Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026 Security Cooperation Officer Selection Board Results

1.  The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) and fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Security Cooperation Officer (SCO) selection board convened on 28 August to select officers to serve in Joint SCO billets with respective geographic Combatant Commands (CCMD). The board selected officers based on their specific political-military and security cooperation experience, language, regional expertise, and cultural (LREC) skills, and performance as Marine Air Ground Task Force officers. 
2.  Board results
2.a.  Primary selectees
2.a.1.  The board selected the following officers as primaries for lieutenant colonel SCO billets:
Name                       MOS       FY and Billet
Bockoven, Christopher J.   0102      FY25 UAE
Lusczynski, Brian J.       0302      FY25 Philippines
Nicholson, Nicole F.       7202      FY26 Spain 
2.a.2.  The board selected the following officers as primaries for major SCO billets:
Name                       MOS       FY and Billet
DeGraff, William R.        7565      FY25 Bahrain
Asprocolas, Michael        0202      FY26 Angola
Dornhegelazaroff, Brett E. 4502      FY26 Kenya
Vines, Jason M.            0202      FY26 Malaysia
2.b.  Alternate selectees
2.b.1.  The board selected the following officers as alternates for
lieutenant colonel SCO billets:
Name                       MOS
Carnice, Hans C.           0202
Montero, Joshua E.         0802
2.b.2.  The board selected the following officers as alternates for
major SCO billets:
Name                       MOS
Peterson Jr., Mark E.      6002
Allen, Chreston P.         0602
3.  Coordinating instructions
3.a.  Primary selectees  
3.a.1.  Acceptance of selection.  Primary selectees are to accept or decline via email to their PMOS monitor and will copy the email to the International Affairs Program (IAP) office at IAPMarine@usmc.mil no later than 11 October 2024.
3.a.2.  Reporting dates and orders.  MMOA and the IAP office will
contact primary selectees with exact information on tour lengths,
required SCO and language training, and reporting timelines after receiving acceptance of selection.
3.b.  Alternate selectees.  No action is required on the part of
Marines on the alternate list in paragraph 2.b.  In the event that
a billet becomes vacant, Manpower Management will fleet-up an
officer from the alternate list.  PMOS monitors will directly contact any alternate selected as a fleet-up.
3.c.  Declinations and deferrals  
3.c.1  Declinations.  Marines who decline assignment to a SCO billet must submit a declination in writing (AA form) via the first O6 in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3 NLT 11 October
2024.  Marines who decline will be ineligible for future SCO billets, unless otherwise approved by the Director, Manpower Management.
3.c.2.  Deferrals.  Marines selected for assignment to a SCO billet who are unable to execute orders due to extraordinary circumstances may request a deferral.  If approved, the Director, Manpower Management will defer the Marine to a future SCO selection panel.  
Primary selectees may submit a deferral request in writing (AA Form)
via the first O6 in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3.  
4.  Officers selected to serve as SCOs may be eligible to receive the FAO or RAO additional MOS (AMOS) for their respective regions.  
Upon meeting the criteria for experience track AMOS designation, officers must notify the IAP Office to request designation of appropriate AMOS.  The assignment of this AMOS will make officers eligible for further service utilization of their political-military, security cooperation, and LREC skills gained through their joint SCO assignments. 
5.  Completion of a tour of duty in a Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) position that meets all statutory requirements will result in joint credit.  Those positions not considered an S-JDA with an assigned JDAL will require an experience-based joint credit submission via separate correspondence within the corresponding
calendar year.  A separate message will address the Experience-based Joint Duty Assignment requirements.
6.  Points of Contact:
LtCol B. M. McCormick, PPO PLU-8
  DSN:  312-224-4365/COMM: 703-692-4365
  EMAIL:  brett.mccormick@usmc.mil
Mr. C. J. Fisher, PPO PLU-8
  DSN:  312-224-0322/COMM: 703-614-0322
  EMAIL:  clayton.fisher@usmc.mil
Mr. R. Morales, PPO PLU-8
  DSN:  312-224-2168/COMM:  703-692-2168/
  EMAIL:  ronal.morales.ctr@usmc.mil
7.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower
Management Division.