FY25 4TH QTR MARINE CORPS RESERVE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOT (MCRIP) SELECTION BOARD RESULTS


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R 131432Z AUG 25 MARADMIN 372/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/MATSG-42// SUBJ/FY25 4TH QTR MARINE CORPS RESERVE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOT (MCRIP) SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MARADMIN 206/25// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1001R.1L W/CH-1/20180315// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/MARADMIN 203/22// REF/D/MSGID: DOC/WGO 5320.2U// NARR/REF A IS THE FY25 4TH QTR MARINE CORPS RESERVE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SELECTION BOARD MARADMIN. REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). REF C IS THE RESERVE AVIATOR ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF D IS THE 4TH MAW RESERVE OFFICER MANAGEMENT POLICY. POC/PURCELL S/LTCOL/UNIT: MATSG-42 OPERATIONS OFFICER/NIPR: [email protected]/850.452.2268/ GENTEXT/RMKS/

  1.  IAW reference (A), the FY25 4th Qtr MCRIP selection board was convened by MATSG-42 and CNATRA on 5 Aug 2025.  The following applicants were selected to be reserve flight instructors. Rank   Name                  PMOS        TRAWING Maj    Kot, Kevin R.         7509         TAW1 Maj    Frantz, William R.    7509         TAW2 Maj    Schwartz, Steven A.   7523         TAW2 Capt   Rotramel, Aaron J.    7557         TAW4 Capt   Deer, Nathan E.       7532         TAW5 Maj    Lofswold, Ryan D.     7565         TAW5 Maj    Maloney, Russell T.   7509         TAW5 Maj    Smith, Elijah C.      7532         TAW5
  2. Officers selected for accession to the MCRIP program must contact the MATSG-42 POC via email correspondence to accept or decline selection within 30 days of the release of this message. Officers are reminded they will need to affiliate with MATSG-42 by 1 February 2026.
  3.  Selectees who cannot join the appropriate unit and begin flying within 90 days will forfeit their selection and be required to apply at a later date.
  4.  IAW references (C) and (D), this message constitutes 4th MAW join and Duty Involving Flight – Operational (DIFOP) approval authority for the selected officers.  4th MAW DIFOP approved effective with actual unit join, unless already a member of a 4th MAW squadron.
  5.  Depending on the selectee’s current component code the join process to 4th MAW will differ.  Selectees will still need to work with MATSG-42 to determine their exact Billet Identification Code (BIC).
  6.  Active duty officers are advised to contact their career counselor to facilitate Direct Affiliation Program (DAP) authorization utilizing this message as authorization to join 4th MAW.
  7.  SMCR officers will use this message as their source document for their Inter-unit Transfer (IUT) request.  After Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) G1 approves the IUT, the losing commands will generate IUT orders to their respective squadron.
  8.  Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve are advised to contact their local Prior Service Recruiter for join processing utilizing this message as authorization to join 4th MAW.
  9.  A reserve commission is required to participate in the Reserve Program. Marines will need to have their unit S-1 reach out to Reserve Affairs at [email protected] to verify their reserve commission.
  10. The next 4th MAW MCRIP selection board is planned on or about 10 February 2026.  All applicants not selected by this board will be required to reapply as all packages from this selection board will be destroyed.
  11. Release authorized by LtGen Bradford J. Gering, Deputy Commandant for Aviation.//