R 082020Z JUL 25
MARADMIN 318/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) ASSISTANT MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR 
(AMOI), SECOND TOUR DRILL INSTRUCTOR (DI), AND UNITED STATES (US) 
NAVAL ACADEMY SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER BILLET VACANCIES//
REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210511//
REF/B/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210510//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1326.6 CH-1, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING
ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY 
ASSIGNMENT (SCREENMAN). REF (B) IS MCO 1300.8, MARINE CORPS 
PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.//
POC/K. L. MCCOY/CAPT/MMEA-25/TEL: 703-784-9472/EMAIL:
KRISTINA.MCCOY@USMC.MIL//
POC/A. C. MORALES/GYSGT/DI MONITOR/TEL: 703-432-9475/EMAIL:
ADRIAN.C.NANEZ.MIL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The purpose of this MARADMIN is to solicit
applications from qualified Marines for the FY26 AMOI program,
second tour Drill Instructors, and US Naval Academy 8014 Senior 
Enlisted Leader.
2.  Headquarters Marine Corps needs volunteers for the
following FY26 vacancies (read in three columns):
University/Vacancy                          MCC   Location
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI                      H48   Columbia, MO
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OF OHIO                    H40   Oxford, OH
MASS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY                H37   Cambridge, MA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY           H04   Berkeley, CA
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE         H81   Baton Rouge, LA
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY             H54   Raleigh, NC
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO                         H24   Moscow, ID
NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY                       H52   New Mexico, NM
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA                       H61   Tucson, AZ
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                     H44   Minneapolis, MN
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY                         HC7   Tuskegee, AL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA                H80   Columbia, SC
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA               H02   Honolulu, HI
USMC OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL               069   Quantico, VA
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, PARRIS ISLAND   040   Parris Island, SC
MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, SAN DIEGO       041   San Diego, CA
US MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY                  KB5   Garden City, NY   
US NAVAL ACADEMY                            J38   Annapolis, MD
2.a.  Potential FY26 vacancies (read in three columns):
AUBURN UNIVERSITY                           H01   Auburn, AL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES        H06   Los Angeles, CA
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS                        H32   Lawrence, KS
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY                        H36   Milwaukee, WI
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME                    H58   Notre Dame, IN
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER                     H78   Rochester, NY
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY                        H89   Houston, TX
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN                     H96   Madison, WI
3.  Tour length.  Second tour assignments at Marine Corps Recruit
Depots are 24 months.  All other assignments are 36-month tours.
3.a.  Obligated Service.  Marines must be willing to accept the
required obligated service for prescribed tour length as outlined
in paragraph 3.
4.  Time on Station.  Marines must have 36 months Time On Station 
(TOS) at estimated date of departure, in accordance with reference 
(b).  TOS requirements for Marines requesting assignment in the 
same geographic location do not apply.  Requests for ETP will be 
considered on a case-by-case basis. 
5.  Marines must serve a minimum of 36 months in Primary Military 
Occupational Specialty since last Special Duty Assignment (SDA) tour
or screenable billet at estimated date of departure.  Requests for 
ETP will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
6.  Marines must meet height and weight standards.
7.  Pictures of tattoos must be submitted IAW TFRS Message Number:
A66568.
8.  AMOI and second tour Drill Instructors Eligibility requirements.
In addition to the eligibility requirements contained in reference 
(a) and paragraphs 3-7, Marines applying for the above mentioned 
billets, other than the US Naval Academy (see paragraph 9), must
meet and comply with the following criteria:
8.a.  Regular active-duty Marines in the grade of Staff Sergeant
through Master Sergeant.
8.b.  Successfully completed a Drill Instructor tour with an
Additional Military Occupational Specialty of 0911.
8.c.  Possess a minimum General Technical score of 100
(AMOI duty only).  Requests for Exception to Policy (ETP) will be
considered on a case-by-case basis. 
8.d.  Possess a minimum of 250 Physical Fitness Test (PFT) score for
Officer Candidate School or a 215 PFT score for Marine Corps Recruit
Depots and Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at time of
submission. 
8.e.  Marines must complete the Drill Instructor Duty Checklist 
(NAVMC 11705), provided in appendix E of reference (a).
8.f.  Marines applying for this program must be willing to accept
assignment to any vacancy listed in paragraph 2.
8.g.  Marines selected for AMOI duty will be required to execute 
their Permanent Change of Station moves and report to their 
respective NROTC units no later 31 March 2026. Upon reporting, 
Marines should expect to augment to Officer Candidate School summer 
training from April 2026 through August 2026.
9.  US Naval Academy Eligibility requirements.  In addition to the 
eligibility requirements contained in reference (a) and paragraphs 
1-7, Marines applying for the US Naval Academy, must meet and comply
with the following criteria:
9.a.  Regular active-duty Marines in the grade of Staff Sergeant or
Gunnery Sergeant. 
9.b.  Must have successfully completed a SDA or screenable billet, 
in accordance with reference (a).  The Senior Enlisted Leader
billets are no longer restricted to second tour drill instructors.
9.c.  Possess a minimum General Technical score of 100.  Requests
for exception to policy (ETP) will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
9.d.  Possess a current first-class Physical Fitness Test score at
the time of submission.
9.e.  Marines interested in an assignment to USNA, must
download the USNA application at
https:(slash)(slash)www.usna.edu/USMC/index.php and submit the
completed application with attachments electronically using the SDA
request in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to CMC (MMEA-25)
via the normal Reenlistment Extension Lateral Move (RELM) routing
chain.  Unit Career Planners have access to the TFRS program.  
9.f. Must complete the Independent Duty Checklist (NAVMC 11710), 
provided in appendix E of reference (a).
9.g.  Marines selected for US Naval Academy will be required to 
execute their Permanent Change of Station moves and report no later 
31 May 2026. 
10.  Marines are authorized to submit for these billets year round. 
The no later than for submission is 31 December 2025, applications 
with attachments must be submitted electronically using the SDA 
request in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to CMC (MMEA-25) 
via the normal Reenlistment Extension Lateral Move (RELM) routing 
chain.  Unit Career Counselor have access to the TFRS program.  
The enclosures to the RELM will contain the following:
10.a.  Administrative Action Form listing in order of precedence the 
billets for which applying, dates served on Drill Instructor Duty 
or screenable billet, and any other relevant information that should
be considered.  
10.b.  Gunnery Sergeants must annotate their promotion preference 
(M or F).
11.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
12.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower
Management Division.//