R 051608Z NOV 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 588/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL//
SUBJ/FY14 1ST QUARTER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP) EXPERIENCE TRACK SELECTION PANEL RESULTS//
REF/A/MCO/1520.11F/20130327//
REF/B/DODD/1315.17/20050428//
NARR/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP).  REF B IS THE DOD DIRECTIVE FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENT FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAMS.//
POC/ALEXANDRA NIELSEN/LTCOL/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL/DSN 222-4365/703-692-4365/ALEXANDRA.NIELSEN1(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  BASED ON THE BACKGROUND, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS OF THE BELOW LISTED OFFICERS, THE AWARDING OF A FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) FOR FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) OR REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO), AS INDICATED, IS APPROVED (READ IN SEVEN COLUMNS):
NAME               PGRD PMOS  COMPONENT FMOS  FAO-RAO  REGION
NAGLE, W.S.        O6   8041  RC        8225  RAO      AFRICA
GERACI, E.P.       05   0202  RC        8247  FAO      EUROPE
GONZALEZ, A.       O5   0402  AC        8241  FAO      LATAM
SCHULZ, D.A.       O5   0202  AC        8247  FAO      EUROPE
BAKION S.          O4   1302  AC        8241  RAO      LATAM
LAWRENCE, D.F.     O4   7509  AC        8247  FAO      EUROPE
MCCORMACK, J.S.    04   0302  AC        8241  FAO      LATAM
STARACE, G.        04   0202  AC        8247  FAO      EUROPE
KIM, A.J.          03   4402  AC        8243  FAO      N.E. ASIA
SHORES, D.B.       03   7523  AC        8247  FAO      EUROPE
2.  PENDING A CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT WAIVER FROM ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, THE AWARDING OF FMOS FOR FAO IS APPROVED FOR:
NAME               PGRD PMOS  COMPONENT FMOS  FAO-RAO  REGION
SCHULZ, D.A.       O5   0202  AC        8247  FAO      EUROPE
KANG, W.           O2   0180  AC        8243  FAO      N.E. ASIA
NOTE: LATAM - LATIN AMERICA, N.E. ASIA - NORTH EAST ASIA.
3.  MMOA-3 WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES INTO THE OFFICER'S PERMANENT RECORDS TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL MOS IAW REF A.
4.  PER REF A, OFFICERS APPLYING FOR AN IAP FMOS ARE HIGHLIGHTING THEIR AVAILABILITY TO SERVE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND POLITICAL-MILITARY BILLETS WHEN NOT SERVING IN THEIR PRIMARY MOS.  OFFICERS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINING TO SERVE IN SUCH BILLETS MAY HAVE THEIR IAP FMOS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN.
5.  QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM (IAP) CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE IAP COORDINATOR, LTCOL A. NIELSEN (PLU-8), DSN 222-4365, COMM (703) 692-4365, EMAIL ALEXANDRA.NIELSENN(AT)USMC.MIL OR TO THE ASSISTANT IAP COORDINATOR, MR. CLAY FISHER (PLU-8), DSN 224-0322, COM (703) 614-0322, EMAIL CLAYTON.FISHERATUSMC.MIL.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN MICHAEL A. ROCCO, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS.//