R 161724Z JUL 15
MARADMIN 349/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/FY15 3RD 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/SHELL, JUDE/LTCOL/CMC PPO PL WASHINGTON DC/DSN 222-4365/703-692-4365/JUDE.SHELL(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 3RD QUARTER IAP EXPERIENCE TRACK PANEL WAS HELD ON 1 JULY. THE PANEL REVIEWED 15 APPLICATIONS AND SELECTED NINE 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 SEVEN COLUMNS):
NAME             PGRD    PMOS  FMOS  FAO-RAO  REGION           NOTE
BROOKS, C.C.       O4    4402  8226  RAO      SOUTH ASIA
COVER, C.G.        O5    7562  8241  FAO      LATIN AMERICA    1
EYTH, H.C.         O5    0402  8228  RAO      SOUTH EAST ASIA
FULTZ, B.N.        O4    0202  8246  FAO      SOUTH ASIA 
GHONGKEDZE, A.N.   O3    0302  8245  FAO      AFRICA           1
HART, T.J.         O4    4402  8247  FAO      EUROPE
REYES, F.J.        O3    0302  8241  FAO      LATIN AMERICA    1
SPENGLER, J.C.     O2    0402  8225  RAO      AFRICA
WYNNE, G.C.        O4    0602  8224  RAO      MIDDLE EAST      1
2. NOTE 1 INDICATES THOSE MARINES IN THE USMCR COMPONENT.
3. MMOA-3 WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES INTO EACH OFFICER’S PERMANENT RECORD TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL MOS IAW REF A.
4. 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 OFFICERS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINING TO SERVE IN SUCH BILLETS WILL HAVE THEIR FAO OR RAO FMOS ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN.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 THE ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL OF THE FAO MOS FROM THE OFFICER'S RECORD. 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 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
5. FUNDING FOR LANGUAGE SUSTAINMENT TRAINING MAY BE AVAILABLE TO MARINES WITH THE FAO AND RAO FMOS. CONTACT PLU-8 FOR LANGUAGE SUSTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDING AVAILABILITY.
6. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE POCS PROVIDED ABOVE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. SCOTT O’MEARA, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS.//