CHANGE 1 TO THE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COURSE ACOC 2-12

Date Signed: 7/25/2012
MARADMINS Active Number: 395/12

R 251326Z JUL 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 395/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/CHANGE 1 TO THE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COURSE ACOC 2-12//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20110629//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1200.17C, THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL.  THIS IS A HQMC (C4) AND COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL COORDINATED MESSAGE.//
POC/RENE AGOSTO/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4/-/TEL:571-256-8846//
POC/PAUL B KEENER/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4 CSP/-/TEL:703-693-3545//
POC/ATIIM PHILLIPS/MAJ/UNIT:COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL/-/TEL:703-784-4336//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL AND HQMC C4 ARE SOLICITING STUDENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE FALL 2012 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COURSE (ACOC 2-12) PROOF OF CONCEPT COURSE TO BE HELD FROM 13 AUG-26 OCT 2012 IN 29 PALMS, CA .  ACOC IS AN ADVANCED, FORMAL SKILLS PROGRESSION TRAINING COURSE FOR MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS.  OFFICERS WITH THE PMOS OF 0602 WILL BE AWARDED THE NMOS SKILL DESIGNATOR 0603 UPON SUCCESSFUL COURSE COMPLETION.  THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIES TO ACOC 2-12:
1.A.  MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND CAPTAIN SELECTS SERVING IN THE OPERATING FORCES OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
1.B.  LDO CAPTAINS HOLDING MOS 0605 AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS 3 AND 4 HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0640/0650.
1.C.  GOVERNMENT ITM CIVILIANS, GS-12, IN THE FOLLOWING OCC FIELD SERIES: GS-0332/2210/0335/0390/0391/0392/0854/1550.
2.  MISSION.  FROM 13 AUG-26 OCT 2012, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL CONDUCTS ACOC IN ORDER TO PROVIDE C4 NETWORK PLANNING, INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING TO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ITM CIVILIANS.
3.  TASKS70
3.A.  PARENT COMMAND WILL SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NLT 27 JUL 2012 WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA ENCRYPTED EMAIL TO ALL POCS LISTED:
(1) LNAME, FNAME, MI
(2) GRADE
(3) PRIMARY MOS
(4) FULL SSN
(5) UNIT MCC
(6) UNIT POC TO RECEIVE FUNDING APPROVAL (E-MAIL ADDRESS)
(7) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
(8) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED)
(9) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COML)
(10) EMAIL ADDRESS
(11) MODE OF TRAVEL
(12) IS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED DURING THE COURSE (Y OR N)
(13) DOES NOMINEE POSSESS GTCC
(14) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISIT REQUESTS (OPNAV 5521/27) ARE REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS).  THE SMO IN JPAS IS 35101K185 OR MAY BE FAXED BY THE SECURITY MANAGER TO:  DSN 230-5378 OR COML 760-830-5378.  INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT (13 AUG-26 OCT 2012), AND PURPOSE (ACOC 2-12), ATTN:  SECURITY MANAGER.
4.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
4.A.  COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE NOMINEES WILL DESIGNATE A POC FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES.  ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED FROM NOMINEE'S COMMANDER VIA APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
4.B.  UNIFORM FOR MARINES WILL BE THE SEASONAL MARPAT AND SERVICE "C" UNIFORM.  ATTIRE FOR CIVILIAN ATTENDEES IS BUSINESS CASUAL.
4.C.  COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SUPPORT.
4.D.  FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND ACOC 2-12, ACOC 1-13 IS SCHEDULED FOR 4 MAR-3 MAY 2013. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACOC 1-13 WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR.
5.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
5.A.  THE 06XX OCCFLD MANAGER IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACOC STUDENTS.
5.B.  FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS.  TECOM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES.  INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR RENTAL CARS FROM MILITARY MEMBERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.   CIVILIAN ATTENDEES ARE FUNDED BY THEIR PARENT COMMAND.  MARINE RESERVIST MUST CONTACT MARFORRES G-3 FORMAL SCHOOL MANAGER AT (504) 697-7316 FOR SEAT ALLOCATIONS AND FUNDING.
5.C.  UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS.  SEATS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON A NO COST BASIS (I.E., TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM IS NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR NOMINEES STATIONED AT 29 PALMS, CA.
5.D.  BILLETING.  RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH ATTENDEE.  ATTENDEES MUST CHECK WITH THE MCAGCC BOQ  BLNG 1565 AT DSN 230-6642 OR COML 760-830-6642 OR SLEEPY TORTISE TLF BLDG 690 AT DSN 230-6583 OR COML 760-830-6583 FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING PRIOR TO MAKING ANY COML LODGING RESERVATIONS.  IF GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL LODGING INFORMATION MAY BE ALSO OBTAINED FROM THE MCAGCC BOQ.  USE OF GOVERNMENT MESSING IS DIRECTED, IF AVAILABLE.  TRAVELER MUST ATTACH STATEMENT OF NON-AVAILABILITY WITHIN DTS AUTHORIZATION OR PER DIEM MUST REFLECT THE GOVERNMENT RATES.
6.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL
6.A.  ACOC 2-12 WILL CONVENE ON 13 AUG 2012.  STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT IN THE SEASONAL MARPAT UNIFORM, SLEEVES DOWN, NLT 0730 AT BLDG 1761 AT MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS SCHOOL, TWENTY-NINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA.
6.B.  THE POCS WILL NOTIFY NOMINEES SELECTED TO ATTEND ACOC 2-12 NLT 20 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE COURSE.  FOR STUDENT FUNDED ORDERS, THE C4 TRAINING STRATEGIST WILL PROVIDE APPROPRIATION DATA, WHICH WILL BE FORWARDED TO STUDENTS APPROXIMATELY 21 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE CONVENING DATE.
6.C.  UPON POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION, EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE COURSE COORDINATOR WITH FURTHER DIRECTIONS AND GUIDANCE.
6.D.  ALL COURSE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE MCEITS PORTAL LOCATED AT HTTPS:(DOUBLE SLASH)IPS.USMC.MIL/SITES/CS/AIG/ACOC/DEFAULT.ASPX.  SUBMIT ACCESS REQUEST TO MAJ PHILLIPS, ATIIM.PHILLIPS@USMC.MIL .
6.E.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AUGMENT THE  POC INFORMATION ABOVE: MR. ANDY PETERS, ANDREW.PETERS@USMC.MIL, DEPUTY, COMM SCHOOL.
7.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  THIS MESSAGE SELF CANCELS ON 13 AUGUST 2012.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) DEPARTMENT.//