Convening of the Fiscal Year (FY) 25 Special Technical Operations (STO) Free Military Occupational Specialty (FMOS) Selection Panel

1.  This MARADMIN announces the convening of the FY25 
Special Technical Operations (STO) Planner 8016 Free Military 
Occupational Specialty (FMOS) Selection Panel. The Selection Panel 
will convene at HQMC from 27-30 May 2025 and is open to officers from
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 Requirements (cannot be waived unless annotated 
below):
2.a Must currently be or have previously served in an Integrated
Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO) indoctrinated billet.  
2.b Complete a STO Planners Course that meets Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) academic requirements.  
2.c Complete the CJCS-approved Planning and Decision Aid System 
(PDAS) Operators Course (Resident or Computer Based Training).  With
demonstrated proficiency, this requirement can be waived.
2.d Serve at least six months in an OCONUS billet where IJSTO was
a function of the billet or one year in a CONUS billet where IJSTO 
was a function of the billet.  
2.e Demonstrate the capability and capacity to plan, coordinate, 
and execute IJSTO activities across the range of military operations 
(ROMO) with particular emphasis on the integration of IJSTO functions
into Coalition, Joint, or Marine Corps plans, operations, and exercises.  
2.f Serve in a STO Planner position in support of CJCS, 
Combatant Command, or Service STO requirements.  
3. Application Guidance:
3.a Applicants should clearly describe how they met the above 
criteria, particularly (4), (5), and (6).
3.b HQMC 8016 panel members may not be familiar with individual 
applicants' 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 IJSTO.  This 
includes, but is not limited to, describing how the applicant's 
actions demonstrate a mature capability and capacity to plan, 
coordinate, and execute IJSTO across the ROMO.  Formulaic and 
template-endorsements that do not offer any insight into an 
applicant's IJSTO 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, STO Chief's Course, or the PDAS 
Operator's Course.
4. Coordinating Instructions:
4.a Applications must be received no later than 16 May 2025.
4.b All applications will be submitted via SIPRNET Intelink page
at https://intelshare.intelink.sgov.gov/sites/USMC8016/SitePages
/8016Home.aspx.  A SIPR Intelink account is required to access the
SharePoint and submit.
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 encouraged to contact their nearest Marine Corps 
STO Chief for assistance with appropriate Security Classification 
Guide reviews and generic submission requirements.  Applicants may 
contact the 8016 Occupational Field Sponsor at (703) 692-4331 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 combined, 
joint, and service-level STO operational and administrative 
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 completion of the 8016
selection panel. The board results will be published on the SIPRNET 
Intelink site and a signed selection memorandum will be provided to 
the approved applicates and their servicing STO chiefs on NIPRNET.  
Marines approved for the 8016 FMOS will submit an EPAR with the 
resulting MARADMIN and selection memorandum attached to add the 
free MOS to their Official Military Personnel File.  
7. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
8. Release authorized by Mr. Stephen M. Hoyle, Acting Director, 
Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations, 
Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps.