R 041849Z NOV 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 657/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO) MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) BY THE FY11 4TH QUARTER FAO-RAO EXPERIENCE TRACK SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/MSGID:MCO/1520.11E/YMD:20001221//
REF/B/MSGID:DODD/1315.17/YMD:20050428//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM (IAOP).  REF B IS THE DOD DIRECTIVE FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENT FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAMS.//
POC/JONATHAN F. BROWN/MAJ/UNIT:PPO PLU/-/TEL:DSN 222-4365 /TEL:703-692-4365
/EMAIL:JONATHAN.F.BROWN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  BASED ON THE BACKGROUND, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS OF THE BELOW LISTED OFFICERS, THE AWARDING OF A FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) FOR FAO OR RAO, AS INDICATED, IS APPROVED (READ IN SEVEN COLUMNS):
NAME            PGRD PMOS COMPONENT FMOS FAO/RAO REGION
BASKINS, R.     O3   0202 AC        8243 FAO     NORTHEAST ASIA
BROOKS, C.C.    O3   4402 RC        8247 FAO     WESTERN EUROPE
CONTRERAS, A.M. O3   4402 AC        8247 FAO     WESTERN EUROPE
DEMER, D.S.     O4   0402 AC        8223 RAO     NORTHEAST ASIA
DEWITT, D.L.    O5   0302 AC        8242 FAO     EURASIA
NEBLETT, N.G.   O5   7557 AC        8221 RAO     LATIN AMERICA
PATRICK, L.G.   O4   7523 AC        8223 RAO     NORTHEAST ASIA
GAINES, M.J.    O4   0202 RC        8225 RAO     SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
2.  PENDING A CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT WAIVER FROM ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, THE AWARDING OF FMOS FOR FAO IS APPROVED FOR:
NAME            PGRD PMOS COMPONENT FMOS FAO/RAO REGION
ANTHENOR, J.    O2   3404 AC        8241 FAO     LATIN AMERICA
DUARTE, G.Y.D.  O4   0302 AC        8241 FAO     LATIN AMERICA
MEINHARDT, M.   O3   0204 AC        8244 FAO     MID EAST/N. AFRICA
MEINHARDT, M.   O3   0204 AC        8249 FAO     E. EUROPE
3.  MMOA-3 WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES INTO THE OFFICERS'PERMANENT RECORDS TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL MOS IAW THE REFERENCE.
4.  PER REF A, OFFICERS APPLYING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP) FMOS ARE HIGHLIGHTING THEIR AVAILABILITY TO SERVE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND POLITICAL-MILITARY BILLETS WHEN NOT SERVING IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS.  OFFICERS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINING TO SERVE IN SUCH BILLETS MAY HAVE THEIR IAP FMOS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN.
5.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM (IAOP) CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE IAP COORDINATOR, MAJ J.F. BROWN (PLU-8), DSN 222-4365, COMM (703) 692-4365, EMAIL JONATHAN.F.BROWN@USMC.MIL; OR TO THE IAP COORDINATOR, LTCOL A.C. BOLDEN (PLU-8), DSN 224-0322, COM (703) 614 0322, EMAIL ANTHONY.BOLDEN@USMC.MIL; OR TO THE ASSISTANT IAOP COORDINATOR, MR. NIMISH VERMA, DSN 222-4366, COMM (703) 692-4366, EMAIL NIMISH.VERMA.CTR@USMC.MIL.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//