R 271903Z Dec 16
MARADMIN 680/16
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 17 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/DOC/CJCSI 3120.08D/28JAN2013//
REF/B/DOC/MCO S003120.2/07FEB2014//
REF/C/DOC/NAVMC 1200.1/17JUL2014//
NARR/REF A IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS INSTRUCTION FOR INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS MOS MANUAL.//
POC/DANIELLE THOMAS/MAJ/PPO PLI/TEL: (703)692-4331/EMAIL: DANIELLE.E.THOMAS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This MARADMIN announces the convening of the FY17 Special Technical Operations (STO) 8016 Free Military Occupational Specialty (FMOS) selection panel.  The selection panel will convene at HQMC from 6-10 March 2017 and is open to officers from O-1 to O-6, as well as enlisted Marines from E-5 to E-9, who have acquired the requisite operational planning and security skills identified in references (a) and (b).
2.  Eligible applicants must currently be or have previously served in an Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO) indoctrinated billet where STO was a primary function.  Furthermore, applicants must provide detailed justification if they have not completed the STO training requirements outlined in reference (c):  (1) Complete a STO Planner's Course that meets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) academic requirement.  (2) Complete the CJCS-approved Planning and Decision Aid System (PDAS) Operator's Course.  (3) Perform at least six months in an overseas billet where STO was the primary billet responsibility or one year in a CONUS billet that required the performance of STO functions as the primary duty.  (4) Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of STO and conduct on-the-job training that emphasizes the integration of STO functions into Coalition, Joint, or Marine Corps plans and operations.  (5) Serve in a STO Planner position at the national or operational level in support of CJCS, Combatant Command, or Service STO requirements.
3.  Interested applicants should contact the 8016 Occupational Field Sponsor at (703)692-4331 for specific guidance on submission requirements.  The primary medium for application will be via SIPRNET email.  Hard copy applications will not be accepted.  Applications must be received no later than 27 February 2017.
4.  The selection panel will be comprised of representatives from the Strategy and Plans Division (PL) who have appropriate combined, joint, and service-level experience of STO operations and administration.  The panel will individually screen each applicant's operational experience, security management credentials, pertinent academic information, and command endorsement to ensure that they meet the 8016 FMOS requirements.
5.  A subsequent MARADMIN will announce the results of the 8016 selection panel.  PL will forward the names of the Marines approved for the 8016 FMOS to MMOA or MMEA, as appropriate, for entry into the respective Marine's record.
6.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
7.  Release authorized by BGen Christopher J. Mahoney, Director, Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations, HQMC.//