R 211256Z OCT 25 MARADMIN 492/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FY26 COMMANDANT'S PROFESSIONAL INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL EDUCATION BOARD (CPIB) SELECTION RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: MSG/DOD/YMD: 20250606// REB/B/MSGID: MCO/DOD/YMD: 20190530// REF/C/MSGID: MCO/DOD/YMD: 20080125// REF/D/MSGID: MCO/DOD/YMD: 20250307// REF/E/MSGID: MCO/DOD/YMD: 20250528// REF/F/MSGID: MSG/CMC/YMC: 20250408// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 262/25, FY26 COMMANDANT'S PROFESSIONAL INTERMEDIATE LEVEL EDUCATION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MCO 1524.1, MARINE CORPS GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM. REF C IS MCO 1553.4B PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF D IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH-2, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF E IS MCO 1900.16 W/CH-3, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL (MARCORSEPMAN). REF F IS MARADMIN 176/25, OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM FY25-26 SEAT QUOTA ASSIGNMENTS.// POC/D. T. DUMANOVSKY/MAJ/MMOA-3/USMC/TEL: 703-784-9284/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message announces the results of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Commandant's Professional Intermediate- Level Education Board (CPIB) that convened on 5 August 2025, as part of the FY26 Commandant's Education Board (CEB). This message includes those selected for the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) and civilian fellowships, Command and Staff College (CSC), other sister service professional military education (PME), and Foreign PME (FPME). 1.a. Background. The board, composed of five colonels, and sixteen lieutenant colonels, considered the records of the eligible population and selected the officers listed below. The small number of CPIB assignments available relative to the number of eligible officers makes selection a highly competitive process. 1.b. Major milestone timeline (read in two columns): DATE MILESTONE 1 January 2026 Marine Corps CSC registration 26 June 2026 Marine Corps CSC end of registration 21 July 2026 Marine Corps CSC report date May-September 2026 FPME DLI begin dates July-August 2026 CMC Fellowship orientations (para 3.d.) 2. Coordinating Instructions 2.a. This MARADMIN serves as notice of orders for the officers listed in paragraph 3. 2.b. Declinations. Only officers whose end of obligated service (EOS) ends prior to the report date to their specific program may decline orders. Officers eligible to decline this assignment have 10 days from release of this MARADMIN to decline. Officers who elect to decline their selection are deemed as resigning in lieu of orders. Officers who resign in lieu of orders will exit the service NLT the last day of the month they were required to report to their future unit. 2.b. Deferrals. Headquarters Marine Corps will not usually accept deferrals. Officers may request a deferral in writing (AA Form) via the first O-6 in their chain of command to HQMC (MMOA-3) no later than ten days from the release of this MARADMIN. 2.c. Marines selected for Marine Corps CSC (para 3.b.5.) are required to visit https:(slash)(slash)www.usmcu.edu/Students/ New-Student-Check-In/. On the website, all selectees will follow the instructions for registration, enrollment, and pre-check-in. Registration will begin 1 January 2026. Please register and complete the online enrollment process before 26 June 2026. Marines selected for Air Command and Staff College, Space Force Command and Staff College, Army Command and General Staff College, and College of Naval Command and Staff will be notified of their start dates and registration requirements via separate correspondence. 3. Selectees 3.a. All slated officers are listed below with corresponding assignments. Unless specified otherwise, officers will receive orders from their Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) monitor. Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) Scholars are included in the list of primaries. 3.b. Intermediate Level School (ILS) 3.b.1. Air Command and Staff College (read in three columns): NAME PMOS MCC BRATTAIN, MATTHEW A. 0202 115 GILLARD, DILLON K. 0402 1MY HAMILTON, HEATHER E. 7525 1ES JACOBSMA, TYLER L. 7566 1MX MEDLEN, TREVOR M. 1302 160 MULLER, COREY R. 7557 1TK REED, ZACHARIAH W. 0302 V22 RHODES, STEVEN K. 6002 MDT SCHICHLER, NICHOLAS A. 7532 VM3 WOESSNER II, BENJAMIN L. 6602 H57 3.b.2. Space Force Command and Staff College, Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C. (read in three columns): NAME PMOS MCC PANTOJA, RUBEN I. 0602 1XC MYRICK, CARLIN P. 0802 080 3.b.3. Army Command and General Staff College (read in three columns): NAME PMOS MCC ANDERSON, STEPHEN J. 7532 007 BARBARO, ZACHARY M. 0370 1MU BAUER, TIMOTHY R. 3002 1FY BEAVER JR, WILLIAM D. 0802 1A5 BUCKLEY, CHARLES S. 7557 1V3 DASSRATH, KRISHAN L. 0602 TTX GARRETSON, BRIAN J. 0402 H50 HUNTER, EASTON B. 0402 1QN HUTCHISON, BRIAN Q. 0202 VFG JAMERSON, SPENCER C. 0402 TLF JOHNSON, MATTHEW D. 0302 KAF KIMBERLING, DAVID Q. 7220 090 KOEHLER, DANIEL J. 0402 15D KOLBACH, DAVID C. 7566 1K4 KREBS, SAMUEL D. 0402 V36 MCCLOSKEY, GRANT T. 0302 994 MCMILLAN, ANDREW E. 7557 S4G MURRAY, RYAN P. 7208 1PJ NELSON, DALIN W. 0202 1R1 OLDS, RICHARD D. 7523 VFF VINES, JASON M. 0202 1C0 VIVIAN, WILLIAM S. 0302 J18 WARD, JAMES M. 1302 1CV WATT, BRICE M. 7532 G71 3.b.4. College of Naval Command and Staff (read in three columns): NAME PMOS MCC FOX, JACQUELINE B. 0402 1XA FRIEND, CHRISTIAN J. 7204 135 HAYASHI, SPENCER A. 0402 132 HOPKINS, MICHAEL T. 4502 H04 HURTON, JAMES J. 0302 V17 JOHNS, STEVEN J. 7566 1T9 JOHNSON, JOHN G. 0602 1QP MAENZ, KEVIN J. 0202 QDC PERRINE, FREDERICK J. 3002 1UR PIOTROWICZ, MATTHEW 7563 1A5 PIPER, STEVEN C. 7565 1T5 SNELGROVE, MILES N. 0302 J38 THOMPSON, NATHANIEL M. 1302 091 VENANCIO, DAVIDSON O. 0302 V16 3.b.5. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (CSC). Marines will report to Marine Corps CSC NLT 23 July 2026 (read in three columns): NAME PMOS MCC ALDRED, BRANDON M. 7557 086 AMMEN, JONATHAN T. 0402 V13 ANDERSON, SAMUEL J. 7566 1G0 ANTCZAK, WILLIAM A. 0802 1NP ATKINSON, ROBERT J. 0302 V21 BANKS, CHRISTOPHER R. 7202 1PR BAUMANN III, CHARLES J. 0402 910 BERIT, MATTHEW A. 7202 QAQ BOYKIN, JOSEPH W. 0602 NBM BROGAN, RYAN L. 0402 124 CANNON, VANESSA Y. 0102 1C0 CHENEY, NATHAN S. 0302 1NL CORTELLUCCI, PHILIP 7509 V80 COVIN, KYRA S. 0102 QAS CRUZ, ADAM L. 0102 080 DALY, KYLE W. 0302 950 DELANEY, JENNIFER 0402 152 DIEHL, JASON D. 0202 800 DOWNING, MICHAEL S. 0302 V16 DURNO, DOMINIC R. 7220 1TC EHRNRITER, MEGAN L. 5803 087 FIELDER II, RONNIE 6602 1J0 FISCHER, THOMAS G. 0302 970 GARCIA, PAMELA I. 5803 R70 GARRETT, STEVEN E. 0402 1EH HALL, SETH F. 0302 V36 HANEY, JEREMY S. 7532 VM5 HARDY, AUSTIN E. 7563 1MX HARRELL III, RONALD E. 0402 121 HASELTON, MALIA E. 0602 1RS HERBOLD, BENJAMIN M. 0302 V28 HERMANSON, GAVIN F. 7565 1MR HOBAN, SEAN W. 0302 V16 HUNT, ALEXANDER P. 0302 V36 IIDA, JORDAN M. 1707 1F2 JACOBS, BRENT C. 0302 B50 JAMES, JOSHUA T. 0402 066 KENNETT, ALEXANDER P. 0202 1JD KERN, TANNER A. 7557 044 KIMBLE, BRANDAN P. 0202 143 KING, KYLE S. 0302 996 KINGSTON, TAYLOR G. 7318 L15 KIRK, MEAGAN R. 0402 15E KITASATO, TAYLOR J. 0302 080 KLOPPING, JASON A. 0602 124 KNOLL, GABRIEL L. 0302 V31 LAFFEY, JOSEPH A. 0202 143 LEIGHTON, SHAWN E. 7563 VLB LINDSKOG, ERIK A 0302 KA1 LUTHER, BRYAN C. 7557 VR1 LYNUM, AUSTIN M. 0602 233 MAIRE, STEVEN M. 7565 1MU MARICK, DUSTIN J. 0402 080 MARTIN, DOUGLAS J. 6002 1TS MARTINEZ, URBANE S. 7565 VLA MCNEELY, JUSTIN R. 6602 070 MILLARD, TYLER S. 7523 UKT MONTAMBO, CHASE C. 0402 007 MOORE, GREGORY D. 7565 1A5 MYLES, JAMES M. 0302 1GR NELSON, CALEB M. 3002 TVZ NIEUSMA, MATTHEW R. 7563 1MR NOLE, JUSTIN L. 7532 G78 OCHOA, SHELLY E. 0102 019 PARHAM, GIOVANNA M. 4402 QAR PARK, DANIEL 5803 1C0 PARKER, JONATHAN M. 0302 V27 PELLEGRINO, ERIC E. 0302 QAB PERRY, JACOB M. 7532 VHB PUTNEY, MICHAEL J. 0202 1FS RADEFF, BENJAMIN G. 0302 V24 RANDOW, KYLE J. 5803 017 RENEW, DENNIS C. 7202 1XA RENEW, CHRISTINA J. 7208 1C0 ROBBINS, TREVOR H. 7509 V80 ROGER, LOUIS E. 0302 D13 ROHLFING, MARK D. 7563 1MU ROSENKRANZ, MIRANDA F. 0202 007 ROSETO, MATTHEW S. 3404 086 RUPPERT, EVAN S. 7565 G78 SCHALK, PATRICK A. 0602 KEB SCHMOLDT, EDWIN A. 7202 1A5 SHARP, KAYLA M. 5803 078 SHELL, BRADLEY J. 0802 086 SHELTON, ZACHARY D. 0402 1DX SMITH, ALEXANDER E. 7318 1J1 SMITH, MOLLY E. 7202 193 SMITH, AARON M. 1302 1PA SOSA, ULYSSES S. 0802 960 STICKEL, MICHAEL G. 7565 1T5 STOUDER, QUINTON B. 0602 111 THOMPSON, SAMUEL B. 7518 1A5 TORRES, JEFFREY L. 6602 S3B VANVIANEN, BILLY J. 0402 903 VASQUEZ, ABISAID J. 0402 1DB WEAVER, JUSTIN S. 7318 1J1 WEGENER, CAMERON K. 7565 1HM WESCOTT, SHANE T. 0302 V25 WHITAKER, JUSTIN J. 0370 1MX WHITE, THOMAS A. 0302 V16 WINSTED, SAMUEL Y. 0202 NFA WINTER, JUSTIN E. 0302 V21 WOLF, MATTHEW W. 4502 1C1 WOO, CHRISTIAN T. 0370 1MU WRIGHT, MATTHEW A. 7318 1FT 3.c. Foreign Professional Military Education (FPME). Selectees should contact the MCU point of contact listed below in 8.b. to verify language training requirements. Language training will begin on or about May 2026 at the Defense Language Institute-West in Monterey, CA or Defense Language Institute-East in Washington, D.C. (read in four columns): NAME PMOS MCC Location BARE, RYAN J. 1302 1CE COLOMBIA DIALLO, IBRAHIM 0602 15B CANADA ENGEL, THOMPSON S. 0302 312 AUSTRALIA GENDREAU, JESSE C. 7532 1T3 NEW ZEALAND GIBSON, HUNTER R. 0602 TTV THAILAND GUZMAN, MICHAEL A. 0302 313 WHINSEC HALE, CHRISTOPHER J. 3002 15R UNITED KINGDOM HEE, BRANDON R. 0602 1NL FRANCE KIM, SHANE J. 0402 1C1 KOREA MACDONALD, NICHOLAS C. 7532 VHB ARGENTINA SANTAMARIA, MAVERICK J. 7557 080 JAPAN 3.d. CMC Fellowships 3.d.1. The below fellowship programs are listed by a corresponding program letter. Selected officers are to contact the MCU point of contact in paragraph 8.b. concerning orientation in late July or early August 2026 (read in two columns): Name Program Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) A Dominion Energy B Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy C International Security Center (Notre Dame) D Federal Express E Logistics Fellowship (Penn State) F Morgan Stanley G National Geospatial Intelligence Activity (NGA) H Asia Pacific Center (Hawaii) I US Attorney's Office J Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs K Federal Public Defender L Judicial Clerkship (Court of Criminal Appeals) M 3.d.2. The following officers will receive orders from their primary MOS monitor, upon acceptance (read in four columns): NAME PMOS MCC Program GOFF, MICHAEL S. 1702 TRW B HASSETT, BRYAN A. 0402 1GF F HIXSON, ROBBEN D. 4402 1FZ H MATTHAI, NATHAN M. 1702 080 G MILES, BENJAMIN R. 0402 15H D MOORE, JOSHUA K. 3002 145 E PARMER, JONATHAN A. 1302 1CQ K PITTMAN, TYLER L. 4402 K26 J REHAK, JOSHUA A. 4402 018 M RHINE, JACOB S. 0302 NAG C SCHMITT, JESSE B. 0202 QAT A SHIBATA, MATTHEW I. 0302 NE7 I SHREVE, BENJAMIN C. 4402 U57 L 4. Alternates 4.a. The list of officers selected as alternates for the FY26 CEB will be published via the MMOA-3 Commandant's Education Board page following the release of this message at the following CAC protected website: https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/Divisions/ Manpower-Management/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/ #tab/graduate-education-boards. 4.b. The list will be posted alphabetically by full name and MOS. No action is required by officers on this list. If vacancies open from the primary slate, an available alternate will be notified by their primary MOS monitor or Graduate Education Manager to fleet-up. 5. PME Completion Requirements 5.a. Fellowships 5.a.1. Fellowships are not a service equivalent for PME. Marines participating in a fellowship are required to complete a PME program commensurate with their grade on their own initiative to be considered PME complete for their grade. Marines selected shall complete PME requirements for their respective ranks, prior to the end of the fellowship. Failure to complete PME prior to the end of the fellowship will be handled with negative documentation and FITREPs shall annotate the failure to complete directed course work in allotted time period. 5.a.2. Fellowships do not provide JPME 1 credit. 5.b. Foreign PME. Foreign PME is a service equivalent for PME but no longer provides JPME 1 credit. 6. PME Service Obligation 6.a. Resident Command and Staff Colleges. IAW ref (b), service schools greater than 20 weeks in duration incur two years of service obligation based upon the date of graduation. 6.b. Foreign PME. IAW ref (b), service schools greater than 20 weeks in duration incur two years of service obligation based upon the date of graduation. 6.c. Fellowships 6.c.1. IAW ref (b), fellowship recipients will remain on active duty after completion of training, or upon separation of the program for any reason, for a period of three times the length of the period of education or training. 6.c.2. Pre-existing service obligations will be suspended during the time assigned to the program. 7. Communication to Headquarters Marine Corps 7.a. All correspondence must originate from and be endorsed by the selected officer. Submit correspondence to: [email protected]. 8. Points of Contact: 8.a. Intermediate-Level Schools (ILS), contact your PMOS monitor. 8.b. Foreign PME and CMC Fellowships Lieutenant Colonel Jim Pineiro Tel: (703) 432-4837 Email: [email protected] 8.c. Maj Delaney Dumanovsky, Graduate Education Manager, MMOA-3 Tel: (703) 784-9284 Email: [email protected] 9. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//