R 301622Z OCT 25 MARADMIN 513/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC M&RA RA// SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND 2027 TOTAL FORCE INTEGRATOR FREE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALITY SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190215// REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD: 20080125// REF/C/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC M&RA MMRP/YMD: 20230605// NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF (B) IS MCO 1553.4B, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME). REF (C) IS MCO 1610.7B, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES).// POC/M. J. JONES/MAJ/TOTAL FORCE INTEGRATOR LEAD AO/TEL: 703-784-3676/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/J. F. DEAN/MAJ/RAM-3 OIC/TEL: 703-784-1275/ EMAIL: [email protected]//  POC/G. BOGACZYK/MSGT/RAM-3 CHIEF/TEL: 703-784-1231/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/W. R. MALEY/MSGT/TOTAL FORCE INTEGRATOR SNCO PLANNER/ TEL: 703-784-0526/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/B. FORD/CIV/RAM-3/TEL: 703-432-9410/ EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This MARADMIN announces the convening of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and 2027 Total Force Integrator (TFI) Free Military Occupational Specialty (FMOS) Selection Board on 2 December 2025. Active Reserve (AR) Marines who desire to serve in large-scale force integration roles are encouraged to apply to the TFI billets listed within this message. 2.  Overview.  2.a.  TFI Marines will enable Total Force preparedness for large-scale partial or full mobilization. These critical personnel will execute the detailed planning for the Total Force Marine Corps to organize, train, and deploy in support of combatant commands. Additionally, TFI Marines will integrate the Total Force in support  of Global Force Management requirements, as well as those related to training, exercises, and operations. 2.b.  For AR leaders, TFI billets will be vital to the implementation of the Marine Corps’ Total Force concept and the alignment of Reserve capabilities with Active Component operations. Those who serve in these critical roles will enhance readiness and drive operational cohesion throughout the Service. Success will therefore require strong leadership, strategic insight, and knowledge of both the Reserve and Active components. Leaders who excel in these integration billets will gain valuable experience as they support enterprise-wide mission success. Therefore, precepts for competitive AR officer boards indicate that documented success in Reserve integration billets will hold significant weight, thereby reflecting their strategic value and leadership demands. The Marine Corps affirms these billets as key developmental assignments which prepare officers for critical leadership positions in an increasingly integrated Total Force. 2.c.  Reserve Affairs Manpower Management seeks AR applicants for the billets listed within this message. All officers (Maj select – LtCol) and enlisted (GySgt select – MSgt) are eligible to apply. Alternates will be selected, per grade, to mitigate primary selections who do not complete the required training or fail to obtain the necessary billet clearance level. Alternates may have the opportunity to complete the mandatory training courses and serve within a TFI billet, if required. Primary selectees must complete all training requirements prior to arrival at their selected TFI billet. Primary and alternate selectees will incur a 24-month utilization tour upon entering a TFI billet. Exceptions to the utilization tour duration will be considered on a case by case basis (e.g., Selection to a Command billet).    3.  Ineligibility Criteria. 3.a.  Marines who are not currently serving in the AR Program.  3.b.  Marines with an approved retirement, resignation, or who are pending conditional release. 3.c.  Marines who have been passed for promotion more than once in their current grade and component. 3.d.  Marines who have not met their 24-month time on station requirement by 1 May 2026.  3.e.  Marine officers with a mandatory removal date prior to 1 June 2029. 3.f.  Marine officers below the rank of Maj. Officers selected for Maj may apply. Officers must have completed or be currently enrolled in Joint PME Level I. Additionally, Officers must have completed both the Basic Total Force Integration Staff Training (TFIST) course and the Advanced TFIST course.  3.g.  SNCOs below the rank of GySgt. Marines selected for GySgt may apply. Enlisted Marines must have completed required resident PME for their current grade, and must be registered in (or have previously completed) the Enlisted TFIST course.  3.h.  Exceptions to ineligibility criteria will be considered on a case by case basis. Any exceptions to policy (ETPs) must be endorsed by the first O-6 in the applicant’s chain of command and routed to Reserve Affairs Manpower Management, Reserve Affairs, DC M&RA for decision. 4.  Certification and Training.   4.a.  TFI FMOS certification requires a Marine to be a primary  selectee by the TFI selection board and to successfully complete all  required training courses. Any AR Marine who has completed all required training courses must submit an application to the TFI selection board and be board-selected to receive the TFI FMOS. Alternate selectees will obtain the TFI FMOS upon request to fill a primary vacancy and successful completion of all required training courses. 4.b.  Required TFI Officer Training Courses (read in one column).                        Global Force Management Overview (GF1101 – Prerequisite) JOPES Overview (JD1101 – Prerequisite) Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager Course (GF1102) JOPES Support Personnel Course (JD1102) JOPES Action Officer Course (JD2101) Joint Operational Contract Support Planning & Execution Course Lite