R 071859Z OCT 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0601/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA//
SUBJ/FY10 TJAGLCS SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:R 250929Z SEP 09/-/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 579-09 FY10 COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP) AND LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS SELECTION BOARD.//
POC/MAJ NORA TYER-WITEK/-/UNIT:JAD/NAME:DSN 224-1318 /TEL:7036938161//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE ELIBILITY CRITERIA AND SOLICIT APPLICANTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS LEGAL CENTER AND SCHOOL (TJAGLCS) GRADUATE COURSE.
2. BOARD CONVENES 15 DECEMBER 2009, APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 30 NOVEMBER 2009.
3. BACKGROUND.
A. THE MARINE CORPS HAS SEVERAL BILLETS WHICH REQUIRE THE REQUISITE IN DEPTH KNOWLEDGE IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTY AREAS OF THE LAW: INTERNATIONAL-OPERATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, PROCUREMENT AND CRIMINAL LAW. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO BUILD A STREAM OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO FILL THOSE BILLETS, WE SEND 9 OR 10 OFFICERS EACH YEAR TO TJAGLCS.
B. THE GRADUATE COURSE IS AN ABA APPROVED, MASTER OF LAWS (LL.M.) GRANTING COURSE COVERING A FULL RESIDENT ACADEMIC YEAR, WHICH BEGINS IN MID-AUGUST AND RUNS UNTIL LATE MAY. THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS INCLUDE CORE CLASSES REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS. IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND SPRING SEMESTER, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 ELECTIVES OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL'S FOUR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS. THE SCHOOL OFFERS AN OPTIONAL SPECIALIZATION PROGRAM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LL.M. DEGREE. STUDENTS MAY SPECIALIZE IN CONTRACT AND FISCAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, OR ADMINISTRATIVE AND CIVIL LAW. TO QUALIFY FOR A SPECIALTY, A STUDENT MUST EITHER WRITE A THESIS IN THE AREA OF SPECIALIZATION OR EARN AT LEAST TEN ELECTIVE CREDIT HOURS AND WRITE A PAPER IN THE AREA OF SPECIALIZATION.
4. LL.M. GRADUATES WILL, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE, COMPLETE A PAYBACK TOUR IN A BILLET CODED FOR FILL BY A JUDGE ADVOCATE WITH THAT ADDITIONAL MOS.
5. THE SELECTION CRITERIA TO ATTEND TJAGLCS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. GRADE ELIGIBILITY: 4402 CAPTAINS IN ZONE FOR SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR, MAJORS AND MAJORS(SELECT) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TJAGLCS. MAJORS WHO HAVE FAILED SELECTION FOR PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. CAPTAINS WHO ARE SELECTED TO ATTEND THE GRADUATE COURSE WHO SUBSEQUENTLY FAIL SELECTION FOR MAJOR WILL BE REPLACED BY A JUDGE ADVOCATE FROM THE ALTERNATE LIST.
B. MAJORS AND FY10 MAJORS (SELECT) WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO EXECUTE PCSO OR PCAO DURING FY10 AND NO LATER THAN 30 SEP 10 WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SCREENED. QUESTIONS ON TOUR LENGTHS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE MONITOR. EXCEPTIONS FOR MARINES WITH 24 MOS TOS WILL BE MADE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY MMOA-1.
C. CAREER HISTORY. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO SET CAREER HISTORY SOUGHT, IT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT A WELL ROUNDED AND WELL BALANCED STUDENT GROUP IS SENT TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS.
6. SELECTION BOARD. SEE MARADMIN 579/09. THIS YEAR, THE FY10 COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM AND LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD WILL ALSO CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR TJAGLCS. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER THE JUDGE ADVOCATES OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE AND ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED TO IT VIA JAS. MATERIALS SUBMITTED MAY INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF INTENT, SENIOR JUDGE ADVOCATE RECOMMENDATION AND-OR OTHER OMPF UPDATE MATERIALS. IN ADDITION, TO PARALLEL OFFICER PROMOTION BOARD AND COMMAND SCREENING BOARD REQUIREMENTS, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SELECTION BOARD, VIA YOUR OMPF. THE BOARD WILL CHOOSE TEN PRIMARY AND FIVE ALTERNATE STUDENTS.
7. NOTIFICATION-ACCEPTANCE-DECLINATION PROCEDURES: AFTER SELECTION AND APPROVAL BY MMOA, SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA MARADMIN. EACH SELECTEE WILL NOTIFY JAS WITHIN 5 DAYS IF THEY ACCEPT OR DECLINE ASSIGNMENT TO TJAGLCS. AFTER NOTIFICATION, MMOA WILL CUT THE SELECTEE ORDERS TO TJAGLCS. SELECTION FOR THE GRADUATE COURSE DOES NOT EXCUSE AN OFFICER FROM COMPLETING THE REQUIRED PME FOR THEIR GRADE PER MCO 1553.4B.
8. FUTURE ASSIGNMENT-AREA OF STUDY. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO SPECIALIZE IN THEIR INTEREST AREA. HOWEVER, THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS MAY DICTATE THE SPECIALTIES REQUIRED DUE TO THE PROJECTED BILLET VACANCIES FOR THAT YEAR. OFFICERS ATTENDING THE GRADUATE COURSE WILL MEET WITH JAS EARLY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR TO DISCUSS FUTURE ASSIGNMENT. SOME EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENTS AFTER ATTENDING THE GRADUATE COURSE INCLUDE A MEU SJA, A PROCUREMENT OR FISCAL LAW TOUR, MILITARY JUDGE OR MARFOR SJA LEVEL BILLET.
9. EMAIL APPLICATIONS TO CAPT JASON FOSCOLO, JASON.FOSCOLO@USMC.MIL.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL V.A. ARY, DIRECTOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE DIVISION (ACTING).-//