R 170931Z SEP 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0565/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 10-11 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON/YMD:19941001//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCCDC/YMD:19991020//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/021706ZSEP2004//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/060930ZJAN2009//
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 003/09, 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 THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH THE SCHOOLS/FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE DURING AY 10-11. PER THE REFERENCES, THE TLS BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 2 DEC 09 FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4. THE BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 2 GENERAL OFFICERS AND 15 COLONELS. THE BOARD WILL VERIFY THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY SEATS TO BE FILLED BY THOSE DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS BOARDS. SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF PRIMARIES AND ALTERNATES WILL BE SELECTED TO FILL THE REMAINING SEATS FROM THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
2. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
   A. OFFICERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
      (1) LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND FY10 LIEUTENANT COLONELS (SEL) WHO HAVE 24 MONTHS TOS (CONUS AND OCONUS) BY 31 JUL 10.
      (2) OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE FY11 COLONEL PROMOTION BOARD WHO HAVE NOT YET ATTENDED TLS.  THE ONLY TOS REQUIREMENT FOR COLONELS (SEL) ARE JOINT AND ACQUISITION ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS.
      (3) OFFICERS SERVING IN JOINT AND ACQUISITION TOURS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION AT 24 MONTHS TOS (BY 31 JUL 10).  THESE OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MONITOR WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY.
      (4) LIEUTENANT COLONELS SLATED TO COMMAND OR CURRENTLY IN COMMAND OF AN ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM WHO HAVE COMPLETED 18 MONTHS IN COMMAND BY 31 JUL 10.
      (5) DEPLOYED OFFICERS WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE AND, IF SELECTED, WILL BE SLATED TO SCHOOLS THAT OFFER OFF-CYCLE OPPORTUNITIES.
   B. OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
      (1) COLONELS (SEL) WHO WERE SELECTED TO COLONEL ON THE FY10 OR EARLIER COLONEL SELECTION BOARDS.
      (2) LIEUTENANT COLONELS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO COLONEL.
      (3) LIEUTENANT COLONELS AT OR HAVING ATTENDED TLS.
      (4) MAJORS IN ZONE FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL ON THE FY11 BOARD.
      (5) RESTRICTED-LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
      (6) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION, VIA EMAIL/CONTACT WITH THEIR MONITOR AND QUESTIONNAIRE, PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING.
      (7) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT IN WRITING NOT TO BE CONSIDERED, AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES.
      (8) OFFICERS ATTENDING OR SELECTED TO ATTEND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) OR ADVANCED ILS FOLLOW ON SCHOOLS: SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW), SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES (SAMS), SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES (SAASS), OR MARITIME ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL (MAWS).
      (9) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS.
3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SCHOOLS FROM WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ON THE AY 10-11 TLS BOARD ARE LISTED BELOW.  SCHOOLS, QUOTAS, AND CONVENING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CRS TITLE                            QUOTA   CONVENES  GRAD
AIR WAR COLLEGE                       8      JUL 10    JUN 11
ARMY WAR COLLEGE                     14      JUL 10    JUN 11
COLLEGE OF NAVAL WARFARE             20      AUG 10    JUN 11
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF
THE ARMED FORCES (ICAF)              15      AUG 10    JUN 11
JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL     2      AUG 10    JUN 11
(JAWS)
MARINE CORPS WAR COLLEGE              8      AUG 10    JUN 11
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE                 14      AUG 10    JUN 11
4. FOREIGN SENIOR SERVICE COLLEGES AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ARE LISTED BELOW. 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 SCORE FOR DEFENSE LANGUAGE TRAINING IS 100 OR AS NOTED.
CRS TITLE                            QUOTA   CONVENES  GRAD
ATLANTIC COUNCIL MILITARY FELLOWS    1       AUG 10    JUN 11
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION                1       AUG 10    JUN 11
CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY     1       AUG 10    JUN 11
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS)         1       AUG 10    JUN 11
HOOVER INSTITUTION (STANFORD)        1       AUG 10    JUN 11
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE       1       JUL 11    JUN 12
(FT MCNAIR; LANG TRNG REQ,
JAN 11-JUN 11)
ISRAELI NATIONAL DEF COLLEGE         1       JUN 10    JUN 11
(LANG TRNG START JUN 10 IN-COUNTRY)
JAPANESE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
DEFENSE STUDIES                      1       AUG 12    JUN 13
(LANG TRNG REQ, FEB 11-JUN 12;
MIN DLAB 110 OR DLPT OF 2/2/2)
JFK SCHOOL OF GOV'T (HARVARD)        1       AUG 10    JUN 11
LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP (PENN STATE)    1       AUG 10    JUN 11
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE (1ST SESSION)   1       SEP 10    FEB 11
(2ND SESSION)                        1       FEB 11    JUL 11
NATIONAL INTEL FELLOWSHIP (NOTE 1)   1       AUG 10    JUN 11
PAKISTAN NATIONAL DEF UNIV(NOTE 2)   1       JUL 10    JUN 11
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INT'L STUDIES     1       AUG 10    JUN 11
(JOHNS HOPKINS)
SECDEF CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP          2       JUN 10    JUN 11
SECURITY STUDIES (MIT)               1       AUG 10    JUN 11
(NOTE 1) OPEN TO ALL MOS'S; CIS POLY REQ UPON SELECTION (NOTE 2) DEPENDENTS RESTRICTED
5. DECLINATIONS. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR TLS BY THE BOARD WHO SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND RESIDENT TLS 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.
6. BOARD COMMUNICATION AND UPDATE MATERIAL.
   A. BOARD COMMUNICATION. 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 8). THE QUESTIONNAIRE MAY ALSO BE USED FOR OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE AVAILABLE NLT 15 OCT 09 AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY 25 NOV 09.
   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 TLS BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD. ALL CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 25 NOV 09. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:
      HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
      MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
      ATTN: AY 10-11 TLS 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 TLS 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
7. POINTS OF CONTACT
COL S. C. NELSON, AVIATION COL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300
  EMAIL: SAMUEL.C.NELSON@USMC.MIL
LTCOL M. R. HOLLAHAN, GROUND COL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300
  EMAIL: MARK.HOLLAHAN@USMC.MIL
LTCOL T. S. DESGROSSEILLIERS, GROUND LTCOL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9279, COMM: (703) 784-9279
  EMAIL: TODD.DESGROSSEILLIER@USMC.MIL
LTCOL B. J. GERING, AVIATION LTCOL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9267, COMM: (703) 784-9267
  EMAIL: BRADFORD.GERING@USMC.MIL
LTCOL D. J. DAVIS, HEAD, MMOA-3 PLANS AND PROGRAMS
  DSN: 278-9284, COMM: (703) 784-9284
  EMAIL: DONALD.J.DAVIS1@USMC.MIL
MR. M. G. COOPER, MCU FELLOWSHIPS/FOREIGN PME
  DSN: 378-0696, COMM: (703) 432-0696
  EMAIL: MICHAEL.G.COOPER2@USMC.MIL
8. WEBSITE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL): THERE WILL BE A LINK TO AY10-11 PME BOARDS UNDER THE "NEWS AND FEATURES" COLUMN. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE MMOA-3 WEBPAGE WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED UNDER OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS MMOA-3 (PLANS AND PROGRAMS)-PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
9. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//