R 241030Z SEP 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 539/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 11-12 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:19841001//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCCDC/YMD:19991220//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/021706Z SEP 2004//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/130729Z MAR 2006//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/060930Z JAN 2009//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1300.8R, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF B IS MCO P1553.4A, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.  REF C IS MARADMIN 375/04, OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) CRITERIA.  REF D IS MARADMIN 114/06, RESIDENT ILS BOARD PROCESS ANNOUNCEMENT.  REF E IS MARADMIN 0003/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/P. E. ALLEN/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /EMAIL:PATRICK.E.ALLEN2@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH SCHOOLS AND FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR AY 11-12.  PER THE REFERENCES, THE ILS BOARD WILL CONVENE ABOARD MCB QUANTICO, VA ON OR ABOUT 1 DEC 10 FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 15 COLONELS-LIEUTENANT COLONELS.  THE INTENT OF CMC IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MAJOR BE CONSIDERED AT LEAST ONCE BY THE ILS BOARD DURING HIS OR HER CAREER.
2.  THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
    A.  OFFICERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
        (1) MAJORS AND MAJORS (SELECT) WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO EXECUTE PCSO OR PCAO DURING FY11 NO LATER THAN 30 SEP 11 WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SCREENED. QUESTIONS ON TOUR LENGTHS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE MONITOR.
        (2) MAJORS AND MAJORS (SELECT) WHO HAVE 24 MONTHS TOS (CONUS AND OCONUS) BY 28 FEB 12 MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO SCREEN.  OFFICERS WHO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 24 MONTHS TOS MAY REQUEST IN WRITING (AA FORM) TO MMOA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ILS.  SUCH REQUESTS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  IF A REQUEST TO DEPART EARLY IN ORDER TO SCREEN FOR ILS IS APPROVED AND THE OFFICER IS NOT SELECTED, SNO MAY STILL BE CONSIDERED AN FY 11 MOVER.
        (3) OFFICERS SERVING IN JOINT AND ACQUISITION TOURS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION AT 24 MONTHS TOS (BY 28 FEB 12).  THESE OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MONITOR WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY.
        (4) STABILIZED OFFICERS.  OFFICERS STABILIZED BEYOND 1 AUG 11 BUT WHO OTHERWISE MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA WILL BE ELIGIBLE IF THE AY11-12 BOARD WILL BE THAT OFFICER'S ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO BE SCREENED FOR ILS.  IF SELECTED, THE OFFICER WILL BE SLATED TO ATTEND A SCHOOL THAT OFFERS OFF-CYCLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL CONVENE FOLLOWING THE STABILIZATION END-DATE.
        (5) RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICERS (RSCO).  OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL TOUR AS RSCO AND HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED RESIDENT ILS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SLATED TO SCHOOL.  IF AN RSCO CHOOSES NOT TO ACCEPT ILS, DECLINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH MCRC G-1 BY 11 NOV 10 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE AVAILABLE SEATS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION.  AN RSCO WHO CHOOSES NOT TO ACCEPT ILS WILL RECEIVE PREFERENCE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION ON SUBSEQUENT PCS ORDERS.  RSCOS WHO DO NOT DECLINE ILS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR SCHOOL PREFERENCES VIA THE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE (PARAGRAPH 8 OUTLINES ALL COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD).  OFFICERS SELECTED TO MAJOR AS RS OPERATIONS OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OR OFFICER SELECTION OFFICERS ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY GUARANTEED A SEAT TO ILS.
    B.  OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
        (1) MAJORS WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN SELECTED TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL OR FAILED SELECTION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL ON THE FY11 OR EARLIER LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTION BOARD OR ARE IN ZONE FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL ON THE FY12 LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTION BOARD WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.
        (2) CAPTAINS IN ZONE FOR MAJOR ON THE FY12 BOARD.
        (3) THOSE ATTENDING, OR SCHEDULED TO ATTEND CLS DURING AY10-11.
        (4) THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED ILS OR AN EQUIVALENT FELLOWSHIP.
        (5) THOSE WHO WERE SELECTED BY A PREVIOUS ILS SELECTION BOARD YET DECLINED TO ATTEND.
        (6) THOSE ASSIGNED OR SLATED TO BE ASSIGNED AS ASTRONAUTS.
        (7) THOSE WITH AN APPROVED RESIGNATION-RETIREMENT DATE.
        (8) RESTRICTED-LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
        (9) THOSE WHO HAVE COMMENCED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION-ADVANCE DEGREE-FUNDED LAW EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAMS AS A MAJOR OR MAJOR (SELECT).
        (10) THOSE WHO APPLIED AND WERE PREVIOUSLY SELECTED BY A SEPARATE BOARD OR PANEL DURING FY10.  THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO SAW, NROTC, ATTACHE, AND TEST PILOT SCHOOL.
        (11) OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE FY11 RSCO BOARD.
3.  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SCHOOLS FROM WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ON THE AY11-12 ILS BOARD ARE LISTED BELOW.  SCHOOLS, QUOTAS, AND CONVENING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOD/INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS WILL OBTAIN JPME I CREDIT.
SCHOOL                                        QUOTA    START DATE
AIR COMMAND AND STAFF (MAXWELL AFB, AL)        6       AUG 11
ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE        22       JUL 11
(FT LEAVENWORTH, KS)
NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF (NEWPORT, RI)         22       JUL 11
USMC COMMAND AND STAFF (QUANTICO, VA)         97       AUG 11
4.  FOREIGN PME AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ARE LISTED BELOW.
SCHOOL/FELLOWSHIP                             QUOTA    START DATE
AUSTRALIAN COMMAND AND STAFF                   1       DEC 11
BRAZILIAN NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF (NOTE 1)     1       JAN 12
     (LANGUAGE TRAINING MAY - DEC 11))
CANADIAN FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF              1       AUG 11
FRENCH COMMAND AND STAFF (NOTE 1)              1       FEB 12
     (LANGUAGE TRAINING MAY - NOV 11))
KOREAN COMMAND AND STAFF (NOTE 1)              1       JAN 13
     (LANGUAGE TRAINING AUG 11-DEC 12)
NORWEGIAN DEFENSE STAFF COLLEGE (NOTE 1)       1       MAY 12
     (LANGUAGE TRAINING AUG 11- FEB 12)
LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP/PENN STATE (NOTE 2)       1       AUG 11
SPANISH STAFF COLLEGE (NOTE 1)                 1       AUG 12
     (LANGUAGE TRAINING DEC 11 - MAY 12)
TUFTS/FLETCHER FELLOWSHIP (NOTES 2 AND 3)      1       AUG 11
UK ADVANCED COMMAND AND STAFF                  1       AUG 11
WHINSEC, FT BENNING (NOTE 4)                   1       JUN 11
    (NOTE 1) OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THESE FPME SCHOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED LANGUAGE TRAINING PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL.  EXACT START DATES WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE OFFICER WITHIN THEIR ORDERS AND COORDINATED BY MMOA THROUGH MCU.  OFFICERS INTERESTED IN A FOREIGN, NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING SERVICE SCHOOL MUST TAKE THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) AND HAVE INCLUDED IN THEIR RECORDS OR HAVE AN ESTABLISHED DLPT SCORE ON RECORD FOR THE TARGET LANGUAGE; MIN DLAB SCORE FOR DEFENSE LANGUAGE TRAINING IS 100 OR AS NOTED.  FOR KOREAN NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF, MIN DLAB SCORE OF 110 OR KOREAN DLPT ILR SCORES OF 2/2/2 WITH WAIVERS CONSIDERED.
    (NOTE 2) NOT PME OR JPME I EQUIVALENT.  SELECTEES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THEIR PME REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
    (NOTE 3) TUFTS/FLETCHER PRE-REQUISITE: CURRENT PROFICIENCY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE; DEGREE REQUIRES MIN EQUIV OF DLPT 2PLUS UPON COMPLETION VIA UNIVERSITY ADMINISTERED LANGUAGE PROF EXAM.
    (NOTE 4) WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION PRE-REQUISITE: SPANISH READING/LISTENING/SPEAKING DLPT SCORE OF ILR 2/2/2 WITH WAIVERS CONSIDERED.
5.  SELECTION TO POST GRADUATE INTEL PROGRAM AND THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL LEGAL CENTER AND SCHOOL WILL NOT BE SCREENED DURING THE AY11-12 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL BOARD.  ASSIGNMENTS TO THESE SCHOOLS WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH THE OCC FIELD SPONSOR.
6.  JPME II.  CERTAIN OFFICERS WILL BE DESIGNATED BY THE ILS BOARD FOR A FUTURE JOINT TOUR UPON COMPLETION OF ILS.  THESE OFFICERS WILL ATTEND JPME II IN NORFOLK, VA BEFORE/DURING THEIR JOINT ASSIGNMENT.  OFFICERS DESIGNATED FOR FOLLOW-ON JOINT DUTY WILL DETERMINE THE JOINT BILLET ASSIGNMENT WITH THEIR MONITOR.
7.  DECLINATIONS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ILS BY THE BOARD WHO SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND RESIDENT ILS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR DECLINATION IN WRITING WITH CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENT TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER.  THE DECLINATION LETTER WILL BECOME PART OF THE OFFICER'S OMPF.
8.  BOARD COMMUNICATION AND UPDATED MATERIAL
    A.  ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE
        (1) ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMMUNICATE THEIR SCHOOL PREFERENCES TO THE BOARD VIA A WEB-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE MMOA-3 HOMEPAGE (ADDRESS LISTED BELOW IN PAR 10).  THE QUESTIONNAIRE MAY ALSO BE USED FOR OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD, INCLUDING AN OFFICER'S REQUEST TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION.
        (2) WHEN HQMC (MMOA-3) ELECTRONICALLY RECIEVES AN OFFICER'S QUESTIONNAIRE VIA THE WEBSITE, AN AUTOMATED CONFIRMATION EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE OFFICER; THEREFORE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT AN OFFICER SUPPLY A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS.  OFFICERS WHO PROVIDE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIER QUESTIONNAIRE AND DO NOT RECIEVE THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL SHOULD CONTACT MMOA-3 AT 703-784-9284 (DSN 278-9284).
        (3) THE QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON THE RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN AND MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 22 NOV 10.
    B.  UPDATED MATERIAL.  ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM OR BE ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.  COPIES OF PREVIOUSLY UNSUBMITTED PERTINENT MATERIAL MAY BE SENT TO MMOA-3 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.  ALL MATERIAL SENT TO THE ILS BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD.  ALL CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 25 NOV 10.  CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:
      HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
      MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
      ATTN: AY 11-12 ILS BOARD
      3280 RUSSELL RD
      QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
      FAX: (703) 784-9844 DSN: 278-9844
    C.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  TO PARALLEL OFFICER PROMOTION BOARD AND COMMAND SCREENING BOARD REQUIREMENTS, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE ILS BOARD.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF, AS PER REF D.  OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE.  ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE DATED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  IF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IS NOT POSSIBLE, OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD.  OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.
    D.  FITNESS REPORTS.  COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MMSB-32 FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF.  INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.  THIS WILL INCLUDE THOSE FITNESS REPORTS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION.  FITNESS REPORTS NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO:
      COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
      HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
      MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-32)
      2008 ELLIOT ROAD     
      QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
9.  POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
MMOA-1 (GROUND)
     MAJ B. T. MULVIHILL (COMBAT ARMS) DSN 278-9276
     EMAIL: BRIAN.MULVIHILL@USMC.MIL
     MAJ G. E. BEALS (CBT SVC SPT) DSN 278-9276
     EMAIL: GINGER.BEALS@USMC.MIL
     COML (703) 784-9276
MMOA-2 (AVIATION)
     MAJ B. D. MCLEAN (AIR/GRD) DSN 278-9267
     EMAIL: BRIAN.D.MCLEAN@USMC.MIL
     MAJ J. T. SPEEDY (RW) DSN 278-9267
     EMAIL: JEFF.SPEEDY@USMC.MIL
     MAJ B. A. CREWS (FW) DSN 278-9267
     EMAIL: BRENT.CREWS@USMC.MIL
     COML (703) 784-9267
MMOA-3 (PLANS AND PROGRAMS)
     LTCOL J. E. ORILLE (HEAD, MMOA-3) DSN 278-9284
     EMAIL: JOHN.ORILLE@USMC.MIL
     MAJ P. E. ALLEN (PLANS OFF) DSN 278-9284
     EMAIL: PATRICK.E.ALLEN2@USMC.MIL
     COML (703) 784-9284
FELLOWSHIPS AND FOREIGN PME PROGRAMS
     MR. M. G. COOPER (MCU) DSN 378-0696
     EMAIL: MICHAEL.G.COOPER2@USMC.MIL
     COML (703)432-0696
10.  WEBSITE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL): THERE WILL BE A LINK TO AY11-12 PME BOARDS UNDER THE "NEWS AND FEATURES" COLUMN.  THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE MMOA-3 WEBPAGE WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED UNDER OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS, PLANS AND PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION, INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL.
11.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C.F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION, (ACTING).//