MARINE CORPS DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENT OFFICER BILLET

R 151352Z DEC 25
MARADMIN 597/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DC I WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENT OFFICER BILLET//
POC 1/M. M. PRINCE/MSGT/OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST/IID DC I/
703-614-2082/[email protected]//
POC 2/B. S. WIND/MGYSGT/OPERATIONS CHIEF/MCIA/ 703-432-7511/
[email protected]// 
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message solicits applications
for the Marine Corps Departmental Requirements Officer (DRO) billet
at Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, serving out of the National
Geospatial Intelligence Agency in Springfield, Virginia.
All nomination packages are due to the Deputy Commandant for
Information (DC I) no later than 30 January 2026. Paragraph 5
details the procedures for submission.
2. Background. The purpose of the DRO is to manage and analyze
geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) collection requirements, liaison
all GEOINT matters on behalf of Marine Corps, and provide subject
matter expertise to the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF), and all
subordinate commands with GEOINT requirements. The DRO is the sole
advocate for the Marine Corps to satisfy geospatial requirements to
meet mission accomplishment.
3. Execution. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
3.a. Applicants must possess the Primary MOS (PMOS) 0241,
Imagery Analyst, and hold the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6)
or Gunnery Sergeant (E-7).
3.b. Applicants must possess a Top-Secret clearance and be
eligible for access to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented
Information (TS/SCI). Application for this program is not sufficient
justification to request initial processing of a TS/SCI clearance.
3.c. Applicants must be willing to submit to a counterintelligence
(CI) scoped polygraph examination.
3.d. Applicants must have two years of GEOINT
collections experience.
3.e. Applicants must have an Active GEOINT Information Management
Services (GIMS) account and a proficient utilization of the program
architecture.
3.f. Applicants must have knowledge and experience in Collection
Research and Tool Enterprise (CRATE) and GEOINT collection research
repositories.
3.g. Applicants must have knowledge and experience with tools used
to research National Technical Means (NTM) and commercial imagery
collection requirements.
3.h. Applicants must meet time on station requirements by
1 February 2026 for CONUS commands. Applicants on a three-year
accompanied OCONUS tour must be within 60 days of RTD.
3.i. Applicants must have completed CMC-directed Professional
Military Education (PME).
4. Marine's selected for this program will incur a three-year
service obligation requirement upon selection. Nominees will be
required to provide a Page 11 entry to the selection panel stating
acknowledgement of the obligated service requirement.
5. Application package must include:
5.a. A copy of the Page 11 entry for the obligated service
requirement along with a counseling statement from the Marine's
Commanding Officer.
5.b. Letters of Recommendation. Applicant must provide two letters
of recommendation from individuals familiar with their collections
experience and professional potential.
5.c. An unclassified statement of purpose, typed, double spaced,
12pt font, no longer than 8 pages, explaining why you want to be the
DRO. Applicant should briefly describe their qualifications,
experience, future career plans, and other aspects of their
background and interests that may aid the selection panel of DC I
in evaluating aptitude and motivation for pursuing the DRO billet.
5.d. PME. PME must include current non-resident and
resident course.
5.e. Military/Governmental GEOINT training. Training certificates
must contain name of the course and year completed.
5.f. Previous Imagery or Geospatial Intelligence duties will be
chronologically listed, including three to four lines on what
each duty entailed. Information must be unclassified.
5.g. Favorable material including personal awards and letters of
recommendation that pertains/resulted from Geospatial actions
while performing GEOINT duties.
6. All application packages endorsed by the Battalion or Squadron
level Commanding Officer, may be submitted electronically by the
unit as a portable document format (.pdf) file to the DC I POC:
[email protected]. Units may also submit hard copy
packages to this mailing address as follows:
Headquarters Marine Corps Intelligence Division 3000 Marine Corps
Pentagon (Attn: MSgt Marvin Prince) Washington, DC 20350-3000
7. Upon receipt of a nomination package, DC I POC will contact
the applicant to acknowledge receipt of the nomination.
8. DC I POCs will convene a selection panel to review
applications. The selection panel will select a primary and
secondary applicant. Selected applicants will be notified
via MARADMIN.
9. The selectee will receive orders to Marine Corps Intelligence
Activity, Quantico, VA. (MCC: 077), for duty at National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield,
Virginia 22150.
10. Direct all questions to MARADMIN POCs.
11. Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Carter,
Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Information.//