R 272048ZAUG08
MARADMIN 481/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCCDC//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2009 FIRST SERGEANT/
/MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINAR DATES//
REF/A/MCO P1553.4B//
REF/B/MARADMIN 391/07//
REF/C/MCBUL 5200//
REF/D/ALMAR 035/07//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO P1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF
(B) IS MARADMIN 391/07 CHANGES TO ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION (EPME) REQUIREMENTS. REF (C) IS MARINE CORPS DIGITAL
SIGNATURE AND ENCRYPTION POLICY. REF (D) DESIGNATES WEAR OF THE
MARINE CORPS COMBAT UTILITY UNIFORM//
POC/R.A. HAWKINS/SGTMAJ/SGTMAJ EDCOM/SGTMAJ MCU/TEL:(703)784-6943
/EMAIL:RICHARD.A.HAWKINS1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.SITUATION. FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT
REGIONAL SEMINARS WILL BE HOSTED BY THE REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES
LOCATED AT MCB QUANTICO, VIRGINIA; CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA;
CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA; MCB CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JAPAN AND MCB,
HAWAII. THE SUBJECT SEMINARS ARE ONE OF THE TOP LEVEL COURSES IN THE
ENLISTED PME SYSTEM FOR SENIOR SNCOS THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF
USMC CURRENT TRENDS AND DIRECTIONS. ATTENDEES WILL GAIN A UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT ISSUES THROUGH INTERACTION WITH KEY PERSONNEL
AS WELL AS THEIR PEERS. SEMINARS WILL BRIEF ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
OPERATIONS, PERSONNEL, LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, JOINT OPERATIONS AND
ONGOING INITIATIVES WITHIN OUR CORPS.
2. MISSION. REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES WILL CONDUCT FIRST SERGEANT/
MASTER SERGEANT REGIONAL SEMINARS AT THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS ON
THE DATES INDICATED IN PARAGRAPH 3.A.
3. EXECUTION.
A. REGIONAL SEMINARS, RESPECTIVE COURSE DATES AND ALLOCATIONS ARE
AS FOLLOWS:
LOCATION COURSE DATES ALLOCATIONS
CAMP PENDLETON 6- 10 OCT 08 250
MCB QUANTICO 20-24 OCT 08 250
CAMP PENDLETON 23-27 FEB 09 250
CAMP LEJEUNE 16-20 MAR 09 350
MCB QUANTICO 20-24 APR 09 250
MCB BUTLER, OKINAWA 20-24 JUL 09 120
CAMP LEJEUNE 24-28 AUG 09 350
MCB HAWAII 14-18 SEP 09 35
B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE (C), REQUEST COMMAND G-3/S-3
REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDE LIST OF NOMINEES, BY DIGITALLY SIGNED EMAIL,
TO INCLUDE FULL NAME, GRADE, FULL SSN, MOS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL
ADDRESS AND COMPLETE UNIT ADDRESS TO THE RESPECTIVE SNCOA POC LISTED
IN PARAGRAPH 5, NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF
THE ATTENDEE'S RESPECTIVE COURSE DATE.
C. ATTENDEES MUST BE A FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT OR SELECTEE
(ACTIVE OR RESERVE) WHO HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED, MUST HAVE ONE
YEAR OF ACTIVE DUTY REMAINING ON CURRENT ENLISTMENT UPON COMPLETION
OF THE RESPECTIVE COURSE, OR HAS STATED INTENTIONS TO EXT/RE-ENLIST.
D. PRIORITY TO ASSIGNING QUOTAS TO FIRST SERGEANTS/MASTER SERGEANTS
WILL BE AT THE INDIVIDUAL MSC'S DISCRETION.
E. ALL ATTENDEES WILL REPORT TO THE DESIGNATED COURSE IN THE
APPROPRIATE MCCUU OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (D) NO LATER THAN 0730 ON THE
RESPECTIVE COURSE CONVENE DATE.
4. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS.
A. ALL QUOTAS RECEIVED BY THE SNCOA FROM THE MSC'S, WILL BE
ASSIGNED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. UPON RECEIPT OF THE
MARINE'SINFORMATION, THE RESPECTIVE SNCOA POC WILL CONFIRM,
VIA EMAIL, THE ATTENDEES SEAT AT THE RESPECTIVE SEMINAR.
SNCO ACADEMIES WILL NOT NORMALLY EXCEED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ALLOCATED
SEATS ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 3.A., OR ACCEPT ADDITIONAL NOMINEES
AFTER THE 14 DAY NOMINATION REQUIREMENT OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3.B.
B. ALL ATTENDEES REQUIRING LODGING ARE RECOMMENDED TO LODGE AT LOCAL
OR BASE LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICHEVER IS THE MOST CONVENIENT TO
THE RESPECTIVE SEMINAR LOCATION.
C. FUNDING IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND. INDICATE ON
ORDERS: NON REPORTING ORDERS, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AND MESSING ARE
NOT AVAIL.
D. THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION REQUIRES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A
LUNCHEON OR PROFESSIONAL DINNER. COSTS FOR THESE EVENTS ARE
INCURRED BY COURSE ATTENDEES AND THERE IS A NONREFUNDABLE FEE NOT
TO EXCEED $30.00.
E. UNIFORM REQ: REFER TO REFERENCE (D) OR THE LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR
THE APPROPRIATE MCCUU. ADDITIONALLY, APPROPRIATE CIVILIAN ATTIRE,
COAT AND TIE (MALES) OR DRESS OR SUIT (FEMALES), IS REQUIRED FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL DINNER.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNAL. POCS FOR THE REGIONAL SNCO ACADEMIES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
MCB QUANTICO-GYSGT D.A. GOODEN, (703) 784-5793,
DELROY.GOODEN@USMC.MIL CAMP PENDLETON-SGT F. MOLINA,(760) 763-0213,
FABIAN.MOLINA@USMC.MIL; GYSGT J. MORALES,(760) 763-0213,
JOSE.J.MORALES@USMC.MIL; MGYSGT S.SMITH,(760) 725-4590,
STEVEN.A.SMITH2@USMC.MIL. CAMP LEJEUNE-MSGT J.E. WILLIS,(DSN)
752-0501/0302/0504, JOHN.E.WILLIS@USMC.MIL.
MCB BUTLER, OKINAWA-SSGT A.L. HEGLAR,(DSN) 623-4047/5603,
AMBER.HEGLAR@USMC.MIL.
MCB HAWAII-1STSGT J.VEALEY, (DSN) 457-2600,
JAMES.VEALEY@USMC.MIL. REQ INDIVIDUAL COMMAND G-3/S-3 FWD CMD POC
TO THE SNCOA POC AS SOON AS IDENTIFIED. SPECIFIC COURSE AND REGIONAL
SNCO ACADEMY INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY SES DONALD R. GARDNER, PRESIDENT,
MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//