Advanced Communications Officers Course (ACOC 1-08)

1.  SITUATION.  COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL IS PLEASED TO 
ANNOUNCE THE SPRING 2008 ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS COURSE 
(FORMALLY C4PC) AND SOLICIT STUDENT NOMINATIONS.  THE OBJECTIVE OF 
ACOC IS TO PROVIDE A FORMAL SKILL PROGRESSION-TRAINING COURSE FOR 
MOS 0602 MAJORS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHER SELECT COMMUNICATIONS PLANNERS. 
THE FOLLOWING STUDENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLY TO ACOC 1-08: 
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 
TWO AND THREE HOLDING MOS 0610/0620/0650. 
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. 
2. MISSION.  FROM 13 MARCH TO 18 MAY, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL CONDUCTS 
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING AT MCB QUANTICO, VA IOT ENHANCE THE 
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK PLANNING EXPERTISE OF COMMUNICATIONS 
OFFICERS. 
3. EXECUTION. 
3.A. DIRECTOR'S INTENT.  OFFER ADVANCED COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND 
EDUCATION TO 0602 MAJORS, 0602/0650 CAPTAINS, 06XX CWO2-CWO3 
RESTRICTED OFFICERS AND OTHER SELECTED COMMUNICATION PLANNERS IN 
ORDER TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNICATION 
BILLET RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF MAGTF OPERATIONS IN A JOINT 
ENVIRONMENT. 
3.B. THE OBJECTIVE OF ACOC IS TO PROVIDE PLANNING INSTRUCTION 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: COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL, 
COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY, INFORMATION SECURITY, RADIO NETWORK 
PLANNING, MULTIPLEX NETWORK PLANNING, TELEPHONE NETWORK PLANNING, 
DATA NETWORK PLANNING,VIDEO TELECONFERENCE PLANNING, AND 
ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGE PLANNING. JOINT MOBILE NETWORK OPERATIONS AND 
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEPHONY ARE ADDITIONS TO THIS 
CURRICULUM. THESE MODULES WILL BE TAUGHT AND APPLIED IN THE CONTEXT 
OF AN ANNEX K. PRACTICAL APPLICATION EXERCISES WILL BE USED 
THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM. STUDENT EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED BY 
WRITTEN QUIZZES/ESSAY QUESTIONS AND BY WRITING AN MSC LEVEL 
ANNEX K, BASED UPON A NOTIONAL MEF LEVEL OPERATION ORDER, AS THE 
FINAL EXAM. TRAINING AND EDUCATION METHODS INCLUDE 
LECTURE(SLASH)DISCUSSION, PRACTICAL APPLICATION, EXERCISES, 
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, AND GUEST LECTURES IN BOTH FORMAL CLASSROOM 
AND CONFERENCE GROUP ENVIRONMENTS. THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED COURSE (46 
TRAINING DAYS VICE THE 53 IDENTIFIED IN THE CDD(SLASH)POI) DUE TO 
SCHEDULING RESTRICTIONS WITH THE EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL'S 
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT COURSE. 
4. TASKS.  (NOMINEES PARENT COMMANDS) 
4.A SUBMIT NOMINATIONS NO LATER THAN 28 FEB, 2008, WITH THE 
FOLLOWING INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL TO THE POCS: 
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) SECURITY CLEARANCE/VISIT REQUESTS (OPNAV 5521/27) 
ARE REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED IN JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM 
(JPAS). THE SMO # IN JPAS IS 300015 OR MAY BE FAXED TO:  DSN 
278.3264 OR COML 703.784.3264. INCLUDE FULL NAME, SSN, LEVEL OF 
CLEARANCE/BASIS, DATES OF VISIT (13 MARCH TO 18 MAY 2008), AND 
PURPOSE (ACOC 1-08), ATTN:SECURITY MANAGER. 
5. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS: 
5.A. COMMANDS WITH TWO OR MORE ATTENDEES DESIGNATE A POC FOR 
COORDINATION PURPOSES. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED FROM MRO'S 
BATTALION COMMANDER VIA APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND. 
5.B. UNIFORM WILL BE DESERT AND WOODLAND MARPAT, ALONG WITH THE 
APPROPRIATE SEASONAL UNIFORM, SERVICE B AND C.  CIVILIAN ATTENDEES 
ATTIRE IS BUSINESS CASUAL. 
5.C. COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED COURSE 
MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SUPPORT.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL STUDENTS TAKE THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER BASED TRAINING ON MARINENET 
WWW.MARINENET.USMC.MIL/PORTAL/CATALOGUECODE 8805AP, AND MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS, PRIOR TO ARRIVING FOR ACOC. 
5.D. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND ACOC 1-08, ACOC 2-08 IS SCHEDULED 
FOR 18 AUGUST TO 31 OCTOBER 2008. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACOC 2-08 WILL BE 
PUBLISHED VIA SEPCOR. 
6. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS 
6.A. THE 06XX OCCFLD SPONSOR IS THE POC FOR IDENTIFYING ALL ACOC 
STUDENTS. 
6.B. FUNDED SEAT ALLOCATIONS. TECOM WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, 
LODGING, PER DIEM, AND 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 ARE 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. ACOC 1-08 WILL CONVENE IN QUANTICO, VA AT THE COMMUNICATIONS 
SCHOOL, BLDG 2085, EDSON HALL. 
7.B. THE POCS WILL NOTIFY MARINES SELECTED TO ATTEND ACOC 
1-08 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 
WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CS. 
7.D. ALL COURSE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE MCEITS 
PORTAL LOCATED AT WWW.MCEITS.USMC.MIL. OR 
WWW.PORTAL.MCEITS.USMC.MIL/SITES/CS/
DEFAULT.ASPX. SUBMIT ACCESS REQUEST TO MAJ ANDERSON OR SSGT MEDINA, 
HECTOR.MEDINA@USMC.MIL. 
7.E. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO AUGMENT THE POINTS OF 
CONTACT INFORMATION ABOVE: LTCOL DAN PARIS DANIEL.PARIS@USMC.MIL
06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR, HQMC C4.  MGYSGT RENE AGOSTO 
RENE.AGOSTO@USMC.MIL06XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST HQMC C4. 
MRS. KIMBERLY COFFEY KIMBERLY.COFFEY@USMC.MILITM CIV OCCUPATIONAL 
FIELD SPONSOR, HQMC C4.  MAJ ROBERT ANDERSON 
ROBERT.L.ANDERSON@USMC.MILCOURSE COORDINATOR, COMM SCHOOL, TECOM. 
8. ADMIN AND LOGISTICS. 
8.A. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN DIRECTOR C4, CHIEF 
INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS