R 211452Z FEB 25 MARADMIN 079/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DCI WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY DATA SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INTERNSHIP// POC-DC I/ LOUIS IGNARRO/MSGT/265X OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST, DC I/ 571-256- 9326/[email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to solicit nominees for the National Security Agency (NSA) Data Science Development Program (DSDP) Internship for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. Nominations are due to POC no later than 15 March 2025. Paragraph 9 details procedures for submission. 2. Background. The NSA DSDP internship brings national-level Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) expertise to Marine Corps operating forces by providing in-depth training to active-duty Necessary Military Occupational Specialty 2652 enlisted Marines via an intensive three-year internship within the NSA enterprise. The program is designed to teach computational foundations of data science, cross-disciplinary collaboration, data engineering, data science/artificial intelligence governance and ethics, scientific data analysis, and the statistical and mathematical foundations of data science to extract meaning from large datasets. The program features a mix of structured course-work and on-the-job training, following a 60+ year tradition of how NSA trains its mathematicians. Marines who participate will increase their knowledge in multiple SIGINT and cyber disciplines, enhance their understanding of how SIGINT and cyber supports the intelligence community, build a network of NSA specialists they can call on as consultants when they deploy to the fleet, and gain essential Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) skills and experience not normally gained in other career developmental training venues. 3. Execution. The NSA DSDP internship is open to Marines with PMOS 2651, NMOS 2652/SgtSSgt. Other PMOS 02XX/26XX with 2652 NMOS will be considered based on merit and experience. 4. Program selectees will report to Headquarters Company, MCSB (MCC: 800), Fort George G. Meade, MD, for duty 4QFY25. 5. Marines selected for these programs will incur a six year service obligation (three years in the internship and a three year follow-on assignment). The six-year service obligation is designed to allow at least one follow-on tour to the operating forces upon completion of the internship. If selected, nominees will be required to provide a page 11 entry to the selection panel stating acknowledgement of the appropriate obligated service requirement. Selectees must incur the obligated service prior to detachment from their current command. 6. Applicants must have at least two years on station by 1 July 2025 for CONUS commands, and three years on station by 1 July 2025 for OCONUS commands. Applicants may not have less than four years of service or more than 14 years of service as of 1 July 2025. 6a. Marines attending FY25 Data Engineer course are eligible to apply as they are under TEMINS orders and receive follow-on orders after completion of the course. 7. Marines selected will have the opportunity to attend formal schools and perform internships at organizations within the NSA Enterprise. Upon graduation, Marines are considered subject matter experts in their respective cryptologic skill program. 8. Applications must include the following: 8.a. Name/Rank/EDIPI/PMOS/NMOS 8.b. Date of birth 8.c. Armed Forces Active Duty Base Date 8.d. PFT score and date taken 8.e. CFT score and date taken 8.f. Time on Station 8.g. Official email address 8.h. Command email address 8.i. Educational background: 8.i.1. PME: 8.i.1.a. Nonresident - include name of course/year completed 8.i.1.b. Resident - include name of course/year completed 8.i.2. Military/Governmental: 8.i.2.a. 2652 course/year completed 8.i.2.b. General military training - include name of course/year completed 8.i.3. Civilian: 8.i.3.a. High school - include: school name, place, GPA 8.i.3.b. Undergraduate classes or degree - include: institution attended/course name/ credits earned/degree earned 8.i.3.c. Graduate classes or degree (same info as above) 8.j. Data Engineering duties: chronologically listed - including two to three lines describing primary duties - unclassified information only. 8.k. Favorable material: include personal awards and up to 3 letters of recommendation 9. Nomination packages must be generated in Naval letter format with 0-5 level command endorsement. Nomination packages must be submitted electronically. Electronic packages must be submitted by the unit's final endorsing authority as an ADOBE Acrobat (.pdf) file to the HQMC/M21 POC ([email protected]). Packages must be received no later than 15 March 2025. 10. A sample nomination package is located at the following link https:(slash)(slash)inteldocs.intelink.gov/folders/list/6878328d-15e d-4569-9b90-be542ab76371 11. All applicants must notify the 2600 Enlisted Assignments Monitor (MSgt Benjamin Britten) and the 2600 Occupational Field Specialist (MSgt Louis lgnarro) prior to submitting their nomination packages to this headquarters. 12. Upon receipt of a nomination package, an e-mail will be sent to the originating command by HQMC/M21 acknowledging receipt and providing status of the nomination package. 13. Program selectees will be notified by MARADMIN. 14. Direct all questions to MARADMIN POC// 15. Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Carter, Deputy Commandant for Information, U.S. Marine Corps.//