R 011948Z NOV 24
MARADMIN 535/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL 
STUDENT SELECTION RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MARADMIN 343/24//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1300.8//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 343/ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 ADVANCED 
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL APPLICATION MESSAGE.  REF B IS MCO 1300.8 
MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/J.M. SECOR/LTCOL/SAW DEPUTY DIRECTOR/TEL:  DSN 278-6890/TEL: 
(703) 784-6890/EMAIL: JONATHAN.SECOR@USMCU.EDU//
POC/MELISSA CALLOWAY/SAW PROGRAM MANAGER/TEL: DSN 678-6800/TEL:  
(703) 784-6800/E-MAIL: MELISSA.CALLOWAY@USMCU.EDU//
POC/MCU REGISTRAR/E-MAIL: MCU_REGISTRAR@USMCU.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  In accordance with reference (a), a School of 
Advanced Warfighting (SAW) panel convened in October 2024 and 
selected 26 officers to attend SAW during Academic Year (AY) 25-26.  
More than 120 officers applied from the United States (U.S.) Marine 
Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast Guard,
and from international partner nations.  In addition, there were 15 
Marine officers selected to attend the U.S. Army School of Advanced 
Military Studies (SAMS), the U.S. Navy Maritime Advanced Warfighting
School (MAWS), and the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and 
Space Studies (SAASS).  Officers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, 
and U.S. Coast Guard will be notified of selection to attend SAW by 
their service representatives.
2. The following 23 officers from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine 
Corps Reserve, Canada, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom are 
primary selects for SAW AY25-26.
Name                    MOS/Designator 
BETSHER, SCOTT R.       0802
BILLINGSLEY, SETH C.    0202
BUCK, DYLAN R.          0302
CAREW, PATRICK          CAN Army Infantry
CONDERMAN, SEAN T.      0402
CONTE, DANIEL A.        0202
COOLEY, MICHAEL A.      1302
CULP IV, WILLIAM J.     0402
DEROUIN, LAURA C.       0402
FISHER, JACQUELINE I.   0202
HESSOCK, JESS M.        0402
HORN, STEPHEN C.        0402
JOHNSON, THOMAS C.      0802
KEEL, EVAN F.           0302
LASCOLA, CATHERINE R.   0202
LEWIS, MICHELLE N.      0102
RONCHI, EMANUELE        ITA Army Cavalry
ROYAL, CHARLES          FRA Army Cavalry
SCHWARTZ, ZACHARY D.    0302 
SMITH, JAMES            UK RM Commando
SUTCLIFFE, TARA A.      0202
SWIFT, DILAN M. (SMCR)  0302 
VEGA, JAY H.            0302
3.  The following officers were selected for Joint-Service Advanced 
Intermediate Level School (A-ILS).
3.A.  SAASS
Name                    MOS/Designator               
FULCHER, MARIA R.       0602
WALKER, CORY D.         6002          
3.B.  SAMS
Name                    MOS/Designator
CHERMOK, NATHANIEL P.   0802
DOWNS, CONOR J.         0302 
DUNLEVY, MATTHEW J.     0302 
FOLAN, TYLER B.         0302
GANNON, KYLE T.         0802
LINDENTHAL, LAURA R.    0102
MCNEILL, BRIAN T.       0302
SWEET, TYLER V.         1302
3.C.  MAWS is a follow-on program to the Naval Command and Staff 
program.  The identified names are designated to participate in the 
MAWS program.
Name                    MOS/Designator
BARLOW, AARON W.        1302 
GROOVER, CLAYTON A.     4502 
PHILLIPS, DANIEL C.     0302
SCHWEITZER, WILLIAM M.  0402
4.  Alternates.  Eight applicants were designated as alternates.  
In the event that a primary selection becomes unavailable, officers 
selected as alternates will be contacted individually.  The following
officers are alternates for AY25-26 A-ILS programs, listed in 
alphabetical order.
Name                    MOS/Designator   
BEBOW, MICHAEL A.       7563 
COTTERELL, JASON C.     7563 
FOX, JORDAN L.          4502 
GALLAIS, AMAURY V. (IMA)0402
GREY, DAVID G.          4402 
JOHNSON, ANTHONY M.     0602
LEE, JONATHAN           AUS Army Signal Corps
PEIXOTO MANHAES, DAVID  BRA Army Infantry
5.  U.S. officers selected as either a primary or an alternate should
immediately consult their local security manager/special security 
office to confirm their eligibility for Top Secret/Secret 
Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).  All students must have an 
investigation initiated so that they have a TS/SCI adjudicated 
clearance upon graduation in June 2026.
6.  Official Passports
6.A.  Students selected for SAW will travel to Europe and several 
countries in the Pacific, including Vietnam, during the Winter and 
Spring of AY25-26 and will require an official passport.
6.B.  Students should review their permanent change of station (PCS)
orders, upon receipt, to ensure that the requirement and 
justification for an official passport is included in the orders.
7.  Action
7.A.  Primary selects must contact the Marine Corps University (MCU)
registrar organizational mailbox at mcu_registrar@usmcu.edu no later
than 6 December 2024 to accept or decline selection to SAW, SAMS, 
MAWS and SAASS.
7.B.  Officers requiring PCS orders must contact Manpower Management
Officer Assignments to coordinate appropriate change of station 
timeline, per reference (b).
7.C.  SAW AY25-26 class start date is 7 July 2025, for student 
orientation.
7.D.  All SAMS, MAWS and SAASS selects should contact their schools 
directly for guidance pertaining to check-in times and dates.
7.E.  A Marine Corps Resident Command and Staff (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 will be invited to attend.
7.F.  Per reference (a), primary SAW selects are required to validate
their undergraduate degrees by submitting official transcripts.
7.F.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.
7.F.2.  Mailing address for official transcripts is President, 
MCU, Attn:  Registrar, 2076 South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134.  
For institutions that produce electronic official transcripts, the 
e-mail address is:  mcu_registrar@usmcu.edu.
7.F.3.  Official transcripts for SAW selectees must be received 
before the first day of class.  SAMS, MAWS, and SAASS selects should
contact those schools directly for guidance on transcript submission
requirements.
7.G.  SAW selectees should confirm by e-mail that SAW administration
has a correct personal phone number and e-mail address to facilitate 
communication while in PCS transition and prior to the beginning of 
the academic year.  E-mails should be titled AY25-26 SAW Selectee 
first initial, last name, and sent to melissa.calloway@usmcu.edu.
8.  Officers currently enrolled in resident or distance education 
Intermediate Level School must successfully complete the course of 
study to retain eligibility.  For distance education officers, 
failure to complete the entire course of study by 7 July 2025 
terminates eligibility to attend SAW, SAMS, or SAASS during AY25-26.
9.  Personally identifiable information should not be sent via 
e-mail.  Contact message POC for more information.
10.  Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew W. Tracy, 
President, Marine Corps University.//