R 250929Z SEP 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0579/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY10 COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP) AND LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS (LEP) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19970331//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19900831//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20030625//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20030731//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19941004//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1560.7J W/CH1 (CDP); REF B IS MCO P5800.16A W/CH1-5, CHAPTER 19 (LEP); REF C IS MCO 1560.19E (ADP); REF D IS MCO 1520.9G (SEP); REF E IS MCO P1300.8R (PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY MANUAL).//
POC/BRAD WARD /MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-5/-/TEL:DSN 278-9286/TEL:703-784-9286//
POC/DIANE RODGERS/CIV/UNIT:MMOA-5/-/TEL:DSN 278-9286/TEL:703-784-9286 /EMAIL:DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO SOLICIT APPLICANTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE FOLLOWING FY10 EDUCATION PROGRAM SELECTION BOARDS:  THE COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP) AND THE VARIOUS LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS; FUNDED LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM (FLEP), EXCESS LEAVE PROGRAM (ELP), SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM-LAW (SEP LAW) AND ADVANCE DEGREE PROGRAM-LAW (ADP LAW).
2.  THE COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP) PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICERS TO COMPLETE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE AND THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
    A.  BOARD CONVENES 15 DECEMBER 2009, APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 30 NOVEMBER 2009.
    B.  OFFICERS MUST ALREADY BE ACCEPTED TO AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION TO THE CDP.  IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED THAT OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE CDP PURSUE A DEGREE WHICH IS RELEVANT TO THEIR PMOS AND/OR RESPONSIBILITIES.
    C.  OFFICERS MUST BE DESIGNATED A FULL-TIME STUDENT BY THE DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION.  COLLEGES LOCATED AT CURRENT DUTY STATION OR NEAR MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS FOR A FOLLOW ON ASSIGNMENT ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
    D.  OFFICERS MUST HAVE 60 SEMESTER HOURS (SH) OR 90 QUARTER HOURS(QH) ALREADY COMPLETED BY THE TIME OF APPLICATION.  OF THIS 60 SH OR 90 QH, AT LEAST 20 SH OR 30 QH MUST BE OF CLASSROOM WORK COMPLETED AT A CIVILIAN COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY.  OFFICERS SELECTED WILL HAVE A PERIOD OF NO MORE THAN 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM.
    E.  DUE TO THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OF RESTRICTED OFFICERS IN THE CDP, RESTRICTED OFFICERS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY MOS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY THIS YEAR: 5502.  THE 0170 MOS IS RESTRICTED TO TWO ALLOCATIONS DUE TO ONE MARINE ALREADY PARTICIPATING.  DUE TO BEING AT LESS THAN 90 PERCENT OF T/O STRENGTH, THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR: 0205, 0210, 0640, 2305, AND 3408.
3.  FLEP AND ELP PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFICERS TO LATERALLY TRANSFER TO A PRIMARY MOS OF 4402.  SEP (LAW) AND ADP (LAW) OFFER CURRENT 4402'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A MASTERS OF LAW DEGREE, AND THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
    A.  BOARD CONVENES 15 DECEMBER 2009,  APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 30 NOVEMBER 2009.
    B.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT FINAL LAW SCHOOL LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE.  APPLICANTS FOR THE FLEP AND ELP MUST ALSO SUBMIT THEIR LSAT SCORE.  APPLICANTS MAY FORWARD FINAL LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE TO MMOA-5 AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, BUT PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  THE BOARD WILL NOT CONSIDER INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS.
    C.  DUE TO FUNDING CONSTRAINTS, ALL FLEP AND SEP (LAW) APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE FROM LAW SCHOOLS WHICH STATES THE ANNUAL TUITION AND WHETHER THE APPLICANT QUALIFIES FOR IN-STATE OR OUT-OF-STATE TUITION.  INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION THAT WILL AFFECT COSTS ASSOCIATED, I.E. SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, ETC.  FUNDING IS A CONSTRAINT REALITY SO APPLICANTS SHOULD THOROUGHLY RESEARCH SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES FOR QUALITY AND EXPENSE.
    D.  SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS OR CASH AWARDS FOR THE FLEP/ELP SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF CMC (JAS).
    E.  OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH FLEP AND ELP MAY SUBMIT A COMBINED APPLICATION PER FIGURE 19-1 OF REF B.
    F.  OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH ADP (LAW) AND SEP (LAW) MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR EACH PROGRAM PER REFS C AND D, RESPECTIVELY. FURTHER:
        (1)  HQMC ANTICIPATES FUNDING FOR THREE SEP (LAW) STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
        (2)  APPLICANTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IN THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES FOR SEP (LAW):  ONE QUOTA FOR LABOR LAW AND TWO QUOTAS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
        (3)  HQMC ANTICIPATES TWO QUOTAS FOR ADP (LAW).
        (4)  APPLICANTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED IN THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES FOR ADP LAW: INTERNATIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, MILITARY LAW, AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
    G.  OFFICERS MUST MEET MINIMUM TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS BY MATRICULATION, REF E APPLIES.  THE FLEP IS THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MINIMUM TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE TIME IN SERVICE (TIS) REQUIREMENT (MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS, LESS THAN 6 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY) IS STATUTORY.  THE TIS REQUIREMENT MUST BE MET PRIOR TO MATRICULATION AND INCLUDES TOTAL (OFFICER AND ENLISTED COMBINED) SERVICE.  PRESCRIBED TOURS OF DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED, ESPECIALLY WHEN SNO WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE AT THE END OF THEIR CURRENT TOUR.  REF E APPLIES TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING NORMAL TOURS OF DUTY.
    H.  SPECIAL FLEP QUALIFICATIONS.  AN APPLICANT MUST:
        (1)  BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.
        (2)  BE IN THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN OR BELOW.
        (3)  HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN 6 YEARS TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY (OFFICER AND ENLISTED SERVICE COMBINED) WHEN LAW EDUCATION BEGINS.
        (4)  BE ABLE TO COMPLETE 20 YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER BEFORE THE 55TH BIRTHDAY.  NOTE:  BECAUSE THESE ARE STATUTORY QUALIFICATIONS, THEY CAN NOT BE WAIVED.
    I.  SPECIAL ELP(L) QUALIFICATIONS.  AN APPLICANT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN 8 YEARS OF TOTAL COMMISSIONED SERVICE (ACTIVE AND RESERVE) AS OF THE TIME LAW EDUCATION BEGINS.
    J.  DETAILED INFORMATION FOR LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING CAPT JASON FOSCOLO, HQMC, CODE JAS, AT DSN: 224-8405.
4.  THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPLY TO ALL PROGRAMS:
    A.  UPON SELECTION TO A PROGRAM, ALL PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION.  UPON RELEASE OF THE RESULTS MARADMIN, PCS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED ON ALL SELECTED OFFICERS. THEREFORE, OFFICERS MUST ENSURE A TRUE AND VALID INTEREST IN ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS BEFORE APPLYING.
    B.  OFFICERS ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY IF THEY HAVE ALREADY ACCEPTED SELECTION TO ANOTHER VOLUNTARY PROGRAM OR HAVE BEEN ISSUED ORDERS TO A RESIDENT PME SCHOOL FOR FY10.
    C.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESTRICTED OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE CDP, THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE UNRESTRICTED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE MARINE CORPS ON ACTIVE DUTY.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MCP-DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM APPLICANTS, OFFICERS NOT YET CAREER DESIGNATED MUST BE SELECTED FOR AND ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION PRIOR TO MATRICULATION.  OFFICERS TO BE SCREENED BY THE FY10 CAREER DESIGNATION BOARD (CDB) MAY SUBMIT PACKAGES AND MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT CAREER DESIGNATION WHEN OFFERED.  IF AN OFFICER WILL NOT BE SCREENED BY THE FY10 CDB, THEY ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS THIS YEAR.  IF SCREENED BUT NOT SELECTED FOR CAREER DESIGNATION, SELECTION TO THE PROGRAM WILL BE DISAPPROVED.
    D.  ONE ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT FROM ALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED, WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES, MUST BE SENT TO CMC (MMOA-5).  TRANSCRIPTS CAN BE SENT TO MMOA-5 DIRECTLY FROM THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION, FROM THE MARINE, OR AS AN ENCLOSURE WITH THE PACKAGE.  COPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE WITHOUT A UNIVERSITY SEAL OR VERIFIED AS A TRUE COPY BY THE UNIVERSITY. IF MAILED SEPARATELY, HQMC RECOMMENDS AN ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE IN THE APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURE OF APPLICATION.
    E.  PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER AS APPROPRIATE, E.G. DIV, MAW, MLG, MEF, TECOM, ETC.
    F.  AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, IS REQUIRED.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PREFERRED AS THEY ARE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF.  CONTACT CMC (MMSB-20) AT DSN 278-3974 WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING PHOTOGRAPHS.  IF PHOTO IS FILED ELECTRONICALLY, ANNOTATE THIS IN THE APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURE OF THE PACKAGE.  IF A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT FEASIBLE, A HARD COPY IS ACCEPTABLE.  DEPLOYED PHOTOS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
    G.  APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT.
    H.  OFFICERS MUST USE THE FORMATS FOUND IN THE RESPECTIVE MARINE CORPS ORDERS WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS, I.E. USE REF A FOR THE CDP, USE REF B FOR THE FLEP OR ELP, USE REF C FOR ADP (LAW) AND USE REF D FOR SEP (LAW).  EXAMPLES CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE MMOA-5 WEBSITE.
    I.  CDP AND ADP INCURS A THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR ONE YEAR OF EDUCATION, OVER ONE YEAR INCURS A FOUR YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION.  SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR THE VARIOUS LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND IN REF (B).
    J.  A STATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE SERVICE OBLIGATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PER THE RESPECTIVE MARINE CORPS ORDERS.
    K.  APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR ANY PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
5.  APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN ENSURING THAT THEIR APPLICATIONS ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-5) NLT 30 NOVEMBER 2009.  RECOMMEND FEDEX OR SOME OTHER MEANS OF TRACKING PACKAGES.  FAXED OR SCANNED COPIES TO DIANE RODGERS/MMOA-5 WILL BE ACCEPTED PENDING RECEIPT OF ORIGINAL PACKAGE.  FAX NUMBER IS 703-784-9844 OR DSN 278-9844.
6.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND EXAMPLES CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE, WHICH IS LINKED TO THE MMOA HOMEPAGE OR BY CONTACTING THE ACTING GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFICER, MAJ BRAD WARD OR THE ASSISTANT, DIANE RODGERS AT BRADLEY.WARD@USMC.MIL AND DIANE.RODGERS@USMC.MIL RESPECTIVELY. 
7.  MAIL APPLICATION AND ALL ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS TO:
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
ATTN: GRADUATE EDUCATION, MMOA-5
3280 RUSSELL ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
8.  THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//