Staff Noncommissioned Officers Advanced Distance Education Program (SNCOADEP) Revision and Publication
This MARADMIN announces the upcoming replacement of the Staff Noncommissioned Officers Advanced Distance Education Program (SNCOADEP) 7200 program with the new 8200 program, which will close in calendar year 2003. The new 8200 program will consist of five courses and will incorporate warfighting principles, eliminating the separate Warfighting DEP requirement. Marines currently enrolled in the 7200 program should continue their coursework, while those considering enrollment may want to wait for the new program release.
Issued: February 25, 2003
1. THE CURRENT SNCOADEP, 7200 PROGRAM, IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE THIS CALENDAR YEAR AND BE REPLACED BY THE 8200 PROGRAM. THE 8200 PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES: 8201 MILITARY STUDIES, 8202 MILITARY JUSTICE AND LAW OF WAR, 8203 WARFIGHTING TECHNIQUES, 8204 COMBAT TECHNIQUES, AND 8205 COMBINED ARMS. WARFIGHTING PRINCIPLES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 8200 PROGRAM WHICH WILL NEGATE THE NEED FOR COMPLETION OF THE WARFIGHTING DEP. 2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A), GUNNERY SERGEANTS DESIRING PROMOTION TO FIRST SERGEANT OR MASTER SERGEANT MUST COMPLETE THE SNCOADEP AND WARFIGHTING DEP. COMPLETION OF THE SNCOADEP IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ATTENDING THE RESIDENT SNCO ADVANCED COURSE. COMPLETION OF THE RESIDENT SNCO ADVANCED COURSE IS AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE DESIRING PROMOTION TO 1STSGT. 3. THIS MARADMIN IS FOR INFORMATION AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. THOSE MARINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE 7200 PROGRAM SHOULD CONTINUE TO COMPLETE THEIR COURSE WORK AND SHOULD SUBSEQUENTLY ENROLL IN THE WARFIGHTING DEP. THOSE MARINES CONSIDERING ENROLLING IN THE 7200 PROGRAM IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS MIGHT CONSIDER WAITING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE NEW 8200 PROGRAM. 4. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO TRANSITION FROM THE OLD PROGRAM TO THE NEW PROGRAM. HOWEVER, STUDENTS WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT IN THE 8200 PROGRAM FOR COURSES COMPLETED IN THE 7200 PROGRAM DUE TO SIGNIFICANT COURSE CONTENT DIFFERENCES. 5. A FUTURE MARADMIN MESSAGE WILL ANNOUNCE THE DATE THE 7200 PROGRAM WILL CLOSE AND THE 8200 PROGRAM WILL OPEN. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED REGARDING NEW DPME REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETING WARFIGHTING SKILLS MCI PROGRAM (7400).