R 170743Z APR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 218/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY14 ACTIVE DUTY MARINE ATTACHE SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/DOC:/MCO 3821.2/YMD:20090709//
REF/B/DOC:/MCO 1300.8R/YMD:19941004//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 3821.2, THE DEFENSE ATTACHE SYSTEM (DAS), REF B IS MCO P1300.8R W/CH 1-8, THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/JACK A. SILE/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC I/-/TEL:DSN 224-2082/ EMAIL:JACK.SILE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE MARINE CORPS ATTACHE (MARA) PROGRAM AND THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION.  TO ENSURE THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES ARE ASSIGNED WITHIN THE DEFENSE ATTACHE SYSTEM (DAS) TO REPRESENT BOTH THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES IN OUR EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD, HQMC SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE ATTACHE PROGRAM.  THIS MESSAGE REQUESTS APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY14 MARA PROGRAM.  APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO THE POC IDENTIFIED IN PARA 7 NO LATER THAN 1 JUNE 2012.  THE MARA SELECTION PANEL IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE DURING SUMMER 2012 AT HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.
2.  THE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM DEPUTY COMMANDANT MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MRA), OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (MMOA); DEPUTY COMMANDANT PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH (PLU); INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION (IO); AND MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY (MCIA).  THE PANEL WILL SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO FILL EACH BILLET.  EACH APPLICANT'S CAREER PROGRESSION WILL BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BY THE PANEL.  NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION IS INCURRED FOLLOWING A MARA TOUR.  MARAS WILL BE DESIGNATED AS FOREIGN AREA OFFICER OR REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (FAO OR RAO) UPON COMPLETION OF TOURS TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK LANGUAGE, REGIONAL AND CULTURE EXPERTISE.  CONTACT PLU-8 FOR DETAILS.  POC IS MAJ BROWN, AND CAN BE REACHED AT JONATHAN.F.BROWN@USMC.MIL OR BY PHONE (703) 692-4365.
    A.  IN SOME INSTANCES, THE MARA WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL DEFENSE ATTACHE (DATT) OR THE AMERICAN LEGATION UNITED STATES NAVAL ATTACHE (ALUSNA).
    B.  CANDIDATES MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS ACTIVE COMPONENT.
    C.  OFFICERS WITH AT LEAST 2 YEARS TIME IN GRADE MAY APPLY FOR BILLETS CODED AT THE NEXT HIGHER RANK.
    D.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE MINIMUM TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B PRIOR TO EXECUTING ORDERS.
    E.  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE BEEN ISSUED ORDERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    F.  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE APPLIED AND BEEN SELECTED TO OTHER PROGRAMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    G.  APPLICANTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR TOP SECRET SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION CLEARANCE (TS-SCI).  THE SUBMISSION OF AN SSBI FOR TS-SCI ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION IS NOT PERMITTED OR AUTHORIZED.
    H.  APPLICANT MUST NOTIFY PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
    I.  ALTHOUGH FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) EXPERIENCE AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IS DESIRABLE, IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.
    J.  APPLICANTS WHO ARE IN THE ABOVE ZONE FOR PROMOTION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
3.  TRAINING IS APPROXIMATELY 20 WEEKS AT THE JOINT MILITARY ATTACHE SCHOOL (JMAS) AT DIA, WASHINGTON, DC.  OFFICERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS COURSE ARE THEN AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT ABROAD.  LANGUAGE TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR SOME BILLETS.  THE LENGTH OF LANGUAGE TRAINING WILL BE BASED ON THE LANGUAGE AND PROFICIENCY LEVEL REQUIRED.  WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE ATTACHE PROGRAM, ALL INDIVIDUALS IN TRAINING AND WHILE ON STATION ARE ADCON TO MCIA IN QUANTICO, VA.
4.  THE FY14 PANEL WILL SCREEN FOR O-4 AND O-5 BILLETS.  THE FOLLOWING BILLETS ARE OPEN TO ANY MOS: O-4 BILLETS: (READ IN SEVEN COLUMNS)
MCC COUNTRY     FILL DATE TOUR   TRNG DATE LANGUAGE     ACCOMPANIED
NCB AUSTRALIA   JAN 2014  36 MOS AUG 2013  NOT REQUIRED A
NCR MEXICO      JUL 2014  24 MOS JUL 2013  SPANISH      A
NE9 MEXICO      DEC 2014  24 MOS JUL 2012  SPANISH      A
NCU PHILIPPINES JAN 2015  36 MOS AUG 2013  TAGALOG      A
XXX LIBYA       JAN 2013  12 MOS AUG 2012  NOT REQUIRED U
P43 KENYA       JUL 2014  24 MOS AUG 2012  NOT REQUIRED A
O-5 BILLETS:
MCC COUNTRY     FILL DATE TOUR   TRNG DATE LANGUAGE     ACCOMPANIED
NHY IRAQ        JAN 2015  12 MOS JAN 2013  ARABIC       U
NCW SENEGAL     JAN 2015  36 MOS JAN 2014  FRENCH       A
NCY RUSSIA      JUN 2014  24 MOS JAN 2013  RUSSIAN      A
NGA SINGAPORE   JUN 2014  36 MOS JAN 2014  NOT REQUIRED A
NHZ PAKISTAN    MAY 2015  18 MOS JAN 2014  URDU/PUNJABI U
NG2 AZERBAIJAN  JUL 2014  24 MOS JAN 2013  RUSSIAN      A
NFA LIBERIA     DEC 2014  24 MOS JUN 2013  NOT REQUIRED A
5.  PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE LISTED BILLETS SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION PACKAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE POSTED TO THE HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AS OUTLINED BELOW.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THAT CHAIN.  APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
    A.  ENCLOSURE 1 - NOMINATION LETTER PER THE TEMPLATE ON THE INTEL DEPT WEBSITE: HTTP:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.MARINES.MIL(SLASH)UNIT(SLASH)HQMC(SLASH)INTELLIGENCE(SLASH)PAGES(SLASH)DAP.ASPX.  APPLICANTS SHOULD LIST THEIR TOP THREE BILLET PREFERENCES; HOWEVER, APPLICANTS MAY BE SELECTED FOR ANY COUNTRY BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
    B.  ENCLOSURE 2 - (2 PHOTOS) AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF APPLICANT AND A FULL LENGTH FAMILY PHOTO WITH MEMBER IN SERVICE ALPHA AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE.
    C.  ENCLOSURE 3 - STANDARD FORM (SF) 886 DEFENSE ATTACHE NOMINATION BIOGRAPHY WORKSHEET.
    D.  ENCLOSURE 4 - DEFENSE ATTACHE MEDICAL FORM FOR APPLICANT AND EACH FAMILY MEMBER.  IN CASES WHERE ORDERS WILL NEED TO BE EXECUTED WITHIN A YEAR OF SELECTION, SUBMIT NAVMED FORMS 1300 1 AND 1300 3 WITH APPLICATION.
    E.  ENCLOSURE 5 AND 6 - SF 86, QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS FOR APPLICANT AND SPOUSE (SPOUSE SF 86 IS ENCLOSURE 6; MUST BE COMPLETED BY SPOUSE EVEN FOR UNACCOMPANIED TOURS).  E-QIP WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE FOR APPLICATION.
    F.  ENCLOSURE 7 - CERTIFICATE OF SUITABILITY FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT.
    G.  ENCLOSURE 8 - LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MAY BE INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES TO THE APPLICATION.  ENDORSEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANT'S POTENTIAL TO ACT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
6.  THE NOMINATION LETTER REFERENCED IN PARA 5.A IS ONE DOCUMENT AND SHOULD BE FORMATTED PER THE TEMPLATE ON THE INTEL DEPT WEBSITE:
    A.  DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE: DATE, PLACE TESTED.
    B.  DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) INFORMATION:
        (1) LANGUAGE(S) OR DIALECT(S)
        (2) DATE, PLACE TESTED
        (3) DLPT TYPE(S)
        (4) DLPT SCORE
    C.  GENERAL CLASSIFICATION TEST (GCT) SCORE
    D.  DATE OF RANK
    E.  DATE CURRENT TOUR BEGAN
    F.  OVERSEAS CONTROL DATE
    G.  SUMMARY OF MILITARY EDUCATION.  SPECIFICALLY NOTE LANGUAGE, FOREIGN AREA AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TRAINING.
    H.  SUMMARY OF CIVILIAN EDUCATION.  SPECIFICALLY NOTE LANGUAGE, FOREIGN AREA, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDIES.
    I.  SUMMARY OF FAO OR RAO ORIENTED EXPERIENCE.  LIST TRAVEL AND OR MILITARY EXPERIENCE IN FOREIGN REGIONS.  DETAIL MILITARY DUTIES INVOLVING INTERACTION WITH FOREIGN MILITARIES OR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
    J.  CONCLUDING PARA SUMMARIZING WHY APPLICANT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT AS A MARA.
    K.  APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF A CURRENT (WITHIN 5 YEARS) SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI) WITH A TS-SCI ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.
    L.  CONTACT NUMBERS - APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY TELEPHONE CONTACT INFORMATION IN CASE THE SELECTION PANEL HAS AMPLIFYING QUESTIONS DURING THE SCREENING PROCESS.
7.  APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THEIR APPLICATIONS ARRIVE AT HQMC MARINE CORPS NLT 1 JUNE 2012.  REGISTERED MAIL OR SOME OTHER MEANS OF TRACKING IS RECOMMENDED.  APPLICATIONS CAN ALSO BE SCANNED AND SENT VIA EMAIL TO: KEVIN.ANDRADE@USMC.MIL.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION PROCESS CAN BE DIRECTED TO MSGT KEVIN D. ANDRADE, DSN: 224-2082 OR TEL: (703)614-2082, EMAIL: KEVIN.ANDRADE@USMC.MIL. MAIL APPLICATIONS TO HQMC MARINE CORPS VIA REGISTERED MAIL NLT 1 JUNE 2012 TO:
        HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
        ATTN:  MSGT K. ANDRADE
        3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
        WASHINGTON DC 20350-3000.  
8.  IF A QUALIFIED APPLICANT IS NOT IDENTIFIED BY THE SELECTION PANEL, MMOA WILL ASSIGN A SUITABLE CANDIDATE.  RESULTS OF THE ATTACHE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE PUBLISHED BY MARADMIN WITH ORDERS ISSUED BY MRA VIA SEPCOR.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//