R 161630Z OCT 03
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 487/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 04 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSG/MMSB/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/B/MSG/MMIA/200729ZFEB2003//
NARR/REF A MARADMIN 483/02, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF B
MARADMIN 066/03, SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED
MARINES.//
POC/B. M. WILSON/MAJ/MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284
/EMAIL:WILSONBM@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE IS TO
ANNOUNCE THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH THE
SCHOOLS/FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE DURING AY 04. THE TOP LEVEL SCHOOL
(TLS) BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 2 DEC 03 FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE
WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS LISTED IN PARA 4.
OFFICERS SELECTED FOR TLS WILL BE LTCOLS (SEL), LTCOLS, AND COLS
(SEL) WHO HAVE A STRONG POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT. THESE
OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A LONGER PERIOD OF REMAINING SERVICE
TO BENEFIT FROM THE EDUCATION AND ARE MOST LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE FROM
SENIOR POSITIONS WITHIN OUR CORPS.
2. THE FOLLOWING PLAN AND CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
A. THE AY 04 TLS BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 2 DEC 03.
B. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION TO ATTEND TLS ARE LTCOLS,
LTCOLS (SEL), AND COLS (SEL) WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(1) LTCOLS SELECTED BY THE FY05 COL PROMOTION BOARD WHO
HAVE NOT YET ATTENDED TLS. THERE IS NO TIME ON STATION (TOS)
REQUIREMENT FOR COL (SEL); HOWEVER IF SELECTED THEY MAY BE DEFERRED
IN ORDER TO MEET TOS, JOINT, COMMAND, OR ACQUISITION ASSIGNMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
(2) MAJORS SELECTED BY THE FY05 LTCOL PROMOTION BOARD.
(3) LTCOLS (SEL) AND LTCOLS MUST HAVE 24 MONTHS TOS BY 31
AUG 04. OFFICERS SERVING IN JOINT AND ACQUISITION TOURS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION AT 24 MONTHS TOS BUT, IF SELECTED, MAY BE
DEFERRED TO MEET 36 MONTHS IN ORDER TO MEET JOINT OR ACQUISITION
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS.
(4) LTCOLS COMPLETING ONE YEAR UNACCOMPANIED TOURS OVERSEAS
BY 31 JUL 04.
(5) LTCOLS CURRENTLY IN COMMAND OF AN ORGANIZATION
IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM MUST COMPLETE THE NORMAL
18 MONTHS IN COMMAND AS OF 31 JUL 04 AND HAVE THE REQUISITE TOS.
C. OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
(1) LTCOLS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO COL.
(2) LTCOLS AT OR HAVING ATTENDED TLS.
(3) OFFICERS WHO ARE LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDO).
(4) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST PRIOR TO THE BOARD VIA E-MAIL OR
PHONCON TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITOR NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR TLS.
(5) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES IN WRITING
TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR TLS.
(6) OFFICERS SERVING AS ASTRONAUTS.
(7) OFFICERS ATTENDING OR SELECTED TO ATTEND ADVANCED
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) FOLLOW ON SCHOOLS; SCHOOL OF
ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW), SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
(SAMS), OR SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STRATEGIC STUDIES (SASS).
(8) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS.
D. OFFICERS SELECTED AS PRIMARIES BUT DEFERRED BY A PREVIOUS
BOARD WILL BE VETTED AND BRIEFED TO THE BOARD. IF THEY REMAIN
QUALIFIED AND ARE AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE PRIMARY LIST.
E. THE TLS BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 5 GEN OFFICERS AND 12 COLS.
THE BOARD WILL VERIFY THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY SEATS TO BE FILLED BY
THOSE DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS BOARDS. SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF
PRIMARIES AND ALTERNATES WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE REMAINING
ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
3. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INDICATE PREFERENCES FOR
SCHOOL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITOR. IN ZONE MAJORS ON THE FY05
LTCOL PROMOTION BOARD WILL INDICATE THEIR TLS PREFERENCE TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE LTCOL MONITOR. EACH OFFICER SHOULD LIST THREE CHOICES
FROM THE BELOW LIST. WHERE GRADE INDICATES LTCOL, COLS ARE ALSO
ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND.
4. SCHOOLS FROM WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ON THE AY 04 TLS
BOARD ARE AS FOLLOWS (SCHOOLS, QUOTAS, AND CONVENING DATES ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
CRS TITLE QUOTA RANK CONVENES GRAD
AIR WAR COLLEGE 5 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
ARMY WAR COLLEGE 11 LTCOL JUL 04 JUN 05
COLLEGE OF NAVAL WARFARE 26 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
MARINE CORPS UNIV 6 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF 15 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
THE ARMED FORCES (ICAF)
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 14 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
FOREIGN SENIOR SERVICE COLLEGES
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE 1 LTCOL AUG 05 JUN 06
COLLEGE (LANGUAGE TRNG REQUIRED)
JAPANESE NATIONAL DEFENSE 1 LTCOL SEP 05 JUN 06
UNIVERSITY (LANGUAGE TRNG REQUIRED)
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE 1 LTCOL SEP 04 FEB 05
1 LTCOL FEB 05 JUL 05
ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENSE 1 COL JAN 05 DEC 05
STUDIES
FELLOWSHIPS/SEMINARS
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
SECURITY STUDIES (MIT) 1 COL AUG 04 JUN 05
JFK SCHOOL (HARVARD) 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
JOHNS HOPKINS 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
(PENN STATE)
HOOVER FELLOWSHIP 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
(STANFORD UNIV)
RAND CORPORATION 1 LTCOL SEP 04 JUN 05
SECDEF CORPORATE 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
FELLOWSHIP
USNA ETHICS FELLOWSHIP 1 LTCOL AUG 04 JUN 05
5. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE WITH
THE BOARD PRESIDENT. ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST
ORIGINATE FROM, OR BE ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MAY CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE
OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT. COPIES OF PREVIOUSLY UNSUBMITTED
PERTINENT MATERIAL MAY BE SENT TO THE CMC (MMOA-3) TO ENSURE IT IS
SEEN BY THE BOARD. HOWEVER, ALL MATERIAL SENT TO THE TLS BOARD WILL
BE DESTROYED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD. ALL CORRESPONDNECE MUST
BE RECEIVED BEFORE 2 DEC 03. TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE
BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
ATTN: AY04 TLS BOARD
3280 RUSSELL RD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
FAX: (703) 784-9844 DSN: 278-9844
6. PHOTOGRAPHS. 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 PREFERRED
AND ARE TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF, AS PER REFERENCES A
AND B. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY
CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING THE CMC
(MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE. IF ELECTRONIC
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IS NOT POSSIBLE, OFFICERS MUST
SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE BOARD. OFFICERS HAVE A
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND
RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.
7. FITNESS REPORTS. COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMSB-32) FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF.
INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, NOR FORWARDED, TO
THE BOARD. THIS WILL INCLUDE THOSE FITREPS MISSING SIGNATURES OR
REVIEWING OFFICER CERTIFICATION. FITREPS NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-32)
2008 ELLIOT ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
8. UPDATE MATERIAL. ANY UPDATE DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER
FEELS SHOULD BE PART OF THE OMPF, OTHER THAN FITREPS, NEED TO BE
FORWARDED TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-20)
2008 ELLIOT ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
INDICATE, BY USE OF A COVER LETTER, THAT THE UPDATE MATERIAL IS TO
BE ENTERED IN TIME FOR THE TLS BOARD. COPIES OF SAID DOCUMENTS FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THE BOARD CAN BE FORWARDED AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH
5. ALL MATERIALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR
TOP LEVEL SCHOOL BOARD".
9. THE CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
COL M. L. HAWKINS HEAD MMOA
DSN 278-9300 COMM (703) 784-9300
EMAIL ADDRESS (
HAWKINSML@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
COL J. P. TOMCZAK AVN COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9301 COMM (703) 784-9301
EMAIL ADDRESS (
TOMCZAKJP@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
COL C. F. SWAIN GND COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9301 COMM (703) 784-9301
EMAIL ADDRESS (
SWAINCF@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
LTCOL S. G. LEBLANC AVN LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9267 COMM (703) 784-9267
EMAIL ADDRESS (
LEBLANCSG@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
LTCOL J. HARRISON GND LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9279 COMM (703) 784-9279
EMAIL ADDRESS (
HARRISONJ@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
10. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//