091802Z OCT 07
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 585/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1560. ACADEMIC YEAR 08/09 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) /BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:19941001//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCCDC/YMD:19991220//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20040902// REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20060313//
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.  REF D IS MARADMIN 114/06.//
POC/B.G. HEATHERMAN/MAJ/MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284 /EMAIL:BRENDAN.G.HEATHERMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.  MARADMIN 114/06 ANNOUNCED THAT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL
(ILS) SELECTION WAS RETURNED TO A BOARD SELECTION PROCESS STARTING AY 07/08. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH SCHOOLS AND FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR AY 08-09. THE ILS BOARD WILL CONVENE ABOARD MCB QUANTICO, VA ON OR ABOUT 27 NOV 07 FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5.  THE BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 15 COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS. IT IS THE
INTENT OF MMOA TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MAJOR BE CONSIDERED AT LEAST ONCE BY THE ILS BOARD DURING THEIR CAREER.
2. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
   A. GRADE ELIGIBILITY:  MAJORS AND MAJORS (SELECT) FROM THE FY08 PROMOTION BOARD ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ILS.  MAJORS WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN SELECTED TO LTCOL, FAILED SELECTION TO LTCOL, OR ARE IN ZONE FOR LTCOL WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.  CAPTAINS IN ZONE FOR MAJOR ON THE FY09 BOARD ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
   B. TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS:  OFFICERS WHO WILL COMPLETE THEIR PRESCRIBED TOUR BY 01 AUGUST 2008 ARE ELIGIBLE.  THE NORMAL PRESCRIBED TOUR FOR PCSO IS 3 YRS, AND PCAO IS 2 YRS.
OFFICERS THAT MEET THE GRADE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ARE FY08 MOVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED.  QUESTIONS ON TOUR LENGTHS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE MONITOR.
   C. TIME ON STATION WAIVERS:  OFFICERS THAT HAVE A MINIMUM OF 24 MONTHS TOS MAY REQUEST IN WRITING TO MMOA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ILS. SUCH REQUESTS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  COMMANDS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IF AN OFFICER IS ALLOWED TO DEPART HIS TOUR EARLY THAT MMOA WILL ATTEMPT TO BACKFILL THE BILLET BUT THERE MAY BE A GAP.
   D. OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE:
       (1) THOSE ATTENDING, OR SCHEDULED TO ATTEND CLS DURING AY 07-08.
       (2) THOSE WHO PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED ILS OR AN EQUIVALENT FELLOWSHIP.
       (3) THOSE ASSIGNED OR SLATED TO BE ASSIGNED AS ASTRONAUTS.
       (4) THOSE WITH AN APPROVED RESIGNATION/RETIREMENT DATE.
       (5) RESTRICTED/LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
       (6) THOSE WHO HAVE COMMENCED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION/ADVANCE
DEGREE/FUNDED LAW EDUCATION/INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAMS AS A MAJOR OR MAJOR(SELECT).
   E. STABILIZED OFFICERS:  OFFICERS STABILIZED BEYOND 1 AUG 08 WILL BE ELIGIBLE IF THE AY 08/09 BOARD WILL BE THAT OFFICER'S ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO BE SCREENED FOR ILS.  IF SELECTED, THE OFFICER WILL BE SLATED TO ATTEND A SCHOOL THAT OFFERS OFF-CYCLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL CONVENE FOLLOWING THE STABILIZATION END-DATE.
3. RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICERS (RSCO).  OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL TOUR AS RSCO AND HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED RESIDENT ILS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SLATED TO SCHOOL.  IF AN RSCO CHOOSES NOT TO ACCEPT ILS, DECLINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH MCRC G-1 BY 8 NOVEMBER 2007 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE AVAILABLE SEATS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
AN RSCO WHO CHOOSES NOT TO ACCEPT ILS WILL RECEIVE PREFERENCE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION ON SUBSEQUENT PCS ORDERS.  RSCOS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR SCHOOL PREFERENCES VIA THE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH
3.OFFICERS SELECTED TO MAJOR AS RS OPERATIONS OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OR OFFICER SELECTION OFFICERS ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY GUARANTEED A SEAT TO ILS.
4. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE THEIR SCHOOL PREFERENCES TO THE BOARD VIA A WEB-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE MMOA-3 HOMEPAGE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL).  OFFICERS INTERESTED IN FOREIGN SERVICE SCHOOLS MUST TAKE THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB); MINIMUM SCORE FOR DEFENSE LANGUAGE TRAINING IS 100.
5. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SCHOOLS FROM WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ON THE AY08/09 ILS BOARD ARE LISTED BELOW. (SCHOOLS, QUOTAS, AND CONVENING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

SCHOOL                                       QUOTA    START DATE
USMC COMMAND AND STAFF (QUANTICO, VA)         95       AUG 2008
ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE        20       JUL 2008
(FT LEAVENWORTH, KS)
AIR COMMAND AND STAFF (MAXWELL AFB, AL)        9       AUG 2008
NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF (NEWPORT, RI)         22       JUL 2008
WHINSEC**                                      1       AUG 2008
(WESTERN HEMISPHERE INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION) 6. FELLOWSHIPS AND FOREIGN PME.

SCHOOL/FELLOWSHIP                            QUOTA    START DATE
PENN STATE LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP**              1       JUL 2008
TUFTS/FLETCHER FELLOWSHIP**                    1       AUG 2008
(MUST HAVE PROFICIENCY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE UPON COMPLETION OF
FELLOWSHIP)
AUSTRALIA COMMAND AND STAFF                    1       JAN 2009
ARGENTINE COMMAND AND STAFF*                   1       JAN 2009
(LANGUAGE SCHOOL MAY 2008)
FRENCH COMMAND AND STAFF*                      1       AUG 2009
(LANGUAGE SCHOOL JAN 2009)
KOREAN COMMAND AND STAFF*                      1       JAN 2010
(LANGUAGE SCHOOL JUL 2008)
NORWEGIAN COMMAND AND STAFF*                   1       JUL 2009
(LANGUAGE SCHOOL NOV 2008)

*OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THESE FPME SCHOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED LANGUAGE TRAINING PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SCHOOL.
**NOT PME EQUIVALENT.  SELECTEES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THEIR PME REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
7. SELECTION TO POST GRADUATE INTEL PROGRAM AND THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL LEGAL CENTER AND SCHOOL WILL NOT BE SCREENED DURING THE AY
08-09 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL BOARD.  ASSIGNMENTS TO THESE SCHOOLS WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH THE OCC FIELD SPONSOR.
8. JPME II.  CERTAIN OFFICERS WILL BE DESIGNATED BY THE ILS BOARD FOR A FUTURE JOINT TOUR UPON COMPLETION OF ILS.  OFFICERS DESIGNATED FOR FOLLOW-ON JOINT DUTY WILL COORDINATE THE JOINT BILLET ASSIGNMENT WITH THEIR MONITOR.
9. DECLINATIONS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ILS BY THE BOARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND RESIDENT ILS 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.
10. UPDATE MATERIAL. ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM, OR BE ENDORSED BY, THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.  ALL MATERIAL SENT TO THE ILS BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD. CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 19 NOVEMBER 2007.  MATERIALS RECEIVED AFTER 19 NOVEMBER WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARDROOM AT THE PRESIDENT'S DISCRETION.  CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:

HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
ATTN: AY08-09 ILS BOARD
3280 RUSSELL RD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
FAX: (703) 784-9844 DSN: 278-9844

11. PHOTOGRAPHS.  TO PARALLEL OFFICER PROMOTION BOARD AND COMMAND SCREENING BOARD REQUIREMENTS, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE ILS BOARD.
12. POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:

MMOA-1 (GROUND)
MAJ VALLEJO (CBT SVC SPT)               DSN 278-9276
(CARLOS.VALLEJO@USMC.MIL)
MAJ MILLER (COMBAT ARMS)                DSN 278-9276
(MICHAEL.T.MILLER3@USMC.MIL)
                                       COML (703)784-XXXX
MMOA-2 (AVIATION)
MAJ MACONE (AIR AND GROUND)             DSN 278-9267
(GIAN.MACONE@USMC.MIL)
MAJ ALVAREZ (FIXED WING)                DSN 278-9267
(OSCAR.M.ALVAREZ@USMC.MIL)
MAJ RUPP (ROTARY WING)                  DSN 278-9267
(JOSEPH.RUPP@USMC.MIL)
                                       COML (703)784-XXXX
MMOA-3 (PLANS AND PROGRAMS)
LTCOL ELDER (HEAD, MMOA-3)
(EMILY.ELDER@USMC.MIL)                  DSN 278-9284
MAJ HEATHERMAN (PLANS OFFICER)
(BRENDAN.G.HEATHERMAN@USMC.MIL)         DSN 278-9284
                                       COML (703)784-XXXX FELLOWSHIPS AND
FOREIGN PME PROGRAMS MR COOPER (MCU)
(MICHAEL.G.COOPER2@USMC.MIL)            DSN 378-0696
                                       COML (703)432-0696 13.
THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
14. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL S. M. FENSTERMACHER, DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//