C4 Planners Course (C4PC 2-06)

1. SITUATION. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL IS PLEASED TO
ANNOUNCE THE FALL 2006 C4 PLANNERS COURSE (C4PC), AND SOLICIT
STUDENT NOMINATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE C4 PLANNERS COURSE (C4PC)
IS TO PROVIDE A FORMAL SKILL PROGRESSION-TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE MOS
0602 FOR MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHER SELECT C4 PLANNERS. THE
FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLY TO C4PC 2-06:
1. A. MOS 0602 CAPTAINS AND MAJORS SERVING IN THE OPERATING FORCES
OR SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
1. B. LDO CAPTAINS HOLDING MOS 0650 AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS 2/3
HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0650 ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
1. C. GOVERNMENT ITM CIVILIANS, GS-11 OR GS-12, IN THE FOLLOWING OCC
FIELD SERIES:
GS-0332/2210/0335/0340/0343/0390/0391/0392/0854/1550.
1. D. OFFICERS WITH THE PMOS OF 0602 WILL BE AWARDED THE SKILL
DESIGNATOR OF 0603 (C4 PLANNER).
2. MISSION. FROM 06 SEPTEMBER TO 17 NOVEMBER 2006, COMMUNICATIONS
SCHOOL CONDUCTS ADVANCED COMMUNICATION TRAINING AT MCB QUANTICO IOT
ENHANCE C4 NETWORK PLANNING EXPERTISE OF MARINE COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICERS.
3. EXECUTION. THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON PLANNING FOR
THE EMPLOYMENT OF COMMON USER NETWORK AND SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL
EQUIPMENT WITHIN A MARINE AIR GROUND TASK FORCE (MAGTF) AS A
COMPONENT OF A JOINT TASK FORCE (JTF) WITH EXTERNAL CONNECTIVITY TO
UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDS AND NATIONAL LEVEL SYSTEMS. THIS WILL BE
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A CURRICULUM BUILT ON THE FOLLOWING MODULES OF
INSTRUCTION: PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS
SECURITY, INFORMATION SECURITY, RADIO NETWORK PLANNING, MULTIPLEX
NETWORK PLANNING, DATA NETWORK PLANNING, VIDEO TELECONFERENCE
PLANNING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGE PLANNING. THESES MODULES WILL
BE TAUGHT AND APPLIED IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ANNEX K. PRACTICAL
APPLICATION EXERCISES ARE USED THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM. STUDENT
EVALUATION PERFORMED BY WRITTEN QUIZZES AND A TEST, WRITING AN MSC
LEVEL ANNEX K BASED UPON A MEF LEVEL OPERATION ORDER, IS THE FINAL
EXAM. TRAINING AND EDUCATION METHODS INCLUDE LECTURE/DISCUSSION,
PRACTICAL APPLICATION, EXERCISES, PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, AND GUEST
LECTURES IN BOTH FORMAL CLASSROOM AND CONFERENCE GROUP ENVIRONMENTS.
3. A. DIRECTOR'S INTENT. OFFER ADVANCED C4 INSTRUCTION TO CAPTAIN
0602/0650, MAJOR 0602, CWO2-CWO3 C4 RESTRICTED OFFICERS AND OTHER
SELECTED C4 PLANNERS IN ORDER TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR
RESPECTIVE C4 BILLET RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF OPERATIONS
IN A JOINT ENVIRONMENT.
4. TASKS. (NOMINEES PARENT COMMANDS)
4.A SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NO LATER THAN 17 JULY, 2006, WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL TO THE 06XX OFFICER/ITM CIVILIAN
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR AS APPROPRIATE:
4.(1) LNAME, FNAME, MI
4.(2) GRADE
4.(3) PRIMARY MOS
4.(4) SSN
4.(5) CURRENT/FUTURE BILLET ASSIGNMENT
4.(6) SECURITY CLEARANCE/DATE (SECRET REQUIRED)
4.(7) WORK PHONE NUMBER (DSN AND/OR COML)
4.(8) EMAIL ADDRESS
4.(9) IS GROUND TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED DURING THE COURSE (Y OR N)
4.(10) DRIVING RESTRICTIONS
4.(11) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISITOR REQUEST (OPNAV 5521/27) ARE
REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS)
THE SMO # IN JPAS IS 300015 OR FAXED TO: DSN 278.3264 OR COML
703.784.3264. INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF CLEARANCE/BASIS,
DATES OF VISIT (06 SEPT TO 17 NOV), AND PURPOSE (C4PC 2-06), ATTN:
SECURITY MANAGER.
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
5. A. COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE ATTENDEES DESIGNATE A POC FOR
COORDINATION PURPOSES. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE ROUTED THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5. B. UNIFORM WILL BE BOTH GREEN AND DESERT COMBAT UNIFORMS, ALONG
WITH THE APPROPRIATE SEASONAL UNIFORM.
5. C. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL COURSE MATERIALS,
PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SUPPORT REQUIRED. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
ALL STUDENTS TAKE THE COMPUTER BASED TRAINING ON MARINENET
HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL/PORTAL/ CATALOGUE CODE
8805AP, MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS.
5. D. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND C4PC 2-06, ANOTHER COURSE WILL BE
OFFERED IN THE SPRING 0F 2007; C4PC 1-07 (26 FEBUARY TO 4 MAY 2007).
6. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS
6. A. THE 06XX OCCFLD SPONSOR IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL C4PC
STUDENTS.
6. B. FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. HQMC WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL,
LODGING, AND PER DIEM. HQMC WILL FUND ONLY FOR RENTAL VANS FOR
GROUPS OF STUDENTS. INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR RENTAL CARS FROM
MILITARY MEMBERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
6. C. UNFUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. SEATS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON A "NO
COST" BASIS (I.E. TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM NOT AUTHORIZED) FOR
MARINES STATIONED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.
6. D. BILLETING. RESERVATIONS FOR BILLETING IS 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 FOR THE
AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT BILLETING PRIOR TO MAKING ANY LODGING
RESERVATIONS. IF GOVERNMENT BILLETING IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOCAL
LODGING INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROSSROADS INN (TLF) AT
1.800.965.9511. GOVERNMENT MESSING IS NOT AVAILABLE.
7. COMMAND AND SIGNAL.
7. A. C4PC 2-06 WILL CONVENE IN QUANTICO, VA AT THE COMMUNICATIONS
SCHOOL, BLDG 2085, EDSON HALL.
7. B. THE OCCFLD SPONSOR WILL NOTIFY MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND
C4PC 2-06 APPROXIMATELY 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
COURSE. THE OCCFLD SPONSOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS DATA FOR
FUNDED STUDENT ORDERS. APPROPRIATIONS DATA COMES FROM TECOM AND IS
REQUESTED NLT 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE COURSE'S CONVENING DATE; THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO STUDENTS AS SOON AS IT IS RECEIVED.
7. C. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE IS LOCATED AT
HTTP:(SLASH SLASH) WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CS.
7. D. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AUGMENT THE POINTS OF
CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE:
MGYSGT THOMAS KAISER THOMAS.J.KAISER@USMC.MIL
MAJ ROBERT ANDERSON ROBERT.L.ANDERSON@USMC.MIL
MSGT J.D. HILTON JAMES.HILTON@USMC.MIL
MSGT A.T.DAVIS ANTHONY.T.DAVIS@USMC.MIL
THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE WITH FUNDING
FROM MARFORRES. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 10 OCT 2007.