R 181129Z JAN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 034/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY11 ACQUISITION PRIMARY MOS 8059 SELECTION BOARD AND ACQUISITION SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMOA/YMD:20030731//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MMOA/YMD:20030625//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:120729ZAUG2004//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/U.S.C CHAPTER 87/-/110590//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MM/-/062304//
REF/F/MSGID:MSG/CMC/YMD:060930ZJAN2009//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1520.9G (SEP) AND REF B IS MCO 1560.19E (ADP). REF CIS MARADMIN 348/04, ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ACQUISITION OFFICER PRIMARY MOS; REF D IS TITLE 10, U.S.C., CHAPTER 87; REF E IS MCO 1300.64A COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM; REF F IS MARADMIN 003/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARYPERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/H. HERNANDEZ/CTR/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL: 703 784-9981 / EMAIL:MELVIN.HERNANDEZ.CTR@USMC.MIL//
POC/JOSEPH NEWCOMB/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL: 703 784-9285 / EMAIL:JOSEPH.NEWCOMB@USMC.MILGENTEXT-REMARKS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT APPLICANTS FOR THE FY11 ACQUISITION PRIMARY MOS SELECTION (8059) BOARD. IN ADDITION THE SELECTION BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO SELECT PMOS 8059 APPLICANTS TO ATTEND ACQUISITION SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (ASEP), THE SYSTEMS ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COURSE AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.  FOR THOSE APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED TO MARADMIN 576/10 YOUR APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED UNDER THIS MARADMIN. A SINGLE BOARD WILL CONVENE TO SELECT OFFICERS FOR BOTH PROGRAMS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ACQUISITION PRIMARY MOS 8059 SELECTION PROCESS IS TO SUSTAIN A POPULATION OF ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS WHO MEET STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT POSITIONS OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. THE ACQUISITION SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM SELECTS OFFICERS TO PARTICIPATE IN A FULLY FUNDED GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM. SELECTED OFFICERS RECEIVE AN ADVANCED DEGREE FROM THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS).
2. THE FY11 ACQUISITION PRIMARY MOS 8059 SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 22-25 FEB 2011 IN QUANTICO, VA. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON 11 FEB 2011. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIMARY MOS 8059 SELECTION ARE AS FOLLOW:
    A.  UNRESTRICTED OFFICERS, RANK OF COL THROUGH MAJ, WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY SLATED FOR COMMAND AS A RESULT OF THE FY11 COMMAND SCREENING BOARD.
    B.  MUST POSSESS OR QUALIFY FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION CORPS (DAC) MEMBERSHIP ADDITIONAL MOS 8058. QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
       (1) CERTIFIED DAWIA LEVEL II IN AN ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD.
       (2) BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.
       (3) HAVE 24 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS IN BUSINESS OR BUSINESS RELATED FIELDS, OR 24 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS IN PRIMARY DAWIA CAREER FIELD AND TWELVE SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS IN BUSINESS OR BUSINESS RELATED FIELDS. SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS MUST BE ON A COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT.
       (4) HAVE 48 MONTHS ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE BY 30 SEP 2011. TWELVE MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE MAY BE CREDITED FOR ACQUISITION RELATED EDUCATION. EIGHTEEN MONTHS ACQUISITION EXPERIENCE MAY BE CREDITED FOR HAVING LTCOL/O5 COMMAND.
       (5) OFFICERS WHO ARE IN THE ABOVE ZONE CANNOT APPLY.
    C.  WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR DAC REQUIREMENTS.
    D.  MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC), AS THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR ACQUISITION TRAINING AND EDUCATION, WILL VERIFY ALL ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS, WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE, AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS PRIOR TO THE SELECTION BOARD. ALL APPLICANTS MUST INITIATE AN ACQUISITION RECORDS AUDIT WITH THE USMC DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT (DAWIA) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE MR. RICKY TAYLOR NLT 4 FEB 2011, DSN 378-4496, COMM 703-432-4496 OR E-MAIL RICKY.J.TAYLOR1@USMC.MIL. IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY INITIATED AN AUDIT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PREVIOUS MARADMIN 576/10 YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO ANOTHER AUDIT.
    E.  PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE APPLICANT'S CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER (WING, DIVISION, OR MLG EQUIVALENT) AS APPROPRIATE.  ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A CASE BY CASE BASES DEPENDING UPON DEPLOYMENT STATUS.
    F.  PHOTOGRAPHS. AN OFFICIAL PHOTO, TAKEN NO EARLIER THAN 8 JAN 2010 IS REQUIRED TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF. SEE MARADMIN 003/09 FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOS. PER MARADMIN 0003/09, OFFICERS WHO ARE DEPLOYED MAY TAKE THE PHOTO IN UTILITIES MINUS THE UTILITY BLOUSE. THE TITLE BOARD WILL INCLUDE THE WORD "DEPLOYED" DISPLAYED PROMINENTLY ACROSS THE TOP OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS ALL OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY REF C. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHOTO CLARITY, THE PHOTO SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST A PLAIN BACKGROUND. MARADMIN 0003/09 SPECIFIES THE UNIFORM FOR THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR FEMALES MARINES AS SERVICE "C" WITH SLACKS. OFFICERS SHOULD CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE PHOTO BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) AT 703-784-3974 OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE. BE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH A PHOTO MAY BE OVER 12 MONTHS OLD, THE PHOTO WILL REMAIN IN THE OMPF UNTIL AN UPDATED PHOTO IS SUBMITTED.  THEREFORE, IF USING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE TO REVIEW RECEIPT OF YOUR DIGITAL PHOTO, PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE DATE OF THE PHOTO TO ENSURE THE MOST CURRENT PHOTO SUBMITTED WAS RECEIVED BY CMC (MMSB-20).  HARD COPY PHOTOS WILL NOT BE FILED IN THE OMPF. IF A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT AVAILABLE, A HARD COPY MAY BE INCLUDED AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE APPLICATION.  GO TO THE MMSB HOMEPAGE FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON THE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOS.
    G.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT.
    H.  ASEP APPLICANTS MUST HAVE MET THE 24 MONTH TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS BEFORE ATTENDING SCHOOL. APPLICANT'S PRESCRIBED TOURS OF DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED.
    I.  APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF THEIR INTENT TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.
    J.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PMOS 8059 INCUR A 4 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON ACCEPTANCE.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 8059 PMOS SELECTION TO ATTEND ASEP: IN ADDITION TO THE 8059 APPLICATION PROCESS DESCRIBED ABOVE AS APPLICABLE, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES APPLY TO THE 8059 APPLICANT. THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENT PROCESS FOLLOWS:
    A.  THE ASEP BOARD WILL CONVENE: 22-25 FEB 2011. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE 11 FEB 2011.
    B.  ASEP APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN ACQUISITIONS MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE 816 AMOS 8856.
    C.  SELECTED ASEP APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE DEFERRED ORDERS TO SCHOOL.  APPLICANTS SHOULD NOT EXPECT A WAIVER TO THIS POLICY.
    D.  UPON SELECTION TO THE PROGRAM, ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION.  UPON RELEASE OF THE RESULTS MARADMIN, PCS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED ON ALL SELECTED OFFICERS.  THEREFORE, OFFICERS MUST ENSURE A TRUE AND VALID INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM BEFORE APPLYING.
    E.  APPLICANTS MAY NOT APPLY DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF CURRENT ASSIGNMENT.
    F.  AN APPLICATION FORMAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE REFERENCES AND ON THE ACQUISITIONS PORTION OF THE MMOA-3 WEBPAGE.  LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MAY BE INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES.
    G.  APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION CONTAINED ON THE NPS WEBSITE.  ONE OFFICIAL SEALED TRANSCRIPT FROM ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, MUST BE MAILED TO NPS NLT 4 FEB 2011 AT THE ADDRESS PROVIDED IN PARA 7.  THE ONLINE REGISTRATION CAN BE LOCATED AT HTTP:WWW.NPS.EDU/ADMISSIONS/APPLYONLINE.HTML.  ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NPS PROCESS MAY BE ADDRESSED VIA EMAIL AT GRAD-ED@NPS.EDU.  GRE/GMAT SCORES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR NPS CURRICULA.
    H.  LTCOLS AND MAJS WHO ARE APPLYING FOR THE PMOS 8059 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO ASEP. OFFICERS WHO ARE IN THE ABOVE ZONE CANNOT APPLY.
    I.  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATED IN SEP, ADP, VGEP, FAO/RAO, OLMSTED SCHOLAR, OR OTHER FUNDED MARINE CORPS PROGRAMS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ASEP.
    J.  PARTICIPATION IN ASEP INCURS A 4 YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION AFTER DEGREE COMPLETION.
    K.  THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE ASEP APPLICATION: "IF SELECTED, I AGREE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR AT LEAST 4 YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF MY TRAINING. I AGREE NOT TO TENDER MY RESIGNATION OR REQUEST SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THIS OBLIGATION IS IN ADDITION AND NOT CONCURRENT TO ANY OBLIGATION PREVIOUSLY INCURRED."
    L.  APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THEIR APPLICATIONS ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-3) NLT 11 FEB 2011. MAIL APPLICATIONS TO THE ADDRESS IN PARA 6.
4.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND ACQUISITIONS WEBSITE, WHICH IS LINKED FROM THE MMOA HOMEPAGE OR BY CONTACTING THE GRADUATE EDUCATION OFFICE POC'S.
5.  APPLICATIONS WILL USE STANDARD NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE FORMAT, WITH ENCLOSURES AND ENDORSEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.
    A. STANDARD NAVAL LETTER COVER PAGE.
    B. DATA SHEET FOR 8059 PMOS APPLICATION (PROVIDED BY MCSC DIRECTLY TO BOARD).
    C. STANDARD ONE PAGE MILITARY BIOGRAPHY.
    D. RELEASE OF INFORMATION FORM.
    E. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATIONS MAY BE INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES.
    F. AN APPLICATION TEMPLATE CAN BE FOUND BY FIRST LOGGING ON TO THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MRA) WEBSITE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL THEN NAVIGATING TO THE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT WEBPAGE. ONE MUST BE LOGGED INTO THE MANPOWER WEBSITE FOR THE SAMPLE APPLICATION TO BE VISIBLE. THE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT WEBPAGE CAN BE REACHED BY CLICKING ON "ACTIVE MARINE," CLICKING ON "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)," CLICKING ON "OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (MMOA), " CLICKING ON "PLANS AND PROGRAMS (MMOA-3)," AND THEN SCROLLING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE SCREEN. SELECT "ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT," AND THEN CLICK ON "ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (8059)," 8059 PMOS SAMPLE APPLICATION IS POSTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE UNDER THE TITLE "FORMS".
    G. OFFICERS RECEIVING AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY (ACIP-FLIGHTPAY) OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH AVIATION CONTINUATION PAY (ACP-BONUS) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. SELECTION TO PMOS 8059 DOES NOT IMPACT ACIP OR ACP PAYMENTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT AS LONG AS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
    H. ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE APPLICANT, SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACQUISITION RECORD AUDIT WITH MCSC, MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESS IN PAR 6.
    I. FOLLOWING THE FY11 PMOS 8059 SELECTION BOARD, THE MARINE CORPS ACQUISITION COMMAND SELECTION BOARD (MCACSB) WILL CONVENE TO SLATE SPECIFIC ACQUISITION COMMANDS AND COMMAND EQUIVALENT BILLETS. THE BILLETS TO BE SLATED AND AMPLIFYING DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED VIA SEPARATE MARADMIN.
6.  MAIL APPLICATIONS TO MMOA-3 NLT 11 FEB 2011 TO:
 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
 HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
 MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
 GRADUATE EDUCATION MMOA-3
 3280 RUSSELL ROAD
 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
7.  NPS ADDRESS:
 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
 ADMISSIONS OFFICE, CODE 01C3
 1 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE, HE-022
 MONTEREY, CA 93943-5100
8.  THIS MARADMIN SUPERSEDES MCO 1520.9G AND MARADMIN 576/10
9.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//