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MARADMIN 466/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO, VA//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) ENLISTED TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 2
GUNNER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MPP/YMD:20190716//
REF/B/MSGID:RMG/CG MCRC/YMD:20240206//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MIFD/YMD:20220801//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/NAVSOP/YMD:20240901//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MPO-40/YMD:20210510//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/C 461TPS/YMD:20190215//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/C 461TPS/YMD:20220323//
REF/H/MSGID:DOC/C 461TPS/YMD:20211207//
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NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1040.42B, WARRANT OFFICER (WO) AND LIMITED DUTY
OFFICER (LDO) ACCESSION PROGRAMS. REF (B) IS MARADMIN 058/24, WHICH
ANNOUNCED THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) ENLISTED TO CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICER 2 (CWO2) MARINE GUNNER SELECTION BOARD. REF (C) IS MCO
1000.6, ASSIGNMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRAVEL SYSTEM MANUAL
(ACTSMAN). REF (D) IS THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR) FOR
UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. REF (E) IS
MCO 1300.8 w/CH1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF (F)
IS MCO 1900.16 W/CH 2, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (SHORT
TITLE: MARCORSEPMAN). REF (G) IS MCO 6100.13A W/CH 4, MARINE CORPS
PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMBAT FITNESS TESTS (PFT/CFT). REF (H) IS MCO
6110.3A W/CH 3, MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY
APPEARANCE PROGRAM. REF (I) IS NAVMED P-117, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,
MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), CHAPTER 15//
POC/BRENT R. REIDENBACH/MCRC ON-E/TEL: (571) 559-4396/EMAIL:
BRENT.REIDENBACH@MARINES.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Per references (a) and (b) the Commandant of
the Marine Corps (CMC) approved the FY25 Enlisted to Chief Warrant
Officer 2 Gunner Selection Board report. The below-named
personnel have been selected for commission to Chief Warrant Officer
2 (CWO2):
Name SMOS MCC RUC
Espinal, Dominco A. 0306 V14 11120
Hernandez, Francisco T. 0306 V37 13160
Inumberable, Juan Q. 0306 V26 13170
Moore, Joshua W. 0306 KA2 31350
Ouellette, Evan T. 0306 KA3 33350
Ratliff, James K. 0306 1CS 29370
Stea, Anthony N. IV 0306 UKT 35010
Summerfelt, Dane K. 0306 C58 81225
Tippett, Matthew J. 0306 V21 13210
2. MCRC will publish the statistics of the FY25 Enlisted to Warrant
Officer Marine Gunner selection board on the MCRC webpage located at
www.mcrc.marines.mil/Marine-Officer/Officer-Naval-Enlisted-Applicants.
3. Immediately upon release of this message, all selectees are
required to provide (via email) a letter on command letterhead with
their point of contact information to include work and personal
telephone numbers as well as work and personal email addresses to the
point of contact at MCRC, Mr. Brent Reidenbach, at
brent.reidenbach@marines.usmc.mil.
4. Selectees who desire to decline commission in the primary MOS in
which selected shall submit a letter of declination via their chain
of command to the Commanding General Marine Corps Recruiting Command
(CG, MCRC). As a courtesy, please notify the POC via email of your
intention to decline.
5. Per paragraph 8 of reference (a), selectees may defer to the next
available WOBC due to personal hardship. Selectees should submit a
Request for Deferment through their chain of command to CG MCRC.
Further, in accordance with paragraph 8 of reference (a), selectees
will be deferred by MCRC to the next available if they are not
medically qualified by BUMED.
6. Commanding officers shall ensure the selectee meets the
commissioning requirements set forth in reference (a). If a selectee
fails to meet those requirements, the commanding officer will
initiate a delay in accordance with reference (a) and the commission
will not be effected.
7. CWO2 selectees are slated to be commissioned on 1 February 2025 at
a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base, Quantico. CWO2 selectees will
attend the WOBC. The mission of the WOBC is to train and educate
newly appointed/commissioned warrant officers in the high standards
of professional knowledge, esprit-de-corps and leadership required to
transition from enlisted Marines to officers with particular emphasis
on the duties, responsibilities, and warfighting skills required of a
provisional platoon commander. By separate orders, selectees will be
ordered by the CMC, Manpower Management (MM) to report to the
Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC),
The Basic School(TBS) to attend the WOBC that is scheduled to convene
on 21 January 2025. Selectees must report no earlier than 0600 on 21
January 2025, and no later than 1200 on 21 January 2025. References
(c) and (d) define the differences in duty under instructions (DUINS)
and Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders in relation to per diem
and other allowances. All Gunner selectees will report to WOBC under
PCS orders from their parent command due to requirements for
completion of WOBC and Infantry Weapons Officer Course (IWOC) while
at TBS. Selectees will PCS to the Quantico, VA area and receive
follow-on orders to their next command upon completion of IWOC. The
report date to the WOBC was modified in order to effectively screen
selectees and ensure they meet commissioning and training standards
per reference (a) prior to commissioning. Failure to do so will
result in the selectee not being commissioned.
8. Orders Process
a. Although the majority of students will be attending WOBC via
TAD orders from their command, the individual monitors will determine
if an individual executes TEMINS orders or TAD orders to WOBC.
1) Marines within 50 miles of Marine Corps Base, Quantico
will be issued Permanent Change of Assignment orders.
2) Marines with no dependents (CONUS and OCONUS) will be
issued TEMINS orders.
3) Marines with dependents (CONUS and OCONUS) or single
Marines who were previously authorized to reside off-base will be
issued TAD orders via DTS and a funding letter will be provided in
MCTIMS by TECOM. Marines attending WOBC in a TAD status should
ensure proper administrative and legal documents are completed
prior to departing to WOBC (e.g. Power of Attorney).
b. The point of contact for TAD orders is your local
administrative office or consolidated admin center. The point of
contact for all other order types is the respective monitor
at Manpower Management Officer Assignments (MMOA).
c. All commanders issuing orders for Marines to attend WOBC
will ensure a DD Form 214 is created via the Document Tracking and
Management System (DTMS) in Marine Online (MOL). The DD Form 214
will cover all active duty enlisted service through 31 January 2025.
Ensure strict compliance with reference (f). Although the hard copy
DD Form 214 may be signed and copies 1 and 4 issued to the Marine
prior to executing orders to TBS, the DD Form 214 should not be
certified, published and distributed via DTMS until the unit has
confirmed the individual’s appointment/commission via the Marine
Corps Total Force System (MCTFS). Upon appointment/commission
confirmation, the DD Form 214 may be certified, published and
distributed per the current edition of reference (f).
d. If a selectee is found unqualified or is otherwise not
appointed/commissioned for any reason after executing orders to TBS,
the DD Form 214 previously generated via DTMS shall be deleted and
any hard copy DD Form 214 issued to the Marine shall be shredded, as
appropriate. The following blocks/items will be standard on each
2022 enlisted to warrant officer DD Form 214: “12B. 20240101”;
“15A-C. No”; “16. None”; “20-20A. No”; “23. Discharged”; “24.
Honorable”; “25. MARCORSEPMAN 6404.1”; “26. KGM1”; “27. N/A”; “28.
Accept commission or warrant in same branch of service”. All other
provisions of reference (f) for this occasion shall apply to all
other sections of the DD Form 214.
9. Administration
a. WOBC seats are limited. Marines selected for WO may be
deferred to future WOBC classes based on the needs of the Marine
Corps. Individuals deferred will be notified by Headquarters Marine
Corps.
b. Check-in procedures and initial information for WOBC will
be posted on the TBS website and MarineNet Moodle Page no later
than 20 November 2024 for WOBC 1-25. TBS will add all selected
Marines to the MarineNet Moodle Page no later than 20 November 2024.
The TBS point of contact is The Student Liaison Office and can be
reached at TBS_Student_Liaison_Officers@usmc.mil.
c. Selectees must report to TBS with original orders, Defense
Travel System travel authorizations, completed DD Form 214 in
accordance with the information in the paragraph above and complete
health and dental records. The Appointment of Acceptance
(NAVMC 763) and Identification Card will be completed/issued at
WOBC. Selectees should report in the MARPAT Digital Woodland
Camouflage uniform. Selectees should either purchase their officer
Service Alpha uniform or be prepared to have their uniforms tailored
prior to the commissioning ceremony. Specific information for
uniform requirements can be found on the TBS website.
10. Training Requirements
a. Selectees are encouraged to arrive in peak physical
condition due to the rigors of the course. Selectees must achieve a
first class physical fitness test (PFT) prior to commissioning as
outlined in reference (g) and maintain Marine Corps Body Composition
and Military Appearance standards per reference (h). Those who are
not within standards or do not score a first class PFT after two
attempts will be dropped from the course during the first week of
training. If a Marine is dropped from training, the CO TBS has the
discretion to delay the commissioning or allow a Marine to defer to
the next WOBC. There will be extended field time at the WOBC.
Selectees are encouraged to practice running the obstacle course with
an emphasis on rope climbing. Hiking under load and running in boots
and utilities are also recommended. Passing a 10-mile hike under
prescribed load, a double standard Marine Corps Obstacle Course and
the TBS Endurance Course are required to graduate from WOBC.
b. Selectees with less than 13 years of service are encouraged
to be current rifle and pistol qualified prior to attending WOBC 1-25
as the number of range seats available at first duty station as an
officer will be limited, if available at all.
c. Selectees are required to read and review the following
publications prior to check in:
(1) MCDP 1
(2) MCDP 1-3
(3) MCDP 6
(4) MCWP 6-10
d. Marines who are selected to become Infantry Weapons Officers
must complete Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS), Distance
Education Program: 8670 prior to checking into The Basic School and
8671 during IWOC. POC for this requirement is Marine Gunner (CWO4)
Keith Eggers, TBS Gunner, Director Infantry Weapons Officer Course
at (703) 784-0306. This course can be enrolled in at your regional
EWS coordination center and can be completed online.
e. Once selectees have been in-processed, there will be a
commissioning ceremony on 1 February 2025. Further details will be
made available on the TBS website and through follow-on
correspondence from the India Company staff.
11. Commanding officers are required to document by page 11 entry,
a permanent CWO2 selectee's acknowledgement of the probationary
status of commission. Active component CWO2 selectees will receive
the following entry: "I understand that the first three years as a
permanent Chief Warrant Officer 2 (Gunner) is a probationary period,
and that the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) may terminate the
commission of any Warrant Officer who fails to complete the WOBC, or
any required MOS follow-on school. A Marine whose commission is
terminated may, upon his or her request, and at the discretion of
SECNAV, be enlisted in a grade not lower than that held immediately
prior to commission." All Marines selected for the Warrant Officer
program will incur a 3-year obligation from the date of
appointment/commission.
12. Physical Qualifications
a. Selectees who do not meet the qualifications established in
references (g), (h) and (i) will not be appointed.
b. These individuals will remain on the list of Marines
approved for appointment to the grade of WO and, once medically
qualified, will have an appointment date consistent with other WOs
with whom he or she attends the WOBC or Basic Officer Course as
assigned.
c. Per reference (i), prior to commission, selectees must
be determined physically qualified for appointment by the Bureau Of
Medicine and Surgery and must pass with a first class PFT as
outlined in reference (g). Failure to comply with requirements may
delay receipt of the commissioning documents at TBS, and may
subsequently result in a forfeiture of the date of rank. Commanding
officers of deployed Marines can contact MCRC, ON-E to establish
arrangements to complete this task, if needed. If not completed
already, selectees must submit a current commissioning physical
examination, to include a Report of Medical Examination (DD Form
2808), a Report of Medical History (DD Form 2807-1), and an Annual
Certification if applicable. The date of the physical exam must not
be older than 1 February 2023. If the physical examination was
completed prior to 1 February 2024, then copies of the current and
previous years' preventative health assessments (PHA) are required in
addition to the physical examination.
d. Local medical personnel and the selectee must closely
review a selectee's medical and dental records to ensure accuracy
and completeness prior to their arrival at TBS. Selectees should
arrive at TBS fully medically ready to train at the time of check
in with no outstanding medical issues that would preclude training.
Pay particular attention to the following items:
(1) Marks and scars must be listed.
(2) Selectees must be dental class type 1 or 2, documented
on the DD Form 2808 in block 43, and have block 83.a signed by a
dentist or submit a dental examination as a separate enclosure.
Dental records should be updated to reflect the most current dental
examination.
(3) HIV results must be within 24 months of check-in to
include date tested and roster number.
(4) Distance vision must be documented in block 61 of the
DD Form 2808. If vision does not correct to 20/20, a current
manifest refraction and ophthalmology evaluation is required. WO
selectees with a history of vision correction surgery must have all
pre-operative and post-operative reports included with the medical
documents.
(5) The results of an updated audiogram must be included
in DD Form 2808 block 71.a. or as a separate enclosure. If any
result is outside the normal range, per reference (i), section 38,
submit an Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) or Audiology
consultation/evaluation and interpretation.
(6) Female selectees, over the age of 21, must have a
current Papanicolaou (PAP) test within the past 36 months. The
pathology report from the most recent test must be submitted.
(7) Ensure all "yes" answers on DD Form 2807-1 are
explained by the physician in block 29. All pertinent medical
clearance documents for each condition disclosed in the DD Form 2807
should be provided.
(8) Ensure all answers on DD Form 2808 blocks 17-42
(excluding block 41 for males) are marked normal or abnormal. "NE"
is not an acceptable answer.
13. Questions from medical personnel concerning the medical
requirements may be addressed to HM1 Irwin at
donald.irwin@marines.usmc.mil or by phone at commercial 571-559-4664.
CG MCRC is the approval authority for medical deferments for
selectees who have not yet been appointed. Requests for medical
deferments with supporting documentation must be routed via their
chain of commands, to include a general officer level endorsement,
and forwarded to CG MCRC. All requests for deferment must be
received by MCRC before the projected date of appointment.
14. Selectees who fail to comply with the aforementioned
requirements will delay receipt of their appointment documents at
TBS, and will subsequently result in a forfeiture of their date of
rank. In accordance with reference (a), Marines may defer up to
two times after which, CG MCRC will recommend removal from the list
of selects. This will occur on or after 1 February 2027.
15. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
16. This MARADMIN cancels 31 March 2025.
17. Release authorized by Major General W. J. Bowers, Commanding
General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command.//