R 141305Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 127/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DCI WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/ENLISTED GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM//  POC/M. M. PRINCE/MSGT/OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST/IID DCI/ 703-614-2082/[email protected]// GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  Purpose.  This message solicits applications for  the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) ENLISTED GEOINT  CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (GCAP).  All nomination packages are due to HQMC/INTEL/OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST POC no later than  1 November 2025.  Paragraph 8 details the procedures for submission. 2. Background. The purpose of the GCAP is to professionalize the  GEOINT tradecraft by enhancing interns’ knowledge and skills in  GEOINT.  Program participants are provided advanced levels of  GEOINT, classroom, and on-the-job training. 3. GCAP is an internship for uniformed enlisted military geospatial intelligence analysts to significantly advance their technical  skills through a combination of on the-job work experience with NGA analysts and mentors and National Geospatial-Intelligence College course work. Upon completion, Marines will have also completed  Level 2 GEOINT Professionalization certification in a geospatial  discipline and have qualified as an NGA College Cadre Instructor. 3.A. The GCAP is available to qualified 0241 and 0261 enlisted  Marines. 3.B. Applicants selected for GCAP will attend a two-year academic study program at NGA in Springfield, Virginia. 4.  Marines must meet the following USMC prerequisites to qualify  for the GCAP program: 4.A. Applicants must be 0241 or 0261 enlisted Marines in the rank  of Staff Sergeant or Gunnery Sergeant. 4.B. Applicants may not have less than eight years of service or  more than 14 years of service as of 1 July 2026. 4.C. Applicants must have at least three years on station by  1 July 2026 for CONUS commands.  Applicants on a three-year  accompanied OCONUS tour must be within 60 days of RTD upon class  convening date on or about 7 July 2026. 4.D. Applicants must have completed Commandant of the Marine Corps -directed Professional Military Education (PME). 4.E. Applicants must have completed GEOINT Professional  Certification Fundamentals. 4.F. Applicants must meet USMC height/weight and military  appearance standards. 4.G. Applicants must possess a Top-Secret clearance and be eligible for access to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information  (TS/SCI). Application for this program is not sufficient  justification to request initial processing of a TS/SCI clearance. 5. Marines selected for this program will incur a three-year service obligation requirement upon graduation. Service obligation will be  served in a military occupational specialty billet that provides a  return on investment to the service. Nominees will be required to  provide a Page 11 entry to the selection panel stating  acknowledgement of the obligated service requirement.   6. Submission Requirements: 6.A. Application: 6.A.1. Application packages will be submitted under the cover of an Administrative Action (AA) form with an endorsement from the  Commanding Officer at the battalion or squadron level. The AA form will contain enclosures to document all prerequisites. 6.A.2. The Commanding Officer endorsement must certify the eligibility of the applicant for reenlistment in accordance with  MCO 1040.31, and that the applicant is within USMC height/weight and military appearance standards. 6.B. Application package must include: 6.B.1. A copy of the Page 11 entry for the obligated service  requirement along with a counseling statement from the  Commanding Officer. 6.B.2. Two Letters of Recommendation from individuals familiar with the applicants geospatial experience and professional potential. 6.B.3. Joint Service Transcript (JST)from the JST website:  https:(slash)(slash)jst.doded.mil 6.B.4. Resident PME Diploma. 6.B.5. An unclassified statement of purpose, typed, double spaced, 12pt font, no longer than 8 pages, explaining why you want to attend GCAP by briefly describing your qualifications, academic experience, future career plans, and other aspects of your background and interests that may aid the committee in evaluating aptitude and  motivation for pursuing GCAP. 6.B.6. Previous Imagery or Geospatial Intelligence duties in  chronological order, including three to four lines on what each duty entailed.  Unclassified information only. 6.C. If applicable the following documents should be added to  applicants’ package:  6.C.1. A copy of college transcripts, College Level Examination  Program, Defense Activity Non-Traditional Education Support, Defense Language Proficiency Test, Regents College Exams, Graduate Record Examination, etc. forwarded by the issuing institution directly to the addresses in paragraph 7 for all degree transcripts. 6.C.2. Military/Governmental GEOINT training certificates with the names of the course and year completed. 6.C.3. Summary of action of any personal awards that  pertains/resulted from Geospatial actions while performing GEOINT duties. 7. All application package endorsed by the Battalion or Squadron level Commanding Officer may be submitted electronically by the unit as a portable document format (.pdf) file to the HQMC/INTEL/OCCFIELD POC: [email protected].  Units may also submit hard copy packages to this mailing address:  Headquarters Marine Corps  Intelligence Division 3000 Marine Corps Pentagon (Attn: MSgt Prince) Washington, DC 20350-3000 8. Upon receipt of a nomination package, HQMC/INTEL/OCCUPATIONAL  FIELD SPECIALIST POC will contact the applicant to acknowledge  receipt of the nomination. 9. HQMC/INTEL/OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST POC will convene a  selection panel to review applications.  Applicants selected for  GCAP will be notified by MARADMIN. 10.  Selectees will receive orders to Information Intelligence  Division Washington, DC (MCC: QAT), for duty at National  Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, Virginia 22150. 11.  Direct all questions to MARADMIN point of contact.  12.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General Melvin G. Carter,  Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//