Announcement of the Fiscal Year 2025 Navy Senior Enlisted Academy Course Dates

1.  Situation.  Joint-service professional development opportunities 
for enlisted Marines are limited.  However, Marine Corps University, 
with assistance from the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, has 
established a long-term relationship with the United States Navy 
Senior Enlisted Academy (USNSEA) resulting in a controlled number of 
seats for the United States Marine Corps.  This academy is located 
at Naval Station (NS) Newport, Rhode Island.  The USNSEA conducts an
intense six-week blended course with a curriculum focused on the 
areas of management, leadership, communication, organizational 
behavior, national and international strategic studies, and physical 
fitness.
2.  Mission.  The following nine iterations of USNSEA have a 
three-week Distance Learning (DL) phase followed by a three-week 
resident phase. The DL phase must be completed in order to proceed 
to the resident phase.
3.  Execution.  The Deputy Director, Marine Corps Senior Enlisted 
Academy (MCSEA) will manage the quotas and coordinate the attendance 
of qualified Marines to the USNSEA.  The course dates for Fiscal 
Year 2025 are as follows:
Course       
Number       Distance Learning Phase    Resident Phase                  
278          07 Oct 24 - 25 Oct 24      04 Nov 24 - 22 Nov 24
279          04 Nov 24 - 22 Nov 24      02 Dec 24 - 20 Dec 24
280          02 Dec 24 - 20 Dec 24      13 Jan 25 - 31 Jan 25
281          13 Jan 25 - 31 Jan 25      10 Feb 25 - 28 Feb 25    
282          10 Feb 25 - 28 Feb 25      10 Mar 25 - 28 Mar 25
284          07 Apr 25 - 25 Apr 25      05 May 25 - 22 May 25
285          05 May 25 - 23 May 25      02 Jun 25 - 20 Jun 25
286          02 Jun 25 - 20 Jun 25      14 Jul 25 - 01 Aug 25
287          14 Jul 25 - 01 Aug 25      11 Aug 24 - 28 Aug 25
3.A.  Due to limited allocations, each Marine Corps Force (MARFOR) 
G-3 may submit nominations as they are approved by commands.  
The Marine Corps has five allocations per class.  MARFOR G-3 will 
submit packages to MCSEA on a first come, first served basis, 
provided they meet the standard for approval.  Do not contact 
USNSEA staff to obtain a school seat.  Allocations are strictly
coordinated between MCSEA and USNSEA only.
3.A.1  Each MARFOR will have one allocation per class.
MARFORCOM  (1)
MARFORPAC  (1)
MARFORRES  (1)
TECOM      (1)
MCICOM     (1)
3.A.2.  If a Marine is outside one of the above commands, send 
nomination to the Deputy Director of MCSEA for consideration.
3.B.  Funding is available through Training and Education Command 
(TECOM) Worldwide Travel (WWT).  MCSEA will coordinate student 
funding for the course through TECOM.  The student's parent command 
is responsible for rental car funding if approved at the unit level.
3.C.  The MARFOR shall nominate Marines in the rank of Master
Sergeant or First Sergeant to attend the course.
3.D.  Course Prerequisites.
3.D.1.  Nominees must have completed the Senior Enlisted Joint 
Professional Military Education II (57x).  Nominated First 
Sergeants and Master Sergeants must be PME complete for grade,
and must be reflected in Marine's record.  Nominees with an approved
or pending retirement date are not eligible to apply.  It is the 
MARFOR's responsibility to ensure the nominees meet all 
prerequisites.
4.  Administration and Logistics
4.A.  The following information must be submitted for consideration 
of attendance at the USNSEA:
4.A.1.  Course number.
4.A.2.  Last name, first name, middle initial, Electronic Data 
Interchange Personal Identifier, and Military Occupational Specialty.
4.A.3.  Grade and date of rank.
4.A.4.  MCTFS confirmation of the prerequisites listed in paragraph
4.A.5.  Submit a professional resume.  Resume format can be found at 
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4.A.6.  The Basic Training Record will be submitted to provide 
additional information.
4.B.  MARFOR G-3s will submit nominees directly to the Director, 
MCSEA:  MCU_seniorenlistedacademy@usmcu.edu, ATTN:  Director.
4.C.  Director, MCSEA will coordinate student registration with 
USNSEA.
4.D.  Lodging.  All attendees are required to lodge at the USNSEA 
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ), NS Newport, RI.
4.E.  Messing.  All attendees are authorized Proportional Meal Rate 
(PMR) and incidental expenses.
4.F.  Orders.  Parent commands are responsible for proper orders 
preparation.  Indicate orders are reporting orders, government 
quarters are available, and government messing is not available.
4.G.  Reporting.  All approved students will check-in on the 
respective report date (resident course portion only) to the 
USNSEA BEQ, Building 1312, NS Newport, RI.  Attendees will receive 
further reporting guidance upon checking into the BEQ.
4.H.  Uniform requirements, will be provided via separate 
correspondence by the USNSEA.
4.I.  During the course, students will be required to complete 
extensive reading and writing assignments, self-study, and public 
speaking.  There will be a short gap between the distance and 
resident phase.  USNSEA staff will provide validation of completion 
of the DL phase to this office before the individual Marine is 
provided orders for the resident block.
5.  Command and Signal.  Additional information is available on the 
USNSEA website at https:(slash)(slash)www.netc.navy.mil/sea/ or 
Master Gunnery Sergeant Nephtali D. Ricafrente, Marine Corps Senior 
Enlisted Academy, at MCU_seniorenlistedacademy@usmcu.edu, ATTN: 
Deputy Director.
6.  Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew Tracy, 
President, Marine Corps University.