R 271535Z FEB 15
MARADMIN 090/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/FY15 2ND 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 (FAO) PROGRAMS.//
POC1/NIELSEN, ALEXANDRA/LTCOL/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 222-4365/703-692-4365/ALEXANDRA.NIELSEN1(AT)USMC.MIL./POC2/FISHER, CLAYTON/GS/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 224-0322/703-614-0322/CLAYTON.FISHER(AT)USMC.MIL.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A, THE 2ND QUARTER IAP EXPERIENCE TRACK PANEL WAS HELD ON 6 FEBRUARY. THE PANEL REVIEWED 18 APPLICATIONS AND SELECTED EIGHT MARINES FOR THE ADDITIONAL MOS. BASED ON THE BACKGROUND, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS, THE BELOW LISTED OFFICERS ARE APPROVED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) OF FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) OR REGIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO), AS INDICATED BELOW (READ IN SIX COLUMNS):
NAME               PGRD  PMOS  FMOS  FAO-RAO  REGION
CUCCIO, M.T.       O6    8041  8221  RAO      LATIN AMERICA
DOYLE, J.P.        O4    7525  8247  FAO      EUROPE
GILBERT, B.J.      O3    7566  8223  RAO      NORTH EAST ASIA
OLEKSY, R.M.       O4    0202  8226  RAO      SOUTH ASIA
PFEIFFER, K.D.     O5    7565  8226  RAO      SOUTH ASIA
RAU, M.G.          O6    8041  8228  RAO      SOUTH EAST ASIA
WALKER, D.C.       O4    0402  8243  FAO      NORTH EAST ASIA
WEEKS, J.T.    O3    0202  8228  RAO      SOUTH EAST ASIA
2. MMOA-3 WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES INTO THE OFFICER’S PERMANENT RECORDS TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL MOS IAW REF A.
3. PER REF A, OFFICERS APPLYING FOR A FAO OR RAO 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 OFFICERS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINING TO SERVE IN SUCH BILLETS WILL HAVE THEIR FAO OR RAO FMOS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN. OFFICERS WITH A FAO MOS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN CURRENT MINIMUM DLPT SCORES OF 2/2/1+ (R/L/S). FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM SCORES WILL RESULT IN THEIR FAO FMOS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN. PER REF A, ALL OFFICERS DESIGNATED AS FAOS OR RAOS ARE REQUIRED TO POSSESS A COMPLETED SSBI. THOSE MARINES WHO DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT SSBI WILL SUBMIT A REQUEST IMMEDIATELY.
4. FUNDING FOR LANGUAGE SUSTAINMENT TRAINING MAY BE AVAILABLE TO MARINES WITH THE FAO AND RAO FMOS.
5. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS GIVEN ABOVE.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. SCOTT O’MEARA, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS.//