FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) AND FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) GROUND AND INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL EXCH

MARADMINS : 049/25

R 311820Z JAN 25 MARADMIN 049/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) AND FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) GROUND AND INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT// REF/A/MSGID/DOC/CMC/YMD:20130327// REF/B/MSGID/DOC/CMC/YMD:20210511// REF/C/MSGID/DOC/CMC/YMD:20210510// NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1520.11F, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP). REF B IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1326.6 CH-1, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1300.8 CH-1, PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.// POC/BRETT M. MCCORMICK/LTCOL/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-4365/ COMM: 703-692-4365/ EMAIL: BRETT.MCCORMICK(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/CLAY J.FISHER/CIV/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-0322/COMM: 703-614-0322/ EMAIL: CLAYTON.FISHER(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/LEE M. MOFFETT/MGYSGT/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-4366/ COMM: 703-692-4366/ EMAIL: LEE.MOFFETT(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/ASHLEY K. ALMEIDA/CTR/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-2168/ COMM:703-692-2168/EMAIL: ASHLEY.ALMEIDA.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/JAIME L. GOSS/MAJ/MMOA-3/COMM: 703-784-9284/ EMAIL: JAIME.GOSS(AT)USMC.MIL// POC/TYLER D. STOKES/GYSGT/MMEA-25/COMM: 703-784-9472/ EMAIL: TYLER.D.STOKES(AT)USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This MARADMIN solicits applications to fill FY26 and FY27 Ground and Intelligence Personnel Exchange Program (PEP) billet vacancies. The International Affairs Program (IAP) seeks qualified Marines to represent the Marine Corps by serving in PEP billets embedded in the armed forces of allies and partners. Marine Corps PEPs conduct extended military-to-military engagement with allies and partners to exchange and standardize operational doctrine and enhance interoperability between coalition partners. Selected Marines will complete a two to three-year tour with designated allies and partners. 1.a. Major timeline milestones (read in two columns): Date Milestone 18 April 2025 Applications due 5 May 2025 Board convenes 2 June 2025 Release of results 2. Eligibility 2.a. Eligibility requirements 2.a.1. Applicants must be on active duty. 2.a.2. Must receive monitor concurrence. 2.a.3. Time on station requirements 2.a.3.a. FY26 PEP billets. Applicants must meet minimum prescribed tour control factor (TCF) and be eligible for permanent change of station (PCS) orders in FY26. Marines selected for FY26 billets will not attend language training. 2.a.3.b. FY27 PEP billets. Applicants must meet minimum prescribed TCF and be eligible for PCS orders in FY26 to allow for language training and reporting to their follow on PEP billet in FY27. 2.a.4. If an applicant does not meet prescribed TCF requirements in paragraph 2.a.3., they must submit a exception to policy (ETP), endorsed by the first O-6 in the chain of command, via NAVMC 10274 (AA-Form), with their application. Transfer inside of the prescribed TCF will result in a gap for that command until the TCF has concluded. If a Marine is selected prior to his/her normal rotation date, Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA) or Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) will attempt to provide a backfill. A commander's endorsement of the AA Form is considered acknowledgement of this situation. MMOA or MMEA will adjudicate the ETP separately from the board process and must be approved by MMOA or MMEA before a Marine will be considered for a PEP billet vacancy. A Marine with an approved ETP will be a FY26 mover regardless of selection to the PEP program. 2.a.5. Applicants must meet the grade criterion (or be selected for promotion to that grade) of the associated duty for which they are applying and must possess the career timing to serve a full tour of duty in the grade of the billet for which they are applying. Lieutenant Colonel applicants must plan to opt-out of consideration for promotion if selected if they enter the in-zone population at any time during their anticipated tour of duty and must agree to do so in their application if selected. 2.b. Ineligibility criteria 2.b.1. Officers with an established separation or retirement date. 2.b.2. Officers in the above zone. Captains and Majors offered continuation and Lieutenant Colonels in the above-zone may be considered on a case-by-case basis. 2.b.3. Applicants selected for or currently attending programs that have a designated utilization assignment are ineligible. 2.b.4. Officers serving in an 0505 utilization tour or a Standard Joint Duty Assignment are ineligible unless they have completed 24 months of their tour at the date the selection board convenes. Applications submitted prior to completion of 24 months must include command and PMOS monitor endorsements. 2.b.5. Officers on a graduate education program utilization tour may not apply without concurrence from the Graduate Education Manager (MMOA-3) and PMOS monitor. 2.c. Intelligence Billets. Deputy Commandant for Information is the sponsor for all intelligence billets and will screen respective packages for eligibility prior to the convening of the selection board. 3. The FY26 and FY27 PEP selection board will screen Marines for assignment to the following PEP positions. This list is subject to change up until the conclusion of the board based on IAP and CCMD requirements. For the most current list, visit the website listed in paragraph 5.c.1. 3.a. FY26 PEP billet vacancies (read in six columns): GRD BMOS Billet Country Date MCC O3 0202 MAGTF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER Australia AUG 26 077 O3 0202 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER Australia AUG 26 TF2 E6 0231 ASSISTANT OPERATIONS CHIEF Canada JUN 26 NBE O5 0302 GBR PEP STAFF OFFICER United Kingdom MAY 26 KPB O3 0202 INTELLIGENCE OFFICER United Kingdom APR 26 KBR 3.b FY27 PEP billet vacancies (read in six columns): GRD BMOS Billet Country Date MCC O4 8006 ARG PEP ASST OPS OFFICER Argentina JUL 27 KDH O4 8006 BRA PEP ASST BDE OPS OFFICER Brazil AUG 27 KBF O4 8006 CHL PEP OPS OFFICER Chile JUL 27 KBK E7 0861 CHL PEP FIRE SUPPORT SME Chile AUG 27 KBK O2 0202 CURRENT OPERATIONS PLANNER Norway AUG 27 KDF O3 8006 PER PEP STAFF OFFICER Peru FEB 27 KBN 4. All PEP billets listed in paragraph 3 will move in FY26. FY27 applicants should plan on attending language training prior to reporting to PEP duties. The language requirement is based on Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) score of (2-2) in the target language with Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) score of at least 1 (plus). If the selected candidate does not meet DLPT and OPI requirements, language training will take place at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) in either Monterey, CA or Washington, DC. 4.a. Applicants requiring foreign language training must have a minimum Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) score of 95 for: Portuguese, Spanish, Norwegian. 4.b. Applicants requiring language training must take into consideration DLI course length to ensure minimum time on station requirements will be met before applying. Training will begin in late CY26 or early CY27 depending on DLI course schedules for required language. DLI course length is 36 weeks. 4.c. Foreign Language proficiency requirements. 4.c.1. Billets at the following locations require foreign language training or existing proficiency (read in four columns): Language Country Duration Training Location Spanish Argentina 36 weeks Monterey, CA Portuguese Brazil 36 weeks Washington, DC Spanish Chile 36 Weeks Monterey, CA Norwegian Norway 36 Weeks Washington, DC Spanish Peru 36 Weeks Monterey, CA 5. Application process. This section provides an overview of the application process and requirements. 5.a. Families and overseas screening. Families are an important element of PEP assignments. Applicants with dependents enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program are eligible to apply, but may not be able to participate pending availability of required care. A full medical screening is not required for the application process, however, all applicants must provide a certification of suitability for overseas assignment, found on the website in paragraph 5.c.1. for themselves and all family members. It is imperative applicants disclose ongoing conditions to ensure the applicant and family members' needs can be met. Once selected, PEP candidates and their families must complete a full medical overseas screening within 90 days of acceptance. 5.b. Language proficiency is desirable but is not a prerequisite to submit an application. 5.c. Application timeline and method 5.c.1. Interested Marines must submit their application to the IAP Office. Applications must arrive to the IAP Office no later than 2359 Eastern Time on 18 April 2025 to be considered by the board. Applicants can find templates and additional information on the IAP website at: http:(slash)(slash)www.ppo.marines.mil/Units/Strategy- and-Plans-Division/International-Affairs-Branch/International- Affairs-Program/Resources/ 5.c.2. Applications must be submitted in a single portable document format (PDF) to IAPMarine@usmc.mil and to POCs listed above with the following naming convention EDIPI_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MI_RANK_PEP (e.g.1234567890_SMITH_JOHN_A_CAPT_PEP). Each file cannot be larger than 20 MB. 5.c.3. Enlisted applicants must submit applications electronically using the Special Duty Assignment/Miscellaneous Reenlistment Extension Lateral Move (RELM) in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) via the normal RELM routing chain to Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA). Unit Career Planners have access to the TFRS system. Additionally, enlisted applicants must submit entire package in PDF format to IAPMarine@usmc.mil and to POCs listed above with the following naming convention EDIPI_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MI_RANK_PEP (e.g. 1234567890_SMITH_JOHN_A_GYSGT_PEP). Each file cannot be larger than 800 KB. 5.c.4. OMPF update material. Applicants should submit OMPF update requests via OMPF-Records Management Application (O-RMA). If assistance is required, contact your unit S-1 or local IPAC. Applicants are responsible for ensuring their OMPF and Master Brief Sheet is accurate at all times. Board members will have access to the OMPF during the board. 5.d. Application procedures. The application must include the following: 5.d.1. A Completed application form for the PEP positions listed in paragraphs 3.a. and 3.b. the form is located at the website listed in paragraph 5.c.1. This application will include all billet preferences, previous foreign security force advisor tours, security cooperation experience, pertinent regional, academic, personal, or professional experience, or skill capability that may be relevant for consideration by the selection board, and DLAB and DLPT scores as required. 5.d.2. Command endorsements through the first O-6. 5.d.3. At least one letter of recommendation. Any letters of recommendation shall include an assessment of the applicant's potential to serve as a representative of the Marine Corps on independent duty as an embedded member in the armed forces of allies and partners in overseas locations. 5.d.4. Correspondence from PMOS monitor confirming eligibility. 5.d.5. Certification of security clearance from security officer. 5.d.6. Certification of suitability for overseas assignment. 5.d.7. Enlisted applicants must include completed independent duty screening and financial worksheets for OCONUS tours. 5.e. The board will not consider incorrect or incomplete packages. 5.f Applicants shall have 1-2 months pay in reserve to support PCS costs and changes in cost of living. 6. Marines selected to serve as a PEP may be eligible to receive the Foreign Area Officer, Regional Area Officer, or Foreign Area Staff Non-commissioned Officer additional MOS (AMOS) for their respective regions. Upon meeting the criteria for experience track AMOS designation, Marines must notify the IAP Office to request designation of appropriate AMOS. The assignment of this AMOS may make Marines eligible for further service utilization of their political-military, security cooperation, and LREC skills gained through their PEP assignments. 7. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//