R 011915Z MAY 25 MARADMIN 212/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (NROTC) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2026// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO/YMD: 20210510// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO/YMD: 20210203// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF B IS MCO 1001.65A, ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICER RETENTION AND PRIOR SERVICE ACCESSIONS.// POC/A. J. RUDD/MAJ/MMOA/TEL: 703-784-9276/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This message announces the eligibility criteria for Marines who desire to apply for academic year 2026 (AY26) NROTC duty beginning in summer 2026 and the timeline for selection board execution.  The board will select officers for Executive Officer (XO), and Marine Officer Instructor (MOI) duty. The Professor of Naval Science (PNS) selection board will occur in October 2025.  1.a.  Major timeline milestones are below:   Date                 Milestone   10 June 2025         NROTC application deadline   26 June 2025         AY26 NROTC board convenes 2.  Background 2.a.  NROTC units are an essential component in the training of prospective naval officers.  Officers serving at NROTC units mentor, develop, and shape the future officer corps and must therefore be of the highest caliber.  Officers aspiring to serve on NROTC duty must possess superlative leadership and academic qualities, be of sound moral character, and demonstrate superior physical fitness. 2.b.  Officers serving as an XO or MOI regularly support and augment summer training at Officer Candidates School, and other seasonal training programs such as new student indoctrination, or career orientation and training for Midshipmen. 3.  Eligibility.  NROTC positions are open to all active-duty unrestricted officers that meet the criteria below.  If an individual does not satisfy the criteria below they must contact their PMOS monitor to discuss waiver requirements. 3.a.  All interested officers must receive approval to apply from their PMOS monitors who will ensure officers meet all eligibility criteria or outline waiver requirements to become eligible.  This correspondence must be included as an attachment in the application package submission. 3.b.  Grade.  Officers who are promoted, selected, or in-zone for the solicited billet grade requirements are eligible to apply. Paragraph (7) lists available billets with the required grade. 3.b.1.  Officers applying for MOI or XO must possess the career timing to serve a full tour of duty (36 months) in the billet grade to which they are applying.  Requests for exceptions will not normally receive favorable consideration. 3.c.  Time on Station (TOS).  Officers who will complete their prescribed tour, on their current set of orders, NLT 30 September 2026 are eligible. 3.c.1.  Officers may request via Administrative Action form to screen if they are scheduled to complete their prescribed tour after 1 September 2026.  The first O5 in the chain of command must endorse the request and is required to acknowledge a potential gap in staffing that could last until that officer’s natural rotation date or beyond. 4.  Recommended applicant attributes. 4.a.  Academics.  Minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (GPA).  Select schools waive this requirement to 2.5 GPA if the applicant's record is otherwise outstanding.  Select billets require a master’s degree. 4.b.  Physical fitness.  High first class PFT and CFT are recommended. 5.  Assignment, selection, and slating. 5.a.  Manpower Management Officer Assignments Branch (MMOA) makes every effort to match selected officers with their preferences.  By applying for NROTC duty, officers volunteer and agree to be assigned to any available NROTC billet.  Application for and selection to an NROTC assignment is considered official notification of orders and declination of orders necessitates resignation in lieu of orders.  Requests for declination by officers who applied and were selected for NROTC duty will not normally receive favorable consideration. 5.b.  Officers selected for MOI duty who have not screened for career designation (CD) will be offered CD in conjunction with their selection to that duty per reference (b). 5.c.  Selected officers who were not offered CD on a previous board for career designation, or are selected for career designation and decline, will nullify their MOI selection and execute their End of Active Service (EAS). 6.  Application process. 6.a.  Officers interested in NROTC duty who meet the above eligibility criteria must complete the AY26 NROTC application and submit the documents listed below as part of their package to MMOA-3 no later than 2359 ET on 10 June 2025.  Submit all application documents outlined below to the following organization address: [email protected].  Applicants must also complete the assignment questionnaire and upload all application documents via the questionnaire located at https:(slash)(slash) forms.osi.apps.mil/r/tKAdLd6S5B 6.a.1.  In the event that MMOA changes the list of available billets by updating the webpage in paragraph (7) after an officer has submitted his or her application, the officer may complete an updated questionnaire with revised billet preferences, but this is not required.  If multiple questionnaires are submitted, MMOA will use the most recent submission. 6.b.  Electronic packages must be submitted in a single portable document format (.pdf) file with the following naming convention: “EDIPI_LASTNAME_SUM26NROTC_DOC1.pdf”.  The document must be less than 800KB in size. 6.c.  The applications must include: 6.c.1.  Document 1 - Personal statement.  Submit this letter in standard naval letter format from the Marine to MMOA-3.  Applicants are encouraged to submit personal statements of two pages or less. This is the officer’s opportunity to express in writing their desire to serve on NROTC duty and elaborate on relevant personal strengths and experiences. 6.c.2.  Document 2 - Command endorsement.  Submit this letter in standard naval letter format from the immediate chain of command, battalion/squadron commander or equivalent, for officers applying for MOI or XO. 6.c.3.  Document 3 – Letter of Recommendation.  At least one but no more than three letters of recommendation. 6.c.4.  Document 4 - Official college transcripts.  Official college transcripts are to be sent directly from the university or officer and be uploaded to the officer's Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). Officers should submit OMPF update requests via OMPF- Records Management Application (O-RMA) which can be accessed through Marine Online (MOL).  If assistance is required, contact your unit S-1 or local IPAC.  Officers are responsible for ensuring their OMPF is accurate at all times.  If legible college transcripts are already included in the officer's OMPF, a duplicate submission is not required. 7.  Billet vacancies 7.a.  Below is the list of billets available at the time of publication.  The list may change due to unforeseen circumstances and MMOA will post a current list on the NROTC Selection Panel webpage at https:(slash)(slash) www.manpower.marines.mil/Manpower- Management/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/ 7.b.  XO vacancies for Majors and Majors select (read in four columns):   MCC     University                      Location            Note   H04     University of California        Berkeley, CA        1   HAE     University Of Southern Florida  Tampa, FL           1 7.c.  MOI vacancies for First Lieutenants, Captains select, and Captains (read in four columns):   MCC     University                      Location            Note   H03     Boston University               Boston, MA   H08     University Of Colorado          Boulder, CO   H17     University Of Florida           Gainesville, FL   H19     Florida A&M University          Tallahassee, FL   H30     Iowa State University           Ames, IA   H40     Miami University Of Ohio        Oxford, OH   H44     University Of Minnesota         Minneapolis, MN   H50     University Of Nebraska          Lincoln, NE         1   H52     University Of New Mexico        Albuquerque, NM   H53     Arizona State University        Tempe, AZ   H56     Northwestern University         Evanston, IL        3   H57     Norwich University              Northfield, VT   H58     University Of Notre Dame        Notre Dame, IN   H63     George Washington University    Washington, DC   H72     Purdue University               West Lafayette, IN   H81     Southern University A&M College Baton Rouge, LA     2   H87     Virginia Military Institute     Lexington, VA       2   H89     Texas A&M University            College Station, TX   H9C     Maine Maritime Academy          Castine, ME   HC3     University Of Maryland          College Park, MD    2,3 Note 1:  Master’s degree required.  If an applicant does not possess a graduate degree, an enrollment, or an accepted status, into a graduate degree program is required. Note 2:  Waives GPA requirement to 2.5. Note 3:  This university is associated with a consortium.  Local travel will be required between the university locations. 8.  MMOA will release a selection MARADMIN as soon as feasible after the conclusion of the board.  MMOA may not issue permanent change of station orders until they receive approval by the NROTC units or universities of selected officers. 9.  Points of contact: 9.a.  MMOA grab from RSCO       Maj T. D. Milroy       Email:  [email protected]       Comm:  703-784-9272       Maj A. J. Rudd       Email:  [email protected]       Comm:  703-784-9276 9.b.  MMOA-2       Maj K. E. Bookhout       Email:  [email protected]       Comm:  703-784-9267 9.c.  MMOA-3 Plans Officer       Maj T. J. Kitasato       Email: [email protected]        Comm:  703-784-9284 10.  This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 11.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//