R 141406Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 575/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/REPORT OF THE FY11 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/PLU/YMD:20001221//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1520.11E, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM (IAOP).//
POC/JOSEPH NEWCOMB/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /TEL:COMM 703-784-9284/
EMAIL:JOSEPH.NEWCOMB@USMC.MIL//
POC/DIANE RODGERS/CIV/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /TEL:COMM 703-784-9284/
EMAIL:DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2010 THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS CONVENED THE FY11 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO) STUDY-TRACK SELECTION BOARD ABOARD MCB QUANTICO, VA.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FAO/RAO STUDY-TRACK SELECTION BOARD IS TO SELECT FOR TRAINING A CORPS OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICERS (IAO) FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS ON OPERATIONAL-AND STRATEGIC-LEVEL MARINE CORPS, JOINT, OR COMBINED STAFFS IN OPERATIONS, PLANNING, SECURITY COOPERATION, OR INTELLIGENCE BILLETS, AND FOR DUTY WITH THE DEFENSE ATTACHE SYSTEM (DAS). 
2.  COMPETITION FOR THIS BOARD WAS KEEN.  THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF IAO SEATS AVAILABLE AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS COMBINED TO MAKE SELECTION TO THE IAOP AN EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
3.  FAO-SELECTEES WILL REPORT TO THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) FOR PHASE I TRAINING AS INDICATED BELOW BASED UPON THEIR SPECIFIC LANGUAGE CURRICULA.  REPORT DATES TO NPS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FORECASTED LANGUAGE SEAT AVAILABILITY.  PHASE II LANGUAGE TRAINING AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE (DLI) FOR FAO-SELECTEES WILL COMMENCE UPON COMPLETION OF THE MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM AT NPS.  UPON COMPLETION OF PHASE II TRAINING, FAO-SELECTEES WILL EXECUTE PHASE III (IN-COUNTRY TRAINING) IN A DESIGNATED COUNTRY WITHIN THEIR TARGET REGION.  RAO-SELECTEES WILL REPORT TO NPS FOR PHASE I TRAINING ONLY DURING JAN 2011.
4.  THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE SELECTED FOR THE FAO PROGRAM (READ IN SIX COLUMNS):
NAME                  PGRD   PMOS  PMCC  LANGUAGE      START DATE
ASTOR, ETHAN R.       O3     0180  1F7   HINDI         21 MAR 2011
BEBELL, MARTIN R.     O3     7208  1EC   ARABIC         3 JAN 2011   
BENEFIELD, CASEY      O3     7523  VFB   RUSSIAN       27 JUN 2011   
BUENO, MANUEL A.      O2E    6602  1JY   PORTUGUESE    27 JUN 2011     
CARLSON, MICHAL       O3/O4  7204  1EG   INDONESIAN    27 JUN 2011
EHRHARD, TIMOTHY D.   O2E/O3 0207  1JH   KOREAN         3 JAN 2011
GILES, JENNIFER F.    O2     4302  908   TAGALOG        3 JAN 2011  
GRABICKI, ANTHONY J.  O3/O4  0402  1J3   URDU (NOTE 1) 21 MAR 2011
GRAY, BRIAN P.        O3E    7566  V18   SPANISH       21 MAR 2011      
HOOKER, JUSTIN A.     O3     0402  122   TURKISH       21 MAR 2011
JAKAB, DANIEL P.      O3     0802  1NA   FARSI         27 JUN 2011   
LECKIE, ERIC          O3/O4  4402  1FN   ARABIC         3 JAN 2011        
MCCLELLAN, JONATHAN   O3     0203  1MU   FRENCH        27 JUN 2011
MCQUISTON, MORGAN S.  O3     0402  1Y4   THAI          21 MAR 2011
MENZEL, JOHN R.       O3     7556  1V2   CHINESE        3 MAR 2011
NEAL, CHRISTOPHE C.   O3     7566  1JE   JAPANESE      27 JUN 2011   
WILLIS, ERIC B.       O2/O3  0302  V14   FRENCH        27 JUN 2011
WILSON, SCOTT A.      O3     4402  1CF   CHINESE        3 JAN 2011
NOTE 1:  INDICATES UNACCOMPANIED IN-COUNTRY TRAINING (ICT)  
5.  THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE SELECTED AS FAO ALTERNATES (READ IN FIVE COLUMNS):
NAME                  PGRD   PMOS  PMCC  LANGUAGE
CASTIGLIONE, JEFFREY  O2/O3  1302  UKT   TBD
BACKLUND III, WILLIAM O3     7525  VFG   TBD
FRETWELL, TIMOTHY C.  O3     3002  143   TBD
REARDON, CHRISTOPHE   O2/O3  0207  VMD   TBD
HIERRO, GEORGE A.     O2/O3  0180  V21   TBD
6. THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE SELECTED FOR THE RAO PROGRAM:
NAME                  PGRD   PMOS  PMCC  REGION        START DATE
CARL JR., STEPHEN J.  O4     6602  1J0   RUSS/EUR       3 JAN 2011
CONLON, KEVIN T.      O3/O4  0602  1CF   E. ASIA        3 JAN 2011
ELTRINGHAM, PETER B.  O3/O4  0802  1NG   S.S. AFRICA    3 JAN 2011
LAWRENCE, DAVID F.    O4     7509  143   W. EUROPE      3 JAN 2011
LOWE, CARL M.         O4     7565  VLE   S. ASIA        3 JAN 2011
MARSHALL JR., RICHARD O3     0402  15D   S. ASIA        3 JAN 2011
MARTINEZ, DANNY       O3     7562  VLD   E. EUROPE      3 JAN 2011
PIRES, NUNO M.        O3/O4  1302  1F1   LATIN          3 JAN 2011
7.  THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE SELECTED AS RAO ALTERNATES:
NAME                  PGRD   PMOS  PMCC  LANGUAGE
PEDRAZA, PETER M.     O3E    6002  S7B   TBD
MCCOY, MICHAEL J.     O4     7202  QAM   TBD
8.  FOR THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE FAO/RAO PROGRAM AND WHO ARE IN ZONE FOR PROMOTION, ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL IS CONTINGENT UPON SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
9.  PARTICIPATION IN THE IAOP INCURS A FIVE YEAR (FAO) AND A THREE YEAR (RAO) SERVICE OBLIGATION UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING.  THIS OBLIGATED SERVICE IS IN ADDITION TO ANY PREEXISTING OBLIGATION.
10.  ALL SELECTED OFFICERS MUST ACCEPT OR DECLINE VIA EMAIL NLT 2 WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN.  EMAILS TO: DIANE RODGERS, EMAIL: DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL, 703-784-92
MARSHALL JR., RICHARD O3     0402  15D   S. ASIA        3 JAN 2011
MARTINEZ, DANNY       O3     7562  VLD   E. EUROPE      3 JAN 2011
PIRES, NUNO M.        O3/O4  1302  1F1   LATIN          3 JAN 2011
84 DSN: 278-9284.  THE SUBJECT LINE SHOULD READ:  FY11 FAO OR RAO SELECTION ACCEPTANCE.
11.  UPON ACCEPTANCE OF SELECTION, OFFICERS ARE OBLIGATED TO THE IAOP AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR RESIDENT PME OR OTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMS PRIOR TO FULFILLING THEIR IAOP REQUIREMENTS.   ALL OFFICERS WHO ACCEPT ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT PLU-8, LTCOL S.  FOLSOM AT EMAIL: SETH.FOLSOM@USMC.MIL AND MR. ROBERT CLARK AT EMAIL: ROBERT.L.CLARK1.CTR@USMC.MIL, IN ORDER TO EXCHANGE NECESSARY INFORMATION AS FUTURE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICERS.
12.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
13.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//