CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 24 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS PLANNER FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY SELECTION PANEL

MARADMINS : 119/24

R 081900Z MAR 24
MARADMIN 119/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO/PL//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 24 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) PLANNER FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/DOC/CJCSI 3120.08D/28JAN2013//
REF/B/DOC/MCO S3120.2A/20DEC2022//
REF/C/DOC/NAVMC 1200.1J/9JUN2023//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 617/23//
NARR/REF A IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS INSTRUCTION FOR INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS MOS MANUAL. REF D IDENTIFIES STO AND PLANNING DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS) COURSE SCHOOL CODES//
POC1/ANGELA CURRY/MAJ/PPO PLX/TEL: (703) 692-4331 /EMAIL: ANGELA.CURRY(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC2/BURKETT COCHRANE/CIV/PPO PLX/TEL: (703) 614-0285/EMAIL: BURKETT.COCHRANE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN announces the convening of the FY24 Special Technical Operations (STO) Planner 8016 Free Military Occupational Specialty (FMOS) Selection Panel. The Selection Panel will convene at HQMC from 13-17 May 2024. The FMOS is open to O-1 to O-6, WO-1 to CWO-5, as well as enlisted Marines from E-6 to E-9, who have acquired the requisite operational planning and security skills identified in References (a) and (b).
2. Eligibility Criteria:
2.a. Must currently be or have previously served in an Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations indoctrinated billet. This requirement cannot be waived.
2.b. Complete a STO Planner's Course (STOPC) that meets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) academic requirements. This requirement cannot be waived.
2.c. Complete the CJCS-approved PDAS Operators Course (Resident or Computer Based Training). This requirement can be waived.
2.d. Applicants should have submitted an Electronic Personnel Action Request (EPAR) to Installation Personnel Administration Center (IPAC) to run their School Codes: KXJ for STOPC and KXI for PDAS Operators Course.
2.e. Serve at least six months in an OCONUS billet where STO was a function of the billet or one year in a CONUS billet where STO was a function of the billet. This requirement cannot be waived.
2.f. Demonstrate the capability and capacity to plan, coordinate, and execute STO activities across the range of military operations (ROMO) with particular emphasis on the integration of STO functions into Coalition, Joint, or Marine Corps plans, operations, and exercises. This requirement cannot be waived.
2.g. Serve in a STO Planner position in support of CJCS, Combatant Command, or Service STO requirements. This requirement cannot be waived.
3. Application Guidance:
3.a. Applicants should clearly describe how they met the above criteria, particularly 2.e-g.
3.b. HQMC 8016 panel members may not be familiar with individual applicant's STO portfolio, therefore applications should provide sufficient detail demonstrating how the eligibility criteria were met.
3.c. STO Chief and O-6 endorsements should provide additional information contextualizing the applicant's actions in STO. This includes, but is not limited to, describing how the applicant's actions demonstrate a mature capability and capacity to plan, coordinate, and execute STO across the ROMO. Formulaic and template-endorsements that do not offer any insight into an applicant's STO actions are discouraged.
3.d. Fitness Reports, awards, appointment letters, etc., documenting the applicant's actions in STO may be submitted.
3.e. Do not submit miscellaneous certificates from courses other than STO Planner's Course and PDAS Operators Course.
4. Coordinating Instructions:
4.a. Applications must be received no later than 10 May 2024.
4.b. All applications will be submitted via SIPRNET SharePoint at https:(slash)(slash)intelshare.intelink.sgov.gov/sites/USMC8016/SitePages/8016Home.aspx. A SIPR Intelink account is required to access the SharePoint and submit the package.
4.c. Applicants are encouraged to review the SIPR SharePoint site for templates, forms, previous submissions, frequently asked questions, and guidance on content for application and endorsement letters. Applicants are also encouraged to contact their nearest Marine Corps STO Chief for assistance with appropriate Security Classification Guide reviews and generic submission requirements. Applicants may contact POCs 1 and 2 with specific questions on submission requirements.
5. The selection panel will be comprised of representatives from the Strategy and Plans Division (PL) who have appropriate Coalition, Joint, or Marine Corps plans, operations, and exercise STO experience. The panel will individually screen each applicant's operational experience, security management credentials, pertinent academic information, and command endorsements to ensure that they meet the 8016 FMOS requirements.
6. A subsequent MARADMIN will announce the results of the 8016 selection panel. Marines approved for the 8016 FMOS will submit the resulting MARADMIN and signed Director Plans letter to their local IPAC, which will run the appropriate unit diary entry to add the FMOS to their Official Military Personnel File.
7. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
8. Release authorized by Jeffrey L. DeWeese, Acting Director, Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps.//