R 141115Z APR 25 MARADMIN 190/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/PPO/PL// SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 25 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 1200.1L /07MAR2025// 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 PLX/TEL: (703) 692-4331  /EMAIL: [email protected]//  POC/BURKETT COCHRANE/CIV/PPO PLX/TEL: (703) 614-0285 /EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This MARADMIN announces the convening of the FY25  Special Technical Operations (STO) Planner 8016 Free Military  Occupational Specialty (FMOS) Selection Panel. The Selection Panel  will convene at HQMC from 27-30 May 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 an OCONUS billet where IJSTO was a function of the billet or one year in a CONUS 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 (4), (5), and (6). 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 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 16 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 Mr. Stephen M. Hoyle, Acting Director,  Strategy and Plans Division, Plans, Policies and Operations,  Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps.//