FY25 Career Counselor of the Year Board Results
Names the winner and runner-up selected by the FY25 Career Counselor of the Year Board, which convened 6 February 2026. SSgt Ryan V. Payne (Marine Corps Installations Pacific) was selected; Sgt Yanielis Paganmartinez (12th Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Division) was named runner-up.
This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil
Official text
R 101912Z MAR 26 MARADMIN 096/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 CAREER COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARD BOARD RESULTS// REF A/MSGID: MSG/CMC/MM/DTG: 171457ZNOV25// REF A/MSGID: MSG/CMC/MM/DTG: 221703ZOCT25// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 551/25, FISCAL YEAR 2025 CAREER COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. REF B IS MARADMIN 496/25, FY25 DC M&RA PERSONNEL AND PROGRAMS AWARDS SOLICITATION// POC/B. P. LODGE/MGYSGT/MMEA-3/TEL: 703-784-9658/EMAIL: BRYANT.LODGE@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. To announce the results of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Career Counselor of the Year Board. 2. Background. Per reference (a), the FY25 Career Counselor of the Year selection board convened on 6 February 2026. All nominees demonstrated exemplary records of performance, reflecting superior leadership, professionalism, and dedication to enlisted retention and career development. 3. The results of the board are as follows: 3.a. FY25 Career Counselor of the Year: Staff Sergeant Ryan V. Payne Marine Corps Installations Pacific 3.b. FY25 Career Counselor of the Year Runner-up: Sergeant Yanielis Paganmartinez 12th Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Division 4. Congratulations to those selected and to all who were nominated. Your efforts are vital to the success of our enlisted retention mission. The Marine Corps depends on you and fellow leaders to ensure our most talented and capable Marines remain within our ranks. 5. The FY25 Career Counselor of the Year will be formally recognized at the FY25 DC M&RA Professional Awards Dinner on 9 April 2026 at The Clubs at Quantico, Quantico, VA. Travel expenses for the awardee will be funded in accordance with reference (b); detailed travel and attendance instructions will be provided separately. 6. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//
Resources & references
The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.
- FY25 Career Counselor of the Year Award announcement (MARADMIN 551/25)MARADMIN
This is the original solicitation message that established the FY25 Career Counselor of the Year award and board process. It provides the governing rules and criteria under which this board was convened.
- FY25 DC M&RA Personnel and Programs Awards Solicitation (MARADMIN 496/25)MARADMIN
This MARADMIN governs travel funding and attendance guidance for the FY25 DC M&RA Professional Awards Dinner. The awardee's travel expenses are funded in accordance with this reference.