R 011414Z APR 25 MARADMIN 173/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/CONVENING OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 COLLEGE OF DISTANCE  EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE AND EXPEDITIONARY  WARFARE SCHOOL BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD FOR RESERVE  OFFICERS// REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20131126// REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20080125// REF/C/MSG/CMC/YMD: 20081211// REF/D/MSG/CMC/YMD: 20190716// REF/E/MSG/CMC/YMD: 20201229// NARR/REF A IS MCO P1900.16G, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT  MANUAL.  REF B IS MCO 1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.  REF  C IS MARADMIN 703/08, OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION  SUMMARY.  REF D IS MARADMIN 396/19, EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL  DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM CURRICULUM TRANSITION FROM 8660 TO 8670  SERIES.  REF E IS MARADMIN 772/20, EXCESS BILLET IDENTIFICATION CODE  FOR SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE MARINES ENROLLED IN NON-RESIDENT  PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.// POC/TAYLOR ADAMS/MAJ/RESERVE LIAISON OFFICER/COLLEGE OF DISTANCE  EDUCATION AND TRAINING/-/TELEPHONE: (703) 784-3015  GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This Marine Administrative Message (MARADMIN)  announces the convening of the Academic Year (AY) 2025-2026 Command  and Staff College (CSC) and Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS)  funded Blended Seminar Program (BSP) selection board for reserve  officers.  The intent of this MARADMIN is to solicit applications  from reserve officers desiring to attend the funded BSP Distance  Education Program (DEP) and to detail the application process. 1.b.  The College of Distance Education and Training (CDET)  EWSBSPs and CSCBSPs are located at the following Marine Corps  University (MCU) regional campuses: Camp Pendleton, California  (CPCA); Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (CLNC) and Quantico, Virginia  (QUAN).  2.  Application 2.a.  All applicants must submit their application via the  Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) and Manpower and Reserve Affairs  (M&RA) website.  Officers who are board-selected for a BSP will be  registered in the Marine Corps Training Information Management  System by CDET Reserve Liaison Officer (RLO).  Officers who meet any of the following criteria are ineligible to apply for the funded BSP  DEP: 2.b.  Officers who are in the above zone on the next scheduled  promotion board. 2.c.  Officers that have completed an equivalent Formal Level School  (FLS) or DEP. 2.d.  Officers with approved retirements, resignations, or pending  conditional release. 2.e.  Officers applying for FLS who have a mandatory removal date of  1 October 2027 or earlier. 2.f.  Officers who have more than 18 years of creditable service  towards a reserve retirement. 3.  Requirements 3.a.  Reserve officers participating in any funded Professional  Military Education (PME) program of study (excluding two-week staff  training courses) will incur a selected reserve (SELRES) drilling  affiliation obligation for 24 continuous months following the  completion of the program of study. This requirement is to ensure  that the reserve component effectively realizes a return on the  investment made in funding the education of officers through these  programs.  To more effectively enforce this requirement, the  following applies: 3.a.1.  Officers will sign a Separate Written Agreement to Train  (SWAT) at the time of application to all funded DEP PME programs of  study to acknowledge and accept the SELRES drilling affiliation  requirement.  DEP applications submitted without a signed SWAT will  not be accepted. 3.a.2.  90 days following graduation, officers must be joined to  either a Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) drilling unit or an  Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Billet Identification Code  (BIC) that matches his or her grade and military occupational  specialty. 3.b.  Subsequent failure to affiliate following graduation will be  handled in accordance with the SWAT signed at the time of  application. 4.  BSP prerequisites. Officers in the ready reserve (SMCR and IMA)  or Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) are eligible for consideration if  they meet the specific eligibility criteria listed for each  respective program below: 4.a.  The following personnel are eligible to participate in EWSBSP  (in order of priority). 4.a.1.  Captains (unrestricted and limited duty) 4.a.2.  Captain selects and Chief Warrant Officer 3s 4.a.3.  Format.  EWSBSP is designed for delivery in three stages:   stage one is a 29-day resident period, stage two is a 12-week online  period, and stage three is a 6-week resident period. 4.b.  EWSBSP class dates (read in three columns): Class Number/Location   Report 1st             Report 2nd                         Resident Period        Resident Period 601-602/CLNC            6 Jul 25(601)          26 Oct 25(602) 603-604/CPCA            6 Jul 25(603)          26 Oct 25(604) 605-606/QUAN            4 Jan 26(605)          26 Apr 26(606) 607-608/CLNC            4 Jan 26(607)          26 Apr 26(608) 609-610/CPCA            4 Jan 26(609)          26 Apr 26(610) 5.  Course prerequisites.  Prospective students must complete the  8670 prerequisite described in reference (d) prior to applying to the  EWSBSP.  Students will submit enrollment requests for the 8670  prerequisite through MARINENET, Course Code:  EWSDEPPREQ. 6.a.  The following personnel are eligible to participate in CSCBSP  (in order of priority). 6.a.1.  Majors (unrestricted and limited duty)  6.a.2.  Major selects 6.a.3.  Captains (complete with PME for  grade and two years time in grade) 6.a.4.  Chief Warrant Officer 5s, Chief Warrant Officer 4s 6.a.5.  Chief Warrant Officer 4s select and Chief Warrant Officer 3s  (complete with PME for grade and three years time in grade) 6.a.7.  Format.  CSCBSP is designed for delivery in three stages:   stage one is a 4-week resident period, stage two is a 28-week online  period, and stage three is a 6-week resident period. 6.b.  CSC BSP class dates (read in three columns): Class Number/Location   Report 1st              Report 2nd                         Resident Period         Resident Period 601-602/QUAN            13 Jul 25(601)          19 Apr 26(602) 603-604/CLNC            27 Jul 25(603)          5 Apr 26(604) 605-606/CPCA            27 Jul 25(605)          5 Apr 26(606) 607-608/CLNC            25 Jan 26(607)          13 Sep 26(608) 609-610/CPCA            25 Jan 26(409)          13 Sep 26(610) 7.  Application process 8.a.  The deadline for submitting the application and updated  material for the BSPs is 1 May 2025, 2359 Eastern Daylight Time  (EDT).  The online website for submission of all applications and  materials is  https:(SLASH)(SLASH)www2.manpower.usmc.mil/application_cac/.   Officers with an M&RA portal account will proceed to the login  process. Officers who do not have a Manpower and Reserve Affairs  portal account will receive a 404 access error.  Within the error  message are instructions on how to register for a Manpower and  Reserve Affairs portal account.  Any active or reserve component  Marines requesting a portal account will be automatically approved. Upon login, the system will validate the application for which the  officer is qualified.  Click "RPME-C" and complete the Reserve  Professional Military Education (RPME) application for the desired  program.  Officers are strongly advised to read the instructions in  their entirety before completing the application form.  The web-based application allows for the attachment of documents and offers RPME  preference options via drop-down boxes.  Ensure upload of documents into the proper document type (e.g., Reserve Qualification Summary (RQS) documents upload into RQS file type).  Officers must complete, sign (digitally or physically), and attach their RQS NAVMC 10476  (Rev. Sep 2016), which is the current version located on the online  application and on the Reserve Affairs Management-3 webpage in order for their application to be considered.  All applicants applying for funded BSP must also attach a signed SWAT which is located on the  application website, in order for their application to be considered. Once submitted, officers will receive a confirmation email their  application has been received.  Hard copy applications will not be  accepted.  All submitted material will be destroyed upon completion of the selection process.  If unable to access the portal, email the  CDET RLO at [email protected].  Active Reserve program members  will not submit applications through the M&RA portal and must apply  via the CDET RLO. 8.b.  Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) material.  Any  documents that an officer feels should be part of his or her OMPF,  other than fitness reports, must be forwarded to HQMC (MMRP-20) by  30 April 2025, 2359 EDT.  Email is the preferred and fastest way to  update OMPF.  Email updated material to  [email protected].  In the text of the email, indicate  "AY 25-26 RPME-C" selection process as the program being considered  for.  A single black and white multi-page attachment in Adobe  Portable Document Format will expedite filing.  Ensure all materials  contain full name and electronic data interchange personal  identifier.  Personally identifiable information privacy is the  responsibility of the sender. 9.  Administration 9.a.  Ensure email addresses and telephone numbers are current and  are provided on the application.  Update any changes to point of  contact information promptly. 9.b.  Excess Billet Identification Code (BIC). To avoid a break in  SELRES affiliation while enrolled in nonresident PME, SMCR Marines  may elect to request transfer to an excess BIC within their unit in  accordance with reference (e). 9.  Notification of selection.  The selection panel will select a  number of officers as primaries equal to the number of school seats available.  The selection panel will also select a sufficient number  of officers as alternates to meet quota requirements when officers  decline or otherwise cannot accept.  Once the results are approved by  CDET, primary selectees for the BSP will be notified via email.  The  email will provide administrative guidance for orders processing and  issuance. 10.  Withdrawal from course. Officers withdrawing from a course for  which they were selected must do so 60 days prior to the commencement  of the course.  Withdrawal within 60 days of the commencement of the  course will be documented in the officer’s OMPF with a non-punitive  page 11 entry. 11.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve (AR,  SMCR, IMA, and IRR) and has been coordinated with Marine Forces  Reserve.    12.  Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew W. Tracy,  President, Marine Corps University.//