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TO MARADMIN
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UNCLAS //N01500//
MARADMIN 546/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA/C40//
SUBJ/ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION//
REF/A/RMG/MCO P1400.32C/30 OCT 00//
REF/B/RMG/CMC/MARADMIN 398-00/111300ZAUG00//
REF/C/RMG/MCO P1553.4A/20 DEC 99//
NARR/REF A IS THE ENLISTED PROMOTIONS MANUAL (ENLPROMMAN)/
REF B IS MARADMIN THAT DIRECTED CHANGES TO MCO P1553.4A/REF
C IS THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION ORDER//
POC/C.W. BRATTON/SGTMAJ/DIR, EPME/-/TEL: DSN 278-3515/TEL: COML
(703) 784-3515//
RMKS/
1. SITUATION. CURRENTLY, REF A DOES NOT REQUIRE GUNNERY
SERGEANTS DESIRING SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT TO COMPLETE THE
RESIDENT SNCOA ADVANCED COURSE. REF B DIRECTED A CHANGE TO POLICY
TO EFFECT THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL GUNNERY SERGEANTS DESIRING
SELECTION TO MASTER SERGEANT TO COMPLETE THE RESIDENT SNCOA
ADVANCED COURSE. ESSENTIALLY, MAKING THE RESIDENT SNCOA
ADVANCED COURSE A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL E-7'S DESIRING SELECTION
TO E-8. REF B ALSO STATED THAT THIS REQUIREMENT WOULD BE IN
EFFECT DURING THE FY02 E-8 SELECTION BOARD. REF B WAS NEVER
INCORPORATED INTO REF A NOR IS IT CONTAINED IN THE PRECEPT FOR
THE FY02 E-8 SELECTION BOARD.
2. MISSION.
A. MCU DIRECTS THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS TO REF B.
(1) DELETE PARAGRAPHS 2.(B) AND 2.(H) IN ITS ENTIRETY.
B. MCU DIRECTS THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO REF C.
(1) ON PAGE 1-5, PARAGRAPH 1004.1.B, DELETE THE ENTIRE
PARAGRAPH AND REPLACE WITH "COMPLETION OF THE
APPROPRIATE NON-RESIDENT/DISTANT LEARNING COURSES
ARE REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO STAFF SERGEANT
THROUGH FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT.
ADDITIONALLY, GUNNERY SERGEANTS SEEKING PROMOTION
TO FIRST SERGEANT MUST COMPLETE THE SNCOA ADVANCED
RESIDENT COURSE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION TO
FIRST SERGEANT."
(2) ON PAGE 1-23, PARAGRAPH 1007.5C, DELETE THE ENTIRE
PARAGRAPH AND REPLACE WITH "PER MCO P1400.32C,
GUNNERY SERGEANTS DESIRING PROMOTION TO FIRST
SERGEANT MUST COMPLETE THE PREREQUISITE SNCO
ADVANCED PROGRAM IN ITS ENTIRETY (SNCOADEP,
SNCOAAC, AND WARSKIP; SEE FIGURE 1-1). RESIDENT
PME CREDIT FOR THE SNCOAAC MAY BE OBTAINED PER
PARAGRAPH 2004.3 OF THIS MANUAL."
3. EXECUTION. MCU WILL ENSURE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES TO REF C
TO REFLECT PARAGRAPH 2. MCU (W/M&RA) WILL CONDUCT FURTHER
REVIEW OF POLICY AND REQUIREMENTS INVOLVING PME FOR PROMOTIONS
WITH INTENT OF STANDARDIZING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL E-7 MARINES
DESIRING SELECTION TO E-8.
4. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS. FILE THIS CHANGE IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF REF C.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
A. ENSURE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MSG
THROUGH LOCAL COMMAND PME BRIEFS.
B. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MARADMIN TO SGTMAJ
CARL BRATTON @ DSN 278-3515.//
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