R 300059Z APR 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0284/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FY 2009 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ELDP) PARTICIPANT SOLICITATION//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MP/YMD:19970626//
REF/B/MSGID:DON/-/YMD:20080527//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 12410.24, CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (CLD).
REF B IS DEPARTMENT OF NAVY LETTER OF INSTRUCTION FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPENSATION MANAGEMENT UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM ATTACHMENT (C)//
POC/M. K. RANKIN/CIV/UNIT:MPC-30/-/TEL:(703) 784-9763 /TEL:DSN 278-9763//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  IAW REF (A), DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (CODE MPC-30) IS SOLICITING CIVILIAN NOMINATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN ELDP SESSION BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 2009 AND FINISHING JUNE 2010. THE ELDP IS A CENTRALLY MANAGED PROGRAM PROVIDING DEVELOPMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FULL TIME PERMANENT STATUS GS-12 THROUGH GS-14 GRADE LEVEL OR EQUIVALENTS TO INCLUDE NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDED (NAF) EMPLOYEES.  UNDER NSPS, AN ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE IS IN A PROFESSIONAL/ANALYTICAL PAY SCHEDULE AT THE SENIOR JOURNEY (WITHIN PAY BAND 2) OR EXPERT (PAY BAND 3) LEVEL, OR IN PAY BAND 2 OF A SUPERVISOR/MANAGER PAY SCHEDULE (NOTE:  EMPLOYEES IN OTHER PAY BANDING SYSTEMS OR ON GRADE RETENTION SHOULD SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR PERSONNEL ADVISOR).
2.  A TYPICAL ELDP SCHEDULE INCLUDES TWO WEEKS OF CORE-CURRICULUM TRAINING COVERING AREAS SUCH AS TEAM BUILDING, PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS; ONE WEEK DEPLOYMENT EACH MONTH FROM DECEMBER-JUNE TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS INCLUDING A JOINT COMMAND, COMBINED COMMAND (EUROPE), NAVY/MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE, ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD, AND TO FORWARD-DEPLOYED FORCES SUCH AS KOREA; BRIEFINGS ON INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS AND ATTENDANCE AT A ONE-DAY DEFENSE EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE SEMINAR; PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF PROJECT PAPERS; AND PRESENTAITON OF A FORMAL INFORMATION BRIEF AT THE PENTAGON (NOTE:  EXTRAORDINARY DIETARY REQUIREMENT OR UNIQUE/SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE WHILE TRAVELING OR WORKING AT TRAINING SITES.  THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN APPLYING FOR ELDP).
3.  HEADQUARTERS MARINES CORPS WILL CENTRALLY FUND THE TUITION, TRAVEL, AND PER DIEM COSTS.  EACH COMMAND MAY SUBMIT NO MORE THAN ONE NOMINATION PACKAGE FOR COMPETITION IN THIS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
4.  NOMINEES MUST HAVE A SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE AND A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, OR HAVE COMPARABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING.  NOMINEES MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH-POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE WITH A HISTORY OF SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE.
NOMINEES MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AS A TEAM MEMBER.  APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DOCUMENT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN MENTORING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THEIR NOMINATION PACKAGE.
5.  THE NOMINATION PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE:
    A.  A CURRENT OF-612 OR RESUME.
    B.  A COMPLETED SF182, AUTHORIZATION, AGREEMENT, AND CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING AND REIMBURSEMENT.  IT MUST INCLUDE A SIGNED COPY OF THE "AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE."
    C.  AN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION, COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY, TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT BY THE FIRST-LINE SUPERVISOR ASSESSING THE NOMINEE'S QUALIFICATIONS, LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL OR MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES, SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, TEAM WORK EFFORTS, AND ANTICIPATED RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE MARINE CORPS.
    D.  A COMMAND LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT NOTING THE SELECTION WAS BASED ON A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED THROUGH THE CIVILIAN CAREER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER OR HIGHER LEVEL AUTHORITY. COMMANDS MUST REVIEW NOMINEES BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
        1.  PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE INITIATIVE, PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, AND INTEGRITY.
        2.  PERFORMANCE MUST REFLECT AN INTEREST IN MOVING INTO SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.
        3.  PARTICIPANTS MUST BE RECEPTIVE TO A TRAINING METHODOLOGY WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LEARNING.
    E.  A SIGNED AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THE GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION IN CENTRALLY MANAGED PROGRAMS.
6.  NOMINATION PACKAGES (ORIGINAL AND EIGHT COPIES) MUST BE RECEIVED BY DEPUTY COMMANDANT, MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (CODE MPC-30) ATTN: MARLA RANKIN, 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA  22134-5103, NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS, 4:30 P.M. EST, 26 MAY, 2008 (NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED).  INCOMPLETE NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE SELECTION PANEL.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY (SES) MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, M&RA.//