Information Operations Career Force and Space Cadre

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO SOLICIT
APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED OFFICERS DESIRING TO APPLY FOR
ADDITIONAL MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (AMOS) 9933 SPACE
OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICER OR AMOS 9934 INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO)
STAFF OFFICER. HQMC PPO, PLI WILL SCREEN APPLICATIONS FOR
ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMIT A LIST OF QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO MMOA BY 15
JUL 03 SO THAT AMOS'S MAY BE GRANTED VIA UNIT DIARY.
2. BACKGROUND:
 A. THE IO CAREER FORCE IS BEING ESTABLISHED IAW SECDEF
DIRECTION AND USD (P&R) GUIDANCE AS PER REF B AND C. THE PURPOSE OF
THE 9934 AMOS IS TWO FOLD: 1) TO IDENTIFY OFFICERS WITH IO TRAINING
AND EXPERIENCE; AND 2) TO IDENTIFY BILLETS IN WHICH IO TRAINING AND
EXPERTISE IS NEEDED. BY ASSIGNING ELIGIBLE OFFICERS THE 9934 AMOS
AND ADDING THE 9934 AMOS TO APPLICABLE BILLETS, THE MARINE CORPS
WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OPERATING FORCE COMMANDERS AND SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF
OFFICERS TO PLAN AND CONDUCT IO ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT AND
ACROSS THE FIVE CORE CAPABILITIES OF IO. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE
9934 AMOS WILL BECOME MEMBERS OF THE USMC IO CAREER FORCE. THEY
WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE PRIMARILY IN THEIR PMOS WITH POSSIBLE
RECURRING TOURS IN IO.
 B. A CADRE OF SPACE PROFESSIONALS IS BEING ESTABLISHED IAW
SECDEF GUIDANCE AS PER REF D. THE PURPOSE OF THE 9933 AMOS IS TWO
FOLD: 1) TO IDENTIFY OFFICERS WITH SPACE OPERATIONS TRAINING AND
EXPERIENCE; AND 2) TO IDENTIFY BILLETS IN WHICH SPACE OPERATIONS
TRAINING AND EXPERTISE IS NEEDED. BY ASSIGNING ELIGIBLE OFFICERS
THE 9933 AMOS AND ADDING THE 9933 AMOS TO APPLICABLE BILLETS, THE
MARINE CORPS WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OPERATING FORCE COMMANDERS AND
SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH TRAINED AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF OFFICERS TO PLAN AND INTEGRATE SPACE BASED
CAPABILITIES INTO MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS, PLANS AND REQUIREMENTS. 
OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE 9933 AMOS WILL BECOME MEMBERS OF THE USMC
SPACE CADRE. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE PRIMARILY IN THEIR PMOS
WITH POSSIBLE RECURRING TOURS IN SPACE OPERATIONS.
 C. THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY IN THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR
THESE SKILL SPECIALTIES CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. IN TODAY'S
ENVIRONMENT OF WAR IN THE INFORMATION AGE, IT HAS BECOME PARAMOUNT
THAT WE EFFECTIVELY MANAGE A BURGEONING CADRE OF IO AND SPACE
EXPERTS WHO WILL PROVIDE OUR COMMANDERS WITH THE CAPABILITY TO
LEVERAGE TACTICAL TO STRATEGIC IO AND SPACE CAPABILITIES TO ENHANCE
USMC COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS.
 D. HQMC, PPO, PLI AS THE MOS SPECIALIST WILL SELECT IO AND
SPACE STAFF OFFICERS BASED UPON THE CRITERIA LAID OUT IN REF A.
3. IO AND SPACE STAFF OFFICER SELECTION PROCESS:
 A. PROCESS: HQMC PLI SCREENS ALL APPLICANTS' RECORDS
FOR DESIGNATION.
 (1) OFFICERS OF ANY RANK AND PMOS MAY BE SELECTED FOR
THE IO CAREER FORCE OR THE SPACE OPERATIONS CADRE MEMBERSHIP AND
ASSIGNED THE AMOS 9934 OR 9933 RESPECTIVELY.
 (2) OFFICERS WHO APPLY FOR AND ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE
AMOS'S WILL BE NOTIFIED AS TO THE REASON FOR NON-SELECTION.
 (3) THE NAMES OF THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR DESIGNATION AS
INFORMATION OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICERS (AMOS 9934) OR SPACE
OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICERS (AMOS 9933) WILL BE FORWARDED TO MMOA FOR
DIARY ENTRY.
 B. AMOS 9934 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
 (1) MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO TOP SECRET SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (TS, SCI), PREDICATED ON A COMPLETED
SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI).
 (2) COMPLETE AN APPROVED COURSE OF STUDY OF AT LEAST TWO
WEEKS DURATION. TWO APPROVED COURSES ARE THE NAVAL INFORMATION
WARFARE STAFF OFFICERS COURSE AND THE JOINT INFORMATION WARFARE
STAFF OFFICERS COURSE. ANY OTHER COURSES MUST BE APPROVED BY HQMC
PLI. THE GRADUATING IO OFFICER WILL BE PREPARED TO PLAN IO AS WELL
AS ADVISE COMMANDERS IN THE CONDUCT OF IO.
 (3) AT LEAST SIX MONTHS MUST BE SPENT SERVING IN AN IO
BILLET, PERFORMING IO FUNCTIONS AS THE PRIMARY DUTY. ON THE JOB
TRAINING WILL GO BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE OFFICER'S
DAILY DUTIES. THE TRAINING MUST INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION THAT
PROVIDE THE OFFICER A WELL ROUNDED BACKGROUND IN ALL CORE,
SUPPORTING AND RELATED FUNCTIONS OF IO AND THEIR SYNERGISTIC
INTERACTIONS. 
 C. AMOS 9933 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
 (1) MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO TOP SECRET SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (TS, SCI), PREDICATED ON A COMPLETED
SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI).
 (2) COMPLETE AN APPROVED COURSE OF STUDY OF AT LEAST TWO
WEEKS DURATION. TWO APPROVED COURSES ARE THE INTER-SERVICE SPACE
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS COURSE (ISIOC) AND THE ADVANCED SPACE
OPERATIONS COURSE (ASOC). ANY OTHER COURSES MUST BE APPROVED BY
HQMC PLI. 
 (3) AT LEAST SIX MONTHS MUST BE SPENT SERVING IN A SPACE
OPERATIONS BILLET, PERFORMING SPACE FUNCTIONS AS THE PRIMARY DUTY. 
ON THE JOB TRAINING WILL GO BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE
OFFICER'S DAILY DUTIES. THE TRAINING MUST INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF
EDUCATION THAT PROVIDE THE OFFICER A WELL ROUNDED BACKGROUND IN ALL
SPACE OPERATIONS AND SPACE APPLICATIONS. 
4. WAIVERS. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE IO OR SPACE BACKGROUND
OF THE INDIVIDUAL, PPO, PLI MAY WAIVE SELECTED ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS. 
5. APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
 A. APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA AA FORM (NAVMC 10274) TO 
HQMC, PPO ATTENTION PLI. REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WILL BE
SUBMITTED AS ENCLOSURES.
 B. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION:
 (1) BLOCKS 7.
 HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS
 PLANS POLICIES AND OPERATIONS
 ATTN: PLI
 2 NAVY ANNEX
 ARLINGTON, VA 22380-1775
 (2) BLOCK 8. REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS INFORMATION
OPERATIONS STAFF OFFICER (AMOS 9934) OR SPACE OPERATIONS STAFF
OFFICER (AMOS 9933). 
 (3) BLOCK 11. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS (UNLESS
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED): 
 (A) COPIES OF GRADUATION CERTIFICATES FOR COMPLETED
IO OR SPACE OPERATIONS COURSES;
 (B) BILLET TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES WHERE IO OR SPACE
OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE WAS GAINED
 (C) DESCRIPTION OF ON THE JOB TRAINING IN IO OR SPACE OPERATIONS
RECEIVED WHILE SERVING IN SUBJECT BILLET
 (D) ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SUBSTANTIATING IO
OR SPACE OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE.
 (4) BLOCK 12. WORK TELEPHONE NUMBER (COMMERCIAL AND 
 DSN)/EMAIL ADDRESS.
 C. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY HQMC, PP&O, PLI
CONTINUALLY. IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE DESIGNATION OF THOSE OFFICERS
ALREADY QUALIFIED, THE INITIAL APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SET AS 30 JUN
03 TO ALLOW SUBMISSION TO MMOA BY 15 JUL AND DATA ENTRY BY 31 JULY
03. ANY APPLICATION NOT RECEIVED BY THIS DATE WILL BE HANDLED
INDIVIDUALLY. 
6. RESULTS. INITIAL RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MARADMIN BY 1
AUG 03. RESULTS FOR SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE INITIAL DEADLINE
WILL BE RELEASED VIA EMAIL FROM HQMC, PLI ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
7. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL ENSURE THAT THIS BULLETIN IS BROUGHT TO
THE ATTENTION OF ALL OFFICERS.
8. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.