R 011910Z MAY 25 MARADMIN 211/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL (OFFICER AND ENLISTED) ASSIGNED TO SERVICE ACADEMIES SLATING PANEL ACADEMIC YEAR 2026// REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510// REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190530// REF/C/DOC/MCO/YMD: 20210511// AMPN/REF A IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF B IS MCO 1524.1 GRADUATE EDUCATION ORDER. REF C IS MCO 1326.26, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENT SCREENMAN).// POC/A. J. RUDD/MAJ/MMOA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-9276/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/P. C. PHIPPS/CAPT/USNA/COMMERCIAL: 410-293-6304/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/J. J. SWARTZ/1STLT/USNA/COMMERCIAL: 410-293-6304/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/K. L. MCCOY/CAPT/MMEA/COMMERCIAL: 703-432-9475/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/A. C. MORALES/GYSGT/MMEA/COMMERICAL: 703-432-9475/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/L. JAIME/GYSGT/MMEA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-3358/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  The assignment of Marines to the United States Service Academies requires high caliber individuals for positions within the Department of Defense. On or about 11 June 2025, a panel convened by Headquarters Marine Corps, will select Marines for assignment to the Service Academies in support of Academic Year 2026-2027 (AY26-27).  This panel will assign Marines to vacancies at the United States Naval Academy (USNA), the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), and the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) during AY26-27.  1.a. Changes.  As of June 2024, all Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program officers (MOS 8803) will be selected on this panel and will not compete on the Commandant’s Education Board (CEB).  The CEB will still screen and select Historians (MOS 8878), and other Graduate Education master’s programs for assignment to USNA on a yearly basis. 2.  Projected AY26-27 vacancies 2.a. Marines applying must be willing to accept assignment to any vacancy listed in paragraph 2.b., 2.c. for Enlisted Marines and 2.b., 2.c. or 2.d. for officers. 2.b.  USNA, Annapolis, MD vacancy summary:  2.b.1. Requires master’s degrees:     (1) 8006 O-3. Language Instructor. German language preferred.      (1) 8006 O-3. Economics Instructor.      (1) 8006 O-3. Political Science Instructor.      (1) 8006 O-4. Language Instructor. German language preferred.      (1) 3404 O-3. Economics Instructor.      (1) 8220 O-3/O-4. Political Science Instructor.     (1) 8824 Capt/Maj. Electrical Engineering Instructor. 2.b.2. Does not require master’s degrees:      (1) 8006 O-3. Operations officer.     (1) 8006 O-3. Executive Assistant.      (1) 8006 O-3. Leadership and Ethics Instructor.      (1) 8006 O-4. Deputy Director LEAD Division.      (1) 0911 E-7. Drill Master.       (4) 8014 E-6 to E-7. Senior Enlisted Leaders.      (5) 8803s O-2 to O-3. Company officers.      (1) 4402 O-3. Military Law Instructor 2.b.3. Marines selected for USNA duty will be required to execute their permanent change of station (PCS) move and report to the USNA no later than 31 May 2026. 2.b.4. For the vacant 8824 billet, applicants must be current students at Naval Post Graduate School (NPS).  Those applying from  NPS should have a projected rotation date no later than 30 June 2026  in order to apply. 2.b.5. For the vacant 8220 billet, Foreign Area officer and Regional Affair officers do not have to be current students at NPS.  2.c.  NAPS Newport, RI vacancy summary.  The following billets do not require a master’s degree:      (1) 8006 O-3. Company officer.      (2) 0911 E-7. Troop Handler. 2.d.  USAFA, Colorado Springs, CO vacancy summary.  The following billet does not require a master’s degree:       (1) 7506, O-4. Instructor.  3.  Eligibility requirements for officers 3.a.  Time on station (TOS).  officers who will complete the prescribed tour control factor on their current set of orders NLT 30 September 2026 are eligible.  If an officer does not meet this requirement, the officer must contact their primary MOS (PMOS) monitor to discuss waiver submission requirements. 3.b.  Grade.  Officers who are promoted, selected, or in-zone for the solicited billet grade requirements are eligible to apply. 3.c.  officers who meet TOS and grade requirements must also have: 3.c.1.  Excellent military appearance. 3.c.2.  Consistent first-class Physical Fitness Test and Combat Fitness Test scores. 3.c.3.  PMOS credibility with demonstrated military proficiency. 3.c.4.  No adverse material. 3.c.5.  Career timing that supports a full 36-month tour in the billet grade which they are applying to. 3.c.6.  Recent operational experience. 3.c.7.  Those officers not applying for the LEAD master’s program must be complete with a master’s degree program NLT 1 August 2026 if applying for a billet that specifically requires academic instruction.   3.c.8.  Those officers applying for the LEAD master’s program should have a minimum 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (GPA). 4.  Eligibility requirements for Enlisted Marines  4.a. In addition to the eligibility requirements contained in reference (a), Marines applying must meet and comply with the following criteria: 4.b. Regular active-duty Marines in the grade of Staff Sergeant or Gunnery Sergeant.  4.c. Marines applying for the 0911 Drill Master billet must have successfully completed a drill instructor tour. 4.d. Marines applying for the 8014 Senior Enlisted Leader billet must have successfully completed a Special Duty Assignment (SDA) or screenable billet, in accordance with reference (a). 4.e. Possess a minimum General Technical score of 100.  Requests for exception to policy (ETP) will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 4.f. Meet height and weight standards. 4.g. Possess a current first-class Physical Fitness Test score at the time of submission. 4.h. Served a minimum of 36 months in PMOS since last SDA tour or screenable billet at estimated date of departure (EDD).  Request for ETP will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 4.i. Have 36 months TOS at estimated date of departure, in accordance with reference (a).  TOS requirements for Marines requesting assignment in the same geographic location does not apply. Requests for ETP will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 5.  Application process. The deadline for application submission is 2359 31 May 2025. 5.a. Officers   5.a.1. Interested officers must first contact their PMOS monitor, or Graduate Education (Grad-Ed) Manager if attending NPS, for approval to screen for assignment to a Service Academy or NAPS.  Approval correspondence from the PMOS monitor or Grad-Ed Manager is a prerequisite for submission of the application. 5.a.2. Upon receipt of approval to screen by the PMOS monitor or Grad-Ed Manager, all officers screening for positions outlined must visit https:(slash)(slash)www.usna.edu/USMC/FacultyStaffApp.php, download, and submit the USNA staff application to MMOA-3 for positions at all US Military Academies.  Follow the sample application on the website when compiling the order of documents into one single PDF for submission.  5.b. Enlisted Marines  5.b.1.  Marines interested in an assignment to USNA or NAPS, must download the USNA application at https:(slash)(slash)www.usna.edu/USMC/index.php and submit the completed application with attachments electronically using the SDA request in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to CMC (MMEA-25) via the normal Reenlistment Extension Lateral Move (RELM) routing chain.  Unit Career Planners have access to the TFRS program.  The enclosures to the RELM will contain the following: 5.b.2. Administrative Action (AA) form listing in order of  precedence (1 through 6) the billets for which applying, dates served on SDA, and any other relevant information that should be considered by the board.  Gunnery Sergeants must annotate their promotion preference (M or F). 5.b.3. Marines applying for the 8014 billets must complete the Independent Duty Checklist (NAVMC 11710), provided in appendix E of reference (a). 5.b.4. Marines applying for the 0911 billet must complete the Drill Instructor Checklist (NAVMC 11705). 5.b.5. Pictures of tattoos must be submitted in accordance with  Total Force Request System (TFRS) Message Number: A66568. 6.  Coordinating Instructions 6.a. Officers 6.a.1.  Officers who apply and are accepted to the LEAD master’s program will incur 36 months of obligated service upon completion of their LEAD master’s degree.  Each Marine will have 12 months of obligated service remaining at the end of their USNA tour and should expect to receive PCA/PCS orders. 6.a.2.  Officers applying to the military academies from NPS will incur 48 months of obligated service upon completion of their NPS degree program.  Each officer will have 12 months of obligated service remaining at the end of their USNA tour and should expect to receive PCA/PCS orders. 6.a.3.  Officers assigned to 3404, 8006, 4402, and 8220, will incur obligated service IAW the Joint Travel Regulations and ref a, MCO 1300.8 W/CH 1, Marine Corps Personnel Assignment Policy. 6.b.  Enlisted Marines who apply and are accepted will need  36 months of obligated service. 7.  Billet descriptions of the available billets in paragraph 2.b., 2.c. and 2.d and additional application information of each of the vacant billets listed in paragraph 2.b., 2.c. and 2.d. can be found at https:(slash)(slash)https://www.manpower.marines.mil/ Manpower-Management/officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs-MMOA-3/ 8.  Points of contact: 8.a.  USNA        LtCol E. A. Scherrer        Email: [email protected]        Comm:  410-293-1635        Capt P. C. Phipps        Email:  [email protected]        Comm:  410-293-6304        1stLt J. J. Swartz        Comm:  410-293-6304        Email:  [email protected] 8.b.  MMOA        Maj A. J. Rudd        Email:  [email protected]        Comm:  703-784-9276 8.c.  MMOA-3 Graduate Education Manager        Maj D. T. Dumanovsky        Email: [email protected]         Comm:  703-784-9982 8.d.  MMEA        Capt K. L. McCoy        Email: [email protected]        Comm: 703-432-9475 8.e.  MMEA        GySgt A.C. Morales        Email: [email protected]        Comm:  703-432-9475 8.f.  MMEA        GySgt L. Jaime        Email: [email protected]        Comm:  703-784-3358 9.  This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 10.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//