R 291428Z DEC 14
MARADMIN 683/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION PROCESS FOR THE FOREIGN SECURITY FORCE (FSF) ADVISOR FREE MOS//
REF A/MSG/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/231941Z SEP 14//
REF B/DOC/CG MCCDC/20140717//
REF C/MSG/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA/232332Z OCT 12//
REF D/DOC/AR/20120124//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 472-14 ANNOUNCING APPROVAL OF THE FSF ADVISOR FREE MOS (FMOS) AND PROCESS FOR EXPERIENCE TRACK DESIGNATION. REF B IS NAVMC 1200.1 WHICH IS THE MARINE CORPS MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) MANUAL. REF C IS MARADMIN 619-12 ANNOUNCING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL, CULTURE, AND LANGUAGE FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAM. REF D IS THE MCO 5216.19A ON PROCESSING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FORMS, NAVMC 10274.//
POC/MCCORMACK, J.S./LTCOL/PPO/PL/COMM: 703-692-4341/EMAIL: JEFFREY.S.MCCORMACK AT USMC.MIL//
POC/MILLER, J.L./CIV/PPO/PL/COMM: 703-692-4340/EMAIL: JAMES.L.MILLER5 AT USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IAW REFS A AND B, AS OF 01 OCT 2014 ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY BE AWARDED THE FSF ADVISOR FMOS. THIS MARADMIN OUTLINES THE APPLICATION AND SCREENING PROCESS FOR MARINES REQUESTING THE FSF ADVISOR FMOS 0570 (OFFICER) OR 0571 (ENLISTED) THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE-TRACK PROCESS IAW PHASE III OF THE FSF ADVISOR FMOS AWARD PROCESS. RECURRING EXPERIENCE-TRACK SCREENING PANELS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY SEPARATE MARADMINS.
2. BACKGROUND. PER PARA 5.A. OF REF A, CMC (DC PPO) CONDUCTED AN INITIAL SCREENING OF MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) DATA AND IDENTIFIED A CORE GROUP OF EXPERIENCE-TRACK MARINES WHO MET THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE AWARDED THE FSF ADVISOR FMOS. THE MCTFS RECORDS FOR THESE MARINES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE FSF ADVISOR FMOS. MARINES SHOULD VERIFY THEIR STATUS BY CHECKING THEIR MARINE ONLINE PROFILE TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE FMOS. ALL INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED MARINES (SGT TO SGTMAJ/MGYSGT, WO TO CWO5, 1STLT TO COL) WHO HAVE NOT BEEN AWARDED THE FMOS THROUGH THIS INITIAL SCREENING ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A PACKAGE FOR THE EXPERIENCE-TRACK DESIGNATION VIA THE APPLICATION PROCESS DETAILED IN PARA 3 BELOW.
2.A. ENLISTED MARINES WHO MEET THE CONDITIONS OF PARA 5.B. OF REF A, WILL TAKE THEIR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO THEIR S-1 FOR FORWARDING TO THEIR INSTALLATION PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTER.
2.B. INSTALLATION PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTERS CANNOT ENTER THE OFFICER FMOS INTO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCES SYSTEM (MCTFS); THEREFORE, ALL OFFICERS WHO MEET THE CONDITIONS OF PARA 5.B. OF REF A, WILL FOLLOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN PARA 3. BELOW.
3. APPLICATION PROCESS. MARINES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED SUFFICIENT EXPERTISE IN FSF ADVISING IN AN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING ENVIRONMENT SPANNING A CUMULATIVE PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN SIX MONTHS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR AWARD OF THE 0570/0571 FMOS.
3.A. PACKAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE FOLLOWING WEB-BASED 0570/0571 QUESTIONNAIRE HTTPS:slash slash WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/APPLICATION. CLICK THE SURVEY TITLED “FSF ADVISOR FMOS – FMOS APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE,” COMPLETE THE QUESTION ITEMS AND ATTACH YOUR PACKAGE. WHEN COMPLETE, CLICK “SUBMIT.” MARINES WITH QUESTIONS OR WHO CANNOT SUBMIT PACKAGES VIA THE WEB BASED QUESTIONNAIRE SHOULD CONTACT ONE OF THE MESSAGE POCS FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS.
3.B. ALL PACKAGE FILES MUST BE UPLOADED TO THE WEB BASED QUESTIONNAIRE AND BE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: (1) DIGITAL (PDF) COPIES; AND (2) LABEL ALL PDF FILES WITH "LAST.FIRST.EDIPI.FSFADVISOR".
3.C. ALL PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE ALL REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN PARAS
3.C.1., 3.C.2, AND 3.C.3., AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3.C.4.
3.C.1. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION (AA) FORM (NAVMC 10274) FROM THE APPLICANT SUMMARIZING THE APPLICANT’S RELEVANT ADVISOR EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION. MARINES WILL FOLLOW THE ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REF D, FOR COMPLETING THEIR AA FORM.
3.C.2. AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE MARINE’S CURRENT BATTALION/SQUADRON-LEVEL OR HIGHER COMMANDING OFFICER ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:(1) APPLICANT’S MATURITY; (2) CAPABILITY TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS; AND (3) PRIMARY MOS PROFICIENCY.
3.C.3. IF APPLICABLE PER REF (A), DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETED REGIONAL, CULTURAL, LANGUAGE FAMILIARIZATION (RCLF) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IAW REF C. A PRINTED TRANSCRIPT OR RECORD OF COMPLETED COURSES THROUGH MARINENET IS SUFFICIENT.
3.C.4. DOCUMENTATION INDICATING THE COMPLETION OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
3.C.4.A. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FROM AN APPROVED ADVISOR TRAINING COURSE (TYPICALLY AT MARINE CORPS SECURITY COOPERATION GROUP (MCSCG), ADVISOR TRAINING GROUP (ATG), OR MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MEF) ADVISOR TRAINING CELL).
3.C.4.B. A SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF DUTY IN AN ADVISOR CAPACITY. THE FIRST AND LAST PAGE OF FITNESS REPORTS SPANNING REPORTING PERIODS THAT INCLUDED THE ADVISOR DUTY CAN BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION. OTHER DOCUMENTATION DEPICTING PERFORMANCE OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING A TOUR AS AN ADVISOR WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
3.C.4.C. HAVE BEEN AWARDED PMOS 0372 CRITICAL SKILLS OPERATOR, PMOS 0370 SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICER OR NMOS 8071 SPECIAL OPERATIONS CAPABILITY SPECIALIST; AND, COMPLETED ONE OR MORE DEPLOYMENTS WITH A SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENT TO JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT FOR A CUMULATIVE PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN SIX MONTHS.
4. SCREENING PROCESS. CMC (DC PPO) WILL CONVENE A SCREENING PANEL WITH ASSISTANCE FROM REPRESENTATIVES FROM MARINE CORPS SECURITY COOPERATION ORGANIZATIONS TO REVIEW APPLICANT PACKAGES AND APPROVE THE AWARD OF THE FMOS TO ELIGIBLE MARINES. MARINES WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA OUTLINED IN PARA 4 OF REF A. KEY TIMELINE FOR APPLICANT AND PANEL ACTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
4.A. CURRENTLY ACTIVE: WEB BASED 0570/0571 QUESTIONNAIRE OPENS FOR FSF ADVISOR FMOS APPLICATIONS.
4.B. 31 MAR 2015: WEB QUESTIONNAIRE CLOSES TO ENABLE PANEL PREPARATION.
4.C. 20-24 APR 2015: 0570/0571 FMOS PANEL
4.D. MAY 2015:  MARADMIN RELEASE WITH 0570/0571 FSF ADVISOR FMOS SELECTEES AND ENTERED INTO MCTFS.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J.S. O’MEARA, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES, AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//