FY06 Assistant Marine Officer Instructor (AMOI) and Officer Candidate School (OCS) Billet Vacancies
This MARADMIN announces FY06 billet vacancies for Assistant Marine Officer Instructor (AMOI) positions at various universities and Officer Candidate School (OCS) positions, soliciting applications from qualified Staff Sergeants through Gunnery Sergeants who possess the 8511 Drill Instructor MOS. Applications must be submitted via the Total Force Reenlistment System (TFRS) and arrive at CMC (MMEA-85) no later than January 2, 2006, with the selection board convening January 3-6, 2006.
Issued: October 5, 2005
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE PROVISIONS AND BILLET VACANCIES FOR THE FY06 AMOI/OCS PROGRAM, AND TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED SNCOS. 2. THE REFERENCE ESTABLISHES THE SELECTION PROCESS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 3. BASED ON RECENT REVIEW OF MARINE CORPS BILLETS THAT REQUIRE AN AMOI/OCS INSTRUCTOR, THE FY06 AMOI/OCS SELECTION BOARD WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANTICIPATED VACANCIES: UNIVERSITY/VACANCY MCC LOCATION A. OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL 069 QUANTICO, VA B. FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY H19 TALLAHASSEE, FL C. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS H28 CHICAGO, IL D. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY H30 AMES, IA E. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS H32 LAWRENCE, KS F. UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI H46 OXFORD, MS G. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA H54 RALEIGH, NC H. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY H56 CHICAGO, IL I. NORWICH UNIVERSITY H57 NORTHFIELD, VT J. OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY H59 NORFOLK, VA K. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA H62 NORMAN, OK L. THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY H63 ALEXANDRIA, VA M. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA H68 PHILADELPHIA, PA N. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M COLLEGE H69 PRAIRIE VIEW, TX O. PURDUE UNIVERSITY H72 WEST LAFAYETTE, IN P. RICE UNIVERSITY H76 HOUSTON, TX Q. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA H80 COLUMBIA, SC R. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS H86 AUSTIN, TX S. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY H89 COLLEGE STATION, TX T. TULANE UNIVERSITY H90 HOUSTON, TX U. VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY H93 VILLANOVA, PA V. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA H94 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA W. VA POLYTECH INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY H9A BLACKSBURG, VA X. MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY H9C CASTINE, ME Y. U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY J38 ANNAPOLIS, MD 4. IN ADDITION TO THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCE, MARINES APPLYING FOR THE AMOI PROGRAM MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. REGULAR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES IN THE GRADE OF STAFF SERGEANT THROUGH GUNNERY SERGEANT. B. POSSESS THE ADDITIONAL MOS OF 8511 (DRILL INSTRUCTOR). C. POSSESS A MINIMUM GT OF 100. D. POSSESS A CURRENT FIRST CLASS PFT SCORE AT TIME OF SUBMISSION. E. SERVED A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS IN PRIMARY MOS SINCE LAST TOUR IN BILLET MOS 8511 AT ESTIMATED DATE OF DEPARTURE IF SELECTED. WAIVERABLE TO 2 YEARS BASED UPON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. F. HAVE 3 YEARS TIME ON STATION (TOS) BY SUMMER OF 2006. WAIVERABLE TO 2 YEARS BASED UPON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS. MARINES REQUESTING ASSIGNMENT TO THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS TOS BY SUMMER OF 2006. 5. RESTRICTIONS: A. MARINES SERVING AT AN OVERSEAS LOCATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THEIR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT PRESCRIBED OVERSEAS TOUR LENGTH PRIOR TO BEING SELECTED/ASSIGNED TO A CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (CONUS) BASED COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY. B. MARINES SELECTED FOR THIS PROGRAM WHO ARE APPROACHING THEIR RETIREMENT DATE MUST COMPLETE THEIR THREE-YEAR TOUR REQUIREMENT, IF SELECTED, PRIOR TO DETACHING FOR THE FMCR. C. MARINES RECEIVING SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) MUST COMPLETE THEIR CURRENT ENLISTMENT PRIOR TO THEIR ESTIMATED DATE OF DETACHMENT (EDD). D. MARINES SELECTED FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE BULLDOG PROGRAM AT OCS, QUANTICO, VA DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. E. MARINES MUST BE WILLING TO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT TO ANY MCC LISTED AS A VACANCY IN THIS MARADMIN. 6. ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT REQUEST VIA THE TOTAL FORCE REENLISTMENT SYSTEM (TFRS) TO INCLUDE THE INDEPENDENT DUTY CHECKLIST AS AN ELECTRONIC ATTACHMENT. UNIT CRS' HAVE ACCESS TO THE TFRS PROGRAM. 7. THE COMPLETE PACKAGE MUST BE SUBMITTED IAW THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE REFERENCE AND FORWARDED TO CMC (MMEA-85) VIA THE PARENT COMMAND. A. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE TO ENSURE THAT EACH APPLICATION IS CAREFULLY REVIEWED AND THAT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION HAS BEEN INCLUDED. B. MARINES MUST LIST IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE (1-25) THE BILLETS FOR WHICH THEY ARE APPLYING. 8. THE FY06 SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE AT HQMC FROM 3 JAN 2006 AND FINISH ON 6 JAN 2006. APPLICATIONS MUST BE FORWARDED TO CMC (MMEA-85) TO ARRIVE NLT 2359 2 JAN 2006. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 9. COMMANDING OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS MAJOR ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISSEMINATE THE CONTENTS OF THIS BULLETIN TO ALL ELIGIBLE SNCOS WITHIN THEIR COMMAND. 10. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.