FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 SECURITY COOPERATION OFFICER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS

MARADMINS : 472/23

R 201800Z SEP 23 MARADMIN 472/23 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 SECURITY COOPERATION OFFICER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20230405// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO/YMD: 20130327// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/MCO/YMD: 20200429// REF/D/MSGID: DOC/MCO/YMD: 20210510// REF/E/MSGID: DOC/JCS/YMD: 20200706// REF/F/MSGID: DOC/DOD/YMD: 20180403// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 174/23, FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 SECURITY COOPERATION OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1520.11F, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM. REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 5710.6D, MARINE CORPS SECURITY COOPERATION. REF D IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1300.8 CH-1, PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF E IS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF INSTRUCTION 1330.05, JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROCEDURES. REF F IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) INSTRUCTION 1300.19, DOD JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT (JOM) PROGRAM.// POC/CHRISTOPHER D. DELLOW/LTCOL/PLU-8/DSN: 312-224-4365/COMM: 703-692-4365/EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.DELLOW@USMC.MIL// POC/RONAL MORALES/CTR/PLU-8/DSN: 312-224-2168/COMM: 703-692-2168/EMAIL: RONAL.MORALES.CTR@USMC.MIL// POC/ALLISON N. SMYCZYNSKI/MAJ/MMOA-3/COMM: 703-784-9211/EMAIL: ALLISON.SMYCZYNSKI@USMC.MIL// POC/MICHAEL D. SCOTTO/MAJ/MMOA-3/COMM: 703-784-9284/EMAIL: MICHAEL.D.SCOTTO@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The fiscal year 2024 (FY24) and fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Security Cooperation Officer (SCO) selection board convened on 30 August to select officers to serve in Joint SCO billets with respective geographic Combatant Commands (CCMD). The board selected officers based on their specific political-military and security cooperation experience, language, regional expertise, and cultural (LREC) skills, and performance as Marine Air Ground Task Force officers. 2. Board results 2.a. Primary selectees 2.a.1. The board selected the following officers as primaries for lieutenant colonel SCO billets: Name MOS FY and Billet Cubas, Romeo P. 1802 FY24 Spain Kieu, Thuong H. 1302 FY24 Thailand LeValley, Mary E. 0102 FY25 Norway Min, Erick 7565 FY25 Taiwan Snipes, David M. 0202 FY25 Colombia 2.a.2. The board selected the following officers as primaries for major SCO billets: Name MOS FY and Billet Alter, Kevin M. 6602 FY25 New Zealand Garrard, Yicheng S. 0602 FY25 Indonesia Marsh, Spencer C. 0602 FY25 Mexico Smith Jr., Ronald J. 0802 FY24 Brazil 2.b. Alternate selectees 2.b.1. The board selected the following officers as alternates for lieutenant colonel SCO billets: Name MOS Belsha, John L. 7525 Daviu, Armando A. 4502 Naughton II, John B. 1302 Rasmussen, Nathan T. 7202 2.b.2. The board selected the following officers as alternates for major SCO billets: Name MOS Dierker, Adam F. 0402 Garcia, Bernardo J. 0302 Silva, Christopher J. 0202 3. Coordinating instructions 3.a. Primary selectees. 3.a.1. Acceptance of selection. Primary selectees are to accept or decline via email to their PMOS monitor and will copy the email to the International Affairs Program (IAP) office at IAPMarine@usmc.mil no later than 6 October 2023. 3.a.2. Reporting dates and orders. MMOA and the IAP office will contanct primary selectees with exact information on tour lengths, required SCO and language training, and reporting timelines after receiving acceptance of selection. 3.b. Alternate selectees. No action is required on the part of Marines on the alternate list in paragraph 2.b. In the event that a billet becomes vacant, Manpower Management will fleet-up an officer from the alternate list. PMOS monitors will directly contact any alternate selected as a fleet-up. 3.c. Declinations and deferrals 3.c.1 Declinations. Marines who decline assignment to a SCO billet must submit a declination in writing (AA form) via the first O6 in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3 NLT 6 October 2023. Marines who decline will be ineligible for future SCO billets unless otherwise approved by the Director, Manpower Management. 3.c.2. Deferrals. Marines selected for assignment to a SCO billet who are unable to execute orders due to extraordinary circumstances may request a deferral. If approved, the Director, Manpower Management will defer the Marine to a future SCO selection panel. Primary selectees may submit a deferral request in writing (AA Form) via the first general officer in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3. 4. Officers selected to serve as SCOs may be eligible to receive the FAO or RAO additional MOS (AMOS) for their respective regions. Upon meeting the criteria for experience track AMOS designation, officers must notify the IAP Office to request designation of appropriate AMOS. The assignment of this AMOS will make officers eligible for further service utilization of their political-military, security cooperation, and LREC skills gained through their joint SCO assignments. 5. Completion of a tour of duty in a Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) position that meets all statutory requirements will result in joint credit. Those positions not considered an S-JDA with an assigned JDAL will require an experience-based joint credit submission via separate correspondence within the corresponding calendar year. A separate message will address the Experience-based Joint Duty Assignment requirements. 6. Points of Contact: LtCol C. D. Dellow, PPO PLU-8 DSN: 312-224-4365/COMM: 703-692-4365 EMAIL: christopher.dellow@usmc.mil Mr. C. J. Fisher, PPO PLU-8 DSN: 312-224-0322/COMM: 703-614-0322 EMAIL: clayton.fisher@usmc.mil MSgt J. Riveromontes, PPO PLU-8 DSN: 312-224-4366/COMM: 703-692-4366 EMAIL: jorge.riveromontes@usmc.mil Mr. R. Morales, PPO PLU-8 DSN: 312-224-2168/COMM: 703-692-2168/ EMAIL: ronal.morales.ctr@usmc.mil 7. Release authorized by BGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//