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MARADMIN 158/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION BLENDED SEMINAR PROGRAM
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 SEAT ALLOCATION ASSIGNMENTS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/MCO P1553.4B/YMD: 20080125//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/MARADMIN 703/08/YMD: 20081211//
REF/C/MSG/CMC/MARADMIN 396/19/YMD: 20190716//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/MCO 1553.2D/YMD: 20210623//
REF/E/MSG/CMC/MARADMIN 575/15/YMD: 20151117//
REF/F/MSG/CMC/MARADMIN 570/25/YMD: 20261508//
NARR/REF A IS THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ORDER
FOR OFFICERS. REF B MODIFIES AND UPDATES REF A WITH REGARD TO
OFFICER PME. REF C DESCRIBES THE EWSDEP 8670 CURRICULUM. REF D
OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR FILLING FORMAL SCHOOL SEATS. REF E PROVIDES
PROCEDURES FOR FORMAL SCHOOL TAD FUNDING REQUESTS. REF F IS FORMAL
SCHOOLS TRAINING SUPPORT FUNDING SHORTFALL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FY26.//
POC1/CIV/S. ERDELATZ/DEAN/CDET/LOC: QUANTICO/TEL: COMM 703.784.0741
/EMAIL: [email protected]//
POC2/CIV/D. HASKIN/CSCDEP/CDET/LOC: QUANTICO/TEL: COMM 703.432.4693
/EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose: To announce Marine Corps University
(MCU) Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) and Command and Staff
College (CSC) Blended Seminar Program (BSP) seat allocations.
1.a. The BSP is a combination of resident and nonresident online
education at or near home station.
1.b. The College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) EWSBSPs
and CSCBSPs are located at the following MCU regional campuses:
Camp Pendleton, California (CPCA); Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
(CLNC); Quantico, Virginia (QUAN); and EWSBSP only at Camp Butler,
Okinawa, Japan (OKIN); and Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe
Bay, Hawaii.
2. The program provides the opportunity for officers to complete
Career Level School (CLS) or Intermediate Level School (ILS) within
one academic year, earning graduates of both programs Professional
Military Education (PME) credit and Joint PME (JPME) Phase I credit
for ILS. The following are program details for Fiscal Year
2026-2027.2.a. EWSBSP is delivered in three seminars: The initial
resident seminar (IRS) is a 20-training day in-resident seminar over
approximately four weeks, the non-resident seminar (NRS) is a 12-week
online seminar, and the final resident seminar (FRS) is a 30-training
day in-resident seminar over approximately six weeks. CSCBSP is also
delivered in three seminars: The IRS is a 23-training day
in-resident seminar over approximately five weeks, the NRS is a
28-week online seminar, and FRS is a 29-training day in-resident
seminar over approximately six weeks. The number of training days
above are approximate and will vary by region. See paragraphs 5.g
and 5.h. for fitness report requirements.
2.b. Each resident period will be considered local travel or
unit funded Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) (depending upon home
station location), while the online seminar will be accomplished
during the students’ off-duty time at home station.
3. Student eligibility.
3.a. The BSP is a Total Force program. A Marine Administrative
Message (MARADMIN) for reserve participation will be released
separately.
3.b. Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) (listed in para 4.c and 4.f)
must ensure that students selected to attend the BSP are available
for both resident periods.
3.c. The following personnel are eligible to participate in EWSBSP
(in order of priority).
3.c.1. Marine O3 (unrestricted and Limited Duty Officers (LDO))
3.c.2. International Officers
3.c.3. Marine O3 select and Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) 3
3.c.4. Other Service O3
3.c.5. Marine O2
3.c.6. GS12 or equivalent
3.c.7. Marine CWO2 (requires waiver for enrollment)
3.c.8. Marine E7-E9 (requires waiver for enrollment)
3.d. Interested students who require a waiver should contact their
closest CDET Regional Point of Contact (POC) listed in paragraph 6
to obtain more information on the waiver process.
3.e. Students must complete the 8670 prerequisite course described
in reference (c) prior to attending the EWSBSP.
3.f. The following personnel are eligible to participate in CSCBSP
(in order of priority).
3.f.1. Marine O4 (unrestricted and LDO)
3.f.2. International Officers
3.f.3. CWO4
3.f.4. Other Service O4
3.f.5. CLS-complete O3 with 24 months time in grade (TIG)
3.f.6. GS13 or equivalent
3.f.7. Marine CWO3 (requires waiver for enrollment)
3.f.8. Marine E8-E9 (requires waiver for enrollment)
3.g. Interested students who require a waiver should contact their
closest CDET Regional POC listed in paragraph 6 to obtain more
information on the waiver process.
3.h. Eligible students who desire to register should contact their
MSC training managers to fill seat allocations.
4. MSCs listed below are provided with the following class seats,
which are reflected in the Marine Corps Training Information
Management System (MCTIMS). It is highly recommended that the MSC
training managers adhere to the listed priorities in 3.c. and 3.f.
and provide students with military occupational specialties that span
the entire Marine Air Ground Task Force in order to enhance the
learning experience. Additionally, please adhere to the student
codes listed under each course to ensure proper loading of students
into MCTIMS. For example, code 0O is active-duty officer, and code
0W is active-duty warrant officer.
4.a. EWSBSP class and report dates for US students and
International Military Students (IMS) are listed below
(read in four columns).
Class nbr/ US Report IMS Report IMS/US Report
location 1st res period 1st res period 2nd res period
721-722/CLNC* 26 May 26(721) N/A -/27 Sep 26(722)
701-702/CLNC 6 Jul 26(701) 30 Jun 26(701) 21/25 Oct 26(702)
703-704/CPCA 6 Jul 26(703) 30 Jun 26(703) 21/25 Oct 26(704)
711-712/OKIN 6 Jul 26(711) 30 Jun 26(711) 21/25 Oct 26(712)
723-724/CLNC* 22 Nov 26(723) N/A -/4 Apr 27(724)
705-706/QUAN 4 Jan 27(705) 3 Jan 27(705) 21/25 Apr 27(706)
707-708/CLNC 4 Jan 27(707) 3 Jan 27(707) 21/25 Apr 27(708)
709-710/CPCA 4 Jan 27(709) 3 Jan 27(709) 21/25 Apr 27(710)
713-714/OKIN 4 Jan 27(713) 3 Jan 27(713) 21/25 Apr 27(714)
715-716/MCBH 4 Jan 27(715) 3 Jan 27(715) 21/25 Apr 27(716)
717-718/QUAN 6 Jul 26(717) 30 Jun 26(717) 21/25 Oct 26(718)
- Note – MARSOC Off-Cycle Courses. If students from other CLNC MSCs
are interested in attending these courses, they should contact the
CLNC Region directly as there are a limited number of seats available
for local students only.
4.b. CID (read in three columns):
Location 1st res 2nd res
CLNC M0329XI M0329QI
CPCA M1029XG M1029QG
QUAN M0229XG M0229QG
OKIN M2229X8 M2229Q8
MCBH M2129X7 M2129Q7
4.c. EWSBSP seat allocations are listed below (read in two columns).
MSC Class(MCTIMS) Seats
CDET 701-702/CLNC 4
703-704/CPCA 11
705-706/QUAN 3
707-708/CLNC 4
709-710/CPCA 11
711-712/OKIN 1
713-714/OKIN 1
715-716/MCBH 2
717-718/QUAN 3
721-722/CLNC 4
723-724/CLNC 4
MCCDC/MCNCRC 705-706/QUAN 1
717-718/QUAN 1
MARFORCYBER/MCNCRC 705-706/QUAN 1
717-718/QUAN 1
TECOM/TCOM/MCNCRC 705-706/QUAN 2
717-718/QUAN 2
TECOM/TCOM 701-702/CLNC 8
703-704/CPCA 4
707-708/CLNC 8
709-710/CPCA 4
MARCORSYSCOM 705-706/QUAN 1
717-718/QUAN 1
MARFORCOM 701-702/CLNC 30
707-708/CLNC 30
721-722/CLNC 3
723-724/CLNC 3
MCICOM 701-702/CLNC 3
703-704/CPCA 3
707-708/CLNC 3
709-710/CPCA 3
711-712/OKIN 3
713-714/OKIN 3
MCICOM/MCNCRC 705-706/QUAN 5
717-718/QUAN 5
MARFORPAC 703-704/CPCA 27
709-710/CPCA 27
711-712/OKIN 12
713-714/OKIN 12
715-716/MCBH 14
MARSOC 721-722/CLNC 23
723-724/CLNC 23
MARFORRES 701-702/CLNC 3 (Note 1)
703-704/CPCA 3 (Note 1)
705-706/QUAN 3 (Note 1)
707-708/CLNC 3 (Note 1)
709-710/CPCA 3 (Note 1)
717-718/QUAN 3 (Note 1)
Note 1: Reserve BSP board selected/Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES)
funded.
4.d. CSCBSP class dates are listed below (read in four columns).
There are no CSCBSP classes in OKIN or MCBH. Majors/CWO4s in OKIN
or MCBH are eligible to attend any of the CSCBSP classes at CPCA.
Class nbr/ US Report IMS Report IMS/US Report
location 1st res period 1st res period 2nd res period
701-702/QUAN 12 Jul 26(701) 9 Jul 26(701) 22/25 Apr 27(702)
703-704/CLNC 26 Jul 26(703) 20 Jul 26(703) 30 Mar/4 Apr 27(704)
705-706/CPCA 26 Jul 26(705) 20 Jul 26(705) 30 Mar/4 Apr 27(706)
707-708/CLNC 24 Jan 27(707) 19 Jan 27(707) 8/12 Sep 27(708)
709-710/CPCA 24 Jan 27(709) 19 Jan 27(709) 8/12 Sep 27(710)
4.e. CIDs (read in three columns):
Location 1st res 2nd res
QUAN M02SA1G M02RZZG
CLNC M03SA1I M03RZZI
CPCA M10SA1G M10RZZG
4.f. CSCBSP seat allocations are listed below (read in two columns).
MSC Class(MCTIMS) Seats/MOS Cat
CDET 701-702/QUAN 16
703-704/CLNC 3
705-706/CPCA 2
707-708/CLNC 3
709-710/CPCA 2
MCCDC/MCNCRC 701-702/QUAN 1
TECOM/TCOM/MCNCRC 701-702/QUAN 2
TECOM/TCOM 703-704/CLNC 3
705-706/CPCA 2
707-708/CLNC 3
709-710/CPCA 2
MARCORSYSCOM/MCNCRC 701-702/QUAN 1
MARFORCOM 703-704/CLNC 6
707-708/CLNC 6
MCICOM/MCNCRC 701-702/QUAN 5
MCICOM 703-704/CLNC 1
705-706/CPCA 1
707-708/CLNC 1
709-710/CPCA 1
MARFORPAC 705-706/CPCA 8
709-710/CPCA 8
MARFORSOC 703-704/CLNC 1
707-708/CLNC 1
MARFORRES 701-702/QUAN 3 Note 2
703-704/CLNC 2 Note 2
705-706/CPCA 3 Note 2
707-708/CLNC 2 Note 2
709-710/CPCA 3 Note 2
Note 2: Reserve BSP board selected/MARFORRES funded.
4.g. Regular and active reserve officers assigned to MARFORRES must
contact CDET’s Reserve Liaison Officer (RLO) listed in paragraph 6.g.
Similarly, commands with no allocations should contact the CDET
regional director nearest the command to inquire about BSP seats.
Officers assigned to the National Capital Region will be registered
by MCICOM/MCNCRC. MCICOM Point of Contact (POC) is Mr. Ken Conover
at (571) 256-7089 or (540) 538-9794 or [email protected].
Those officers stationed (not deployed) OCONUS should contact the
CDET Student Support Coordinator, Mr. Steve O’Dell at phone
(703) 784-2410 or email [email protected] for further
participation information. Funding is not available.
- Coordinating Instructions
5.a. MSCs listed in this MARADMIN are required to register students
in MCTIMS for both IRS and FRS courses. All unused seats 30 days
prior to seminar start dates will revert to CDET control.
5.b. Uniform requirements: contact the appropriate regional POC
for local uniform requirements.
5.c. Participating students should be ready to begin classes at
0800 on the day following the US report date as listed in paragraphs
4.a. and 4.d.
5.d. Reporting locations will be provided to students once their
enrollment has been approved and assigned to a seminar cohort.
5.e. Registration responsibility.
5.e.1. MSC training managers will register students into MCTIMS
using the formal school procedure outlined in reference (d) and in
accordance with paragraph 4.g. and 5.a. Students should arrive for
both resident sessions with permissive TAD orders approved by the
parent command.
5.e.2. Please be advised that travel funding for BSPs is not
available from TECOM at this time. However, FSTS directs that
commands continue to submit funding requests via MCTIMS to inform
future funding projection purposes. If funding is required for
travel, it is the responsibility of the students’ command to provide
it. In the event of an overnight battlefield staff ride/offsite,
MCU will provide an endorsement for dual lodging for those on
unit-funded TAD. Local students will be funded for those events by
CDET.
5.e.3. Reserve officers will receive funding for travel and per
diem from MARFORRES.
5.f. Local commanders must endorse letters of support for their
participating Marines, which ensures that Marines selected to attend
the Initial Resident Seminar are also available to attend the Final
Resident Seminar. Format for these letters can be provided by the
closest CDET regional director listed in paragraph six. Similarly,
local commanders must provide a justification letter to
CG EDCOM/President MCU via the first O-6 in the chain of command for
any of their Marines who drop from the program.
5.g. The first resident seminar for the EWSBSP is less than 30 days;
Students will not require "To Temporary Duty" (TD) fitness reports
(FITREPs) prior to attendance. The second resident period is more
than 31 days; Students will require TD FITREPs from commands prior
to attendance. CDET will run "From Temporary Duty" (FD) FITREPs
upon completion of the program.
5.h. Both resident seminars for the CSCBSP are more than 31 days;
Students will require TD FITREPs from commands prior to attendance.
CDET will run FD FITREPs upon completion of each period.
5.i. “USMC officers enrolled in MCTIMS for the BSP, or BSP complete,
will be ineligible for screening on the Commandant's Career Level
Education Board (CCLEB) and the Commandant's Professional
Intermediate-Level Board (CPIB) for the purposes of assignment to
resident career-level PME or resident intermediate-level PME.
Those officers enrolled in or complete with BSP will be eligible
for screening for graduate education programs as outlined in the
eligibility criteria in the Commandant’s Education Board (CEB)
MARADMINs. USMC officer CSCBSP graduates and students enrolled in
the CSCBSP are eligible for selection to advanced intermediate-level
PME schools, which include the Marine Corps School of Advanced
Warfighting, the Army School of Advanced Military Studies, the Navy
Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, and the Air Force School of
Advanced Airpower Studies.”
5.j. Students are required to possess a computer and are highly
encouraged to bring laptops or tablet devices to download student
materials for ease of use and studying while attending the BSP.
No printed materials will be provided.
- Command and Signal
6.a. QUAN CDET POC (EWSBSP): [email protected]
6.b. QUAN CDET POC (CSCBSP): LtCol Grant Covey (703) 784-5446;
[email protected].
6.c. CPCA CDET POC: (760) 725-8400; [email protected]
6.d. CLNC CDET POC: Mr. Marc Riccio; (910) 451-0282;
[email protected].
6.e. OKIN CDET POC: LtCol Brock Lennon; DSN (315) 645-2223, comm
81-98-970-2223; [email protected].
6.f. MCBH CDET POC: Mr. JK Lowrey; (808) 496-1956;
[email protected].
6.g. MARFORRES CDET POC: Captain Turner Ables, (703) 784-3015;
[email protected].
6.h. The CDET POC for all Marines not deployed and stationed in
an area outside the continental U.S. other than regions identified
in paragraphs
6.e. and 6.f. is the CDET Student Support Coordinator, Mr. Steve
O’Dell; (703) 784-2410; [email protected].
6.i. International Officer Assistance. TECOM G-3 Security
Assistance Branch: [email protected].
- Release authorized by Brigadier General M. W. Tracy, President,
Marine Corps University.//