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SUBJ: PEOPLE - RESERVE MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE
(MSSI) ADVANCED EDUCATION (AE) SOLICITATION
1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS APPLICANTS FOR THE RESERVE MASTERS OF
SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE (MSSI) POST GRADUATE DEGREE
PROGRAM.  IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMANDANTS PEOPLE PRIORITY, THE
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM WILL AGAIN OFFER TWO BILLETS FOR INACTIVE DUTY
RESERVISTS IN THIS EXCITING AND INTENSIVE TWO YEAR PROGRAM.  DUE TO
LONG LEAD TIMES FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION AND SECURITY PROCESSING,
CANDIDATES SELECTED IN SUMMER 2006 SHOULD EXPECT TO ATTEND THE
SCHOOL IN THE FALL OF 2007.  ATTENDANCE OFFERS UNIQUE NATIONAL
SECURITY POLICY AND JOINT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
INCREASES THE COAST GUARDS PRESENCE IN A MULTI-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY SUBSTANTIALLY ENHANCES
THE MEMBERS VALUE TO THE SERVICE AND MAY STRENGTHEN THE MEMBERS
RECORD USED TO DETERMINE PROMOTION AND CAREER OPTIONS.
2. TARGETED RANKS: MEMBERS IN THE PAY GRADES OF E-6, E-7, E-8, CWO,
O-3 AND O-4 WILL BE COMPETITIVE FOR THE PROGRAM WHICH BEGINS IN
OCTOBER 2007 AND LASTS UNTIL OCTOBER 2009.
3. THE MSSI CURRICULUM ENCOMPASSES CORE INTELLIGENCE DISCIPLINES
(E.G. ANALYTIC METHODS, INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION, OPERATIONS
SUPPORT, AND WARNING), AS WELL AS JOINT WARFARE OPERATIONS THEORY,
AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AND STRATEGY.  IT IS A FULLY
ACCREDITED PROGRAM AT THE JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE
(JMIC) LOCATED WITHIN THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS CENTER,
WASHINGTON, D.C.  JMIC HAS STATE-OF-THE-ART CLASSROOMS WITH FULL
MULTIMEDIA CONNECTIVITY IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT.  IT ALSO PROVIDES
ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF THE NATIONS PREMIER CLASSIFIED AND
UNCLASSIFIED RESEARCH LIBRARIES.  ALL CLASS MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED
BY JMIC.
4. JMIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM A
REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION WITH A 2.5 GRADE POINT AVERAGE
(ON A 4.0 SCALE) AND COMPETITIVE GRE SCORE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BOTH
THE VERBAL AND ANALYTICAL SECTIONS.  MEMBERS NOT MEETING THE GRADE
POINT AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS MAY APPLY BUT SHOULD EXPECT TO BE
COMPETITIVE FOR THE STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED EDUCATION
PROGRAM ONLY IF THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED A MORE RECENT IMPROVED
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (E.G., SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF OFF-DUTY
COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES OR POST-GRADUATE WORK).  ELIGIBILITY FOR A
TOP SECRET SECURITY CLEARANCE WITH ACCESS TO SCI IS REQUIRED TO
ATTEND JMIC.  CLEARANCES WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER SELECTION AND MUST
BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO ATTENDING.  A TOP SECRET SCI CLEARANCE IS NOT
NEEDED TO APPLY TO THE PROGRAM.
5. A KEY COMPONENT OF THE PROCESS IS COMPLETION OF THE GRE TEST.
APPLICANTS CONSIDERING ADVANCED EDUCATION SHOULD PLAN TO TAKE THE
GRE PRIOR TO MAY 2006.  THIS ENABLES APPLICANTS TO INCLUDE OFFICIAL
TEST SCORES BY ANTICIPATED APPLICATION DEADLINES.  THE GRE TEST
MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS TO BE ACCEPTABLE.
CURRENTLY, THE GRE IS A COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST AND CAN BE TAKEN
DURING THE FIRST OR LAST THREE WEEKS OF EVERY MONTH, DEPENDING ON
TEST SITE AVAILABILITY.  TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE TESTS AND SITE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION, VISIT HTTP://WWW.GRE.ORG.  APPLICANTS CAN
SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR UNIT ESO, OR CG INSTITUTE,
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CGI/EXAMS.HTML.
6. SELECTEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO GIVE UP THEIR CURRENT RPAL BILLET
AND WILL BE PLACED IN A TEMPORARY BILLET TO ATTEND COLLEGE IN A PAY
STATUS.  THE ACADEMIC SCHEDULE MIRRORS USUAL RESERVE DUTY
SCHEDULES, WITH STUDENTS ATTENDING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY CLASSES FROM
0730 THRU 1600 ONE WEEKEND EACH MONTH, PLUS A TWO WEEK FULL TIME
STUDY PROGRAM IN JUNE.  TRAVEL TO THE SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY NOT
FUNDED BY THE COAST GUARD AND ANY SUCH COSTS WILL BE INCURRED BY
THE MEMBER.
7. APPLICATION PROCESS:
A. APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA E-RESUME.  LOG ONTO DIRECT
ACCESS AND BEGIN THE E-RESUME PROCESS.
      (1) FROM THE POSITION SOURCE DROP DOWN MENU SELECT "RESERVE
OPPORTUNITY."
      (2) IN THE KEYWORDS FIELD, TYPE "MSSI."
      (3) ADD THIS JOB (JOB REQ # 134085) TO YOUR JOB BASKET AND
FOLLOW E-RESUME DIRECTIONS.
      (4) ALL E-RESUMES MUST HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL COMMAND
ENDORSEMENT.
      (5) DO NOT PASTE E-RESUME CONTENT DIRECTLY FROM TEXT
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS MS WORD INTO THE E-RESUME.
B. AFTER COMPLETING THE E-RESUME, APPLICANTS MUST MAIL THE
FOLLOWING:
      (1)COPY OF GRE SCORES (PROOF OF A GRADUATE DEGREE WILL
REPLACE GRE REQUIRMENTS).
      (2)COPY OF COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS AND PROOF OF DEGREES.
      (3)A WRITING SAMPLE ON THIS SUBJECT: WHAT DO YOU VIEW AS THE
GREATEST THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS?
WRITING SAMPLE MUST BE NO LONGER THAN 500 WORDS.
SEND TO:
COMMANDER
COAST GUARD PERSONNEL COMMAND (RPM-1)
4200 WILSON BLVE STE 900
ARLINGTON, VA 22203
ATTN: MSSI/LTJG BRYAN WICK
C. COMPLETED, ENDORSED E-RESUME, SCORES, TRANSCRIPTS AND WRITING
SAMPLE ARE DUE NLT 19 MAY 2006.
8. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR JMIC SHOULD ENSURE THEIR CURRENT OER IS
VALIDATED BY CGPC-RPM IN TIME TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE PANEL.
GRADUATES SHOULD EXPECT A FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT TO A RESERVE
INTELLIGENCE BILLET IF AVAILABLE.
9. ACTION: AREA, DISTRICT AND OTHER FIELD COMMANDS, COMMANDING
OFFICERS OF HEADQUARTERS UNITS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS, DIRECTORS,
AND SPECIAL STAFF OFFICERS AT HEADQUARTERS SHOULD ENSURE WIDEST
DISSEMINATION OF THIS ALCOAST.
10. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ACADEMIC CRITERIA FOR THE MSSI PROGRAM
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE JMIC ADMISSIONS OFFICE AT (202) 231-5642.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE JMIC WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.DIA.MIL/JMIC/.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LT BURRUS
AT (202) 267-2124 OR CBURRUS(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL OR LTJG MCQUILLEN AT
(202)267-1008 OR KMCQUILLEN(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL.  FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, VISIT THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR INTELLIGENCE AND
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS (CG-2) WEB SITE AT
HTTP://CGWEB.COMDT.USCG.MIL/G-C2/DOCUMENTS/EDUCATION/EDUCATION.HTM.
THE BOARD PREPARATION POC IS LTJG BRYAN WICK, CGPC-RPM, (202) 493-
1709 OR E-MAIL BRYAN.P.WICK(AT)BALLSTON.USCG.MIL.
11. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
12. RDML FRED M. ROSA, JR., DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, SENDS.
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