Advanced Communications Seminar 2006 (ACS-06)

1. SITUATION. THE COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL (CS) WILL 
CONDUCT THE ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SEMINAR (ACS), FORMERLY 
KNOWN AS ACIS, COURSE TO PREPARE OFFICERS IN THE 0602 MOS FOR 
SERVICE AT THE MAGTF, BASE/POST/STATION, COMPONENT, UNIFIED 
COMBATANT COMMAND, AND G6/J6 BILLETS. ACS FOCUSES ON MAGTF AND 
JOINT OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, C4 NETWORK 
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, AND MARINE CORPS INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES. 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIES: 
 A. MAJORS AND LTCOLS IN MOS 0602, OR SERVING/ABOUT TO SERVE IN 
 AN 0602 BILLET. 
 B. MGYSGTS IN MOS 0699. 
 C. CWO-4/5 IN MOS 0610/20/40/50 
 D. GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES (GS) MAY ATTEND ON A 
 CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, ON APPROVAL OF THE 06XX 
 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD (OCCFLD) [SPONSOR/MANAGER.] 
2. MISSION. FROM 8-19 MAY 2006, CS CONDUCTS THE ACS COURSE 
IOT ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF MOS 0602 
OFFICERS AND 0699 MGYSGT'S. 
3. EXECUTION 
 A. DIRECTOR'S INTENT. TO CONDUCT A SEMINAR PROGRAM 
 FOR MID AND SENIOR LEVEL OFFICERS IN THE 0602 MOS IOT 
 PROVIDE THEM WITH CURRENT INFORMATION TO OPTIMIZE THEIR 
 EFFECTIVENESS AS S6/G6/J6 OFFICERS. 
 B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. THE CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF 10 
 ACADEMIC DAYS AND IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A MAXIMUM CLASS 
 SIZE OF 50 STUDENTS. THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING 
 AREAS OF INSTRUCTION: HQMC C4 AND SUPPORTING 
 ESTABLISHMENT BRIEFS/PERSPECTIVES, MAGTF C4 PLANNING 
 AND MANAGEMENT, MARFOR/MEF/MSC OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, 
 AND JOINT C4 OPERATIONS (JCS-J6, JFSCOM, JCSE, DISA, 
 ETC.). TRAINING AND EDUCATION METHODS INCLUDE A 
 COMBINATION OF LECTURE/DISCUSSION AND GUESTSPEAKER BRIEFS. 
 MAGTF AND JOINT COMMUNICATION ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED 
 THROUGHOUT THE COURSE. 
 C. TASKS (NOMINEE PARENT COMMANDS) 
 (1) SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NLT 20 MARCH 2006 WITH THE 
 FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL TO THE 0602 
 OCCFLD SPONSOR: 
 (A) LNAME, FNAME, MI 
 (B) GRADE 
 (C) PRIMARY MOS 
 (D) SSN 
 (E) COMPONENT 
 (F) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT 
 (G) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET
REQUIRED) 
 (H) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COMM) 
 (I) E-MAIL ADDRESS 
 (J) COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS 
 (2) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISITOR REQUEST (OPNAV 5521/27) ARE 
 REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION 
 SYSTEM (JPAS) OR FAXED TO: DSN 278.3264 OR COML 
 703.784.3264. INCLUDE FULL NAME,SSN, LEVEL OF 
 CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT (8-19 MAY 2006), 
 AND PURPOSE (ACS 06), ATTN: SECURITY MANAGER. 
4. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS: 
 A. COMMANDS WITH MULTIPLE ATTENDEES DESIGNATE A POC FOR 
 COORDINATION PURPOSES. 
 B. UNIFORM FOR THE COURSE IS GREEN DIGITAL CAMMIES. NO 
 SERVICE UNIFORM REQUIRED. 
5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS 
 A. SEAT ALLOCATIONS AND FUNDING. 50 CLASS SEATS ARE 
 AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS TO MARINES 
 MEETING THE CRITERIA CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH (1). THE 06XX 
 OCCFLD SPONSOR IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ASC-06 
 STUDENTS. 
 B. 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; FAX 703-784-5940 FOR THE 
 AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING. IF GOVERNMENT 
 BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL LODGING INFORMATION MAY 
 BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROSSROADS INN (TLF) AT (800) 965-9511. 
 GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE. 
6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL 
 A. ACS-06 WILL CONVENE AT BLDG 2085 EDSON HALL, QUANTICO, VA. 
 B. COORDINATION VIA E-MAIL AND FAX IS ENCOURAGED. 
 C. NOMINATIONS MUST BE SENT TO THE OCCFLD SPONSOR AT E-MAIL 
 MATTHEW.W.PARK@USMC.MIL OR THOMAS.J.KAISER@USMC.MIL. 
 D. THE OCCFLD SPONSOR WILL NOTIFY MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND 
 ACS-06 AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATION DATA FOR FUNDED ORDERS. 
 E. THE ACS COURSE COORDINATOR IS MAJ ROBERERT ANDERSON, DSN 
 278-4336/COML (703)784-4336, E-MAIL 
 ROBERT.L.ANDERSON@.USMC.MIL. ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION 
 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CS/