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MARADMIN 469/01
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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2002-2003 ADMISSIONS INFORMATION FOR USMC
/COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION (CSCDEP)
/APPLICANTS TO THE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE (CSC) SCHOOL OF
/ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW)//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1300.8R//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT ORDER//
POC/J.L. BACON/LTCOL/SAW/ TEL:DSN 278-5121/TEL: COMM (703)
784-5121//
POC/K.A. GALVIN/LTCOL/CCE/TEL: DSN 278-4390/TEL: COMM (703)
784-4390//
RMKS/1. SITUATION. FOR AY 02-03 SAW WILL SELECT UP TO 15 USMC
STUDENTS FROM A COMBINATION OF RESIDENT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
SCHOOL (ILS) PROGRAMS AND THE USMC CSCDEP. THE SAW PROGRAM
CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING DECISION-MAKING AND COMPLEX
PROGRAM-SOLVING SKILLS AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL, EMPLOYING
BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AS A FRAMEWORK. THE
11 MONTH SYLLABUS COMPLEMENTS AND EXPANDS ON THE EDUCATION
RECEIVED FROM THE CSC RESIDENT ILS PROGRAM AND THE USMC
CSCDEP. ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED AT A SEMINAR LEVEL, PLACING
A PREMIUM ON ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS COUPLED
WITH CRITICAL ANALYSIS. THE SCHOOL USES AN ACTIVE LEARNING
METHODOLOGY THAT REQUIRES EXTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC
PREPARATION AND DEDICATION TO SHARING THOUGHTS AND IDEAS IN
A SEMINAR SETTING.
2. MISSION. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR USMC CSCDEP STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR POSSIBLE
SELECTION TO ATTEND THE CSC SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING
(SAW) DURING ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 02-033 (JULY 2002-JUN 2003)
IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE PROBLEM SOLVING AND PLANNING
CAPABILITIES OF THE MARINE CORPS BY INCLUDING HIGH QUALITY
OFFICERS FROM THE DISTANCE EDUCATION COMMUNITY.
3. EXECUTION:
A. COMMANDER’S INTENT. I DESIRE TO EXPAND THE SOURCE
OF ILS GRADUATES THAT ATTENDS THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED
WARFIGHTING. THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
WILL ADMINISTER THE APPLICATION PROCESS THROUGH
THEIR REGIONAL COORDINATORS AND WILL FORWARD THE
BEST CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS TO THE SAW SELECTION
BOARD. THE ENDSTATE IS CSCDEP REPRESENTATION IN THE
SAW CLASS OF 2003, GIVEN SUFFICIENT HIGH QUALITY
OFFICERS APPLY AND ARE SELECTED FROM THAT ILS SOURCE.
B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. OFFICERS MEETING THE
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3.C
(TASKS) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO SAW FOR AY
2002-2003. THESE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
BY COMPLETING THE CSCDEP APPLICATION IAW PARA 4 AND
FORWARDING IT TO THE CCE THROUGH THEIR REGIONAL
COORDINATORS.
C. TASKS.
(1) CSCDEP SAW APPLICATIONS.
(A) PROGRAM. MUST BE A USMC OFFICER CURRENTLY
ENROLLED IN OR GRADUATED FROM THE
8800-SERIES SEMINAR-BASED USMC CSCDEP. IF
CURRENTLY ENROLLED, SAW APPLICANTS MUST
COMPLETE THE 8800 SERIES SEMINAR-BASED
CSCDEP NO LATER THAN I JULY 02.
(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,
THEN 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
2002-2003 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 2002-2003 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO
ATTEND SAW DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
(H) SEP/ADP GRADUATES. GRADUATES OF THE
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) SUBMIT COMPLETED SAW USMC CSCDEP APPLICATION
TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS
NLT 17 OCT 01.
(2) CCE.
(A) ASSIST CSCDEP SAW APPLICANTS WITH APPLICATION
PREPARATION.
(B) COORDINATE SUBMISSION OF SAW APPLICATIONS
THROUGH THE REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
(C) SCREEN AND DETERMINE THE TOP 14 CSCDEP SAW
APPLICANTS TO BE INVITED FOR INTERVIEWS.
(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) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED CSCDEP SAW APPLICATIONS:
17 OCT 01.
(3) SCREENED SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR
A PERSONAL INTERVIEW.
(4) INTERVIEW DATES FOR SAW SELECTION BOARD:
8-16 NOV 01.
(5) INTERVIEW LOCATION: MCU HQ, QUANTICO, VA.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
A. ELIGIBLE SAW APPLICANTS MAY ACCESS THE SAW USMC
CSCDEP APPLICATION FORMS FROM THE MCU WEBSITE
(WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL) UNDER “COLLEGES” AND THEN
SELECTING “CCE.”
B. SAW APPLICATION FORMS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE
FROM THE CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
C. THE SAW USMC CSCDEP APPLICATION REQUIRES
WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT FROM BOTH THE SAW
APPLICANT’S REGIONAL COORDINATOR AND THE
APPLICANT’S REPORTING SENIOR.
D. 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.
E. TRAVEL, LODGING AND PERDIEM 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. L. BACON USMC AT PHONE
DSN 278-5121/COMM (703) 784-5121 OR EMAIL
BACONJL@TECOM.USMC.MIL
B. POC AT CCE IS LTCOL K. A. GALVIN USMC AT PHONE
DSN 278-4390/COMM (703) 784-4390 OR EMAIL
GALVINKA@TECOM.USMC.MIL
C. CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS ARE:
(1) MCB CAMP LEJEUNE: NEW RIVER, NORFOLK, LITTLE
2/TEL: COMM (910) 451 – 9309/3091/2.
(2) MATSG PENSACOLA: TAMPA, MATSG CORPUS CHRISTI,
NAS KINGSVILLE, MCLB ALBANY – MR. ART
ADKINS/TEL/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.
(8) RESERVE (CONUS) – MR. ANDY PETERS/TEL DSN
278-1076 / COMM (703) 784-1076.
D. FURTHER INFORMATION ON CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS IS
AVAILABLE AT THE MCU WEBSITE (WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL)
UNDER THE “COLLEGES” BUTTON, THEN SELECTING “CCE.”//
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