111130Z MAY 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 288/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO) MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) BY THE FY11 2ND QUARTER FAO-RAO EXPERIENCE TRACK SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/MSGID:DODD/1520.11E/YMD:20001221//
REF/B/MSGID:DODD/1351.17/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 PLU8/-/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   
BIDWELL, J.T. O3   1803  AC        8249  FAO      EASTERN EUROPE
CACERES, A.H. O4   0402  AC        8241  FAO      LATIN AMERICA
DOCKERY, C.B. O5   7525  AC        8228  RAO      SOUTHEAST ASIA
LAUX,    D.W. O4   0202  RC        8224  RAO      MENA
MADDEN,  S.R. O5   4402  AC        8245  FAO      SUB SAHARAN AFRICA
STAPP,   M.   O4   0302  AC        8224  RAO      MENA
                                   8225  RAO      SUB SAHARAN AFRICA
YLANAN,  A.B. O5   0202  RC        8248  FAO      SOUTHEAST ASIA
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   
WATERS,  A.H. O4   0202  AC        8241  FAO      LATIN AMERICA
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 OFFICER (IAO) 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  OFFICERS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINING TO SERVE IN SUCH BILLETS MAY HAVE THEIR IAO FMOS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN.
5.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM (IAOP) CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE IAOP COORDINATOR, MAJ J.F. BROWN (PLU-8), DSN 222-4365, COMM (703) 692-4365, EMAIL JONATHAN.F.BROWN@USMC.MIL; OR TO THE ASSISTANT IAOP COORDINATOR, MR. ROBERT CLARK, DSN 222-4366, COMM (703) 692-4366, EMAIL ROBERT.L.CLARK1.CTR@USMC.MIL.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//