FY05 National Security Agency (NSA) Cryptologic Intern Programs

1. THIS MESSAGE REQUESTS NOMINATIONS FOR NSA
CRYPTOLOGIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR FY05. PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ACTIVE
DUTY OCCFLD 26 ENLISTED MARINES AND PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE THREE-YEAR 
INTERNSHIP AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE 
DESIGNED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN 
CRYPTOLOGIC ANALYSIS, INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION DISCIPLINES, AND 
NATIONAL/TACTICAL SIGINT OPERATIONS. MARINES COMPLETING A PROGRAM 
WILL HAVE INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN MULTIPLE SIGINT DISCIPLINES,
ENHANCED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SIGINT SUPPORTS THE OVERALL 
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND AMASSED ESSENTIAL MOS SKILLS 
AND EXPERIENCE NOT NORMALLY GAINED IN OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENTAL 
TRAINING VENUES. 
2. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL REPORT TO COMPANY B MARINE CRYPTOLOGIC
SUPPORT BN (MCSB) (MCC: J39), FT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD, FOR DUTY
DURING THE THIRD QTR CY-04 WITH ONE EXCEPTION. SELECTEES FOR THE
YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM WILL REPORT TO MARFOR KOREA. 
3. MARINES SELECTED FOR A PROGRAM (LESS THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY 
PROGRAM) WILL INCUR AN OBLIGATION OF SIX YEARS (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 UPON COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM. ACCEPTENCE TO THE 
YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM REQUIRES SUFFICIENT SERVICE TIME FOR 
A THREE-YEAR OCONUS TOUR (ONE-YEAR AT YONSEI, TWO-YEARS AT 
SUSLAK). NOMINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PAGE 11 ENTRY TO 
THE SELECTION BOARD STATING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE OBLIGATED SERVICE
REQUIREMENT. 
4. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS ON STATION BY 1 AUG 04
FOR CONUS COMMANDS, AND THREE YEARS ON STATION BY 1 AUG 04 FOR
OCONUS COMMANDS. APPLICANTS MAY NOT HAVE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF
SERVICE OR MORE THAN 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 AUG 04.
5. INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS IF 
THEIR MOS IS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM. WHEN SUBMITTING 
FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, THE APPLICANT MUST PRIORITIZE THE PROGRAMS 
FOR WHICH THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED. PERSONNEL NOT SELECTED 
FOR THEIR FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 
PROGRAM FOR WHICH THEY APPLIED.
6. MARINES SELECTED WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND FORMAL
SCHOOLS
AND PERFORM INTERNSHIPS AT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY
AGENCY. UPON GRADUATION MARINES ARE CONSIDERED SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CRYPTOLOGIC SKILL PROGRAM. ALL MILITARY
LINGUIST PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CRYPTOLINGUISTIC SKILLS
THROUGH ADVANCED FORMAL TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR
EACH RESPECTIVE LANGUAGE.
7. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR ANY OF THE PROGRAMS MUST INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A. NAME, RANK, SSN, MOS(S)
B. DATE OF BIRTH
C. ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE
D. PFT, DATE TAKEN
E. COMMAND E-MAIL ADDRESS
F. PROGRAM(S) APPLYING FOR (IN PRIORITY ORDER)
G. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
 1. PME - 
 A. NONRESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED
 B. RESIDENT - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/YEAR COMPLETED/CLASS
STANDING (IF KNOWN)
 2. OTHER MILITARY/GOVERNMENTAL:
 A. FORMAL SCHOOLS - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/GPA/YEAR
COMPLETED/CLASS STANDING (IF KNOWN).
 B. ADDITIONAL CRYPTOLOGIC TRAINING - SAME INFO AS ABOVE.
 3. CIVILIAN:
 A. HIGH SCHOOL - INCLUDE: PLACE, GPA, FINAL STANDING - IF KNOWN.
 B. UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE - INCLUDE: INSTITUTION 
ATTENDED/COURSE NAME/COURSE ID/GRADE/CREDITS EARNED. IF A DEGREE WAS 
CONFIRED SUBMIT A COPY OF DIPLOMA-TRANSCRIPTS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
 C. GRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE (SAME INFO AS ABOVE)
H. DLPT SCORE AND DATE TAKEN (ONLY FOR LANGUAGE PROGRAMS)
I. CRYPTOLOGIC DUTIES. CHRONOLOGICALLY LISTED-INCLUDE 2 TO 3 LINES
ON WHAT THOSE DUTIES ENTAILED - UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION ONLY.
J. FAVORABLE MATERIAL - INCLUDE PERSONAL AWARDS AND LETTERS OF 
RECOMMENDATION.
K. A HARDCOPY PHOTO IAW MCO P1070.12 PARA 2002 (PROMOTION PICTURE).
L. PAGE 11 ENTRY WITH OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT STATEMENT.
8. THE FOLLOWING CRYPTOLOGIC PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE.
(READ: PROGRAM/QUALIFYING MOS/INTENDED RANKS/AVAILABLE QUOTAS/
PROGRAM PURPOSE).
A. MINSAP - MILITARY INTERN SIGINT ANALYST PROGRAM/ANY 26XX WITH THE
AMOS OF 2629/SGT-GYSGT/1/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP OUTSTANDING SIGINT
ANALYSTS AT THE MID-LEVEL RANK.
B. MCSAP - MILITARY COMINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM/2621/SGT-GYSGT/1/
DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED COMMUNICATION SIGNALS ANALYSTS.
C. MECCAP - MIDDLE ENLISTED CRYPTOLOGIC CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM/
26XX/SGT-GYSGT/1/DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CRYPTOLOGIC SPECIALISTS WITH 
INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TRAINING BASED ON THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE NEEDS 
AND INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUNDS.
D. AMLP - ARABIC MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM/2671; 2712/SGT-GYSGT/1.
E. RMLP - RUSSIAN MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM/2676; 2791/SGT-GYSGT/1.
F. SMLP - SPANISH MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM/2674; 2768/SGT-GYSGT/1.
G. YONSEI UNIVERSITY-KOREAN MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM; HELD AT
YONSEI 
UNIVERSITY/2673; 2741/SGT-GYSGT/SELECTEE WILL ATTEND YONSEI 
UNIVERSITY IN SEOUL, WITH FOLLOW-ON ORDERS, ACCOMPANIED, FOR TWO 
YEARS IN SEOUL. ALL APPLICANTS FOR YONSEI MUST BE QUALIFIED FOR 
OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS.
9. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE GENERATED IN LETTER FORMAT WITH
COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS. NOMINATIONS PACKAGES MAY BE SUBMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY BY THE UNITS FINAL ENDORSING AUTHORITY AS AN ADOBE
ACROBAT (.PDF) FILE TO THE HQMC I/IOP POC (TOSCANOKA@HQMC.USMC.MIL).
ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 9
APR 04. UNITS MAY ALSO SUBMIT HARD COPY PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS
(I/IOP) POSTMARKED NLT THAN 9 APR 04; MAILING ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS:

 COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
 HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
 ATTN: I/IOP (RM: 3023, GYSGT TOSCANO)
 2 NAVY ANNEX
 WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775

AN EXAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE I-IOP POC UPON
REQUEST.
10. UPON RECEIPT OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE, AN E-MAIL WILL BE SENT 
TO THE ORIGINATING COMMAND BY HQMC I/IOP ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND 
STATUS OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE. 
11. COMMANDS REQUESTING AN EXTENSION TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE DUE 
TO OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, MUST DO SO PRIOR TO 21 MAR 04. PACKAGES 
RECEIVED AFTER 9 APR 04 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT IN THOSE 
CASES WHERE EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED.
12. SPECIFIC DETAILS OF EACH PROGRAM CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE CTA-CTS
POC.
13. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN.