Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Recruiting Station Commanding Officer (RSCO) Selection Board Announcement

1.  Recruiting continues to be one of the most demanding missions the Marine Corps faces.  Despite the challenges, the Marine Corps continued success is a testament to the high quality of Marines assigned to recruiting duty.  The opportunity to lead these remarkable Marines is provided to officers that have demonstrated great leadership potential.  Selection as a Recruiting Station commanding officer (RSCO) is a unique distinction with tremendous opportunity to shape the future of the Marine Corps.<br>
2.  The FY17 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer Selection Board will convene on or about 8 August 2016 aboard MCB Quantico, VA to select officers for recruiting stations that are available during Summer 2017.<br>
3.  The board will select those officers deemed best and most fully qualified from a list of eligible majors and majors (select).  The board will select as primaries a number equal to the number of available recruiting stations and a sufficient number of alternates to meet requirements when primary selects cannot take command.  CMC (MMOA) will release the results via MARADMIN.<br>
4.  Board composition.  The RSCO board will be composed of eleven officers, three of which are general officers, selected to ensure a broad perspective among the board membership.<br>
5.  Eligibility Criteria.<br>
5.a.  Officers who meet the below criteria will be screened for RSCO duty:<br>
5.a.1.  Majors with a DOR of 1 FEB 2014 or later, and major selects.<br>
5.a.2.   FY17 mover based upon current prescribed tour length.<br>
6.  Ineligibility Criteria.<br>
6.a.  Officers in the categories below will not be screened for RSCO duty:<br>
6.a.1.  Officers with an established separation or retirement date.<br>
6.a.2.  Limited duty officers.<br>
6.a.3.  Officers with legal action pending.<br>
6.a.4.  75XX officers completing two or more consecutive years in DIFDEN status during FY17 will not normally be screened for RSCO duty.  These officers may request consideration by contacting their monitor.<br>
6.a.5.  Officers selected for or currently attending programs who have a designated pay-back assignment will be expected to fulfill that obligation and are ineligible for RSCO screening.  Examples include Special Education Program (SEP), Test Pilot, FAO/RAO, School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), and Funded Law.<br>
7.  Billet vacancies.  Listed below are recruiting stations that the FY17 RSCO Board is expected to slate.  This list is subject to change.<br>
1st Marine Corps District<br>
  RS Albany, NY<br>
  RS Pittsburgh, PA<br>
  RS Springfield, MA<br>
4th Marine Corps District<br>
  RS Louisville, KY<br>
6th Marine Corps District<br>
  RS Atlanta, GA<br>
  RS Baton Rouge, LA<br>
  RS Columbia, SC<br>
  RS Fort Lauderdale, FL<br>
8th Marine Corps District<br>
  RS Fort Worth, TX<br>
  RS Oklahoma City, OK<br>
  RS Phoenix, AZ<br>
9th Marine Corps District<br>
  RS Chicago, IL<br>
  RS St Louis, MO<br>
12th Marine Corps District<br>
  RS Sacramento, CA<br>
  RS Seattle, WA<br>
8.  Declinations.  Officers may not remove their names from board consideration.  Officers who are screened and slated but do not accept command will be required to submit written correspondence through their chain of command with General Officer endorsement.  Officer requests to decline RSCO command will not normally receive favorable endorsement from MMOA.  Declination letters will be included in the individual officers OMPF.  If a primary select is removed from the slate for any reason, CMC (MMOA) will fleet up an alternate.<br>
9.  Officers who successfully complete duty as an RSCO will have the option of attending resident PME (Intermediate Level School) without being subject to the Commandants Professional Intermediate Level Education Board (CPIB), but will be slated equally with CPIB selected officers.  Officers who do not desire to attend resident PME will have the option of geo-location preference (east coast, west coast, Hawaii, overseas) for their follow-on duty assignment.<br>
10.  Board Communications.<br>
10.a.  All eligible officers are required to communicate to the Board their top 5 recruiting station duty preferences and top 3 district preferences NLT 29 JUL 16.  MMOA has developed an online command screening questionnaire to facilitate board communication.  The online questionnaire is the primary mechanism for all board communication, including duty preferences.<br>
10.b.  Command Screening Questionnaire.  The command screening questionnaire is accessed through the Manpower and Reserve Affairs Homepage (www.manpower.usmc.mil).  From the homepage select the link "M and RA Applications."  Next under "Top Applications" select the "Boards and Surveys" link.  CAC card certification is not required to access the site.  Questionnaire access is only available to the officers that meet the criteria above.  Officers unable to access the questionnaire who believe they meet the criteria above should contact their monitor.  Additionally, officers are highly encouraged to submit all additional materials electronically through the questionnaire.  Instructions on how to upload material are given at the bottom of the questionnaire.<br>
10.c.  If unable to upload additional materials through the questionnaire, all correspondence must originate from, or be endorsed by, the eligible officer.  All correspondence addressed to the board including enclosures is destroyed upon completion of the board.  Correspondence to the board president should be forwarded prior to the convening of the board by email to:  smbmanpowerofficerpr(at)usmc.mil or physical mail to:<br>
     Headquarters US Marine Corps<br>
     Manpower and Reserve Affairs (MMOA-3)<br>
     Attn: FY17 RSCO Board<br>
     3280 Russell Road<br>
     Quantico, VA 22134-5103<br>
11.  Points of Contact:<br>
MMOA-1 (Ground)<br>
     Maj Thomas Carey (Cbt Arms) DSN 278-9276<br>
     email:  thomas.carey(at)usmc.mil<br>
     Maj Jerry Godfrey (Cbt Svc Spt) DSN 278-9276<br>
     email:  jerry.godfrey(at)usmc.mil<br>
     Cpl Marteabreu (Asst Cbt Arms and Cbt Svc Spt) DSN 278-9276<br>
     email:  marvin.marteabreu(at)usmc.mil<br>
MMMO-2 (Aviation)<br>
     Maj Patrick Haines (Avn/Grd) DSN 278-9267<br>
     email:  patrick.haines(at)usmc.mil<br>
     Maj John Sax (RW) DSN 278-9267<br>
     email:  john.sax(at)usmc.mil<br>
     Maj Eric Scherrer (FW) DSN 278-9267<br>
     email:  eric.scherrer(at)usmc.mil<br>
MMOA-3 (Plans and Programs)<br>
     Maj Chris Tierney (Plans Off) DSN 278-9284/9285<br>
     email:  christopher.tierney(at)usmc.mil<br>
     Maj Mark Nicholson (Plans Off)DSN 278-9284/9285<br>
     email:  mark.nicholson(at)usmc.mil<br>
     Comm:  (703) 784-9284/9285<br>
12.  Release authorized by MajGen Craig Q. Timberlake, Director, Manpower Management Division.