R 251927Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 162/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA// SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING BOARD (RCSB) AND RESERVE SENIOR LEADER BOARD (RSLB)// REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20170814// REF/B/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/252010Z AUG 20// REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN/202000Z JUN 05// REF/D/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20200327// REF/E/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA/241853Z MAR 25// REF/F/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20000714// REF/G/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20230609// REF/H/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510// REF/I/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA/281829Z DEC 21// REF/J/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/052215Z FEB 18// REF/K/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190215// NARR/REFERENCE (A) IS MCO 1300R.65D, RESERVE COMMAND SCREENING PROGRAM (RCSP).  REFERENCE (B) IS MARADMIN 491/20, REMOVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM CONSIDERATION BY PROMOTION BOARDS AND SELECTION PROCESSES PERTAINING TO ASSIGNMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND COMMAND. REFERENCE (C) IS MARADMIN 270/05, AVIATION COMMANDERS PREPARATION PROGRAM.  REFERENCE (D) IS MCO 1800.11A, POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) MEMBER SERVICE BEYOND 16 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.  REFERENCE (E) IS MARADMIN 157/25, INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT UPDATE.  REFERENCE (F) IS MCO P1070.12K W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM).  REFERENCE (G) IS NAVMC 1200.1J, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES MANUAL (MOS MANUAL).  REFERENCE (H) IS MCO 1300.8 CH 1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REFERENCE (I) IS MARADMIN 735/21, CHANGE TO ANNUAL FITNESS REPORT SCHEDULE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT FIELD GRADE OFFICERS.  REFERENCE (J) IS MARADMIN 077/18, USMC OFFICER/ENLISTED PROMOTION BOARDS UPDATE MATERIAL SUBMISSION GUIDANCE.  REFERENCE (K) IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.// POC/J. F. DEAN/MAJ/RAM-3/TEL: 703-784-1275// POC/B. FORD/CIV/RAM-3/TEL: 703-432-9410// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The FY26 RCSB and RSLB will convene 18 August 2025 for Reserve Component (RC) lieutenant colonels (LtCol) and 25 August 2025 for RC colonels (Col).  The board will select RC officers for designated commands/Reserve Senior Leader (RSL) billets projected to be vacated between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026.  RSL billets are not designated command billets, but they entail significant responsibility.  Therefore, applicants applying for RSL billets are governed by the same competitive criteria. 2.  Purpose.  Per reference (a), the Reserve Command Screening Program (RCSP) ensures Marines receive the best possible leadership and provides eligible officers with a fair and equitable opportunity to command and maintain a competent and well-trained fighting force. 3.  Board Process.  The boards will select a number of officers equal to the number of commands available.  Additionally, the boards will select a sufficient number of officers as alternates to meet command requirements if primaries decline or otherwise cannot take command.  The boards will develop proposed command slates for the primary selectees and will forward those slates, along with the alternates list, to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) for approval.  Once the proposed slate and list are approved, board results listing the primary selectees will be announced via Marine Administrative (MARADMIN) message.  The alternates list will remain valid until the convening of the next command screening board.  Both primary and alternate lists will be posted on the RAM-3 website at https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower- Management/Reserve-Affairs-Division/Reserve-Affairs-Management-RAM under the "Reserve Programs and Boards (RAM-3)" tab and "Reserve Officer Command Screening Program" dropdown menu. 4.  Board composition.  The RCSBs will consist of officers whose military occupational specialties represent all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and supporting establishment. 5.  Application Procedures.  All applicants must complete the following:     a.  Submit the web-based, online application as outlined in paragraph 12.  No other application methods will be accepted. In accordance with (IAW) reference (g), applicants must possess the primary military occupational specialty (PMOS) required by the billet(s), as listed in paragraphs 8 and 9.  Applicants who do not possess the requisite PMOS for the desired Command, will not be considered by the board.     b.  Aviators must submit an Aviation Qualification Summary (AQS) (located on the online application) with current up-chit when applying for a command requiring Duty Involving Flight-Operations (DIFOP).  Applications for commands requiring DIFOP will not be considered if an AQS and up-chit are not submitted.  Commanders will continue to receive DIFOP pay once selected.  Senior Reserve Advisor billets do not require an up-chit. 6.  The boards will select officers who are best and fully qualified for command from a list of eligible LtCols (including LtCol selects) and Cols (including Col selects). 7.  Ineligibility.  Officers who meet any of the following criteria are ineligible for the FY26 RCSB and RSLB.  Ineligible applications will not be considered by the board.     a.  Officers with an established separation or retirement date.     b.  Officers, to include those who are retired recalled, with a mandatory removal/retirement date within two years of the projected assumption of command date.     c.  Officers approved for sanctuary (attained approval by Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs [DC M&RA], to exceed 18 total years of active duty [AD] service), serving on current orders ending beyond 18 total years of AD service, or whose assignment to an RCSP billet will take them beyond 18 total years of AD service.  This restriction does not apply to AR officers.     d.  Officers who are unwilling or unable to attend The Commandant s Combined Commandership Course (Cornerstone).     e.  Officers who were selected for command and slated on previous RCSBs, but subsequently declined command.     f.  Officers who were selected as alternates for command on previous RCSBs and were fleeted-up for command due to vacancy, but declined following the command offer.     g.  Officers in the Special Education Program.  If selected, officers in this program shall complete no less than 24 months of their prescribed utilization tour prior to assuming command to ensure an adequate return on investment for sending the officer to the initial education opportunity.     h.  AR officers serving in a joint duty or overseas assignment who have not completed 24 months of the assignment by the projected change of command date for the command to which applying.     i.  AR officers on their accession tour who have not met 24 months time on station by 31 July 2025 are ineligible to apply.     j.  LtCol/LtCol Select         (1) LtCols who are currently holding an RCSP billet, who have previously held an RCSP billet, or who were slated on a previous RCSP board (or are awaiting assignment to their slated billet) are ineligible for another LtCol RCSP billet.         (2) LtCols who are in-zone or above-zone on the next scheduled promotion selection board.     k.  Col/Col Select         (1) Senior Leader Billets:  Cols who have previously held, or were selected to, an Unrestricted Reserve (UR) Col Command billet are ineligible for Senior Leader Billets.         (2) UR Col Command Billets:  Cols who have previously held an UR Col Command billet are ineligible to apply for another UR Col Command Billet.         (3) Post Command SMCR Senior Leader Billets:  Cols who have not had a successful UR Col Command tour are ineligible. 8.  Available Commands.  The following command billets will be slated by the RCSB/RSLB and selectees will attend Cornerstone IAW paragraph 11 of this MARADMIN.  Billets are read as follows:  Line (a):  Billet Title, Line (b):  Location, Line (c):  Eligible MOS criteria, Line (d): Projected Change of Command (PCOC) by month and year:     a.  UR Col/Col Select Command Billets:         (1) (a) CO, 1st CAG, FHG             (b) Camp Pendleton, CA             (c) 8006 w/1730 AMOS             (d) May 2026         (2) (a) CO, MCAC-A, FHG             (b) Washington, DC             (c) 8006             (d) Aug 2026         (3) (a) CO, MCAC-B, FHG             (b) Concord, CA             (c) 8006             (d) May 2026         (4) (a) CO, MATSG-42, 4th MAW             (b) Pensacola, FL             (c) 8042             (d) Jun 2026         (5) (a) SRA, 23d Mar, 4th MarDiv             (b) San Bruno, CA             (c) 8041             (d) Jan 2026         (6) (a) SRA, MAG-49, 4th MAW             (b) JB McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, NJ             (c) 8042             (d) Sep 2026         (7) (a) SRA, MACG-48, 4th MAW             (b) Great Lakes, IL             (c) 8042             (d) Jun 2026         (8) (a) SRA, 4th CRR, 4th MLG             (b) Marietta, GA             (c) 8040             (d) Jun 2026     b.  AR Col/Col Select Command Billet:         (1) (a) CO, DPC/RSU East, FHG             (b) Camp Lejeune, NC             (c) 8006             (d) Jul 2026         (2) (a) CO, DPC/RSU West, FHG             (b) Camp Pendleton, CA             (c) 8006             (d) Jun 2026         (3) (a) CO, HQBN, MARFORRES             (b) New Orleans, LA             (c) 8006             (d) Jun 2026     c.  UR LtCol/LtCol Select Command Billets:         (1) (a) CO, 6th ANGLICO, FHG             (b) JB Lewis-McChord, WA             (c) 0302/0802/1802/1803/7506 w/7502 AMOS             (d) May 2026         (2) (a) CO, 6th COMM BN, FHG             (b) Brooklyn, NY             (c) 0602             (d) Aug 2026         (3) (a) CO, 2d Bn, 23d Mar, 4th MarDiv             (b) Pasadena, CA             (c) 0302             (d) Mar 2026         (4) (a) CO, 1st Bn, 24th Mar, 4th MarDiv             (b) Detroit, MI             (c) 0302             (d) Jun 2026         (5) (a) CO, 2d Bn, 24th Mar, 4th MarDiv             (b) Chicago, IL             (c) 0302             (d) Dec 2025         (6) (a) CO, 1st Bn, 25th Mar, 4th MarDiv             (b) Fort Devens, MA             (c) 0302             (d) Jun 2026         (7) (a) CO, 2d Bn, 25th Mar, 4th MarDiv             (b) Brooklyn, NY             (c) 0302             (d) Jun 2026         (8) (a) CO, 4th LAR, 4th MarDiv             (b) Camp Pendleton, CA             (c) 0302/1802             (d) Jul 2026         (9) (a) CO, 5th Bn, 14th Mar, 4th MarDiv             (b) Seal Beach, CA             (c) 0802             (d) Aug 2026        (10) (a) CO, 4th AAV BN, 4th MarDiv             (b) Tampa, FL             (c) 1803             (d) Dec 2025        (11) (a) CO, HMLA-773, 4th MAW             (b) JB McGuire-Dix, Lakehurst, NJ             (c) 7563/7565             (d) May 2026        (12) (a) CO, VMM-774, 4th MAW             (b) New River, NC             (c) 7532             (d) Jul 2026        (13) (a) CO, VMFA-112, 4th MAW             (b) Fort Worth, TX             (c) 7523             (d) Jul 2026        (14) (a) CO, VMGR-234, 4th MAW             (b) Forth Worth, TX             (c) 7557             (d) Jul 2026        (15) (a) CO, MASS-6, 4th MAW             (b) Westover, MA             (c) 7202             (d) Jul 2026        (16) (a) CO, MWSS-471, 4th MAW             (b) Minneapolis, MN             (c) 0402/1302/3002             (d) Jul 2026        (17) (a) CO, MWCS-48, 4th MAW             (b) Great Lakes, IL             (c) 0602             (d) Jul 2026        (18) (a) CO, CLB-25, 4th MLG             (b) Red Bank, NJ             (c) 0402/1302/3002             (d) Jun 2026        (19) (a) CO, 4th DSB, 4th MLG             (b) Miramar, CA             (c) 0402/1302/3002             (d) Jun 2026        (20) (a) CO, 6th DSB, 4th MLG             (b) Charlotte, NC             (c) 0402/1302/3002             (d) Jun 2026     d.  AR LtCol/LtCol Select Command Billets:         (1) (a) I-I, 1st CAG, FHG             (b) Camp Pendleton, CA             (c) 8006             (d) Aug 2026         (2) (a) I-I, MCAC A, FHG             (b) Washington, DC             (c) 8006             (d) May 2026         (3) (a) CO, VMR Andrews, 4th MAW             (b) JB Andrews, MD             (c) 7506             (d) Jun 2026         (4) (a) Site Cmdr, Site Support Minneapolis, 4th MAW             (b) Minneapolis, MN             (c) 8006             (d) Jun 2026 9.  RSL Billets.  Officers selected to the following billets are not authorized to attend Cornerstone.  The following list of RSL billets will be slated by the RSLB.  Available billets are read as follows:  Line (a):  Billet Title, Line (b):  Location, Line (c): Eligible MOS  criteria, Line (d):  PCOC by month and year:     a.  Post-command SMCR Senior Leader billets for UR Col (applicants must have previously held a Col RCSP billet):         (1) (a) Dep Cmdr, FHG             (b) New Orleans, LA             (c) 8006             (d) Jun 2026         (2) (a) Asst Div Cmdr, 4th MarDiv             (b) New Orleans, LA             (c) 8041             (d) May 2026         (3) (a) Dep Cmdr, 4th MLG             (b) New Orleans, LA             (c) 8040             (d) Jun 2026         (4) (a) Vice C/S, MARFORRES             (b) New Orleans, LA             (c) 8040/8041/8042             (d) Oct 2025         (5) (a) Vice C/S, MARFORCYBER             (b) Fort Meade, MD             (c) 8006             (d) Jun 2026     b.  UR Col/Col select Senior Leader Billets (no previous  billet/experience required to apply):         (1) (a) RC, RSP-1, FHG             (b) Bell, CA             (c) 8006             (d) Aug 2026         (2) (a) RC, RSP-2, FHG             (b) Minneapolis, MN             (c) 8006             (d) Aug 2026         (3) (a) Dir, MARLE, 4th MAW             (b) New Orleans, LA             (c) 8042             (d) Jul 2026         (4) (a) Dir, SCOLAC, 4th MLG             (b) New Orleans, LA             (c) 8040/8041             (d) Jun 2026         (5) (a) Res Dep Dir, MSTP, TECOM             (b) Quantico, VA             (c) 8006             (d) Apr 2026         (6) (a) Marine Det OIC, JECC, USTRANSCOM             (b) Norfolk, VA             (c) 8006             (d) Jan 2026 10.  Change of Command/Assignment.  The PCOC/assignment dates listed above are based on a standard command/assignment tour length of 24 months per reference (a). 11.  Training     a.  Officers selected for an opportunity listed in paragraph 8 will attend Cornerstone prior to, or shortly after, assuming command.     b.  Commanders slated for flying squadrons must complete  training as prescribed in reference (c). 12.  Application Process     a.  The deadline for submitting an application is 2359 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 8 August 2025.  In accordance with reference (j), all correspondence submitted to the President of the board must be received no later than 10 calendar days prior to the board convening date.  Additional details about submitting correspondence to the President of the Board can be found in paragraph 13.  The web-based online application is the only method to apply. Applicants must go to the Reserve Command Screening website at: https:(slash)(slash)www2.manpower.usmc.mil/application_cac/edu/ index.jsp.  Click "FY26 RCSB" and complete the application. Officers who do not have an M&RA portal account will receive a 404-access error.  Within the error message are instructions on how to register for an M&RA portal account, which is available to all officers.  Any officer who cannot access the application should contact the RCSB POC listed in this MARADMIN.  Officers with an M&RA portal account will proceed to the login processes.  Upon login, the system will validate basic individual eligibility for application.  Officers are advised to read the instructions in their entirety before completing the application.  The web-based application allows for the attachment of documents and offers billet preference options via drop-down boxes.     b.  Applicants must ensure their package is uploaded as a single document and must be in portable document format (PDF). The submitted name of the file must be in the following format: EDIPI_RANK_LNAME.PDF (e.g., 1234567890_LTCOL_LAST).  Submissions not sent in this format will be deleted.     c.  Applicants are highly encouraged to submit a signed Reserve Qualification Summary (RQS) NAVMC 10476.  The RQS template can be found on the M&RA RAM-3 webpage at: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower-Management /Reserve-Affairs-Division/Reserve-Affairs-Management-RAM under the "Reserve Programs and Boards (RAM-3)" tab, then "Reserve Officer Command Screening Program" dropdown menu.     d.  Applicants are also highly encouraged to submit a letter to the President of the Board.  The primary purpose of the letter is for an officer to explain to the board why they are applying for a specific command/billet and what the officer has accomplished to be the best fit for that command/billet.  Letters should also address any discrepancies in the officer's record.     e.  Once submitted, officers will receive a confirmation email regarding application status. 13.  Update Material     a.  Officers may upload updated material for consideration by the board.  Updated material must be submitted via the online application.  Material must be submitted by the eligible officer and addressed to the President, FY26 RCSB and RSLB.  Per reference (j), only information that has posted to Marine Corps Total Force System and OMPF by 2359 EDT on 8 August 2025 will be submitted to the board.     b.  The final deadline for all materials is 2359 EDT on 8 August 2025.     c.  Late submissions will not be accepted.  All material submitted to the board will be destroyed upon completion of the board.     d.  Photographs.  Per reference (b), official photographs are not authorized for this board.  This prohibition includes official photographs located in the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Applicants are prohibited from submitting photographs of any kind in their application package.     e.  Fitness Reports.  Marines may confirm receipt of their fitness reports by accessing: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower. marines.mil/Manpower- Management/Performance-Branch/Records-and-Performance/#tab/contact- us or by contacting [email protected].     f.  OMPF Material.  Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF is accurate and updated.  All OMPF material will be updated through the Official-Records Management Application located on the Manpower MMPB-2 page by accessing: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/orma/. 14.  Applicants are highly encouraged to consult with a Career Counselor via the Career Management Team (CMT), Reserve Affairs Division.  To request counseling services, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 703-784-0556.  Additional information can be found by accessing the CMT website at https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower. marines.mil/Manpower-Management/ Reserve-Affairs-Division/Career-Management-Team-CMT/, then select "Contact Us". 15.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Reserve Component. 16.  Release authorized by Major General Karl D. Pierson, Director, Reserve Affairs Division.//