MCBUL 1560. Career Level School (CLS) Type II Slating for Academic Year (AY) 2006-2007

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO PUBLISH THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND ANTICIPATED SCHOOL SEATS AVAILABLE FOR
ACADEMIC YEAR 06-07 TYPE II CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL (CLS).
2. THE MARINE CORPS PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME)
REQUIREMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN REF B. TYPE II CLS COURSES ARE ARMY
RESIDENT CAPTAIN CAREER COURSES. RESIDENT TYPE II CAREER LEVEL
SCHOOLS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MARINE CORPS PROFESSIONAL
MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) SYSTEM. THESE SCHOOLS ARE INTENDED TO WORK
IN A COMPLEMENTARY MANNER WITH AN OFFICER'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND
PREPARATION FOR SUBSEQUENT LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. OFFICERS MAY
COMPLETE THEIR PME REQUIREMENTS THROUGH RESIDENT OR NON-RESIDENT
COURSES, BOTH ARE EQUIVALENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTION AND
ASSIGNMENTS. 
3. A TOTAL OF 90 CAPTAINS WILL BE SLATED FOR TYPE II CLS. THE
SLATING PROCESS WILL BEGIN WITH ELIGIBLE OFFICERS VOLUNTEERING TO
ATTEND TYPE II CLS. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST ACTIVELY VOLUNTEER
TO THEIR MONITOR TO INDICATE THEIR DESIRE TO VOLUNTEER FOR RESIDENT
TYPE II CLS NLT 1 MARCH 2006. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD.
4. OFFICERS THAT ATTEND A TYPE II CLS NEED TO COMPLETE THE
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL (EWS) DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM 
(MCI 8650) TO COMPLETE THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN.
PER REF C OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE THE FORMER AWS/EWS NON-RESIDENT
DISTANCE EDUCATION CURRICULUM (MCI 8510-8600) BY 31 DEC 06 AND ATTEND
A TYPE II CLS WILL BE PME COMPLETE FOR THE GRADE OF CAPTAIN AS WELL.
 5. SCHOOLS FOR WHICH SLATING WILL BE MADE ARE:
SCHOOL ELIGIBLE MOS'S EST QUOTA
ARMOR CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE 0302, 1802-3 14
AVIATION CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE ROTARY WING MOS 4
CHEMICAL CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE 5702 4
COMBINED LOGISTICS CAPT CAREER COURSE 0402, 3002, 6002, 6602 18
ENGINEER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE 1302 8
INFANTRY CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE 0302 16
FIELD ARTILLERY CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE 0302, 0802 22
MILITARY POLICE CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE 5803 4
6. SLATING AUTHORITY FOR RESIDENT CLS RESIDES WITHIN CMC (MMOA). 
CMC (MMOA) WILL SCREEN THE RECORDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO 
VOLUNTEER, AND WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SLATING OFFICERS BASED 
ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S PREFERENCE, TIME ON STATION, AND PERFORMANCE. 
THE SLATING WILL BE SCREENED BY THE HEAD OF OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS. 
FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY OF THE TYPE II CLS SLATE RESIDES WITH
DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM). THE CLS SLATING PROCESS 
IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE BY 1 MAY 06. ESTIMATED REPORT DATES 
WILL BEGIN IN OCT 06 AND CONTINUE THROUGH SEP 07. ALL REQUESTS TO
DECLINE RESIDENT PME AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE SELECTION MARADMIN
MUST BE MADE VIA NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENT. ALL
REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEEDS OF THE
MARINE CORPS FOR APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL. REQUESTS FOR DECLINATION BY
OFFICERS WHO VOLUNTEERED AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED TO ATTEND
RESIDENT PME WILL NOT NORMALLY RECEIVE FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT. THERE
ARE NO DEFERRALS FOR CLS. 
7. ELIGIBILITY:
 A. VOLUNTEERS. OFFICERS MUST ACTIVELY VOLUNTEER (EMAIL,
LETTER, AA FORM, VIA INTERNET, OR MESSAGE) TO THEIR MONITOR.
 B. GRADE ELIGIBILITY. CAPTAINS, AND CAPTAINS (SEL) WHO HAVE
BEEN AUGMENTED, OR WHO HAVE TWO YEARS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE REMAINING 
UPON COMPLETION OF CLS, ARE ELIGIBLE. CAPTAINS IN-ZONE FOR THE FY07 
MAJOR PROMOTION BOARD, OR WHO HAVE EITHER BEEN SELECTED OR FAILED 
SELECTION TO MAJOR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
 C. TIME ON STATION (TOS) REQUIREMENT. OFFICERS MUST HAVE A
MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS TOS BY THE DESIGNATED REPORT DATE OF THE CLASS
TO WHICH THEY ARE SLATED.
 D. OFFICERS WHO OTHERWISE MEET THE GRADE AND TOS REQUIREMENTS
WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE IF THEY:
 (1) ARE ATTENDING, OR ARE SCHEDULED TO ATTEND RESIDENT CAREER
LEVEL SCHOOL DURING AY 06-07.
 (2) PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED A CAREER LEVEL SCHOOL.
 (3) HAVE FORMALLY REQUESTED RESIGNATION-RETIREMENT TO THE
CMC (MMSR).
 (4) ARE LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.
 (5) ARE SELECTED FOR OR HAVE COMMENCED THE SPECIAL
EDUCATION-ADVANCE DEGREE-FUNDED LAW EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
OFFICER PROGRAMS.
 (6) THERE ARE NO CLS TYPE II SCHOOL SEATS FOR FIXED WING
AVIATORS.
 E. OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A NON-RESIDENT CLS COURSE ARE
ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND RESIDENT CLS.
 F. OFFICERS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR TYPE I CLS AND NOT ASSIGNED A
SCHOOL SEAT MAY VOLUNTEER FOR TYPE II CLS.
8. OFFICERS ASSIGNED AS RECRUITING STATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
OPERATIONS OFFICERS, AND OFFICER SELECTION OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE
OPTION OF ATTENDING RESIDENT CLS OR THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL CHOICE OF
DUTY STATION (BASED ON BILLET AVAILABILITY) UPON COMPLETION OF A
SUCCESSFUL 36 MONTH TOUR.
9. THE OBLIGATED SERVICE AND ASSIGNMENT POLICY CONTAINED IN
REFERENCES A AND B IS APPLICABLE TO ALL OFFICERS WHO VOLUNTEER, ARE
SELECTED, ACCEPT, AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUED ORDERS TO CLS. 
ATTENDANCE INCURS 2 YEARS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.
10. THE RESIDENT PME ASSIGNMENT PROCESS IS INTENDED TO BE ONE THAT
TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF OUR MARINES AND THEIR 
FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THE PME GOALS AND NEEDS OF THE CORPS.
RESIDENT PME WILL CONTINUE TO BE A VITAL PART OF OFFICER EDUCATION.
THE MARINE CORPS SENIOR LEADERSHIP MUST REINFORCE THE FACT THAT OUR
FUNDAMENTAL DIRECTION IS TOWARDS THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF OUR
OFFICER CORPS. OUR INVESTMENT IN PME WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY
A KEY ROLE IN OUR ABILITY TO REMAIN AMERICA'S PREMIER FORCE IN
READINESS.
11. CMC (MMOA) POINTS OF CONTACT.
MMOA-1 (GROUND): DSN 278-9272, COM (703) 784-9272, FAX EXT-9844
CAPT EDWARDS (01,13,34) (LAUREN.EDWARDS@USMC.MIL)
CAPT RISHER (04,30) (RANDALL.RISHER@USMC.MIL)
CAPT JAMES (02,06) (ROBERT.E.JAMES@USMC.MIL)
CAPT NELSON (03,57) (ANDREW.NELSON@USMC.MIL)
MAJ RUSSELL (08,18,43,44,58) (BRIAN.E.RUSSELL@USMC.MIL)
MMOA-2 (AVIATION): DSN 278-9267, COM (703) 784-9267, FAX EXT-9844
CAPT DOHERTY (60,66,72) (KEVIN.DOHERTY@USMC.MIL)
CAPT LAGOSKI (RW) (JOSEPH.LAGOSKI@USMC.MIL)
12. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
13. THIS BULLETIN CANC 31JAN07.