R 311820Z JAN 25 MARADMIN 049/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) AND FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) GROUND AND INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL EXCHANGE PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD  ANNOUNCEMENT// REF/A/MSGID/DOC/CMC/YMD:20130327// REF/B/MSGID/DOC/CMC/YMD:20210511// REF/C/MSGID/DOC/CMC/YMD:20210510// NARR/REF A IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1520.11F, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS  PROGRAM (IAP). REF B IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1326.6 CH-1, SELECTING,  SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1300.8  CH-1, PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.// POC/BRETT M. MCCORMICK/LTCOL/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-4365/ COMM: 703-692-4365/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/CLAY J.FISHER/CIV/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-0322/COMM: 703-614-0322/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/LEE M. MOFFETT/MGYSGT/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-4366/ COMM: 703-692-4366/ EMAIL: [email protected]//  POC/ASHLEY K. ALMEIDA/CTR/PPO PL/DSN: 312-224-2168/ COMM:703-692-2168/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/JAIME L. GOSS/MAJ/MMOA-3/COMM: 703-784-9284/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/TYLER D. STOKES/GYSGT/MMEA-25/COMM: 703-784-9472/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  This MARADMIN solicits applications to fill FY26 and FY27 Ground and Intelligence Personnel Exchange  Program (PEP) billet vacancies.  The International Affairs Program  (IAP) seeks qualified Marines to represent the Marine Corps by  serving in PEP billets embedded in the armed forces of allies and  partners.  Marine Corps PEPs conduct extended military-to-military engagement with allies and partners to exchange and standardize  operational doctrine and enhance interoperability between coalition  partners.  Selected Marines will complete a two to three-year tour  with designated allies and partners. 1.a.  Major timeline milestones (read in two columns): Date                        Milestone 18 April 2025               Applications due 5 May 2025                  Board convenes 2 June 2025                 Release of results 2.  Eligibility 2.a.  Eligibility requirements 2.a.1.  Applicants must be on active duty. 2.a.2.  Must receive monitor concurrence.  2.a.3.  Time on station requirements 2.a.3.a.  FY26 PEP billets.  Applicants must meet minimum prescribed tour control factor (TCF) and be eligible for permanent change of station (PCS) orders in FY26.  Marines selected for FY26 billets  will not attend language training. 2.a.3.b.  FY27 PEP billets.  Applicants must meet minimum prescribed TCF and be eligible for PCS orders in FY26 to allow for language  training and reporting to their follow on PEP billet in FY27. 2.a.4.  If an applicant does not meet prescribed TCF requirements in paragraph 2.a.3., they must submit a exception to policy (ETP),  endorsed by the first O-6 in the chain of command, via NAVMC 10274 (AA-Form), with their application.  Transfer inside of the  prescribed TCF will result in a gap for that command until the TCF has concluded.  If a Marine is selected prior to his/her normal  rotation date, Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA) or  Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) will attempt to  provide a backfill.  A commander's endorsement of the AA Form is  considered acknowledgement of this situation.  MMOA or MMEA will  adjudicate the ETP separately from the board process and must be  approved by MMOA or MMEA before a Marine will be considered for a  PEP billet vacancy.  A Marine with an approved ETP will be a FY26  mover regardless of selection to the PEP program.  2.a.5.  Applicants must meet the grade criterion (or be selected for  promotion to that grade) of the associated duty for which they are  applying and must possess the career timing to serve a full tour of  duty in the grade of the billet for which they are applying.   Lieutenant Colonel applicants must plan to opt-out of  consideration for promotion if selected if they enter the in-zone  population at any time during their anticipated tour of duty and must agree to do so in their application if selected.   2.b.  Ineligibility criteria 2.b.1.  Officers with an established separation or retirement date. 2.b.2.  Officers in the above zone.  Captains and Majors offered  continuation and Lieutenant Colonels in the above-zone may be  considered on a case-by-case basis. 2.b.3.  Applicants selected for or currently attending programs that  have a designated utilization assignment are ineligible. 2.b.4.  Officers serving in an 0505 utilization tour or a Standard  Joint Duty Assignment are ineligible unless they have completed 24  months of their tour at the date the selection board convenes.   Applications submitted prior to completion of 24 months must include command and PMOS monitor endorsements. 2.b.5.  Officers on a graduate education program utilization tour  may not apply without concurrence from the Graduate Education  Manager (MMOA-3) and PMOS monitor. 2.c.  Intelligence Billets.  Deputy Commandant for Information  is the sponsor for all intelligence billets and will screen   respective packages for eligibility prior to the convening of the  selection board. 3.  The FY26 and FY27 PEP selection board will screen Marines for  assignment to the following PEP positions.  This list is subject to change up until the conclusion of the board based on IAP and CCMD  requirements.  For the most current list, visit the website listed  in paragraph 5.c.1. 3.a.  FY26 PEP billet vacancies (read in six columns):   GRD BMOS  Billet                        Country          Date    MCC O3  0202  MAGTF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER    Australia        AUG 26  077 O3  0202  ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER  Australia        AUG 26  TF2 E6  0231  ASSISTANT OPERATIONS CHIEF    Canada           JUN 26  NBE O5  0302  GBR PEP STAFF OFFICER         United Kingdom   MAY 26  KPB O3  0202  INTELLIGENCE OFFICER          United Kingdom   APR 26  KBR 3.b  FY27 PEP billet vacancies (read in six columns): GRD BMOS  Billet                       Country           Date    MCC O4  8006  ARG PEP ASST OPS OFFICER     Argentina         JUL 27  KDH  O4  8006  BRA PEP ASST BDE OPS OFFICER Brazil            AUG 27  KBF O4  8006  CHL PEP OPS OFFICER          Chile             JUL 27  KBK E7  0861  CHL PEP FIRE SUPPORT SME     Chile             AUG 27  KBK O2  0202  CURRENT OPERATIONS PLANNER   Norway            AUG 27  KDF O3  8006  PER PEP STAFF OFFICER        Peru              FEB 27  KBN 4.  All PEP billets listed in paragraph 3 will move in FY26.   FY27 applicants should plan on attending language training prior  to reporting to PEP duties.  The language requirement is based on  Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) score of (2-2) in the  target language with Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) score of at least 1 (plus).  If the selected candidate does not meet DLPT and  OPI requirements, language training will take place at the Defense  Language Institute (DLI) in either Monterey, CA or Washington, DC.    4.a.  Applicants requiring foreign language training must have a  minimum Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) score of 95 for:  Portuguese, Spanish, Norwegian. 4.b.  Applicants requiring language training must take into  consideration DLI course length to ensure minimum time on station  requirements will be met before applying.  Training will begin in  late CY26 or early CY27 depending on DLI course schedules for  required language.  DLI course length is 36 weeks. 4.c.  Foreign Language proficiency requirements. 4.c.1.  Billets at the following locations require foreign language  training or existing proficiency (read in four columns): Language    Country                  Duration      Training Location Spanish     Argentina                36 weeks      Monterey,   CA Portuguese  Brazil                   36 weeks      Washington, DC Spanish     Chile                    36 Weeks      Monterey,   CA Norwegian   Norway                   36 Weeks      Washington, DC Spanish     Peru                     36 Weeks      Monterey,   CA 5.  Application process.  This section provides an overview of the  application process and requirements. 5.a.  Families and overseas screening.  Families are an important  element of PEP assignments.  Applicants with dependents enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program are eligible to apply, but may not be able to participate pending availability of required care. A full medical screening is not required for the application process,  however, all applicants must provide a certification of suitability  for overseas assignment, found on the website in paragraph 5.c.1.  for themselves and all family members.  It is imperative applicants  disclose ongoing conditions to ensure the applicant and family  members' needs can be met.  Once selected, PEP candidates and their families must complete a full medical overseas screening within 90  days of acceptance.  5.b. Language proficiency is desirable but is not a prerequisite to  submit an application. 5.c.  Application timeline and method 5.c.1.  Interested Marines must submit their application to the IAP  Office.  Applications must arrive to the IAP Office no later than  2359 Eastern Time on 18 April 2025 to be considered by the board.   Applicants can find templates and additional information on the IAP  website at:  http:(slash)(slash)www.ppo.marines.mil/Units/Strategy- and-Plans-Division/International-Affairs-Branch/International- Affairs-Program/Resources/ 5.c.2.  Applications must be submitted in a single portable document format (PDF) to [email protected] and to POCs listed above with the following naming convention  EDIPI_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MI_RANK_PEP (e.g.1234567890_SMITH_JOHN_A_CAPT_PEP).  Each file cannot be larger than 20 MB.   5.c.3.  Enlisted applicants must submit applications electronically  using the Special Duty Assignment/Miscellaneous Reenlistment  Extension Lateral Move (RELM) in the Total Force Retention System  (TFRS) via the normal RELM routing chain to Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA).  Unit Career Planners have access to the TFRS system.  Additionally,  enlisted applicants must submit entire package in PDF format to  [email protected] and to POCs listed above with the following  naming convention EDIPI_LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_MI_RANK_PEP  (e.g. 1234567890_SMITH_JOHN_A_GYSGT_PEP).  Each file cannot be  larger than 800 KB.   5.c.4.  OMPF update material. Applicants should submit OMPF update  requests via OMPF-Records Management Application (O-RMA).  If  assistance is required, contact your unit S-1 or local IPAC.  Applicants are responsible for ensuring their OMPF and Master Brief Sheet is accurate at all times.  Board members will have access to the OMPF during the board.    5.d.  Application procedures.  The application must include the  following: 5.d.1.  A Completed application form for the PEP positions listed in  paragraphs 3.a. and 3.b. the form is located at the website listed  in paragraph 5.c.1.  This application will include all billet  preferences, previous foreign security force advisor tours, security  cooperation experience, pertinent regional, academic, personal, or  professional experience, or skill capability that may be relevant  for consideration by the selection board, and DLAB and DLPT scores  as required.  5.d.2.  Command endorsements through the first O-6. 5.d.3.  At least one letter of recommendation.  Any letters of  recommendation shall include an assessment of the applicant's  potential to serve as a representative of the Marine Corps on  independent duty as an embedded member in the armed forces of  allies and partners in overseas locations. 5.d.4.  Correspondence from PMOS monitor confirming eligibility. 5.d.5.  Certification of security clearance from security officer. 5.d.6.  Certification of suitability for overseas assignment. 5.d.7.  Enlisted applicants must include completed independent duty  screening and financial worksheets for OCONUS tours. 5.e.  The board will not consider incorrect or incomplete packages. 5.f   Applicants shall have 1-2 months pay in reserve to support PCS  costs and changes in cost of living.  6.  Marines selected to serve as a PEP may be eligible to receive  the Foreign Area Officer, Regional Area Officer, or Foreign Area Staff Non-commissioned Officer additional MOS (AMOS) for their respective regions.  Upon meeting the criteria for experience track AMOS designation, Marines must notify the IAP Office to request  designation of appropriate AMOS.  The assignment of this AMOS may  make Marines eligible for further service utilization of their  political-military, security cooperation, and LREC skills gained  through their PEP assignments. 7.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower  Management Division.//