R 161519Z JUN 25 MARADMIN 277/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/RESULTS FOR THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO SERVICE ACADEMIES SLATING PANEL ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027// REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20250501// REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510// REF/C/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190530// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 211/25 MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL (OFFICER AND ENLISTED) ASSIGNED TO SERVICE ACADEMIES SLATING PANEL ACADEMIC YEAR 2026. REF B IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS MCO 1524.1 GRADUATE EDUCATION ORDER.// POC/R. J. AYER/MAJ/MMOA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-9276/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/D. T. DUMANOVSKY/MAJ/MMOA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-9285/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/J. J. SWARTZ/1STLT/USNA/COMMERCIAL: 410-293-6304/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose.  The assignment of Marines to the United States Service Academies requires high caliber individuals for positions that support the accession of junior officers into the military service within the Department of Defense. Per reference (a), on 2 June 2025, a panel convened at Headquarters Marine Corps selected Marines for assignment to the United States Naval Academy (USNA), the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), and the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in AY26-27. 2.  The Service Slating Academy slate below is subject to change. 2.a.  The following officers and enlisted Marines were selected as primaries to serve at USNA (read in five columns):   NAME                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS   Escamilla, Casey G.    Maj    1702   Deputy Director          8006   Killeen, Casey M.      Capt   0602   Electrical Engineer      8824   Peoples III, Charles   Capt   3404   Economics Instructor     3404   Phillips, Jonathan G.  Capt   3404   Economics Instructor     8006   Baltimore, Cathryn D.  Capt   7566   Language Instructor      8006   Mastriano, Mario T.    Capt   0402   Political Science        8006   Ventura, Michael A.    Capt   1302   Leadership and Ethics    8006   Kovacs, Anna C.        1stLt  0402   Leadership and Ethics    8006   Macayan, Grace A.      1stLt  0202   Executive Assistant      8006   Koerner, Cameron A.    Capt   7318   LEAD                     8803   Biddiscombe, Rhys      1stLt  0302   LEAD                     8803   Keefer, Sebastian W.   1stLt  0302   LEAD                     8803   Lamendola, Megan J.    1stLt  0402   LEAD                     8803   Perrotta, Grace E.     1stLt  0402   LEAD                     8803   Gadson, Kentarius D.   SSgt   3529   Senior Enlisted Leader   8014   Ong, Gerald G.         SSgt   6048   Senior Enlisted Leader   8014 2.b.  The following officer was selected to serve at Naval Academy Prepatory School (NAPS) (read in five columns):   Name                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS   Abey, Zachary J.       Capt   1302   NAPS Company Officer     8006 2.c.  The following officer was selected to serve at USAFA (read in five columns):   Name                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS   Frederick, Cory M.     LtCol  7532   USAFA Instructor         7506 2.d.  The following officers were selected as alternates for assignment to the Service Academies (read in five columns):   Name                   RANK   PMOS   BILLET                   BMOS   Chittick, Tyler        Capt   7556   USAFA Instructor         7506   Graham, Phillip        Capt   0802   Electrical Engineer      8824   Reber, Bradley W.      Capt   7556   Language Instructor      8006   Goslin, Tyger          1stLt  3002   NAPS Company Officer     8006   McGrath, John          1stLt  0402   LEAD or Ethics           8803   Summers, Gregory       1stLt  6602   LEAD or Ethics           8803   Gdowski, Samuel M.     1stLt  1702   LEAD or Ethics           8803   Dykstra, Cody N.       1stLt  0202   Leadership and Ethics    8006   Silva, Christian R.    1stLt  0802   Leadership and Ethics    8006 3.  This message serves as notification of orders for officers listed in paragraph 2.a-2.c.  Selected officers are directed to contact their PMOS monitor NLT 2359 30 June 2025 and to acknowledge their selection. 3.a.  Enlisted Marines must contact the Drill Instructor Monitor for follow-on instructions and to acknowledge selection NLT 2359 30 June 2025. 3.b.  Selected officers who have not yet accepted Career Designation (CD) will be offered CD in conjunction with this assignment. Retention & Release Officer, MMOA-3 will notify all selectees being offered CD via Marine Online (MOL).  Officers offered CD must accept or decline by responding via MOL NLT 2359 30 June 2025.  Officers who do not respond by the deadline will be considered as having declined CD.  Officers who decline the offer of CD in conjunction with this panel selection will execute their current End of Active Service IAW MCO 1001.65A and forfeit their selection to their respective Service Academy. 3.c.  Once an officer acknowledges their selection, they are subject to reference (b) and (c). 3.d.  Officers not attending Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) will be issued orders to their respective Service Academy upon the release of this message.  The report date unless otherwise directed by their respective Service Academy will be NLT 31 May 2026. 3.d.1.  Officers currently attending NPS will receive orders that correlate with their respective course graduation dates. 3.e.  There is no deferral of selection. 3.f.  Declinations.  Requests for declination by officers who volunteered and were selected for Service Academy duty will not receive favorable consideration.  Only officers whose end of obligated service ends prior to the report date may request to decline orders.  Officers eligible to decline this assignment have until 2359 30 June 2025 to decline their selection.  Officers who elect to decline their selection are considered to have resigned 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, NLT 31 May 2026. 3.f.1.  Officers currently attending NPS are not authorized to decline their selection based on obligated service incurred via their Graduate Education program. 3.f.2.  Enlisted Marines will reach out to the Drill Instructor Monitor for possible assignment modifications. 4.  Vacant positions.  There are four vacancies the panel did not select a Marine to fill.  These requirements will therefore be filled through the normal officer or enlisted assignment process. Interested officers must reach out to their individual Primary MOS monitor to discuss their eligibility.  Interested Enlisted Marines must reach out to Drill Instructor Monitor for consideration. 4.a.  The vacant positions are as follows. 4.a.1.  (1) USNA 8006, O-3 Language Instructor 4.a.2.  (1) USNA 4402, O-3 Military Law Instructor 4.a.3.  (2) USNA 8014, SSgt or GySgt, Senior Enlisted Leader 5.  Coordinating Instructions 5.a.  Officers selected to the LEAD Master’s Program will incur 36 months of obligated service upon completion of their LEAD Master’s Degree.  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 near the completion of their tour to execute in the summer of 2029.  The end of obligated service for a LEAD Master’s selectee is projected to be 1 July 2030. 5.b.  Officers selected above who are currently attending 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 near the completion of their tour to execute in the summer of 2029.  The end of obligated service for officers currently attending NPS and selected for service at USNA is projected to be 1 July 2030. 5.c.  Officers selected in paragraph 2 who do not fall into the two categories above will incur obligated service in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and reference (b). 5.d.  Enlisted Marines must be willing to accept the required obligated service for 36 months. 6.  Points of contact: 6.a.  USNA       LtCol E. A. Scherrer       Email: [email protected]       Comm:  410-293-6305       1stLt J. J. Swartz       Email:  [email protected]       Comm:  410-293-6304 6.b.  NAPS       Maj M. S. Reaser       Email:  [email protected]       Email:  [email protected]       Comm:   (401) 841-2693 6.c.  MMOA       Maj R. J. Ayer       Email: [email protected]       Comm:  703-784-9276 6.d.  MMOA-3 Graduate Education Manager       Maj D. T. Dumanovsky       Email: [email protected]       Comm:  703-784-9982 6.e.  MMEA Drill Instructor Monitor       GySgt A. C. Morales       Email: [email protected]       Comm:  703-432-9475 7.  This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 8.  Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//