R 231000Z JUN 25
MARADMIN 287/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) TOTAL FORCE 
INTEGRATION STAFF TRAINING (TFIST) CONTINUUM COURSE DATES//
REF/A/DOC/MCO 1001.52K/YMD: 20190215//
NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR)
SUPPORT TO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE (USMCR) WITHIN THE
TOTAL FORCE MARINE CORPS.//
POC/M. J. JONES/MAJ/RAM-5/TEL: 703-784-3676/EMAIL:
MARSHALL.J.JONES@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  Reserve Affairs (RA) annually conducts
Total Force Integration Staff Training (TFIST) Continuum Courses as
Professional Military Education (PME) for Active Reserve (AR)
officers and senior enlisted Marines.  The following are the
established FY26 dates for Basic TFIST (B-TFIST), Advanced TFIST
(A-TFIST), Enlisted TFIST (E-TFIST), and Senior TFIST (S-TFIST)
Symposium.  All courses will be conducted at Marine Corps Base
Quantico, VA.
2.  B-TFIST: Session 1, 21-23 October 2025; Session 2, 24-26 March
2026.  The target audience for Basic TFIST is newly accessed AR
officers.  Marines shall attend only one of the two sessions.
2.a.  RA refined the Basic TFIST curriculum in January 2025 to
orient newly accessed AR officers to their roles and responsibilities
as members of the AR Program.  Specifically, this course focuses on
the tactical and operational level of reserve integration at the unit
or Major Subordinate Command level.  This course also provides
Marines the opportunity to discuss contemporary Reserve Component
(RC) issues with their peers, develop camaraderie, and prepare for
successful tours as reserve integrators within the Total Force
Marine Corps. 
2.b.  AR officers on their accession tour are required to complete
Basic TFIST to be considered for AR career designation.
3.  A-TFIST: 12-14 May 2026.  AR officers must have completed
B-TFIST to be eligible to attend A-TFIST.
3.a.  The purpose of A-TFIST is to further educate field grade AR
officers who serve in critical reserve integration billets
throughout the Total Force Marine Corps or Department of Defense.
3.b.  As AR officers progress within their careers, it is necessary
to ensure they receive ongoing, relevant training to support their
RC integration roles.  This course consists of instruction and
material which enable AR officers to succeed in senior assignments
such as Reserve Integration Officers, Reserve Liaison Officers,
Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Operational Sponsors, and
other billets focused on reserve integration.
4. E-TFIST: 12-14 May 2026.  E-TFIST is for AR staff
noncommissioned officers (SNCOs).  This course orients AR SNCOs to
their roles and responsibilities to effectively serve as reserve
integrators in support of the Total Force Marine Corps, in addition
to being subject matter experts in their primary military
occupational specialty.
5.  S-TFIST Symposium: 26-27 August 2026.  Registration is open for
all AR Colonels, AR Colonel-selects, AR Chief Warrant Officer-5s,
and AR Master Gunnery Sergeants.  RA will provide funding for all
AR Colonels and Colonel-selects.  In addition, RA will provide
funding for one Marine from each Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Forces Reserve Staff, 4th Marine Division, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing,
4th Marine Logistics Group, and Force Headquarters Group.
Additional Marines can attend utilizing unit funding or virtually
via Microsoft Teams.  This training symposium provides Service-level
updates on Total Force integration requirements, policy, and
initiatives, as well as a forum for senior AR officers and enlisted
to discuss program-level topics.
6.  Applications will be submitted via the organizational mailbox
at JOINAR@USMC.MIL or the POC listed in this message in accordance
with the following timelines:
6.a.  FY26 B-TFIST Session 1:  NLT 1 September 2025.
6.b.  FY26 B-TFIST Session 2:  NLT 15 February 2026.
6.c.  FY26 A-TFIST:  NLT 1 April 2026.
6.d.  FY26 E-TFIST:  NLT 1 April 2026.
6.e.  AR Colonels, AR Colonel-selects, AR Chief Warrant Officer 5,
and AR Master Gunnery Sergeants will be contacted via separate
correspondence to attend the FY26 S-TFIST Symposium.
7.  The class sizes for Basic TFIST, A-TFIST, and E-TFIST are limited
to 25 students per course and registration approvals will be
prioritized on a first-come, first-served basis.  Should requests
exceed the respective maximum class size, RA will prioritize
attendance based upon respective AR officer or AR SNCO billet
assignments.
8.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the AR program.
9.  Release authorized by Major General Karl D. Pierson, Director,
Reserve Affairs Division.//