MCBUL 1560. Career Level School (CLS) Type II Slating for Academic Year (AY) 2005
This MARADMIN announces the Career Level School (CLS) Type II slating process for Academic Year 2005, emphasizing that non-resident Professional Military Education (PME) is now equivalent to resident PME for promotion and assignment purposes. All eligible officers must contact their career manager by January 15, 2004, to indicate their desire to attend or not attend resident CLS.
Issued: October 10, 2003
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS TO PUBLISH INFORMATION ON THE SLATING PROCESS, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AND TO IDENTIFY THE ANTICIPATED TYPE II CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS) QUOTAS AVAILABLE FOR AY05 PER REFERENCES (A) THROUGH (C). 2. THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, MCI, AND THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, THE QUALITY OF MARINE CORPS NONRESIDENT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) HAS VASTLY IMPROVED DURING RECENT YEARS. GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO COMPLETE APPROPRIATE LEVEL PME IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL MARINE CORPS OFFICERS. THE MARINE CORPS' DIRECTION IS CLEAR: ALL OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE THE PME APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR GRADE AS AN ENHANCEMENT FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION AND FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 3. NON-RESIDENT PME IS NOW EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF RESIDENT PME FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTION AND ASSIGNMENTS. PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS CONSIDER COMPLETION OF CLS AS BEING EQUAL WITHOUT REGARD TO RESIDENT OR NON-RESIDENT STATUS. 4. TYPE II CLS SLATING FOR AY05 WILL BEGIN WITH ELIGIBLE OFFICERS (PARA 7) VOLUNTEERING TO ATTEND A RESIDENT COURSE. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST CONTACT THEIR CAREER MANAGER TO INDICATE THEIR DESIRE TO ATTEND OR NOT ATTEND RESIDENT CLS NLT 15 JAN 04. E-MAIL IS THE RECOMMENDED METHOD. 5. COMPLETION OF PHASE 1 OF THE CLS NON-RESIDENT PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO ATTENDANCE OF A RESIDENT TYPE II CLS COURSE FOR PME COMPLETION FOR THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. SCHOOLS FOR WHICH SLATING WILL BE MADE ARE: SCHOOL ELIGIBLE MOS'S EST QUOTA