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MARADMIN 374/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO//
SUBJ/ASSIGNMENT OF ADDITIONAL FAO/RAO MOS//
REF/A/MCO 1520.11E/IAOP ORDER//
AMPN/REF A IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
OFFICER (IAO) PROGRAM: FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (FAO) AND REGIONAL
AFFAIRS OFFICER (RAO) SUB-PROGRAMS//
POC/MAJ CARROLL/TEL:222-4365/TEL:(703)692-4365//
RMKS/1. BASED ON THE BACKGROUND, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND ACADEMIC
CREDENTIALS OF THE BELOW LISTED OFFICERS, THE AWARDING OF AN
ADDITIONAL MOS (AMOS) AS INDICATED IS APPROVED.
GRADE/NAME SSN/PMOS AMOS
LTCOL SULLIVAN, J.M. 9407/0302 9948 (EAST ASIAN FAO)
LTCOL YUHAS, J. J. 7018/0402 9829 (EASTERN EUROPEAN RAO)
MAJ FINNEY, W.E. 4226/0802 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
MAJ KAREGA, S.S. 0925/0402 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
MAJ LUCIUS, JR., R.E. 1498/7202 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
MAJ NELSON, K.A. 1673/7562 9948 (EAST ASIAN FAO) (A)
MAJ ROSSER, D.S. 6597/0302 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
MAJ TAPPA, C.D. 1791/0402 9947 (WESTERN EUROPEAN FAO)
CAPT AVILA, JR., B. 8194/0180 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
CAPT PERRY, J.S. 2636/0302 9948 (EAST ASIAN FAO) (A)
CAPT RIZNER, T.C. 1109/0402 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
CAPT TEENAN, C.H. 8708/3002 9947 (WESTERN EUROPEAN FAO)
CAPT THURMAN, J.D. 1532/7588 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
CAPT McCARTHY, M.G. 8685/0302 9828 (EAST ASIAN RAO)
CAPT McLAUGHLIN, B. 5347/0302 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (C)
1STLT PATEL, T.M. 0698/0204 9945/9946 (SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN FAO
& SOUTHWEST ASIAN FAO)
2NDLT BARBORKA, A.N. 2857/7599 9940 (FAO-IN-TRAINING) (B)
(A) CURRENTLY LISTED AS 9940; HAVE COMPLETED FAO-IN-COUNTRY TRAINING
OR FAO/RAO UTILIZATION TOUR. REDESIGNATE WITH APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL AMOS.
(B) OFFICERS WHO POSSESS SUFFICIENT LINGUISTIC CAPABILITY, BUT
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL IN-COUNTRY TRAINING, POLITICAL-MILITARY EXPERIENCE
AND/OR AREA STUDIES EDUCATION FOR RECEIPT OF REGIONAL SPECIFIC AMOS.
THESE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO SEEK BILLETS EITHER WITHIN OR
DEALING WITH THEIR CHOSEN REGION IN ORDER TO GAIN THE REQUISITE
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION.
(C) FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS-IN-TRAINING WHO HAVE RECENTLY COMMENCED THE
FORMALLY FUNDED STUDY-TRACK PROGRAM AT NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.
2. MMOA-3 HAS ANNOTATED APPROPRIATE ENTRIES IN THE OFFICERS'
PERMANENT RECORDS TO REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL MOS PER THE REFERENCE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE USMC HOMEPAGE UNDER OFFICER
ASSIGNMENTS IN THE OFFICER DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK WEBSITE WHICH CAN BE
REACHED THROUGH THE LINK WWW.USMC.MIL/INOF.NSF/INFO TO THE OFFICER
ASSIGNMENTS PAGE, AND THE USMC INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM
WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WWW2.HQMC.USMC.MIL/FAO/FAOWEBSITE.NSF. QUESTIONS
CONCERNING THE FAO/RAO PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER PROGRAM COORDINATOR, MAJ P.J. CARROLL;
(PLU-7); DSN 222-4365; COMM (703) 692-4365;
E-MAIL CARROLLPJ@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
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