R 101532Z DEC 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0711/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/FY11 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) CRYPTOLOGIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS//
POC/P.P. BERGERON/MSGT/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC I/-/TEL:COM 703-614-6561/TEL:DSN 224-2082/ EMAIL:PAUL.BERGERON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR NSA CRYPTOLOGIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR FY11.  NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO POC NO LATER  THAN 01 FEB 10.  PARAGRAPH 10 DETAILS PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION.
2.  THE NSA CRYPTOLOGIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS BRINGS NATIONAL-LEVEL SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT) EXPERTISE TO MARINE CORPS OPERATING FORCES BY PROVIDING IN-DEPTH TRAINING TO ACTIVE DUTY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD (OCCFLD) 26XX ENLISTED MARINES. THE PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY OCCFLD 26XX ENLISTED MARINES ONLY AND PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE THREE-YEAR INTERNSHIP WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ENTERPRISE.  THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN CRYPTOLOGIC ANALYSIS, INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION DISCIPLINES, AND NATIONAL-TACTICAL SIGINT OPERATIONS.  MARINES WHO PARTICIPATE WILL INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN MULTIPLE SIGINT DISCIPLINES, ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SIGINT SUPPORTS THE OVERALL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND GAIN ESSENTIAL MILITARY OCCUPATION SPECIALTY (MOS) SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NOT NORMALLY GAINED IN OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING VENUES.
3.  THE FOLLOWING CRYPTOLOGIC PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE:
(READ: PROGRAM: QUALIFYING MOS/INTENDED RANKS/PROGRAM PURPOSE).
    A.  MILITARY INTERN SIGINT ANALYST PROGRAM (MINSAP): ANY 26XX WITH THE AMOS OF 2629/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP OUTSTANDING SIGINT ANALYSTS AT THE MID-LEVEL RANK.
    B.  MIDDLE ENLISTED CRYPTOLOGIC CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (MECCAP):  26XX/SGT-GYSGT/DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CRYPTOLOGIC SPECIALISTS WITH INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TRAINING BASED ON THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE NEEDS AND INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUNDS.
    C.  MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE (ELINT) SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM (MOSAP):  2631/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED OPERATIONAL ELINT ANALYSTS.
    D.  MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM (MLAP):  (ARABIC, CHINESE-MANDARIN, SPANISH, PERSIAN-FARSI, OR RUSSIAN)/2671, 2673, 2674, 2676/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ADVANCED CRYPTOLINGUISTIC TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
    E.  YONSEI UNIVERSITY-KOREAN MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM:  HELD AT YONSEI UNIVERSITY/2673/2741/SGT-SSGT/SELECTEE WILL ATTEND YONSEI UNIVERSITY IN SEOUL, WITH FOLLOW-ON ORDERS, ACCOMPANIED, FOR TWO YEARS IN SEOUL.  ALL APPLICANTS FOR YONSEI MUST BE QUALIFIED FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS.
4.  PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL REPORT TO COMPANY "B", MARINE CRYPTOLOGIC SUPPORT BN (MCSB) (MCC: J39), FT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD, FOR DUTY DURING THE FOURTH QTR FY10 WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS:  SELECTEES FOR THE MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM (MOSAP) WILL REPORT TO COMPANY "A", MCSB, AURORA, CO (MCC: JB9) DURING FOURTH QTR FY10 AND SELECTEES FOR THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM WILL REPORT TO MARFOR KOREA (MCC: 836) FOR DUTY DURING FOURTH QTR FY10.
5.  MARINES SELECTED FOR A PROGRAM (EXCEPT THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM) WILL INCUR AN OBLIGATION OF SIX YEARS (THREE YEARS IN THE INTERNSHIP AND A THREE YEAR FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT). THE SIX-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW AT LEAST ONE FOLLOW-ON TOUR TO THE OPERATING FORCES UPON COMPLETION OF THE INTERNSHIP.  ACCEPTANCE TO THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM INCURS A THREE-YEAR OCONUS OBLIGATION (ONE-YEAR AT YONSEI, TWO-YEARS AT SUSLAK). NOMINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PAGE 11 ENTRY TO THE SELECTION BOARD STATING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
6.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS ON STATION BY 1 JUL 10 FOR CONUS COMMANDS, AND THREE YEARS ON STATION BY 1 JUL 10 FOR OCONUS COMMANDS.  APPLICANTS MAY NOT HAVE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE OR MORE THAN 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 JUL 10.
7.  INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE THAN ONE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. WHEN SUBMITTING FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, THE APPLICANT MUST PRIORITIZE THE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED.  PERSONNEL NOT SELECTED FOR THEIR FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WHICH THEY HAVE APPLIED.
8.  MARINES SELECTED WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND FORMAL SCHOOLS AND PERFORM INTERNSHIPS AT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ENTERPRISE.  MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES RELATE TO SIGINT.  UPON GRADUATION, MARINES ARE CONSIDERED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CRYPTOLOGIC SKILL PROGRAM.  ALL MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CRYPTOLINGUISTIC SKILLS THROUGH ADVANCED FORMAL TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH RESPECTIVE LANGUAGE.
9.  APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR ANY OF THE PROGRAMS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
    A.  NAME, RANK, SSN, MOS(S)
    B.  DATE OF BIRTH
    C.  ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE
    D.  PFT AND CFT RESULTS, DATES TAKEN
    E.  COMMAND E-MAIL ADDRESS
    F.  PROGRAM(S) APPLYING FOR (IN PRIORITY ORDER)
    G.  EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
       (1) PME:
           A. NONRESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED
           B. RESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED/CLASS STANDING (IF KNOWN)
       (2) MILITARY/GOVERNMENTAL:
           A. GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/GPA/YEAR COMPLETED/CLASS STANDING (IF KNOWN).
           B. CRYPTOLOGIC TRAINING - SAME INFO AS ABOVE.
       (3) CIVILIAN:
           A. HIGH SCHOOL - INCLUDE: PLACE, GPA, FINAL STANDING - IF KNOWN.
           B. UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE INCLUDE: INSTITUTION ATTENDED/COURSE NAME/COURSE ID/GRADE/CREDITS EARNED. IF A DEGREE WAS EARNED, SUBMISSION OF A COPY OF DIPLOMA/TRANSCRIPTS IS NOT REQUIRED.
           C. GRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE (SAME INFO AS ABOVE).
    H.  DLPT SCORE AND DATE TAKEN (FOR ALL 267X MARINES APPLYING).
    I.  CRYPTOLOGIC DUTIES:  CHRONOLOGICALLY LISTED-INCLUDE TWO TO THREE LINES ON WHAT THOSE DUTIES ENTAILED - UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION ONLY.
    J.  FAVORABLE MATERIAL - INCLUDE PERSONAL AWARDS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.
    K.  A PHOTO IAW MCO P1070.12K, PARAGRAPH 2002 (PHOTOGRAPHS).
    L.  PAGE 11 ENTRIES WITH OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT STATEMENT ALONG WITH THE CO'S COUNSELING STATEMENT.
10.  NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE GENERATED IN LETTER FORMAT WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS.  NOMINATION PACKAGES MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY THE UNIT'S FINAL ENDORSING AUTHORITY AS AN ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FILE TO THE HQMC/IOP POC(PAUL.BERGERON@USMC.MIL). ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 01 FEB 10.  UNITS MAY ALSO SUBMIT HARD COPY PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS (I/IOP) POSTMARKED NLT THAN 31 JAN 10 AND MUST ARRIVE BEFORE 07 FEB 10; MAILING ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
ATTN: I/IOP (RM: 3136, MSGT BERGERON)
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
AN EXAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE POC UPON REQUEST.
11.  ALL APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THE 2600 ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS MONITOR PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR NOMINATION PACKAGES TO THIS HEADQUARTERS.
12.  UPON RECEIPT OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE, AN E-MAIL WILL BE SENT TO THE ORIGINATING COMMAND BY HQMC/IOP ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND STATUS OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE.     
13.  COMMANDS REQUESTING AN EXTENSION TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE DUE TO OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS MUST DO SO PRIOR TO 20 JAN 10. ELECTRONIC PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER 01 FEB 10 AND HARD COPY PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER 07 FEB 10 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES WHERE EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED.
14.  PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN.
15.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. W.G. MELTON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, RESOURCES, HEADQUARTERS, U. S. MARINE CORPS.//