FY05 Assistant Marine Officer Instructor (AMOI) and Officer Candidate School (OCS) Billet Vacancies

1.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE 
PROVISIONS AND BILLET VACANCIES FOR THE FY05 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 FY05 AMOI/OCS SELECTION BOARD WILL ACCEPT 
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANTICIPATED VACANCIES:
        UNIVERSITY/VACANCY                      MCC
    A.  OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL                069     
    B.  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA                H04
    C.  DUKE UNIVERSITY                         H16
    D.  MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY                    H36
    E.  UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO                H52
    F.  UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA                   H61
    G.  UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA                  H62
    H.  PENN STATE UNIVERSITY                   H66
    I.  RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE        H74
    J.  SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY                    H83
    K.  VANDERBELT UNIVERSITY                   H92
    L.  UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON                H95
    M.  U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY                      J38
4.  IN ADDITION TO THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE 
REFERENCE, MARINES APPLYING FOR THE AMOI PROGRAM MUST MEET THE 
FOLLOWING:
   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.
   F.  HAVE 3 YEARS TIME ON STATION (TOS) BY SUMMER OF 2005.  MARINES 
REQUESTING ASSIGNMENT TO SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WILL BE CONSIDERED 
WITH A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS TOS BY SUMMER OF 2005.      
5.  RESTRICTIONS:
   A.  MARINES SERVING AT AN OVERSEAS LOCATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO 
COMPLETE THEIR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO BEING 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 INTO 
THE TOTAL FORCE REENLISTMENT SYSTEM (TFRS) TO INCLUDE THE INDEPENDENT 
DUTY CHECKLIST AS AN ELECTRONIC ATTACHMENT.  UNIT CRS'S HAVE ACCESS TO 
THE TFRS PROGRAM.
7.  THE COMPLETE PACKAGE MUST BE SUBMITED 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 (1-13) THE BILLETS FOR 
WHICH THEY ARE APPLYING.  
8.  THE FY05 SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE AT HQMC FROM 31 
JANUARY 2004 FEBRUARY 2005.  APPLICATIONS MUST BE FORWARDED TO CMC 
(MMEA-85) TO ARRIVE NLT 24 JANUARY 2005.  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. 
11.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELED 31 DECEMBER 2005.