Fiscal Year 2027 National Security Agency Data Science Development Program Internship

1. Purpose.  The purpose of this MARADMIN is to
solicit nominees for the National Security Agency (NSA) Data
Science Development Program (DSDP) Internship for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2027. Nominations are due to POC no later than 15 March 2026.
Paragraph 9 details procedures for submission. 
2. Background.  The NSA DSDP internship brings national level
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) expertise to Marine Corps operating
forces by providing in-depth training to active duty Primary
Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) 2651 with the Necessary
Military Occupational Specialty (NMOS) 2652 via an intensive
three-year internship within the NSA enterprise.  The program
is designed to teach computational foundations of data science,
cross-disciplinary collaboration, data engineering, data
science/artificial intelligence governance and ethics, scientific
data analysis, and the statistical and mathematical foundations of
data science to extract meaning from large datasets.  The program
features a mix of structured course work and on the job training,
following a 60+ year tradition of how NSA trains its mathematicians.
Marines who participate will increase their knowledge in multiple
SIGINT and cyber disciplines, enhance their understanding of how
SIGINT and cyber supports the intelligence community, build a
network of NSA specialists they can call on as consultants when
they deploy to the Fleet Marine Force, and gain essential Military
Occupational Specialty (MOS) skills and experience not normally
gained in other career developmental training venues. 
3. Execution.  The NSA DSDP internship is open to Marines with
PMOS 2651, NMOS 2652/Sergeant-Staff Sergeant. Other PMOS 02XX/26XX
with NMOS 2652 will be considered based on merit and experience. 
4.  Program selectees will report to Monitored Command
Code 800,Headquarters Company MCSB, Fort George G. Meade, MD,
for duty 4QFY26. 
5.  Marines selected for this program will incur a six-year service
obligation (three years in the internship and a three-year follow-on
assignment).  The six-year service obligation is designed to allow
at least one follow-on tour to the operating forces upon completion
of the internship. If selected, nominees will be required to provide
a page 11 entry to the selection panel stating acknowledgement of
the appropriate obligated service requirement.  Selectees must incur
the obligated service prior to detachment from their current command. 
6. Applicants must meet Time on Station (ToS) requirements set by
Marine Manpower Enlisted Assignment (MMEA) to execute Permanent
Change of Station/Assignment orders by 1 July 2026.  Waivers for
ToS must meet MMEA guidelines and will be approved on a case-by-case
basis.  Applicants may not have less than four years of service or
more than 14 years of service as of 1 July 2026. 
6.a.  Marines attending FY25 Data Engineer course are eligible to
apply as they are under Temporary Duty Under Instructions orders
and receive follow-on orders after completion of the course. 
7.  Marines selected will have the opportunity to attend formal
schools and perform internships at organizations within the
NSA Enterprise.  
8.  Applications must include the following: 
8.a.  Name/Rank/EDIPI/PMOS/NMOS 
8.b.  Date of birth 
8.c.  Armed Forces Active Duty Base Date 
8.d.  Physical Fitness Test score and date taken 
8.e.  Combat Fitness Test score and date taken 
8.f.  Time on Station 
8.g.  Official email address 
8.h.  Command email address 
8.i.  Educational background: 
8.i.1.  Professional Military Education: 
8.i.1.a.  Nonresident - include name of course/year completed 
8.i.1.b.  Resident - include name of course/year completed 
8.i.2.  Military/Governmental: 
8.i.2.a.  2652 course/year completed 
8.i.2.b.  General military training - include name of
course/year completed 
8.i.3.  Civilian: 
8.i.3.a.  High school - include: school name, place,
Grade Point Average 
8.i.3.b.  Undergraduate classes or degree - include: institution
attended/course name/ credits earned/degree earned 
8.i.3.c.  Graduate classes or degree (same info as above) 
8.j.  Data Engineering duties: chronologically listed including two
to three lines describing primary duties
(unclassified information only). 
8.k.  Favorable material: include personal awards and up to 3
letters of recommendation 
9.  Nomination packages must be generated in Naval letter format
with O-5 level command endorsement.  Nomination packages must be
submitted electronically.  Electronic packages must be submitted
by the unit's final endorsing authority as an ADOBE (.pdf)
file to the HQMC/M21 POC (griffin.z.harris.mil@usmc.mil).  Packages
must be received no later than 15 March 2026.  
10.  A sample nomination package is located at the following link
https://inteldocs.intelink.gov/folders/list/6878328d-15ed-4569-
9b90-be542ab76371
11.  All applicants must notify the 2600 Enlisted Assignments
Monitor (MSgt Shane Wilkinson) and the 2600 Occupational Field
Specialist (MSgt Griffin Harris) prior to submitting their
nomination packages to this headquarters. 
12.  Upon receipt of a nomination package, an e-mail will be sent
to the originating command by HQMC/M21 acknowledging receipt and
providing status of the nomination package. 
13.  Program selectees will be notified by MARADMIN. 
14.  Direct all questions to MARADMIN POC 
15.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Carter,
Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.