R 021826Z OCT 24 MARADMIN 461/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND FISCAL YEAR 2026 SECURITY COOPERATION  OFFICER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/YMD:  20240426// REF/B/MSGID:  DOC/MCO/YMD:  20130327// REF/C/MSGID:  DOC/MCO/YMD:  20200429// REF/D/MSGID:  DOC/MCO/YMD:  20210510// REF/E/MSGID:  DOC/JCS/YMD:  20200706// REF/F/MSGID:  DOC/DOD/YMD:  20180403// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 202/24, FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND FISCAL YEAR 2026  SECURITY COOPERATION OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT.  REF B IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1520.11F, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS  PROGRAM.  REF C  IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 5710.6D, MARINE CORPS SECURITY COOPERATION.   REF D IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1300.8 CH-1, PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT  POLICY.  REF E IS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF INSTRUCTION  1330.05, JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROCEDURES. REF F IS  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) INSTRUCTION 1300.19, DOD JOINT OFFICER  MANAGEMENT (JOM) PROGRAM.// POC/B. M. MCCORMICK/LTCOL/PLU-8/DSN:  312-224-4365/ COMM:  703-692-4365/ EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/R. MORALES/CTR/PLU-8/DSN:  312-224-2168/ COMM:  703-692-2168/ EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/N. K. MOELLER/MAJ/MMOA-3/COMM:  703-784-9211/ EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/J. L. GOSS/MAJ/MMOA-3/COMM:  703-784-9284/ EMAIL:  [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/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 [email protected]  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:  [email protected] Mr. C. J. Fisher, PPO PLU-8   DSN:  312-224-0322/COMM: 703-614-0322   EMAIL:  [email protected] Mr. R. Morales, PPO PLU-8   DSN:  312-224-2168/COMM:  703-692-2168/   EMAIL:  [email protected] 7.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//