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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2001-2002 ADMISSIONS INFORMATION FOR USMC COMMAND
/AND STAFF COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION APPLICANTS TO THE COMMAND AND
/STAFF COLLEGE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1300.8R/MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY//
POC/J.L.BACON/LTCOL/SAW/TEL: DSN 278-5121/TEL: COMM (703) 784-5121
J.J.HARVEY/LTCOL/CCE/TEL: DSN 278-4390/TEL: COMM (703) 784-4390//
RMKS/1. MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY (MCU) DESIRES TO IDENTIFY USMC
COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (USMC CSCDEP)
APPLICANTS FOR POSSIBLE SELECTION TO THE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE
(CSC) SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW) DURING ACADEMIC YEAR
(AY) 01-02 (JULY 2001-JUNE 2002).
2. FOR AY 01-02, SAW WILL SELECT UP TO 15 USMC STUDENTS FROM
RESIDENT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) PROGRAMS AND THE USMC
CSCDEP. THE SAW PROGRAM CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING DECISION-MAKING
AND COMPLEX PROBLEM-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 A DEDICATION TO
SHARING THOUGHTS AND IDEAS IN A SEMINAR SETTING. FURTHER INFORMATION
ON SAW IS AVAILABLE AT THE MCU WEBSITE (WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL) UNDER THE
CCE AND CSC BUTTONS.
3. THE FOLLOWING ADMISSIONS CRITERIA APPLIES TO SAW APPLICANTS FROM
THE USMC CSCDEP:
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 1 JULY 01. USMC AND
SISTER-SERVICE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN OR GRADUATED FROM ANY OTHER
DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM THAN THE USMC CSCDEP ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
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: RESTRICTED TO 02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 18, 72, AND 75 MOS
FIELDS.
D. COMPONENT: REGULAR, UNRESTRICTED USMC OFFICERS ONLY.
E. MMOA APPROVAL: SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE GRANTED APPROVAL TO
ATTEND SAW DURING AY 2001-2002 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. ILS SELECTION. OFFICERS SELECTED TO ATTEND RESIDENT ILS MAY
APPLY TO SAW THROUGH THEIR RESIDENT ILS PROGRAM.
H. RECRUITING COMMANDING OFFICER SELECTIONS. OFFICERS SELECTED
FOR ASSIGNMENT AS RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER DURING
AY 2001-2002 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND SAW DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
I. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP)/ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM
GRADUATES. OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED EITHER THE SEP OR THE
ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND SAW DUE TO
REQUIRED PAYBACK ASSIGNMENTS CONNECTED WITH THOSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
4. APPLICATION PROCESS. OFFICERS MEETING THE ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 3 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO SAW FOR
AY 2001-2002. ELIGIBLE SAW APPLICANTS MAY ACCESS THE SAW USMC CSCDEP
APPLICATION FORMS FROM THE MCU WEBSITE (WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL) UNDER
EITHER THE CCE BUTTON OR THE CSC BUTTON (UNDER SAW). SAW APPLICATION
FORMS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FROM THE CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
THE SAW USMC CSCDEP APPLICATION REQUIRES WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT FROM
BOTH THE SAW APPLICANT'S REGIONAL COORDINATOR AND THE APPLICANT'S
REPORTING SENIOR. 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) AND SUBMIT A CURRENT MASTER
BRIEF SHEET AND A COPY OF THE USMC CSCDEP DIPLOMA (IF THE SAW
APPLICANT HAS GRADUATED FROM THE USMC CSCDEP). USMC CSCDEP SAW
APPLICANTS ARE DIRECTED TO SUBMIT THEIR COMPLETED SAW USMC CSCDEP
APPLICATION TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS NLT
20 OCT 2000. 14 SCREENED SAW APPLICANTS WILL BE INVITED FOR
INTERVIEWS DURING THE WEEK OF 13-17 NOV AT MCU IN QUANTICO, VA.
THESE SCREENED SAW APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR A PERSONAL
INTERVIEW. TRAVEL, LODGING AND PERDIEM COSTS FOR INTERVIEWS ARE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCAL COMMAND OR INDIVIDUAL SAW APPLICANT.
5. CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS ARE:
A. MCB CAMP LEJEUNE: NEW RIVER, NORFOLK, LITTLE CREEK,
CHERRY POINT, BEAUFORT, PARRIS ISLAND - MR. JAMES WHEELER/TEL:
DSN 751-9309/3091/2/TEL: COMM (910) 451-9309/3091/2.
B. MATSG PENSACOLA: TAMPA, MATSG CORPUS CHRISTI,
NAS KINGSVILLE, MCLB ALBANY - MR. ART ADKINS/TEL: COMM (850)
452-4955.
C. MCB CAMP PENDLETON: BARSTOW, 29 PALMS, BRIDGEPORT -
MR. JOE CRAMER/TEL: DSN 365-8400/3473/TEL: COMM (760)
725-8400/3473.
D. MCB'S HAWAII - MR. WILLIAM PEOPLES/TEL: DSN 457-1956/0459/
TEL: COMM (808) 257-1956/0459.
E. MCAS MIRAMAR, YUMA, MCRD SAN DIEGO, NPS - MR. GARY DAHL/TEL:
DSN 267-1373/1374/TEL: COMM (858) 577-1373/1374.
F. 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.
G. QUANTICO, USNA, WASHINGTON DC, PATUXENT RIVER -
MR. ANDY PETERS/TEL: DSN 278-1463/1471/TEL: COMM (703)
784-1463/1471.
H. FURTHER INFORMATION ON CCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS IS AVAILABLE
AT THE MCU WEBSITE UNDER THE CCE BUTTON OR BY CONTACTING THE CCE.//
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