ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2025 UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY

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MARADMIN 451/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2025 UNITED STATES ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR
ACADEMY//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO P1553.4B/YMD: 080125//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1300.3/YMD: 140918//
NARR/REF A IS PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF B IS MARINE CORPS
PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/N.D. RICAFRENTE/MGYSGT/DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARINE CORPS SENIOR
ENLISTED ACADEMY/MCU/TEL: 703-432-4500/
EMAIL: [email protected] and
[email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Situation. Joint-service professional
development opportunities for enlisted Marines in the ranks of
Master Sergeant and First Sergeant are limited. The United States
Army Sergeants Major Course, Sergeants Major Academy (SGM-A) offers a
limited number of seats to the Marine Corps. Located at Fort Bliss,
Texas, SGM-A is an intense 10 month academy, with a total of 1,420
instructional hours designed to elevate the thinking of Master
Sergeants and First Sergeants from the tactical level to the
operational and strategic perspective, thus preparing them for
leadership positions in organizations executing unified land
operations. SGM-A also prepares senior enlisted personnel for
leadership positions in joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and
multinational organizations.
The course assists in the development of logical, practical, and
original reasoning abilities necessary for problem solving.
Students analyze problems based on available information, arrive at
logical solutions and decision making with reasonable speed, and
communicate reasoning and decisions orally and in writing.
intellectual honesty, integrity, professional values, and standards
are highly stressed.
2. Mission. The Marine Corps Senior Enlisted Academy (MCSEA) will
accept nominations for six nominees to attend SGM-A Class 76.
3. Execution
3.A. Major subordinate commands may nominate Marines in the rank
of master sergeant or first sergeant to attend this rigorous course.
Reserve master sergeants and first sergeants are eligible to apply.
Packages will be submitted through the Marine's chain of command
to the appropriate Marine Forces (MARFOR) G-3 via the respective
MARFOR Sergeant Major. Nominations will only be accepted from
MARFOR commands.
Submission deadline Report date Start date Graduation date
31 Jan 2025 14 Jul 2025 28 Jul 2025 12 Jun 2026
3.B. Course Prerequisites.
3.B.1. Nominees must have completed the Senior Enlisted Joint
Professional Military Education (SEJPME) II. The SEJPME II Course
is accessed at https:(slash)(slash)jkodirect.jten.mil(slash).
3.B.2. Nominated first sergeants must have successfully completed
First Sergeants school. The respective course completion code must
be reflected within the Marine Corps Total Force System prior to
student nomination.
3.B.3. Nominated first sergeants or master sergeants must have an
associates degree or higher to apply for this program. The Marine's
degree must be reflected within the Marine Corps Total Force System
prior to student nomination.
3.B.4. Nominees must have a current security clearance, minimum
level of secret reflected in the Defense Information System for
Security.
3.B.5. Nominees must have at least 18 months time in grade prior to
report date.
3.B.6. Nominees must have at least 24 months time on station prior
to report date.
3.B.7. Nominees will have no more than 24 years time in service.
3.B.8. Nominees will acknowledge the understanding that a 24 month
pay back tour is required. Documentation extending the current
contract by 36 months from date of check in will be included in the
submitted package. 12 months to attend SGM-A and a 24 month pay back
tour.
3.B.9. Once selected, nominees must also complete all course
prerequisites as identified on the SGM-A website for Sergeant Major
Course Class 76 at https:(slash)(slash)www.ncoworldwide.army.mil
(slash)Academics(slash)Sergeants-Major-Academy(slash)Resident-
Students(slash)
4. Administration and Logistics
4.A. Parent commands must provide the following information for
Marines nominated to attend the SGM-A:
4.A.1. Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial, Electronic Data
Interchange Personal Identifier, and Military Occupational Specialty.
4.A.2. Grade and date of rank.
4.A.3. End of current contract.
4.A.4. Professional resume will not have a photo. Resume format
can be found at chrome-extension:(slash)(slash)
efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj(slash)
https:(slash)(slash)www.trngcmd.marines.mil(slash)Portals(slash)207
(slash)Docs(slash)SOI-E(slash)CIS(slash)
Resources/USMC%20Professional%20Resume%20Template%20(003).pdf.
4.A.5. Nominees must submit an Administrative Action Form (AA Form).
4.A.6. Letter of recommendation from the first sergeant major in the
nominee's chain of command.
4.A.7. A current copy of the nominee's Master Brief Sheet.
4.A.8. A copy of the last two fitness reports.
4.A.9. A current copy of the basic training record.
4.A.10. A one-page essay personally drafted by the nominee,
explaining the reason for requesting attendance.
4.B. MARFOR G-3s will submit nominees directly to the Deputy
Director, MCSEA via email at: [email protected].
Include the following email addresses in the CC line:
[email protected] and [email protected]
4.C. All nominations must be received by the submission deadline
in paragraph 3.A.
4.D. Selectees will be approved by the Sergeant Major of the Marine
Corps and will be notified by the Director, MCSEA via separate
correspondence.
4.E. Marine attendees will be required to execute Permanent Change
of Station (PCS) orders to the US Army Sergeants Major Academy in
Fort Bliss, TX with follow-on PCS orders upon successful completion
of the course. Nominees should satisfy time on station requirements
specified within reference (b).
5. Command and Signal. Additional information is available on the
SGM-A website at https:(slash)(slash)www.ncoworldwide.army.mil
(slash)Academics(slash)Sergeants-Major-Academy(slash)
6. Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew W. Tracy,
President, Marine Corps University.//