CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 26 SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS (STO) FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS) SELECTION PANEL

R 141615Z APR 26
MARADMIN 173/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PL//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 26 SPECIAL TECHNICAL
OPERATIONS (STO) FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (FMOS)
SELECTION PANEL//
REF/A/DOC/CJCSI 3120.08E/04APR2025//
REF/B/DOC/MCO S3120.2A/20DEC2022//
REF/C/DOC/NAVMC 1200.1M /02MAR2025//
NARR/REF A IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS INSTRUCTION FOR
INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL OPERATIONS. REF B IS THE
MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR INTEGRATED JOINT SPECIAL TECHNICAL
OPERATIONS. REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS MOS MANUAL.//
POC/ALEXANDER LIVINGSTON/MAJ/PPO G39/TEL: (703) 692-4331
/EMAIL: ALEXANDER.LIVINGSTON(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/BURKETT COCHRANE/CIV/PPO G39/TEL: (703) 614-0285
/EMAIL: BURKETT.COCHRANE(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN announces the convening of the FY26
Special Technical Operations (STO) Planner 8016 Free Military
Occupational Specialty (FMOS) Selection Panel. The Selection Panel
will convene at HQMC from 1-5 Jun 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 a deployed billet where IJSTO
was a primary function of the billet or one year in a 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 (2.d), (2.e), and (2.f).
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 or higher 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 15 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 BGen Daniel B. Taylor, Director,
Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations,
Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps.//