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MARADMIN 218/00
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MMOA-3//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1560. ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2001-2002 INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
/SCHOOL (ILS) SLATING//
REF/A/EXECUTIVE THREE STAR/OFF-SITE YMD:991015//
REF/B/ALMAR 034/99//
REF/C/DOC/CMC WASH DC/YMD:941004//
AMPN/REF B IS THE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME)
ALMAR//
AMPN/REF C IS MCO P1300.8R MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY//
POC/J. P. OROURKE/MAJ/DSN 278-9284/-/TEL:COML (703) 784-9284//
RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PUBLISH THE SLATING
PROCESS, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND TO IDENTIFY THE ANTICIPATED
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) QUOTAS AVAILABLE FOR AY01/02.
2. PER REFERENCES A AND B, OFFICERS WILL NO LONGER BE SELECTED
BY A BOARD TO ATTEND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS). THE
DECISION TO DISCONTINUE THE ILS BOARD WAS REACHED DURING THE
EXECUTIVE OFF-SITE CONDUCTED IN OCTOBER 1999. THE INTENT IS TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BOARD PROCEEDINGS OFFICERS MUST PASS THROUGH DURING THEIR CAREERS AND TO GIVE THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER MORE OF A
VOICE IN THE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS.
3. THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, MCI, AND
THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, THE QUALITY OF THE MARINE CORPS'
NONRESIDENT PME HAS VASTLY IMPROVED DURING RECENT YEARS. GREATER
FLEXIBILITY TO COMPLETE APPROPRIATE LEVEL PME IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL
MARINE CORPS OFFICERS. THE MARINE CORPS' DIRECTION IS CLEAR: ALL
OFFICERS SHOULD COMPLETE THE PME APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR GRADE AS AN
ENHANCEMENT FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION AND FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.
4. RECENT DISCUSSIONS AT THE GENERAL OFFICER SYMPOSIUM AND THE
EXECUTIVE OFF-SITE CONFIRMED THAT NONRESIDENT PME FOR MAJORS IS NOW
EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF RESIDENT PME FOR PURPOSES OF PROMOTIONS AND
ASSIGNMENTS. AS A RESULT, PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS HAVE BEEN
DIRECTED TO CONSIDER COMPLETION OF INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL AS BEING
EQUAL WITHOUT REGARD TO RESIDENCY OR NON RESIDENCY STATUS.
5. THE INTENT IS ALSO TO REDUCE THE PRESSURES WITHIN THE PROCESS
FOR SELECTION TO RESIDENT ILS. OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE
DIRECTLY WITH THEIR MONITORS IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ULTIMATE DECISION REGARDING ILS
SLATING. WE DEMAND MUCH FROM OUR MARINES; THEREFORE, WE SHOULD
NOT CREATE SITUATIONS IN WHICH WE REDUCE FAMILY STABILITY AND
CAUSE UNDUE STRESS WHILE ACCOMPLISHING INSTITUTIONAL GOALS OF
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. IN LIGHT OF THIS, ONLY
VOLUNTEERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR RESIDENT ILS.
6. THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL SLATING PROCESS FOR AY01/02 WILL
BEGIN WITH ELIGIBLE OFFICERS (PARA 8) VOLUNTEERING TO ATTEND THE
ILS RESIDENT PROGRAM. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST CONTACT THEIR
MONITOR TO INDICATE THEIR PREFERENCE FOR ATTENDING OR NOT
ATTENDING RESIDENT ILS NLT 01 JUNE 2000. FOLLOWING THIS DEADLINE,
MMOA WILL LIST ALL OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED FOR ILS SLATING ON
MMOA'S HOME PAGE AT: WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "INFORMATION FOR AND ABOUT
MARINES," "OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS," AND SELECT EITHER "PROGRAMS" OR
"OFFICER DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK."
7. A TOTAL OF 173 OFFICERS WILL BE SLATED TO ATTEND ILS DURING
AY01/02. SLATING FOR RESIDENT ILS WILL RESIDE WITHIN MANPOWER.
MONITORS WILL SCREEN RECORDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO
VOLUNTEER AND MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. MONITORS WILL ALREADY
HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH THE OFFICERS IN THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION TO
DETERMINE THEIR PREFERENCES. COMPLETION OF NONRESIDENT PME WILL
NOT BE A BAR TO ELIGIBILITY FOR RESIDENT PME. THE SLATING PROCESS
WILL BE VALIDATED BY THE LTCOL MONITORS, COL MONITORS, HEAD OF
OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS, AND PMD. FOR THE ILS SLATING PROCESS,
OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS WILL ALSO INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY. FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ILS SLATE WILL
RESIDE WITH THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
(DC M&RA).
8. THE ILS SLATING PROCESS IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY 01
OCT 2000. THE OFFICERS SLATED TO ILS WILL BE LISTED ON MMOA'S
HOME PAGE BY THE LAST FOUR OF THEIR SSN/MOS. THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY:
A. VOLUNTEERS. OFFICERS MUST ACTIVELY VOLUNTEER (EMAIL,
PHONCON OR LETTER) THROUGH THEIR MONITOR TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE
RESIDENT ILS PROGRAM.
B. GRADE ELIGIBILITY. MAJORS, AND MAJORS (SEL) WILL BE
ELIGIBLE. MAJORS WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN SELECTED OR FAILED
SELECTION TO LTCOL WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.
C. TIME ON STATION REQUIREMENT: OFFICERS WHO WILL COMPLETE
THEIR PRESCRIBED TOUR, AS LISTED IN MCO P1300.8R, DURING FISCAL
YEAR 01 WILL BE ELIGIBLE. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE
PRESCRIBED TOUR FOR PCS ORDERS IS THREE YEARS, AND PCA ORDERS IS
TWO YEARS.
D. OFFICERS WHO OTHERWISE MEET GRADE AND TOS REQUIREMENTS
WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE IF THEY:
(1) ARE ATTENDING, OR ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND, AN AY00/01
CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL.
(2) PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED ILS OR ARE SLATED TO ATTEND A
RESIDENT ILS/EQUIVALENT DURING THE UPCOMING ACADEMIC YEAR.
(3) ARE ASSIGNED OR SLATED TO BE ASSIGNED AS ASTRONAUTS.
(4) HAVE FORMALLY REQUESTED RESIGNATION/RETIREMENT TO
CMC (MMSR).
(5) ARE LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
(6) COMMENCED THE SPECIAL EDUCATION/ADVANCED DEGREE/FUNDED
LAW EDUCATION/FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAMS AS AN INSIGNIA MAJOR
OR MAJOR (SEL), AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM.
E. OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A NONRESIDENT ILS COURSE ARE
ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND ILS.
F. THERE WILL BE NO DEFERRALS FOR ILS.
9. MAJORS OR MAJORS (SEL) ASSIGNED AS RECRUITING STATION
COMMANDING OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OPERATIONS OFFICERS, AND
OFFICER SELECTION OFFICERS WHO VOLUNTEER WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF
ATTENDING ILS OR A CHOICE OF DUTY STATION (GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION)
UPON COMPLETION OF A SUCCESSFUL TOUR IN RECRUITING.
10. OFFICERS WHO VOLUNTEER AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ILS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO INDICATE THREE PREFERENCES FOR SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT TO
THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITORS NLT 01 JUNE 2000. ANTICIPATED SCHOOLS
FOR WHICH SLATING WILL BE MADE FOR AY01/02 ARE:
SCHOOL QUOTA
MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF 95
NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF 22
ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF 20
YEAR OUT PROGRAM 10
(OFFICERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED NONRES ILS)
AIR COMMAND AND STAFF 9
ARMY JAG SCHOOL 8
CMC FELLOWSHIP, FLETCHER SCH, TUFTS UNIV 1
(FOREIGN LANGUAGE BACKGROUND REQUIRED)
PENN STATE LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP 1
POSTGRAD INTEL PROGRAM 1
BRAZILIAN COMMAND AND STAFF 1
(LANG TRNG JUN 01 - CRS BEGINS FEB 02)
AUSTRALIAN COMMAND AND STAFF 1
FRENCH COMMAND AND STAFF 1
(LANG TRNG MAY 01 - CRS BEGINS JUN 02)
KOREAN COMMAND AND STAFF 1
(LANG TRNG AUG 01 - CRS BEGINS FEB 03)
SPANISH COMMAND AND STAFF 1
(LANG TRNG APR 01 - CRS BEGINS AUG 02)
NORWEGIAN COMMAND AND STAFF 1
(LANG TRNG APR 01 - CRS BEGINS AUG 02)
THE PREFERRED METHOD OF COMMUNICATING DESIRE TO ATTEND ILS AND
SUBMITTING PREFERENCES TO MONITORS IS BY ELECTRONIC MAIL OR
LETTER. FAX OR PHONCON IS ACCEPTABLE. FAX NUMBER IS DSN 278-9844
OR COMM (703) 784-9844.
11. THIS NEW PROCESS IS INTENDED TO BE ONE WHICH TAKES INTO
ACCOUNT THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR MARINES AND THEIR
FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THE PME GOALS AND NEEDS OF THE CORPS. RESIDENT
PME WILL CONTINUE TO BE A VITAL PART OF OFFICER EDUCATION. THE
MARINE CORPS' SENIOR LEADERSHIP MUST REINFORCE THE FACT THAT OUR
FUNDAMENTAL DIRECTION IS TOWARDS THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF OUR
OFFICER CORPS - WITH GREATER FLEXIBILITY ON THE LOCATION WHERE THE
EDUCATION IS OBTAINED. OUR INVESTMENT IN PME WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY
A KEY ROLE IN OUR ABILITY TO REMAIN AMERICA'S PREMIER FORCE IN
READINESS.
12. CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT:
MMOA-1 (GROUND)
MAJ KOSID (COMBAT ARMS) DSN 278-9276
(RRKOSID@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
MAJ GOLDSCHMIDT (COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT) DSN 278-9276
(WRGOLDSC@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
COML (703) 784-XXXX
MMOA-2 (AIR)
MAJ TAYLOR (AVIATION/GROUND) DSN 278-9267
(JRTAYLOR@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
MAJ SCHUND (FIXED WING) DSN 278-9267
(TWSCHLUN@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
MAJ DESENS (ROTARY WING) DSN 278-9267
(MJDESENS@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL)
COML (703) 784-XXXX
13. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
14. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 31JAN01.//
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