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MARADMIN 420/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 ACQUISITION COMMAND SCREENING BOARD
ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20170323//
REF/B/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20250307//
REF/C/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20250528//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.64B, COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM. REF B IS
MCO 1300.8 CH-2, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS
MCO 1900.16 CH-3, THE MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/T. J. KITASATO/MAJ/MMOA-3/ (703) 784-9284/
EMAIL: TAYLOR.KITASATO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message announces the board to
screen 8059 and 8061 acquisition lieutenant colonels and lieutenant
colonel (select) for acquisition command billets for assignment
during fiscal year (FY) 2026, the eligible officer population for
screening, and the established timeline for execution of the board.
1.a. Major timeline milestones are (read in two columns):
Date Milestone
Release of this message Questionnaire open for applicants
5 October 2025 Completed questionnaire due
3 November 2025 Board convenes
1.b. The purpose of the acquisition command screening board is to
select highly qualified Marine officers to lead within major
acquisition programs and acquisition related commands where the
Marine Corps has a unique or vested interest.
1.c. The board will select officers for designated acquisition
command billets projected to be available in FY26.
2. Process. The board will select from a list of eligible
officers in the rank of lieutenant colonel and lieutenant colonel
(select) who are best and most fully qualified and meet
requirements for acquisition command. The board may select as
primaries a number of officers equal to the number of acquisition
command billets available. Additionally, the board may select a
sufficient number of officers as alternates to meet requirements
when primaries decline or otherwise cannot take command.
3. Board composition. The board will consist of representatives
from the acquisition communities, the operating forces, and
supporting establishment to ensure broad representation among board
members.
4. Eligibility. MMOA has posted eligibility rosters at the MMOA-3
Top Level Schools and Programs tab in the Acquisition Command
Screening Board sub-tab webpage located at:
https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Divisions/Manpower-Mana
gement/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/#tab/top-level-
schools-and-programs
4.a. Questions regarding eligibility should be
directed to the appropriate PMOS monitor.
4.b. Eligibility criteria. All 8059 or 8061 lieutenant colonels
and lieutenant colonels (select) except as outlined in
paragraph 4.c. are eligible and will be screened by this board.
4.c. Ineligibility criteria
4.c.1. Officers with a Primary Military Occupational Specialty
other than 8059 or 8061.
4.c.2. Officers previously selected for acquisition command with a
projected rotation date after FY26.
4.c.3. Officers with an established separation or retirement date.
4.c.4. Officers with a mandatory retirement date prior to
1 June 2028.
4.c.5. Officers who declined command after selection on a previous
board, whether they declined the offer as a primary selectee, or an
alternate fleeted-up due to a vacancy.
4.c.6. Officers in graduate education programs. These officers
will be eligible to screen for command after their graduation from
school and completion of their utilization tour, if required.
4.c.7. Officers who have been relieved for cause from a designated
lieutenant colonel command or command equivalent screened billet
regardless of length of time in command.
4.c.8. Officers that are in the above-zone for promotion to
lieutenant colonel on the FY28 U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel
Selection Board.
5. Board communication
5.a. Eligible officers shall only communicate with the board via
the online questionnaire. The online questionnaire is the primary
mechanism for communication. In the questionnaire, officers may
call attention to any matter deemed important, including command
preferences or location, family or personal situations the board
should consider in decision making. A common access card
certificate is required to access the questionnaire. Only officers
listed on the eligibility roster will have access to the
questionnaire.
5.a.1. Questionnaire link for all eligible officers is as follows:
https:(slash)(slash)www2.manpower.usmc.mil/application_cac/edu/inde
x.jsp
5.a.2. The deadline for submitting the online questionnaire is
2359 EST on 5 October 2025 in order to facilitate pre-board
actions. Any correspondence received after the convening of the
board will be submitted at the discretion of the board president.
All correspondence to the board must originate from or be endorsed
by the screening officer.
5.b. Officers may submit correspondence such as letters to the
board, letters of recommendation, and any material not found in
their Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) via email to the
questionnaire. The questionnaire is the only method for MMOA-3 to
receive board correspondence. Once responses are submitted via the
questionnaire MMOA-3 will receive an automatic notification of
completion.
5.c. Officers are required to submit their bio-on-a-slide (without
photos), a current Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act
(DAWIA) training transcript and acquisition Career and Training
Summary (CTS) depicting training and certifications in a single PDF
file labeled "EDIPI_LastName_AcqCSB" via the questionnaire to the
MMOA-3. Officers shall obtain their CTS from Ms. Angela Rowan
(angela.rowan@usmc.mil) and should conduct an audit with Ms. Rowan
to ensure the CTS is accurate. DAWIA transcripts are accessed via
eDACM.
5.d. OMPF update material. Officers should submit OMPF update
material via OMPF Records Management Application (ORMA) as soon as
possible. Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF is
accurate at all times.
5.e. Fitness reports. Completed fitness reports must be submitted
to Performance Evaluation Section (MMPB-2) for inclusion into the
OMPF.
5.f. Remove by request (RBR)
5.f.1. Officers who are eligible but do not desire to screen must
complete the online questionnaire and submit an AA form requesting
RBR to MMOA-3 in the same questionnaire. The AA form must be
endorsed by the Commander, MARCORSYSCOM or Program Executive
Officer for Air Anti-submarine Warfare, Assault and Special Mission
Programs. Officers without properly endorsed AA forms for RBR will
be screened by the board. Dir, MM will adjudicate in cases where
an officer submits a negatively endorsed AA form for RBR.
5.f.2. Officers desiring RBR must submit requests via the
questionnaire and MMOA-3 organizational email at
smb_mmoa_planso@usmc.mil and their PMOS monitor NLT 5 October 2025.
6. Command availability
6.a. MMOA-3 has posted command availability lists at the
MMOA-3 Top Level Schools and Programs tab in the Acquisition
Command Screening Board sub-tab webpage located at:
https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Divisions/Manpower-Mana
gement/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/#tab/top-level-
schools-and-programs
6.b. The list of acquisition command billets may be updated prior
to the board, and is subject to change up until the conclusion of
the board.
7. Board results. Manpower Management plans to release the
results of the board via MARADMIN.
7.a. Alternates. The board will identify officers as alternates
for assignment when command vacancies occur. MMOA-3 will post an
alphabetical list of alternates on the MMOA-3 website following the
release of the board results.
7.b. Declinations
7.b.1. Officers slated to command who decline must do so via AA
form, endorsed by the first general officer in their chain of
command, forwarded to Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC, MMOA-3).
Officers who decline command will receive a letter in their OMPF
documenting the declination. Unless otherwise approved by Director,
Manpower Management due to extraordinary circumstances, officers who
decline command are ineligible for command screening on future
boards. The results MARADMIN will establish a deadline for
declination requests.
7.b.2. Alternates identified to fill vacated command billets are
also required to formally decline if they choose not to accept the
offer using the same procedure as paragraph 7.b.1.
7.c. Deferrals. Officers selected for command who are unable to
execute orders due to extraordinary life or personal circumstances
may request a deferral. Officers requesting deferral must do so via
AA form, endorsed by the first general officer in their chain of
command, forwarded to HQMC (MMOA-3). If approved, the Director,
Manpower Management may defer officers to the following year's
acquisition command screening board. The results MARADMIN will
establish a deadline for deferral requests.
8. Points of contact:
Col E. J. Smith Branch Head, MMOA
Comm: (703) 784-9300
Email: erik.smith@usmc.mil
LtCol E. C. Buxton
Aviation Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: eben.buxton@usmc.mil
LtCol E. F. Bradley
Combat Arms Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
Comm: (703) 784-9274
Email: evan.bradley@usmc.mil
Ms. R. E. Cisneros, 8061 OccFld Mgr, MARCORSYSCOM
Comm: (703) 855-0376
Email: ruth.cisneros@usmc.mil
LtCol M. J. Shull, Executive Officer, 8059 OccFld Mgr, MADPAX
Comm: (301) 342-1421
Email: michael.j.shull8.mil@us.navy.mil
9. This message is only applicable to the active component.
10. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//