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MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020 MARINE CORPS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING STUDENT SELECTION RESULTS//
REF/A/MARADMIN 459-18/CG MCCDC/221840Z AUG 18//
REF/B/MCO 1300.8/DC MRA/20140918//
NARR/REF A IS THE AY 2020 MARINE CORPS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING STUDENT APPLICATION MESSAGE. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/RODRACICK H. MCHATY/LTCOL/TEL: DSN 278-6890/TEL: (703) 784-6890 EMAIL: RODRICK.MCHATY@USMCU.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. In accordance with reference (a), a Marine CorpsUniversity (MCU) panel convened during November 2018 and selected 26 officers to attend the School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) during Academic Year 2020 (AY20). 180 officers applied from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College (CSC), United States Air Force Command and Staff College (ACSC), United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), the United States Naval War College (NWC), the Interagency, and from individual service Distance Education Programs (DEP).
2. The following 26 officers from the United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Army (USA), United States Air Force (USAF), Australia, Italy, and Norway are primary selects for SAW AY20.
Name Service MOS/Desig Source
Ankney, P. E. USMC 0302 CSC
Boada, S. J. USMC 0802 CSC
Buscemi, C. J. USMC 0402 CSC
Carlson, K. E. USMC 0202 CSC
Colclough, S. J. AUSTRALIA INFANTRY CSC
Cooley, J. L. USMC 0802 CSC
Fluker, R. L. USMC 0302 DEP
Gray, J. O. USMC 0302 DEP
Hord, T.L. USMC 0302 CSC
Knight, Z. M. USMC 0202 CSC
Knowles, N. K. USMC 1302 NWC
Kunst, S. E. USMC 7566 DEP
Larson, C. E. USMC 7588 DEP
Lauterbach, N. T. USMC 7202 CSC
Lisa, M. L. USAF Q13L3 AFSP
Miller II, C. E. USMC 0302 CSC
Mills, K. W. USMC 0302 DEP
Murphy, S. L. USMC 0402 DEP
Onischuk, T. C. USMC 0302 DEP
Qviller, J. NORWAY INFANTRY DEP
Richmond, G. T. USA 18A CGSC
Riemann, T. F. USMC 1803 CSC
Simonetti, R. M. ITALY INFANTRY CSC
Spodarek, R. A. USMC 0202 DEP
Tsougas, N. R. USAF W11F3G ACSC
Young, B. J. USA 14A CSC
3. Alternates. Several applicants were designated as alternates. In the event that a primary selection becomes unavailable, officers selected as alternates will be contacted individually.
4. The following officers are alternates for SAW AY20.
Name Service MOS/Desig Source
Cangealose, J. M. USAF W11B3C CGSC
Dove, J. K. USAF W11M3K CSC
Duesterhaus, G. M. USMC 3002 CGSC
Englund, G. S. USMC 7202 CGSC
Filipe, D. A. USMC 0202 DEP
Kosar, D. B. USMC 0202 DEP
Luedtke, A. T. USMC 0302 DEP
Mizak, D. P. USA 37A CGSC
Noone, J. M. USMC 0802 CSC
Pena, M USMC 0402 DEP
Rea, J. N. USMC 7202 DEP
Schroeder, T. W. USMC 0302 DEP
Thomas, A. B. INTERAGENCY ANALYST
Thompson, D. J. USA 74A CSC
Trueblood, D. J. USAF Q11F3H ACSC
Walaski, J. R. USMC 0302 DEP
Young, A. B. USAF B14N CGSC
5. The following officers were selected for joint-service advanced Intermediate level school (ILS).
5.A. The School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS).
Name Service MOS/Desig Source
Bossart, D. T. USMC 7532 ACSC
5.B. The School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS).
Name Service MOS/Desig Source
Kozick, P. B. USMC 1802 DEP
Manning, M. F. USMC 3002 DEP
Meade, B. W. USMC 0202 DEP
Newman, M. M. USMC 0302 CGSC
Schultz, M. J. USMC 0402 CGSC
Smith, J. B. USMC 0202 CGSC
5.C. The Maritime Advanced Warfare School (MAWS) as a follow-on program to the Naval Command and Staff program.
Name Service MOS/Desig Source
Bess, R.E. USMC 0802 DEP
Embers, Z. N. USMC 0402 DEP
Fowler, B. T. USMC 5803 DEP
Kohler, M. W. USMC 0302 DEP
Wallin, T. R. USMC 0302 DEP
6. Security clearance and special access requirements are as follows:
6.A. MAWS, SAASS, SAMS, and SAW: Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI).
6.B. United States Officers selected as either a primary or an alternate should immediately consult their local security manager/special security office to confirm their eligibility for TS-SCI. Failure to coordinate clearance-access requirements may negate eligibility to attend advanced ILS.
7. SAW: official passport required.
8. Action
8.A. Primary selects must contact the MCU registrar organizational mailbox at mcu_registrar@usmcu.edu no later than 5 January 2019 to accept or decline selection to MAWS, SAASS, SAMS, or SAW.
8.B. Officers requiring Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders must contact Manpower Management Officer Assignments to coordinate appropriate change of station timeline, per reference (b).
8.C. All MAWS, SAASS, SAMS, and SAW selects should contact their schools directly for guidance pertaining to check-in times and dates. SAW AY20 class start date is 26 June 2019.
8.D. A Marine Corps Resident CSC selectee transition brief that covers transition instructions related to leave and administrative actions will be scheduled in coordination with Marine Corps CSC. Non-Marine Corps resident CSC selects, especially those in the National Capital Region, are invited to attend.
8.E. Per reference (a), primary SAW selects are required to validate their undergraduate degrees by submitting official transcripts.
8.E.1. Official transcripts must come directly from the degree granting institution to the MCU Registrar office. Transcripts that are hand delivered or e-mailed from students to MCU are not acceptable.
8.E.2. Mailing address for official transcripts is President, Marine Corps University, Attn: Registrar, 2076 South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134. For institutions that produce electronic official transcripts, the email address is: mcu_registrar@usmcu.edu.
8.E.3. Official transcripts for SAW selects must be received before the first day of class. MAWS, SAMS, and SAASS selects should contact those schools directly for guidance on transcript submission requirements.
8.F. SAW selectees should confirm by email that SAW Administration has a correct personal phone and email to facilitate communication while in PCS transition and prior to the beginning of class. Emails should be titled AY20 SAW Selectee first initial, last name, and sent to alissa.zarate@usmcu.edu.
9. Officers currently enrolled in resident or distance education ILS must successfully complete course of study to retain eligibility. For distance education officers, failure to complete entire course of study by 26 June 2019 terminates eligibility to attend SAW during AY20.
10. Point of contacts at MCU are:
10.A. Lieutenant Colonel Rodrick H. McHaty, USMC, Deputy Director SAW, tel: DSN 278-6890, comm: (703) 784-6890, or email: rodrick.mchaty@usmcu.edu.
10.B. Ms. Christine Carroll, MCU registrar, tel: DSN 378-5503, comm: (703) 432-5503 or email: mcu_registrar@usmcu.edu.
10.C. SAW Administrative Noncommissioned Officer: Lance Corporal A. Zarate, comm (703) 432-5420/DSN 378 or
alissa.zarate@usmcu.edu.
10.D. The SAW organizational mailbox is recommended for inquiries and sending information. Personally identifiable information should not be sent via email. Contact Lance Corporal Zarate for more information.
11. Release authorized by Major General William F. Mullen III, Commanding General, Training and Education Command.//