ADVERTISED BILLETS 1. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: 24 May 2013 COB, EST. GRADE: O3-O4 BILLET: Regional JA LOCATION: Newport, Rhode Island LOC BILLET DESCRIPTION: Marine Judge Advocates in this billet are responsible for providing legal instruction to a wide array of students at the Naval Justice School ("NJS"). The USMC IMA Det, RLS, supports the fulltime staff at NJS by teaching classes in the fundamentals of military justice, relevant civil law to include legal assistance, operational law and trial advocacy. These classes are taught to junior, mid-level and senior judge advocates from all branches of the military, senior USN and USMC line officers, and USMC legal clerks. Responsibilities also include the preparation of course materials. The vast majority of drills are required to be performed Monday-Friday. All members of the RLS are required to complete the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) Training within two weeks of joining the RLS and to apply for and use a GTCC for official travel involving orders. To apply for this billet, please forward your RQS, ProSum (samples attached) and photo to MICHAEL.BLESSING@USMC.MIL by the application deadline (24 May 13). Do not submit any documents other the RQS and ProSum. Please put all three requested documents in one PDF. If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital photo in service "C" uniform with current ht/wt annotated will be accepted. A photo is considered current if it is taken within one year from the date of this announcement 2. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: 24 May 2013 COB, EST. GRADE: O3-O4 BILLET: Regional JA LOCATION: Chicago, III LOC BILLET DESCRIPTION: Judge advocates in this Branch are assigned to a specific Area of Responsibility (AOR) and are required to provide legal
services support to MSC units and commanders throughout the assigned AOR on a "circuit basis." Each officer is assigned a Reserve Training Center (RTC). JRS MISSION STATEMENT: Provide legal services to major subordinate MFR commands and their SMCR units, and ensure legal readiness of SMCR units. Provide premobilization legal assistance support during peacetime; serve as recorders for administrative discharge board proceedings, investigators or advisors for command investigations, and Article 32 hearing officers; and provide training to SMCR units. All members of the JRS are required to complete the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) Training within two weeks of joining the JRS and to apply for and use a GTCC for official travel involving orders. To apply for this billet, please forward your RQS, ProSum (samples attached) and photo to MICHAEL.BLESSING@USMC.MIL by the application deadline (24 May 13). Do not submit any documents other the RQS and ProSum. Please put all three requested documents in one PDF. If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital photo in service "C" uniform with current ht/wt annotated will be accepted. A photo is considered current if it is taken within one year from the date of this announcement 3. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: TBD GRADE: O3-O4 BILLET: Reserve JA LOCATION: MARSOC HQ, Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, NC LOC DATES: ASAP BILLET DESCRIPTION: MARSOC is seeking a Reserve Assistant SJA to align to its recently vacated IMADET billet. Duty location would be at the MARSOC HQ, Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, NC. The HQ is physically located in Sneads Ferry, NC, adjacent to the beach-town of North Topsail Island, and is close to Wilmington, NC, an excellent location for AT and longer drills. The Reserve ASJA would assist the SJA in advising the Commander, Staff, and 9 MSC Commanders on the full spectrum of MARSOC activities to include operational and international law matters, intelligence oversight, administrative and civil law matters, military justice, Special Operations Forces Peculiar issues, and coordination with geographic combatant commands across the globe, theater special operations commands, SOCOM,
HQMC, and others. The ASJA will also assist in pre-deployment training for special operations and enabling support personnel in authorities, rules of engagement, laws of armed conflict, human rights, applicable status protections (e.g. SOFA), fiscal (e.g. CERP) and ethics, amongst other things. Secret level security clearance is required. Potential for overseas deployment exists IF desired. If you'd like to apply for this MARSOC IMADET opportunity then please send a RQS, biography &/or resume (See attached), and recent official photo to LtCol Chris Walters at chris.walters@usmc.mil, (910) 440-0924 and Capt Lucas Kunce, at lucas.kunce@usmc.mil, (910) 440-0130, with a cc' to michael.blessing@usmc.mil. 4. TYPE BILLET: ADOS APPLICATION DEADLINE: TBD GRADE: O3-O4 BILLET: Reserve JA LOCATION: MARSOC, Camp Lejeune, NC DATES: 1 June 2013 BILLET DESCRIPTION: US Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command (MARSOC) requests a reserve JA (O-3 to O-4) to fill ADOS opportunity. MARSOC will accept applications for 4 to 12 months of ADOS/active duty. MARSOC will be flexible on duration. On behalf of LtCol Chris Walters, SJA, MARSOC, please see the specifics below on this ADOS opportunity at MARSOC, Camp Lejeune, NC. MARSOC is seeking a Reserve Assistant SJA for approx 4-12 mos (timeframe is flexible subject to available funding). Desired grade is O- 3/Capt to O-4/Maj. Duty location would be at the MARSOC HQ, Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, NC. The HQ is physically located in Sneads Ferry, NC, adjacent to the beach-town of North Topsail Island, and is close to Wilmington, NC. Assignment would not require deployment, but could include occasional TAD travel throughout CONUS supporting various MARSOC and US SOCOM events/requirements. Overall duties would be to augment the SJA Office staff in the full range of MARSOC legal support across the command, spread between Camp Lejeune, NC and Camp Pendleton, CA. The Reserve ASJA would assist the SJA in advising the Commander, Staff, and 9 MSC Commanders on the full spectrum of MARSOC activities including operational and international law matters, intelligence oversight, administrative and civil law matters, and military justice. Also assist in the training and supervision in sustainment and/or predeployment training for special operations and enabling support personnel in
authorities, rules of engagement, laws of armed conflict, human rights, applicable status protections (e.g. SOFA), fiscal (e.g. CERP) and ethics, amongst other things. Secret level security clearance is required. If you'd like to apply for this MARSOC ADOS opportunity then please send a RQS, biography &/or resume (See attached), and recent official photo to POC: LtCol Chris Walters at chris.walters@usmc.mil, (910) 440-0924 and Capt Lucas Kunce, at lucas.kunce@usmc.mil, (910) 440-0130, with a cc' to michael.blessing@usmc.mil. 5. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED, Monday, 22 April 2013 GRADE: TBD BILLET: Reserve JA (Article 32 I.O.) LOCATION: Ft Leonard Wood, MO LOC DATES: 26-28 June 2013 BILLET DESCRIPTION: NCR LSSS is requesting a reserve JA with to serve as Article 32 I.O. at Ft Leonard Wood, MO at the end of June. The charges will be one violation of Article 120 (sexual assault) and one violation of Article 134 (adultery). NCR, LSSS POC anticipates the Art 32 investigation will take one day and be scheduled sometime between 26-28 June in Fort Leonard Wood, MO. The duty is to be performed on drills or AT. No ADOS available. JRS IMAs, please run your applications through your respective Branch Heads for endorsement. If you'd like to be considered for this important I.O. duty then please send your RQS to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by COB EST, Monday, 22 April. 6. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED 12 April 2013 COB, EST. GRADE: Captain - Lieutenant Colonel BILLET: Regional JA BMOS: 4402 LOCATION: RESERVE TRAINING CENTER - Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX BILLET DESCRIPTION: FYI on JRRS Billet: Judge advocates in this Branch are assigned to a specific Area of Responsibility (AOR) and are required to provide legal services support to MSC units and commanders throughout the assigned AOR on a "circuit basis." Each officer is assigned a Reserve Training Center (RTC).
JRRS MISSION STATEMENT: Provide legal services to major subordinate MFR commands and their SMCR units, and ensure legal readiness of SMCR units. Provide premobilization legal assistance support during peacetime; serve as recorders for administrative discharge board proceedings, investigators or advisors for command investigations, and Article 32 hearing officers; and provide training to SMCR units. All members of the JRRS are required to complete the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) Training within two weeks of joining the JRRS and to apply for and use a GTCC for official travel involving orders. To apply for this billet, please forward you re RQS, ProSum and photo to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by the application deadline. Do not submit any documents other the RQS and ProSum. If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital photo in service "C" uniform with current ht/wt annotated will be accepted. A photo is considered current if it is taken within one year from the date of this announcement. We ask that you submit all required documents in one PDF. This will make it easier for the Selection Board members to review the application packages. Also, do not to include any documents other than the ones requested in the billet announcement. Any application packages containing unnecessary documents will be returned to the applicant for resubmission. 7. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED 4 April 2013 GRADE: Col BILLET: Branch Head, Defense Service LOCATION: Washington, DC DATES: 1 May 2013 BILLET DESCRIPTION: The head of the defense branch has three primary duties: (1) as Reserve counterpart to the Chief Defense Counsel (CDC) of the Marine Corps, assists in the leadership of the Marine Corps Defense Services Organization (DSO) as directed by the CDC and supervises Marine Reserve judge advocates supporting the DSO; (2) as branch head for the Marine Reserve judge advocates assigned to the Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Defense Division (Code 45), assists in the leadership of Code 45 as directed by the Code 45 Division Director and supervises Marine Reserve judge advocates supporting Code 45; and (3) as a JRS branch head, serves as a liaison between the JRS OIC and the Marines assigned to the defense branch. BIC: MS511500264
To apply for the below billet, forward your RQS, ProSum (samples attached), and photo to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by the application deadline. If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital photo in service "C" uniform, with current ht/wt annotated, will be accepted. A photo is considered current if it is taken within one year from the date of this announcement. We ask that you submit all required documents in one PDF. This will make it easier for the Selection Board members to review the application packages. Also, do not to include any documents other than the ones requested in the billet announcement. Any application packages containing unnecessary documents will be returned to the applicant for resubmission. All members of the JRS are required to apply for a Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) and complete the GTCC Training, if they are on official orders more than two times in a calendar year. 8. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED 28 March 2013 GRADE: Captain - Lieutenant Colonel BILLET: Regional JA BMOS: 4402 LOCATION: RESERVE TRAINING CENTER - Chicago, Ill BILLET DESCRIPTION: Judge advocates in this Branch are assigned to a specific Area of Responsibility (AOR) and are required to provide legal services support to MSC units and commanders throughout the assigned AOR on a circuit basis. Each officer is assigned a Reserve Training Center (RTC). JRRS MISSION STATEMENT: Provide legal services to major subordinate MFR commands and their SMCR units, and ensure legal readiness of SMCR units. Provide premobilization legal assistance support during peacetime; serve as recorders for administrative discharge board proceedings, investigators or advisors for command investigations, Article 32 hearing officers, and provide training to SMCR units. All members of the JRRS are required to complete the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) Training within two weeks of joining the JRRS and to apply for and use a GTCC for official travel involving orders. To apply for this billet, please forward your RQS, ProSum (samples attached) and photo to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by the application deadline (28 Mar 13). Do not submit any documents other the RQS and ProSum. If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital
photo in service C uniform with current ht/wt annotated will be accepted. A photo is considered current if it is taken within one year from the date of this announcement by the application deadline (28 Mar 13). Do not submit any documents other the RQS and ProSum. We ask that you submit all required documents in one PDF. This will make it easier for the Selection Board members to review the application packages. Also, do not to include any documents other than the ones requested in the billet announcement. Any application packages containing unnecessary documents will be returned to the applicant for resubmission. 9. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED 27 March 2013, COB, EST. GRADE: Captain - Lieutenant Colonel BILLET: Regional JA BMOS: 4402 LOCATION: RESERVE TRAINING CENTER, Marietta, GA (Atlanta area) BILLET DESCRIPTION: Judge advocates in this Branch are assigned to a specific Area of Responsibility (AOR) and are required to provide legal services support to MSC units and commanders throughout the assigned AOR on a circuit basis. JRRS MISSION STATEMENT: Provide legal services to major subordinate MFR commands and their SMCR units, and ensure legal readiness of SMCR units. Provide premobilization legal assistance support during peacetime; serve as recorders for administrative discharge board proceedings, investigators or advisors for command investigations, and Article 32 hearing officers; and provide training to SMCR units. All members of the JRRS are required to complete the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) Training within two weeks of joining the JRRS and to apply for and use a GTCC for official travel involving orders. To apply for this billet, please forward your RQS, ProSum and photo to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by the application deadline. We ask that you submit all required documents in one PDF. This will make it easier for the Selection Board members to review the application packages. Also, do not to include any documents other than the ones requested in the billet announcement. Any application packages containing unnecessary documents will be returned to the applicant for resubmission. 10. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED 14 March 2013 GRADE: Major - Colonel
BILLET: Fiscal Law JA LOCATION: Pentagon, Washington, DC BILLET DESCRIPTION: Billets within the Reserve Trial Judiciary Branch of the Reserve Legal Services Support Section (JRS): Trial Judge 0-6, Trial Judge 04-05, and Appellate Judge 0-6. The Military Judges Course, at The Judge Advocate General s Legal Center School, commences 15 April 2013 and we need sufficient time to conduct a selection board, secure funding from MFR, and prepare orders. ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL: 1) Judge Advocates successfully screened by the 2012 and 2013 Judicial Screening Boards. 2) Judge Advocates previously certified pursuant to UCMJ Article 26(b) and have served as Trial or Appellate Judges within the past 5 years. 3) Judge Advocates currently serving as Trial Judges in the JRS Trial Judiciary Branch. (Please note - Per MCO 1001.62A, the standard IMA tour in Branch is three years.) APPLICATION PROCEDURES: If you fall into one of the three eligible personnel categories, and wish to be considered, submit the following to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by Thursday, 14 March 2013: 1) RQS 2) ProSum 3) Photo (If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital photo, in service C uniform, with current ht/wt annotated, will be accepted. A photo is considered current if it is taken within one year from the date of this announcement.) We ask that you submit all required documents in one PDF. This will make it easier for the Selection Board members to review the application packages. Also, do not to include any documents other than the ones requested in the billet announcement. Any application packages containing unnecessary documents will be returned to the applicant for resubmission. 4) Substantiating documentation of eligibility if in category above. Applicants that have not yet attended the Military Judges Course should state their availability, if selected to attend the next scheduled Three-week Military Judges Course, at the Judge Advocate General s Legal Center School, which will take place 15 April to 3 May 2013 in Charlottesville, VA.
All members of the JRS are required to apply for a Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) and complete the GTCC Training, if they are on official orders more than two times in a calendar year. 11. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED 6 March 2013 GRADE: Major - Lieutenant Colonel BILLET: Fiscal Law JA LOCATION: Pentagon, Washington, DC BILLET DESCRIPTION: Assist the Associate Counsel for the Commandant (Procurement and Fiscal Law), a GS-15 position and the senior procurement and fiscal law attorney in the U.S. Marine Corps. Duties include legal research and writing, advising and assisting the Associate Counsel for the Commandant, and performing the duties of the Associate Counsel for the Commandant during drills and AT, particularly in the absence of the Associate Counsel for the Commandant. The position supported is responsible for supporting all Headquarters Elements of the USMC on all procurement, competitive sourcing, and fiscal law matters. To apply for this billet, please forward you re RQS, ProSum (samples attached) and photo to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by the application deadline. Do not submit any documents other the RQS and ProSum. If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital photo in service C uniform with current ht/wt annotated will be accepted. A photo is considered current if it is taken within one year from the date of this announcement All members of the JRS, that travel on official orders, more than two times in a calendar year, are required to complete the Government Travel Credit Card Training (GTCC) and apply for a GTCC. 12. TYPE BILLET: Drilling IMA APPLICATION DEADLINE: CLOSED 6 March 2013 GRADE: Major - Lieutenant Colonel BILLET: Land Use JA, Installation Judge Advocate, Installation Law Branch (JRIL), JAD LOCATION: CL, Pentagon, Washington, DC BILLET DESCRIPTION: Reserve JA with specialized training/experience in land use and environmental law, to provide support to the Associate Counsel for the Commandant (Land Use and Environmental Law), at HQMC. Reserve JA will serve in the billet of this Associate Counsel during periods of unavailability and otherwise assist in the execution of duties throughout the
year. This Associate Counsel for the Commandant is responsible for advising senior uniformed and civilian personnel at Marine Corps Headquarters and installations on legal matters pertaining to the Marine Corps land use and environmental compliance responsibilities including: the requirements of federal property acquisition and disposal laws (including BRAC), land use planning statutes (including the National Environmental Policy Act), natural and cultural resource laws (including the Endangered Species Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, laws relating to Native American protections, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act), and environmental compliance statutes (including the Clean Water Act). The position supported also participates in oversight and guidance of the Marine Corps property acquisition and disposal efforts, land use planning program (including AICUZ), and natural and cultural resource management programs. Finally, the position supported participates in negotiations on behalf of the Marine Corps with the Congress, other federal agencies and state agencies. Responsibilities include drafting and advocating legislative initiatives, developing litigation strategies, research and preparing memoranda, and monitoring proposed legislation for impacts on the Marine Corps. Encroachment from land use and environmental laws, including that which results in litigation, has had a significant impact on the ability of the Marine Corps to train Marines. To apply for the below billet forward your RQS, ProSum (samples attached) and photo to michael.blessing@usmc.mil by the application deadline. If you do not have a current official photo, a locally taken digital photo in service C uniform with current ht/wt annotated will be accepted.