FY20 PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PEP) AND LIAISON OFFICER (LNO) SELECTION PANEL RESULTS
Date Signed: 8/5/2019 | MARADMINS Number: 428/19
MARADMINS : 428/19

R 051417Z AUG 19
MARADMIN 428/19
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/FY20 PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PEP) AND LIAISON OFFICER (LNO) SELECTION PANEL RESULTS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC PPO/20130327//
REF/B/DOC/CMC PPO/20070116//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MRA/20121015//
REF/D/DOC/CMC MPO/20140918//
REF/E/DOC/CMC PPO/20190507//
NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1520.11F, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP), CHAPTER 5 APPLIES TO THE PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. REF B IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 5710.7, USMC FOREIGN AND MARINE LIAISON OFFICER PROGRAMS. REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER P1326.6D W/CH2, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND INDEPENDENT DUTIES. REF D IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1300.8, PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
REF E IS MARADMIN 275/19 FY20 PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PEP) AND LIAISON OFFICER (LNO) SOLICITATION MESSAGE.//
POC/1/CLAYTON J. FISHER/CIV/CMC DC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-224-0322/703-614-0322/CLAYTON.FISHER@USMC.MIL//
POC/2/KEVIN ZASTROW/CTR/CMC DC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-224-0322/703-614-0322/KEVIN.ZASTROW.CTR@USMC.MIL//
POC/3/RONAL MORALES/MGYSGT/CMC DC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-224-4366/703-692-4366/RONAL.MORALES@USMC.MIL//
POC/4/THOMAS A. BROWNE/LTCOL/CMC I IO WASHINGTON DC/DSN 312-223-5421/703-693-5421/THOMAS.BROWNE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The following Marines have been selected by the F20 PEP and LNO Selection Panel.
     Name             Grd  PMOS  Ctry  Billet             Report Note
1.A. Rule, J.N.       O6   8041  AUS   HQ Amphib C/S      Jul 20  1
1.B. Weeks, J.T.      O4   0202  AUS   EW/SIGINT          Jun 20  2
1.C. Kiessling, T.E.  E7   0369  AUS   Infantry Inst.     Jul 20  3
1.D. Cerda Jr., P.    E8   0393  AUS   LAR Inst.          Oct 20  4
1.E. Macias, S.L.     E7   0369  COL   Combat Arms Inst.  Sep 20  5
1.F. LeBlanc, R.C.    E7   0321  NLD   Commando Team Ldr. Aug 20  6
1.G. Paull, M.L.      O3   7208  PER   Operations Off.    Jun 20  7
1.H. Smith, B.A.      O2   0207  GBR   Intel Officer      Jul 20  8
2.  Alternates will be contacted in the event the primary candidates are unavailable for assignment.  Notification of alternates will be via separate correspondence.
3.  Selected Marines are directed to contact PPO PL and their primary Military Occupational Specialty Monitor NLT 09 August 2019 to accept or decline selection.
4.  The following abbreviated country-billet codes and notes apply:  Australia (AUS), Colombia (COL) Netherlands (NLD), Peru (PER) United Kingdom (GBR).
     Note   Duty Location                  MCC
4.A.  1     Brisbane, Australia            TF2
4.B.  2     Queensland, Australia          TF2
4.C.  3     Townsville, Australia          TF2
4.D.  4     Victoria, Australia            TF2
4.E.  5     Covenas, Colombia              TP7
4.F.  6     Doorn, Netherlands             MAJ
4.G.  7     Ancon, Peru                    TEX
4.H.  8     Portsmouth, United Kingdom     TL4
5.  Application packages for the following billets were screened, but did not meet the billet requirements.  HQMC will coordinate with Manpower and Reserve Affairs and respective Occupational Field sponsors to slate these billets.  Selections for these billets will be released via separate correspondence.
      GRD BMOS  Billet             Partner Unit      Date    MCC
5.A.  O4  8007  Operations Off.    Brazilian Marines Jul 20  TC0
5.B.  O4  8007  Staff Officer    French Army       Jun 20  T22
5.C.  E6  0919  MCMAP/PT Inst.     UK Royal Marines  Jun 20  K02
5.D.  O5  8007  Operations Officer UK Amphib Forces  Jul 20  K02
5.E   O3  0302  TBS/CTC Inst.      UK Royal Marines  Jul 20  K02
6.  Billets with the following partner nations require language proficiency.  The language requirement is minimum Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) score (2-2) in target languages, with Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) score of at least 1 plus.  Candidates requiring foreign language training must have a minimum Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) score of 95 for Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Dutch.  If selected candidate does not meet DLPT requirements, then Spanish and French language training will take place at the Defense Language Institute - Monterey, CA, and Portuguese and Dutch language training will take place at the Defense Language Institute – Washington, DC.  Language training is estimated to begin and end on the following dates.  Report dates in country will be modified as required to meet language training  requirements.
      Country      Language       Start       End
6.A.  Brazil       Portuguese     Jan 2020    Jul 2020
6.B.  Colombia     Spanish        Jan 2020    Sep 2020
6.C.  France       French         Nov 2019    Aug 2020
6.D.  Peru         Spanish        Jan 2020    Sep 2020
6.E.  Netherlands  Dutch          Oct 2019    May 2020
7.  All Marines are required to have sufficient obligated service remaining after completion of the PEP tour to fulfill a two-year follow-on assignment.
8.  Selected PEP Officers will be automatically awarded the additional MOS of Regional Affairs Officer (RAO) or Foreign Area Officer (FAO) per Ref A upon successful completion of their tour.
9.  Selected PEP Staff Noncommissioned Officers will be automatically awarded the Foreign Area SNCO (FAS) Designation per Ref A upon successful completion of their tour.
10.  Release authorized by Mr. J. L. DeWeese, GS-15 Acting Director, Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps.//