Solicitation for Applications for the Information Operations/Staff Officer and Space Ops Staff Officer Skill Designator MOS - Corrected Copy

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FROM
QUALIFIED OFFICERS DESIRING TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (AMOS) 9933 SPACE OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICER OR
AMOS 9934 INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) STAFF OFFICER. HQMC PPO, PLI
WILL SCREEN APPLICATIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMIT A LIST OF
QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO MMOA BY 30 SEP 04 SO THAT AMOS'S MAY BE
GRANTED VIA UNIT DIARY.
2. BACKGROUND:
A. THE IO CAREER FORCE WAS ESTABLISHED IAW SECDEF DIRECTION AS PER
REFS B AND C. THE PURPOSE OF THE 9934 AMOS IS TWO FOLD: 1) TO
IDENTIFY OFFICERS WITH IO TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE; AND 2) TO
IDENTIFY BILLETS IN WHICH IO TRAINING AND EXPERTISE IS NEEDED. BY
ASSIGNING ELIGIBLE OFFICERS THE 9934 AMOS AND ADDING THE 9934 AMOS
TO APPLICABLE BILLETS, THE MARINE CORPS WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
OPERATING FORCE COMMANDERS AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT
ORGANIZATIONS WITH TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF OFFICERS TO PLAN
AND CONDUCT IO ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT AND ACROSS THE FIVE
CORE CAPABILITIES OF IO. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE 9934 AMOS WILL
BECOME MEMBERS OF THE USMC IO CAREER FORCE. THEYWILL CONTINUE TO
SERVE IN THEIR PMOS WITH PERIODIC TOURS IN IO DESIRED.
B. A CADRE OF SPACE PROFESSIONALS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IAW SECDEF
GUIDANCE PER REF D. THE PURPOSE OF THE 9933 AMOS IS TWO FOLD: 1) TO
IDENTIFY OFFICERS WITH SPACE OPERATIONS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE; AND
2) TO IDENTIFY BILLETS IN WHICH SPACE OPERATIONS TRAINING AND
EXPERTISE IS DESIRED. BY ASSIGNING ELIGIBLE OFFICERS THE 9933 AMOS
AND ADDING THE 9933 AMOS TO APPLICABLE BILLETS, THE MARINE CORPS
WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OPERATING FORCE COMMANDERS AND SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF
OFFICERS TO PLAN AND INTEGRATE SPACE BASED CAPABILITIES INTO MARINE
CORPS OPERATIONS, PLANS, AND REQUIREMENTS. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE
9933 AMOS WILL BECOME MEMBERS OF THE USMCSPACE CADRE. THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THEIR PMOS WITH PERIODIC TOURS IN SPACE
OPERATIONS BILLETS DESIRED.  
C. THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY IN THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THESE
SKILL SPECIALTIES CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT OF
WAR IN THE INFORMATION AGE, IT HAS BECOME PARAMOUNT THAT WE
EFFECTIVELY MANAGE A BURGEONING CADRE OF IO AND SPACE EXPERTS WHO
WILL PROVIDE OUR COMMANDERS WITH THE CAPABILITY TO LEVERAGE TACTICAL
TO STRATEGIC IO AND SPACE CAPABILITIES TO ENHANCE USMC COMBAT
EFFECTIVENESS.
D. HQMC, PPO, PLI AS THE MOS SPECIALIST WILL SELECT IO ANDSPACE
OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICERS BASED UPON THE CRITERIA IN REF A.
3. IO AND SPACE STAFF OFFICER SELECTION PROCESS:
A. PROCESS: HQMC PLI SCREENS ALL APPLICANTS' RECORDSFOR
QUALIFICATION.
(1) OFFICERS OF ANY RANK AND PMOS MAY BE SELECTED FOR THE IO CAREER
FORCE OR THE SPACE CADRE AND ASSIGNED THE AMOS 9934 OR 9933
RESPECTIVELY.
(2) OFFICERS WHO APPLY FOR AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE AMOS'S
WILL BE NOTIFIED AS TO THE REASON FOR NON-SELECTION.
(3) THE NAMES OF THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR DESIGNATION AS
INFORMATION OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICERS (AMOS 9934) OR SPACE
OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICERS (AMOS 9933) WILL BE FORWARDED TO MMOA FOR
DIARY ENTRY
B. AMOS 9934 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
(1) MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO TOP SECRET SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (TS, SCI), PREDICATED ON A COMPLETED
SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI).
(2) HAVE COMPLETED AN APPROVED COURSE OF STUDY OF AT LEAST TWO WEEKS
DURATION. TWO APPROVED COURSES ARE THE NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE
STAFF OFFICERS COURSE AND THE JOINT INFORMATION WARFARE STAFF
OFFICERS COURSE. OTHER COURSES MUST BE APPROVED BY HQMC PLI. THE
COURSE MUST ENSURE THE GRADUATE WILL BE PREPARED TO PLAN IO AS WELL
AS ADVISE COMMANDERS IN THE CONDUCT OF IO.  IF THE COURSE OF STUDY
IS NOT ONE OF THE TWO LISTED ABOVE, A COPY OF THE COURSE CURRICULUM
MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION BY PLI.
(3) AT LEAST SIX MONTHS MUST BE SPENT SERVING IN AN IO BILLET,
PERFORMING IO FUNCTIONS AS THE PRIMARY DUTY. ON THE JOB TRAINING
WILL GO BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE OFFICER'S DAILY
DUTIES. THE TRAINING MUST INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION THAT PROVIDE
THE OFFICER A WELL ROUNDED BACKGROUND IN ALL CORE, SUPPORTING AND
RELATED FUNCTIONS OF IO AND THEIR SYNERGISTIC INTERACTIONS. 
C. AMOS 9933 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
(1) MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO TOP SECRET SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (TS, SCI), PREDICATED ON A COMPLETED
SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI).
(2) HAVE COMPLETED AN APPROVED COURSE OF STUDY OF AT LEAST TWO WEEKS
DURATION. TWO APPROVED COURSES ARE THE INTER-SERVICE SPACE
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS COURSE (ISIOC) AND THE ADVANCED SPACE
OPERATIONS COURSE (ASOC). OTHER COURSES MUST BE APPROVED BY HQMC
PLI. IF THE COURSE OF STUDY IS NOT ONE OF THE TWO LISTED ABOVE, A
COPY OF THE COURSE CURRICULUM MUST BE PROVIDED WITH THE APPLICATION
FOR CONSIDERATION BY PLI.
(3) AT LEAST SIX MONTHS MUST BE SPENT SERVING IN A SPACEOPERATIONS
BILLET, PERFORMING SPACE RELATED FUNCTIONS AS THE PRIMARY DUTY. ON
THE JOB TRAINING WILL GO BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE
OFFICER'S DAILY DUTIES. THE TRAINING MUST INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF
EDUCATION THAT PROVIDE THE OFFICER A WELL ROUNDED BACKGROUND IN
SPACE OPERATIONS AND SPACE APPLICATIONS. 
4. WAIVERS. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE IO OR SPACE BACKGROUND OF
THE INDIVIDUAL, PPO, PLI MAY WAIVE SELECTED ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS. 5. APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
A. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA AA FORM (NAVMC 10274) TO HQMC,
PPO ATTENTION PLI. REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WILL BE
SUBMITTED AS ENCLOSURES.
B. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION:
(1) BLOCK 7.HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPSPLANS POLICIES AND
OPERATIONSATTN: PLI3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGONWASHINGTON, DC 
20350-3000
(2) BLOCK 8. REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS INFORMATIONOPERATIONS STAFF
OFFICER (AMOS 9934) OR SPACE OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICER (AMOS 9933).
(3) BLOCK 11. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS (UNLESS PREVIOUSLY
SUBMITTED): 
(A) COPIES OF GRADUATION CERTIFICATES FOR COMPLETED IO OR SPACE
OPERATIONS COURSES;
(B) BILLET TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES WHERE IO OR SPACE
OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE WAS GAINED
(C) DESCRIPTION OF ON THE JOB TRAINING IN IO OR SPACE OPERATIONS
RECEIVED WHILE SERVING IN SUBJECT BILLET
(D) ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUBSTANTIATING IO OR SPACE
OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE, SUCH AS GRADUATE OR UNDERGRADUATE WORK IN A
SPACE OR IO RELATED FIELD.
(4) BLOCK 12. WORK TELEPHONE NUMBER (COMMERCIAL AND DSN) AND EMAIL
ADDRESS.
C. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AND SCREENED BY HQMC, PP&O, PLI ON A
CONTINUOUS, INDIVIDUAL BASIS. 
D. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MAY BE MAILED TO THE ADDRESS IN BLOCK 7 OR
FAXED TO 703 614-1420 DSN 224.
E. IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE DESIGNATION OF THOSE OFFICERS ALREADY
QUALIFIED, PLI WILL CONVENE A PANEL ON 15 SEP 04 TO SCREEN
APPLICATIONS AND AWARD THE MOS.  AS SUCH, THE DEADLINE FOR
APPLICATION TO THIS PANEL IS SET FOR 1 SEP 04 TO ALLOW SUBMISSION OF
RESULTS TO MMOA BY 30 SEP. ANY APPLICATION NOT RECEIVED BY THIS DATE
WILL BE HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY.
6. RESULTS. INITIAL RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN BY 30SEP
04. RESULTS FOR SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE INITIAL DEADLINEWILL
BE RELEASED VIA EMAIL FROM HQMC, PLI ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
7. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT THIS BULLETIN IS BROUGHT
TOTHE ATTENTION OF ALL OFFICERS.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
9. THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES MARADMIN 273/03 OF 11 JUN 03.