R 281031Z APR 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 249/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY12 ACTIVE DUTY MARINE ATTACHE SELECTION PANEL//
POC/NEWCOMB/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /EMAIL:JOSEPH.NEWCOMB@USMC.MIL//
POC/MCBRIDE/LTCOL/UNIT:ATTACHE PROGRAM MANAGER/-/TEL:DSN 224-4022 /EMAIL:SEAN.M.MCBRIDE1@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. SUMMARY: THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE MARINE CORPS ATTACHE (MARA) PROGRAM AND THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE MOST QUALIFIED MARINES ARE ASSIGNED WITHIN THE DEFENSE ATTACHE SYSTEM (DAS) TO REPRESENT BOTH THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES IN OUR EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD, HQMC SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE ATTACHE PROGRAM. THIS MESSAGE REQUESTS APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY12 MARA PROGRAM. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO THE POC IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 8 NO LATER THAN 01 JUN 2010. THE MARA SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE FROM 21 TO 25 JUN 2010.
2. THE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM MANPOWER MANAGEMENT OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (MMOA); DEPUTY COMMANDANT PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, INTERNATIONAL ISSUES BRANCH (PLU); INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING BRANCH (IOP); AND MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY (MCIA). THE PANEL WILL SELECT THE BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO FILL THE BILLETS. EACH APPLICANTS CAREER PATTERN WILL BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS WITH REGARD TO TIMING AND POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE SERVICE. OFFICERS WITH A CRITICALLY SHORT PMOS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM HOWEVER, THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL ULTIMATELY INFLUENCE WHETHER AN APPLICANT IS SELECTED. NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE OBLIGATION IS INCURRED FOLLOWING A MARA TOUR.
A. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE MARA WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL/DEFENSE ATTACHE (DATT) OR THE AMERICAN LEGATION UNITED STATES NAVAL ATTACHE (ALUSNA).
B. CANDIDATES MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS ACTIVE COMPONENT.
C. OFFICERS WITH AT LEAST 2 YEARS TIME IN GRADE MAY APPLY FOR BILLETS CODED AT THE NEXT HIGHER RANK.
D. ALL MARA APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 24 MONTHS TIME ON STATION BY THE TIME THE TRAINING PIPELINE STARTS. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
E. APPLICANTS WHO HAVE ACCEPTED ORDERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
F. APPLICANTS MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION CLEARANCE (TS/SCI).
G. ALTHOUGH FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) EXPERIENCE AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IS DESIREABLE, IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT.
H. IF SELECTED FOR ATTACHE, OFFICERS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER NON-STATUTORY BOARDS AND PANELS DURING THE SLATING YEAR.
3. TRAINING IS APPROXIMATELY 20 WEEKS AT THE JOINT MILITARY ATTACHE SCHOOL (JMAS) AT DIA, WASHINGTON, DC. OFFICERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS COURSE ARE THEN AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT ABROAD. LANGUAGE TRAINING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOME BILLETS. THE LENGTH OF LANGUAGE TRAINING WILL BE BASED ON THE LANGUAGE AND PROFICIENCY LEVEL REQUIRED. WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE ATTACHE PROGRAM ALL INDIVIDUALS IN TRAINING AND WHILE ON STATION ARE ADCON TO MCIA IN QUANTICO, VA.
4. THE FY12 PANEL WILL SCREEN FOR O-4 AND O-5 BILLETS. THE FOLLOWING BILLETS ARE OPEN TO ANY MOS:
O-4 BILLETS (FILL DATE/TOUR LENGTH/ACCOMPANIED OR UNACCOMPANIED/TRAINING START DATE WITH FULL LANGUAGE TRAINING IF APPLICABLE/LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT)
MCC COUNTRY (DETAILS)
XXX BOLIVIA (FEB 2012/24 MOS/A/MAR 2011/SPANISH-AMERICAN)
NVH ISRAEL (JUN 2012/36 MOS/A/JAN 2011/HEBREW)
NHW JORDAN (FEB 2012/24 MOS/A/AUG 2010/ARABIC-MODERN STANDARD)
NHV KENYA (JUL 2012/24 MOS/A/MAR 2011/SWAHILI)
NCR MEXICO (JUL 2012/24 MOS/A/AUG 2011/SPANISH-AMERICAN)
NE9 NICARAGUA (AUG 2012/36 MOS/A/SEP 2011/SPANISH-AMERICAN)
NGQ NIGERIA (JUN 2011/24 MOS/A/JAN 2011/NOT REQUIRED)
XXX INDIA (JUL 2012/36 MOS/A/JAN 2011/HINDI)
O-5 BILLETS (FILL DATE/TOUR LENGTH/ACCOMPANIED OR UNACCOMPANIED/TRAINING START DATE WITH FULL LANGUAGE TRAINING IF APPLICABLE/LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT)
MCC COUNTRY (DETAILS)
NHY IRAQ (SEP 2012/12 MOS/U/MAR 2012/NOT REQUIRED)
XXX PAKISTAN (MAY 2012/18 MOS/U/DEC 2010/URDU/PUNJABI)
NCY RUSSIA (JUL 2012/24 MOS/A/NOV 2010/RUSSIAN)
NCW SENEGAL (SEP 2012/24 MOS/A/AUG 2011/FRENCH)
NCC CHINA (JUN 2012/24 MOS/A/OCT 2010/CHINESE-MANDARIN/YUNNANESE)
5. PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE LISTED BILLETS SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION PACKAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE POSTED TO THE HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AS OUTLINED BELOW. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THAT CHAIN. APPLICATION PACKAGES SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
A. ENCLOSURE 1 - NOMINATION LETTER PER THE TEMPLATE ON THE INTEL DEPT WEBSITE. APPLICANTS SHOULD LIST THEIR TOP THREE BILLET PREFERENCES; HOWEVER APPLICANTS MAY BE SELECTED FOR ANY COUNTRY BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
B. ENCLOSURE 2 - AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF APPLICANT AND FAMILY (ORIGINAL AND ONE COLOR COPY)
C. ENCLOSURE 3 - DEFENSE ATTACHE NOMINATION BIOGRAPHY WORKSHEET (DIA FORM 886 ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY)
D. ENCLOSURE 4 - DEFENSE ATTACHE MEDICAL FORM FOR APPLICANT AND EACH FAMILY MEMBER (APPLICANT AND FAMILY MEMBERS ON ONE FORM; ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY)
E. ENCLOSURE 5/6 - STANDARD FORM 86, QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS FOR APPLICANT AND SPOUSE (SPOUSE SF86 IS ENCLOSURE 6; ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY OF EACH, MUST BE COMPLETED BY SPOUSE EVEN FOR UNACCOMPANIED TOURS)
F. ENCLOSURE 6/7 - CERTIFICATE OF SUITABILITY FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT (ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY)
G. ENCLOSURE 8 - LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MAY BE INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES TO THE APPLICATION. ENDORSEMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANTS POTENTIAL TO ACT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
6. THE NOMINATION LETTER REFERENCED IN PARAGRAPH 5.A IS ONE DOCUMENT AND SHOULD BE FORMATTED PER THE TEMPLATE ON THE INTEL DEPT WEBSITE:
A. DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE: DATE, PLACE TESTED
B. DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) INFORMATION:
(1) LANGUAGE(S)/DIALECT(S)
(2) DATE, PLACE TESTED
(3) DLPT TYPE(S)
C. GENERAL CLASSIFICATION TEST (GCT) SCORE
D. DATE OF RANK
E. DATE CURRENT TOUR BEGAN
F. OVERSEAS CONTROL DATE
G. SUMMARY OF MILITARY EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY NOTE LANGUAGE, FOREIGN AREA AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TRAINING.
H. SUMMARY OF CIVILIAN EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY NOTE LANGUAGE, FOREIGN AREA, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDIES.
I. SUMMARY OF FAO/RAO ORIENTED EXPERIENCE. LIST TRAVEL AND OR MILITARY EXPERIENCE IN FOREIGN REGIONS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DETAIL MILITARY DUTIES INVOLVING INTERACTION WITH FOREIGN MILITARIES OR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
J. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH SUMMARIZING WHY APPLICANT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT AS A MARA.
K. APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF A CURRENT (WITHIN 5 YEARS) SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI)WITH A TS/SCI ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.
L. CONTACT NUMBERS. APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY TELEPHONE CONTACT INFORMATION IN CASE THE SELECTION PANEL HAS AMPLIFYING QUESTIONS DURING THE SCREENING PROCESS.
7. APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING APPLICATIONS ARRIVE AT CMC BY THE STATED TIMELINE. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS SCAN PACKAGES AND EMAIL TO POCS LISTED AND MAIL THE OFFICIAL PACKAGE USING EXPRESS MAIL TO: HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS, 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103.
8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND ON THE HQMC INTELLIGENCE NIPRNET WEBSITE: HTTP:/HQINET001.HQMC.USMC.MIL/DIRINT/DEFENSE_ATTACHE.HTML. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE APPLICATION PROCESS CAN BE DIRECTED VIA EMAIL TO HQMC_MARA@USMC.MIL OR PHONE (703) 614-3763/1161 (DSN 224)
9. IF A QUALIFIED APPLICANT IS NOT IDENTIFIED BY THE SELECTION PANEL, MMOA WILL ASSIGN A SUITABLE CANDIDATE. RESULTS OF THE ATTACHE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE PUBLISHED BY MARADMIN IN AUGUST 2010 WITH ORDERS ISSUED BY MRA VIA SEPCOR.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//