R 181132Z AUG 15
MARADMIN 406/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO/PL//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 16 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/DOC/CJCSI 3120.08D/28JAN2013//
REF/B/DOC/MCO S003120.2/07FEB2014//
REF/C/DOC/NAVMC 1200.1/17JUL2014//
NARR/REF A CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS INSTRUCTION FOR INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS MOS MANUAL.//
POC/RUSSELL HARRIS/MAJ/PPO PLI/TEL:(703) 692-4331 OR (703) 614-0285 DSN 222/EMAIL:RUSSELL.D.HARRIS(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE CONVENING OF THE FY16 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) 8016 FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) SELECTION PANEL. THE SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE AT HQMC FROM 1-4 DECEMBER 2015 AND IS OPEN TO OFFICERS FROM O-1 TO O-6, AS WELL AS ENLISTED MARINES FROM E-5 TO E-9, WHO HAVE ACQUIRED THE REQUISITE OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND SECURITY SKILLS IDENTIFIED IN REFERENCES (A) AND (B).
2. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MUST CURRENTLY BE OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN AN INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (IJSTO) INDOCTRINATED BILLET WHERE STO WAS A PRIMARY FUNCTION. FURTHERMORE, APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE DETAILED JUSTIFICATION IF THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE STO TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (C).
3. INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD CONTACT THE 8016 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPONSOR AT (703) 692-4331 OR (703) 614-0285 FOR SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. THE PRIMARY MEDIUM FOR APPLICATION WILL BE VIA SIPRNET EMAIL. HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
4. THE SELECTION PANEL WILL BE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION (PL) WHO HAVE APPROPRIATE COMBINED, JOINT, AND SERVICE-LEVEL EXPERIENCE OF STO OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION. THE PANEL WILL INDIVIDUALLY SCREEN EACH APPLICANT'S OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, SECURITY MANAGEMENT CREDENTIALS, PERTINENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION, AND COMMAND ENDORSEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET THE 8016 FMOS REQUIREMENTS.
5. A SUBSEQUENT MARADMIN WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE 8016 SELECTION PANEL. PL WILL FORWARD THE NAMES OF THE MARINES APPROVED FOR THE 8016 FMOS TO MMOA OR MMEA, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR ENTRY INTO THE RESPECTIVE MARINE'S RECORD.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. SCOTT O'MEARA, DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND PLANS DIVISION, PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, HQMC.//