R 270858Z JUL 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 407/12
MSGID/GENADMIN, CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY13 FUNDED LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM (FLEP), EXCESS LEAVE PROGRAM (ELP), AND COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19970331//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19990831//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20030625//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20030731//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19941004//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1560.7J W/CH1 (CDP); REF B IS MCO P5800.16A W/CH1-5; CHAPTER 19 (LEP); REF C IS MCO 1560.19E (ADP); REF D IS MCO 1520.9G (SEP); REF E IS MCO P1300.8R (PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY MANUAL).//
POC/JAMESON MCGEE/CAPT/UNIT:MMOA3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9285/TEL:703-784-9285/ EMAIL:JAMESON.MCGEE@USMC.MIL//
POC/JASON P. BROWN/CAPT/UNIT:HQMC JAS/-/TEL:703-224-3412 /TEL:DSN 224-3412/ EMAIL:JASON.P.BROWN1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT APPLICANTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE FOLLOWING FY13 EDUCATION PROGRAM SELECTION BOARDS:  FUNDED LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM (FLEP), EXCESS LEAVE PROGRAM (ELP) AND COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP).  THE BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 14 NOVEMBER 2012.  APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 26 OCTOBER 2012.  DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
2.  THE LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS (LEP) OF FLEP AND ELP PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICERS TO LATERALLY TRANSFER TO A PRIMARY MOS OF 4402 AND THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
    A.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THEIR OFFICIAL LSAT SCORE REPORT.  IF LSAT SCORE IS NOT AVAILABLE BEFORE 26 OCT 2012, APPLICANT MAY PROVIDE SCORE DOCUMENTATION TO MMOA-3 PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING.
    B.  IF AVAILABLE, EMAIL A LAW SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE LETTER BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD TO MMOA-3:  DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL.  FINAL SELECTION TO THE PROGRAM WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON A LAW SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE LETTER NLT 1 APRIL 2013. 
    C.  APPLICANTS MUST APPLY TO A BROAD RANGE OF SCHOOLS, TO INCLUDE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD OFFER THEM IN-STATE TUITION. ADDITIONALLY, APPLICANTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS.  DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, STUDENTS WHO DO NOT APPLY TO A BROAD RANGE OF SCHOOLS ARE SUBJECT TO NON-SELECTION OR REMOVAL AFTER SELECTION FOR FAILING TO DO SO.  ANY LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE AND APPLICATION MUST STATE THE ANNUAL TUITION BOTH IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE, AND WHETHER THE APPLICANT QUALIFIES FOR IN-STATE TUITION.  INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION THAT WILL AFFECT ASSOCIATED COSTS, I.E. SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, ETC.  LIMITED FUNDING IS A REALITY, AND APPLICANTS SHOULD THOROUGHLY RESEARCH SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES FOR QUALITY AND EXPENSE.  HQMC WILL CHOOSE LAW SCHOOLS FOR FLEP SELECTEES.
    D.  SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS OR CASH AWARDS FOR THE FLEP AND ELP WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF CMC (JAS) NOTIFY VIA EMAIL: JASON BROWN-CAPT-UNIT:HQMC JAS-TEL:703-224-3412.
    E.  OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH FLEP AND ELP MAY SUBMIT A COMBINED APPLICATION PER FIGURE 19-1 OF REF B.
    F.  SPECIAL FLEP QUALIFICATIONS.  AN APPLICANT MUST:
        (1)  BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
        (2)  BE IN THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN OR BELOW.
        (3)  HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN 6 YEARS TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY (COMMISSIONED AND ENLISTED SERVICE COMBINED) WHEN LAW EDUCATION BEGINS.
        (4)  BE ABLE TO COMPLETE 20 YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER BEFORE THE 55TH BIRTHDAY.  NOTE:  THESE ARE STATUTORY QUALIFICATIONS AND CAN NOT BE WAIVED.
    G.  SPECIAL ELP QUALIFICATIONS.  AN APPLICANT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE, WITH NO MORE THAN 8 YEARS OF TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY WHEN LAW EDUCATION BEGINS.  TIME IN SERVICE (TIS) WAIVERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
3.  THE COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP) PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICERS TO COMPLETE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AND THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
    A.  OFFICERS MUST ALREADY BE ACCEPTED TO AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO THE CDP.  IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED THAT OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE CDP PURSUE A DEGREE WHICH IS RELEVANT TO THEIR PMOS AND OR RESPONSIBILITIES.
    B.  OFFICERS MUST BE DESIGNATED A FULL-TIME STUDENT BY THE DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION.  COLLEGES LOCATED AT CURRENT DUTY STATION OR NEAR MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS FOR A FOLLOW ON ASSIGNMENT ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
    C.  RESTRICTED OFFICERS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY MOS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY THIS YEAR FOR CDP: 6004, 5804.  THE 0170 MOS IS RESTRICTED TO ONE ALLOCATION DUE TO ONE MARINE ALREADY PARTICIPATING.  ALL OTHER RESTRICTED OFFICER MOS'S ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY THIS YEAR.
4.  THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPLY TO ALL PROGRAMS:
    A.  BOARD CONVENES ON OR ABOUT 14 NOVEMBER 2012.  APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 26 OCTOBER 2012.     
    B.  UPON SELECTION TO A PROGRAM, ALL PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION.  UPON RELEASE OF THE RESULTS MARADMIN, PCS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED ON ALL SELECTED OFFICERS; THEREFORE, OFFICERS MUST ENSURE A TRUE AND VALID INTEREST IN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS BEFORE APPLYING.
    C.  OFFICERS MUST MEET MINIMUM TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS BY MATRICULATION, REF E APPLIES.  THE FLEP IS THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MINIMUM TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE TIME IN SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS, LESS THAN 6 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY) IS STATUTORY.  THE TIME IN SERVICE REQUIREMENT MUST BE MET PRIOR TO MATRICULATION AND INCLUDES TOTAL (COMMISSIONED AND ENLISTED COMBINED) SERVICE.  PRESCRIBED TOURS OF DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED, ESPECIALLY WHEN SNO WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE AT THE END OF THEIR CURRENT TOUR.  REF E APPLIES TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING NORMAL TOURS OF DUTY.
    D.  OFFICERS ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY IF THEY HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED SELECTION TO ANOTHER VOLUNTARY PROGRAM OR HAVE BEEN ISSUED ORDERS TO A RESIDENT PME SCHOOL FOR FY13.
    E.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESTRICTED OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE CDP, THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE UNRESTRICTED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE MARINE CORPS ON ACTIVE DUTY.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MCP-DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM APPLICANTS, OFFICERS NOT YET CAREER DESIGNATED MUST BE SELECTED FOR AND ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION PRIOR TO MATRICULATION.  OFFICERS TO BE SCREENED BY THE FY13 CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD (CDB) NUMBER 2 OFFICER RETENTION BOARD MAY SUBMIT PACKAGES AND MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION WHEN OFFERED.  IF SCREENED BUT NOT SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION, SELECTION TO THE PROGRAM WILL BE DISAPPROVED.
    F.  APPLICANTS WILL ENSURE TRANSCRIPTS FROM ALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, ARE CONTAINED IN THEIR APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD.
    G.  PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER AS APPROPRIATE, E.G. DIV, MAW, MLG, MEF, TECOM, ETC.
    H.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE BOARD'S CONVENING DATE IS REQUIRED TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF. 
    I.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT.
    J.  OFFICERS MUST USE THE FORMATS FOUND IN THE RESPECTIVE MARINE CORPS ORDERS WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS, I.E. USE REF A FOR THE CDP, AND USE REF B FOR THE FLEP OR ELP.  EXAMPLES CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE MMOA-3 WEBSITE.
    K.  CDP INCURS A THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR ONE YEAR OF EDUCATION, OVER ONE YEAR INCURS A FOUR YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION.  SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR THE VARIOUS LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND IN REF (B).
    L.  A STATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE SERVICE OBLIGATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PER THE RESPECTIVE MARINE CORPS ORDERS.
    M.  APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR ANY PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
5.  APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN ENSURING THAT THEIR APPLICATIONS ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 26 OCTOBER 2012.  SCANNED APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL TO: DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL.
6.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND EXAMPLES CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE, WHICH IS LINKED TO THE MMOA HOMEPAGE OR BY CONTACTING THE GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFICE, DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PAY AND ENTITLEMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING CAPT JASON BROWN, HQMC, JAS, AT DSN: 224-1318.
7.  MAIL APPLICATION TO:
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
ATTN: GRADUATE EDUCATION, MMOA-3
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
8.  OR EMAIL APPLICATION TO: DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL
9.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//