Posted on Jun 16, 2017
Why does the Marine Corps send Marines to PME years after obtaining a rank?
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I just finished Sergeants Course a couple of days ago. I have been a Sgt for a year and a half. Some of the students in the Course have been Sgts for three years. Why is Marine Corps waiting so long to send Maines to PME? Why doesn't the Marine Corps send a Corporal that is most likely going to obtain the cutting score for Sergeant to Sergeants Course? Ben I fitting that Marine and the Corps.
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This is a conversation with many moving parts to explain a "should be simple" answer.
What we know:
Marines complete old PME requirements are grandfathered.
Marines not grandfathered need to complete current PME requirements
Grey area:
Some Marines were promoted without having the requisite PME completed due to needs of the unit (Marine Corps).
Some Marines were meritoriously promoted after completion of an SDA or on a board and are supposed to go to the PME they were unable to attend shortly after (I.e. For Marines completing an SDA within the first couple months of being at new station).
Some Marines who fell into certain requirement categories, went into another component of the USMC/USMCR and thus the requirements changed. If they choose to change components later on (I.e. Active Duty Cpl EAS's and goes into the IRR, gets promoted to Sgt, then goes into the SMCR/IMA/AR/ or back Active and now falls under the PME requirements for that component.
What we know:
Marines complete old PME requirements are grandfathered.
Marines not grandfathered need to complete current PME requirements
Grey area:
Some Marines were promoted without having the requisite PME completed due to needs of the unit (Marine Corps).
Some Marines were meritoriously promoted after completion of an SDA or on a board and are supposed to go to the PME they were unable to attend shortly after (I.e. For Marines completing an SDA within the first couple months of being at new station).
Some Marines who fell into certain requirement categories, went into another component of the USMC/USMCR and thus the requirements changed. If they choose to change components later on (I.e. Active Duty Cpl EAS's and goes into the IRR, gets promoted to Sgt, then goes into the SMCR/IMA/AR/ or back Active and now falls under the PME requirements for that component.
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Who knows, you'd think it would be the way to go, I got sent to NCO school as an L/Cpl which when completed got my cutting score up enough that I was promoted shortly afterward. It does seem quite backward to do it after they get the rank especially a couple years down the road when you should already be well versed in your duties.
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Sgt Troy Fallert (Gurlin)
In the 80's and 90's L/Cpl's used to go to NCO prep school and Cpl's used to go to NCO School within the first 6-12 months after promoting. Some CPL's Sgt's couldn't go as early because of their Duty Station assignments. Some Cpl's and Sgt's didn't go if they had no re enlistment interest.
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Sgt Stephen Brown
Never went to NCO school and made Sgt in just a hair over 2 years. However I did attend college and read books on the commandants list at the time. This was the early 70's.
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