FY2026 Enlisted Marine Option NROTC Scholarship Selection Results
The names of two enlisted Marines selected to receive a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship under the FY2025 program. Applies to the total force; the two selectees named are the only ones this message concerns.
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 301248Z MAR 26 MARADMIN 143/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 ENLISTED MARINE OPTION NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS SCHOLARSHIP RESULTS// REF/A/DOC/CMC/01MAY2018// REF/B/DOC/CMC/15FEB2015// REF/C/DOC/MCRC/06MAR2025// REF/D/MSG/MCRC/26JUN2025// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1040.43B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS. REF B IS MCO 1900.16 W/ CH3, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF C IS MCRCO 1100.2.B, OFFICER COMMISSIONING MANUAL. REF D IS MARADMIN 347/24, FISCAL YEAR 2025 MARINE OPTION NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS// POC/J. T. HARRISON/MCRC/G3/ON-E/TEL: 667-893-0880/-/EMAIL: JORDAN.HARRISON@MARINES.USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN announces those enlisted Marines who were selected per reference (D) to receive a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship. NAME RANK CODE MCC KAIRO, JOSEPH N LCPL K4/C4 SL7 ORSINI, GIANCARLO E LCPL K4 SGN 2. Coordinating Instructions 2.a. Marines listed above will notify their Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) Monitor of their selection. 2.b. Per reference (A) Marines will remain with their present unit until all qualifications are met. Prior to issuance of orders, the selectees must be found physically qualified by the Department of the Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB). 2.c. Once determined qualified, Permanent Change of Station orders will be immediately issued by the Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMEA-2) for Regular Component Marines to proceed to their assigned NROTC units. Any scheduled follow on schools or training events shall not prevent a selected applicant from attending required orientations and the commencement of their college classes. 2.d. Per reference (B) the day before classes begin the selected Marine will be issued a DD Form 214 with the separation code of KGX2 in box 26 and narrative reason for separation is "enter officer training program" and is released from Active Duty to the Individual Ready Reserve. Administration guidance is provided by reference (C). 2.e. Marine Corps Recruiting Command is not the issuing authority for orders or the issuance of a DD Form 214. 3. Orders may be declined in writing or by request. Requests should be sent to the above listed MCRC point of contact and to their PMOS Monitor. 4. This MARADMIN is applicable to the total force. 5. Release authorized by MajGen Walker M. Field, CG MCRC.//
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.
- Enlisted to Officer Commissioning Programs (MCO 1040.43B)Reference
This order governs the rules for enlisted Marines transitioning to officer commissioning programs. The MARADMIN cites it to specify that selected Marines must remain with their present unit until all qualifications are met before orders are issued.
- Marine Corps Separation and Retirement Manual (MCO 1900.16 w/ CH3)Reference
This manual covers separation procedures for Marines leaving active duty. The MARADMIN cites it regarding the issuance of a DD Form 214 with the appropriate separation code when a selected Marine transitions to the NROTC program.
- Officer Commissioning Manual (MCRCO 1100.2B)Reference
This manual provides administrative guidance for officer commissioning. The MARADMIN cites it as the governing document for administrative procedures surrounding the DD Form 214 and the transition to officer training.
- FY2025 Marine Option NROTC Scholarship Programs (MARADMIN 347/24)MARADMIN
This is the earlier MARADMIN that established the selection process under which the Marines named in this message were chosen. It provides the program details and eligibility criteria that led to these FY2026 scholarship results.