CALENDAR YEAR 2024 (CY24) MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND  ENLISTED TO OFFICER SELECTION BOARD TWO RESULTS


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R 141538Z NOV 24 MARADMIN 545/24  MSGID/GENADMIN, USMTF,2024/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR 2024 (CY24) MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND  ENLISTED TO OFFICER SELECTION BOARD TWO RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1040.43B MCRC ON-E/YMD: 20151029//  REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCRCO 1100.2A G-3/YMD: 20160111// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/MCO 6100.13A CH 4/YMD: 20220323// REF/D/MSGID: MSG/MARADMIN 620/23/YMD: 20231211// REF/E/MSGID: MSG/MARADMIN 249/24/YMD: 20240529// REF/F/MSGID: DOC/S-3/YMD: 20231012// REF/G/MSGID: DOC/BUMED/YMD: 20050812// REF/H/MSGID: DOC/CSA/YMD: 20240703// REF/I/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1040.31 MMEA-6/YMD: 20100908// REF/J/MSGID: MSG/MARADMIN 371/21/YMD: 20210715// REF/K/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1524.1 MMOA-3/YMD: 20190530// NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1040.43B ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING  PROGRAMS.  REF (B) IS MCRCO 1100.2A MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND  OFFICER COMMISSIONING MANUAL (SHORT TITLE: MCRC OCM).  REF (C) IS  MCO 6100.13A CH 4, MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMBAT FITNESS  TESTS (PFT/CFT).  REF (D) IS MARADMIN 620/23 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE  CALENDAR YEAR 2024 MECEP, ECP, RECP, AND MCP-R SELECTION BOARDS.   REF (E) IS MARADMIN 249/24 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FY25 ENLISTED TO  JUDGE ADVOCATED SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT.  REF (F) IS THE  OFFICER CANDIDATES SCHOOL (OCS) MASTER PROJECTION-PLAN (MPP) FISCAL  YEAR 2025 (FY25).  REF (G) IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MANUAL OF  MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), CHAPTER 15.  REF (H) IS THE OFFICER  CANDIDATES SCHOOL FALL 2024 PRE-SHIP PREPARATION LETTER.  REF (I) IS  MCO 1040.31 ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.  REF  (J) IS MARADMIN 371/21 FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED  RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.  REF (K) IS MCO 1524.1 THE  MARINE CORPS GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCGEP)// POC/MS. TROI SPENCER/CIV/UNIT: MCRC ON-E/-/TEL: (571) 559-4588// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Marines and Commands are responsible for reading  the content of this MARADMIN in its entirety.  The Commanding  General Marine Corps Recruiting Command (CG, MCRC), by direction  of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, has approved the subject  named results for the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education  Program (MECEP), Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP), and Enlisted  to Judge Advocate.  Per references (a) through (f), all selected  Marines will be scheduled by MCRC to a 10-week Officer Candidates  Class (OCC) once determined medically qualified by the Bureau of  Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and/or the Naval Aerospace Medical  Institute (NAMI) based on class allocations as well as the needs of  the Marine Corps.                           Selects NAME                              PMOS     PROGRAM Arreazafaria, Diego               0331     ECP Barnes, Dillon S                  0321     ECP Bazan-Inca, Brian E               0621     MECEP Bean, Landon L                    5948     MECEP Beggel, David                     0311     MECEP Brandon, Brett A                  5811     ECP Brooks, Jordan I                  6531     MECEP Brown, Bradley J                  0111     MECEP Bruney, Zachary T                 0311     MECEP Burke, Alyssa M                   5831     ECP Catt, Sidney A                    6113     ECP Celedon Jr, Rene                  2631     ECP Christman, Nathan T               5948     ECP Clark III, Robert W               5512     ECP Colyard IV, Thomas M              0369     MECEP Davis, Jared W                    2841     MECEP Desamours, Christopher O          3043     ECP Driver, James C                   2641     ECP Eduah, Bright                     0211     ECP Eschbach, Nicholas A              3051     ECP Fernandez, Francisco J            0629     ECP Gentry, Wyatt C                   6469     ECP Gress, Xavier L                   0369     ECP Hammon, Daniel L                  0311     ECP Harmon, Nicholas A                4821     ECP Hartman, Zane L                   0679     ECP Hernandez Gomez, Charlie          6048     MECEP Huston, Andrew J                  6048     MECEP Jean Louis, Nelsonley             6046     ECP Kessler, Eric J                   0372     ECP King, James D                     0311     ECP Leonard III, James W              6176     MECEP Lewis, Tolan M                    5524     ECP Livingston, Scott T               0621     ECP Lopez, Jerry C                    6048     ECP Lowe, Jakob A                     2641     MECEP Lucas, Colton M                   0311     MECEP Marin, Rafael J                   3044     ECP Marquez, Dennis                   2874     MECEP McGinn, Vincent E                 0231     ECP Mendoza, Heroshi                  0369     MECEP Menefee, Zachary M                0369     MECEP Moran, Brendan A                  0331     ECP Palmer, Kyle M                    6288     ECP Patel, Dhruvin                    0111     ECP Pitcher, Steven J                 6156     ECP Prince, Connor H                  6173     ECP Roberts, Cody L                   0341     ECP Rodriguez Febus, Israel G         6672     ECP Salcido-Hall, Mitchell A          7242     ECP Savage, Jason C                   2111     MECEP Segovia, Angel A                  0311     ECP Sharadin, Andrew L                0231     MECEP Slater, Shereka K                 0111     ECP Smith, Nathaniel B                2171     ECP Terrones, Israel E                0679     MECEP Wall, Christopher D               6218     ECP           Selects with missing documents NAME                              PMOS     PROGRAM Alexander, Fabiola                3537     ECP Antenor, Ricky C                  0111     ECP Anuakpado Jr., Samuel I           0300     MECEP Arevalo, Christian L              6048     MECEP Baafuor, Evelyn K                 0671     ECP Bauman, Nicholas A                0639     ECP Bigger, Allie A                   0631     MECEP Blanton, Kenneth E                6258     MECEP Bofenkamp, Nicholas R             0621     MECEP Boone, Anthony C                  0111     ECP Bowman, Emily N                   0111     ECP Bradley, Sean M                   0369     MECEP Butterfield, Shaun T              0369     MECEP Campollo, Japhet J                6469     MECEP Cano, Lucas                       6048     MECEP Caraballo Betancourt, Bryan C     3521     ECP Cason, Nicholas T                 0331     ECP Castillo, Amanda R                6124     MECEP Caviston, Bryce H                 0311     MECEP Cerezo, Leonel I                  1345     ECP Cevalles, Alexander N             6531     MECEP Chernishov, Egor                  6287     ECP Ching, Nathan                     6316     MECEP Cleveland, Colton B               6216     MECEP Coleman, Wesley I                 0311     MECEP Collischonn, Samuel J             6073     ECP Coonrad, Jack A                   0451     MECEP Corral, Brandon L                 0111     MECEP Cueny, Jeffrey P                  4821     ECP Dewar, Taylor J                   6156     ECP Dewey, Maria E                    5524     ECP Doyle, Mason S                    0311     MECEP Dracz, Jozef R                    6073     MECEP Eco, Marvic J                     2847     ECP Endries, John A                   6258     ECP Estrada, Alejandro                0111     MECEP Farias, David K                   6338     ECP Flores III, David R               5711     MECEP Franco, Kevin A                   7041     MECEP Frazier, Benjamin E               0211     MECEP Fuentes, Bryant                   0369     MECEP Glenn, Jack A                     4821     MECEP Grayson, Daniel E                 0311     MECEP Hackler, Brecken M                0369     E-JA Haggerty, Carrington F            6672     MECEP Ham, Dakota R                     5939     MECEP Hamilton, Christopher L           6842     ECP Hardwick, William J               4421     E-JA Hidalgo, Alejandro                0639     MECEP Hill, Troy J                      0341     MECEP Hodgson, Brian A                  6156     MECEP Howard, Tonette P                 6046     MECEP Ihde, Noah R                      5811     ECP Johnson, Benjamin C               6048     MECEP Johnson, Quinten D                6116     MECEP Kehoe, Daniel C                   6046     ECP Koch-Cochran, Kaelen X            6074     MECEP Kubis, Noelle A                   5524     MECEP Lawal, Oladipupo F                6116     MECEP Leonard, Matthew M                0211     ECP Lin, Qiming                       6092     MECEP Macedo Jr., Leonardo              3451     MECEP Magee, Derrick L                  3531     MECEP Marin, Juan                       6073     MECEP Marsh, Joshua R                   0241     MECEP Martineau, Eric R                 0311     MECEP Mattos, Joseph P                  0369     MECEP Mei, Katie                        0511     MECEP Milkey, Christian J               0369     MECEP Millard, Kyle L                   6113     MECEP Morales-Salas, Gabriel A          6048     MECEP Moreno, Ricardo M                 0111     ECP Moyet Vazquez, Jarelys M          3051     ECP Mueller, Liam M                   0311     MECEP Murillo, Armando M                0211     MECEP Obakpe, Victor I                  1341     MECEP Owens, Roneshia D                 6672     ECP Padilla, Lucas R                  0369     ECP Page-Pacay, Xavier A              5954     MECEP Pasco, Luke I                     3451     MECEP Peach, Lane E                     6116     MECEP Perry, Kyle B                     5811     MECEP Peterson, Elisha J                2831     MECEP Pixley, Matthew A                 0621     MECEP Pleshe, Nicholas W                6531     MECEP Plourde, Lee I                    1391     MECEP Pollard, Jordan I                 2621     ECP Robinson, Chase E                 0311     MECEP Rodriguez Patino, Jairo           3521     ECP Sangastiano, Nicholas A           0848     MECEP Schriever, Allison L              6216     MECEP Silva Jr., Greg G                 0369     MECEP Sisk, Christian C                 5811     MECEP Song, Kaiwen                      2161     MECEP Sporka, Brock J                   0321     ECP Suchocki, Joseph M                0631     MECEP Teague, Michael L                 6176     ECP Tejada, Nicholas A                6153     MECEP Tello-Llerena, Gabrielle M        0231     ECP Thomas, Samantha D                0231     MECEP Tilton, Ethan                     0441     ECP Tilus, Dony                       0111     MECEP Trajkovski, Kyle A                0211     MECEP Trevino, Brandon P                2831     ECP Wales, Zachary H                  2629     ECP Welter, Matthew D                 1751     MECEP Wiley, Cody R                     7257     MECEP Wiley, Terrance R                 3043     MECEP Williams, Shanisse S              7041     ECP Wyaco, Tekaela                    5711     MECEP Zhu, Darren Y                     3043     MECEP 2.  Selectees with missing documents have 10 business days from the  date of this MARADMIN to turn in any missing documents to the MCRC  point of contact (POC) in paragraph 15.  Please contact MCRC POC via  email for missing items.  It is suggested to use DoD SAFE to turn in  missing documents.  Refer to reference (d) for DOD Safe submissions  and passphrase requirements.  Failure to provide the missing  documents in the allotted timeframe will result in disenrollment  from the selected program and reapplication to a future board will  be required.   3.  MECEP selectees are not authorized to take additional classes  after release of this MARADMIN.  MECEP selectees who obtain a  bachelor’s degree prior to attending a NROTC or affiliated school  will be disenrolled and must apply to a future ECP board.  4.  Non-selects.  Marines who were not selected refer to reference  (a) chapter one.  For more information and career counseling,  contact MMPB-24 via their website at www.manpower.usmc.mil.  Select  "view all under Top Request" then "Enlisted Career Counselors".   Reasons for non-selection cannot be provided by MCRC or MMPB-24;  however, career counselors can evaluate Marines' Official Military  Personnel Files (OMPF) to help gain insight on improving their  competitiveness for future boards.  Board statistics will be  published on the MCRC website listed in paragraph 5d below.   Recommend all qualified Marines reapply for future boards if not  selected.  Dated endorsements and interview board reports must be  completed for each board and all forms must be dated within one year  of board convening date.  5.  Parent Commands of selected Marines must ensure the following:      a.  The selectees shall be assigned a Company Grade Officer as  a mentor within 5 business days of release of this MARADMIN.  The  mentors will ensure mentees are aware of and prepared for the  expectations at OCS, The Basic School (TBS), and life as a Company  Grade Officer.  Assistance and additional information can be found  at website www.trngcmd.marines.mil.  Select "Units", then "OCS" or  "TBS".       b.  The Marines must notify their primary military occupational  specialty monitors of their selections and provide the MARADMIN  number which references their names as a select.  Marines approved to participate in special duty assignments must also notify the  corresponding SDA monitor and provide the MARADMIN number which  references their name as a select.  These Marines will be removed  from assignment upon notification of the corresponding SDA monitor.   Marines currently serving on a special duty assignment will continue  until ordered to OCS.      c.  All the Marine's page 11 entries have been included in the  Marine's OMPF.      d.  The Marines have an adjudicated security clearance or are  under the Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) prior to attending  OCS.  Marines who do not have an adjudicated clearance per chapter  one of reference (a) and are not enrolled in the CEP cannot report  to OCS.  An updated security clearance letter must be forwarded once  the clearance is adjudicated or enrolled in CEP.  The letter  can be found under “General Forms” on the MCRC website at  www.mcrc.marines.mil.  Select "Marine-Officer" then "Naval and  Enlisted Programs" then "Enlisted to Officer Commissioning".      e.  All commands shall ensure their selectees have at least 12  months until End of Active Service (EAS) as of the date of this  MARADMIN.  Otherwise, it is the responsibility of the command to  execute a local extension to cover this timeframe.  No Marine shall  be issued orders to OCS with fewer than 12 months of Active Duty  remaining as of the effective date of this MARADMIN.        f.  Ensure Marines listed in paragraph 1 under “Selects with  missing documents” turn in requested documentation by the deadline. 6.  POC information.  Marines are directed to send the Word version  of E-O Select POC sheet electronically to the MCRC POC listed in  paragraph 15, within five business days from release of this  MARADMIN.  The POC sheet can be found on the MCRC website referenced  in paragraph 5d under General Forms.  Marines are directed to  provide all information listed on the POC sheet.  An updated POC  sheet is required if there are any changes to the original  submission.   7.  Selected Active Reserve (AR) Marines.  Must be non-competitively  augmented to the active component at the time of selection.  To  accomplish this, the AR select must initiate a Prior Service  Enlisted Package (PSEP) via a canvassing recruiter to Marine Corps  Recruiting Command to coordinate the augmentation per reference (d).   Upon selection, Marines will be contacted via email by the Prior  Service Enlistment Program Chief for further amplifying guidance on  the PSEP package submission. Once augmented, Marines are directed to  provide the first page of their Basic Individual Record reflecting  the component change to the MCRC POC.  8.  Removal, Declinations, and OCS Deferrals.  Formal requests must  be forwarded in standard naval correspondence format with  justification, via the administrative endorsing chain of command  through the General Officer level, to CG, MCRC.  The initial request  must be forwarded with first endorsement as a courtesy to MCRC POC.   Upon receipt of all endorsements, the MCRC POC will route the  request to CG, MCRC for adjudication.  OCS deferral requests will  count as one of two attempts regardless of  justification.    9.  Medical.  Marines must be determined medically qualified to  attend OCS by the MCRC Medical Section.  ECP Marines must be cleared  for commissioning by BUMED for ground physicals or NAMI for aviation  physicals per reference (g), before MCRC will schedule them to  attend an OCC.  Both BUMED and NAMI require a minimum of 30 days to  process medical documents effective upon the release of this  MARADMIN, to make a determination.  Marines who require additional  medical documents will be contacted by the MCRC POC.  Each  additional submission of medical information forwarded by the  Marine, will restart the 30-day process for medical determinations  at BUMED and NAMI.  Commands and Marines are not authorized to  contact or forward any medical documents directly to BUMED or MCRC  Medical Reviewers.  All updated documentation must be forwarded to  the MCRC POC for tracking purposes.  Deferred Marines will be  scheduled by MCRC POC to an OCC once a medical determination has  been made by either BUMED or NAMI.  Marines who sustain an injury  prior to reporting to OCS must immediately contact the MCRC POC and  provide supporting medical documents to include light duty chit.   Questions only pertaining to the requirements for additional medical  documents as requested by BUMED or NAMI should be directed to the  MCRC medical reviewers at (571) 559-4660/4664.  Questions pertaining  to status of BUMED or NAMI medical determinations must be directed  to MCRC POC.   10.  Pre-OCS information.  OCS class dates are tentative and subject  to change.  Every effort will be made to schedule Marines to the OCS  class immediately following a selection board however this is not  guaranteed.  MCRC determines which OCC Marines will be scheduled to  attend once medically qualified and/or utilizing allocations and the  accession needs of the Marine Corps.  DO NOT check MCTIMS for OCS  attendance.  Official notification is sent via email notification by  MCRC POC approximately 30 days or more prior to shipping.  Refer to  reference (f) for OCC report and graduation dates.  Marines not  initially scheduled may be contacted by the MCRC POC up to two weeks  prior to an OCC class and be afforded the opportunity to attend if  extra allocations are made available.  Marines who do not attend the  first two assigned OCC classes after selection will automatically be  disenrolled from the program.        a.  Marines are directed to use reference (h) and the OCS  website listed in paragraph 5a, for specific requirements prior to  arriving to OCS.  Marines notified of OCC attendance will be  provided an updated reference (h) and other OCS pertinent  information.  Scheduled Marines are no longer required to hand carry  a copy of their medical record as OCS now has access to MHS GENESIS.   Refer to the OCS medical checklist provided in MCRC notification  email to ensure all items are in your record.        b.  Once notified of scheduled OCC by MCRC, Marines are  directed to submit pre-ship checklists within 5 business days. The  current version of the pre-ship checklist will be provided by MCRC  POC in email notification.  Officers in Charge and Marines are  responsible to ensure all information on the checklist is filled  out, and it is signed and dated.  Commands will ensure all Marines  are within Marine Corps standards and have a first class or higher  PFT prior to issuing Defense Travel System orders or shipping to  OCS.        c.  A first class PFT and being within Marine Corps height and  weight standards is required for shipping to OCS.  Pre-ship PFTs  must be taken no earlier than 60 days and no later than 30 days of  scheduled OCC report date.  Ensure information is annotated in the  PFT portion of the checklist.  Below are the OCS PFT induction  requirements for males and females. Males:          (1) Pull-up minimum is 8 reps          (2) Push-up minimum is 62 reps          (3) Plank minimum is 1 min 10 secs          (4) 3 mile run maximum is 24 mins Females:          (1) Pull-up minimum is by age as listed below:              (a) 17-20 - 1              (b) 21-25 - 3              (c) 26-30 - 4              (d) 31+   - 3          (2) Push-up minimum is 34 reps          (3) Plank minimum is 1 min 10 secs          (4) 3 mile run maximum is 27 mins  Commands must ensure Marines' pre-ship PFT meets or exceeds the  minimum requirements, as well as a first-class score, prior to  submission of the checklist.  Marines who do not meet the above  requirements are not eligible to report to the scheduled OCC, and  this will count as one attempt.  If this is the second attempt to  attend OCS, the Marine will be disenrolled from their respective  programs.  Failure to obtain the minimums and a first class PFT  score for induction into OCS will result in the Marine being sent  back to their parent command and count as one of two OCS attempts.        d.  All "yes" answers to questions 4 through 7 on the checklist  that have not been previously disclosed or waived by MCRC prior to s election must include the signed applicable forms and signed  detailed handwritten statements explaining events, to include  supporting documents per reference (d). 11.  Funding.  MECEP, ECP, and E-JA Marines, notified of attendance  to an OCC by MCRC POC, will be provided a funding letter along with  additional guidance.  Scheduled Marines must forward the funding  letter to their parent commands as they are responsible for issuance  of Temporary Additional Duty orders to attend OCS.  Questions  concerning funding should be directed to the email located in the  funding letter or the Marine's DTS administrators, not MCRC.  AR  Marines must submit an updated copy of their basic individual record  to verify their component change before a funding letter can be  provided to them.  RECP and MCP-R Marines notified of attendance to  an OCC must contact MFR G-3 Training and Readiness at commercial  (504) 697-7372 for orders-writing instructions.        a. Within 5 business days of receiving funding letters, all  scheduled Marines are directed to forward their intended mode of  transportation to OCS on the report date by responding via email to  the MCRC POC with one of the following choices, regardless of the  status of their DTS or local command orders:           (1) “Privately owned vehicle (POV), or;           (2) “Drop off (must annotate OCS or airport)”, or;           (3) “Air” and provide the pdf copy of tentative flight  itinerary to and from OCS from the government travel agency (provide  updated itinerary once approved).      b. Upon approval of orders by Training and Education Command  (TECOM), scheduled Marines are required to provide to the MCRC POC  no fewer than five business days prior to the report date one  of the following:           (1) Marines on non-local funded travel (over 50 miles)  must provide a copy of approved DTS or DD Form 1610 orders with the  TECOM line of accounting in accounting classification, or;           (2) Marines on local non-funded travel (50 miles or less)  must provide command endorsed orders.      c. All information identified in above sub-paragraphs a and b  must be received by MCRC POC within established deadlines  established via email notification prior to reporting to OCS.   Failure to provide the above information once notified can result  in removal from the scheduled OCS class and possible disenrollment  from respective programs. 12.  Additional information.      a.  Marines are considered officer candidates while attending  OCS, and are entitled to pay and allowances commensurate with the  enlisted grade shown on the original orders to OCS, but not less  than that prescribed for a sergeant.  Upon completion of training at  OCS, the original pay and allowances for corporals and below will be  restored.      b.  Officer candidates who are dropped from or otherwise do not  successfully graduate OCS will return to their parent commands or  directed duty stations.  All drops are conditionally retained in  their respective programs unless it is the second unsuccessful  attempt, drop on request, or the Marine is not recommended to return  to OCS.  MCRC POC will provide official notification letter to  Marines with next course of action upon receipt of official drop  package from OCS.  DO NOT contact MCRC until after receipt of  official correspondence.  If dropped due to medical, contact your  PCM to be evaluated for the medical drop reason provided to you by  OCS and begin documenting the medical process.  Official  correspondence will provide guidance that is required for  resubmission to MCRC to forward to BUMED or to be rescheduled for an  OCC.  A complete physical is not required.  Only medical  documentation pertaining to the injury or medical condition, from  onset to full duty, need to be provided.      c.  Prior service candidates who are disenrolled by the  Commanding Officer (CO), OCS for unsatisfactory conduct or because  of a Drop on Own Request will receive a “not observed” adverse  report in accordance with Marine Corps Order 1610.7F Chapter 5,  paragraph 6. f. (6), “Comments pertaining to the Marine Reported On  (MRO)’s drop from, or failure at, a school because of the MRO’s  unwillingness to try, cavalier attitude, or unprofessional conduct  or ability to meet required standards are adverse”.  The CO, OCS, is  authorized to effect involuntary disenrollment for cause during any  phase of the training.  The CO, OCS, can recommend an OCS class  outside the authorized 10-week class for E-O applicants who are  dropped from OCS however, CG MCRC, is the final adjudicating  official. 13.  Post OCS graduation.  After graduation from OCS, Marines will  report back to their parent commands or directed duty stations.  All  claims for travel reimbursements must be completed within five  business days upon return to parent commands or directed duty  stations.        a.  ECPs, RECPs, and MCP-Rs will receive their orders for TBS  prior to departing OCS to execute from their parent commands or  directed duty stations and are directed to submit a TBS checklist  with final OCS PFT and all signatures to MCRC POC or representative  prior to OCS graduation.        b. E-JA Marines must apply for three separate law schools prior  to being scheduled for OCS and will receive further guidance of next  course of action from the MCRC Law Section.  POC information for the   MCRC Law section is Captain Chelsea Lucas or email at  [email protected].  Include the MCRC POC in paragraph 1 5 on all correspondence with the MCRC Law Section.      c.  MECEP Marines in receipt of a NROTC or affiliated school  acceptance letter with NROTC Unit acceptance letter annotating a  semester or quarter start and no later than date, as outlined in  reference (d), the MCRC POC will request Manpower Enlisted  Assignments (MMEA) issue Permanent Change of Station (PCS) or  Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA) orders for MECEPs.  As directed by Manpower, MECEPs are required to submit both letters by the below  established deadlines:      Semester Attending        School/Unit Letter Deadline      Winter/Spring             1 October      Summer                    1 March      Fall                      1 May Failure to meet the above deadline will result in Marines deferring to the next semester.  MECEPs who submit the two letters close to  the end of the fiscal year, in the event of a government shutdown,  during MCRC board season, or incorrect status codes may experience  a delay in orders due to priority workload, funding restrictions or  code corrections.             (1)  Due to student seat availability at the NROTC Units,  MECEP Marines must apply to three separate NROTC or affiliated  schools. If the unit has availability, the Marine can apply to the  college/university.  NROTC and affiliated schools can be found at  www.netc.navy.mil/Commands/Naval-Service-Training-Command/NROTC/Navy -ROTC-Schools/ then select "NROTC Schools".             (2)  Upon submission of both letters, MECEP Marines will  receive PCS or PCA orders to the NROTC or affiliated school as  directed.  Orders cannot be issued by MMEA if both acceptance  letters are not received by MCRC or there are fewer than 30 days  until the NROTC unit’s no later than date.  As many universities  have moved away from hard copy acceptance letters, the official  acceptance email from a school official will suffice. Ensure the  acceptance letters from both the NROTC unit and the school contain  the same authorized semester start time frame.  Formal requests to  attend the NROTC or affiliated school outside of directed semester  starts per reference (d) are no longer authorized except for PCA  moves or extenuating medical circumstances.  Supporting medical  documentation must be submitted for review and approval by MCRC.           (3)  MECEPs are not authorized to initiate any PCS or  PCA moves prior to being issued orders.             (4)  MECEPs refer to references (a), (i), and (j) for  obligated service and pertinent information and ensure the Special  Officer Program RELM type is used.  Questions pertaining to  re-enlistments/extensions per references (i) and (j) should be  directed to MMEA-1 at (703) 432-9120/9153. Enlistment/Reenlistment  must be approved prior to executing PCS/PCA orders.             (5)  MECEPs are directed to contact the Marine Officer  Instructor or Assistant Marine Officer Instructor at their  prospective NROTC or affiliated school for introductions and other  pertinent information.                 (6)  MECEPs are not authorized to attend any school not  listed under NROTC schools or that annotate Registered Nurse (RN)  option only or Navy option only on the above website.             (7)  MECEPs are not authorized to attend graduate schools  until after completion of TBS.              (8)  MECEPs are not authorized PCS moves from their  original NROTC or affiliated school without prior approval from  MCRC.             (9)  Failure to provide both the NROTC or affiliated  school and NROTC Unit acceptance letters within one year of OCS  graduation, will result in disenrollment from the program.             (10)  MECEP Marines who successfully graduate OCS must  provide the documents listed on the MECEP Inbound Checklist to their  assigned NROTC or affiliated school upon reporting.  The MECEP  Inbound Checklist can be found on the MCRC website listed in  paragraph 5d under "General Forms".             (11)  MECEP Marines must maintain a first class PFT and  CFT for the entirety of their time in the program.  Failure to  maintain a first class PFT or CFT at any point while in the program  could result in disenrollment 14.  Post TBS information.  The Commandant's Education Board, which  selects Marine Officers to attend graduate schools between the  grades of first lieutenant and major, requires Marines to have  qualifying calculus and science classes for selection to certain  Postgraduate School, Air Force Institute of Technology, and Defense  Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programs (e.g. Naval  Fellowships).  For this reason, MECEP students are highly encouraged  to pursue degrees within Science, Technology, Engineering, and  Mathematics (STEM) curriculums to qualify for these graduate  education and fellowship opportunities.  Marines who pursue non-STEM  degrees are likewise encouraged to take calculus I and II and  calculus-based science classes to qualify for selection to these  programs in the future.  Refer to reference (k) for more  information. 15.  The MCRC POC for this MARADMIN is Ms. Troi Spencer.  Please  refer to POC information at the beginning of this MARADMIN.  For  email correspondence email organizational mailbox  [email protected]. 16.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force. 17.  This MARADMIN is cancelled upon the release of the next result  MARADMIN. 18.  Release authorized by Major General William J. Bowers,  Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command//