SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED MARINES FOR FFI, MAIT, MCWIS AT MARTIAL ARTS FITNESS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BILLET VACANCIES
Date Signed: 7/21/2026 | MARADMINS Number: 324/26
MARADMINS : 324/26

R 201711Z JUL 26
MARADMIN 324/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED MARINES FOR FFI,
MAIT, MCWIS AT MARTIAL ARTS FITNESS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE 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/P. N. DELACRUZ/MAJ/MMEA-25/TEL: 703-432-9493/EMAIL:
PATRICK.DELACRUZ@USMC.MIL//
POC/Y. A. HENDERSON/GYSGT/DI MONITOR/TEL: 703-432-9475/EMAIL:
YAFFA.HENDERSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The purpose of this message is to solicit
applications from qualified Marines for Force Fitness Instructors
(FFI), Martial Arts Instructor Trainers (MAIT), Marine Corps
Instructors of Water Survival (MCIWS) at Martial Arts Fitness Center
of Excellence (MAFCE), and FFIs and MCIWS at various locations.
2. Headquarters Marine Corps needs FFI, MAIT, and MCIWS volunteers
for the following vacancies (read in four columns):
Billet          MCC    Command                    Location
FFI             086    Human Performance Branch   Quantico, VA
FFI             074    MAFCE                      Quantico, VA
MCIWS           074    MAFCE                      Quantico, VA
MAIT            074    MAFCE                      Quantico, VA
MCIWS           J15    Water Survival School      Camp Lejeune, NC
MCIWS           091    MCB Hawaii                 Kaneohe Bay, HI
MCIWS           130    3D MARDIV                  Kaneohe Bay, HI
MCIWS           1NL    3D MARDIV                  Camp Hansen, Japan
MCIWS           1RX    3D MARDIV                  Camp Schwab, Japan
MCIWS           G91    NAS PENSACOLA              Pensacola, FL
2. Tour Length. The normal tour length for FFI, MCIWS, and MAIT
is 36 months in accordance with reference (a).
3. 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 Exception to Policy
(ETP) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
4. Eligibility requirements. Marines applying for FFI, MAIT, and
MCIWS must meet and comply with the following criteria:
4.a. Corporals through Gunnery Sergeants (GySgt) are eligible for
FFI and MCIWS. Sergeants through Master Sergeant are eligible for
MAIT. GySgts are eligible for Human Performance Branch.
4.b. Marines must meet waist to height standards.
4.c. Marines must conduct an interview with the Director of the
nearest location of the duty they are applying for prior to
application submission. If Marines are not located within the local
area of one of the billet locations, the interview can be conducted
remotely at the discretion of the associated schoolhouse Director.
5. Applications with attachments must be submitted electronically
using the Special Duty Assignment request in Total Force Retention
System (TFRS) to CMC (MMEA-25) via the normal RELM routing chain.
Unit Career Counselors have access to the TFRS program. The
enclosures to the RELM will contain the following:
5.a. NAVMC 11713 (Commanding Officers Screening/Interview guide
formal School Instructor Duty) with Commanding Officer endorsement.
5.b. Marine Corps Physical Fitness Program Staff Screening
Checklist.
6. For MAFCE volunteers, the screening process can be found at
https:(slash)(slash)www.tbs.marines.mil/MAFCE/#tab/future-staff.
7. This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
8. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, 
Manpower Management Division.//