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MARADMIN 482/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUAN VA//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014 MARINE CORPS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING STUDENT SELECTION//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO P 1300.8R/-//
AMPN/REF A IS MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT ORDER.//
POC/M. F. MORRIS/COL/DIRECTOR, SAW/TEL: COMM (703) 784- 5121/DSN 278/EMAIL: MICHAEL.F.MORRIS(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/W. W.JOHNSON/LTCOL/OPERATIONS OFFICER, SAW/TEL: COMM (703) 784-6800/DSN 278/EMAIL: WILLIAM.W.JOHNSON(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  SITUATION.  SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW) IS AN ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) THAT PRODUCES HIGHLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO FILL HIGH IMPACT SERVICE AND JOINT PLANS AND COMMAND BILLETS.  GRADUATES HAVE A STRONG RECORD OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION AND COMMAND BASED ON THEIR WELL DEVELOPED CAPABILITY TO REASON CRITICALLY, SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS, AND APPLY OPERATIONAL ART.  THE PROGRAM ENHANCES OFFICERS' ABILITIES TO DERIVE CRITICAL INSIGHTS FROM LARGE QUANTITIES OF INFORMATION, MAKE TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE DECISIONS, COMMUNICATE SUCCINCTLY BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING, AND COLLABORATE TO PRODUCE COGENT ORDERS.  THE ELEVEN-MONTH CURRICULUM FEATURES RIGOROUS CASE STUDIES, MULTIPLE PLANNING EXERCISES, EXTENSIVE STAFF RIDES, AND A CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE WAR.  SAW GRADUATES EARN THE 0505 MAGTF PLANNER SECONDARY MOS AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN OPERATIONAL STUDIES.
2.  MISSION.  MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/SAW CONVENES A SELECTION BOARD ON 13 NOV 2012 TO PICK 26 STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014 (AY14) IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE BEST QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME 0505 MAGTF PLANNERS.
3.  EXECUTION
3.A.  COMMANDER'S INTENT.  EDUCATE HIGH CALIBER OFFICERS WHO WILL SERVE AS STAFF PLANNERS AND COMMANDERS IN KEY BILLETS THROUGHOUT THE OPERATING FORCES AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.  A CRITICAL FIRST STEP IN THAT PROCESS IS THE COMPETITIVE SELECTION OF QUALIFIED MARINE, SISTER SERVICE, AND INTERNATIONAL OFFICER APPLICANTS WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN RESIDENT ILS OR NON-RESIDENT ILS PROGRAMS.  THE ENDSTATE IS A SAW AY14 STUDENT BODY COMPRISED OF OFFICERS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE CHARACTER, COMPETENCE, AND CREATIVITY TO EXCEL AS FUTURE COMMANDERS, PLANNERS, AND STAFF OFFICERS.
3.B.  CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.  OFFICERS MEETING THE ADMISSIONS CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN THIS MESSAGE ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY THROUGH RESIDENT ILS FACULTY ADVISORS OR THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL COORDINATOR (RC) FOR THE COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET).
3.B.1.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
3.B.1.A.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED SAW APPLICATION AND A CURRENT MASTER BRIEF SHEET OR SERVICE EQUIVALENT REVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE.  APPLICANTS WHO ARE GRADUATES OF NON-RESIDENT CSC MUST ALSO SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR CDET ILS DIPLOMA.
3.B.1.B.  APPLICANTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN OR ARE GRADUATES OF NON-RESIDENT CSC ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WRITTEN ENDORSEMENTS FROM BOTH THEIR LOCAL RC AND REPORTING SENIOR.
3.B.1.C.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN ESSAY OF NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS.  THE TOPIC FOR THE ESSAY IS PRESCRIBED IN THE SAW APPLICATION.
3.B.1.D.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT COPIES OF THEIR COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TRANSCRIPT(S).
3.B.1.E.  U.S. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TS/SCI CLEARANCE.
3.B.1.F.  APPLICANTS MUST BE A PROMOTED MAJ NLT THE BEGINNING OF THE 2014 ACADEMIC YEAR (1 JULY 2013) AND MUST NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY FAILED SELECTION TO LTCOL.  MARINE OFFICERS MAY NOT BE A LTCOL OR LTCOL (SELECT) AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.  IF THE APPLICANT IS IN-ZONE FOR LTCOL AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, FAILURE TO SELECT TERMINATES SAW ELIGIBILITY.
3.B.1.G.  SAW IS OPEN TO APPLICANTS FROM ALL MOS FIELDS AND OFFICERS FROM ALL FIELDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
3.B.1.H.  ACTIVE DUTY UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE.  SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE, ACTIVE RESERVE, AND SISTER SERVICE RESERVE OR NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. 
3.B.1.I.  PER THE REFERENCE, MARINE OFFICERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION UNLESS THEY HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS ON STATION BY SUMMER 2013.  STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN RESIDENT PME AT MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT.  DUE TO THE CURRENT BUDGETARY ENVIRONMENT, MARINE OFFICERS ATTENDING SISTER SERVICE RESIDENT PME AT NEWPORT, FORT LEAVENWORTH, AND MAXWELL AFB WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PCS TO QUANTICO FOR SAW.  MARINE OFFICERS AT THOSE SISTER SERVICE SCHOOLS WHO DESIRE TO ATTEND AN ADVANCE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL SHOULD APPLY FOR ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL PME (MAWS, SAMS, OR SAASS) AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION.     
3.B.1.J.  OFFICERS SELECTED TO ASSUME COMMAND OF A RECRUITING STATION DURING FY14 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
3.B.1.K.  SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP)/ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM (ADP) GRADUATES WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN INITIAL SEP/ADP PAYBACK ASSIGNMENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND SAW.
3.B.1.L.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ILS COMPLETE OR CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN GOOD STANDING AND PROJECTED TO COMPLETE RESIDENT/NON-RESIDENT ILS REQUIREMENTS NLT 5 JUNE 2013. 
3.B.1.M.  SAW APPLICANTS FROM NON-RESIDENT ILS PROGRAMS MUST BE USMC OFFICERS AND USMC ILS COMPLETE.  CURRENTLY-ENROLLED OFFICERS CAN APPLY, PROVIDED THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER/OIC AND THE CDET RC CERTIFIES THAT THEY CAN REASONABLY COMPLETE CSCDEP NLT 5 JUNE 13, AND THEY WILL HAVE COMPLETED A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS ON STATION BY SUMMER 2013.  FAILURE TO COMPLETE CSCDEP BY 5 JUNE 2013 WILL TERMINATE ELIGIBILITY.
3.B.1.N.  INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES MUST HAVE GRADUATE-LEVEL CAPABILITY TO COMPREHEND, READ, SPEAK, AND WRITE ENGLISH (TOEFL: 83 ON THE INTERNET BASED TEST OR 220 ON COMPUTER BASED TEST).  THE TOEFL SCORE MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE APPLICATION UNDER THE CIVILIAN EDUCATION SECTION.
3.B.1.O.  AIR FORCE APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED RESIDENT IDE OR HAVE RESIDENT IDE CREDIT IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE.  ARMY, NAVY, CIVILIAN DOD AND INTERAGENCY APPLICANTS MUST BE RESIDENT ILE COMPLETE. 
3.B.1.P.  ALL PERSONNEL APPLYING TO SAW ARE REQUIRED TO SEND AN EMAIL EXPRESSING INTENT TO APPLY TO LTCOL WILLIAM JOHNSON AT WILLIAM.W.JOHNSON(AT)USMC.MIL AND MS. ZENA GIBBS AT ZENA.GIBBS(AT)USMC.MIL.
3.B.2.  TASKS
3.B.2.A.  SAW
3.B.2.A.1.  ESTABLISH A SELECTION BOARD IN ORDER TO SELECT THE BEST-QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR AY14.
3.B.2.A.2.  COORDINATE WITH CDET ON CSCDEP SUBMISSIONS.
3.B.2.B.  CDET
3.B.2.B.1.  ASSIST CSCDEP SAW APPLICANTS WITH APPLICATION PREPARATION.
3.B.2.B.2.  COORDINATE SUBMISSION OF SAW APPLICATIONS THROUGH CDET REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
3.B.3.  COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS
3.B.3.A.  FURTHER INFORMATION ON SAW AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS AVAILABLE AT THE MCU WEBSITE (WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL).  SELECT "COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS" THEN "SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING" THEN "ABOUT".
3.B.3.B.  DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS 17 OCT 2012.
3.B.3.C.  EMAIL RESIDENT APPLICATIONS TO MS. ZENA GIBBS, SAW ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM MANAGER, AT ZENA.GIBBS(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (703)432-5318/DSN 278. 
3.B.3.D.  NON-RESIDENT ILS STUDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE THE SAW APPLICATION AND SEND IT TO THE CDET RC WHO WILL SCREEN THE APPLICATION FOR COMPLETENESS, PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENT, AND FORWARD IT TO THE CDET OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR DELIVERY TO SAW.  COMPLETED APPLICATIONS FROM NON-RESIDENT ILS APPLICANTS MAY EITHER BE MAILED BY THE CDET RC OR EMAILED DIRECTLY TO DENNIS.CHINAULT(AT)USMC.MIL.  ALL SAW APPLICATIONS FROM NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS MUST BE DELIVERED TO CDET OPERATIONS NLT 15 OCT TO ENSURE THE APPLICATIONS ARE LOGGED AND DELIVERED TO SAW PRIOR TO THE 17 OCT DEADLINE. 
3.B.3.E.  APPLICANTS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW.  APPLICANTS OUTSIDE THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO SCHEDULE A VTC INTERVIEW.  OUT OF AREA APPLICANTS WHO PREFER A FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW IN QUANTICO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR TRAVEL, LODGING, AND PER DIEM COSTS. 
3.B.3.F.  INTERVIEW DATES FOR SAW SELECTION BOARD: 22 OCT - 9 NOV 2012.
3.B.3.G.  INTERVIEW LOCATION: SAW, BLDG 3070, ROOM 11, 3070 MOREELL AVENUE QUANTICO, VA. 22134.  NO ON SITE INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE USA COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE, NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, OR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE.  SISTER SERVICE APPLICANTS FROM THESE SITES WILL CONDUCT VTC INTERVIEWS.  MARINE POC AT THESE LOCATIONS ARE LISTED IN PARA FIVE; THEY WILL ASSIST IN THE SCHEDULING OF THESE VTC INTERVIEWS.
3.B.3.H.  POTENTIAL APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS THEIR INTENT TO APPLY WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE MARINE CORPS MONITOR OR SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS OFFICER PRIOR TO APPLYING.  SELECTED APPLICANTS WILL BE SCREENED AND ENDORSED BY MMOA OR OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT SECTIONS. 
3.B.3.I.  SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY SEPARATE MARADMIN.  THE GOAL FOR RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE IS MID-DECEMBER.
3.B.3.J.  SAW GRADUATES WILL NORMALLY COMPLETE A TWO TO THREE- YEAR UTILIZATION TOUR IN BMOS 0505 UPON GRADUATION.  GRADUATES WHO ARE SELECTED TO COMMAND BY THE LTCOL COMMAND SCREENING BOARD MAY HAVE THEIR 0505 TOUR CURTAILED.  OFFICERS WHO ARE SELECTED FOR LTCOL AFTER APPLYING TO SAW AND WHO ARE SELECTED FOR COMMAND WHILE AT SAW WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A 0505 BILLET BEFORE OR FOLLOWING THEIR COMMAND TOUR, AS INVENTORY DICTATES.
4.  ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS.  APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE SAW WEBSITE: WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/PAGES/SAW/ABOUT.ASPX AND FROM CDET REGIONAL COORDINATORS.
5.  COMMAND AND SIGNAL
5.A.  POC AT SAW IS COL M. F. MORRIS, USMC, DIRECTOR, SAW, COMM (703)784-5121/DSN 278 OR MICHAEL.F.MORRIS(AT)USMC.MIL.
5.B.  POC AT CDET IS MR. DENNIS CHINAULT, COMM (703) 784- 5971/DSN 278-5971 OR DENNIS.CHINAULT(AT)USMC.MIL.
5.C.  POC AT NAVAL WAR COLLEGE IS COL ROB GARDNER, USMC, COMM (401)841-4862/DSN 841-4862 OR ROBERT.GARDNER(AT)USNWC.EDU.
5.D.  POC AT ARMY CGSC IS LTCOL DANIEL LONGWELL, COMM (913)684-4673/DSN 552-4673 OR DANIEL.E.LONGWELL.MIL(AT)MAIL.MIL.
5.E.  POC AT AIR FORCE ACSC IS LTCOL ALLEN GILBERT, USMC, COMM (334)953-6592/DSN 493-6592 OR ALLEN.GILBERT.1(AT)US.AF.MIL.
5.F.  CDET REGIONAL COORDINATORS ARE:
5.F.1.  MCB CAMP LEJEUNE: NEW RIVER, NORFOLK, LITTLE CREEK, AND MCAS CHERRY POINT, MR. CESARE CARDI, EMAIL AT CESARE.CARDI(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (910)451-9309/DSN 751-9309.
5.F.2.  MATSG PENSACOLA: TAMPA, MCAS BEAUFORT, NAS MERIDIAN, MACDILL AFB, EGLIN AFB, MCLB ALBANY, MCRD PARIS IS, AND NAS WHITING, MR. ART ADKINS, EMAIL AT ARTHUR.ADKINS(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (850)452-9460 EXT. 3052/DSN 922-9460 EXT. 3052.
5.F.3.  MCB CAMP PENDLETON: BARSTOW, 29 PALMS, AND BRIDGEPORT, MR. JEFF WILLIS, EMAIL AT JEFFREY.R.WILLIS(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (760) 725-8400/3473/DSN 365-8400/3473.
5.F.4.  MCB HAWAII: MR. WILLIAM PEOPLES, EMAIL AT WILLIAM.PEOPLES(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (808) 257-1956/0459/ DSN 457-1956/0459.
5.F.5.  MCAS MIRAMAR, YUMA, MCRD SAN DIEGO, AND NPS, MR. GARY DAHL, EMAIL AT CONRAD.DAHL(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (858) 577- 1373/1374/DSN 267-1373/1374.
5.F.6.  MCB JAPAN: OKINAWA, MARFOR KOREA, IWAKUNI, AND CAMP FUJI, MR. JIM HOPKINS, EMAIL AT JAMES.P.HOPKINS1(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM 011-81-6117-45-2230/2208/2500/DSN 645-2208/2230/2500.
5.F.7.  QUANTICO, USNA, WASHINGTON DC, AND PATUXENT RIVER, MR. MARK SHIGLEY, EMAIL AT MARK.SHIGLEY(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (703)784-2625/DSN 278-2625.
5.F.8.  JRB FORT WORTH, NEW ORLEANS, NAS CORPUS CHRISTI, NAS KINGSVILLE, KANSAS CITY, FT SILL, AND FT LEONARD WOOD, MR. MICHAEL MACIEL, EMAIL AT MICHAEL.MACIEL(AT)USMC.MIL, COMM (817)782-3207/7804/DSN 739-3207.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN (SEL) W. F. MULLEN III; PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//