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The Advanced School Seminar Program is a career level fifteen-week course for Marine gunnery sergeants that enhances the practical application of knowledge and skills gained from the distance education program. The focus of this course is to increase the students' ability to translate policy into action while positively influencing the command climate. Advanced School Seminar Program students will also sharpen their communication and decision-making skills while being immersed in the organizational planning process of the Marine Corps.
Lessons
Lesson 1, Critical Thinking
Lesson 2, Effective Communication and Social Media
Lesson 3, Military Correspondence
Lesson 4, Legal Processes
Lesson 5, Supporting the Command Philosophy
Lesson 6, Influencing Command Climate
Lesson 7, Information Management/Command and Control (C2)
Lesson 8, Operations in the Information Environment
Lesson 9, Overview of the Marine Corps Planning Process
Lesson 10, Problem Framing
Lesson 11, Course of Action Development
Lesson 12, National Security Strategy
Lesson 13, Unit Readiness Planning
Lesson 14, Strategic Leadership
Lesson 15, Role of the Senior Enlisted Leader
Eligibility and Enrollment
The Advanced School Seminar Program is available to gunnery sergeants and gunnery sergeant selects who have completed the Advanced Course DEP on MarineNet (EPME7000BA). ASSP (or the resident Advanced School course) is a PME requirement for promotion from gunnery sergeant to master sergeant or first sergeant. Read about the enrollment process.
Schedules
MARADMIN 191/22, Academic Year 2023 Class Dates for the Enlisted College Distance Education Seminar Programs, announces the AY23 class dates and course prerequisites for the Advanced School Seminar Program.
All students will be assigned an instructor and will attend the seminar at a specified location or asynchronously online. ASSP consists of a 15-week program, students meeting one night per week or one weekend per month. The following are ASSP course schedules for each schedule type. Schedules for individual seminars are provided by region.
Completion Benefits
Higher Education
The American Council on Education (ACE) has not yet reviewed the ASSP curriculum for recommended college degree credits.
Resources
- Marine Forces Reserve DMO ticketing procedures policy
- MCWP 5-10, Marine Corps Planning Process
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