CONVENING OF PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) 0370 SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICER SELECTION PANEL
Date Signed: 9/29/2014 | MARADMINS Number: 491/14
MARADMINS : 491/14
R 291244Z SEP 14
MARADMIN 491/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PP&O//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) 0370 SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICER SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC/041105ZAPR2014//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/261405ZSEP13//
REF/C/MSGID:MCO/P1070.12.K/YMD:2000714//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 173/14, FY16 OFFICER PROMOTION BOARDS, REF B IS MARADMIN 498/13, OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF)PHOTOGRAPH GUIDANCE, REF C IS MCO P1070.12K W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).//
POC/LTCOL J.W. DYAL/PPO/POSOD/-/TEL:(703) 571-1023/EMAIL: JUSTIN.DYAL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. DURING THE JULY EXECUTIVE OFFSITE, THE CMC APPROVED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICER PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS) 0370 IN FY16. THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE CONVERSION PROCESS AND CHANGES TO THE APPLICATION AND SCREENING PROCESS FOR FUTURE APPLICANTS.
2.  SELECTION PANEL.  THE INITIAL POPULATION OF DESIGNATED SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICERS, WITH THE PMOS 0370, WILL BE SELECTED BY A PANEL ESTABLISHED BY DC, PP&O WITH MMOA AND MARSOC ASSISTANCE. THE PANEL WILL CONVENE AT BLDG 2008, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO. KEY TIMELINE FOR APPLICANT AND PANEL ACTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.   08 OCT 2014:  WEB BASED 0370 QUESTIONNAIRE OPENS FOR PMOS APPLICATION
    B.   27 OCT 2014:  WEB QUESTIONNAIRE CLOSES TO ENABLE PANEL PREPARATION
    C.   27 OCT 2014:  APPLICANT OMPF MATERIAL UPDATE DEADLINE
    D.   03-14 NOV 2014:  0370 SELECTION PANEL
    E.   DEC 2014:  MARADMIN RELEASE WITH 0370 PMOS SELECTEES
    F.   OCT 2015:  TABLES OF ORGANIZATION BEGIN TO REFLECT 0370 PMOS "A" BILLETS.  ASSIGNMENTS BEGIN AGAINST 0370 REQUIREMENTS.
3.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR DESIGNATION AS SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICERS WILL CONVERT TO THE 0370 PMOS IN OCTOBER 2015 AND WILL BE ASSIGNED AND MANAGED AGAINST 0370 REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE SERVICE AND USSOCOM FROM FY16 FORWARD. EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO MODIFY TABLES OF ORGANIZATION TO REFLECT THE DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE FORCE. UPON PROMOTION TO COLONEL, 0370 OFFICERS WILL MERGE INTO THE 8041 POPULATION.
4.  SELECTION GUIDANCE. OFFICERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICER BILLETS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE 0370 PMOS. APPLICANTS WITH SUCCESSFUL SERVICE IN 0370 BILLETS OR COMPLETION OF THE MARSOC INDIVIDUAL TRAINING COURSE/COURSE IDENTIFICATION CODE (ITC/CID M03KZ4K) OR MARSOF TEAM COMMANDERS COURSE/COURSE IDENTIFICATION CODE (MTCC/CID M03TCMK) ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLY RECEIVED WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF NECESSARY GRADE SHAPING BY YEAR GROUP. OFFICERS NOT SELECTED WILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL PMOS WITH NO CHANGE.
    A.  CURRENT 0370 FMOS HOLDERS MUST COMMUNICATE THEIR DESIRE EITHER TO APPLY OR NOT BE CONSIDERED (SEE PARA 5.E). THOSE ELECTING NON-CONSIDERATION MAY BE ASSIGNED TO FURTHER SPECIAL OPERATIONS BILLETS IN ORDER TO MEET SERVICE REQUIREMENTS UNTIL PMOS 0370 INVENTORY IS BUILT.
    B.  OFFICERS NOT HOLDING THE FMOS 0370 ARE ALSO ABLE TO APPLY FOR CONVERSION TO THE 0370 PMOS. TO ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING THE INITIAL PMOS POPULATION, MAJORS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS WITH SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF MARSOC OR SIGNIFICANT EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE SOF CORE ACTIVITIES OF DIRECT ACTION, SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE, PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND/OR SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE MAY SUBMIT FOR PANEL CONSIDERATION.
    C.  THOSE OFFICER APPLICANTS ALREADY ASSESSED AND SELECTED BY MARSOC BUT WHO HAVE YET TO COMPLETE ITC/CID M03KZ4K AND MTCC/CID M03TCMK MUST COMMUNICATE THEIR DESIRES TO TAKE THE 0370 PMOS OR RETAIN THEIR EXISTING PMOS. THOSE OFFICERS WITHIN THE PIPELINE THAT DO NOT TAKE THE 0370 PMOS WILL SERVE OUT THEIR MARSOC TOUR AND THEN RETURN TO THEIR EXISTING PMOS. OFFICERS WHO HAVE YET TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING PIPELINE AND ARE SELECTED BY THE PANEL WILL NOT BE AWARDED THE 0370 PMOS UNTIL SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ITC AND MTCC.
    D.  RECRUITING. BEGINNING WITH ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION (A&S) CLASS 15-1, OFFICER APPLICANTS THAT WISH TO OBTAIN THE 0370 PMOS WILL SUBMIT FOR SELECTION AND ATTEND ITC/MTCC WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION WILL CONVERT THE OFFICER'S PMOS TO 0370.
    E.  CHANGES TO PREREQUISITES FOR SOO DESIGNATION. OFFICER APPLICANTS SEEKING CONSIDERATION TO ATTEND A&S MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES:
        (1) NO MORE THAN THIRTY MONTHS TIME IN GRADE AS A CAPTAIN UPON ASSIGNMENT TO ITC. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED UPON INVENTORY.
        (2) OFFICERS MAY ATTEND ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION PRIOR TO CAREER DESIGNATION, BUT MUST BE CAREER DESIGNATED BEFORE ASSIGNMENT TO ITC.
        (3) ADDITIONAL DETAILS, REQUIREMENTS, AND UPDATED INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING A MARSOC RECRUITING OFFICE OR AT WWW.MARSOC.COM.
5.  PANEL PREPARATION AND GUIDANCE. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW REF A AS A GUIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR AUDITING THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS), FITNESS REPORTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. OFFICERS MAY REVIEW REF A AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE. ALTHOUGH MENTIONED IN REF A, THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED:
    A.  PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: EACH OFFICER IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THEIR OMPF AND MBS BEFORE THE PANEL CONVENING DATE.
    B.  OBTAINING AND REVIEWING THE OMPF. THE PRIMARY MEANS OF OBTAINING AND VIEWING THE OMPF AND MBS IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL. THE MBS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE MMRP WEB SITE. REFER TO REF B TO DETERMINE WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.
    C.  OMPF DOCUMENT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. OFFICERS ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES, MISSING INFORMATION, OR ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS PRESENT IN EITHER THE OMPF OR MBS. ALL OMPF MATERIAL WILL BE UPDATED NLT 27 OCTOBER 2014. OFFICERS WILL ADDRESS OMPF DISCREPANCIES WITH CMC (MMRP-20):
        (1) E-MAIL: SMB.MANPOWER.MMRP-20(AT)USMC.MIL
        (2) ADDRESS:
            COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
            HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMRP-20)
            2008 ELLIOT ROAD
            QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
        (3) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-3907, DSN 278-3907)
            OMPF CUSTOMER SERVICE, DSN 278-3906/3907/5640
            DIGITAL PHOTOS, DSN 278-3738/4607
    D.  PHOTOGRAPHS. REF B OUTLINES DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH SUBMISSION SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
        (1)  REVIEWING PHOTO SUBMISSION. OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF PHOTO BY CMC (MMRP-20). THE PRIMARY MEANS OF CONFIRMING PHOTO RECEIPT IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL. PHOTOS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON OMPF ONLINE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PHOTO RECEIPT BY CMC (MMRP-20). THEDATE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, AS NOTED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH TITLE BOARD, IS CONSIDERED THE PRIMARY DATE FOR DETERMINING THE 12 MONTH PHOTOGRAPH ELIGIBILITY WINDOW FOR SELECTION BOARDS. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH A PHOTO MAY BE OVER 12 MONTHS OLD, THE PHOTO WILL REMAIN IN THE OMPF UNTIL AN UPDATEDPHOTO IS SUBMITTED.
        (2)  OPERATIONAL GROOMING STANDARDS. THOSE OFFICERS WITHOUT CURRENT PHOTOS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED OPERATIONAL GROOMING STANDARDS MAY UPLOAD DEPLOYED PHOTO TO THE 0370 SELECTION SURVEY (SEE PARA 5.E) EXPRESSLY FOR PANEL PURPOSES WITH RELAXED GROOMING THAT WILL NOT BECOME PART OF THE OMPF.
    E.  COMMUNICATION WITH THE PANEL. OFFICERS WHO DESIRE 0370 PMOS CONVERSION MUST COMPLETE THE SOO SELECTION QUESTIONNAIRE NLT 27 OCTOBER 2014. NON-COMPLETION OF WEB-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE PANEL AS A DEFERMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY. PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WILL BE THE WEB BASED 0370 SELECTION SURVEY ON THE M&RA WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION. THE SURVEY WILL BE OPEN FROM 8-27 OCTOBER 2014. OFFICERS WISHING TO SUBMIT MATERIAL MUST ATTACH PDFS TO THE SURVEY. AA FORMS, HARD COPY MATERIALS, OR EMAILS DIRECTLY TO THE PANEL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE PANEL CAN BE ADDRESSED TO: PRESIDENT OF THE FY15 0370 SELECTION PANEL. ALL MATERIALS UPLOADED TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE DELETED/DESTROYED UPON CONCLUSION OF THE PANEL AND WILL NOT BECOME A PART OF THE OFFICERS' OMPF.
    F.  INTERESTED OFFICERS MUST CONTACT THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR NLT 31 OCT 2014 AND EXPRESS THEIR DESIRE TO CHANGE MOS TO 0370.
    G.  CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT. MMOA-1 (GROUND): DSN 278-9272, COM (703) 784-9272, FAX EXT-9844 LTCOL FRIDRIKSSON (GROUND LTCOLS) FRIDRIK.FRIDRIKSSON(AT)USMC.MIL MAJ SCHULTZE (01,04,06,30,43,44,58) STEVEN.SCHULTZE(AT)USMC.MIL MAJ CLARK (02,03,08,13,18,34)ERICK.CLARK(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT BUBAN (01,34,44) JESSAMY.BUBAN(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT ROBNETT (04,30)DANIEL.ROBNETT(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT PARKER (06, 43)DAVID.B.PARKER(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT FAULK (08,13,18,58)BLAIR.FAULK(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT VERBLAAUW (03) DOUGLAS.VERBLAAUW(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT SULLIVAN (02)PATRICK.SULLIVAN(AT)USMC.MIL MMOA-2 (AVIATION): DSN 278-9267, COM (703) 784-9267, FAX EXT-9844 LTCOL LIGHTFOOT (AVIATION LTCOLS) STEPHEN.LIGHTFOOT(AT)USMC.MIL MAJ O'BRIEN (60,66,72)CHAD.O'BRIEN(AT)USMC.MIL MAJ MATTHES (RW)RACHEL.MATTHES(AT)USMC.MIL MAJ WINEMAN (FW)NICHOLAS.WINEMAN(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT KAVANAGH (60,66,72)JAMES.KAVANAGH(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT KELLY (FW)CHRISTOPHER.J.KELLY(AT)USMC.MIL CAPT POWELL (RW) WILLIAM.M.POWELL(AT)USMC.MIL
    H.  SPECIAL OPERATIONS CAREER GUIDANCE. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE 0370 PMOS DESIGNATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS AND USSOCOM ENTERPRISE CAN REFERENCE THE INFORMATION BRIEF WITHIN THE WEB QUESTIONNAIRE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INTERESTED OFFICERS CAN CONTACT (DC PPO/POSOD). LTCOL DYAL, COM (703) 571-1023, JUSTIN.DYAL(AT)USMC.MIL MAJ THORNBURG, COM (703) 571-1057, JAMES.D.THORNBURG(AT)USMC.MIL MAJ ROUSSOS, COM (571) 256-9829, GIANOULIS.ROUSSOS(AT)USMC.MIL
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN BAILEY, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, PLANS POLICIES AND OPERATIONS.//