R 061257Z NOV 14
MARADMIN 580/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 15-16 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON/YMD:20140918//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MCCDC/YMD:19991020//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/112035Z DEC 08//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/060930ZJAN2009//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1300.8, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF B IS MCO 1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF C IS MARADMIN 703/08, OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) SUMMARY. REF D IS MARADMIN 003/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/J.R. BERARD/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284/EMAIL:JAMES.R.BERARD(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH THE AVAILABLE TOP LEVEL SCHOOLS (TLS) AND FELLOWSHIPS DURING AY 15-16. PER THE REFERENCES, THE TLS BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 2 DEC 14 FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4. THE BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 3 GENERAL OFFICERS AND 16 COLONELS. THE BOARD WILL VERIFY THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY SEATS TO BE FILLED BY THOSE DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS BOARDS. A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PRIMARIES AND ALTERNATES WILL BE SELECTED TO FILL THE REMAINING SEATS FROM THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
2. ELIGIBILITY:
   A. ELIGIBLE CRITERIA:
      (1) LIEUTENANT COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS (SEL) WHO HAVE 24 MONTHS TOS (CONUS AND OCONUS) BY 31 JUL 15. FOR OFFICERS WHO ARE SELECTED TO ATTEND OR ARE ATTENDING THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, THIS TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO THEIR UTILIZATION TOUR.
      (2) OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE FY16 COLONEL PROMOTION BOARD WHO HAVE NOT YET ATTENDED TLS. THE ONLY TOS REQUIREMENT FOR COLONELS (SEL) ARE JOINT AND ACQUISITION ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS.
      (3) OFFICERS SERVING IN JOINT AND ACQUISITION TOURS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION AT 24 MONTHS TOS (BY 31 JUL 15). THESE OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MONITOR WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY.
      (4) LIEUTENANT COLONELS SLATED TO COMMAND OR CURRENTLY IN COMMAND OF AN ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM WHO HAVE COMPLETED A COMMAND TOUR BY 31 JUL 15.
   B. INELIGIBLE CRITERIA:
      (1) COLONELS (SEL) WHO WERE SELECTED TO COLONEL ON THE FY15 OR EARLIER COLONEL SELECTION BOARDS.
      (2) LIEUTENANT COLONELS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO COLONEL ON THE FY 16 OR EARLIER COLONEL SELECTION BOARDS.
      (3) LIEUTENANT COLONELS AT OR HAVING ATTENDED TLS.
      (4) MAJORS IN ZONE FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL ON THE FY16 BOARD.
      (5) RESTRICTED-LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
      (6) PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING, OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO WISH NOT TO BE SCREENED FOR TLS ARE REQUIRED TO INDICATE SUCH ON THE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE AND SEND AN EMAIL TO THEIR PMOS MONITOR REQUESTING TO BE REMOVED BY REQUEST (RBR). ONCE THE BOARD IS IN SESSION, OFFICERS THAT DESIRE NOT TO BE SCREENED MUST REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT NOT TO BE  CONSIDERED FOR TLS AND INDICATE THE REASON IN THEIR LETTER. OFFICERS WILL BE REMOVED FROM TLS CONSIDERATION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. THIS CORRESPONDENCE WILL NOT BE PLACED IN AN OFFICER'S OMPF.
      (7) OFFICERS ATTENDING OR SELECTED TO ATTEND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) OR ADVANCED ILS FOLLOW ON SCHOOLS: SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW), SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES (SAMS), SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES (SAASS),OR MARITIME ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL (MAWS).
      (8) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS.
3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SCHOOLS TO WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ON THE AY 15-16 TLS BOARD ARE LISTED BELOW. SCHOOLS, QUOTAS, AND CONVENING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOD SCHOOLS WILL OBTAIN JPME II CREDIT.
CRS TITLE                           QUOTA   CONVENES  GRAD
ADVANCED STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP STUDY   1     JUL 15    JUN 16
PROGRAM (FT LEAVENWORTH, NOTE 1)
AIR WAR COLLEGE                       8     JUL 15    JUN 16
ARMY WAR COLLEGE                     14     JUL 15    JUN 16
COLLEGE OF NAVAL WARFARE             16     JUL 15    JUN 16
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL              1     JUL 15    JUN 16
SECURITY AFFAIRS (CISA)
THE EISENHOWER SCHOOL (FORMERLY      15     JUL 15    JUN 16
ICAF, NOTE 2)
JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL     1     JUL 15    JUN 16
MARINE CORPS WAR COLLEGE             11     JUL 15    JUN 16
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE                 14     JUL 15    JUN 16
  (NOTE 1) FOLLOWED BY 1 YEAR ASSIGNMENT AT FT LEAVENWORTH AS A SEMINAR LEADER.
  (NOTE 2) TWO STUDENTS WITH AN ACQUISITION BACKGROUND (PMOS 8059/61) WILL BE IDENTIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACQUISITIONS CURRICULUM.
4. FOREIGN SENIOR SERVICE COLLEGES AND FELLOWSHIPS TO WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ARE LISTED BELOW. OFFICERS INTERESTED IN A FOREIGN, NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING SERVICE SCHOOL MUST TAKE THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) AND HAVE IT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECORD OR HAVE AN ESTABLISHED DLPT SCORE ON RECORD FOR THE TARGET LANGUAGE; MIN SCORE FOR DEFENSE LANGUAGE TRAINING IS 100.
CRS TITLE                           QUOTA   CONVENES  GRAD
ARGENTINE NATIONAL DEFENSE SCHOOL     1     FEB 16    DEC 16
(LANGUAGE TRAINING JUN-DEC 15, WASH DC OR MONTEREY, CA)
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE        1     JUL 16    JUN 17
(FT MCNAIR) (LANGUAGE TRAINING, JAN - JUN 16, WASH DC)
ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES                1     JUN 15    JUL 16
NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE  
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE (ROME, ITALY)
    1ST SESSION                       1     SEP 15    FEB 16
    2ND SESSION                       1     FEB 16    JUL 16
DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (WASH DC)   1     JUL 15    JUN 16
DEPT OF JUSTICE (WASH DC, NOTE 3)     1     JUL 15    JUN 16
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE      1     JUL 15    JUN 16
USIP) (WASH DC)                        
DEPT OF STATE, BUREAU OF              1     JUL 15    JUN 16
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY (WASH DC)
HOOVER INSTITUTION (STANFORD)         1     JUL 15    JUN 16
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROG (YALE)     1     JUL 15    JUN 16
JFK SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT (HARVARD)    1     JUL 15    JUN 16
LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP (PENN STATE,     1     JUL 15    JUN 16
NOTE 4)
NATIONAL INTEL FELLOWSHIP             1     JUL 15    JUN 16
(WASH DC, NOTE 5)
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL      1     JUL 15    JUN 16
STUDIES (JOHNS HOPKINS)
SECDEF CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP (NOTE 6)  2     JUN 15    JUN 16
SECURITY STUDIES PROGRAM (MIT)        1     JUL 15    JUN 16
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR              1     JUL 15    JUN 16
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)
(WASH DC)
INDIA NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE        1     JAN 16    DEC 16
(NOTE 7)
  (NOTE 3) ONLY OPEN TO PMOS 44XX
  (NOTE 4) ONLY OPEN TO PMOS 0402,3002,6602, AND 6002
  (NOTE 5) OPEN TO ANY PMOS; COUNTER INTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH REQ UPON SELECTION
  (NOTE 6) CORPORATION/COMPANY/LOCATION DETERMINED FOLLOWING SELECTION
  (NOTE 7) MUST BE COL/COL (SEL)
5. SENIOR CMC FELLOWS TO ATTEND THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, ATLANTIC COUNCIL, CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY, AND CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (WASH DC, JUL 15-JUN 16) WILL BE SELECTED FROM THOSE OFFICERS WHO ARE TLS GRADUATES.
6. BOARD COMMUNICATION AND UPDATE MATERIAL
   A. ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE
      (1) THE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE IS THE PRIMARY MECHANISM FOR OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD. SUCH COMMUNICATION MAY CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT, INCLUDING PREFERENCES FOR SCHOOL. OFFICERS ELECTING TO REMOVE THEIR NAME FROM CONSIDERATION SHALL COMPLETE THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE AND NOTIFY THEIR PMOS MONITOR VIA EMAIL.
      (2) THE TLS QUESTIONNAIRE IS ACCESSED THROUGH THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HOMEPAGE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL). FROM THE HOMEPAGE SELECT THE LINK "BOARDS/SURVEYS/QUESTIONNAIRES" WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE "ONLINE WEB APPS" COLUMN. CAC CARD CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE SITE. ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT ALL ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE QUESTIONNAIRE. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO UPLOAD MATERIAL ARE GIVEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
      (3) THE QUESTIONNAIRE WILL OPEN UPON RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE AND WILL CLOSE AT 2400 EST ON 20 NOV 14 TO ENSURE ALL MATERIAL IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD IN A TIMELY MANNER. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING QUESTIONNAIRE ELIGIBILITY, CONTACT MMOA-3. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, CONTACT THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS HELP DESK AT (703) 784-9030 (DSN 278-9030) OR EMAIL SMB.M(AND)RA.WEBMASTER(AT)USMC.MIL.
   B. UPDATE MATERIAL. IF UNABLE TO UPLOAD ADDITIONAL MATERIAL THROUGH THE QUESITONNAIRE, ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM, OR BE ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER. ALL CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO THE BOARD INCLUDING ENCLOSURES IS DESTROYED UPON COMPLETION OF THE BOARD. ALL CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 21 NOV 14 AND SENT TO:
       HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
       ATTN: AY 15-16 TLS BOARD
       3280 RUSSELL RD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
       SMB EMAIL ADDRESS: SMBMANPOWEROFFICERPR(AT)USMC.MIL
   C. PHOTOGRAPHS. OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD. TO PARALLEL OFFICER PROMOTION BOARD AND COMMAND SCREENING BOARD REQUIREMENTS, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THE TLS BOARD. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF, AS PER REF D. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING CMC (MMRP-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMRP HOMEPAGE. ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE DATED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. IF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IS NOT POSSIBLE, OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD.
   D. FITNESS REPORTS. COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MMRP-32 FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF. INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IF FORWARDED TO THE BOARD. THIS WILL INCLUDE THOSE FITNESS REPORTS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION. FITNESS REPORTS NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO:
       COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
       HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
       MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMRP-32)
       2008 ELLIOT ROAD
       QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030.
   E. DEFERRALS. HISTORICALLY, THE TLS BOARD HAS SELECTED A SMALL NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT ARE SUBSEQUENTLY UNABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL DUE TO OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS. IN RARE OCCASIONS, SOME OFFICERS CAN BE SLATED TO OFF-CYCLE TLS SLOTS. HOWEVER, OFF-CYCLE TLS OPPORTUNITIES ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED. IF A KNOWN OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT WILL PRECLUDE AN OFFICER FROM BEGINNING THE ACADEMIC YEAR (JULY 2015), THAT FACTOR SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE. ADDITIONALLY, THOSE OFFICERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER REQUESTING NOT TO SCREEN BY REMOVING THEIR NAME BY REQUEST (RBR).
   F. DECLINATIONS. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR TLS BY THE BOARD WHO SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR DECLINATION IN WRITING WITH CHAIN OF COMMAND ENDORSEMENT TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER TO CMC VIA MMOA-3. THE DECLINATION LETTER WILL BECOME PART OF THE OFFICER'S OMPF. ALTERNATES FLEETED UP TO FILL VACATED TLS QUOTAS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO FORMALLY DECLINE VIA THE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED ABOVE IF THEY DECLINE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
7.  POINTS OF CONTACT
COL M. G. SCHRECKER, AVIATION COL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300
  EMAIL: MARK.SCHRECKER(AT)USMC.MIL
COL J.J. RUSSO, GROUND COL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300
  EMAIL: JOSEPH.RUSSO(AT)USMC.MIL
LTCOL F. FRIDRIKSSON, GROUND LTCOL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9279 COMM (703) 784-9279
  EMAIL: FRIDRIK.FRIDRIKSSON(AT)USMC.MIL
LTCOL S. J. LIGHTFOOT, AVIATION LTCOL MONITOR
  DSN: 278-9267 COMM (703) 784-9267
  EMAIL: STEPHEN.LIGHTFOOT(AT)USMC.MIL
LTCOL B. G. HEATHERMAN, HEAD, MMOA-3 PLANS AND PROGRAMS
  DSN: 278-9284, COMM: (703) 784-9284
  EMAIL: BRENDAN.G.HEATHERMAN(AT)USMC.MIL
MAJ J. R. BERARD, PLANS OFFICER, MMOA-3
  DSN:278-9284, COMM: (703) 784-9284
  EMAIL: JAMES.R.BERARD(AT)USMC.MIL
MR. M. G. COOPER, CMC FELLOWSHIPS/FOREIGN PME
  DSN: 378-0696, COMM: (703) 432-0696
  EMAIL: MICHAEL.G.COOPER2(AT)USMC.MIL
8. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN CRAIG. Q. TIMBERLAKE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//