RESULTS FOR THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO SERVICE ACADEMIES SLATING PANEL ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027
Date Signed: 6/16/2025 | MARADMINS Number: 277/25
MARADMINS : 277/25

R 161519Z JUN 25
MARADMIN 277/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/RESULTS FOR THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO SERVICE
ACADEMIES SLATING PANEL ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20250501//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190530//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 211/25 MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL (OFFICER AND
ENLISTED) ASSIGNED TO SERVICE ACADEMIES SLATING PANEL ACADEMIC YEAR
2026. REF B IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT
POLICY. REF C IS MCO 1524.1 GRADUATE EDUCATION ORDER.//
POC/R. J. AYER/MAJ/MMOA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-9276/
EMAIL: RYAN.J.AYER@USMC.MIL//
POC/D. T. DUMANOVSKY/MAJ/MMOA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-9285/
EMAIL: DELANEY.T.DUMANOVSKY.MIL@USMC.MIL//
POC/J. J. SWARTZ/1STLT/USNA/COMMERCIAL: 410-293-6304/
EMAIL: SWARTZ@USNA.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  The assignment of Marines to
the United States Service Academies requires high caliber
individuals for positions that support the accession of junior
officers into the military service within the Department of Defense.
Per reference (a), on 2 June 2025, a panel convened at Headquarters
Marine Corps selected Marines for assignment to the United States
Naval Academy (USNA), the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA),
and the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in AY26-27.
2.  The Service Slating Academy slate below is subject to change.
2.a.  The following officers and enlisted Marines were selected as
primaries to serve at USNA (read in five columns):
  NAME                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS
  Escamilla, Casey G.    Maj    1702   Deputy Director          8006
  Killeen, Casey M.      Capt   0602   Electrical Engineer      8824
  Peoples III, Charles   Capt   3404   Economics Instructor     3404
  Phillips, Jonathan G.  Capt   3404   Economics Instructor     8006
  Baltimore, Cathryn D.  Capt   7566   Language Instructor      8006
  Mastriano, Mario T.    Capt   0402   Political Science        8006
  Ventura, Michael A.    Capt   1302   Leadership and Ethics    8006
  Kovacs, Anna C.        1stLt  0402   Leadership and Ethics    8006
  Macayan, Grace A.      1stLt  0202   Executive Assistant      8006
  Koerner, Cameron A.    Capt   7318   LEAD                     8803
  Biddiscombe, Rhys      1stLt  0302   LEAD                     8803
  Keefer, Sebastian W.   1stLt  0302   LEAD                     8803
  Lamendola, Megan J.    1stLt  0402   LEAD                     8803
  Perrotta, Grace E.     1stLt  0402   LEAD                     8803
  Gadson, Kentarius D.   SSgt   3529   Senior Enlisted Leader   8014
  Ong, Gerald G.         SSgt   6048   Senior Enlisted Leader   8014
2.b.  The following officer was selected to serve at Naval Academy
Prepatory School (NAPS) (read in five columns):
  Name                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS
  Abey, Zachary J.       Capt   1302   NAPS Company Officer     8006
2.c.  The following officer was selected to serve at USAFA
(read in five columns):
  Name                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS
  Frederick, Cory M.     LtCol  7532   USAFA Instructor         7506
2.d.  The following officers were selected as alternates for
assignment to the Service Academies (read in five columns):
  Name                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS
  Chittick, Tyler        Capt   7556   USAFA Instructor         7506
  Graham, Phillip        Capt   0802   Electrical Engineer      8824
  Reber, Bradley W.      Capt   7556   Language Instructor      8006
  Goslin, Tyger          1stLt  3002   NAPS Company Officer     8006
  McGrath, John          1stLt  0402   LEAD or Ethics           8803
  Summers, Gregory       1stLt  6602   LEAD or Ethics           8803
  Gdowski, Samuel M.     1stLt  1702   LEAD or Ethics           8803
  Dykstra, Cody N.       1stLt  0202   Leadership and Ethics    8006
  Silva, Christian R.    1stLt  0802   Leadership and Ethics    8006
3.  This message serves as notification of orders for officers
listed in paragraph 2.a-2.c.  Selected officers are directed to
contact their PMOS monitor NLT 2359 30 June 2025 and to acknowledge
their selection.
3.a.  Enlisted Marines must contact the Drill Instructor Monitor for
follow-on instructions and to acknowledge selection NLT 2359
30 June 2025.
3.b.  Selected officers who have not yet accepted Career Designation
(CD) will be offered CD in conjunction with this assignment.
Retention & Release Officer, MMOA-3 will notify all selectees being
offered CD via Marine Online (MOL).  Officers offered CD must accept
or decline by responding via MOL NLT 2359 30 June 2025.  Officers
who do not respond by the deadline will be considered as having
declined CD.  Officers who decline the offer of CD in conjunction
with this panel selection will execute their current End of Active
Service IAW MCO 1001.65A and forfeit their selection to their
respective Service Academy.
3.c.  Once an officer acknowledges their selection, they are subject
to reference (b) and (c).
3.d.  Officers not attending Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) will be
issued orders to their respective Service Academy upon the release
of this message.  The report date unless otherwise directed by their
respective Service Academy will be NLT 31 May 2026.
3.d.1.  Officers currently attending NPS will receive orders that
correlate with their respective course graduation dates.
3.e.  There is no deferral of selection.
3.f.  Declinations.  Requests for declination by officers who
volunteered and were selected for Service Academy duty will not
receive favorable consideration.  Only officers whose end of
obligated service ends prior to the report date may request to
decline orders.  Officers eligible to decline this assignment have
until 2359 30 June 2025 to decline their selection.  Officers who
elect to decline their selection are considered to have resigned in
lieu of orders. Officers who resign in lieu of orders will exit the
service NLT the last day of the month they were required to report
to their future unit, NLT 31 May 2026.
3.f.1.  Officers currently attending NPS are not authorized to
decline their selection based on obligated service incurred via
their Graduate Education program.
3.f.2.  Enlisted Marines will reach out to the Drill Instructor
Monitor for possible assignment modifications.
4.  Vacant positions.  There are four vacancies the panel did not
select a Marine to fill.  These requirements will therefore be
filled through the normal officer or enlisted assignment process.
Interested officers must reach out to their individual Primary MOS
monitor to discuss their eligibility.  Interested Enlisted Marines
must reach out to Drill Instructor Monitor for consideration.
4.a.  The vacant positions are as follows.
4.a.1.  (1) USNA 8006, O-3 Language Instructor
4.a.2.  (1) USNA 4402, O-3 Military Law Instructor
4.a.3.  (2) USNA 8014, SSgt or GySgt, Senior Enlisted Leader
5.  Coordinating Instructions
5.a.  Officers selected to the LEAD Master’s Program will incur 36
months of obligated service upon completion of their LEAD Master’s
Degree.  Each officer will have 12 months of obligated service
remaining at the end of their USNA tour and should expect to receive
PCA/PCS orders near the completion of their tour to execute in the
summer of 2029.  The end of obligated service for a LEAD Master’s
selectee is projected to be 1 July 2030.
5.b.  Officers selected above who are currently attending NPS will
incur 48 months of obligated service upon completion of their NPS
degree program.  Each officer will have 12 months of obligated
service remaining at the end of their USNA tour and should expect to
receive PCA/PCS orders near the completion of their tour to execute
in the summer of 2029.  The end of obligated service for officers
currently attending NPS and selected for service at USNA is
projected to be 1 July 2030.
5.c.  Officers selected in paragraph 2 who do not fall into the two
categories above will incur obligated service in accordance with the
Joint Travel Regulations and reference (b).
5.d.  Enlisted Marines must be willing to accept the required
obligated service for 36 months.
6.  Points of contact:
6.a.  USNA
      LtCol E. A. Scherrer
      Email: scherrer@usna.edu
      Comm:  410-293-6305
      1stLt J. J. Swartz
      Email:  swartz@usna.edu
      Comm:  410-293-6304
6.b.  NAPS
      Maj M. S. Reaser
      Email:  mark.reaser@usmc.mil
      Email:  mreaser@naps.edu
      Comm:   (401) 841-2693
6.c.  MMOA
      Maj R. J. Ayer
      Email: ryan.j.ayer@usmc.mil
      Comm:  703-784-9276
6.d.  MMOA-3 Graduate Education Manager
      Maj D. T. Dumanovsky
      Email: delaney.t.dumanovsky.mil@usmc.mil
      Comm:  703-784-9982
6.e.  MMEA Drill Instructor Monitor
      GySgt A. C. Morales
      Email: adrian.c.nanez.mil@usmc.mil
      Comm:  703-432-9475
7.  This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
8.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower
Management Division.//