R061129Z JAN 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 013/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM(UC)//
SUBJ/ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO) MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) BY THE FY11 1ST 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/SETH FOLSOM/LTCOL/UNIT:PPO PLU/-/TEL:DSN 222-4365 /TEL:703-692-4365/ EMAIL:SETH.FOLSOM@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  BASED ON THE BACKGROUND, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS OF THE BELOW LISTED OFFICERS, THE AWARDING OF AN ADDITIONAL MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (AMOS) FOR FAO OR RAO, AS INDICATED, IS APPROVED (READ IN SEVEN COLUMNS):
NAME          PGRD PMOS  COMPONENT AMOS  FAO/RAO  REGION   
KERWOOD, J.G. O5   0802  RC        8225  RAO      SUB-SAHARAN  AFRICA
BEARD, B.A.   O4   7509  AC        8247  FAO      WESTERN EUROPE
REYES, F.J.   O3   0302  RC        8241  FAO      FAO-IN-TRAINING
2.  MMOA-3 WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES INTO THE OFFICERS' PERMANENT RECORDS TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL MOS IAW THE REFERENCE.
3.  PER REF A, OFFICERS APPLYING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (IAO) AMOS 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 OFFICERS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINING TO SERVE IN SUCH BILLETS MAY HAVE THEIR IAO AMOS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN.
4.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM (IAOP) CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE IAOP COORDINATOR, LTCOL S.W.B. FOLSOM (PLU-8), DSN 222-4365, COMM (703) 692-4365, EMAIL SETH.FOLSOM@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.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//