FY 2007 Defense Leadership and Management (DLAMP) Participant Solicitation

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) HAS EXTENDED
AN INVITATION TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO NOMINATE
INDIVIDUALS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) DEFENSE LEADERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT PROGAM (DLAMP). COMPETITION IS OPEN TO CIVILIAN
MARINE PERSONNEL GS14 AND GS15, AND EQUIVALENT, EXCEPTIONAL
GS13S WILL BE CONSIDERED. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP SENIOR
CIVILIAN LEADERS WITH A DOD-WIDE PERSPECTIVE; SUBSTANTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE NATIONAL SECURITY MISSION; A SHARED UNDERSTANDING, TRUST, AND SENSE
OF MISSION WITH MILITARY COUNTERPARTS, AND STRONG LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT SKILLS. ONLY NOMINATIONS PROCESSED BY MPC-30 WILL BE
CONSIDERED.
2. A BOARD OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS AND GENERAL/FLAG
OFFICERS WILL REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND SELECT NOMINEES TO BE FORWARDED TO
THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PERSONNEL
AND READINESS) FOR REVIEW AND FINAL RATIFICATION BY THE DOD DLAMP
COUNCIL.
3. EACH PACKAGE MUST INCLUDE AN ORIGINAL AND SIX (6) COPIES OF EACH
APPLICATION AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY MPC-30 NLT 9 JANUARY 2007, ALONG
WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION:
A. DON DEFENSE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM NOMINATION CHECKLIST.
B. DOD 2007 DLAMP APPLICANT INFORMATION SHEET.
C. RESUME AND EDUCATION HISTORY (EXCLUDING EDUCATION PROGRAMS LASTING
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS; THREE-PAGE LIMIT).
D. QUALIFICATION STATEMENT, DESCRIBING HOW YOU MEET EACH OF THE SENIOR
EXECUTIVE SERVICE EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION (ECQS) AND THE DEFENSE
CRITERION (A SEPARATE PARAGRAPH FOR EACH CRITERION; THREE-PAGE LIMIT).
E. STATEMENT OF CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND GOALS, AND SUITABILITY FOR DLAMP,
DESCRIBING FUTURE GOALS, HOW DLAMP WILL ASSIST IN OBTAINING THESE GOALS,
AND WHY DON SHOULD NOMINATE YOU FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION (TWO-PAGE
LIMIT).
4. FIRST-LEVEL SUPERVISORS (AT THE SES/GO/FO LEVEL) NOMINATION LETTER,
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) ITEMS:
A. THE EMPLOYEES QUALIFICATIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO DLAMP.
B. PLANS FOR THE APPLICANTS FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS/CAREER PATH CLEARLY
ASSESSING THE APPLICANTS FUTURE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL.
C. A STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE SUPERVISOR'S COMMITMENT TO RELEASE THIS
EMPLOYEE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL PURPOSES AS DIRECTED IN THE DLAMP
REQUIREMENTS.
D. THE SUPERVISOR'S PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THIS EMPLOYEE
COMPLETES THE PROGRAM WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO FIVE YEARS.
E. WE HAVE PROVIDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE FORMS TO COMPLETE
PACKAGES TO THE LOCAL CLD ADMINISTRATORS. YOU MAY ALSO REFER TO THE
CIVILIAN MARINE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL. CLICK ON
CIVILIAN MARINES, CIVILIAN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND THEN
CENTRALLY MANAGED PROGRAMS.
5. TRANSCRIPTS FOR ALL EDUCATION ABOVE THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
(UNOFFICIAL COPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE).
6. DON MOBILITY AGREEMENT.
7. CLAIMANT ENDORSEMENT, CO OR ED/TD (USING MANDATORY MEMORANDUM FORMAT
ENCLOSED).
8. A SIGNED COPY OF THE "AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE", DD FORM
1556, COPY 1 (BACK), AUG 2002.
9. SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE AT THIS HEADQUARTERS BY A PANEL CONSISTING
OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE
AN ORIGINAL AND TWO COPIES OF ALL NOMINATION PACKAGES FROM DLAMP
PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
10. NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS, MANPOWER PLANS & POLICY DIVISION, MPC-30, 3280 RUSSELL
ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103, NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS, 9
JANUARY 2007 (NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GRANTED). FAXED OR EMAILED PACKAGES
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. INCOMPLETE NOMINATION PACKAGES WILL NOT BE
FORWARDED TO THE SELECTION PANEL.