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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2001 POST GRADUATE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM-RESERVE
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POC/RALPH PRICE/MAJ/HQMC C4I-CIRP/-/TEL:DSN: 224-7631
/TEL:COMM: 703-614-7631//
RMKS/1. THE POST GRADUATE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM-RESERVE (PGIP-R) IS
AN EDUCATION PROGRAM CONDUCTED AT THE JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
COLLEGE (JMIC), WASHINGTON, DC. THE JMIC, AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION
OFFERING GRADUATE COURSE WORK LEADING TO THE MASTER OF SCIENCE OF
STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE (MSSI) DEGREE, IS PART OF THE DEFENSE
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, LOCATED ON BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE IN
WASHINGTON, DC. THE MSSI DEGREE PROGRAM INCLUDES CORE AND ELECTIVE
COURSES AND REQUIRES A MASTER'S THESIS ON AN INTELLIGENCE-RELATED
TOPIC. THE PROGRESSION OF CLASSES IN THE PGIP-R IS DESIGNED TO
ALLOW STUDENTS TO COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED COURSE WORK AND MASTER'S
THESIS IN TWO YEARS. MARINES ACCEPTED TO THE PROGRAM ATTEND CLASS ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH FOR 23 MONTHS PLUS 2 TWO-WEEK TOURS OF ACTIVE
DUTY. CLASSES CONVENE IN OCTOBER 2000 FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 01.
2. THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE HAS BEEN ALLOCATED 8 SCHOOL SEATS FOR
FY01. APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED BY A BOARD SPONSORED BY
HQMC C4I/CIRP ON OR ABOUT 26 APR 00.
3. PREREQUISITES FOR THE PGIP-R PROGRAM ARE:
A. JMIC REQUIREMENTS:
(1) EDUCATION: BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM A REGIONALLY
ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
(2) MUST HOLD CURRENT TS/SCI CLEARANCE OR CURRENT SSBI AND
ELIGIBLE FOR SCI ACCESS.
B. SERVICE REQUIREMENTS:
(1) GRADE: OFFICER: 1STLT TO LTCOL, CWO2 TO CWO4
ENLISTED: SSGT TO MSGT
(2) MOS: 02XX OR 26XX
(3) MINIMUM 5 YEARS INTELLIGENCE OR CRYPTOLOGIC
EXPERIENCE
(4) OPEN TO MARINES IN THE SMCR (IMA OR ORGANIZED UNIT) OR
THE IRR. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE HAD 4 SATISFACTORY
YEARS (50 POINTS MINIMUM EACH YEAR) DURING THE LAST 5
YEARS.
(5) OFFICERS MUST HAVE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS IN PRESENT
GRADE AND NOT HAVE BEEN PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO THE
NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
(6) STAFF NON-COMMISIONED OFFICER'S MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR
RE-ENLISTMENT AND HAVE TWO YEARS REMAINING ON CONTRACT
AFTER GRADUATION FROM THE COURSE.
(7) OFFICERS AND SNCO'S MUST AGREE TO REMAIN IN AN
INTELLIGENCE BILLET IN THE SMCR (IMA OR ORGANIZED
UNIT) FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING GRADUATION FROM THE
COURSE.
(8) APPLICANTS MUST MEET CURRENT ESTABLISHED MARINE CORPS
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS.
4. APPLICATIONS. TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ACADEMIC SCREENING
BY JMIC ADMISSIONS PERSONNEL, APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED
CONCURRENTLY TO HEADQUARTERS USMC C4I/CIRP AND TO JMIC PER THE BELOW
INSTRUCTIONS:
A. JMIC. FORWARD THE FOLLOWING TO: JMIC ADMISSIONS OFFICE
(MCA-2), 200 MACDILL BLVD, WASHINGTON, DC 20340-5100 NLT
31 MAR 00. CALL THE JMIC ADMISSIONS OFFICE, AT (202)
231-JMIC OR DSN: 428-JMIC, FOR QUESTIONS. DOCUMENTS
REQUIRED:
(1) COVER MEMO INDICATING YOU ARE APPLYING FOR THE PGIP-R
WITH YOUR NAME, RANK, SSN, ADDRESS (WORK AND HOME),
AND TELEPHONE (WORK AND HOME).
(2) OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS MAILED FROM THE APPLICANT'S
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE.
(3) MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT) SCORE
(4) A 500-WORD UNCLASSIFIED ESSAY (TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED)
ON ONE OF THESE TOPICS: "WHAT IN YOUR VIEW IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY IN THE POST COLD WAR WORLD?"; OR; "WHAT, IN
YOUR VIEW, IS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE FACING THE
UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS?"
B. USMC. FORWARD THE INFORMATION LISTED BELOW NLT 31 MAR 00
TO: HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (C4I/CIRP),
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775 ATTN: MAJ PRICE,
(1) AN UNCLASSIFIED PERSONAL LETTER, SPECIFICALLY STATING
WHY THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE JMIC.
(2) A BRIEF ONE-PAGE RESUME DETAILING BOTH MILITARY AND
CIVILIAN EXPERIENCE (CHRONOLOGICAL FORMAT)
(3) A CURRENT OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH IN THE SUMMER
SERVICE "C" UNIFORM.
(4) ALL SMCR APPLICATIONS MUST BE FAVORABLY ENDORSED BY
THE APPLICANTS COMMAND.
5. THOSE MARINES SELECTED BY HQMC TO ATTEND PGIP-R WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE HQMC INTEL DET IMA (RUC 88834) AND WILL BE IN AN
AUTHORIZED EXCESS STATUS FOR THE PERIOD THEY ARE ENROLLED IN THE
COURSE. ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH ATTENDANCE AT THE JMIC IS REQUIRED AND
WILL BE CONSIDERED A NORMAL DRILL PERIOD. ATTENDEES WILL ALSO BE
REQUIRED TO PERFORM ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (ADT) AT THE JMIC FOR 13
DAYS EACH SUMMER FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE ACADEMIC YEARS. DRILL
ATTENDANCE SHEETS, ORDERS REQUESTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DUTY WILL BE PROCESSED
BY(HQMC/CIRP).
6. SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS. THIS BULLETIN
IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. THIS BULLETIN IS
CANCELED 31 DECEMBER 2000.//
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