R 251927Z MAR 25
MARADMIN 162/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) RESERVE COMMAND
SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BOARD (RSLB)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20170814//
REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/252010Z AUG 20//
REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN/202000Z JUN 05//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20200327//
REF/E/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA/241853Z MAR 25//
REF/F/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20000714//
REF/G/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20230609//
REF/H/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510//
REF/I/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA/281829Z DEC 21//
REF/J/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/052215Z FEB 18//
REF/K/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190215//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS MCO 1300R.65D, RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING
PROGRAM (RCSP). REFERENCE (B) IS MARADMIN 491/20, REMOVAL OF
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CONSIDERATION BY PROMOTION BOARDS AND SELECTION
PROCESSES PERTAINING TO ASSIGNMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND COMMAND.
REFERENCE (C) IS MARADMIN 270/05, AVIATION COMMANDERS PREPARATION
PROGRAM. REFERENCE (D) IS MCO 1800.11A, POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR
RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) MEMBER SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY
SERVICE. REFERENCE (E) IS MARADMIN 157/25, INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING
(IDT) TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT UPDATE. REFERENCE (F) IS MCO
P1070.12K W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
MANUAL (IRAM). REFERENCE (G) IS NAVMC 1200.1J, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL
SPECIALTIES MANUAL (MOS MANUAL). REFERENCE (H) IS MCO 1300.8 CH 1,
MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REFERENCE (I) IS MARADMIN
735/21, CHANGE TO ANNUAL FITNESS REPORT SCHEDULE FOR RESERVE
COMPONENT FIELD GRADE OFFICERS. REFERENCE (J) IS MARADMIN 077/18,
USMC OFFICER/ENLISTED PROMOTION BOARDS UPDATE MATERIAL SUBMISSION
GUIDANCE. REFERENCE (K) IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, SEPARATION AND
RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/J. F. DEAN/MAJ/RAM-3/TEL: 703-784-1275//
POC/B. FORD/CIV/RAM-3/TEL: 703-432-9410//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The FY26 RCSB and RSLB will convene 18 August
2025 for Reserve Component (RC) lieutenant colonels (LtCol) and 25
August 2025 for RC colonels (Col). The board will select RC officers
for designated commands/Reserve Senior Leader (RSL) billets projected
to be vacated between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026. RSL
billets are not designated command billets, but they entail
significant responsibility. Therefore, applicants applying for RSL
billets are governed by the same competitive criteria.
2. Purpose. Per reference (a), the Reserve Command Screening
Program (RCSP) ensures Marines receive the best possible
leadership and provides eligible officers with a fair and
equitable opportunity to command and maintain a competent and
well-trained fighting force.
3. Board Process. The boards will select a number of officers equal
to the number of commands available. Additionally, the boards will
select a sufficient number of officers as alternates to meet command
requirements if primaries decline or otherwise cannot take command.
The boards will develop proposed command slates for the primary
selectees and will forward those slates, along with the alternates
list, to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) for approval. Once
the proposed slate and list are approved, board results listing the
primary selectees will be announced via Marine Administrative
(MARADMIN) message. The alternates list will remain valid until the
convening of the next command screening board. Both primary and
alternate lists will be posted on the RAM-3 website at
https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-
Management/Reserve-Affairs-Division/Reserve-Affairs-Management-RAM
under the "Reserve Programs and Boards (RAM-3)" tab and "Reserve
Officer Command Screening Program" dropdown menu.
4. Board composition. The RCSBs will consist of officers whose
military occupational specialties represent all elements of the
Marine Air-Ground Task Force and supporting establishment.
5. Application Procedures. All applicants must complete the
following:
a. Submit the web-based, online application as outlined in
paragraph 12. No other application methods will be accepted.
In accordance with (IAW) reference (g), applicants must possess the
primary military occupational specialty (PMOS) required by the
billet(s), as listed in paragraphs 8 and 9. Applicants who do not
possess the requisite PMOS for the desired Command, will not be
considered by the board.
b. Aviators must submit an Aviation Qualification Summary (AQS)
(located on the online application) with current up-chit when
applying for a command requiring Duty Involving Flight-Operations
(DIFOP). Applications for commands requiring DIFOP will not be
considered if an AQS and up-chit are not submitted. Commanders will
continue to receive DIFOP pay once selected. Senior Reserve Advisor
billets do not require an up-chit.
6. The boards will select officers who are best and fully
qualified for command from a list of eligible LtCols (including LtCol
selects) and Cols (including Col selects).
7. Ineligibility. Officers who meet any of the following criteria
are ineligible for the FY26 RCSB and RSLB. Ineligible applications
will not be considered by the board.
a. Officers with an established separation or retirement date.
b. Officers, to include those who are retired recalled, with
a mandatory removal/retirement date within two years of the
projected assumption of command date.
c. Officers approved for sanctuary (attained approval by
Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs [DC M&RA], to
exceed 18 total years of active duty [AD] service), serving on
current orders ending beyond 18 total years of AD service, or whose
assignment to an RCSP billet will take them beyond 18 total years of
AD service. This restriction does not apply to AR officers.
d. Officers who are unwilling or unable to attend The
Commandant s Combined Commandership Course (Cornerstone).
e. Officers who were selected for command and slated on
previous RCSBs, but subsequently declined command.
f. Officers who were selected as alternates for command on
previous RCSBs and were fleeted-up for command due to vacancy,
but declined following the command offer.
g. Officers in the Special Education Program. If selected,
officers in this program shall complete no less than 24 months of
their prescribed utilization tour prior to assuming command to ensure
an adequate return on investment for sending the officer to the
initial education opportunity.
h. AR officers serving in a joint duty or overseas assignment
who have not completed 24 months of the assignment by the projected
change of command date for the command to which applying.
i. AR officers on their accession tour who have not met 24
months time on station by 31 July 2025 are ineligible to apply.
j. LtCol/LtCol Select
(1) LtCols who are currently holding an RCSP billet, who
have previously held an RCSP billet, or who were slated on a
previous RCSP board (or are awaiting assignment to their slated
billet) are ineligible for another LtCol RCSP billet.
(2) LtCols who are in-zone or above-zone on the next
scheduled promotion selection board.
k. Col/Col Select
(1) Senior Leader Billets: Cols who have previously held,
or were selected to, an Unrestricted Reserve (UR) Col Command
billet are ineligible for Senior Leader Billets.
(2) UR Col Command Billets: Cols who have previously held
an UR Col Command billet are ineligible to apply for another UR Col
Command Billet.
(3) Post Command SMCR Senior Leader Billets: Cols who have
not had a successful UR Col Command tour are ineligible.
8. Available Commands. The following command billets will be slated
by the RCSB/RSLB and selectees will attend Cornerstone IAW paragraph
11 of this MARADMIN. Billets are read as follows: Line (a): Billet
Title, Line (b): Location, Line (c): Eligible MOS criteria, Line
(d): Projected Change of Command (PCOC) by month and year:
a. UR Col/Col Select Command Billets:
(1) (a) CO, 1st CAG, FHG
(b) Camp Pendleton, CA
(c) 8006 w/1730 AMOS
(d) May 2026
(2) (a) CO, MCAC-A, FHG
(b) Washington, DC
(c) 8006
(d) Aug 2026
(3) (a) CO, MCAC-B, FHG
(b) Concord, CA
(c) 8006
(d) May 2026
(4) (a) CO, MATSG-42, 4th MAW
(b) Pensacola, FL
(c) 8042
(d) Jun 2026
(5) (a) SRA, 23d Mar, 4th MarDiv
(b) San Bruno, CA
(c) 8041
(d) Jan 2026
(6) (a) SRA, MAG-49, 4th MAW
(b) JB McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, NJ
(c) 8042
(d) Sep 2026
(7) (a) SRA, MACG-48, 4th MAW
(b) Great Lakes, IL
(c) 8042
(d) Jun 2026
(8) (a) SRA, 4th CRR, 4th MLG
(b) Marietta, GA
(c) 8040
(d) Jun 2026
b. AR Col/Col Select Command Billet:
(1) (a) CO, DPC/RSU East, FHG
(b) Camp Lejeune, NC
(c) 8006
(d) Jul 2026
(2) (a) CO, DPC/RSU West, FHG
(b) Camp Pendleton, CA
(c) 8006
(d) Jun 2026
(3) (a) CO, HQBN, MARFORRES
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) 8006
(d) Jun 2026
c. UR LtCol/LtCol Select Command Billets:
(1) (a) CO, 6th ANGLICO, FHG
(b) JB Lewis-McChord, WA
(c) 0302/0802/1802/1803/7506 w/7502 AMOS
(d) May 2026
(2) (a) CO, 6th COMM BN, FHG
(b) Brooklyn, NY
(c) 0602
(d) Aug 2026
(3) (a) CO, 2d Bn, 23d Mar, 4th MarDiv
(b) Pasadena, CA
(c) 0302
(d) Mar 2026
(4) (a) CO, 1st Bn, 24th Mar, 4th MarDiv
(b) Detroit, MI
(c) 0302
(d) Jun 2026
(5) (a) CO, 2d Bn, 24th Mar, 4th MarDiv
(b) Chicago, IL
(c) 0302
(d) Dec 2025
(6) (a) CO, 1st Bn, 25th Mar, 4th MarDiv
(b) Fort Devens, MA
(c) 0302
(d) Jun 2026
(7) (a) CO, 2d Bn, 25th Mar, 4th MarDiv
(b) Brooklyn, NY
(c) 0302
(d) Jun 2026
(8) (a) CO, 4th LAR, 4th MarDiv
(b) Camp Pendleton, CA
(c) 0302/1802
(d) Jul 2026
(9) (a) CO, 5th Bn, 14th Mar, 4th MarDiv
(b) Seal Beach, CA
(c) 0802
(d) Aug 2026
(10) (a) CO, 4th AAV BN, 4th MarDiv
(b) Tampa, FL
(c) 1803
(d) Dec 2025
(11) (a) CO, HMLA-773, 4th MAW
(b) JB McGuire-Dix, Lakehurst, NJ
(c) 7563/7565
(d) May 2026
(12) (a) CO, VMM-774, 4th MAW
(b) New River, NC
(c) 7532
(d) Jul 2026
(13) (a) CO, VMFA-112, 4th MAW
(b) Fort Worth, TX
(c) 7523
(d) Jul 2026
(14) (a) CO, VMGR-234, 4th MAW
(b) Forth Worth, TX
(c) 7557
(d) Jul 2026
(15) (a) CO, MASS-6, 4th MAW
(b) Westover, MA
(c) 7202
(d) Jul 2026
(16) (a) CO, MWSS-471, 4th MAW
(b) Minneapolis, MN
(c) 0402/1302/3002
(d) Jul 2026
(17) (a) CO, MWCS-48, 4th MAW
(b) Great Lakes, IL
(c) 0602
(d) Jul 2026
(18) (a) CO, CLB-25, 4th MLG
(b) Red Bank, NJ
(c) 0402/1302/3002
(d) Jun 2026
(19) (a) CO, 4th DSB, 4th MLG
(b) Miramar, CA
(c) 0402/1302/3002
(d) Jun 2026
(20) (a) CO, 6th DSB, 4th MLG
(b) Charlotte, NC
(c) 0402/1302/3002
(d) Jun 2026
d. AR LtCol/LtCol Select Command Billets:
(1) (a) I-I, 1st CAG, FHG
(b) Camp Pendleton, CA
(c) 8006
(d) Aug 2026
(2) (a) I-I, MCAC A, FHG
(b) Washington, DC
(c) 8006
(d) May 2026
(3) (a) CO, VMR Andrews, 4th MAW
(b) JB Andrews, MD
(c) 7506
(d) Jun 2026
(4) (a) Site Cmdr, Site Support Minneapolis, 4th MAW
(b) Minneapolis, MN
(c) 8006
(d) Jun 2026
9. RSL Billets. Officers selected to the following billets are not
authorized to attend Cornerstone. The following list of RSL billets
will be slated by the RSLB. Available billets are read as follows:
Line (a): Billet Title, Line (b): Location, Line (c): Eligible MOS
criteria, Line (d): PCOC by month and year:
a. Post-command SMCR Senior Leader billets for UR Col
(applicants must have previously held a Col RCSP billet):
(1) (a) Dep Cmdr, FHG
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) 8006
(d) Jun 2026
(2) (a) Asst Div Cmdr, 4th MarDiv
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) 8041
(d) May 2026
(3) (a) Dep Cmdr, 4th MLG
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) 8040
(d) Jun 2026
(4) (a) Vice C/S, MARFORRES
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) 8040/8041/8042
(d) Oct 2025
(5) (a) Vice C/S, MARFORCYBER
(b) Fort Meade, MD
(c) 8006
(d) Jun 2026
b. UR Col/Col select Senior Leader Billets (no previous
billet/experience required to apply):
(1) (a) RC, RSP-1, FHG
(b) Bell, CA
(c) 8006
(d) Aug 2026
(2) (a) RC, RSP-2, FHG
(b) Minneapolis, MN
(c) 8006
(d) Aug 2026
(3) (a) Dir, MARLE, 4th MAW
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) 8042
(d) Jul 2026
(4) (a) Dir, SCOLAC, 4th MLG
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) 8040/8041
(d) Jun 2026
(5) (a) Res Dep Dir, MSTP, TECOM
(b) Quantico, VA
(c) 8006
(d) Apr 2026
(6) (a) Marine Det OIC, JECC, USTRANSCOM
(b) Norfolk, VA
(c) 8006
(d) Jan 2026
10. Change of Command/Assignment. The PCOC/assignment dates listed
above are based on a standard command/assignment tour length of 24
months per reference (a).
11. Training
a. Officers selected for an opportunity listed in paragraph 8
will attend Cornerstone prior to, or shortly after, assuming command.
b. Commanders slated for flying squadrons must complete
training as prescribed in reference (c).
12. Application Process
a. The deadline for submitting an application is 2359 Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) on 8 August 2025. In accordance with reference
(j), all correspondence submitted to the President of the board must
be received no later than 10 calendar days prior to the board
convening date. Additional details about submitting correspondence
to the President of the Board can be found in paragraph 13. The
web-based online application is the only method to apply.
Applicants must go to the Reserve Command Screening website at:
https:(slash)(slash)www2.manpower.usmc.mil/application_cac/edu/
index.jsp. Click "FY26 RCSB" and complete the application.
Officers who do not have an M&RA portal account will receive a
404-access error. Within the error message are instructions on how
to register for an M&RA portal account, which is available to all
officers. Any officer who cannot access the application should
contact the RCSB POC listed in this MARADMIN. Officers with an M&RA
portal account will proceed to the login processes. Upon login,
the system will validate basic individual eligibility for
application. Officers are advised to read the instructions in
their entirety before completing the application. The web-based
application allows for the attachment of documents and offers
billet preference options via drop-down boxes.
b. Applicants must ensure their package is uploaded as a
single document and must be in portable document format (PDF).
The submitted name of the file must be in the following format:
EDIPI_RANK_LNAME.PDF (e.g., 1234567890_LTCOL_LAST). Submissions
not sent in this format will be deleted.
c. Applicants are highly encouraged to submit a signed Reserve
Qualification Summary (RQS) NAVMC 10476. The RQS template can be
found on the M&RA RAM-3 webpage at:
https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-Management
/Reserve-Affairs-Division/Reserve-Affairs-Management-RAM under the
"Reserve Programs and Boards (RAM-3)" tab, then "Reserve Officer
Command Screening Program" dropdown menu.
d. Applicants are also highly encouraged to submit a letter to
the President of the Board. The primary purpose of the letter is
for an officer to explain to the board why they are applying for a
specific command/billet and what the officer has accomplished to
be the best fit for that command/billet. Letters should also address
any discrepancies in the officer's record.
e. Once submitted, officers will receive a confirmation email
regarding application status.
13. Update Material
a. Officers may upload updated material for consideration by the
board. Updated material must be submitted via the online
application. Material must be submitted by the eligible officer and
addressed to the President, FY26 RCSB and RSLB. Per reference (j),
only information that has posted to Marine Corps Total Force System
and OMPF by 2359 EDT on 8 August 2025 will be submitted to the board.
b. The final deadline for all materials is 2359 EDT on 8 August
2025.
c. Late submissions will not be accepted. All material
submitted to the board will be destroyed upon completion of
the board.
d. Photographs. Per reference (b), official photographs are
not authorized for this board. This prohibition includes official
photographs located in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
Applicants are prohibited from submitting photographs of any kind in
their application package.
e. Fitness Reports. Marines may confirm receipt of their
fitness reports by accessing:
https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower. marines.mil/Manpower-
Management/Performance-Branch/Records-and-Performance/#tab/contact-
us or by contacting HQMC.Fitrep.Processing@usmc.mil.
f. OMPF Material. Officers are responsible for ensuring their
OMPF is accurate and updated. All OMPF material will be updated
through the Official-Records Management Application located on the
Manpower MMPB-2 page by accessing:
https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/orma/.
14. Applicants are highly encouraged to consult with a Career
Counselor via the Career Management Team (CMT), Reserve Affairs
Division. To request counseling services, please send an e-mail
to smb_manpower_cac@usmc.mil or call 703-784-0556. Additional
information can be found by accessing the CMT website at
https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower. marines.mil/Manpower-Management/
Reserve-Affairs-Division/Career-Management-Team-CMT/, then select
"Contact Us".
15. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Reserve Component.
16. Release authorized by Major General Karl D. Pierson, Director,
Reserve Affairs Division.//