MCBUL 1320. Fiscal Year 2005 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Billet Vacancies
This MARADMIN announces Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) billet vacancies for Fiscal Year 2005, including Marine Officer Instructor positions and senior leadership roles at various universities. Interested officers must contact their monitors by November 26, 2004, and submit a complete application package for consideration by a selection panel convening in December 2004.
Issued: August 27, 2004
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PUBLISH A LIST OF NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (NROTC) STAFF/MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR (MOI) BILLET VACANCIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005. 2. NROTC UNITS ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN THE TRAINING OF PROSPECTIVE NAVAL AND MARINE OFFICERS. DUTY AT NROTC UNITS OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MENTOR, LEAD, AND SHAPE FUTURE OFFICERS. OFFICERS DESIRING TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY MUST BE HIGH CALIBER ROLE MODELS, WHO POSSESS STRONG ACADEMIC AND PHYSICAL FITNESS SKILLS. MOI DUTY REGULARILY INCLUDES SUMMER AUGMENTATION TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. OFFICERS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR NROTC STAFF/MOI DUTY NEED TO CONTACT THEIR INDIVIDUAL MONITORS NO LATER THAN 26 NOV 04. SELECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS TO NROTC/MOI DUTY WILL BE MADE BY A PANEL DURING DEC 04. 3. ELIGIBILITY: A. GENERAL: NROTC POSITIONS ARE 9910 (ANY UNRESTRICTED OFFICER) BILLETS AND ARE OPEN TO ALL UNRESTRICTED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS). OFFICERS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED. B. GRADE ELIGIBILITY: OFFICERS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE. DIFFERENT BILLETS AND UNIVERSITIES REQUIRE DIFFERENT GRADES FROM CAPTAIN TO COLONEL. PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 LIST EACH BILLET WITH THE REQUIRED GRADE. C. TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENTS: OFFICERS WHO WILL COMPLETE THEIR PRESCRIBED TOUR, AS LISTED IN REF A, BY 01 AUG 05 WILL BE ELIGIBLE. THE PRESCRIBED TOUR LENGTH FOR PCSO IS THREE YEARS. OFFICERS WITH PCAO WILL NORMALLY COMPLETE TWO YEARS BEFORE BEING MOVED. D. ACADEMICS: MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH A 3.0 UNDERGRADUATE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA), WAIVERABLE AT SOME SCHOOLS TO 2.8 IF RECORD IS OTHERWISE OUTSTANDING. IF A BILLET REQUIRES A MASTER'S DEGREE IT WILL BE LISTED UNDER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. E. PHYSICAL FITNESS: HIGH FIRST CLASS PFT RECOMMENDED. OFFICERS MUST BE WITHIN HEIGHT/WEIGHT OR BCP STANDARDS. F. BE ABLE TO SERVE A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE UPON REPORTING TO MOI DUTY. 4. OFFICERS INTERESTED IN MOI DUTY, WHO MEET THE ABOVE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, MUST SUBMIT A PACKAGE TO THEIR MONITOR NO LATER THAN 26 NOV 04 TO THE BELOW ADDRESS: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMOA) ATTN: NROTC/MOI SELECTION PANEL 3280 RUSSELL ROAD QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103 THE PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE: A. COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS SENT DIRECTLY FROM THE UNIVERSITY. B. COMMAND ENDORSEMENT (IMMEDIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND: BATTALION/SQUADRON). C. TWO OR MORE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. D. PERSONAL STATEMENT. THIS IS SUBMITTED IN STANDARD NAVAL LETTER FORMAT, FROM MARINE TO THE CMC (MMOA). THIS IS THE MARINE'S OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS IN WRITING HIS PERSONAL STRENGTHS, DESIRE FOR WANTING TO SERVE ON MOI DUTY, AND DUTY STATION PREFERENCES. APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A PRIORITZED LIST OF ALL BILLETS FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO ASSIST THE MONITORS WITH SLATING. CAPTAINS/MAJORS APPLYING FOR MOI DUTY SHOULD LIST ALL MOI BILLETS SINCE LIMITED GRADE SUBSTITUTION MAY TAKE PLACE. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO MATCH SELECTED OFFICERS WITH THEIR PREFERENCES, HOWEVER, BY VOLUNTEERING FOR NROTC/MOI DUTY OFFICERS AGREE TO BE ASSIGNABLE TO ANY AVAILABLE NROTC BILLET. ALL REQUESTS TO DECLINE SELECTION AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE SELECTION MARADMIN MUST BE MADE VIA NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENT. ALL REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL. REQUESTS FOR DECLINATION BY OFFICERS WHO VOLUNTEERED AND WERE SELECTED FOR NROTC DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY RECEIVE FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT. THERE IS NO DEFERRAL OF NROTC/MOI SELECTION. E. CURRENT PHOTO, WITHIN LAST 12 MONTHS, IN YOUR OMPF SUBMITTED TO MMSB. 5. BILLET VACANCIES- MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR UNIVERSITY RANK REQUIREMENT SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS THE CITADEL CAPT AND MAJ TWO OPEN BILLETS FLORIDA A&M CAPT/CAPT (SEL) NONE UNIV NEW MEXICO CAPT/CAPT (SEL) NONE SOUTHERN UNIV CAPT/CAPT (SEL) NONE VMI CAPT/CAPT (SEL) NONE MAINE MARITIME CAPT/CAPT (SEL) NONE UNIV NEW MEXICO CAPT/CAPT (SEL) NONE VANDERBILT CAPT/CAPT (SEL) NONE BOSTON UNIV MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE THE CITADEL MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE MOREHOUSE/GEORGIA TECH MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE NORWICH MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE NOTRE DAME MAJ/MAJ (SEL) MASTERS DEGREE OREGON STATE MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE PENN STATE MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE SAVANNAH STATE MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE UNIV SOUTH CAROLINA MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE SAN DIEGO STATE MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE VIRGINIA TECH MAJ/MAJ (SEL) NONE 6. BILLET VACANCIES- PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE/NROTC UNIT COMMANDING OFFICER AND NROTC UNIT EXECUTIVE OFFICER. UC BERKLEY LTCOL NONE CORNELL LTCOL NONE RPI LTCOL NONE MARQUETTE UNIV LTCOL NONE UTAH LTCOL NONE VILLANOVA COL NONE NOTE: COLONELS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE POSITIONS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MONITOR BEFORE 26 NOV 04. AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT IS REQUIRED. 7. A SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE 10 DEC 04 TO SELECT THE BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS FOR THE AVAILABLE NROTC BILLETS. A SELECTION MARADMIN WILL BE RELEASED UPON CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD, HOWEVER, OFFICIAL TRANSFER ORDERS WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL APPROVAL BY THE NROTC UNITS/UNIVERSITIES IS RECEIVED BY MMOA. ONCE THE MMOA IS NOTIFIED THAT THE OFFICER IS APPROVED FOR ASSIGNMENT, THAT OFFICER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY HIS MONITOR AND ORDERS WILL BE RELEASED. 8. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE. 9. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 31 JUL 05.