LeadershipRoutine update
FY2027 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer Selection Board Results
The primary and alternate selectees from the FY2027 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer board, which reviewed 625 officers and selected 18 primaries and 36 alternates. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
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 291422Z JUN 26 MARADMIN 298/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID:MCO/CMC/20210510// REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC/20260331// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF B IS MARADMIN 146/26 FISCAL YEAR 2027 RECRUITING STATION COMMANDING OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT// POC/T. J. KITASATO/MAJ/MMOA-3/(703) 784-9284/ EMAIL: TAYLOR.KITASATO@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. On 9 June 2026, the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (DC M&RA) convened the Fiscal Year 2027 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer (RSCO) Selection Board to select officers as RSCOs and identify alternates for duty beginning in Fiscal Year 2027. 2. Marine Corps Recruiting Command is dedicated to recruiting high quality men and women from across our nation to earn the title Marine. To reinforce and continue ongoing recruiting success, a board of 3 general officers and 12 colonels reviewed the records of 625 eligible officers and selected 18 for assignment as RSCO. With a 2.9 percent primary selection rate, RSCO is an exceptionally competitive process. The board selected an additional 36 highly qualified officers as alternates. The board considered that the pre-eminent quality required for RSCOs is proven leadership, preferably demonstrated in dynamic environments in distributed situations, and selected officers accordingly. 3. The following officers are approved as primary selectees for Command (read in three columns): Name MOS Command GONZALES, LARRY R. 0402 RS Austin, TX DANIELS, JOSHUA C. 0802 RS Charlotte, NC GREIG, CHRISTOPHER B. 0302 RS Denver, CO HAMILTON, CHRISTOPHER J. 0802 RS Fort Worth, TX LANG, AIDEN J. 0302 RS Frederick, MD EGLOFF, LUKE C. 0802 RS Harrisburg, PA WHITE, SETH L. 0302 RS Los Angeles, CA AARON, LUCAS H. 0302 RS Louisville, KY MEDLEN, TREVOR M. 1302 RS Milwaukee, WI NELSON, MICHAEL C. 0302 RS Montgomery, AL GAZZILLO, ANDREW D. 0802 RS New York, NY HAYNES, NATHANIEL J. 0302 RS Ohio COLLINS, ADAM M. 0302 RS Orlando, FL SMITH IV, REUBEN B. 0402 RS Portland, OR MCIVER, PATRICK X. 0802 RS San Antonio, TX PADUDA, NOLAN H. 1803 RS San Francisco, CA DESALVO, MARIO J. 0202 RS Seattle, WA ROBBINS, MATTHEW A. 0302 RS Twin Cities, MN 3.a. The board selected the following officers as alternates (read in two columns): Name MOS ASHBY, AUSTIN M. 1302 BATES, PETER M. 1803 BEESE, AARON C. 0802 BOYD, LOUIS K. 0302 BUHR II, PATRICK J. 1302 COCHRAN, PETER M. 0302 COLLETTE, CHRISTOPHER R. 0602 DAHL, JACLYN P. 3002 DENISON, DYLAN W. 1302 DYSON, SPENCER D. 0802 GARRETSON, BRIAN J. 0402 GETTY, JACOBY D. 4502 GOINGS, MATHEW M. 0302 HAEG, JARED J. 0302 HARRISON, MITCHELL L. 7202 JOHANSEN, BRYAN S. 0802 JOHNSON, KADRICK M. 0402 KNOLL, GABRIEL L. 0302 KREBS, SAMUEL D. 0402 LAYTON, JACOB D. 0202 LEWINS, JOHN F. 0602 MARTIN, JAKE R. 0302 MARTINEZ, SANTIAGO J. 0402 MCBRAYER, DAVID A. 0402 MCDOUGALL, SHANE P. 0302 MIKITA, RORY J. 0802 REDMOND, KEVIN C. 0802 RICKETTS, NATHAN T. 1302 SCHULLER, WESLEY S. 0802 SENSANBAUGHER, SCOTT T. 3002 SHUMA, JUSTIN D. 0402 SNYDER, GARRETT H. 1302 STUCKART, DANIEL M. 0302 WHITE, JOSEPH A. 0402 WILLIAMS, JOHN D. 0302 ZIMKIEWICZ, MARC L. 0302 4. MMOA-3 will place a letter annotating selection in the official military personnel files of all officers selected as primaries or alternates. 5. Coordinating instructions 5.a. Primary selectees. Primary selectees are to accept or decline command via email to their PMOS monitor listed in paragraph (6) NLT 10 calendar days after the release of this message. This MARADMIN serves as a notification of orders. 5.b. Alternate selectees. No action is required by officers on the alternate list. If a command becomes vacant due to a declination or other extenuating circumstance, Manpower Management will fleet-up an officer from the alternate list. PMOS monitors will directly contact any alternate selected as a fleet-up. 5.c. Declinations. Officers who decline command must submit a declination in writing NAVMC 10274 Administrative Action (AA Form) via the first general officer in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3 NLT 10 calendar days after the release of this message. Officers who decline command are ineligible for future command at any rank, unless otherwise approved by the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 5.c.1. Officers who decline command later than 10 calendar days after the release of this message will be deemed as resigning in lieu of orders. Officers who resign in lieu of orders will exit the service NLT the last day of the month they were required to report to their future unit. 5.d. Deferrals. Officers selected for command who are unable to execute orders due to extraordinary circumstances may request a deferral. If approved, the Director, Manpower Management will defer the officer to a future RSCO command screening board. Primary selectees may submit a deferral request in writing, by completing an AA Form, via the first general officer in their chain of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3. 5.e. Officers slated to command will schedule their attendance at the Cornerstone: Commandant's Combined Commandership Program prior to, or shortly after, assuming command. The point of contact (POC) for the Cornerstone course is the Marine Corp University Lejeune Leadership Institute which may be reached at DSN 432-9753 or commercial (703) 784-9753/(703) 784-4684, or via email: LLI_MLD@usmcu.edu. Further information is available at https://www.usmcu.edu/Academic-Programs/Lejeune- Leadership-Institute/Commandants-Combined-Commandership-Course/. 6. MMOA points of contact: 6.a. MMOA-1 (Ground). Major Shane Wescott Combat Arms Majors Monitor Comm: 703-784-9272 Email: shane.wescott@usmc.mil Major Joseph DiPaola Co Grade Infantry Monitor Comm: 703-784-9276 Email: joseph.dipaola@usmc.mil Captain Mark Allen Jr. Co Grade Combat Arms Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: mark.allen@usmc.mil Major Gary Raymundo Combat Service Support Majors Monitor Comm: 703-784-9272 Email: gary.raymundo.mil@usmc.mil Captain Paola Phipps Co Grade Manpower/Military Police Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: paola.c.phipps.mil@usmc.mil Captain Clark Shotwell Co Grade Logistics Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: clark.shotwell@usmc.mil Captain Robert German Co Grade Supply Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: robert.c.german@usmc.mil Major Nicholle Miller Information Majors Monitor Comm: 703-784-9272 Email: nicholle.miller@usmc.mil Captain Taylor Grady Co Grade Information Officers Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: taylor.grady@usmc.mil Captain Nathan Scott Co Grade Intel/Law Comm: 703-784-9276/7/9/80 Email: nathan.r.scott@usmc.mil 6.b. MMOA-2 (Aviation) Major Jeremy Haney Rotary Wing Major Monitor Comm: 703-784-9267 Email: jeremy.haney@usmc.mil Major Alexander Lee Co Grade Rotary Wing Officers Comm: 703-784-9267/8/9/70 Email: alexander.j.lee@usmc.mil Major Jacob Kerry Aviation Ground Majors Monitor Comm: 703-784-9267 Email: jacob.f.kerry.mil@usmc.mil Captain Joseph Piotrowski Co Grade Aviation Ground Officers Comm: 703-784-9267/8/9/70 Email: joseph.piotrowski@usmc.mil Major Adam Chase Fixed Wing Majors Monitor Comm: 703-784-9267 Email: adam.l.chase@usmc.mil Captain Maverick Santamaria Co Grade Fixed Wing Officers Comm: 703-784-9267/8/9/70 Email: maverick.santamaria@usmc.mil 7. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 8. Release authorized by MajGen 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.
- Marine Corps Personnel Assignment Policy (MCO 1300.8 CH-1)Reference
This is the governing order for how Marine Corps personnel assignments are made. It provides the policy framework under which the RSCO selection board and resulting assignment orders operate.
This is the earlier message that announced the FY2027 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer selection board before it convened. Officers who want background on the board's criteria and process can refer to it.
CSEL Focus Paper 23-2 Sergeant Major Presentations Sergeant Major Presentations at Cornerstone About Contact Us Registration Sergeants Major Spouse's Workshop Resources Copyright 2014 Marine Corps University All Rights Reserved This is the website for Cornerstone, the Commandant's mandatory pre-command course for board-selected lieutenant colonels, colonels, and sergeants major, held twice yearly at Marine Corps University in Quantico. Reserve officers and senior enlisted leaders selected for command or a Senior Enlisted Advisor role should check here for course dates, registration, required reading, and spouse workshop information.
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