R 211452Z FEB 25
MARADMIN 079/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DCI WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY DATA SCIENCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INTERNSHIP//
POC-DC I/ LOUIS IGNARRO/MSGT/265X OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST,
DC I/ 571-256- 9326/LOUIS.IGNARRO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to
solicit nominees for the National Security Agency (NSA) Data Science
Development Program (DSDP) Internship for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
Nominations are due to POC no later than 15 March 2025. Paragraph 9
details procedures for submission.
2. Background. The NSA DSDP internship brings national-level
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) expertise to Marine Corps operating
forces by providing in-depth training to active-duty Necessary
Military Occupational Specialty 2652 enlisted Marines via an
intensive three-year internship within the NSA enterprise. The
program is designed to teach computational foundations of data
science, cross-disciplinary collaboration, data engineering, data
science/artificial intelligence governance and ethics, scientific
data analysis, and the statistical and mathematical foundations of
data science to extract meaning from large datasets. The program
features a mix of structured course-work and on-the-job training,
following a 60+ year tradition of how NSA trains its mathematicians.
Marines who participate will increase their knowledge in multiple
SIGINT and cyber disciplines, enhance their understanding of how
SIGINT and cyber supports the intelligence community, build a
network of NSA specialists they can call on as consultants when they
deploy to the fleet, and gain essential Military Occupational
Specialty (MOS) skills and experience not normally gained in other
career developmental training venues.
3. Execution. The NSA DSDP internship is open to Marines with PMOS
2651, NMOS 2652/SgtSSgt. Other PMOS 02XX/26XX with 2652 NMOS will
be considered based on merit and experience.
4. Program selectees will report to Headquarters Company, MCSB
(MCC: 800), Fort George G. Meade, MD, for duty 4QFY25.
5. Marines selected for these programs will incur a six year
service obligation (three years in the internship and a three year
follow-on assignment). The six-year service obligation is designed
to allow at least one follow-on tour to the operating forces upon
completion of the internship. If selected, nominees will be
required to provide a page 11 entry to the selection panel stating
acknowledgement of the appropriate obligated service requirement.
Selectees must incur the obligated service prior to detachment from
their current command.
6. Applicants must have at least two years on station by 1 July
2025 for CONUS commands, and three years on station by 1 July 2025
for OCONUS commands. Applicants may not have less than four years
of service or more than 14 years of service as of 1 July 2025.
6a. Marines attending FY25 Data Engineer course are eligible to
apply as they are under TEMINS orders and receive follow-on orders
after completion of the course.
7. Marines selected will have the opportunity to attend formal
schools and perform internships at organizations within the NSA
Enterprise. Upon graduation, Marines are considered subject matter
experts in their respective cryptologic skill program.
8. Applications must include the following:
8.a. Name/Rank/EDIPI/PMOS/NMOS
8.b. Date of birth
8.c. Armed Forces Active Duty Base Date
8.d. PFT score and date taken
8.e. CFT score and date taken
8.f. Time on Station
8.g. Official email address
8.h. Command email address
8.i. Educational background:
8.i.1. PME:
8.i.1.a. Nonresident - include name of course/year completed
8.i.1.b. Resident - include name of course/year completed
8.i.2. Military/Governmental:
8.i.2.a. 2652 course/year completed
8.i.2.b. General military training - include name of course/year
completed
8.i.3. Civilian:
8.i.3.a. High school - include: school name, place, GPA
8.i.3.b. Undergraduate classes or degree - include: institution
attended/course name/ credits earned/degree earned
8.i.3.c. Graduate classes or degree (same info as above)
8.j. Data Engineering duties: chronologically listed - including
two to three lines describing primary duties - unclassified
information only.
8.k. Favorable material: include personal awards and up to 3
letters of recommendation
9. Nomination packages must be generated in Naval letter format
with 0-5 level command endorsement. Nomination packages must be
submitted electronically. Electronic packages must be submitted by
the unit's final endorsing authority as an ADOBE Acrobat (.pdf) file
to the HQMC/M21 POC (louis.ignarro@usmc.mil). Packages must be
received no later than 15 March 2025.
10. A sample nomination package is located at the following link
https:(slash)(slash)inteldocs.intelink.gov/folders/list/6878328d-15e
d-4569-9b90-be542ab76371
11. All applicants must notify the 2600 Enlisted Assignments
Monitor (MSgt Benjamin Britten) and the 2600 Occupational Field
Specialist (MSgt Louis lgnarro) prior to submitting their nomination
packages to this headquarters.
12. Upon receipt of a nomination package, an e-mail will be sent to
the originating command by HQMC/M21 acknowledging receipt and
providing status of the nomination package.
13. Program selectees will be notified by MARADMIN.
14. Direct all questions to MARADMIN POC//
15. Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Carter, Deputy
Commandant for Information, U.S. Marine Corps.//