FY07 National Security Agency (NSA) Cryptologic Intern Programs

1. THIS MESSAGE REQUESTS NOMINATIONS FOR NSA CRYPTOLOGIC 
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR FY07. PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY 
OCCFLD 26 ENLISTED MARINES ONLY AND PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE THREE-YEAR 
INTERNSHIP WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ENTERPRISE. THESE
PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS IN CRYPTOLOGIC ANALYSIS, INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION DISCIPLINES,
AND NATIONAL/TACTICAL SIGINT OPERATIONS. MARINES COMPLETING THE
PROGRAM WILL HAVE INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN MULTIPLE SIGINT
DISCIPLINES, ENHANCED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SIGINT SUPPORTS THE
OVERALL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND AMASSED ESSENTIAL MOS SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCE NOT NORMALLY GAINED IN OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENTAL
TRAINING VENUES. 
2. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL REPORT TO COMPANY B MARINE CRYPTOLOGIC
SUPPORT BN (MCSB) (MCC: J39), FT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD, FOR DUTY
DURING THE THIRD QTR CY-06 WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS. SELECTEES FOR THE
MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM (MOSAP) WILL
REPORT TO COMPANY A MCSB, AURORA, COLORADO (MCC: JB9) AND SELECTEES
FOR THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM WILL REPORT TO MARFOR KOREA. 
3. MARINES SELECTED FOR A PROGRAM (LESS THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY 
PROGRAM) WILL INCUR AN OBLIGATION OF SIX YEARS (THREE YEARS IN 
THE INTERNSHIP AND A THREE YEAR FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT). THE 
SIX-YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW AT LEAST ONE 
FOLLOW-ON TOUR TO THE FMF UPON COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM. THE INTENT
IS FOR GRADUATES TO BRING THEIR EXPERTISE TO THE OPERATING FORCES.
ACCEPTANCE TO THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM REQUIRES SUFFICIENT
SERVICE TIME FOR A THREE-YEAR OCONUS TOUR (ONE-YEAR AT YONSEI,
TWO-YEARS AT SUSLAK). NOMINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PAGE 11
ENTRY TO THE SELECTION BOARD STATING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE
RESPECTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT. 
4. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS ON STATION BY 1 JUL 06
FOR CONUS COMMANDS, AND THREE YEARS ON STATION BY 1 JUL 06 FOR
OUT OF CONUS COMMANDS. APPLICANTS MAY NOT HAVE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF
SERVICE OR MORE THAN 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 JUL 06.
5. INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS IF 
THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM. WHEN
SUBMITTING FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, THE APPLICANT MUST PRIORITIZE THE
PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED. PERSONNEL NOT
SELECTED FOR THEIR FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WHICH THEY APPLIED.
6. MARINES SELECTED WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND FORMAL
SCHOOLS AND PERFORM INTERNSHIPS AT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY ENTERPRISE. MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AS THEY RELATE TO SIGINT AND ITS
MISSION. UPON GRADUATION MARINES ARE CONSIDERED SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CRYPTOLOGIC SKILL PROGRAM. ALL MILITARY
LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CRYPTOLINGUISTIC
SKILLS THROUGH ADVANCED FORMAL TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
FOR EACH RESPECTIVE LANGUAGE.
7. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR ANY OF THE PROGRAMS MUST INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A. NAME, RANK, SSN, MOS(S)
B. DATE OF BIRTH
C. ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE
D. PFT, DATE TAKEN
E. COMMAND E-MAIL ADDRESS
F. PROGRAM(S) APPLYING FOR (IN PRIORITY ORDER)
G. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
 1. PME - 
 A. NONRESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED
 B. RESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED/CLASS
STANDING (IF KNOWN)
 2. MILITARY/GOVERNMENTAL:
 A. GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/GPA/YEAR
COMPLETED/CLASS STANDING (IF KNOWN).
 B. CRYPTOLOGIC TRAINING - SAME INFO AS ABOVE.
 3. CIVILIAN:
 A. HIGH SCHOOL - INCLUDE: PLACE, GPA, FINAL STANDING - IF KNOWN.
 B. UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE - INCLUDE: INSTITUTION 
ATTENDED/COURSE NAME/COURSE ID/GRADE/CREDITS EARNED. IF A DEGREE WAS
EARNED SUBMIT A COPY OF DIPLOMA-TRANSCRIPTS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
 C. GRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE (SAME INFO AS ABOVE)
H. DLPT SCORE AND DATE TAKEN (ONLY FOR LANGUAGE PROGRAMS).
I. CRYPTOLOGIC DUTIES. CHRONOLOGICALLY LISTED-INCLUDE 2 TO 3 LINES
ON WHAT THOSE DUTIES ENTAILED - UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION ONLY.
J. FAVORABLE MATERIAL - INCLUDE PERSONAL AWARDS AND LETTERS OF 
RECOMMENDATION.
K. A PHOTO IAW MCO P1070.12 PARA 2002 (PROMOTION PICTURE).
L. PAGE 11 ENTRY WITH OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT STATEMENT.
8. THE FOLLOWING CRYTPTOLOGIC PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE.
(READ: PROGRAM/QUALIFYING MOS/INTENDED RANKS/AVAILABLE QUOTAS/
PROGRAM PURPOSE).
A. MINSAP - MILITARY INTERN SIGINT ANALYST PROGRAM/ANY 26XX WITH THE
AMOS OF 2629/SGT-SSGT/1/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP OUTSTANDING SIGINT
ANALYSTS AT THE MID-LEVEL RANK.
B. MCSAP - MILITARY COMINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM/2621/SGT-SSGT/1/
DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED COMINT ANALYSTS.
C. MOSAP - MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM/2631/
SGT-SSGT/1/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED OPERATIONAL ELINT 
ANALYSTS.
D. MCDNOP - MARINE CORPS DIGITAL NETWORK OPERATOR PROGRAM/2621,
2651/SGT-SSGT/1/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED 
MARINES TO FILL DIGITAL NETWORK OPERATOR AND ANALYSIS POSITIONS. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS ARE GRADUATES OF THE BASIC DIGITAL
NETWORK ANALYSIS (BDNA) COURSE.
E. AMLAP - ARABIC MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2671;
2712/SGT-SSGT/1.
F. RMLAP - RUSSIAN MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2676;
2791/SGT-SSGT/1.
G. SMLAP - SPANISH MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2674;
2768/SGT-SSGT/1.
H. CMLAP - CHINESE MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2673;
2737/SGT-SSGT/1.
I. PMLAP - PERSIAN FARSI MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM/2671;
2722/SGT-SSGT/1.
J. YONSEI UNIVERSITY-KOREAN MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM; HELD AT
YONSEI UNIVERSITY/2673; 2741/SGT-SSGT/SELECTEE WILL ATTEND YONSEI 
UNIVERSITY IN SEOUL, WITH FOLLOW-ON ORDERS, ACCOMPANIED, FOR TWO 
YEARS IN SEOUL. ALL APPLICANTS FOR YONSEI MUST BE QUALIFIED FOR 
OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS.
9. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE GENERATED IN LETTER FORMAT WITH
COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS. NOMINATIONS PACKAGES MAY BE SUBMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY BY THE UNITS FINAL ENDORSING AUTHORITY AS AN ADOBE
ACROBAT (.PDF) FILE TO THE HQMC/IOP POC (TOSCANOKA@HQMC.USMC.MIL).
ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 21
MAR 06. UNITS MAY ALSO SUBMIT HARD COPY PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS
(I/IOP) POSTMARKED NLT THAN 10 MAR 06 AND MUST ARRIVE BEFORE 21 MAR
06. MAILING ADDRESS IS:

 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
 HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
 ATTN: I/IOP (RM: 3136, MSGT TOSCANO)
 2 NAVY ANNEX
 WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775

AN EXAMPLE OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE POC UPON
REQUEST.
10. ALL APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THE MONITOR PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR
 NOMINATION PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS.
11. UPON RECEIPT OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE, AN EMAIL WILL BE SENT 
TO THE ORIGINATING COMMAND BY HQMC/IOP ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND 
STATUS OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE. 
12. COMMANDS REQUESTING AN EXTENSION TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE DUE
TO OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, MUST DO SO PRIOR TO 3 MAR 06. PACKAGES
RECEIVED AFTER 24 MAR 06 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT IN THOSE
CASES WHERE EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED.
13. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MESSAGE.