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MARADMIN 442/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 05/06 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD
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REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/200729ZFEB2003//
NARR/REF A, MARADMIN 483/02, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE. REF B, IS
MARADMIN 066/03, SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED
MARINES.//
POC/R. C. RICE/MAJ/MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284
/EMAIL:RICERC@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH THE SCHOOLS/FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
DURING AY 05/06. THE TLS BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 30 NOV 04 FOR
APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS
LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR TLS HAVE STRONG
POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT.  THESE OFFICERS ARE
EXPECTED TO HAVE A LONGER PERIOD OF REMAINING SERVICE TO BENEFIT
FROM THE EDUCATION AND ARE MOST LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE FROM SENIOR
POSITIONS WITHIN OUR CORPS.
2.  THE FOLLOWING PLAN AND CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
   A.  OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION TO ATTEND TLS ARE LTCOL
(SEL), LTCOL, AND COL (SEL) WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:     
       (1) LTCOL SELECTED BY THE FY06 COL PROMOTION BOARD WHO
HAVE NOT YET ATTENDED TLS.  THERE IS NO TIME ON STATION (TOS)
REQUIREMENT FOR COL (SEL); HOWEVER IF SELECTED THEY MAY BE DEFERRED
IN ORDER TO MEET TOS, JOINT, COMMAND, OR ACQUISITION ASSIGNMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
       (2) MAJORS SELECTED BY THE FY06 LTCOL PROMOTION BOARD.
       (3) LTCOL (SEL) AND LTCOLS MUST HAVE 24 MONTHS TOS BY 31
AUG 05.  OFFICERS SERVING IN JOINT AND ACQUISITION TOURS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION AT 24 MONTHS TOS BUT, IF SELECTED, MAY BE
DEFERRED TO 36 MONTHS IN ORDER TO MEET JOINT OR ACQUISITION
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS.
       (4) LTCOL COMPLETING 12 OR 24 MONTH UNACCOMPANIED TOURS
OVERSEAS BY 31 JUL 05.
       (5) LTCOLS CURRENTLY IN COMMAND OF AN ORGANIZATION
IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM MUST COMPLETE 18 MONTHS
IN COMMAND AS OF 31 JUL 05 AND HAVE THE REQUISITE TOS.
   B.  OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
       (1) LTCOLS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO COL.
       (2) LTCOLS AT OR HAVING ATTENDED TLS.
       (3) LDO OFFICERS.
       (4) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST PRIOR TO THE BOARD VIA E-MAIL OR
PHONCON TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITOR NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR TLS.
       (5) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENES IN
WRITING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR TLS.
       (6) 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), OR SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STRATEGIC STUDIES (SASS).
       (7) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS.
   C.  OFFICERS SELECTED AS PRIMARIES BUT DEFERRED BY A PREVIOUS
BOARD WILL BE VETTED AND BRIEFED TO THE BOARD.  IF THEY REMAIN
QUALIFIED AND ARE AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE PRIMARY
LIST.
   D.  THE TLS BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 5 GENERAL OFFICERS AND 12
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 FROM THE REMAINING
ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
3.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE SCHOOL
PREFERENCES TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITORS.  OFFICERS INTERESTED IN
FOREIGN SERVICE SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE
APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) AND SUBMIT SCORES.  IN ZONE MAJORS ON THE
FY05 LTCOL PROMOTION BOARD WILL INDICATE THEIR TLS PREFERENCE TO
THEIR RESPECTIVE LTCOL MONITOR.  EACH OFFICER SHOULD LIST 3 CHOICES
FROM THE BELOW LIST. WHERE GRADE INDICATES LTCOL, COLS ARE ALSO
ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND.
4.  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SCHOOLS FROM WHICH SELECTIONS WILL
BE MADE ON THE AY 05/06 TLS BOARD ARE LISTED BELOW. (SCHOOLS,
QUOTAS, AND CONVENING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
CRS TITLE                QUOTA     RANK     CONVENES      GRAD
AIR WAR COLLEGE            5       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
ARMY WAR COLLEGE          11       LTCOL     JUL 05       JUN 06
COLLEGE OF NAVAL WARFARE  26       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
MARINE CORPS UNIV          6       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF     16       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
THE ARMED FORCES (ICAF)
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE      15       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
JOINT ADVANCED             2       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
WARFIGHTING SCHOOL (JAWS)
5.  FOREIGN SENIOR SERVICE COLLEGES AND FELLOWSHIPS FROM WHICH
SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ARE LISTED BELOW (OFFICERS INTERESTED IN A
FOREIGN SERVICE SCHOOL THAT REQUIRES LANGUAGE TRAINING MUST TAKE THE
DLAB BEFORE THE BOARD TO ENSURE QUALIFICATION; MINIMUM DLAB SCORE
FOR LANG TRNG IS 100):
JAPANESE NATIONAL DEFENSE  1       LTCOL     SEP 06       JUN 07
UNIV (LANGUAGE TRNG REQ, START MAR 05)
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE     1       LTCOL     AUG 06       JUN 07
COLLEGE (LANGUAGE TRNG REQ, START DEC 05)
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE       1       LTCOL     SEP 05       FEB 06
                           1       LTCOL     FEB 06       JUL 06
NORWEIGIAN DEFENSE         1       LTCOL     AUG 06       JUN 07
STUDIES (LANGUAGE TRNG REQ, START NOV 05)
ADVANCED OPERATIONAL       1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
STUDIES FELLOWSHIP (FT LEAVENWORTH)
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION      1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND   1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES     
SECURITY STUDIES (MIT)     1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
JFK SCHOOL (HARVARD)       1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
JOHNS HOPKINS              1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP       1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
(PENN STATE) 
HOOVER FELLOWSHIP          1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
(STANFORD UNIV)
RAND CORPORATION           1       LTCOL     SEP 05       JUN 06
SECDEF CORPORATE           1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
FELLOWSHIP                
USNA ETHICS FELLOWSHIP     1       LTCOL     AUG 05       JUN 06
6.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.  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 CMC (MMOA-3) FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE
BOARD.  ALL MATERIAL SENT TO THE TLS BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD.  ALL CORRESPONDNECE MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE
30 NOVEMBER 2004.  CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE
FORWARDED TO:
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
       ATTN: AY05/06 TLS BOARD
       3280 RUSSELL RD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
   FAX: (703) 784-9844 DSN: 278-9844
7.  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 REFERENCES A AND B.
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.  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.
8.  FITNESS REPORTS.  COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB-32) FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF.  INCOMPLETE
FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, NOR FORWARDED, TO THE BOARD.
THIS WILL INCLUDE THOSE FITREPS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING
OFFICER CERTIFICATION.  FITREPS NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO:
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-32)
       2008 ELLIOT ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
9.  UPDATE MATERIAL.  ANY UPDATE DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER
FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF THE OMPF, OTHER THAN FITREPS, NEED TO BE
FORWARDED TO:
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-20)
       2008 ELLIOT ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
INDICATE, BY USE OF A COVER LETTER, THAT THE UPDATE MATERIAL IS TO
BE ENTERED IN TIME FOR THE TLS BOARD.  COPIES OF SAID DOCUMENTS FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THE BOARD CAN BE FORWARDED AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH
6.  ALL MATERIALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR
TOP LEVEL SCHOOL BOARD". 
10.  CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
COL J. P. TOMCZAK MMOA HEAD AND AVN COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9301 COMM (703) 784-9301
INTERNET ADDRESS (TOMCZAKJP@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
COL C. F. SWAIN GND COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9301 COMM (703) 784-9301
INTERNET ADDRESS (SWAINCF@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
LTCOL T. C. MOORE AVN LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9267 COMM (703) 784-9267
INTERNET ADDRESS (MOORETC@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
LTCOL J. HARRISON GND LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9279 COMM (703) 784-9279
INTERNET ADDRESS (HARRISONJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
11.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
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