SUBJ: ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) NEW

R 151704Z JUL 11ALCOAST 334/11COMDTNOTE 1500SUBJ: ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) NEWREQUIREMENTS FOR E-3 AND E-4A. ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINSTM1510.2(SERIES)1. THIS MESSAGE PROMULGATES THE REVISED EPME APPRENTICE LEVEL E-3 ANDE-4 PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS.2. MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN A-SCHOOL, AND MEMBERS WHO HAVEALREADY INITIATED THE EPME PROCESS UNDER THE OLD REQUIREMENTS, WILLHAVE THE CURRENT ADVANCEMENT QUALIFICATION EXAM(AQE) AVAILABLE UNTIL01OCT11. THIS WILL ALLOW MEMBERS TIME TO FINISH THESE REQUIREMENTSAND FOR TRACEN CAPE MAY TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE DIRECT ENTRY PETTYOFFICER TRAINING (DEPOT) LEVEL CURRICULUM. THE CHANGES IN CURRICULUMSUBJECT MATTER WILL BE REFLECTED BEGINNING ON THE MAY 2012SERVICE-WIDE EXAM.3. COMPLETION OF DEPOT AT TRACEN CAPE MAY MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FORCOMPLETING THE E-4 PRACTICAL FACTORS AND FOR PASSING THE AQE FOR E-4.4. CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THE EPME FOR E-3 AND E-4 CAN BE FOUND ONTHE LEARNING PORTAL WEBSITE, HTTPS://ELEARNING.USCG.MIL/ STARTING15JUL11. THE NEW EPME APPRENTICE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS WORKSHEET(CG-1510-3) SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT TO RECORD COMPLETION FORTHE PURPOSE OF TESTING ELIGIBILITY PER REF A. CHANGES REFLECTED INTHIS MESSAGE WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARYEDUCATION(E-PME)MANUAL,COMDTINST M1510.2 (SERIES) ONCE ALL LEVELS OFTHE EPME SYSTEM HAVE BEEN UPDATED.5. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE EPME SYSTEM MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE EPMEPROGRAM MANAGER, HSCS CATHERINE SEYBOLD AT (202)475-5511 OR THE EPMESUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, DCC JEFFREY PHILLIPS AT (707) 765-7374.6. CAPT S. E. VANDERPLAS, ACTING DIRECTOR OF RESERVE ANDLEADERSHIP,SENDS.7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.