R 221449Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 279/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL//
SUBJ/ELIGIBILITY FOR DESIGNATION AS A FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO)//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1520.11E/20001221//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 5700.4E/20050810//
REF/C/DOC/PLU MEMORANDUM/20120328//
REF/D/DOC/MCO P1300.8R/19941004//
REF/E/DOC/DODD 1315.17/20050428//
REF/F/DOC/MCSCP 2012-2020/20120424//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO) ON THE MARINE CORPS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAMS (IAOP).  REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO) ON THE MARINE CORPS FOREIGN PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PEP).  REF C IS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM COORDINATOR MEMORANDUM, 24 MAR 11-CPG BRIEFING TO CMC: INSTITUTIONALIZE THE RAO-FAO PROGRAM. REF D IS THE MCO ON MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF E IS THE DOD DIRECTIVE ON MILITARY DEPARTMENT FAO PROGRAMS.  REF F IS THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR 2012-2020.//
POC/BOLDEN/LTCOL/PLU-8/TEL:703-614-0322 DSN:224/EMAIL: ANTHONY.BOLDEN@USMC.MIL//
POC/BROWN/MAJ/PLU-8/TEL:703-692-4365/DSN:222/EMAIL: JONATHAN.F.BROWN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO IMPLEMENT CMC GUIDANCE TO DESIGNATE MARINES FROM QUALIFYING EXISTING PROGRAMS AS FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS (FAO) OR REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICERS (RAO).
2.  ON 24 MAR 11, THE CMC AUTHORIZED DC PPO TO DESIGNATE MARINES WHO COMPLETE THE PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PEP), FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (FPME) INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) AND TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS), OLMSTED SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND AFGHANISTAN -PAKISTAN HANDS (APH) PROGRAM AS FAO OR RAO, COMMENSURATE WITH REQUIREMENTS AS ESTABLISHED IN REF A AND REF E.
3.  MARINES PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS AS OF 24 MAR 11 ARE GRANTED THE APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL MOS, AS INDICATED BELOW.
4.  THE FOLLOWING MARINES WILL BE DESIGNATED AS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICERS:
4.A.  PEP
NAME                   PEP PROGRAM             DESIGNATION (NOTE)
FITZGERALD, CHAD R.    UK AV-8B                8220 RAO (1)
ADAMS, RODNEY B.       DUTCH ROYAL MARINES     8220 RAO (1)
CASSADY, CHAD          UK RM COMMANDO          8220 RAO (1)
CUEVAS, ROBERTO        BRAZIL AMPHIB           8220 RAO (1)
DONNELLY, BRIAN C.     CHILEAN GROUND          8220 RAO (1)
DUARTE, GERMAN Y.      ARGENTINA STAFF         8220 RAO (1)
EXANTUS, JEAN P.       FRENCH STAFF OFFICER    8220 RAO (1)
FRENCH, DUNCAN A.      AUSTRALIA F-18          8220 RAO (1)
GREER, ANDREW          CANADA F-18             8220 RAO (1)
HANSON, JAY D.         SPAIN AV-8B             8220 RAO (1)
HARRIS, JASON          UK H-3 SEA KING         8220 RAO (1)
HAYES, CHRISOPHER R.   ARGENTINA STAFF         8220 RAO (1)
HOLLAND, TYLER         CANADA KC-130           8220 RAO (1)
HORNER, RANDALL L.     AUSTRALIA FIRES         8220 RAO (1)
JOHANNES, MICHAEL      AUSTRALIA STAFF         8220 RAO (1)
KENNEDY, CHRISTOPHER   ITALY AV-8B             8220 RAO (1)
KURTZ, SHELLY          AUSTRALIA AMO           8220 RAO (1)
LANG, PETER            UK FIRES                8220 RAO (1)
MARTIN, IAN M.         AUSTRALIA INTEL         8220 RAO (1)
MAYER, JOHN            AUSTRALIA STAFF         8220 RAO (1)
MILLER, TIMOTHY M.     AUSTRALIA F-18          8220 RAO (1)
NEAGLE, JAMES R.       AUSTRALIA ARMY TIGER    8220 RAO (1)
NELSON, JOSHUA         UK H-3 SEA KING         8220 RAO (1)
ROBBINS, ANDREW        UK MK-7 LYNX            8220 RAO (1)
SILER, CHRISTOPHER D.  NORWAY INSTRUCTOR       8220 RAO (1)
SMITH, SHAWN           AUSTRALIA EW-SIGINT     8220 RAO (1)
STEWARD-CAMPBELL, JADE AUSTRALIA STAFF         8220 RAO (1)
TUCKER, EMMA. C        AUSTRALIA ATC           8220 RAO (1)
WALKER, ROBERT J.      UK TAOC                 8220 RAO (1)
4.B.  FPME
NAME                   PROGRAM                 DESIGNATION (NOTE)
BABOURKA, ADAM N.      TUFTS, FLETCHER SCHOOL  8220 RAO (1)
COOK JR., W.C.         AUSTRALIA ILS           8220 RAO (1)
DOHERTY, KEVIN M.      KOREAN ILS              8220 RAO (1)
DONNELLY, BRIAN C.     WHINSEC                 8220 RAO (1)
DOYLE, J.P.            FRENCH ILS              8220 RAO (1)
ECKLOFF, TODD          ISRAEL TLS              8220 RAO (1)
FALCON, R.C.           WHINSEC                 8220 RAO (1)
FINLEY, TODD           NATO TLS                8220 RAO (1)
FRIETZE, PHILLIP       ARGENTINA TLS           8220 RAO (1)
GRASSO, C.G.           NEW ZEALAND ILS         8220 RAO (1)
HINCKLEY, M.A.         TUFTS, FLETCHER SCHOOL  8220 RAO (1)
HOBBS, THOMAS          JAPAN TLS               8220 RAO (1)
JONES, QUINTON         AUSTRALIA ILS           8220 RAO (1)
JONES JR., GEORGE L.   UK ILS                  8220 RAO (1)
KAGEN, ALLEN A.        BRAZILIAN ILS           8220 RAO (1)
KESLER, C.E.           ARGENTINE ILS           8220 RAO (1)
KELLMAN, GHYNO         KOREA ILS               8220 RAO (1)
KOLB, JOHN             KOREA ILS               8220 RAO (1)
LIVELY, JAMES          FRANCE ILS              8220 RAO (1)
LANGFELDT, L.J.        UK ADVANCED ILS         8220 RAO (1)
MANNING, MICHAEL       NATO TLS                8220 RAO (1)
MANNLE, JOHN           INDIA TLS               8220 RAO (1)
MELENDEZ, FERNANDO     SPANISH ILS             8220 RAO (1)
NICKEL JR., R.L.       NORWEGIAN ILS           8220 RAO (1)
SIMMONS, WILLIAM T.    WHINSEC                 8220 RAO (1)
THOMSPON, L.W.         KOREAN ILS              8220 RAO (1)
TUBBS, JASON K.        NORWEGIAN ILS           8220 RAO (1)
4.C.  OLMSTED SCHOLARSHIP
NAME                   PROGRAM                 DESIGNATION (NOTE)
CARANO, SEAN           ISRAEL                  8220 RAO (1)
DAVENPORT, BENJAMIN    CHINA                   8220 RAO (1)
FREEMAN, NICHOLAS      CHINA                   8220 RAO (1)
GALLAGHER, TIMOTHY     FRANCE                  8220 RAO (1)
GOFF, DANIEL           UKRAINE                 8220 RAO (1)
HENRY, CLAIRE          ROMANIA                 8220 RAO (1)
HENSARLING, BRIAN      BELGIUM                 8220 RAO (1)
HOLTON, E.V.           ITALY                   8220 RAO (1)
MAY, K.L.              CHILE                   8220 RAO (1)
SAUNDERS, DAVID        MOROCCO                 8220 RAO (1)
SHORES, DOUGLASS       POLAND                  8220 RAO (1)
TENOLD, BRYCESON K.    INDIA                   8220 RAO (1)
TOWERS, CARLY E.       CZECH REPUBLIC          8220 RAO (1)
WALKER, DANIEL         CHINA                   8220 RAO (1)
4.D.  APH
4.D.1.  COHORT 1
NAME                   PROGRAM                 DESIGNATION (NOTE)
ERWIN, JAMES           APH                     8226 RAO (1)
FONTENOT, MONTY        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
KIIHNE, JOSUA          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
LOFGREN, DAVID         APH                     8226 RAO (1)
MOTLEY, MICHAEL        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
PATERNA, ANGELA        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
STANESZEWSKI, DIANA    APH                     8226 RAO (1)
4.D.2.  COHORT 2
NAME                   PROGRAM                 DESIGNATION (NOTE)
BOURASSA, CRAIG        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
EYER, RYAN             APH                     8226 RAO (1)
FREY, CHRIS            APH                     8226 RAO (1)
KUSTRA, MARK           APH                     8226 RAO (1)
LOWE, BRADLEY          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
MARASKA, DONALD        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
MOORE, JASON           APH                     8226 RAO (1)
PHILLIPPI, DAVID       APH                     8226 RAO (1)
PRIDDY, MORRIS         APH                     8226 RAO (1)
RICE, WILLIAM          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
SABADO, JEREMY         APH                     8226 RAO (1)
SAGER, EDWARD          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
TERAHIRA, KOH          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
TRIPLETT, JOY          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
WILLIAMS, THOMAS       APH                     8226 RAO (1)
WOLD, JAMES            APH                     8226 RAO (1)
4.D.3.  COHORT 3
NAME                   PROGRAM                 DESIGNATION (NOTE)
ARNOLD, FRANK          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
BITANGA II, EDUARDO    APH                     8226 RAO (1)
BUCHANAN, CHRISTIAN    APH                     8226 RAO (1)
GLOVER, JIMMY          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
HARP, JAMES            APH                     8226 RAO (1)
KENDOLL, LYLE          APH                     8226 RAO (1)
KERLIN, MATTHEW        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
KOSKIKARRELL, ARTHUR   APH                     8226 RAO (1)
MAYBACH, JOSEPH        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
McFADDEN, BLAISE       APH                     8226 RAO (1)
NINDL II, JOHN         APH                     8226 RAO (1)
PFIEFFER, FRITZ        APH                     8226 RAO (1)
WEEDE, HENRY           APH                     8226 RAO (1)
(NOTE 1) 8220 IS RAO IN TRAINING.  8226 IS SOUTH ASIA RAO. MARINES MUST DOCUMENT SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF TOUR AND COMMUNICATE WITH PLU IN ORDER TO RECEIVE REGIONAL FAO OR RAO DESIGNATION. MANY MARINES LISTED ABOVE WILL QUALIFY FOR FAO DESIGNATION. FAO DESIGNATION QUALIFIES MARINES TO RECEIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY (FLPP).  MARINES DESIRING FAO DESIGNATION, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE A REGIONALLY-FOCUSED MASTERS DEGREE MUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS IN PARAGRAPH 5 BELOW.
5.  MARINES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS PRIOR TO 24 MAR 11 ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN EXPERIENCE TRACK APPLICATION TO PLU FOR DESIGNATION AS FAO-RAO.
5.A.  SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.  MARINES WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN EXPERIENCE TRACK APPLICATION AS PER REF A, ENCLOSURE (5).  APPLICATION FORMS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  ENCLOSURE 1 - APPROPRIATE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT THROUGH FIRST O6 LEVEL COMMANDER; ENCLOSURE 2 - COPY OF GRADUATE DEGREE TRANSCRIPTS (IF APPLICABLE); AND ENCLOSURE 3 - 3000 WORD ESSAY (PLUS or MINUS 100 WORDS) DEMONSTRATING KNOWLEDGE OF REGIONAL POLITICAL-MILITARY ISSUES, PRIORITIES, AND PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR.
5.B.  MARINES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED A REGIONALLY-FOCUSED MASTERS DEGREE WILL REQUIRE A CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT WAIVER (CCW).  PLU WILL REQUEST ALL CCW'S FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) (ASN(MRA)).  EACH CCW REQUEST WILL BE FULLY SCREENED BY STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION (PL); PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (PPO); AND ASN(MRA). COMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
5.C.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS SCAN PACKAGES AND EMAIL PDF COPY TO POC LISTED AND MAIL OFFICIAL PACKAGES TO:  STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION (PLU), PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20380-3000.
5.D.  SELECTION PANEL.  EXPERIENCE TRACK SELECTION PANELS ARE HELD ONCE PER QUARTER AND ARE COMPOSED OF FAO'S AND RAO'S.  PANEL RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED BY A MARADMIN.
6. MARINES SELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSIGNMENT TO BILLETS CODED FOR FAO-RAO WHEN NOT ASSIGNED IN THEIR PMOS.
7. DESIGNATION AS A FAO OR RAO, VIA EXPERIENCE TRACK, DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE MARINE TO ADDITIONAL SERVICE.
8. DESIGNATION AS A FAO OR RAO PROVIDES MAGTF COMMANDERS IN THE OPERATING FORCES WITH THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY MARINES WITH LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND CULTURE (LREC) SKILL SETS.  BY CMC DIRECTION IN REF F, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS WILL MAXIMIZE ASSIGNMENTS OF REGIONAL SPECIALISTS TO OPERATING FORCE UNITS CONSISTENT WITH THEIR REGIONAL FOCUS AREAS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.
9. PENDING RESULTS OF FOREIGN AREA STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER BETA TEST, A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY FOR RETROACTIVE DESIGNATION WILL BE OPEN TO QUALIFIED ENLISTED PERSONNEL.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN MICHAEL A. ROCCO, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS.//