R 031350Z JUN 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 274/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/FY15 ACTIVE DUTY MARINE ATTACHE SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/DESC:MCO 3821.2/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20090709//
REF/B/DESC:MCO 1300.8R/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:19941004//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 3821.2, THE DEFENSE ATTACHE SYSTEM (DAS) AND REF B IS MCO P1300.8R W/CH 1-8, THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/JOEL POUDRIER/LTCOL/UNIT:CMC WASHINGTON DC/NAME:I /TEL:DSN 224-4022/EMAIL:JOEL.POUDRIER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFS, THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE ACTIVE DUTY MARINE CORPS ATTACHE (MARA) PROGRAM AND THE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION.  TO ENSURE THE BEST AND MOST QUALIFIED MARINES ARE ASSIGNED TO BILLETS WITHIN THE DEFENSE ATTACHE SYSTEM (DAS) TO REPRESENT BOTH THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES IN OUR EMBASSIES WORLDWIDE, HQMC SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE ATTACHE PROGRAM.  THIS MESSAGE REQUESTS APPLICATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 (FY15) MARA PROGRAM. 
2.  THE MARA SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE 26-30 AUGUST 2013 AT HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.  THE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM DC/M AND RA, OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS  BRANCH (MMOA); DC/PP AND O, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH (PLU);  INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS DIVISION (IO); AND  MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY (MCIA).  IN SELECTING THE MOST  QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO FILL EACH BILLET, THE PANEL WILL CAREFULLY  CONSIDER EACH APPLICANT'S CAREER PROGRESSION.  NO ADDITIONAL SERVICE  OBLIGATION IS INCURRED FOLLOWING A MARA TOUR.  MARAS WILL BE DESIGNATED  AS FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS OR REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICERS (FAO OR RAO) UPON COMPLETION OF TOURS TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK LANGUAGE, REGIONAL AND CULTURE EXPERTISE.  FAO/RAO POC IS MAJ BROWN, AT JONATHAN.F.BROWN@USMC.MIL OR BY PHONE (703) 692-4365).  THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES AND REQUIREMENTS APPLY:
    A.  APPLICANTS MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS ACTIVE COMPONENT.
    B.  OFFICERS WITH AT LEAST 2 YEARS TIME IN GRADE MAY APPLY FOR BILLETS CODED FOR THE NEXT HIGHER RANK.
    C.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE MINIMUM TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B PRIOR TO EXECUTING ORDERS.
    D.  APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED A SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI) AND BE ELIGIBILE FOR A TOP SECRET CLEARANCE WITH ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (TS-SCI).  APPLICATION TO THE MARA PROGRAM IS NOT SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION FOR TS-SCI ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. THE SUBMISSION OF AN SSBI REQUEST, AS PART OF THE MARA APPLICATION, IS NOT PERMITTED OR AUTHORIZED.
    E.  THE MARA PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ANY MOS.
    F.  APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF THEIR INTENT TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.
    G.  ALTHOUGH FAO EXPERIENCE AND LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ARE DESIRABLE, THEY ARE NOT PREREQUISITES.
    H.  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE FAILED SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    I.  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE BEEN ISSUED ORDERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
    J.  APPLICANTS WHO HAVE APPLIED AND BEEN SELECTED TO OTHER PROGRAMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
3.  TRAINING IS APPROXIMATELY 20 WEEKS AT THE JOINT MILITARY ATTACHE SCHOOL (JMAS) AT DIA, WASHINGTON, DC.  OFFICERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS COURSE ARE THEN AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT ABROAD.  LANGUAGE TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR SOME BILLETS.  THE LENGTH OF LANGUAGE TRAINING WILL BE BASED ON THE LANGUAGE AND PROFICIENCY LEVEL REQUIRED.  WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE ATTACHE PROGRAM, ALL INDIVIDUALS IN TRAINING AND ON STATION ARE ADCON TO MCIA IN QUANTICO, VA.
4.  THE FY15 PANEL WILL SCREEN FOR O-4 AND O-5 BILLETS.  THE FOLLOWING BILLETS ARE PROJECTED FOR THIS YEAR'S BOARD: O-4 BILLETS: (READ IN EIGHT COLUMNS)
MCC COUNTRY     FILL DATE TOUR   TRNG DATE LANGUAGE     ACCOMPANIED
NFE SPAIN             APR 2015                JAN 2014  SPANISH              YES
NBN BOLIVIA         FEB 2015                NOV 2013  SPANISH             YES
NVH ISRAEL          JUN 2016                JAN 2014  HEBREW              YES
NHW JORDAN      MAR 2015                DEC 2013  ARABIC                YES
O-5 BILLETS:
MCC COUNTRY     FILL DATE TOUR   TRNG DATE LANGUAGE     ACCOMPANIED
NHY IRAQ              JAN 2016                   JAN 2014  ARABIC               NO
NGU JAPAN          JUL 2014                   JAN 2014  JAPANESE          YES
NHZ PAKISTAN     NOV 2015                 NOV 2013  URDU                 NO
    A.  IN SOME INSTANCES, A MARA MAY ALSO SERVE AS THE SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL/DEFENSE ATTACHE (SDO/DATT) OR THE AMERICAN LEGATION UNITED STATES NAVAL ATTACHE (ALUSNA).
5.  PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN APPLYING SHOULD SUBMIT AN APPLICATION PACKAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE POSTED TO THE HQMC INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AS OUTLINED BELOW.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND MUST INCLUDE AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  APPLICANTS SHOULD LIST AVAILABLE BILLETS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE; HOWEVER, APPLICANTS CAN BE SELECTED FOR ANY COUNTRY BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.  ALL APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND TEMPLATES CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.HQMC.MARINES.MIL/ INTELLIGENCE/INTELOPSPERS/DEFENSEATTACHEPROGRAM.ASPX.   APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
    A.  BASIC APPLICATION LETTER - THIS LETTER MUST BE IN STANDARD NAVAL FORMAT AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
        (1) DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE: DATE, PLACE TESTED
        (2) DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) INFORMATION:
                (A) LANGUAGE(S) AND DIALECT(S),IF APPLICABLE
                (B) DATE, PLACE TESTED
                (C) DLPT TYPE(S)
                (D) DLPT SCORE
        (3) GENERAL CLASSIFICATION TEST (GCT) SCORE
        (4) DATE OF RANK
        (5) DATE CURRENT TOUR BEGAN
        (6) OVERSEAS CONTROL DATE
        (7) SUMMARY OF MILITARY EDUCATION SPECIFICALLY NOTING LANGUAGE, FOREIGN AREA AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TRAINING
        (8) SUMMARY OF CIVILIAN EDUCATION SPECIFICALLY NOTING LANGUAGE, FOREIGN AREA, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDIES
        (9) SUMMARY OF FAO OR RAO ORIENTED EXPERIENCE LISTING TRAVEL AND OR MILITARY EXPERIENCE IN FOREIGN REGIONS AND DETAILING MILITARY DUTIES INVOLVING INTERACTION WITH FOREIGN MILITARIES OR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
        (10) A PARAGRAPH SUMMARIZING WHY APPLICANT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT AS A MARA
        (11) WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF A CURRENT (WITHIN 5 YEARS) SSBI WITH A TS-SCI ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION
        (12) CONTACT NUMBERS INCLUDING PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY TELEPHONE CONTACT INFORMATION IN CASE THE SELECTION PANEL HAS AMPLIFYING QUESTIONS DURING THE SCREENING PROCESS
    B.  ENCLOSURES TO BASIC LETTER
        (1) ENCLOSURE ONE - ONE (8.5 x 11) FULL BODY PHOTO OF THE SERVICE MEMBER IN THE SERVICE ALPHA UNIFORM AND ONE (8.5 x 11) FULL BODY FAMILY PHOTO IN BUSINESS CASUAL FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND SERVICE ALPHAS FOR SERVICE MEMBER
        (2) ENCLOSURE TWO - STANDARD FORM (SF) 886 DEFENSE ATTACHE NOMINATION BIOGRAPHY WORKSHEET
        (3) ENCLOSURE THREE - NAVMED FORMS 1300/1 AND NAVPERS 1300/16 VERSION 11-09 FOR APPLICANT AND DEPENDENTS
        (4) ENCLOSURE FOUR - SF 86 (VERSION 2008), QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS FOR APPLICANT 
        (5) ENCLOSURE FIVE - SF 86 FOR SPOUSE (IF MARRIED); REQUIRED EVEN FOR UNACCOMPANIED TOURS
        (6) ENCLOSURE SIX - CERTIFICATE OF SUITABILITY FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT
        (7) ENCLOSURE SEVEN - LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICANT'S POTENTIAL TO ACT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
6.  APPLICATIONS MUST ARRIVE AT HQMC MARINE CORPS NLT 1 AUGUST 2013.  REGISTERED MAIL OR SOME OTHER MEANS OF TRACKING IS RECOMMENDED. APPLICATIONS CAN ALSO BE SCANNED AND SENT VIA EMAIL TO:MARA.APPLICATION AT USMC.MIL.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATIONPROCESS CAN BE DIRECTED TO MSGT KEVIN D. ANDRADE, (703) 614-2082,DSN: 224-2082, EMAIL: KEVIN.ANDRADE AT USMC.MIL OR SSGT JAMAAL LEE, TEL: (571) 256-9326, EMAIL: JAMAAL.LEE AT USMC.MIL.  MAIL APPLICATIONS TO HQMC MARINE CORPS TO ADDRESS:
        HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
        ATTN: MSGT KEVIN ANDRADE
        3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
        WASHINGTON DC 20350-3000  
7.  IF A QUALIFIED APPLICANT IS NOT IDENTIFIED BY THE SELECTION PANEL, MMOA WILL ASSIGN A SUITABLE CANDIDATE.  RESULTS OF THE ATTACHE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE PUBLISHED BY MARADMIN WITH ORDERS ISSUED BY M AND RA VIA SEPCOR.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN V. R. STEWART, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE.//