MARADMINS : 651/18
R 091745Z NOV 18
MARADMIN 651/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2019 FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD (FSSRB)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MROC WASHINGTON DC/08SEP2004//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/16DEC2008//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/22OCT2010//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/26FEB2009//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL (MROC) DECISION MEMO 63-2004, EDUCATION TASK FORCE YEAR OUT REPORT, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD. REF B IS MARINE CORPS VISION AND STRATEGY 2025 IMPLEMENTING PLANNING GUIDANCE, WHICH DIRECTED EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND INITIATIVES TO BETTER PREPARE MARINE LEADERS FOR COMPLEX JOINT, INTERAGENCY, AND MULTINATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. REF C IS THE 35TH COMMANDANTS PLANNING GUIDANCE WHICH DIRECTED MULTIPLE EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF FOREIGN AREA OFFICER/REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, INTERAGENCY, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO BETTER TRAIN AND EDUCATE MARINES TO SUCCEED IN DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS AND INCREASINGLY COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS. REF D IS MCO 5311.1E, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS.//
POC/MICHAEL G. COOPER/CIV/UNIT: EDCOM-MCU/-/TEL:-(703) 432-0696/EMAIL: MICHAEL.G.COOPER2@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN announces the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) Fellowship, Scholarship, and Special Education Program Review Board (FSSRB), designates board and operational planning team (OPT) working group (WG) assignments, and tasks appropriate departments and commands to provide input and support to the FSSRB.
1.a. The FY19 FSSRB will meet 22 and 23 January 2019 to review, validate, and prioritize approximately 75 Fellowships, Foreign Professional Military Education (PME) assignments and scholarships, and approximately 400 Special Education Program/Advanced Degree Program (SEP/ADP) billets.
1.b. OPT/WG meetings began in October 2018 and will be scheduled in order to develop preliminary mission analysis and make preparations in advance of the FY19 FSSRB. Further coordination for these meetings will be conducted separately.
2. Tasks
2.a. FSSRB. Per references (a) through (d):
2.a.1. Evaluate the utility of all Marine Fellowships, Scholarships, SEP/ADP, and Foreign PME assignments with respect to institutional costs, value, and return on investment.
2.a.2. Determine Fellowship/Scholarship prioritization and optimization.
2.a.3. Review post Fellowship/Foreign PME/Scholarship utilization tour policy.
2.a.4. Review/analyze requests to realign SEP/ADP billets.
2.a.5. Review currency and accuracy of all Billet Education Evaluation Certificates (BEECs) for SEP/ADP assignments.
2.a.6. Survey Marines currently in each SEP/ADP assignments (Billet Identification Code (BIC)) and at least the last two incumbents with respect to the curriculum at the educational institution compared to the position required education skill sets.
2.a.7. Solicit and consider alternative training/education venues to existing SEP/ADP programs.
2.a.8. Evaluate impact of participation in SEP/ADP on Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) credibility of those selected.
2.a.9. Recommend limitations on which MOSs should be eligible for those programs.
2.a.10. Consider ways to maximize voluntary participation and minimize involuntary assignment to programs.
2.a.11. Evaluate requirements for additional billets requiring graduate level education.
2.a.12. Brief FSSRB recommendations to CMC and/or MROC as required in the spring of 2019.
2.b. Occupational Field Sponsors/Fellowship, Scholarship, Foreign PME, and SEP/ADP advocates (i.e., commands/departments (CMD/DEPT) with oversight or ownership of BICs or Marines in these assignments):
2.b.1. Review and update, as far as practical, all BEECs prior to 1 January 2019 per reference (d).
2.b.2. Submit updated BEECs to DC, CDI (Total Force Structure Division).
2.c. CMD/DEPT listed below will assign a Colonel/Civilian (CIV) equivalent member for the following Fellowship/Foreign PME/Scholarship programs, and a Captain/Major/Lieutenant Colonel or CIV equivalent for the OPT/WG. More than one member may be assigned to OPT/WG if desired (Read in two columns: CMD/DEPT and Fellow/Scholar/SEP MOS).
CMD/DEPT Fellow/Scholar/SEP MOS
TECOM 8802 Education Off
8878 Historian
EDCOM CMC Fellows
Foreign PME (Intermediate and Senior Level Schools)
Olmsted Scholars
USNA 8803 Leadership Training Specialists
8820 Aeronautical Engineer
8826 Ordnance Systems Engineer
PP&O 8220/8240 International Affairs Program
Interagency Fellows Program
8866 Space Operations
8870 Special Operations
I&L Logistics Fellows
3006 Contingency Contracting
8831 Environmental Engineer Management
8862 Materiel Management
Intel Junior Officer Strategic Intelligence Program (JOSIP)
Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program (JOCCP)
M&RA Domestic Scholars/Immediate Graduate Education Program
8840 Manpower Management
OLA Congressional Fellows
JA 4405/6/7/8/9/10/17/21/22/30 Master of Law
MCSC 8824 Electronics Engineer
PR 8844 Financial Management
8852 Defense Systems Analysis
I/C4 8834 Technical Information Operations
8846 Data Systems Specialist
8848 Data Systems Management
8858 Command, Control, Communications, Computers and
Intelligence (C4I)
CD&I 8825 Modeling and Simulations
8850 Operations Analyst
CD 4505 Communications Strategist
3. Officers with current or previous Fellowship/Foreign PME/Scholarship/SEP/ADP experience are encouraged to provide comments and recommendations to the overall point of contact (POC).
4. The overall POC is Mr. Mike Cooper at DSN 378-0696, comm (703) 432-0696, or via e-mail at michael.g.cooper2@usmc.mil.
5. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Michael G. Dana, Director, Marine Corps Staff.//