R 132034Z MAR 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 125/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2012 FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MROC WASHINGTON DC/08SEP2004//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/16DEC2008//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/22OCT2010//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/26FEB2009//
NARR/REF A IS MROC DECISION MEMO 63-2004, EDUCATION TASK FORCE YEAR OUT REPORT, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD.  REF B IS MARINE CORPS VISION AND STRATEGY 2025 IMPLEMENTING PLANNING GUIDANCE, WHICH DIRECTED EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND INITIATIVES TO BETTER PREPARE MARINE LEADERS FOR COMPLEX JOINT, INTERAGENCY, AND MULTINATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.  REF C IS THE 35TH COMMANDANT'S PLANNING GUIDANCE WHICH DIRECTED MULTIPLE EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF FOREIGN AREA OFFICER/REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, INTERAGENCY, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO BETTER TRAIN AND EDUCATE MARINES TO SUCCEED IN DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS AND INCREASINGLY COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS.  REF D IS MCO 5311.1D, TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESS, WHICH OUTLINES THE TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE PROCESSES.//
POC/MICHAEL G. COOPER/CIV/UNIT:EDCOM-MCU/-/TEL:(DSN) 378-0696 /EMAIL:MICHAEL.G.COOPER2(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 (FY12) FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD (FSSRB), MAKES BOARD AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING TEAM (OPT)/WORKING GROUP (WG) ASSIGNMENTS, AND TASKS APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS AND COMMANDS TO PROVIDE INPUT AND SUPPORT TO THE FSSRB.
A.  THE FY12 FSSRB WILL MEET 17-19 APRIL 2012 TO REVIEW, VALIDATE, AND PRIORITIZE APPROXIMATELY 75 FELLOWSHIPS, FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, AND APPROXIMATELY 330 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM/ ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM (SEP/ADP) BILLETS.
B.  OPT/WG MEETINGS BEGAN IN JANUARY 2012 AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PRELIMINARY MISSION ANALYSIS AND MAKE PREPARATIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE FY12 FSSRB.  COORDINATION FOR THESE MEETINGS WAS CONDUCTED SEPARATELY.
2.  TASKS.  THE FOLLOWING TASKS ARE ASSIGNED.
A.  FSSRB.  PER REFERENCES (A) THROUGH (D):
(1) EVALUATE THE UTILITY OF ALL MARINE FELLOWSHIPS, FOREIGN PME ASSIGNMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND SEP/ADP, WITH RESPECT TO INSTITUTIONAL COSTS AND VALUE OF PROGRAMS.
(2) DETERMINE FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP PRIORITIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION.
(3) REVIEW POST FELLOWSHIP/FOREIGN PME/SCHOLARSHIP UTILIZATION TOUR POLICY.
(4) REVIEW/ANALYZE REQUESTS TO REALIGN SEP/ADP BILLETS.
(5) REVIEW CURRENCY AND ACCURACY OF ALL BILLET EDUCATION EVALUATION CERTIFICATES (BEECS) FOR SEP/ADP ASSIGNMENTS.
(6) SOLICIT AND CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE TRAINING/EDUCATION VENUES TO EXISTING SEP/ADP PROGRAMS.
(7) EVALUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL BILLETS REQUIRING GRADUATE-LEVEL EDUCATION.
(8) BRIEF FSSRB RECOMMENDATIONS TO CMC AND/OR MROC IN THE SUMMER 2012.
B.  OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSORS/FELLOWSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, FOREIGN PME, AND SEP/ADP ADVOCATES (I.E., COMMANDS/DEPARTMENTS (CMD/DEPT) WITH OVERSIGHT OR OWNERSHIP OF BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODES OR MARINES IN THESE ASSIGNMENTS):
(1) PROVIDE COMMENTS TO APPROPRIATE POINT OF CONTACT (POC) (SEE LIST IN PARAGRAPH 2C) RELATED TO THE FSSRB TASKS IN PARAGRAPH 2A.
(2) REVIEW AND UPDATE ALL BEECS PRIOR TO 1 APRIL 2012 PER REF D.  IN COORDINATION WITH APPROPRIATE PARAGRAPH 2C POC, SUBMIT BEECS TO DC, CDI (TOTAL FORCE STRUCTURE DIVISION).  GRADUATE EDUCATION (SEP/ADP) BILLET BEECS ARE REQUIRED TO BE CURRENT EVERY THREE YEARS TO PLACE A SEP/ADP QUALIFIED MARINE IN THE ASSIGNMENT.  OF THE 330 SUCH EXISTING BILLETS, BEECS FOR OVER 80 PERCENT ARE OUTDATED, INCLUDING OVER 100 WHERE THERE IS NO BEEC ON RECORD.  CORRECTING THIS SYSTEMIC PROBLEM IS A KEY TASK OF THE FSSRB.  
C.  CMD/DEPT LISTED BELOW WILL ASSIGN A COLONEL/CIVILIAN (CIV) EQUIVALENT MEMBER FOR THE FOLLOWING FELLOWSHIP/FOREIGN PME/SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND A CAPTAIN/MAJOR/LIEUTENANT COLONEL OR CIV EQUIVALENT FOR THE OPT/WG.  MORE THAN ONE MEMBER MAY BE ASSIGNED TO OPT/WG IF DESIRED.  READ IN THREE COLUMNS:  CMD/DEPT, FELLOW/SCHOLAR/SEP MOS, AND COMM PHONE.
CMD/DEPT    FELLOW/SCHOLAR/SEP MOS               COMM PHONE
TECOM       8802 ED OFF                          703-784-2494
EDCOM       CMC FELLOWS                          703-432-0696
            FOREIGN PME (ILS/TLS)                703-432-0696
            OLMSTED SCHOLARS                     703-432-0696
PPO         INTL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROG            703-692-4366
            INTERAGENCY FELLOWS/PROG             703-692-4341
            8866 SPACE OPERATIONS                703-692-2024
IL          LOGISTICS FELLOWS                    571-256-7128
            3006 CONTINGENCY CONTRACT            703-604-0081
            8831 ENVIRON ENG MGT                 571-256-2815
            8862 MATERIEL MGT                    703-695-8869
INTEL       NSA DIRECTOR FELLOW                  703-693-6411
MRA         DOMESTIC SCHOLARS                    703-784-9285
            8840 MANPOWER MGT                    703-784-9368
OLA         CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWS                703-614-1687
JA          4405/6/7/8/9/10 MASTER OF            703-693-8405
            LAW (VARIOUS)
MCIOC       8834 TECH INFO OPS                   703-784-5864
MCSC        8824 ELECTRONICS ENG                 703-432-4104
PR          8844 FINANCIAL MGT                   703-614-3545
            8852 DEF SYS ANALYSIS                703-614-1781
C4          8846 DATA SYSTEMS SPECIALIST         703-693-3545
            8848 DATA SYSTEMS MGT                703-693-3545
            8858 C4I                             571-256-8845
CDI         8825 MODELING AND SIMULATION         703-432-2349
            8850 OPERATIONS ANALYSIS             703-432-8559
            8834/46/48/58 CYBER RELATED FIELDS   703-432-8067
PAO         8874 PUBLIC AFFAIRS MGT              703-614-1494
NOTE:  MCU WILL COORDINATE MEMBERSHIP FOR EXTERNAL FELLOWSHIP/FOREIGN PME/SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BILLETS SEPARATELY.
3.  OFFICERS WITH CURRENT OR PREVIOUS FELLOWSHIP/FOREIGN PME/SCHOLARSHIP/SEP/ADP EXPERIENCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE OVERALL POC OR INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM POCS IN PARAGRAPH 2C.
4.  THE OVERALL POC IS MR. MIKE COOPER; HE MAY BE REACHED AT DSN 378-0696, COMM (703) 432-0696, OR VIA E-MAIL AT MICHAEL.G.COOPER2(AT)USMC.MIL.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIE J. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, MARINE CORPS STAFF.//