MCBUL 1560. Career Level School (CLS) Slate for Academic Year (AY) 2007

1. AS PER THE REFERENCES, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN
IS TO PUBLISH THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND ANTICIPATED SCHOOL SEATS
AVAILABLE FOR AY 07 CLS.
2. RESIDENT CAREER LEVEL SCHOOLS HAVE SERVED AS THE BEDROCK OF THE
MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN PME CONTINUUM FOR DECADES. OFFICER PME REQUIREMENTS
CAN BE MET BY EITHER ATTENDING A RESIDENT PME SCHOOL, PARTICIPATING IN A
COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (CCE) SEMINAR, OR COMPLETING
NON-RESIDENT CORRESPONDENCE COURSES -- ALL ARE EQUIVALENT FOR THE
PURPOSES OF PROMOTION AND ASSIGNMENTS. CURRENT OFFICER PME CRITERIA ARE
PUBLISHED IN REF (C). A NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE CAPTAINS WILL BE SELECTED TO
ATTEND EITHER EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL (EWS) OR AN ARMY CAPTAINS
CAREER COURSE (ACCC) DURING AY 07.
3. A TOTAL OF 190 CAPTAINS WILL BE SLATED FOR THE RESIDENT EWS AND A
TOTAL OF 76 CAPTAINS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE RESIDENT ACCC. SEAT
ALLOCATION FOR ALL RESIDENT COURSES ARE LISTED BELOW:
SCHOOL-MOS(SEATS)
(1) EWS (AUG 07-MAY 08):
0180 (3), 0202(17), 0302(38), 0402(14), 0602(16), 0802(16), 1302(13),
18XX(7), 3002(6), 3404(4), 4302(2), 4402(2), 5803(3), 6002(4), 6602(3),
72XX(10), 75FW(12), 75RW(16), 75NFO(4).
(2) ACCC (JUN 07-JUN 08):
INFANTRY CCC 0302(16)
ARMOR CCC 18XX/0302(12)
LOGISTICS CCC 0402/3002/6002/6602(18)
ENGINEER CCC 1302(8)
MP CCC 5803(4)
FIELD ARTILLERY CCC 0802/0302(18)
4. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR CLS PREFERENCES VIA
ON-LINE CLS SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE NO LATER THAN 1 JANUARY 2007.
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MMOA-3 WEBSITE. A LINK TO THE SITE
WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANY GRADE MONITORS WEBSITES. EVERY EFFORT
WILL BE MADE TO MATCH OFFICERS SELECTED TO RESIDENT CLS WITH THEIR
PREFERENCES, HOWEVER, OFFICERS SELECTED CAN BE ASSIGNED TO ANY RESIDENT
CLS SCHOOL.
5. OFFICERS IDENTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND RESIDENT CLS BY THE
MONITORS WILL BE PRESENTED TO A PANEL OF SENIOR OFFICERS TO VALIDATE
INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY, COMPETITIVENESS, CAREER PROGRESSION AND A
BALANCED MOS SPREAD FOR THE CLASS. RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED VIA
MARADMIN DURING FEBRUARY 2007.
6. ALL REQUESTS TO DECLINE/DEFER RESIDENT PME AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE
SELECTION MARADMIN MUST BE MADE VIA NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH
BATTALION/SQUADRON COMMAND LEVEL ENDORSEMENT. ALL REQUESTS WILL BE
CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS FOR APPROVAL
OR DISAPPROVAL. OFFICERS PERMITTED TO DECLINE A RESIDENT SCHOOL SEAT
WILL HAVE THEIR LETTER INCLUDED IN THEIR OMPF DETAILING THE REASON FOR
DECLINATION.
7. ELIGIBILITY:
A. GRADE: CAPTAINS AND CAPTAINS (SEL) WHO HAVE BEEN CAREER DESIGNATED OR
WHO HAVE TWO YEARS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING UPON COMPLETION OF CLS
ARE ELIGIBLE. CAPTAINS WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN SELECTED OR FAILED SELECTION
TO MAJOR WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.
B. TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS: OFFICERS WHO WILL COMPLETE THEIR
PRESCRIBED TOUR BY 01 AUGUST 2007 ARE ELIGIBLE. THE NORMAL PRESCRIBED
TOUR FOR PCSO IS 3 YRS, AND PCAO IS 2YRS (BOTTOM LINE - OFFICERS THAT
MEET THE GRADE ELIGIBILITY AND ARE FY07 MOVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED).
QUESTIONS ON TOUR LENGTHS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE MONITOR.
C. TIME ON STATION WAIVERS: OFFICERS THAT HAVE A MINIMUM OF 24 MONTHS
TOS MAY REQUEST IN WRITING TO MMOA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CLS.
SUCH REQUESTS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. IF AN OFFICER
IS ALLOWED TO DEPART A TOUR EARLY, MMOA WILL ATTEMPT TO BACKFILL THE
BILLET BUT A GAP MAY OCCUR.
D. OFFICERS WHO OTHERWISE MEET GRADE AND TOS REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE
ELIGIBLE IF THEY:
(1) HAVE PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED A RESIDENT CLS.
(2) HAVE FORMALLY REQUESTED RESIGNATION/RETIREMENT TO CMC (MMSR).
(3) OFFICERS THAT ATTEND A SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM MAY NOT ATTEND
RESIDENT PME UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE ASSOCIATED PAYBACK TOUR.
E. OFFICERS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN OR WHO HAVE COMPLETED NON-RESIDENT PME
FOR THEIR GRADE ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND RESIDENT PME.
F. OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR TO
CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY.
8. RECRUITING. PER REF D, OFFICERS COMPLETING SUCCESSFUL 36-MONTH TOURS
AS RECRUITING STATION XO/OPSO/OSO HAVE THE OPTION OF ATTENDING RESIDENT
CLS OR THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL CHOICE OF DUTY STATION. 
9. PER MARADMIN 215/06 PREVIOUS SELECTIONS FOR TYPE II ARMY CAPTAINS
CAREER COURSES WILL REMAIN AS PUBLISHED.
10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CRITERIA
CAN BE VIEWED ON THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY WEBPAGE:
WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL-PMEOFFICER-03.HTM.
11. CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT.
MMOA-1 (GROUND): DSN 278-9272, COM (703)784-9272, FAX EXT-9844
CAPT DARNELL (01,13,34) (CHAD.DARNELL@USMC.MIL)
CAPT CARMICHAEL (04,30) (BRODIE.CARMICHAEL@USMC.MIL)
CAPT JAMES (02,06) (ROBERT.JAMES@USMC.MIL)
CAPT NELSON (03,57) (ANDREW.J.NELSON@USMC.MIL)
CAPT LANGFELDT (08,18,43,44,58) (LANCE.LANGFELDT@USMC.MIL)
MMOA-2 (AVIATION): DSN 278-9267, COM (703)784-9267, FAX EXT-9844
CAPT WILKERSON (60,66,72) (ERIC.WILKERSON@USMC.MIL)
MAJ BERNTH (FW) (BRIAN.BERNTH@USMC.MIL)
MAJ LAGOSKI (RW) (JOSEPH.LAGOSKI@USMC.MIL)
MMOA-3 (PLANS & PROGRAMS): DSN 278-9284, COM (703)784-9284
MAJ HEATHERMAN (PLANS OFF) (BRENDAN.G.HEATHERMAN@USMC.MIL)
12. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
13. THIS BULLETIN CANC 31JAN07.