R 081513Z MAY 26
MARADMIN 217/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) 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
POC/K. A. BOATENG/GYSGT/RAM-5/TEL: 703-784-9011/EMAIL:
KOFI.BOATENG@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 FY27 dates for Basic 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.  Basic TFIST.  Session 1 Dates: 20-22 October 2026; Session 2
Dates: 23-25 March 2027.  The target audience for Basic TFIST is
newly accessed AR officers.  Marines shall attend only one of the two
sessions.  RA will provide funding for travel to the course location.
Rental vehicles will be unit funded.
2.a.  RA refined the Basic TFIST curriculum in FY25 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, conduct practical applications, 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.  Dates: 11-13 May 2027.  AR officers must have completed
Basic TFIST to be eligible to attend A-TFIST.  RA will provide
funding for travel to the course location.  Rental vehicles will be
unit funded.
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 War.
3.b.  As AR officers progress through their careers, it is necessary
to ensure they receive ongoing, relevant training to support Total
Force integration roles and responsibilities.  This course consists
of instruction and material that enables 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 Total Force
integration.  
4.  E-TFIST.  Dates: 11-13 May 2027.  E-TFIST is for AR staff
noncommissioned officers (SNCOs).  RA will provide funding for travel
to the course location.  Rental vehicles will be unit funded.
4.a.  The purpose of E-TFIST is to orient 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.  Dates: 24-26 August 2027.  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 AR Colonels and Colonel-selects to attend the course.
Additionally, RA will provide funding for one CWO5 or MGySgt from
each Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Forces Reserve Staff, 4th
Marine Division, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, 4th Marine Logistics
Group, and Force Headquarters Group.  Rental vehicles will be unit
funded.  Additional Marines can attend utilizing unit funding or
virtually via Microsoft Teams.
5.a.  The purpose of this training symposium is to provide service-
level updates on Total Force integration requirements, policies, and
initiatives, as well as a forum for senior AR officers and enlisted
to discuss program-level topics.
6.  Application Timelines
6.a.  AR officers requesting to attend FY27 Basic TFIST Session 1
must respond to POCs listed in this message with a request for
registration NLT 1 September 2026.
6.b.  AR officers requesting to attend FY27 Basic TFIST Session 2
must respond to POCs listed in this message with a request for
registration NLT 15 February 2027.
6.c.  AR officers requesting to attend FY27 A-TFIST must respond to
POCs listed in this message with a request for registration NLT 1
April 2027.
6.d.  AR SNCOs requesting to attend FY27 E-TFIST must respond to POCs
listed in this message with a request for registration NLT 1 April
2027.
6.e.  AR Colonels, AR Colonel-selects, AR Chief Warrant Officer 5s,
and AR Master Gunnery Sergeants will be contacted via separate
correspondence to attend the FY27 S-TFIST Symposium.
7.  The class sizes for Basic TFIST, A-TFIST, and E-TFIST are
limited to 25 students per course.  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 John F. Kelliher III,
Director, Reserve Affairs Division.//