FY07 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer (RSCO) Selection Board Announcement
This MARADMIN announces the FY07 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer (RSCO) Selection Board, which will convene on 21 August 2006 at MCB Quantico, VA to select officers for recruiting station commands available during summer 2007. The board will select from eligible Majors and Majors (Select) with a date of rank of 1 July 2004 or later to fill approximately 16 recruiting station commanding officer positions across various Marine Corps districts nationwide.
Issued: July 17, 2006
1. RECRUITING CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST DEMANDING MISSIONS THE MARINE CORPS FACES. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, THE MARINE CORPS' CONTINUED SUCCESS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE HIGH QUALITY OF MARINES ASSIGNED TO RECRUITING DUTY. THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THESE REMARKABLE MARINES IS PROVIDED TO OFFICERS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED GREAT LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL . SELECTION TO THIS BILLET IS A UNIQUE DISTINCTION WITH TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE MARINE CORPS. 2. THE FY07 RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 21 AUGUST 2006 ABOARD MCB QUANTICO, VA TO SELECT OFFICERS FOR RECRUITING STATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE DURING SUMMER 2007. 3. PROCESS. THE BOARD WILL SELECT THOSE OFFICERS DEEMED BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED FROM A LIST OF ELIGIBLE MAJORS AND MAJORS (SELECT). THE BOARD WILL SELECT AS PRIMARIES A NUMBER EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE RECRUITING STATIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE BOARD WILL SELECT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF ALTERNATES TO MEET REQUIREMENTS WHEN PRIMARY SELECTS CANNOT TAKE COMMAND. RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED VIA MARADMIN. 4. BOARD MAKE-UP. THE RSCO BOARD WILL BE COMPOSED OF NINE OFFICERS, THREE OF WHICH ARE GENERAL OFFICERS, SELECTED TO ENSURE A BROAD PERSPECTIVE AMONG THE BOARD MEMBERS. 5. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. A. OFFICERS THAT MEET THE BELOW CRITERIA WILL BE SCREENED FOR RSCO DUTY: 1. MAJOR OR MAJOR (SELECT) WITH A DATE OF RANK (DOR) 1 JULY 2004 OR LATER. 2. BE AVAILABLE FOR REASSIGNMENT DURING FY07. OFFICERS NORMALLY WILL BE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THREE YEARS TIME ON STATION; OFFICERS WHO HAVE A MINIMUM 24 MONTHS TIME ON STATION BY 1 JUNE 2007 MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THEIR MONITOR TO BE SCREENED. B. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR OR CURRENTLY ATTENDING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE A DESIGNATED PAY-BACK ASSIGNMENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO FULFILL THAT OBLIGATION AND ARE INELIGIBLE FOR RSCO SCREENING. EXAMPLES INCLUDE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (SEP), TEST PILOT, FAO/RAO, SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW), AND FUNDED LAW. C. OFFICERS WITH ESTABLISHED SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT DATES WILL NOT BE SCREENED. D. LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDO) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. 6. BILLET VACANCIES. LISTED BELOW ARE RECRUITING STATIONS THAT THE FY07 RSCO BOARD IS EXPECTED TO SLATE. THIS IS NOT A FINAL LIST. 1ST MARINE CORPS DISTRICT RS NEW JERSEY 4TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT RS BALTIMORE, MD RS CHARLESTON, WV RS FREDERICK, MD RS RICHMOND, VA 6TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT RS MONTGOMERY, AL RS NASHVILLE, TN 8TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT RS DALLAS, TX RS HOUSTON, TX RS SAN ANTONIO, TX 9TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT RS KANSAS CITY, KS RS LANSING, MI RS TWIN CITIES, MN 12TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT RS LOS ANGELES, CA RS ORANGE, CA RS SACRAMENTO, CA RS SAN DIEGO, CA 7. DECLINATIONS. OFFICERS MAY NOT REMOVE THEIR NAMES FROM BOARD CONSIDERATION. OFFICERS WHO ARE SCREENED AND SLATED BUT DO NOT ACCEPT COMMAND WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND WITH GENERAL OFFICER ENDORSEMENT. OFFICER REQUESTS TO DECLINE RSCO COMMAND WILL NOT NORMALLY RECEIVE FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT FROM MMOA. IF A PRIMARY SELECT IS REMOVED FROM THE SLATE FOR ANY REASON, MMOA WILL FLEET UP AN ALTERNATE. 8. OFFICERS THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE DUTY AS RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF ATTENDING RESIDENT PME [INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL (ILS)] WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO THE ILS SELECTION BOARD. 9. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR MONITOR WITH THEIR TOP 5 RECRUITING STATION DUTY PREFERENCES AND TOP 3 DISTRICT PREFERENCES. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UPDATE THEIR OFFICIAL PHOTO AND SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY TO MMSB TO UPDATE THEIR OMPF. ALL OTHER COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM OR BE ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER. CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO: HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (MMOA-3) ATTN: FY07 RSCO BOARD 3280 RUSSELL ROAD QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103 FAXES MAY BE SENT TO (703) 784-9844. CORRESPONDENCE MAY ALSO BE SENT AS A PDF FILE ATTACHMENT IN AN EMAIL TO ROBERT.C.RICE@USMC.MIL. 10. POINTS OF CONTACT ARE: MMOA-1 (GROUND) MAJ COOPER (COMBAT ARMS) DSN 278-9276 EMAIL: MATTHEW.COOPER@USMC.MIL MAJ VALLEJO (CBT SVC SPT) DSN 278-9276 EMAIL: CARLOS.VALLEJO@USMC.MIL MMOA-2 (AVIATION) MAJ MCCULLOH (AIR/GRD) DSN 278-9267 EMAIL: DAVID.MCCULLOH@USMC.MIL MAJ ALVAREZ (FW) DSN 278-9267 EMAIL: OSCAR.M.ALVAREZ@USMC.MIL MAJ RUPP (RW) DSN 278-9267 EMAIL: JOSEPH.RUPP@USMC.MIL MMOA-3 (PLANS & PROGRAMS) LTCOL ELDER (HEAD, MMOA-3) DSN 278-9284 EMAIL: EMILY.ELDER@USMC.MIL MAJ RICE (PLANS OFF) DSN 278-9284 EMAIL: ROBERT.C.RICE@USMC.MIL COML (703) 784-XXXX