PME REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE Active Duty and Active Reserve

Lance Corporal/E-3

Corporal/E-4

Sergeant/E-5

Staff Sergeant/E-6

Current:  Complete Distance Education (DE) MarineNet “Leading Marines” Course (EPME3000AA) OR MCI 0037 (MCI must have been completed prior to 1 Jan 2012). Note: Completing a Command-Sponsored Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar is highly recommended. Effective 1 Oct 2015:  Complete MarineNet “Leading Marines” Course (EPME3000AA) AND  Complete a Command-Sponsored Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar. Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Corporals Course” (EPME4000AA) OR  Complete a Command-Sponsored Corporals Course. Effective 1 Oct 2015:  Complete MarineNet DE “Corporals Course” (EPME4000AA) AND  Then complete a Command-Sponsored Corporals Course. Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Sergeants Course” (EPME5000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8010 “Sergeants Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jan 2014). Note: Completing the resident Sergeants Course at a SNCOA is highly recommended. Effective 1 Oct 2016:  Complete MarineNet DE “Sergeants Course” (EPME5000AA) AND  Then complete the resident Sergeants Course at a Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA). Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Career Course” (EPME6000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8100 “Career Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jul 2014). Note: Completing the resident Career Course at a SNCOA is highly recommended. Effective 1 Oct 2016:  Complete MarineNet DE “Career Course” (EPME6000AA) AND  Then complete the resident Career Course at a Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy OR the Career Course Seminar DE Program.

MarAdmin 521/14 contains complete PME promotion requirement information.

PME REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE Active Duty and Active Reserve (continued) Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Advanced Course” (EPME7000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8200 “Advanced Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jul 2012).  Complete the resident Advanced Course at a Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy. Gunnery Sergeant/E-7

First Sergeant and Master Sergeant/E-8

Sergeant Major and Master Gunnery Sergeant/E-9

First Sergeant:  Complete a regional Master Sergeant/First Sergeant Seminar.  Complete the First Sergeants Course. Note: Completing the resident Senior Enlisted PME Course is highly recommended. Master Sergeant:  Complete a regional Master Sergeant/First Sergeant Seminar. Note: Completing the resident Senior Enlisted PME Course is highly recommended. Sergeant Major:  Complete the Sergeants Major Course Note: Attending a Keystone Seminar and Sergeant Major/Master Gunnery Sergeant Symposium are highly recommended. Master Gunnery Sergeant:  There are no PME requirements for Master Gunnery Sergeants. Note: Attending a Keystone Seminar and a Sergeant Major/Master Gunnery Sergeant Symposium are highly recommended.

MarAdmin 521/14 contains complete PME promotion requirement information.

PME REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE Selected Marine Corps Reserve

Lance Corporal/E-3

Corporal/E-4

Sergeant/E-5

Staff Sergeant/E-6

Current:  Complete Distance Education (DE) MarineNet “Leading Marines” Course (EPME3000AA) OR MCI 0037 (MCI must have been completed prior to 1 Jan 2012). Note: Completing a Command-Sponsored Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar is highly recommended. Effective 1 Oct 2015:  Complete MarineNet “Leading Marines” Course (EPME3000AA) AND  Complete a Command-Sponsored Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar. Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Corporals Course” (EPME4000AA). Note: Completing a Command-Sponsored Corporals Course is highly recommended. Future (TBD):  Complete MarineNet DE “Corporals Course” (EPME4000AA) AND  Then complete a Command-Sponsored Corporals Course. Note: The Reserve Command-Sponsored Corporals Course is currently under development with details and implementation timelines to be published when available. Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Sergeants Course” (EPME5000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8010 “Sergeants Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jan 2014). Note: Completing the resident two-week Reserve Sergeants Course at SNCOA Quantico is highly recommended. Effective 1 Oct 2017:  Complete MarineNet DE “Sergeants Course” (EPME5000AA) AND  Then complete the resident two-week Reserve Sergeants Course at Staff SNCOA Quantico. Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Career Course” (EPME6000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8100 “Career Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jul 2014). Note: Completing the resident two-week Reserve Career Course at SNCOA Quantico is highly recommended. Effective 1 Oct 2016:  Complete MarineNet DE “Career Course” (EPME6000AA) AND  Then complete the resident two-week Reserve Career Course at SNCOA Quantico OR the Career Course Seminar DE Program.

MarAdmin 521/14 contains complete PME promotion requirement information.

PME REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE Selected Marine Corps Reserve (continued) Current:  Complete MarineNet DE “Advanced Course” (EPME7000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8200 “Advanced Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jul 2012).  Complete the resident two-week Reserve Advanced Course at SNCOA Quantico. Gunnery Sergeant/E-7 First Sergeant:  Complete a regional Master Sergeant/First Sergeant Seminar.  Complete the First Sergeants Course. Master Sergeant:  Complete a regional Master Sergeant/First Sergeant Seminar. First Sergeant and Master Sergeant/E-8

Sergeant Major and Master Gunnery Sergeant/E-9

Sergeant Major:  Complete the Sergeants Major Course Note: Attending a Keystone Seminar and Sergeant Major/Master Gunnery Sergeant Symposium are highly recommended. Master Gunnery Sergeant:  There are no PME requirements for Master Gunnery Sergeants. Note: Attending a Keystone Seminar and a Sergeant Major/Master Gunnery Sergeant Symposium are highly recommended.

MarAdmin 521/14 contains complete PME promotion requirement information.

PME REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE Individual Ready Reserve 

Complete Distance Education (DE) MarineNet “Leading Marines” Course (EPME3000AA) OR MCI 0037 (MCI must have been completed prior to 1 Jan 2012).

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Complete MarineNet DE “Corporals Course” (EPME4000AA).

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Complete MarineNet DE “Sergeants Course” (EPME5000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8010 “Sergeants Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jan 2014).

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Complete MarineNet DE “Career Course” (EPME6000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8100 “Career Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jul 2014).

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Complete MarineNet DE “Advanced Course” (EPME7000AA) OR Complete the MCI DE 8200 “Advanced Course” (must have been completed prior to 1 Jul 2012).

Lance Corporal/E-3

Corporal/E-4

Sergeant/E-5

Staff Sergeant/E-6

Gunnery Sergeant/E-7

MarAdmin 521/14 contains complete PME promotion requirement information.

PME REQUIREMENTS BY GRADE Individual Ready Reserve (continued) First Sergeant:  There are no PME requirements for IRR First Sergeants.

Master Sergeant:  There are no PME requirements for IRR Master Sergeants. First Sergeant and Master Sergeant/E-8 Sergeant Major:  There are no PME requirements for IRR Sergeants Major.

Master Gunnery Sergeant:  There are no PME requirements for IRR Master Gunnery Sergeants. Sergeant Major and Master Gunnery Sergeant/E-9

MarAdmin 521/14 contains complete PME promotion requirement information.