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ALMAR 054/98
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SUBJ/MCBUL 1560.  ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 1999-2000 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
/SCHOOL (ILS) BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC WASH DC/4OCT94//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1300.8R//
POC/MAJ J. E. REILLY/CMC MMOA-3/-/-/TEL:DSN 224-2740//
RMKS/1.  THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) BOARD WILL CONVENE ON
OR ABOUT 27APR98 TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS LISTED IN
PARA 5, DURING AY99/00.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PUBLISH
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND TO IDENTIFY THE ANTICIPATED SCHOOL QUOTAS
AVAILABLE FOR AY99/00.
2.  A TOTAL OF 177 PRIMARY AND 93 ALTERNATE SELECTEES WILL BE
IDENTIFIED TO ATTEND ILS.  OF THE PRIMARIES, THE BOARD WILL
IDENTIFY 39 MAJORS FOR FOLLOW-ON JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND
PHASE II PROFESSIONAL JOINT EDUCATION (PJE).
3.  THE ILS BOARD WILL MEET FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS.  THE FOL
CRITERIA WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY:
   A.  GRADE ELIGIBILITY.  MAJORS AND MAJORS (SEL) WILL BE ELIGIBLE.
MAJORS WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN SELECTED OR FAILED SELECTION TO LTCOL
WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.
   B.  TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT:  OFFICERS WHO WILL COMPLETE
THEIR PRESCRIBED TOUR, AS LISTED IN MCO P1300.8R, DURING FISCAL
YEAR 99.
   C.  OFFICERS WHO OTHERWISE MEET GRADE AND TOS REQUIREMENTS WILL
NOT BE ELIGIBLE IF THEY:
       (1) ARE ATTENDING, OR ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND, AN AY98/99
CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL.
       (2) PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED ILS OR ARE SLATED TO ATTEND A
RESIDENT ILS/EQUIVALENT DURING THE UPCOMING ACADEMIC YEAR.
       (3) ARE ASSIGNED OR SLATED TO BE ASSIGNED AS ASTRONAUTS.
       (4) HAVE FORMALLY REQUESTED RETIREMENT TO CMC (MMSR).
       (5) HAVE SUBMITTED A WRITTEN REQUEST TO CMC (MMOA) NOT
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ILS.
       (6) ARE LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
       (7) COMMENCED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION/ADVANCED DEGREE/FUNDED
LAW EDUCATION/FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAMS AS AN INSIGNIA MAJOR OR
MAJOR (SEL), AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM.
   D.  THERE WILL BE NO DEFERRALS FOR ILS.
4.  AS PER THE COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE, MAJORS OR MAJORS
(SEL) ASSIGNED AS RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICERS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OPERATIONS OFFICERS, AND OFFICER SELECTION
OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF ATTENDING SCHOOL (ILS) OR A
CHOICE OF DUTY STATION (GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION) UPON COMPLETION
OF A SUCCESSFUL TOUR IN RECRUITING.
5.  OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR ILS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INDICATE PREFERENCES
FOR SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITORS.  ANTICIPATED
SCHOOLS FOR WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR AY99/00 ARE:
SCHOOL                                     QUOTA
MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF             110
NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF                     22
ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF              20
AIR COMMAND AND STAFF                        9
ARMY JAG SCHOOL                              8
CMC FELLOWSHIP, FLETCHER SCH, TUFTS UNIV     1
(FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND REQUIRED)
POSTGRAD INTEL PROGRAM                       1
AUSTRALIAN COMMAND AND STAFF                 1
FRENCH COMMAND AND STAFF                     1
(LANG TRNG MAY 99 - CRS BEGINS JUN 00)
BRAZILIAN COMMAND AND STAFF                  1
(LANG TRNG JUN 99 - CRS BEGINS MAR 00)
KOREAN COMMAND AND STAFF                     1
(LANG TRNG JUN 99 - CRS BEGINS FEB 01)
NORWEGIAN COMMAND AND STAFF                  1
(LANG TRNG JUN 99 - CRS BEGINS JUN 00)
SPANISH COMMAND AND STAFF                    1
(LANG TRNG OCT 99 - CRS BEGINS SEP 00)
THE PREFERRED METHOD OF SUBMITTING PREFERENCES TO MONITORS IS BY
ELECTRONIC MAIL OR LETTER.  FAX IS ACCEPTABLE.  FAX NUMBER IS
DSN 224-1986 OR COML (703) 614-1986.  EACH OFFICER SHOULD INDICATE
THREE CHOICES FROM THE ABOVE LIST NLT 01APR98.
6.  CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT:
   MMOA-1  (GROUND)
           MAJ OROURKE (03,08,13,18,34)             DSN 224-1855
            (MAJ JOHN POROURKE@MMOA-1@HQMC)
           MAJ LEWIS (01,02,04,06,30,35,43,44,58)   DSN 224-1317
           (MAJ GROVER CLEWIS_III@MMOA-1@HQMC)
                                             COML (703) 614-XXXX
   MMOA-2 (AVIATION/GROUND)
           LTCOL HENSEL (6002,6602,7204,7208,       DSN 224-2211
                         7210,7220)
           (LTCOL RICHARD BHENSEL@MMOA-2@HQMC)
   MMOA-2 (FIXED WING)
           MAJ HADINGER (7500)                      DSN 224-2038
           ( MAJ CHRISTOPHER SHADINGER@MMOA-2@HQMC)
   MMOA-2 (ROTARY WING)
           MAJ FANCHER (756X)                       DSN 224-2312
           ( MAJ KENNETH WFANCHER@MMOA-2@HQMC)
                                             COML (703) 614-XXXX
7.  EACH ELIGILBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION MAY CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THAT THE
OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.  CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT
SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CMC (CODE MMOA-3), HEADQUARTERS, U.S.
MARINE CORPS, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 OR DELIVERED TO
ROOM 4127, NAVY ANNEX.
8.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9.  THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 31JAN99.//