231540Z AUG 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 484/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 12 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/DOC/CJCSI 3120.08C/01/31JAN2006//
AMPN/REF A CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS INSTRUCTION, INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS.//
POC/MARINE CORPS STO CHIEF/PPO PLI/TEL:(703) 692-4331 OR (703) 614-0285 DSN 222//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE CONVENING OF THE FY12 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) 8016 FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) SELECTION PANEL.  THE SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE AT HQMC FROM 19-23 SEPTEMBER 2011 AND IS OPEN TO OFFICERS FROM O-1 TO O-6, AS WELL AS ENLISTED MARINES FROM E-5 TO E-9, WHO HAVE ACQUIRED THE REQUISITE OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND SECURITY SKILLS IDENTIFIED IN REF (A).  
2. INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD CONTACT THE 8016 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR AT (703) 692-4331 OR (703) 614-0285 FOR SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.  THE PRIMARY FORM OF APPLICATION WILL BE VIA SIPRNET EMAIL AND APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED AT HQMC BY 16 SEPT 2011.  HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
3. THE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION (PL) WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE COMBINED, JOINT, AND SERVICE-LEVEL EXPERIENCE OF STO MATTERS.  THE PANEL WILL INDIVIDUALLY SCREEN EACH APPLICANT'S OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, SECURITY MANAGEMENT CREDENTIALS, PERTINENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION, AND COMMAND ENDORSEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET THE 8016 FMOS REQUIREMENTS.
4. A SUBSEQUENT MARADMIN WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE 8016 SELECTION PANEL.  PL WILL FORWARD THE NAMES OF THE MARINES APPROVED FOR THE 8016 FMOS TO MMOA OR MMEA, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR ENTRY INTO THE RESPECTIVE MARINE'S RECORD.
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN ROCCO, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HQMC.//