FY06 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) CRYPTOLOGIC INTERN PROGRAMS
Date Signed: 2/15/2005 | MARADMINS Number: 066/05
MARADMINS : 066/05

R 151600Z FEB 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 066/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC IOP//
SUBJ/FY06 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) CRYPTOLOGIC INTERN PROGRAMS
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE REQUESTS NOMINATIONS FOR NSA
CRYPTOLOGIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR FY06. PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO
ACTIVE DUTY OCCFLD 26 ENLISTED MARINES ONLY AND PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE
THREE-YEAR INTERNSHIP AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. THESE
PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS IN CRYPTOLOGIC ANALYSIS, INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION DISCIPLINES,
AND NATIONAL/TACTICAL SIGINT OPERATIONS. MARINES COMPLETING A
PROGRAM WILL HAVE INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN MULTIPLE SIGINT
DISCIPLINES, ENHANCED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SIGINT SUPPORTS THE
OVERALL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND AMASSED ESSENTIAL MOS SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCE NOT NORMALLY GAINED IN OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENTAL
TRAINING VENUES.
2. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL REPORT TO COMPANY B MARINE CRYPTOLOGIC
SUPPORT BN (MCSB) (MCC: J39), FT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD, FOR DUTY
DURING THE THIRD QTR CY-05 WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS. SELECTEES FOR THE
MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM (MOSAP) WILL
REPORT TO COMPANY A MCSB, AURORA, COLORADO (MCC: JB9) AND SELECTEES
FOR THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM WILL REPORT TO MARFOR KOREA.
3. MARINES SELECTED FOR A PROGRAM (LESS THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY
PROGRAM) WILL INCUR AN OBLIGATION OF SIX YEARS (THREE YEARS IN
THE INTERNSHIP AND A THREE YEAR FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT). THE
SIX-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW AT LEAST ONE
FOLLOW-ON TOUR TO THE OPERATING FORCES UPON COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM.
THE INTENT IS FOR GRADUATES TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES AND TRAINING
OF THE OPERATING FORCES WITH THEIR NEWLY ACQUIRED SKILLSETS.
ACCEPTANCE TO THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM REQUIRES SUFFICIENT
SERVICE TIME FOR A THREE-YEAR OCONUS TOUR (ONE-YEAR AT YONSEI,
TWO-YEARS AT SUSLAK). NOMINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PAGE 11
ENTRY TO THE SELECTION BOARD STATING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE SIX YEAR
OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
4. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS ON STATION BY 1 AUG 05
FOR CONUS COMMANDS, AND THREE YEARS ON STATION BY 1 AUG 05 FOR
OUT OF CONUS COMMANDS. APPLICANTS MAY NOT HAVE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF
SERVICE OR MORE THAN 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 AUG 05.
5. INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS IF
THEIR MOS IS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM. WHEN SUBMITTING
FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, THE APPLICANT MUST PRIORITIZE THE PROGRAMS
FOR WHICH THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED. PERSONNEL NOT SELECTED
FOR THEIR FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL
PROGRAM FOR WHICH THEY APPLIED.
6. MARINES SELECTED WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND FORMAL
SCHOOLS AND PERFORM INTERNSHIPS AT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY. MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AS THEY RELATE TO SIGINT AND ITS MISSION.
UPON GRADUATION MARINES ARE CONSIDERED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE CRYPTOLOGIC SKILL PROGRAM. ALL MILITARY LANGUAGE
ANALYST PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CRYPTOLINGUISTIC SKILLS
THROUGH ADVANCED FORMAL TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR
EACH RESPECTIVE LANGUAGE.
7. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR ANY OF THE PROGRAMS MUST INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A. NAME, RANK, SSN, MOS(S)
B. DATE OF BIRTH
C. ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE
D. PFT, DATE TAKEN
E. COMMAND E-MAIL ADDRESS
F. PROGRAM(S) APPLYING FOR (IN PRIORITY ORDER)
G. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
1. PME -
A. NONRESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED
B. RESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED/CLASS
STANDING (IF KNOWN)
2. MILITARY/GOVERNMENTAL:
A. GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/GPA/YEAR
COMPLETED/CLASS STANDING (IF KNOWN).
B. CRYPTOLOGIC TRAINING - SAME INFO AS ABOVE.
3. CIVILIAN:
A. HIGH SCHOOL - INCLUDE: PLACE, GPA, FINAL STANDING - IF KNOWN.
B. UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE - INCLUDE: INSTITUTION
ATTENDED/COURSE NAME/COURSE ID/GRADE/CREDITS EARNED. IF A DEGREE WAS
EARNED, SUBMIT A COPY OF DIPLOMA-TRANSCRIPTS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
C. GRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE (SAME INFO AS ABOVE)
H. DLPT SCORE AND DATE TAKEN (ONLY FOR LANGUAGE PROGRAMS).
I. CRYPTOLOGIC DUTIES. CHRONOLOGICALLY LISTED-INCLUDE 2 TO 3 LINES
ON WHAT THOSE DUTIES ENTAILED - UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION ONLY.
J. FAVORABLE MATERIAL - INCLUDE PERSONAL AWARDS AND LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION.
K. A PHOTO IAW MCO P1070.12 PARA 2002 (PROMOTION PICTURE).
L. PAGE 11 ENTRY WITH OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT STATEMENT.
8. THE FOLLOWING CRYTPTOLOGIC PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE.
(READ: PROGRAM/QUALIFYING MOS/INTENDED RANKS/AVAILABLE QUOTAS/
PROGRAM PURPOSE).
A. MINSAP - MILITARY INTERN SIGINT ANALYST PROGRAM/ANY 26XX WITH THE
AMOS OF 2629/SGT-SSGT/1/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP OUTSTANDING SIGINT
ANALYSTS AT THE MID-LEVEL RANK.
B. MCSAP - MILITARY COMINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM/2621/SGT-SSGT/1/
DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED COMINT ANALYSTS.
C. MECCAP - MIDDLE ENLISTED CRYPTOLOGIC CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM/
26XX/SGT-SSGT/1/DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CRYPTOLOGIC SPECIALISTS WITH
INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TRAINING BASED ON THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE NEEDS
AND INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUNDS.
D. MOSAP - MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM/2631/
SGT-SSGT/1/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED OPERATIONAL ELINT
ANALYSTS.
E. MCDNOP - MARINE CORPS DIGITAL NETWORK OPERATOR PROGRAM/2621,
2651/SGT-SSGT/1/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED
MARINES TO FILL DIGITAL NETWORK OPERATOR AND ANALYSIS POSITIONS. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS ARE GRADUATES OF THE BASIC DIGITAL
NETWORK ANALYSIS (BDNA) COURSE.
F. AMLAP - ARABIC MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2671;
2712/SGT-SSGT/1.
G. RMLAP - RUSSIAN MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2676;
2791/SGT-SSGT/1.
H. SMLAP - SPANISH MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2674;
2768/SGT-SSGT/1.
I. PMLAP - PERSIAN MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2671;
2722/SGT-SSGT/1.
J. YONSEI UNIVERSITY-KOREAN MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM; HELD AT
YONSEI UNIVERSITY/2673; 2741/SGT-SSGT/SELECTEE WILL ATTEND YONSEI
UNIVERSITY IN SEOUL, WITH FOLLOW-ON ORDERS, ACCOMPANIED, FOR TWO
YEARS IN SEOUL. ALL APPLICANTS FOR YONSEI MUST BE QUALIFIED FOR
OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS.
9. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE GENERATED IN LETTER FORMAT WITH
COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS. NOMINATIONS PACKAGES MAY BE SUBMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY BY THE UNITS FINAL ENDORSING AUTHORITY AS AN ADOBE
ACROBAT (.PDF) FILE TO THE HQMC/IOP POC (TOSCANOKA@HQMC.USMC.MIL).
ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 5
APR 05. UNITS MAY ALSO SUBMIT HARD COPY PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS
(I/IOP) POSTMARKED NLT THAN 28 MAR 05 AND MUST ARRIVE BEFORE 8 APR
05; MAILING ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS:

COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
ATTN: I/IOP (RM: 3023, MSGT TOSCANO)
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775

AN EXAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE POC UPON
REQUEST.
10. ALL APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THE MONITOR PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR
NOMINATION PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS.
11. UPON RECEIPT OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE, AN E-MAIL WILL BE SENT
TO THE ORIGINATING COMMAND BY HQMC/IOP ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND
STATUS OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE.
12. COMMANDS REQUESTING AN EXTENSION TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE DUE
TO OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, MUST DO SO PRIOR TO 21 MAR 05. PACKAGES
RECEIVED AFTER 8 APR 05 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES
WHERE EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED.
13. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN.//