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AY2027–2028 Service Academy Slating Panel Results — USNA and NAPS
The name list of primary and alternate selectees assigned to the United States Naval Academy and Naval Academy Preparatory School for Academic Year 2027–2028. This message 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 131635Z JUL 26 MARADMIN 316/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/RESULTS FOR THE MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO SERVICE ACADEMIES SLATING PANEL ACADEMIC YEAR 2027-2028// REF/A/MCO/CMC/20250307// REF/B/MCO/CMC/20190530// REF/C/MCO/CMC/20210511// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH 2, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. NARR/REF B IS MCO 1524.1 GRADUATE EDUCATION ORDER. NARR/REF C IS MCO 1326.26, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENT SCREENMAN. POC/C. P. MYRICK/MAJ/MMOA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-9276/ EMAIL: CARLIN.MYRICK@USMC.MIL// POC/D. T. DUMANOVSKY/MAJ/MMOA/COMMERCIAL: 703-784-9285/ EMAIL: DELANEY.T.DUMANOVSKY.MIL@USMC.MIL// POC/J. J. SWARTZ/CAPT/USNA/COMMERCIAL: 410-293-6304/ EMAIL: SWARTZ@USNA.EDU// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. The assignment of Marines to the United States Service Academies requires high caliber individuals for positions that support the accession of junior officers into the military service within the Department of War. Per reference (a), on 3 June 2026, a panel convened at Headquarters Marine Corps and selected Marines for assignment to the United States Naval Academy (USNA), and the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in AY27-28. 2. The Service Slating Academy slate below is subject to change. 2.a. The following officers and enlisted Marines were selected as primaries to serve at USNA (read in five columns): NAME RANK PMOS BILLET BMOS Molano, Melanie J. Maj 3002 English Instructor 8006 Williamson, Justin T. Maj 5803 Political Science 8220 Allyn, Jared M. Capt 4402 Military Law Instructor 4402 Courter, Benjamin A. Capt 7318 LEAD 8803 Lee, Matthew T. Capt 0370 Deputy Director 8006 Poltrack, Mary M. Capt 0402 Mathematics Instructor 8850 Schnabel, Michael J. Capt 0602 Computer Science 8846 Servin, Araseli Capt 6602 LEAD 8803 Herman, Camille J. 1stLt 3002 Mathematics Instructor 8850 Johnson, Aaron C. 1stLt 0402 Brigade Training Officer 8006 Kaiser Jr., Jason D. 1stLt 0302 LEAD 8803 Maciejewski Jr., T. D. 1stLt 0302 LEAD 8803 Oberhaus, Kaila 1stLt 0802 LEAD 8803 Robinson, Taylor M. 1stLt 0302 MCMAP Training Officer 8006 Yunginger, Amy 1stLt 0102 Executive Assistant 8006 Crocco, Anthony N. GySgt 0363 Senior Enlisted Leader 8014 Stowers, Garrett R. SSgt 1371 Senior Enlisted Leader 8014 2.b. The following officer was selected to serve at Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) (read in five columns): Name RANK PMOS BILLET BMOS Goings, Megan N. Capt 1302 NAPS XO 8006 Silva, Christian R. 1stLt 0802 NAPS Company Officer 8006 2.c. The following officers were selected as alternates for assignment to the Service Academies (read in four columns): Name RANK PMOS BMOS Ace, Michael B. Capt 4402 4402 Aldana, Eric Capt 0602 8006 Bohnenkamp, Eric A. Capt 4502 8006 Buker, Zachary S. Capt 0102 8006 Linnersten, Donna Capt 3002 8006 White, Seth L. Capt 0302 8006 Harkleroad, Colin M. 1stLt 0202 8006 McDonough, Keegan P. 1stLt 0302 8006 3. This message serves as notification of orders for officers listed in paragraph 2.a-2.c. Selected officers are directed to contact their PMOS monitor NLT 10 days from the release of this MARADMIN. 3.a. Enlisted Marines must contact the Drill Instructor Monitor for follow-on instructions and to acknowledge selection NLT 10 days from the release of this MARADMIN. 3.b. Selected officers who have not yet accepted Career Designation (CD) will be offered CD in conjunction with this assignment. Retention & Release Officer, MMOA-3 will notify all selectees being offered CD via Marine Online (MOL). Officers offered CD must accept or decline by responding via MOL NLT 10 days from the release of this MARADMIN. Officers who do not respond by the deadline will be considered as having declined CD. Officers who decline the offer of CD in conjunction with this panel selection will execute their current End of Active Service IAW MCO 1001.65A and forfeit their selection to their respective Service Academy. 3.c. Once an officer acknowledges their selection, they are subject to reference (a) through (c). 3.d. Officers not attending Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) will be issued orders to their respective Service Academy upon the release of this message. The report date unless otherwise directed by their respective Service Academy will be NLT 31 May 2027. 3.d.1. Officers currently attending NPS will receive orders that correlate with their respective course graduation dates. 3.e. There is no deferral of selection. 3.f. Declinations. Requests for declination by officers who volunteered and were selected for Service Academy duty will not receive favorable consideration. Only officers whose end of obligated service ends prior to the report date may request to decline orders. Officers eligible to decline this assignment have NLT 10 days from the release of this MARADMIN to decline their selection. Officers who elect to decline their selection are considered to have resigned 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, NLT 31 May 2027. 3.f.1. Officers currently attending NPS are not authorized to decline their selection based on obligated service incurred via their Graduate Education program. 3.f.2. Enlisted Marines will reach out to the Drill Instructor Monitor for possible assignment modifications. 4. Vacant positions. There are four vacancies the panel did not select a Marine to fill. Vacancies will be filled through the normal officer or enlisted assignment process. Interested officers must reach out to their individual Primary MOS monitor to discuss their eligibility. Interested Enlisted Marines must reach out to Drill Instructor Monitor for consideration. 4.a. The vacant positions are as follows. 4.a.1. (1) USNA 8006, O-3 Language Instructor (Japanese or German preferred) 4.a.2. (1) USNA 8006, O-3 Economics Instructor (Master's degree required) 4.a.3. (2) USNA 8014, SSgt or GySgt, Senior Enlisted Leader 5. Coordinating Instructions 5.a. Officers selected to the LEAD Master’s Program will incur 36 months of obligated service upon completion of their LEAD Master’s Degree. Each officer will have 12 months of obligated service remaining at the end of their USNA tour and should expect to receive PCA/PCS orders near the completion of their tour to execute in the summer of 2030. The end of obligated service for a LEAD Master’s selectee is projected to be 1 July 2031. 5.b. Officers selected above who are currently attending NPS will incur 48 months of obligated service upon completion of their NPS degree program. Each officer will have 12 months of obligated service remaining at the end of their USNA tour and should expect to receive PCA/PCS orders near the completion of their tour to execute in the summer of 2030. The end of obligated service for officers currently attending NPS and selected for service at USNA is projected to be 1 July 2031. 5.c. Officers selected in paragraph 2 who do not fall into the two categories above will incur obligated service in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and reference (b). 5.d. Enlisted Marines must be willing to accept the required obligated service for 36 months. 6. Points of contact: 6.a. USNA LtCol T. R. Giraldi Email: giraldi@usna.edu Comm: 410-293-6305 Capt J. J. Swartz Email: swartz@usna.edu Comm: 410-293-6304 6.b. NAPS Maj M. S. Reaser Email: mark.reaser@usmc.mil Email: mreaser@naps.edu Comm: (401) 841-2693 6.c. MMOA Maj C. P. Myrick Email: carlin.myrick@usmc.mil Comm: 703-784-9276 Maj D. T. Dumanovsky Email: delaney.t.dumanovsky.mil@usmc.mil Comm: 703-784-9982 6.d. MMEA GySgt Y. A. Henderson Email: yaffa.henderson@usmc.mil Comm: 703-432-9475 7. This message 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 w/CH 2)Reference
This is the governing order for how Marines are assigned to billets. Selected officers and enlisted Marines are subject to it once they acknowledge their selection.
- Graduate Education Order (MCO 1524.1)Reference
This order governs graduate education programs. It determines obligated service requirements for officers not in the LEAD or NPS categories who are selected for Service Academy duty.
- Screenable Billets and Independent Duty Assignment Screenman Order (MCO 1326.26)Reference
This order covers the process for selecting and screening enlisted Marines for screenable billets. Selected enlisted Marines are subject to it once they acknowledge their selection.
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