FY08 National Security Agency (NSA) Cryptologic Intern Programs

1. THIS MESSAGE REQUESTS NOMINATIONS FOR NSA 
CRYPTOLOGIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR FY08. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO 
POC NO LATER THAN 30 MAR 07. PARAGRAPH 10 DETAILS PROPER PROCEDURES 
FOR SUBMISSION.
2. THE NSA CRYPTOLOGIC INTERN PROGRAM BRINGS NATIONAL LEVEL SIGINT 
EXPERTISE TO THE OPERATING FORCES OF THE MARINE CORPS BY PROVIDING 
IN-DEPTH TRAINING TO ACTIVE DUTY OCCFLD 26XX ENLISTED MARINES.
PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY OCCFLD 26 ENLISTED MARINES ONLY AND 
PROVIDE AN INTENSIVE THREE-YEAR INTERNSHIP WITHIN THE NATIONAL 
SECURITY AGENCY ENTERPRISE. 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 INCREASE THEIR 
KNOWLEDGE IN MULTIPLE SIGINT DISCIPLINES, ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING 
OF HOW SIGINT SUPPORTS THE OVERALL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, AND AMASS 
ESSENTIAL MOS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NOT NORMALLY GAINED IN OTHER 
CAREER DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING VENUES.
3. 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-07 WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS. SELECTEES FOR THE 
MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELINT SIGNALS ANALYST PROGRAM (MOSAP) WILL 
REPORT TO COMPANY A MCSB, AURORA, COLORADO (MCC: JB9) AND SELECTEES 
FOR THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM WILL REPORT TO MARFOR KOREA (MCC:
836).
4. MARINES SELECTED FOR A PROGRAM (EXCEPT 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 
TO THE OPERATING FORCES UPON COMPLETION OF A PROGRAM.
ACCEPTANCE TO THE YONSEI UNIVERSITY PROGRAM INCURS A THREE-YEAR 
OCONUS OBLIGATION (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 RESPECTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE 
REQUIREMENT.
5. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS ON STATION BY 1 JUL 07 FOR 
CONUS COMMANDS, AND THREE YEARS ON STATION BY 1 JUL 07 FOR OCONUS 
COMMANDS. APPLICANTS MAY NOT HAVE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE OR MORE 
THAN 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 JUL 07.
6. INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS IF THEY 
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR 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.
7. MARINES SELECTED WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND FORMAL SCHOOLS 
AND PERFORM INTERNSHIPS AT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL SECURITY 
AGENCY ENTERPRISE. MARINES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW 
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AS THEY RELATE TO SIGINT AND ITS MISSION. 
UPON GRADUATION MARINES ARE CONSIDERED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN 
THEIR RESPECTIVE CRYPTOLOGIC SKILL PROGRAM. ALL MILITARY LANGUAGE 
ANALYST PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CRYPTOLINGUISTIC SKILLS 
THROUGH ADVANCED FORMAL TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH 
RESPECTIVE LANGUAGE.
8. 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. MILITARY/GOVERNMENTAL:
A. GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING - INCLUDE NAME OF COURSE/GPA/YEAR 
COMPLETED/CLASS STANDING (IF KNOWN).
B. 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 EARNED, SUBMISSION OF A COPY OF DIPLOMA/TRANSCRIPTS IS 
NOT REQUIRED.
C. GRADUATE CLASSES OR DEGREE (SAME INFO AS ABOVE) H. DLPT SCORE AND 
DATE TAKEN (FOR ALL 267X MARINES APPLYING).
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 PHOTO IAW MCO P1070.12 PARA 2002 (PROMOTION PICTURE).
L. PAGE 11 ENTRY WITH OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT STATEMENT.
9. THE FOLLOWING CRYTPTOLOGIC PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE.
(READ: PROGRAM/QUALIFYING MOS/INTENDED RANKS/PROGRAM PURPOSE).
A. MINSAP - MILITARY INTERN SIGINT ANALYST PROGRAM/ANY 26XX WITH THE 
AMOS OF 2629/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP OUTSTANDING SIGINT ANALYSTS 
AT THE MID-LEVEL RANK.
B. MCSAP - MILITARY COMINT SIGNALS ANALYST 
PROGRAM/2621/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED COMINT 
ANALYSTS.
C. MECCAP - MIDDLE ENLISTED CRYPTOLOGIC CAREER ADVANCEMENT 
PROGRAM/26XX/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CRYPTOLOGIC SPECIALISTS WITH 
INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TRAINING BASED ON THE RESPECTIVE SERVICE NEEDS 
AND INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUNDS.
D. MOSAP - MILITARY OPERATIONAL ELINT SIGNALS ANALYST 
PROGRAM/2631/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED OPERATIONAL 
ELINT ANALYSTS.
E. MCDNOP - MARINE CORPS DIGITAL NETWORK OPERATOR PROGRAM/2621, 
2651/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO DEVELOP HIGHLY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED 
MARINES TO FILL DIGITAL NETWORK OPERATOR AND ANALYSIS POSITIONS. IT 
IS RECOMMENDED THAT APPLICANTS ARE GRADUATES OF THE BASIC DIGITAL 
NETWORK ANALYSIS (BDNA) COURSE.
F. MLAP - MILITARY LANGUAGE ANALYST PROGRAM (ARABIC, CHINESE-MANDARIN, 
PERSIAN-FARSI, RUSSIAN, OR SPANISH)/2671, 2673, 2674, 
2676/SGT-SSGT/DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ADVANCED CRYPTOLINGUISTIC TRAINING 
AND OPERATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
G. YONSEI UNIVERSITY-KOREAN MILITARY LINGUIST PROGRAM; HELD AT YONSEI 
UNIVERSITY/2673/2741/SGT-SSGT/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.
10. 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/IOP POC (KARSTA.TOSCANO@USMC.MIL).
ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED PACKAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 30 
MAR 07. UNITS MAY ALSO SUBMIT HARD COPY PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS
(I/IOP) POSTMARKED NLT THAN 16 MAR 07 AND MUST ARRIVE BEFORE 30 MAR 
07; MAILING ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
ATTN: I/IOP (RM: 3136, MSGT TOSCANO)
2 NAVY ANNEX
WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775
AN EXAMPLE NOMINATION PACKAGE CAN BE PROVIDED BY THE POC UPON REQUEST.
11. ALL APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THE MONITOR PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR 
NOMINATION PACKAGES TO THIS HQTRS.
12. UPON RECEIPT OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE, AN E-MAIL WILL BE SENT TO 
THE ORIGINATING COMMAND BY HQMC/IOP ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND STATUS 
OF THE NOMINATION PACKAGE.
13. COMMANDS REQUESTING AN EXTENSION TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE DUE 
TO OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, MUST DO SO PRIOR TO 9 MAR 07.
PACKAGES RECEIVED AFTER 30 MAR 07 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED EXCEPT IN 
THOSE CASES WHERE EXTENSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED.
14. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN.