Academic Year (AY) 06-07 Top Level School (TLS) Selection Board

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PUBLISH THE SCHOOLS/FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
DURING AY 06-07. THE TLS BOARD WILL MEET ON OR ABOUT 28 NOV 05 FOR
APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS TO SELECT OFFICERS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOLS
LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 4 AND 5. 
2. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY WILL BE USED:
 A. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION: 
 (1) OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE FY07 COL PROMOTION BOARD WHO
HAVE NOT YET ATTENDED TLS. THE ONLY TIME ON STATION (TOS)
REQUIREMENT FOR COLS (SEL) ARE JOINT AND ACQUISITION ASSIGNMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
 (2) ALL OTHER ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST HAVE 24 MONTHS TOS BY
31 AUG 06. OFFICERS SERVING IN JOINT AND ACQUISITION TOURS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION AT 24 MONTHS TOS BUT, IF SELECTED, MAY BE
DEFERRED TO MEET 36 MONTHS IN ORDER TO MEET JOINT OR ACQUISITION
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS.
 (3) LTCOLS COMPLETING UNACCOMPANIED TOURS OVERSEAS BY 31 AUG
06.
 (4) LTCOLS CURRENTLY IN COMMAND OF AN ORGANIZATION
IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM MUST COMPLETE 18 MONTHS
IN COMMAND AS OF 31 AUG 06 AND HAVE THE REQUISITE TOS.
 B. OFFICERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION:
 (1) LTCOLS PASSED FOR PROMOTION TO COL.
 (2) LTCOLS AT OR HAVING ATTENDED TLS.
 (3) MAJS SELECTED DURING THE FY07 LTCOL PROMOTION BOARD.
 (4) LDO OFFICERS.
 (4) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST, VIA EMAIL OR PHONCON WITH THEIR
MONITOR, PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING, NOT TO BE CONSIDERED.
 (5) OFFICERS WHO REQUEST, IN WRITING, TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT
BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENES, NOT TO BE CONSIDERED.
 (6) OFFICERS ATTENDING OR SELECTED TO ATTEND INTERMEDIATE
LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS) OR ADVANCED ILS FOLLOW ON SCHOOLS: SCHOOL OF
ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW), SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
(SAMS), OR SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES (SAASS).
 (7) OFFICERS WITH APPROVED RETIREMENTS OR RESIGNATIONS.
 C. OFFICERS PREVIOUSLY SELECTED AS PRIMARIES WHO REQUESTED
DEFERRAL WILL BE VETTED AND BRIEFED TO THE BOARD. IF THEY REMAIN
QUALIFIED AND ARE AVAILABLE, THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE PRIMARY LIST.
 D. THE TLS BOARD WILL CONSIST OF 2 GENERAL OFFICERS AND 15
COLONELS. THE BOARD WILL VERIFY THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY SEATS TO BE
FILLED BY THOSE DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS BOARDS. SUFFICIENT NUMBERS
OF PRIMARIES AND ALTERNATES WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE REMAINING
ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
3. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE SCHOOL
PREFERENCES TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MONITORS. OFFICERS INTERESTED IN
FOREIGN SERVICE SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE
APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) AND SUBMIT SCORES.
4. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SCHOOLS FROM WHICH SELECTIONS WILL
BE MADE ON THE AY 06/07 TLS BOARD ARE LISTED BELOW. (SCHOOLS,
QUOTAS, AND CONVENING DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE): 
CRS TITLE QUOTA RANK CONVENES GRAD
AIR WAR COLLEGE 7 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
ARMY WAR COLLEGE 14 LTCOL JUL 06 JUN 07
COLLEGE OF NAVAL WARFARE 22 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
MARINE CORPS UNIV 6 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF 15 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
THE ARMED FORCES (ICAF)
NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 14 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
JOINT ADVANCED 2 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
WARFIGHTING SCHOOL (JAWS)
5. FOREIGN SENIOR SERVICE COLLEGES AND FELLOWSHIPS FROM WHICH
SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE ARE LISTED BELOW (OFFICERS INTERESTED IN A
FOREIGN SERVICE SCHOOL THAT REQUIRES LANGUAGE TRAINING MUST TAKE THE
DLAB BEFORE THE BOARD TO ENSURE QUALIFICATION; MINIMUM DLAB SCORE
FOR LANG TRNG IS 100): 
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE 1 LTCOL AUG 07 JUN 08
COLLEGE (LANGUAGE TRAINING REQUIREMENT, START DEC 06)
PAKISTAN NATIONAL COLLEGE 1 COL JUL 06 JUN 07
NATO DEFENSE COLLEGE 1 LTCOL SEP 06 FEB 07
 1 LTCOL FEB 07 JUL 07
ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENCE 1 COL JAN 07 DEC 07
STUDIES
BROOKINGS INSTITUTE 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
SECURITY STUDIES (MIT) 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
JFK SCHOOL (HARVARD) 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
JOHNS HOPKINS 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
LOGISTICS FELLOWSHIP 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
HOOVER FELLOWSHIP (STANFORD) 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
RAND CORPORATION 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
SECDEF FELLOWSHIP 2 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
USNA ETHICS FELLOWSHIP 1 LTCOL AUG 06 JUN 07
6. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT. ALL
COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM, OR BE ENDORSED BY,
THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER. COPIES OF PREVIOUSLY UNSUBMITTED PERTINENT
MATERIAL MAY BE SENT TO MMOA-3 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. ALL
MATERIAL SENT TO THE TLS BOARD WILL BE DESTROYED AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THE BOARD. ALL CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 23
NOVEMBER 2005. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT SHOULD BE
FORWARDED TO:
 HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
 MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMOA-3)
 ATTN: AY06/07 TLS BOARD
 3280 RUSSELL RD
 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103 
 FAX: (703) 784-9844 DSN: 278-9844
7. PHOTOGRAPHS. TO PARALLEL OFFICER PROMOTION BOARD AND COMMAND
SCREENING BOARD REQUIREMENTS, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED TO
BE SUBMITTED FOR THE TLS BOARD. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE
ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF, AS PER REFS A AND B. OFFICERS WHO
SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING CMC (MMSB-20) OR BY CHECKING THE
MMSB HOMEPAGE. IF ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS IS
NOT POSSIBLE, OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE
BOARD. OFFICERS HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR
PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD.
8. FITNESS REPORTS. COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO
MMSB-32 FOR INCLUSION INTO THE OMPF. INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, NOR FORWARDED, TO THE BOARD. THIS WILL
INCLUDE THOSE FITREPS MISSING SIGNATURES OR REVIEWING OFFICER
CERTIFICATION. FITREPS NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO:
 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
 HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS 
 MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-32)
 2008 ELLIOT ROAD
 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
9. UPDATE MATERIAL. ANY UPDATE DOCUMENT(S) THAT AN OFFICER FEELS
SHOULD BE PART OF THE OMPF, OTHER THAN FITREPS, NEED TO BE FORWARDED
TO:
 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
 HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS 
 MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS (MMSB-20)
 2008 ELLIOT ROAD
 QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
INDICATE, BY USE OF A COVER LETTER, THAT THE UPDATE MATERIAL IS TO
BE ENTERED IN TIME FOR THE TLS BOARD. COPIES OF SAID DOCUMENTS FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THE BOARD CAN BE FORWARDED AS OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH
6. ALL MATERIALS FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF SHOULD BE MARKED "FOR
TOP LEVEL SCHOOL BOARD." 
10. CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT ARE:
COL T. C. MOORE AVN COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9300 COMM (703) 784-9300
INTERNET ADDRESS (THOMAS.C.MOORE@USMC.MIL)
COL M. N. PEZNOLA GND COL MONITOR
DSN 278-9300 COMM (703) 784-9300
INTERNET ADDRESS (MICHAEL.PEZNOLA@USMC.MIL)
LTCOL S. G. NITZSCHKE AVN LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9267 COMM (703) 784-9267
INTERNET ADDRESS (STEPHEN.NITZSCHKE@USMC.MIL)
LTCOL A. L. SOLGERE GND LTCOL MONITOR
DSN 278-9279 COMM (703) 784-9279
INTERNET ADDRESS (ANDREW.SOLGERE@USMC.MIL)
11. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.