R 011740Z AUG 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 432/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON MRA MM//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE 2012 LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (CJCS) JOINT SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/USECDEF MOI/YMD:20110720//
AMPN/REF A UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTION ENTITLED CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (CJCS) JOINT SELECTION BOARD.//
POC/K. A. HOGAN/CAPT/UNIT:MMSL/-/TEL:703-784-9200 /EMAIL:KERRY.HOGAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IAW REF A, A JOINT SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 20 OCTOBER 2011.  THIS BOARD WILL RECOMMEND ONE OFFICER FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CONSIDERATION IN MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE PRESIDENT FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO CJCS.  THE OFFICER APPOINTED TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION WILL BE APPOINTED TO THE GRADE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL.
2.  CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION.  ALL JUDGE ADVOCATES (MOS 4402) SERVING IN THE GRADE OF COLONEL ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST WITH A DATE OF RANK OF 1 SEP 09 OR EARLIER, AND WITHOUT AN ESTABLISHED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE BOARD CONVENING ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO DESIRE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED MAY DO SO WITHOUT PREJUDICE BY INFORMING THE POC ABOVE BY E-MAIL.
3.  BOARD PREPARATION GUIDANCE.  THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILES (OMPF) AND MASTER BRIEF SHEETS (MBS) OF THE OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED.  OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE MATERIAL CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.  OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THEIR OMPF AND MBS.  THE PRIMARY AND MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF OBTAINING AND VIEWING THE OMPF AND MBS IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  THE MBS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE MMSB WEB SITE.  BECAUSE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT AN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH.
    A.  CORRECTION OF RECORDS.  OFFICERS ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES, MISSING INFORMATION, OR UNREADABLE DOCUMENTS PRESENT IN EITHER THEIR OMPF OR MBS, WITH CMC (MMSB-20). OMPF DOCUMENTS CAN BE E-MAILED AS A PDF ATTACHMENT OR FAXED TO CMC (MMSB-20).  ENSURE ANY MATERIAL SENT TO CMC (MMSB-20) FOR FILING IN THE OMPF CONTAINS FULL NAME, GRADE, AND LAST FOUR OF THE SSN.
    B.  COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD.  EACH ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE IN WRITING, UNDER COVER LETTER SIGNED BY THE OFFICER BEING CONSIDERED, ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY CMC (MMSL) BY 13 OCTOBER 2011.  OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT COMMUNICATIONS VIA HAND DELIVERY, U.S. MAIL, NEXT DAY PACKAGE TO THE ADDRESS FOUND IN PARAGRAPH 4.A., OR ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE POC ABOVE.
    C.  UPDATE MATERIAL.  OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT UPDATE MATERIAL NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR OMPF.  SUCH MATERIAL SHOULD BE PROVIDED UNDER COVER LETTER TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AS DISCUSSED ABOVE AND WILL BE DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.  IT WILL NOT BECOME PART OF AN OFFICER'S OMPF.
4.  ADDRESS AND INTERNET INFORMATION:
    A.  ADDRESS FOR UPDATE MATERIAL:
        SENIOR LEADER MANAGEMENT BRANCH, SUITE 305
        3280 RUSSELL ROAD
        QUANTICO, VA, 22134-5103
    B.  INTERNET INFORMATION:
        (1) TO FIND A SAMPLE COVER LETTER: THROUGH THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE: GO TO WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, GO TO THE "CAREER" BOX AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, SELECT "MARINE," AND THEN SELECT "OFFICER PROMOTIONS" TO ARRIVE AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE. FROM THERE, UNDER "REFERENCE" SELECT "COVER LETTER EXAMPLE."
        (2) TO VERIFY RECEIPT OF FITNESS REPORTS VIA THE MMSB HOMEPAGE: UNDER "RELATED LINKS" SELECT "SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB)," "PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM," AND THEN UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS" SELECT "CHECK YOUR FITNESS REPORT STATUS."
    C.  MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH
        (1) (MMSB-20) RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION.  OMPF DOCUMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE OMPF CAN BE SENT BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
            (A) E-MAIL: SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20@USMC.MIL
            (B) FAX:  COMM 703-784-5682, DSN 278-5682
            (C) ADDRESS:
                COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
                HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20)
                2008 ELLIOT ROAD
                QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
            (D) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-XXXX, DSN 278-XXXX)
                SECTION HEAD, DSN 278-5671
                OPERATIONS OFFICER, DSN 278-3950
                OMPF CUSTOMER SERVICE, DSN 278-3906/3907/5640
        (2) (MMSB-30) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION, COMM.703-784-3989, DSN 278-3989 OR TOLL FREE 1-877-301-9953.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//