For Official Use Only - PROGRAM MANAGER: LtCol Purcell/Maj Brown - ORGANIZATION: PP&O/PLU-8 - PHONE: (703) 614-0322/(703)692-4365 - EMAIL : [email protected].

For Official Use Only

- PROGRAM MANAGER: LtCol Purcell/Maj Brown- ORGANIZATION: PP&O/PLU-8- PHONE: (703) 614-0322/(703)692-4365- EMAIL: [email protected] /[email protected]

USMC International Affairs Program (IAP)

NMIA/FAOA Fall Symposium – Sept 18, 2012

Classification

UNCLASS

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Mission of IAP

To identify, select, and educate a cadre of Marines with Language skills, Regional Expertise, and Culture (LREC) capabilities for future assignments on tactical, operational, and strategic-level Marine Corps staffs, joint and combined staffs, and for duty with interagency organizations in order to improve MAGTF plans, operations, security cooperation, and intelligence efforts.

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Accession and Retention

• Two means:– Study Track (Full/Partial) (26

annually)– Experience Track (20-100 annually)

• Career Management:– Dual-track– Occupational Field Manager– Competitive slating

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Current IAP Officer Population330 FAOs / 207 RAOs

updated 23 Aug 2012

• Numbers include both Study and Experience-Track FAOs and RAOs

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Current IAP Reserve Population58FAOs / 17RAOs: 75

updated 23 Aug 2012

• Numbers include both Study and Experience-Track FAOs and RAOs

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General Officers LtGen Mills / MajGen Lake /

Bgen Rocco

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Col / O-6 33 Col / O-6 11LtCol / O-5 143 / 17* LtCol / O-5 25 / 2*Maj / O-4 232 / 42* Maj / O-4 31 / 4*Capt / O-3 121 / 41* Capt / O-3 8 / 2*1stLt / O-2 5

537 75

53775

612Total

Active Duty FAOs/RAOs by rank Reservist FAOs/RAOs by rank

Total Total

ReservesActive Duty

Active Duty + Reserve 537 AC / 75 RC

updated 23 Aug 2012

* Selected for promotion

USMC FAO/RAO billets

Service FAO/RAO billets (98):•HQMC G-5     9•MARFOR G-5   31•MEF G-5      12•MCIOC        14•MCSCG        17•MCIA         3•TECOM        9•USNA 3

Joint FAO/RAO billets (66): •CCMD J-5:     15•Attaché:      33•- SOCOM:        4•- NATO:         8•- DTRA:         3•- Regional Centers: 3

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• USMC has 164 billets:  150 FAO billets + 14 RAO billets• 60% of USMC FAO/RAO billets are Service billets; 40% are Joint.• USMC RAOs can be assigned to FAO billets where language

requirements are not stipulated; or where DIA provides language training.

What the Future Holds

• Officer– FAO– RAO*– SC

• SFA• SA• FID

• Enlisted– FAS– RAS*– Employment

• MEU• MEB• SC

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• Joint Capability– Planning and employment – Terminology

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Questions

LREC – The new normal

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