R 302043Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 619/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/FY09 GWOT LANGUAGE SCHOOL SEAT RE-ENLISTMENT RETENTION INCENTIVE
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REF/A/-/MCO P1400.32D/-//
POC/C. L. KAUFFMAN/CAPT /UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I IOP/NAME:HQMC
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN BROADENS THE ESTABLISHED INCENTIVE
TO ASSIST COMMANDERS WITH RETAINING HIGH QUALITY MARINES.
2.  BACKGROUND.  ACQUIRING AND MAINTAINING ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF
QUALIFIED LANGUAGE CAPABLE MARINES TO SUPPORT GWOT REQUIREMENT IS
VITAL TO OUR OVERALL MISSION SUCCESS IN THE LONG WAR.  LEADERSHIP
THROUGHOUT THE CORPS MUST SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IDENTIFYING,
RETAINING AND TRAINING THESE MARINES.   
3.  ACTION.
    A.  HQMC HAS ACQUIRED 25 ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL SEATS IN
GWOT LANGUAGES TO INCLUDE:  MODERN STANDARD ARABIC, PERSIAN-AFGHAN,
PASHTO, PERSIAN-FARSI, URDU, INDONESIAN, TAGALOG, CHINESE, AND THAI,
TO UTILIZE AS INCENTIVES FOR MARINES REENLISTING IN THEIR CURRENT
PRIMARY MOS OR EXTENDING THEIR CURRENT ENLISTMENT CONTRACT.  MARINES
WHO HAVE LATERAL MOVED MUST HAVE 24 MONTHS IN THEIR NEW PMOS IN
ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE.
    B.  MARINES ACCEPTED TO A PROGRAM WILL PCS DURING FY09 TO
MARDET, DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE - FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER,
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, CA, FOR UP TO 63 WEEKS OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION.
    C.  ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.   PRIORITY
ACCEPTANCE TO LANGUAGE SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING MARINES:
        (1) MARINES RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENTS IN SUPPORT OF OEF/OIF
        (2) MARINES REENLISTING AT THE FTAP
        (3) ALL OTHER REENLISTMENTS
    D.  THE FOLLOWING EXECUTION REQUIREMENTS APPLY:
        (1) THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES APPLY FOR ALL MARINES
APPLYING FOR A DLI SCHOOL SEAT:
            (A) MINIMUM DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB)
SCORE OF 100.  DLAB TESTING IS AVAILABLE AT ALL BASE EDUCATION
CENTERS, AND TESTING LOCATIONS IN KUWAIT AND BAGHDAD. 
            (B) MINIMUM REENLISTMENT LENGTH OR OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY IS FIVE YEARS FROM DATE OF PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE.
            (C) MARINE MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SECRET SECURITY
CLEARANCE BASED ON A NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK.
        (2) ALL PACKAGES SUBMITTED WILL BE ENDORSED BY THE MARINE'S
COMMANDING OFFICER.
        (3) CAREER RETENTION SPECIALISTS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS
SHOULD ENSURE MARINES MEET THE DLAB COURSE PREREQUISITE PRIOR TO
FORWARDING THE PACKAGE.  THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT MUST STATE THAT THE
MARINE MEETS ALL GWOT LANGUAGE COURSE PREREQUISITES.
        (4) ALL PACKAGES WILL BE ROUTED VIA CHAIN OF COMMAND TO
I/IOP FOR ENDORSEMENT AND THEN TO MMEA FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
        (5) SCHOOL SEAT ASSIGNMENT AND PCS APPROPRIATION DATA WILL
BE PROVIDED ONCE THE MARINE HAS REENLISTED OR EXTENDED.  MARINES
SHOULD NOT CALL THE SCHOOL HOUSE FOR SEAT ASSIGNMENT OR
APPROPRIATION DATA.
        (6) MARINES WILL BE PLACED IN THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE
ACCORDING TO THEIR DLAB RESULTS, SEAT AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF
THE MARINE CORPS. 
4.  IF MARINES ARE INELIGABLE FOR A LATERAL MOVE INTO ONE OF THE
INTELLIGENCE MOS'S OR DESIRE TO REMAIN WITHIN THEIR PMOS, THEY WILL
BE AWARDED THE SECONDARY MOS 2799 AND BE ENTITLED TO FOREIGN
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCO 7220.52E. 
5.  UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING MARINES WILL BE REASSIGNED IN THEIR
PRIMARY MOS, BUT WILL BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AS A
INTERPRETER/TRANSLATOR.  MARINES ASSIGNED SPECIAL DUTIES WILL
CONTINUE TO BE PROMOTED IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS BUT WILL RECEIVE
PRECEPT CONSIDERATION, PER REFERENCE A, ON SUBSEQUENT PROMOTION
BOARDS FOR ANY TIME SPENT OUTSIDE THEIR PRIMARY MOS AS A
LINGUIST-INTERPRETER.
6.  MARINES FAILING TO COMPLETE THE COURSE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO
TRANSFER TO OTHER LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.  MARINES DROPPED FROM THE
LANGUAGE SCHOOL WILL BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE PCS REASSIGNMENT AT THE
DISCRETION OF MMEA.
7.  MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THEIR ENLISTMENT IF DUE TO
THEIR OWN ACTIONS THEY ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE LANGUAGE COURSE
ASSIGNED WITH LESS THAN 36 MONTHS OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING FROM
THEIR PROJECTED GRADUATION DATE.
8.  FY09 PRIOR SERVICE ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (PSEP) MARINES ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE, PROVIDED THEY ARE RETURNING TO THEIR
PREVIOUS MOS.
9.  THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10.  SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS AND FINAL NOMINATION PACKETS VIA
FEDEX/USPS OR E-MAIL TO MSGT T.L. CONVERSE AT 703-614-6561 OR DSN
224-6561, FAX 703-614-1306 OR DSN 224-1306, OR E-MAIL
TAWNIA.CONVERSE@USMC.MIL.  FEDEX/USPS ADDRESS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
ATTN: I/IOP (RM 3136, MSGT CONVERSE), 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC
20380-1775.
11.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY M. H. DECKER, SES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, HQMC.//