R 260929Z Feb 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0129/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY10 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
(RAO) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/PLU/YMD:20001221//
REF/B/DOC/I IOP/YMD:20000818//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1520.11E AND REF B IS MCO 7220.52D.//
POC/ECK/MAJ/MMOA-5/TEL:703-784-9286 DSN:278//
EMAIL:LARRY.ECK@USMC.MIL//
POC/RODGERS/CIV/MMOA-5/TEL:703-784-9286/DSN:278//
EMAIL:DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY10 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM
(IAOP) VIA THE FAO AND RAO STUDY TRACK PROGRAM.
A.  THE FY10 FAO/RAO SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE 4 AUGUST 2009;
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NLT 5 JUNE 2009.
B.  WHERE REF A AND THIS MARADMIN DIFFER, THIS MARADMIN TAKES
PRECEDENCE.
C.  EACH APPLICANT'S CAREER PROGRESSION WILL BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED
IN THE SELECTION PROCESS WITH REGARD TO TIMING AND POTENTIAL FOR
FUTURE SERVICE.  OFFICERS COMPLETING TOURS WITH THE OPERATING FORCES
ARE PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
2.  FAO PROGRAM
A.  THROUGH A COMBINATION OF GRADUATE EDUCATION, LANGUAGE
TRAINING, AND IN-COUNTRY TRAINING (ICT), THE FAO TRAINING PROGRAM
PRODUCES OFFICERS WITH REGIONAL, LINGUISTIC, AND CULTURAL EXPERTISE
IN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS.  FAO TRAINING PREPARES OFFICERS
FOR DUTY WITH THE MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, SERVICE, JOINT
OR COMBINED STAFFS AND POSSIBLY DUTY WITH THE DEFENSE ATTACHE
OFFICES.
B.  FAO TRAINING/EDUCATION INCLUDES:  GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, LEADING TO A MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN
NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (12 MONTHS), LANGUAGE TRAINING AT THE
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (6-15 MONTHS), AND IN-COUNTRY/REGIONAL
TRAINING/TRAVEL/EXPERIENCE (12 MONTHS).
C.  FAO'S SHOULD EXPECT TO RETURN TO A PMOS BILLET IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING TRAINING AND SERVE A FAO UTILIZATION TOUR AFTER THAT
PMOS ASSIGNMENT.
D.  FY10 FAO SELECTEES WILL NOT BEGIN THE IN-COUNTRY TRAINING PHASE
UNTIL 2012, ICT SITE LISTINGS SHOULD BE TAKEN AS A GUIDE ONLY.
FY10 FAO REGION/LANGUAGE/IN-COUNTRY TRAINING SITES:
MIDDLE EAST/ARABIC/EGYPT, JORDAN OR TUNISIA
MIDDLE EAST/PERSIAN/TAJIKISTAN OR AFGHANISTAN
SOUTH EAST ASIA/VIETNAMESE/VIETNAM
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA/FRENCH/SENEGAL
CHINA/CHINESE/CHINA
JAPAN/JAPANESE/JAPAN
KOREA/KOREAN/KOREA
SOUTH ASIA/HINDI/INDIA
SOUTH ASIA/URDU/PAKISTAN OR INDIA
SOUTH ASIA/PASHTO/AFGHANISTAN
LATIN AMERICA/PORTUGUESE/BRAZIL
EURASIA/RUSSIAN/RUSSIA
E.  ARABIC, CHINESE, KOREAN, AND JAPANESE PROGRAMS START JAN 2010.
ALL OTHER PROGRAMS START JUL 2010.
F.  ELIGIBLE FAO OFFICERS ARE THOSE WHO:
(1) ARE UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS WITH 3-11 YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE
AS OF 1 AUG 2010. OFFICERS WHO WILL BE SCREENED BY THE FY10 CAREER
DESIGNATION BOARD ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.  FAO SELECTION WILL BE
CONTINGENT UPON SELECTION/ACCEPTANCE OF CAREER DESIGNATION.
(2)  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE MET THE 24 MONTH TIME ON STATION (TOS)
REQUIREMENTS BEFORE GOING TO SCHOOL.  APPLICANTS PRESCRIBED TOURS OF
DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED.
G.  APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF THEIR INTENT
TO APPLY TO THE RESPECTIVE PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN
APPLICATION.
H.  HAVE 24 MONTHS TIME-ON-STATION AS OF 1 JUN 2010 (FOR THOSE
SELECTED FOR CHINESE, JAPANESE, ARABIC, OR KOREAN, MUST MEET TOS AS
OF 1 DEC 09).
(3) HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED A FULL-TIME, USMC-FUNDED GRADUATE
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(4) ATTAIN A DLAB SCORE OF 95 OR HIGHER WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS
(110 FOR ARABIC, CHINESE, JAPANESE, OR KOREAN).  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE
A MINIMUM SCORE OF L2/R2 ON ANY DLPT III, DLPT IV OR DLPT V ARE
ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE THAT SCORE ON THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ADDITION
TO THEIR DLAB SCORE.  THE DLPT IS ADMINISTERED AT APPROVED MARINE
CORPS TESTING FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B.
(5) MEET REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN REF A.
3.  RAO PROGRAM
A.  THROUGH GRADUATE EDUCATION, ONLY THE RAO PROGRAM PRODUCES
OFFICERS WITH EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS.  RAO
TRAINING PREPARES OFFICERS FOR DUTY WITH THE MARINE EXPEDITIONARY
FORCES, SERVICE, JOINT OR COMBINED STAFFS AND POSSIBLY DUTY WITH
THE DEFENSE ATTACHE OFFICES.
B.  THE RAO PROGRAM CONSISTS OF GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE NAVAL
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL LEADING TO A MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN REGIONAL
SECURITY STUDIES (18 MONTHS).  LANGUAGE TRAINING IS NOT A PART OF
THE PROGRAM.
C.  RAO'S SHOULD EXPECT TO BE ASSIGNED TO A UTILIZATION TOUR
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF SCHOOL.
D.  FY10 RAO REGIONS. THE SELECTION BOARD WILL CONSIDER APPLICATIONS
FOR THE FOLLOWING REGIONAL CURRICULA:
EAST ASIA
LATIN AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
SOUTH ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
EURASIA
WESTERN EUROPE
E.  ALL COURSES CONVENE IN JAN 2010.
F.  ELIGIBLE RAO OFFICERS ARE THOSE WHO:
(1) ARE UNRESTRICTED REGULAR OFFICERS WITH 9-15 YEARS COMMISSIONED
SERVICE AS OF 1 JAN 2010.
(2) HAVE 24 MONTHS TIME-ON-STATION AS OF 1 JAN 2010.
(3) HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED A FULL-TIME USMC-FUNDED GRADUATE
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(4) MEET REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN REF A.
4.  APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORMAT PRESCRIBED BY REF
A, PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 OF THIS MESSAGE, AND THE FOLLOWING
INSTRUCTIONS:
A.  APPLICATIONS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER VIA
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MAY BE INCLUDED
AS ENCLOSURES TO THE APPLICATION.  MEANINGFUL
ENDORSEMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS MAY BE INCLUDED AS A COMPARATIVE
ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANT'S POTENTIAL NOT ONLY AS A FAO/RAO BUT
ALSO ADDRESS LONG TERM POTENTIAL IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS.
B.  APPLICANTS SHOULD SPECIFY WHETHER THEY DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED
FOR FAO, RAO, OR BOTH PROVIDED THEY MEET THE RESPECTIVE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.  APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO LIST THEIR REGIONAL AND, IF
APPLYING FOR FAO, LANGUAGE PREFERENCES.  OFFICERS MAY ALSO STATE
THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY REGION/LANGUAGE FOR WHICH THEY
ARE CHOSEN.
C.  NPS APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION CONTAINED
ON THE NPS WEBSITE.  ONE OFFICIAL SEALED TRANSCRIPT FROM ALL
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, MUST
BE MAILED TO NPS NLT 5 JUNE 2009 AT THE ADDRESS PROVIDED IN PARA 8.
THE ONLINE REGISTRATION CAN BE LOCATED AT
HTTP:WWW.NPS.EDU/ADMISSIONS/APPLYONLINE.HTML.  ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE NPS PROCESS MAY BE ADDRESSED VIA EMAIL AT
GRAD-ED@NPS.EDU.
D.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF ARE
PREFERRED, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
BOARD, IS REQUIRED.  IF A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT AVAILABLE,
A HARD COPY MAY BE INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE APPLICATION.
DEPLOYED PHOTOS ARE ACCEPTABLE.  REFER TO MARADMIN 003/09,
TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO OFFICIAL MILITARY
PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF), FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.
CONTACT CMC (MMSB-20) AT DSN 784-3974 WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING
PHOTOGRAPHS.
E.  APPLICATIONS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "IF
SELECTED I AGREE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS
(FAO) OR THREE YEARS (RAO) AFTER COMPLETION OF MY TRAINING.  I AGREE
NOT TO TENDER RESIGNATION OR REQUEST SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT WHILE
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.  I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THIS
OBLIGATION BEGINS UPON COMPLETION OF STUDIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REF A."
F.  APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THEIR APPLICATIONS
ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-5) NLT 5 JUNE 2009.  RECOMMEND FEDEX OR SOME
OTHER MEANS OF TRACKING PACKAGES.  FAXED OR SCANNED COPIES WILL BE
ACCEPTED PENDING RECEIPT OF ORIGINAL PACKAGE.  MMOA FAX NUMBER IS
703-784-9844 OR DSN 278-9844.
5.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROGRAM IS LINKED TO THE
MMOA HOME PAGE AT THE MMOA-5 GRADUATE EDUCATION TAB.  QUESTIONS
CONCERNING THE FAO/RAO PROGRAMS AND CAREER TIMING CAN ALSO BE
DIRECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM COORDINATOR,
LTCOL C. SILL; (PLU-8); DSN 222-4365; COMM (703)692-4365;
E-MAIL CHRISTOPHER.SILL@USMC.MIL.  QUESTIONS REGARDING APPLICATION
PACKAGES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MMOA-5, DIANE RODGERS E-MAIL
DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL, DSN 278-9286 COMM (703)784-9286.
6.  MAIL APPLICATIONS TO MMOA-5 NLT 5 JUNE 2009 TO:
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
GRADUATE EDUCATION MMOA-5
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
7.  NPS ADDRESS:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
ADMISSIONS OFFICE, CODE 01C3
1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, HE-022
MONTEREY, CA 93943-5100
8.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARA 5. ABOVE, THIS MARADMIN IS NOT
APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9.  PMOS MONITOR POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
MMOA-1 (GROUND)                     COMM (703)784-9276
MAJ J.P. FLYNN (CBT SVC SPT MAJORS) DSN 278-9276
(JOHN.P.FLYNN@USMC.MIL)
MAJ T. MILLER (COMBAT ARMS MAJORS)          
(MICHAEL.T.MILLER3@USMC.MIL)
MAJ D. WILEMON (CO GRD GRND)        COMM (703)784-9272
(DAVID.WILEMON@USMC.MIL)            DSN 278-9272
MAJ P. WATERS (CO GRD GRND)
(PERRY.WATERS@USMC.MIL)
CAPT D.C. MCBRIDE (CO GRD GRND)
(DANIEL.C.MCBRIDE@USMC.MIL)
CAPT R. HOOPER (CO GRD GRND)
(RANDY.HOOPER@USMC.MIL)
CAPT D. ROSENBERG (CO GRD GRND)
(DANIEL.ROSENBERG@USMC.MIL)
MMOA-2 (AVIATION)                   COMM (703)784-9267
MAJ G. MACONE (AIR/GRND MAJORS)     DSN 278-9267
(GIAN.MACONE@USMC.MIL)
MAJ J.W. JULIAN (FIXED WING MAJORS)        
(JASON.W.JULIAN@USMC.MIL)         
MAJ S. BUDD (ROTARY WING MAJORS)         
(SHAWN.BUDD@USMC.MIL)
CAPT E. WILKERSON (CO GRD AIR/GRND)
(ERIC.WILKERSON@USMC.MIL)
CAPT A. GEOFFRION II (CO GRD FIXED WING)
(ALFRED.GEOFFRION@USMC.MIL)
CAPT D. BEHM (CO GRD ROTARY WING)
(DALE.BEHM@USMC.MIL)
MMOA-3 (PLANS AND PROGRAMS)         COMM (703)784-9284
LTCOL D.J. DAVIS (HEAD, MMOA-3)     DSN 278-9284
(DONALD.J.DAVIS1@USMC.MIL)            
MMOA-4 (CAREER COUNSELING)          COMM (703)784-0696
LTCOL I.D. COURTNEY (HEAD, MMOA-4)  DSN 278-0696
(IAN.D.COURTNEY@USMC.MIL)         
MMOA-5 (DISTRO)                     COMM (703)784-9286
MAJ L. ECK (GRAD ED)                DSN 278-9286
(LARRY.ECK@USMC.MIL)
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION, (ACTING)//