R 201711Z JUL 26 MARADMIN 324/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED MARINES FOR FFI, MAIT, MCWIS AT MARTIAL ARTS FITNESS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BILLET VACANCIES// REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210511// REF/B/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210510// NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1326.6 CH-1, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENT (SCREENMAN). REF (B) IS MCO 1300.8, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.// POC/P. N. DELACRUZ/MAJ/MMEA-25/TEL: 703-432-9493/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/Y. A. HENDERSON/GYSGT/DI MONITOR/TEL: 703-432-9475/EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The purpose of this message is to solicit applications from qualified Marines for Force Fitness Instructors (FFI), Martial Arts Instructor Trainers (MAIT), Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival (MCIWS) at Martial Arts Fitness Center of Excellence (MAFCE), and FFIs and MCIWS at various locations. 2. Headquarters Marine Corps needs FFI, MAIT, and MCIWS volunteers for the following vacancies (read in four columns): Billet          MCC    Command                    Location FFI             086    Human Performance Branch   Quantico, VA FFI             074    MAFCE                      Quantico, VA MCIWS           074    MAFCE                      Quantico, VA MAIT            074    MAFCE                      Quantico, VA MCIWS           J15    Water Survival School      Camp Lejeune, NC MCIWS           091    MCB Hawaii                 Kaneohe Bay, HI MCIWS           130    3D MARDIV                  Kaneohe Bay, HI MCIWS           1NL    3D MARDIV                  Camp Hansen, Japan MCIWS           1RX    3D MARDIV                  Camp Schwab, Japan MCIWS           G91    NAS PENSACOLA              Pensacola, FL 2. Tour Length. The normal tour length for FFI, MCIWS, and MAIT is 36 months in accordance with reference (a). 3. Time on Station. Marines must have 36-months Time on Station (TOS) at estimated date of departure, in accordance with reference (b). TOS requirements for Marines requesting assignment in the same geographic location do not apply. Requests for Exception to Policy (ETP) will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 4. Eligibility requirements. Marines applying for FFI, MAIT, and MCIWS must meet and comply with the following criteria: 4.a. Corporals through Gunnery Sergeants (GySgt) are eligible for FFI and MCIWS. Sergeants through Master Sergeant are eligible for MAIT. GySgts are eligible for Human Performance Branch. 4.b. Marines must meet waist to height standards. 4.c. Marines must conduct an interview with the Director of the nearest location of the duty they are applying for prior to application submission. If Marines are not located within the local area of one of the billet locations, the interview can be conducted remotely at the discretion of the associated schoolhouse Director. 5. Applications with attachments must be submitted electronically using the Special Duty Assignment request in Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to CMC (MMEA-25) via the normal RELM routing chain. Unit Career Counselors have access to the TFRS program. The enclosures to the RELM will contain the following: 5.a. NAVMC 11713 (Commanding Officers Screening/Interview guide formal School Instructor Duty) with Commanding Officer endorsement. 5.b. Marine Corps Physical Fitness Program Staff Screening Checklist. 6. For MAFCE volunteers, the screening process can be found at https:(slash)(slash)www.tbs.marines.mil/MAFCE/#tab/future-staff. 7. This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 8. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,  Manpower Management Division.//