Change to Professional Military Education (PME) Requirements for Recruiting Station Officers

1. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) IS A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM FOR 
SELF IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT AN OFFICER'S CAREER. 
2. THE FOLLOWING POLICY CHANGE IS IMPLEMENTED PER REF A, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: 
THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) DIRECTS THAT RECRUITING STATION (RS) 
COMMANDING OFFICERS (CO) WILL BE EXEMPT FROM HAVING TO COMPLETE NON-RESIDENT 
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) WHILE SERVING AS A RS CO. 
3. THIS MARADMIN TRANSMITS PEN CHANGES TO REF A, MCO P1553.4A W/ERRATUM. MAKE 
THE FOLLOWING PEN CHANGES TO: 
A. PAGE 1-24, PARAGRAPH 1007.10, "CAPTAIN," ADD "D. OFFICERS ASSIGNED AS 
RECRUITING STATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OPERATIONS OFFICERS, AND OFFICER SELECTION 
OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF ATTENDING RESIDENT EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL, 
AN APPLICABLE ARMY ADVANCED COURSE (TYPE II CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL), OR THEIR CHOICE 
OF DUTY STATION (GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION) UPON COMPLETION OF A SUCCESSFUL TOUR IN 
RECRUITING." NOTE: RECRUITING STATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OPERATIONS OFFICERS, 
AND OFFICER SELECTION OFFICERS ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS) 
REQUIREMENTS. 
B. PAGE 1-25, PARAGRAPH 1007.11, "MAJOR," ADD "E. WHILE SERVING AS A RECRUITING 
STATION (RS) COMMANDING OFFICER (CO), MAJORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN OR 
COMPLETE THE ILS REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR GRADE. UPON COMPLETION OF A TOUR OF DUTY 
AS A RS CO, OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO RESUME THEIR PURSUIT OF PME REQUIREMENTS FOR 
THEIR GRADE. RS CO'S WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF ATTENDING RESIDENT COMMAND AND STAFF 
COLLEGE OR A CHOICE OF DUTY STATION (GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION) UPON COMPLETION OF A 
SUCCESSFUL TOUR IN RECRUITING." 
4. MCU PRESIDENT/CG EDCOM IS THE PME PROPONENT.