCDEP DIPLOMA, IF THE SAW APPLICANT HAS GRADUATED
FROM THE USMC CSCDEP AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO
SAW.
D. TRAVEL, LODGING AND PER DIEM COSTS FOR INTERVIEWS ARE
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCAL COMMAND OR INDIVIDUAL
SAW APPLICANT.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL
A. POC AT SAW IS LTCOL J. A. KOENIG USMC AT PHONE DSN
278-5121/COMM (703) 784-5121 OR EMAIL
KOENIGJA@TECOM.USMC.MIL
B. POC AT CCE IS LTCOL J.J. MACMILLAN USMC AT PHONE DSN
278-2999/COMM (703) 784-2999 OR EMAIL
MACMILLANJJ@TECOM.USMC.MIL
C. CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS ARE:
(1) MCB CAMP LEJEUNE: NEW RIVER, NORFOLK, LITTLE
CREEK, PARRIS ISLAND, MCAS BEAUFORT, MCAS CHERRY
POINT - MR. JIM WHEELER/TEL: COMM (910)
451 9309/3091/2.
(2) MATSG PENSACOLA: TAMPA, MATSG CORPUS CHRISTI, NAS
KINGSVILLE, MCLB ALBANY MR. ART ADKINS/TEL:
COMM (850) 452-9513/DSN 922-9513.
(3) MCB CAMP PENDLETON: BARSTOW, 29 PALMS, BRIDGEPORT
MR. JEFF WILLIS/TEL: DSN 365-8400/3473/TEL:
COMM (760) 725-8400/3473.
(4) MCB'S HAWAII MR. WILLIAM PEOPLES/TEL: DSN
457-1956/0459, TEL: COMM (808) 257-1956/0459.
(5) MCAS MIRAMAR, YUMA, MCRD SAN DIEGO, NPS MR.
GARY DAHL/TEL: DSN 267-1373/1374, TEL: COMM
(858) 577-1373/1374.
(6) MCB'S JAPAN: OKINAWA, MARFOR KOREA, IWAKUNI, CAMP
FUJI MR. JIM HOPKINS/TEL: DSN 645-2208/2230/2500,
TEL: COMM 011-81-6117-45-2230/2208/2500.
(7) QUANTICO, USNA, WASHINGTON DC, PATUXENT RIVER
MR. ANDY PETERS/TEL: DSN 278-1463/1471/TEL: COMM
(703) 784-1463/1471.
D. FURTHER INFORMATION ON CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS IS
AVAILABLE AT THE MCU WEBSITE (WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL) UNDER
THE "COLLEGES" BUTTON, THEN SELECTING "CCE".//