FISCAL YEAR 2026 RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

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R 011834Z APR 25 MARADMIN 175/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190215// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20200826// REF/D/MSGID: MSG/CMC/YMD: 20030815// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF B IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, THE MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF C IS MARADMIN 491/20, REMOVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CONSIDERATION BY BOARDS AND SELECTION PROCESSES. REF D IS MARADMIN 371/03, CHANGE TO PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RECRUITING STATION OFFICERS.// POC/T. J. KITASATO/MAJ/MMOA-3/(703) 784-9284/ EMAIL: TAYLOR.KITASATO@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message announces the timeline for the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Recruiting Station Commanding Officer (RSCO) Selection Board, outlines eligibility criteria, provides information on board communication, and lists the available recruiting stations for assignment. 1.a. Major timeline milestones (read in two columns): Date Milestone Release of this message RSCO questionnaire opens 1 May 2025 Completed questionnaire due 1 May 2025 Remove by request (RBR) due 2 June 2025 RSCO Selection Board convenes TBD July 2025 RSCO Selection Board results released 1.b. Recruiting continues to be one of the most demanding missions facing the Marine Corps. Despite the challenges, the Marine Corps' continued success is a testament to the high quality of Marines assigned to recruiting duty. The Marine Corps provides the opportunity to lead these remarkable Marines to officers who have demonstrated great leadership performance. Selection as an RSCO is a unique distinction with tremendous opportunity to shape the future of the Marine Corps and to develop both professionally and personally. Successful tours indicate outstanding leadership ability, which is acknowledged via higher selection percentages than peers for future command opportunities. In the past five years 64 percent of successful RSCOs were selected as primaries for Lieutenant Colonel command versus a 23 percent selection rate overall. 2. Process. The board will select those who are best and fully qualified from the eligible population. The board will select a number of primaries equal to the number of available recruiting stations and a sufficient number of alternates to meet requirements when primary selects cannot take command. Manpower Management Division will release the results via Marine Administrative (MARADMIN) message. 2.a. Board composition. The RSCO board will be composed of 3 general officers and 13 colonels to ensure a broad professional perspective among the board membership. 3. Eligibility criteria. Active-duty officers who meet the below criteria will be screened for RSCO duty: 3.a. Majors and Majors (select) with a date of rank of 1 September 2024 or junior who will meet their minimum tour control factor (TCF) by 1 September 2026. 3.a.1. Captains in-zone for promotion to Major in Calendar Year 2025/Fiscal Year 2027. 3.b. Eligibility rosters can be found on the following website under MMOA-3 Top Level Schools and Programs Tab in the Recruiting Station Commanding Officer sub-folder: https://www.manpower.marines. mil/Manpower-Management/Officer-Assignments/#tab/top-level-schools-a nd-programs 4. Ineligibility criteria 4.a. Officers with an established separation or retirement date. 4.b. Officers in receipt of orders with a TCF greater than 12 months. 4.c. Limited duty officers. 4.d. Officers selected for or currently attending programs with a designated utilization tour. Examples include, but are not limited to: Graduate Education Programs (GEPs), Test Pilot, Foreign Area Officer (FAO)/Regional Area Officer (RAO), School of Advanced Warfighting and joint equivalents, and Funded Law. 4.e. Officers with an approved lateral move in FY26. 4.f. Naval aviators completing two or more consecutive years in Duty in Flight Status, All Flight Activity Denied (DIFDEN) status during FY26 will not normally be screened for RSCO duty. 5. Volunteers. An officer who does not meet the eligibility criteria or meets one or more of the ineligibility criteria and desires to screen may request screening by submitting an exception to policy (ETP) via an NAVMC 10274 Administrative Action (AA) form to the Plans, Programs, and Boards Section (MMOA-3) via email. The AA form must include why the officer desires to screen and the specific eligibility/ineligibility criteria that they do not/do meet. The AA form must be favorably endorsed by the first O-5 commanding officer in the Marine's chain of command and must receive concurrence from the PMOS monitor via email. Not meeting date of rank requirements is an example of a ETP that MMOA will consider. 6. Board communication 6.a. All eligible officers are directed to communicate their recruiting station duty preferences via the online questionnaire located at: https://www2.manpower.usmc.mil/application_cac/edu/ ViewBoardServlet.action?boardID=4886 6.b. Officers may submit any material not found in their Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) via the questionnaire. Instructions on how to upload material are provided on the final page of the questionnaire. Officers who experience difficulty with the questionnaire upload process should contact Manpower Management Officer Assignments Branch, Plans, Programs, and Boards Section (MMOA-3) by email at smb_mmoa_planso@usmc.mil or by phone at (703) 784-9284 for assistance. 6.c. The deadline for submitting the online questionnaire is 2359 EST on 1 May 2025 in order to facilitate pre-board actions. 6.d. Any correspondence submitted after 1 May 2025 will be considered at the discretion of the board president. 6.e. OMPF update material. Officers should submit OMPF update requests via OMPF-Records Management Application (O-RMA). If assistance is required, contact your unit S-1 or local IPAC. Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF is accurate at all times. The RSCO selection board will have access to the member's OMPF. 6.f. The RSCO selection board does not use photographs per reference (c). 6.g. Fitness reports. Completed fitness reports must be submitted to Performance Evaluation Section (MMRP-30) for inclusion into the OMPF. Incomplete fitness reports will not normally be accepted or forwarded to the board. 6.h. Remove by request (RBR) 6.h.1. Officers who are eligible but do not desire to screen for a compelling reason must complete the online questionnaire and attach a AA form requesting RBR. The AA form must state the reason the officer desires to RBR and be favorably endorsed by the first general officer in the Marine's chain of command. MMOA does not consider perceived key billet or career progression concerns as viable reasons for RBR since service as an RSCO is a career- enhancing assignment. The board will screen officers without properly endorsed AA forms. 6.h.2. Director, Manpower Management will review all AA forms requesting RBR and will approve or deny the requests. Prior to the convening of the board, MMOA-3 will notify all officers who submitted an RBR whether their request was approved or denied. 6.h.3. MMOA-3 must receive RBRs via the online questionnaire no later than 2359 EST on 1 May 2025. Officers requesting RBR must also email a copy to their PMOS monitor. 7. Billet vacancies. Listed below are recruiting stations that the FY26 RSCO Selection Board is expected to slate. This list is subject to change and can change up until the day of the board. 1st Marine Corps District RS Albany, NY RS Baltimore, MD RS Boston, MA RS Springfield, MA 4th Marine Corps District RS Lansing, MI RS Raleigh, NC RS Richmond, VA 6th Marine Corps District RS Atlanta, GA RS Baton Rouge, LA RS Columbia, SC RS Ft Lauderdale, FL RS Tampa, FL 8th Marine Corps District RS Albuquerque, NM RS Salt Lake City, UT 9th Marine Corps District RS Indianapolis, IN RS Oklahoma City, OK 12th Marine Corps District RS Sacramento, CA 8. Board results. Manpower Management (MMOA-3) will release the results of the board in July 2025, via MARADMIN. 8.a. Alternates. Officers selected as alternates to RS command will be prioritized by the board for assignment when RSCO vacancies occur. MMOA-3 will post an alphabetical list of alternates on the MMOA-3 website following the release of the board results. 8.b. Declinations. Officers who decline command must submit a declination in writing (AA Form) via the first general officer in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3. The MARADMIN announcing results will establish a timeline for acceptance or declination. Officers who decline command are ineligible for future command at any rank, unless otherwise approved by the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 8.c. Deferrals. Officers selected for command who are unable to execute orders due to extraordinary circumstances may request a deferral. If approved, the Director, Manpower Management will defer the officer to a future RSCO selection board. Primary selectees may submit a deferral request in writing (AA Form) to HQMC (MMOA-3) via the first general officer in their chain of command. 8.d. Per MARADMIN 371/03, officers who successfully complete a tour of duty as an RSCO and meet the eligibility requirements will have the option of either attending Marine Corps Command and Staff College (USMC CSC) without screening on the Commandant's Professional Intermediate Education Board (CPIB) or screening on the board for other CPIB opportunities. Officers who complete their RSCO tour of duty as a lieutenant colonel (select) may opt to compete for fellowship opportunities. Lieutenant colonels (select) should address their preferences with their PMOS monitor. Officers who do not desire to attend resident USMC CSC or to compete for other CPIB programs will have the option of geo-location preference (East Coast, West Coast, National Capitol Region, Hawaii, overseas) for their follow-on duty assignment. 9. Points of contact: 9.a. MMOA-1 (Ground) Major Thomas Milroy Combat Arms Major Monitor Comm: 703-784-9272 Email: thomas.milroy@usmc.mil Major Ryan Ayer Co Grade Infantry Monitor Comm: 703-784-9276 Email: ryan.j.ayer@usmc.mil Major Carlin Myrick Co Grade Combat Arms Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: carlin.myrick@usmc.mil Major Corydon Cusack Combat Service Support Major Monitor Comm: 703-784-9272 Email: corydon.cusack@usmc.mil Major Luis Medinahernandez Co Grade Manpower/Military Police Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: luis.medinahernandez@usmc.mil Captain Steven Scher Co Grade Logistics Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: steven.scher@usmc.mil Captain Kendra Appleby Co Grade Supply Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: kendra.appleby@usmc.mil Captain James Sisco Co Grade Information Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: james.sisco@usmc.mil Captain Nathan Rogers Co Grade Intel/Law Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: nathan.c.rogers@usmc.mil Major Nathan Matthai Information Maj Monitor Comm: 703-784-9272 Email: nathan.matthai@usmc.mil 9.b. MMOA-2 (Aviation) Major Brandon Thompson Rotary Wing Major Monitor Comm: 703-784-9267 Email: brandon.k.thompson@usmc.mil Major Anthony Emberger Co Grade Rotary Wing Officers Comm: 703-784-9267/8/9/70 Email: anthony.emberger@usmc.mil Major Katherine Bookhout Aviation Ground Major Monitor Comm: 703-784-9267 email: katherine.bookhout@usmc.mil Captain Juan Moreno Co Grade Aviation Ground Officers Comm: 703-784-9267/8/9/70 Email: juan.c.moreno@usmc.mil Lieutenant Colonel Jesse Simmermon Fixed Wing Major Monitor Comm: 703-784-9267 Email: jesse.simmermon@usmc.mil Captain Maverick Santamaria Co Grade Fixed Wing Officers Comm: 703-784-9267/8/9/70 Email: maverick.santamaria@usmc.mil 10. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//