R 011948Z NOV 24 MARADMIN 535/24 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL  STUDENT SELECTION RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MARADMIN 343/24// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1300.8// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 343/ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 ADVANCED  INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SCHOOL APPLICATION MESSAGE.  REF B IS MCO 1300.8  MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.// POC/J.M. SECOR/LTCOL/SAW DEPUTY DIRECTOR/TEL:  DSN 278-6890/TEL:  (703) 784-6890/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/MELISSA CALLOWAY/SAW PROGRAM MANAGER/TEL: DSN 678-6800/TEL:   (703) 784-6800/E-MAIL: [email protected]// POC/MCU REGISTRAR/E-MAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  In accordance with reference (a), a School of  Advanced Warfighting (SAW) panel convened in October 2024 and  selected 26 officers to attend SAW during Academic Year (AY) 25-26.   More than 120 officers applied from the United States (U.S.) Marine  Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and from international partner nations.  In addition, there were 15  Marine officers selected to attend the U.S. Army School of Advanced  Military Studies (SAMS), the U.S. Navy Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS), and the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and  Space Studies (SAASS).  Officers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force,  and U.S. Coast Guard will be notified of selection to attend SAW by  their service representatives. 2. The following 23 officers from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine  Corps Reserve, Canada, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom are  primary selects for SAW AY25-26. Name                    MOS/Designator  BETSHER, SCOTT R.       0802 BILLINGSLEY, SETH C.    0202 BUCK, DYLAN R.          0302 CAREW, PATRICK          CAN Army Infantry CONDERMAN, SEAN T.      0402 CONTE, DANIEL A.        0202 COOLEY, MICHAEL A.      1302 CULP IV, WILLIAM J.     0402 DEROUIN, LAURA C.       0402 FISHER, JACQUELINE I.   0202 HESSOCK, JESS M.        0402 HORN, STEPHEN C.        0402 JOHNSON, THOMAS C.      0802 KEEL, EVAN F.           0302 LASCOLA, CATHERINE R.   0202 LEWIS, MICHELLE N.      0102 RONCHI, EMANUELE        ITA Army Cavalry ROYAL, CHARLES          FRA Army Cavalry SCHWARTZ, ZACHARY D.    0302  SMITH, JAMES            UK RM Commando SUTCLIFFE, TARA A.      0202 SWIFT, DILAN M. (SMCR)  0302  VEGA, JAY H.            0302 3.  The following officers were selected for Joint-Service Advanced  Intermediate Level School (A-ILS). 3.A.  SAASS Name                    MOS/Designator                FULCHER, MARIA R.       0602 WALKER, CORY D.         6002           3.B.  SAMS Name                    MOS/Designator CHERMOK, NATHANIEL P.   0802 DOWNS, CONOR J.         0302  DUNLEVY, MATTHEW J.     0302  FOLAN, TYLER B.         0302 GANNON, KYLE T.         0802 LINDENTHAL, LAURA R.    0102 MCNEILL, BRIAN T.       0302 SWEET, TYLER V.         1302 3.C.  MAWS is a follow-on program to the Naval Command and Staff  program.  The identified names are designated to participate in the  MAWS program. Name                    MOS/Designator BARLOW, AARON W.        1302  GROOVER, CLAYTON A.     4502  PHILLIPS, DANIEL C.     0302 SCHWEITZER, WILLIAM M.  0402 4.  Alternates.  Eight applicants were designated as alternates.   In the event that a primary selection becomes unavailable, officers  selected as alternates will be contacted individually.  The following officers are alternates for AY25-26 A-ILS programs, listed in  alphabetical order. Name                    MOS/Designator    BEBOW, MICHAEL A.       7563  COTTERELL, JASON C.     7563  FOX, JORDAN L.          4502  GALLAIS, AMAURY V. (IMA)0402 GREY, DAVID G.          4402  JOHNSON, ANTHONY M.     0602 LEE, JONATHAN           AUS Army Signal Corps PEIXOTO MANHAES, DAVID  BRA Army Infantry 5.  U.S. officers selected as either a primary or an alternate should immediately consult their local security manager/special security  office to confirm their eligibility for Top Secret/Secret  Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).  All students must have an  investigation initiated so that they have a TS/SCI adjudicated  clearance upon graduation in June 2026. 6.  Official Passports 6.A.  Students selected for SAW will travel to Europe and several  countries in the Pacific, including Vietnam, during the Winter and  Spring of AY25-26 and will require an official passport. 6.B.  Students should review their permanent change of station (PCS) orders, upon receipt, to ensure that the requirement and  justification for an official passport is included in the orders. 7.  Action 7.A.  Primary selects must contact the Marine Corps University (MCU) registrar organizational mailbox at [email protected] no later than 6 December 2024 to accept or decline selection to SAW, SAMS,  MAWS and SAASS. 7.B.  Officers requiring PCS orders must contact Manpower Management Officer Assignments to coordinate appropriate change of station  timeline, per reference (b). 7.C.  SAW AY25-26 class start date is 7 July 2025, for student  orientation. 7.D.  All SAMS, MAWS and SAASS selects should contact their schools  directly for guidance pertaining to check-in times and dates. 7.E.  A Marine Corps Resident Command and Staff (CSC) selectee  transition brief that covers transition instructions related to leave and administrative actions will be scheduled in coordination with  Marine Corps CSC.  Non-Marine Corps resident CSC selects, especially  those in the National Capital Region will be invited to attend. 7.F.  Per reference (a), primary SAW selects are required to validate their undergraduate degrees by submitting official transcripts. 7.F.1.  Official transcripts must come directly from the degree  granting institution to the MCU Registrar office.  Transcripts that  are hand delivered or e-mailed from students to MCU are not  acceptable. 7.F.2.  Mailing address for official transcripts is President,  MCU, Attn:  Registrar, 2076 South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134.   For institutions that produce electronic official transcripts, the  e-mail address is:  [email protected]. 7.F.3.  Official transcripts for SAW selectees must be received  before the first day of class.  SAMS, MAWS, and SAASS selects should contact those schools directly for guidance on transcript submission requirements. 7.G.  SAW selectees should confirm by e-mail that SAW administration has a correct personal phone number and e-mail address to facilitate  communication while in PCS transition and prior to the beginning of  the academic year.  E-mails should be titled AY25-26 SAW Selectee  first initial, last name, and sent to [email protected]. 8.  Officers currently enrolled in resident or distance education  Intermediate Level School must successfully complete the course of  study to retain eligibility.  For distance education officers,  failure to complete the entire course of study by 7 July 2025  terminates eligibility to attend SAW, SAMS, or SAASS during AY25-26. 9.  Personally identifiable information should not be sent via  e-mail.  Contact message POC for more information. 10.  Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew W. Tracy,  President, Marine Corps University.//