R 020212Z MAY 08
MARADMIN 281/08
UNCLASSIFIED
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
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UNCLAS
MSGID/GENADMIN/HQMC C4//
SUBJ/ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE /ACOC 2-08//
REF/A/MSGID/MCO P1200.16//
POC/R. AGOSTO/MGYSGT/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/TEL:DSN 223-3556//
POC/D. PARIS/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4 CRP/TEL:DSN 223-3540//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SITUATION. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL AND HQMC C4 ARE SOLICITING STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE SUMMER 2008 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE (ACOC 2-08) TO BE HELD FROM 18 AUGUST – 31 OCTOBER 2008 IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. THE OBJECTIVE OF ACOC IS TO PROVIDE AN ADVANCED, FORMAL SKILL PROGRESSION-TRAINING COURSE FOR MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, CWOS AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS. THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIES TO ACOC 2-08:
1.A. MOS 0602 CAPTAINS AND MAJORS SERVING IN THE OPERATING FORCES OR
SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
1.B. LDO CAPTAINS HOLDING MOS 0650 AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS
TWO, THREE, AND FOUR HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0650.
1.C. GOVERNMENT ITM CIVILIANS, GS-11 OR GS-12, IN THE FOLLOWING OCC
FIELD SERIES: GS-0332/2210/0335/0340/0343/0390/0391/0392/0854/1550.
2. MISSION. FROM 18 AUGUST TO 31 OCTOBER 2008, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL CONDUCTS ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING AT MCB QUANTICO, VA IOT PROVIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ITM CIVILIANS ON C4 NETWORK PLANNING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
3. EXECUTION.
3.A. DIRECTOR'S INTENT. PROVIDE ADVANCED COMMUNICATION TRAINING IN
ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNICATION BILLET RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF), JOINT OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT COMMUNICATIONS.
3.B. THE OBJECTIVE OF ACOC IS TO PROVIDE PLANNING INSTRUCTION FOR
THE EMPLOYMENT OF COMMON USER NETWORK AND SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL
EQUIPMENT WITHIN A MAGTF AS A COMPONENT OF A JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) WITH EXTERNAL CONNECTIVITY TO UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDS AND NATIONAL LEVEL SYSTEMS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A CURRICULUM BUILT ON THE FOLLOWING MODULES OF INSTRUCTION: COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY, INFORMATION SECURITY, RADIO NETWORK PLANNING, MULTIPLEX NETWORK PLANNING, TELEPHONE NETWORK PLANNING, DATA NETWORK PLANNING, VIDEO TELECONFERENCE PLANNING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGE PLANNING. JOINT MOBILE NETWORK OPERATIONS AND VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONY ARE NEW ADDITIONS TO THIS CURRICULUM. THESE MODULES WILL BE TAUGHT AND APPLIED IN THE CONTEXT OF AN OPERATIONS ORDER ANNEX K. PRACTICAL APPLICATION EXERCISES WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM. STUDENT EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED BY WRITTEN QUIZZES/ESSAY QUESTIONS AND BY WRITING A MSC LEVEL ANNEX K, BASED UPON A NOTIONAL MEF LEVEL OPERATION ORDER, AS THE FINAL EXAM. TRAINING AND EDUCATION METHODS INCLUDE LECTURE AND DISCUSSION, PRACTICAL APPLICATION, EXERCISES, PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, AND GUEST LECTURES IN BOTH FORMAL CLASSROOM AND CONFERENCE GROUP ENVIRONMENTS.
4. TASKS. (NOMINEES PARENT COMMANDS)
4.A SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NO LATER THAN 15 JULY 2008, WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL TO THE POCS:
4.(1) LNAME, FNAME, MI
4.(2) GRADE
4.(3) PRIMARY MOS
4.(4) LAST FOUR OF SSN
4.(5) UNIT MCC
4.(6) UNIT POC TO RECEIVE FUNDING APPROVAL (E-MAIL ADDRESS)
4.(7) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
4.(8) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED)
4.(9) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COML)
4.(10) EMAIL ADDRESS
4.(11) MODE OF TRAVEL
4.(12) IS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED DURING THE COURSE? (Y OR N)
4.(13) DOES MARINE POSSESS GTCC
4.(14) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISIT REQUESTS (OPNAV 5521/27)
ARE REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM
(JPAS). THE SMO # IN JPAS IS 30002076 OR MAY BE FAXED TO: DSN
278.3264 OR COML 703.784.3264. INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF
CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT (18 AUGUST TO 31 OCTOBER 2008), AND
PURPOSE (ACOC 2-08), ATTN:SECURITY MANAGER.
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
5.A. COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE ATTENDEES DESIGNATE A POC FOR
COORDINATION PURPOSES. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED FROM MRO'S
COMMANDER VIA APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5.B. UNIFORM WILL BE DESERT MARPAT, ALONG WITH THE
APPROPRIATE SEASONAL UNIFORM, SERVICE C. CIVILIAN ATTENDEES
ATTIRE IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
5.C. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED COURSE
MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SUPPORT. STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER BASED TRAINING ON MARINENET:
WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL/PORTAL/CATALOGUE CODE 8805AP, AND MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS, PRIOR TO ARRIVING FOR ACOC.
5.D. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND ACOC 2-08, ACOC 1-09 IS ANTICIPATED TO RUN MID-FEBRUARY TO MID-MAY 2009. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACOC 1-09 WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
6. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
6.A. THE 06XX OCCFLD SPONSOR IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACOC
STUDENTS.
6.B. FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. TECOM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL,
LODGING, PER DIEM, AND FOR RENTAL VANS FOR GROUPS OF STUDENTS.
INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR RENTAL CARS FROM MILITARY MEMBERS WILL NOT
BE CONSIDERED.
6.C. UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. SEATS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON A "NO
COST" BASIS (I.E., TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR
MARINES STATIONED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
6. D. BILLETING. RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH ATTENDEE. ATTENDEES MUST CHECK WITH THE QUANTICO BOQ (LIVERSEDGE HALL) AT DSN 278.3148/9 OR COML 703.784.3148/9 FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING PRIOR TO MAKING ANY LODGING RESERVATIONS. IF GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL LODGING INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROSSROADS INN (TLF) AT 1.800.965.9511. GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
7. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
7.A. ACOC 2-08 WILL CONVENE IN QUANTICO, VA AT THE COMMUNICATIONS
SCHOOL, BLDG 2085, EDSON HALL.
7.B. THE POCS WILL NOTIFY MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND ACOC
2-08 APPROXIMATELY 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE COURSE. THE OCCFLD SPONSOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS DATA FOR FUNDED STUDENT ORDERS. APPROPRIATIONS DATA COMES FROM TECOM AND IS
REQUESTED NLT 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE'S CONVENING DATE. THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO STUDENTS AS SOON AS IT IS RECEIVED.
7.C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE IS LOCATED AT
WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CS.
7.D. ALL COURSE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE MCEITS
PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.MCEITS.USMC.MIL. OR
WWW.PORTAL.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/SITES/CS/DEFAULT.ASPX. SUBMIT ACCESS REQUEST TO CWO3 ERICKSKSON, CLET.ERICKSON@USMC.MIL OR SSGT BRUNSVIK, KODIE.BRUNSVIK@USMC.MIL.
7.E. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AUGMENT THE POINTS OF
CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE: LTCOL DAN PARIS DANIEL.PARIS@USMC.MIL
06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR, HQMC C4; MGYSGT RENE AGOSTO
RENE.AGOSTO@USMC.MIL 06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST HQMC C4; MR. ANDY PETERS ANDREW.PETERS@USMC.MIL, DEPUTY, COMM SCHOOL, TECOM.
8. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
8.A. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN DIRECTOR C4, CHIEF
INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS//