R 061521Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 567/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 09-10 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL (TLS) SELECTION BOARD
/ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20080109//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20030220//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20080715//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 021/08, ACADEMIC YEAR 08/09 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL
(TLS)SELECTION BOARD RESULTS. REF B IS MARADMIN 066/03, SUBMISSION
OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED MARINES. REF C IS MARADMIN
387/08, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH TO THE OFFICIAL
MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE. //
POC/B. G. HEATHERMAN/MAJ/UNIT:MMOA-3/-/TEL:DSN 278-9284
/EMAIL:BRENDAN.G.HEATHERMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH THE TLS SCHOOLS/FELLOWSHIPS
AVAILABLE DURING AY09-10. THE TLS BOARD WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 3
DEC 08 FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND
THE SCHOOLS LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4. THE BOARD WILL CONSIST OF
2 GENERAL OFFICERS AND 15 COLONELS. THE BOARD WILL VERIFY THE
NUMBER OF PRIMARY SEATS TO BE FILLED BY THOSE DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS
BOARD. SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF PRIMARIES AND ALTERNATES WILL BE
SELECTED TO FILL THE REMAINING SEATS FROM THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
2. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
A. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
(1) LTCOLS AND FY09 LTCOLS (SEL) WHO HAVE 24 MONTHS TOS
(CONUS AND OCONUS) BY 31 JUL 09. OFFICERS SERVING IN
JOINT AND ACQUISITION TOURS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION
AT 24 MONTHS TOS (BY 31 OCT 09). THESE OFFICERS SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR MONITOR WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING
ELIGIBILITY.
(2) LTCOLS CURRENTLY IN COMMAND OF AN ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED
IN THE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM, WHO HAVE COMPLETED
18 MONTHS IN COMMAND BY 31 JUL 09.
(3) OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE FY10 COL PROMOTION BOARD WHO HAVE
NOT YET ATTENDED TLS. THE ONLY TIME ON STATION (TOS)
REQUIREMENT FOR COLS (SEL) ARE JOINT AND ACQUISITION
ASSIGNMENT RESTRICTIONS.
(4) STABILIZED OFFICERS WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE AND, IF SELECTED,
WILL BE DEFERRED OR SLATED TO SCHOOLS THAT OFFER OFF-CYCLE
OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED THEY ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE PER THE
ABOVE CRITERIA.
B. OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
(1) LTCOLS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO COL.
(2) COL OR COL (SEL) FROM THE FY09 PROMOTION BOARD, UNLESS
SELECTED AND DEFERRED BY THE AY08-09 TLS BOARD (SEE REF A).
(3) LTCOLS AT OR HAVING ATTENDED TLS.
(4) MAJS SELECTED DURING THE FY10 LTCOL PROMOTION SELECTION
BOARD.
(5) RESTRICTED-LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
(6) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION,
VIA EMAIL/CONTACT WITH THEIR MONITOR AND/OR QUESTIONNAIRE,
PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING.
(7) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT NOT TO BE
CONSIDERED IN WRITING AFTER THE BOARD CONVENES.
(8) OFFICERS ATTENDING OR SELECTED TO ATTEND ADVANCED ILS
FOLLOW ON SCHOOLS: SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW),
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES (SAMS), OR SCHOOL OF
ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES (SAASS).
(9) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS.
C. OFFICERS SELECTED AS PRIMARIES FROM THE PREVIOUS AY TLS BOARD
WHO WERE APPROVED FOR DEFERRAL WILL BE VETTED AND BRIEFED TO THE
BOARD. IF THEY REMAIN QUALIFIED AND ARE AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE
PLACED ON THE PRIMARY LIST AND SLATED BY THE BOARD.
3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SCHOOLS FROM WHICH SELECTIONS WILL BE
MADE ON THE AY 09-10 TLS BOARD ARE LISTED BELOW (SCHOOLS, QUOTAS,
AND CONVENING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE):
CRS TITLE QUOTA CONVENES GRAD
AIR WAR COLLEGE 3 JUL 09 JUN 10
ARMY WAR COLLEGE 14 JUL 09 JUN 10
COLLEGE OF NAVAL WARFARE 25 AUG 09 JUN 10
MARINE CORPS WAR COLLEGE 7 AUG 09 JUN 10
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE
ARMED FORCES (ICAF) 15 AUG 09 JUN 10
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 14 AUG 09 JUN 10
JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL 2 AUG 09 JUN 10
(JAWS)
4. FOREIGN SENIOR SERVICE COLLEGES AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR WHICH
SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ARE LISTED BELOW (OFFICERS INTERESTED IN A
FOREIGN SERVICE SCHOOL THAT REQUIRES LANGUAGE TRAINING MUST TAKE THE
DLAB BEFORE THE BOARD TO ENSURE QUALIFICATION; MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE
DLAB SCORE FOR LANG TRNG IS 100):
CRS TITLE QUOTA CONVENES GRAD
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE* 1 JUL 10 JUN 11
(LANG TRNG STARTS DEC 09)
ISRAELI NATIONAL DEF COLLEGE* 1 AUG 09 JUL 10
(LANG TRNG STARTS IN COUNTRY JUN 09)
NORWEGIAN DEFENSE COLLEGE* 1 JUN 10 JUN 11
(LANG TRNG STARTS NOV 09)
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE 1 SEP 09 FEB 10
1 FEB 10 JUL 10
ADVANCED OP STUDIES FELLOWSHIP 1 JUN 09 JUN 10
(FT LEAVENWORTH, KS AND 1YR STAFF PAYBACK ON US ARMY CGSC)
BROOKINGS 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
SECURITY STUDIES (MIT) 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
JFK SCHOOL OF GOV'T (HARVARD) 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INT'L STUDIES 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
(JOHNS HOPKINS)
CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
ATLANTIC COUNCIL MILITARY FELLOWS 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP (PENN STATE) 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
HOOVER INSTITUTION (STANFORD) 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
SECDEF CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP 2 JUN 09 JUN 10
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FELLOWSHIP 1 AUG 09 JUN 10
*MMOA WILL ASSIGN OFFICERS TO LANGUAGE TRAINING PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING OF THE COURSE. EXACT START DATES FOR LANGUAGE TRAINING
WILL BE COORDINATED THROUGH MCU.
5. BOARD COMMUNICATION-UPDATE MATERIAL:
A. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMMUNICATE THEIR SCHOOL
PREFERENCES TO THE BOARD VIA WEB-BASED QUESTIONNAIRE THAT
CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE MMOA-3 HOMEPAGE (ADDRESS LISTED BELOW
IN PARA 9). THE QUESTIONNAIRE MAY ALSO BE USED FOR OFFICIAL
COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD. THE QUESTIONNAIRES SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BY 25 NOV 08.
B. HARD-COPY MATERIAL: ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST
ORIGINATE FROM, OR BE ENDORSED BY, THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER.
COPIES OF PREVIOUSLY UNSUBMITTED PERTINENT MATERIAL MAY BE
SENT TO MMOA-3 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. ALL MATERIAL
SENT TO THE TLS BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THE BOARD. ALL CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE
25 NOV 08. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE
FORWARDED TO:
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
ATTN: AY 09-10 TLS BOARD
3280 RUSSELL RD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
FAX: (703) 784-9844 DSN: 278-9844
6. DECLINATIONS: OFFICERS SELECTED FOR TLS BY THE BOARD AND
SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND RESIDENT TLS ARE
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR DECLINATION IN WRITING WITH CHAIN OF
COMMAND ENDORSEMENT TO INCLUDE THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THEIR
COC. THE DECLINATION LETTER WILL BECOME PART OF THE OFFICER'S OMPF.
7. PHOTOGRAPHS: OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CURRENT OFFICIAL
PHOTO ON FILE. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR THE TLS
BOARD IAW REFS B AND C. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE
ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE MMSB
HOMEPAGE. ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE DATED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. 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.
8. FITNESS REPORTS. COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO
MMSB-32 FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF. INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR 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
9. POINTS OF CONTACT:
COL THOMAS D. WEIDLEY AVIATION COLONELS MONITOR
DSN 278-9300 COMM (703) 784-9300
INTERNET ADDRESS THOMAS.WEIDLEY@USMC.MIL
COL PATRICK L. REDMON GROUND COLONELS MONITOR
DSN 278-9300 COMM (703) 784-9300
INTERNET ADDRESS PATRICK.REDMON@USMC.MIL
LTCOL T. S. DESGROSSEILLIERS, GROUND LTCOL MONITOR
DSN: 278-9279 COMM (703) 784-9279
EMAIL: TODD.DESGROSSEILLIER@USMC.MIL
LTCOL B. J. GERING, AVIATION LTCOL MONITOR
DSN: 278-9267 COMM (703) 784-9267
EMAIL: BRADFORD.GERING@USMC.MIL
LTCOL D. J. DAVIS, HEAD, MMOA-3 PLANS & PROGRAMS
DSN: 278-9284 COMM (703) 784-9284
EMAIL: DONALD.J.DAVIS1@USMC.MIL
MR M.G. COOPER MCU, FELLOWSHIPS/FOREIGN PME
DSN 378-0696 COMM (703) 432-0696
INTERNET ADDRESS MICHAEL.G.COOPER2@USMC.MIL
10. WEBSITE (WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL): THERE WILL BE A LINK TO AY09-10
PME BOARDS UNDER THE "NEWS AND FEATURES" COLUMN. THE SITE IS
LOCATED ON THE MMOA-3 WEBPAGE WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED UNDER OFFICER
ASSIGNMENTS-MMOA-3 (PLANS AND PROGRAMS)-PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION.
11. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//