R 211251Z NOV 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 665/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL//
SUBJ/FY13 FAO AND RAO UTILIZATION ASSIGNMENT SOLICITATION//
REF/A/DOC/MCO/1520.11E/20001221//
REF/B/DOC/DODI/1315.20/20070928//
REF/C/DOC/DODI/1322.10/20080429//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
OFFICER PROGRAM (IAOP). REF B IS THE DOD DIRECTIVE FOR MANAGEMENT OF
MILITARY DEPARTMENT FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAMS. REF C IS POLICY ON
GRADUATE EDUCATION FOR MILITARY OFFICERS.//
POC/BROWN/MAJ/PPO PLU/DSN: 222-4365/TEL:703-692-4365/EMAIL:
JONATHAN.F.BROWN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE PROCESS FOR APPLICATION AND SLATING OF FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS (FAO) AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICERS (RAO) FOR ASSIGNMENT DURING THE FY13 STAFFING YEAR. PRIORITY OF ASSIGNMENTS WILL GO TO OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE FAO OR RAO MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) VIA THE STUDY TRACK AND HAVE NOT SERVED IN A FAO OR RAO UTILIZATION TOUR. ALL FAO-RAO OFFICERS, REGARDLESS OF SELECTION TRACK (STUDY OR EXPERIENCE), WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY FOR A NON-PMOS TOUR WILL BE SCREENED BY THE SLATING PANEL FOR ASSIGNMENT TO CODED FAO-RAO BILLETS. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE OF ASSIGNMENT WHERE APPLICABLE.
2. ELIGIBILITY. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE THOSE WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
2.A. ACTIVE DUTY COMPONENT.
2.B. NO CONFLICTING SLATED ASSIGNMENT.
2.C. TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENT MET AT CURRENT LOCATION BY ASSIGNMENT DATE, AS DETERMINED BY MONITORS AT MMOA. MINIMUM 24 MONTH TOS REQUESTS FOR FAO-RAO SLATING SUBJECT TO MMOA APPROVAL.
2.D. CURRENTLY SERVING IN PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) OR AVAILABLE FOR "B" BILLET ASSIGNMENT BEGINNING IN FY13.
2.E. RAO STUDENTS TRAINING AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) ON TRACK TO GRADUATE DURING FY13.
3. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A UTILIZATION ASSIGNMENT REQUEST FORM BY EMAIL NLT 10 DECEMBER 2012. UTILIZATION ASSIGNMENT REQUEST FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM PLU-8 AND WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
3.A. RANK, FULL NAME, PMOS.
3.B. FAO OR RAO MOS.
3.C. LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN, ASSOCIATED DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) SCORE AND DATE TESTED.
3.D. PREVIOUS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS.
3.E. CURRENT BILLET.
3.F. SCHEDULED ESTIMATED DEPARTURE DATE (SEDD) FROM CURRENT DUTYASSIGNMENT.
3.G. CONTACT EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER.
3.H. FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES AND INFORMATION RELEVANT TO OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT.
3.I. PREFERENCE OF REQUESTED BILLETS IN PRIORITY ORDER.
3.J. STATEMENT OF STATUS TO REQUEST CONSIDERATION FOR FAO-RAO ASSIGNMENT OR DEFERRAL WITH EXPLANATION. PER REF A, DESIGNATED OFFICERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THEIR AVAILABILITY TO SERVE IN IAOP BILLETS WHEN NOT SERVING IN THEIR PMOS.
3.K. STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANTING THAT PREFERENCES WILL BE CONSIDERED, BUT NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS TAKE PRECEDENCE.
4. SLATING PANEL. THE SLATING PANEL WILL BE HELD 12-14 DECEMBER 2012 AND WILL INCLUDE MONITORS FROM MANPOWER MANAGEMENT OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS (MMOA) AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH (PLU). THE PANEL WILL SELECT THE MOST FULLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO FILL EACH ASSIGNMENT. ALTERNATES WILL BE IDENTIFIED. EACH APPLICANT'S CAREER PATH WILL BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS. SLATING PANEL RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED BY MARADMIN UPON COMPLETION OF MMOA REVIEW.
5. BILLET AVAILABILITY. THE FOLLOWING FAO-RAO BILLET VACANCIES ARE AVAILABLE IN FY13.
5.A. FAO BILLETS TO BE SLATED (READ IN NINE COLUMNS):
NO MCC BMOS GRD UNIT BILLET LOCATION PCS NOTE
1 007 8240 O4 MCCDC SFA-FID CAPABILITY OFF QUANTICO, VA JUL
2 068 8241 O4 CAOCL SOUTH-NORTHCOM DESK QUANTICO, VA AUG 1
3 068 8245 O4 CAOCL AFRICOM DESK QUANTICO, VA SEP
4 068 8248 O4 CAOCL PACOM DESK QUANTICO, VA JAN
5 QAQ 8240 O6 PPO PLU BRANCH HEAD DC JUN
6 QAQ 8240 O5 PPO FAO-RAO PROGRAM MGR DC JUL
7 QAQ 8242 O5 PPO EUCOM DESK DC JUL
8 QAQ 8244 O5 PPO CENTCOM DESK DC JUN
9 QAQ 8248 O5 PPO PACOM-S.E. ASIA DESK DC AUG
10 QAQ 8244 O5 PPO ME-NA PLANS OFFICER DC MAR
11 QAQ 8243 O5 PPO N.E. ASIA PLANS DC JAN
12 QAQ 8248 O4 PPO S.E. ASIA PLANS DC JUL
13 TSR 8241 O3 MCIOC IO PLANS LATAM QUANTICO, VA JAN 1
14 TSR 8243 O3 MCIOC IO PLANS N.E. ASIA QUANTICO, VA JAN
15 TSR 8244 O3 MCIOC IO PLANS MIDDLE EAST QUANTICO, VA JAN 7
16 TSR 8245 O3 MCIOC IO PLANS AFRICA QUANTICO, VA JAN
17 TSR 8247 O3 MCIOC IO PLANS EUROPE QUANTICO, VA JAN
18 077 8244 04 MCIA ME-NA QUANTICO, VA JAN 2
19 077 8243 04 MCIA NORTHEAST ASIA SECTION QUANTICO, VA JAN 2
20 077 8246 04 MCIA SOUTH ASIA SECTION QUANTICO, VA JAN 2
21 077 8242 O4 MCIA EURASIA SECTION QUANTICO, VA JAN 2
22 077 8247 04 MCIA EUROPE SECTION QUANTICO, VA JUL 2
23 077 8240 O4 MCIA DEP ANALYSIS DIRECTOR QUANTICO, VA AUG 2
24 1C0 8244 O3 I MEF G-5 PLANS CP PEN, CA JAN
25 1F1 8241 O4 II MEF G-5 PLANS CP LEJ, NC JAN
26 1F1 8246 O3 II MEF G-5 PLANS CP LEJ, NC JAN
27 1C1 8248 O4 III MEF G-5 PLANS OKINAWA, JPN JAN
28 1FN 8241 05 MCSCG CLAT TEAM LEAD FT STORY, VA JAN
29 1FN 8246 O5 MCSCG CLAT TEAM LEAD FT STORY, VA JAN
30 1FN 8248 O5 MCSCG CLAT TEAM LEAD FT STORY, VA JAN
31 1FN 8248 O3 MCSCG CLAT SECTION OFFICER FT STORY, VA JAN
32 1FJ 8241 O5 MFN G-5 PLANS NEW ORLEANS JAN
33 1FY 8241 05 MFS G-3 OPS MIAMI, FL JAN 3
34 1FY 8241 O4 MFS G-5 PLANS MIAMI, FL JAN
35 1FY 8241 O4 MFS G-5 PLANS MIAMI, FL JAN
36 110 8243 O5 MFP N.E. ASIA DESK CP SMITH, HI JAN
37 110 8246 O4 MFP TSC EXERCISE PLANNER CP SMITH, HI JAN
38 TMH 8243 O4 MARFORK LNO TO ROKMC SEOUL, KOREA MAR 4
39 TMG 8246 O4 MARCENT G-5 PLANS TAMPA, FL JAN
40 1FU 8248 O6 MCIPAC AC-S G-7 CP KINSER JAN 5
41 NBW 8242 O5 JS OPS OFFICER DC JUN
42 NBW 8240 O4 JS OPS OFFICER, OT-1 DC JAN
43 UAS 8244 O5 SOCOM CENTCOM RIT TAMPA, FL JAN
44 NBM 8240 O5 SOCOM MARINE WARFARE STRAT TAMPA, FL JAN
45 TA8 8245 O4 AFRICOM J-5 STRAT COMMS PLNR STUTTGART, GE JAN
46 UCG 8244 O5 CENTCOM J-5 STRATEGY-POLICY TAMPA, FL JAN
47 NHB 8241 O4 SOUTHCOM ODC COLOMBIA BOGOTA, COLOM JUN 1
48 NHD 8241 O4 NORTHCOM MEXICO MARINE BRANCH COLORADO SPGS JAN
49 NCH 8241 O5 NORTHCOM ODC MEXICO MEXICO CITY JUL 1
50 NAG 8246 O6 PACOM J-5 DIVISION CHIEF CP SMITH, HI JAN
51 NAM 8248 O5 PACOM JUSMAG THAI JOINT OPS BANGKOK, THAI JUN
52 NAN 8243 O4 PACOM OPERATIONS LNO YOKOTA, JAPAN JUN 6
53 NC3 8243 O4 USFK LNO TO UNCMAC SEOUL, KOREA JUN
54 NE3 8242 O4 DTRA MISSION COMMANDER FT BELVOIR AUG
55 NE5 8247 O4 NATO STAFF OFFICER AMPHIB LISBON, PORTU JAN
56 NFU 8247 O4 NATO STAFF OFFICER MARITIME IZMIR, TURKEY JUN
5.B. RAO BILLETS TO BE SLATED (READ IN NINE COLUMNS):
NO MCC BMOS GRD UNIT BILLET LOCATION PCS NOTE
1 1C0 8224 O5 I MEF G-5 PLANS CP PEN, CA JAN
2 1C0 8228 O4 I MEF G-5 PLANS CP PEN, CA JAN
3 NAG 8223 O4 PACOM J-5 SECURITY COOP CP SMITH, HI JAN
4 TJ5 8225 O4 AFRICOM J-5 PLANS AND POLICY STUTTGART, GE JUL
5 TSR 8224 O3 MCIOC IO PLANS OFFICER QUANTICO, VA JUN
5.C. NOTE 1: SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE REQUIRED.
5.D. NOTE 2: 0202 PMOS PRIMARY.
5.E. NOTE 3: 0302 PMOS PRIMARY.
5.F. NOTE 4: KOREAN LANGUAGE REQUIRED.
5.G. NOTE 5: 8041 PMOS PRIMARY.
5.H. NOTE 6: 7506 ANY AVIATOR REQUIRED.
5.I. NOTE 7: ARABIC OR HEBREW LANGUAGE DESIRED.
5.J. MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT CENTER (MCCDC); SECURITY FORCEASSISTANCE (SFA); FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE (FID); CENTER FOR ADVANCED OPERATIONAL CULTURE KNOWLEDGE (CAOCL); PLANS, POLICIES, OPERATIONS (PPO); INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH (PLU); WASHINGTON, DC (DC); SOUTHEAST ASIA (S.E. ASIA); MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA (ME-NA); NORTHEAST ASIA (N.E. ASIA); MARINE CORPS INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER (MCIOC); INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO); MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (MCIA); DEPUTY (DEP); MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF); CAMP (CP); MARINE CORPS SECURITY COOPERATION GROUP (MCSCG); COORDINATION, LIAISON, ASSESSMENT TEAM (CLAT); FORT (FT); MARINE FORCES NORTH (MFN); MARINE FORCES SOUTH (MFS); MARINE FORCES PACIFIC (MFP); THEATRE SECURITY COOPERATION (TSC); MARINE FORCES KOREA (MARFORK); LIAISON OFFICER (LNO); REPUBLIC OF KOREA MARINE CORPS (ROKMC); MARINE FORCES CENTRAL (MARCENT); MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS PACIFIC (MCIPAC); ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF (AC-S); JOINT STAFF (JS); SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (SOCOM) RAPID INTERVENTION TEAM (RIT); OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION (ODC); JOINT U.S. MILITARY ADVISOR GROUP (JUSMAG); U.S. FORCES KOREA (USFK); UNITED NATIONS COMMAND MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSION (UNCMAC); DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA); NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGAZATION (NATO)
5.K. THE LIMITED NUMBER OF AVAILABLE RAO BILLETS AND FAO-RAO POPULATION SHORTFALLS WILL BE CONSIDERED DURING THE SLATING PROCESS. RAOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SLATING TO FILL FAO BILLETS WHERE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT SPECIFIED.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL JOHN R. PARKER, ACTING DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS.//