{"id":27819,"date":"2020-07-30T18:51:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T18:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/30\/marine-gunnery-sergeants-to-start-accelerated-online-courses-in-wake-of-travel-restrictions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:58:21","slug":"marine-gunnery-sergeants-to-start-accelerated-online-courses-in-wake-of-travel-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/07\/30\/marine-gunnery-sergeants-to-start-accelerated-online-courses-in-wake-of-travel-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine gunnery sergeants start accelerated online courses in wake of travel restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the wake of travel and safety restrictions forced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/07\/09\/2-marine-installations-in-japan-lock-down-as-covid-19-returns-to-okinawa\/\" target=_blank>COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> the Corps has started accelerated online seminars for gunnery sergeants in lieu of the traditional program at a Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The class is required to be completed before gunnery sergeants can be considered for promotion. The seminars, announced in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/Messages\/Messages-Display\/Article\/2291059\/announcement-of-advanced-school-accelerated-online-seminars\/\" target=_blank>Marine Corps administrative message<\/a>, will all be completed before the the fiscal year 2021 promotion boards convene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/01\/30\/staff-ncos-required-to-earn-college-degrees-the-top-enlisted-marine-could-see-it-coming\/\" target=_blank>accelerated course<\/a> will only last eight weeks, nearly cutting in half the normal 15-week course said the Tuesday MARADMIN. But the shortened time does not come with a curtailed curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is an aggressive seminar program designed to meet educational promotion requirements in this unique time,\u201d the MARADMIN reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/2020\/07\/13\/did-a-farewell-party-lead-to-a-marine-reserve-base-covid-19-outbreak\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6157703.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Did a farewell party lead to a COVID-19 outbreak on a Marine reserve base?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">An official familiar with the situation aboard Fort Worth said they could not give a number for how many Marines on the base have tested positive for the virus, but did say an event happened in early June that caused Marines to return to teleworking.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the seminars will be conducted via the MarineNet Moodle Portal and available whenever the gunnery sergeant has time to complete it \u2015 though some of the seminars will be held at a scheduled time via Adobe Connect virtual classrooms, Capt. Sam Stephenson, a spokesman for Marine Corps Training and Education Command, told Marine Corps Times in a Thursday email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe volume and depth of work is such that two days are typically devoted to online coursework and the rest of the week for study, research, collaboration, reflection, and reading,\u201d Stephenson added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first wave of three seminars conducted by the Okinawa Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy instructors began on July 20 and only was open to Marines stationed in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/07\/09\/2-marine-installations-in-japan-lock-down-as-covid-19-returns-to-okinawa\/\" target=_blank>Far East<\/a>,\u201d according to the MARADMIN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second wave of five seminars is set to begin Aug. 10 and is open to Marines deployed around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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