Volunteer Solicitation for FFI, MAIT, and MCIWS Billet Vacancies at MAFCE and Other Locations
A call for enlisted volunteer applications (corporals through gunnery sergeants) for Force Fitness Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor Trainer, and Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival billets at Quantico, Camp Lejeune, Kaneohe Bay, Camp Hansen, Camp Schwab, and Pensacola. 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 201711Z JUL 26 MARADMIN 324/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED MARINES FOR FFI, MAIT, MCWIS AT MARTIAL ARTS FITNESS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BILLET VACANCIES// REF/A/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210511// REF/B/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210510// NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1326.6 CH-1, SELECTING, SCREENING, AND PREPARING ENLISTED MARINES FOR SCREENABLE BILLETS AND INDEPENDENT DUTY ASSIGNMENT (SCREENMAN). REF (B) IS MCO 1300.8, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.// POC/P. N. DELACRUZ/MAJ/MMEA-25/TEL: 703-432-9493/EMAIL: PATRICK.DELACRUZ@USMC.MIL// POC/Y. A. HENDERSON/GYSGT/DI MONITOR/TEL: 703-432-9475/EMAIL: YAFFA.HENDERSON@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The purpose of this message is to solicit applications from qualified Marines for Force Fitness Instructors (FFI), Martial Arts Instructor Trainers (MAIT), Marine Corps Instructors of Water Survival (MCIWS) at Martial Arts Fitness Center of Excellence (MAFCE), and FFIs and MCIWS at various locations. 2. Headquarters Marine Corps needs FFI, MAIT, and MCIWS volunteers for the following vacancies (read in four columns): Billet MCC Command Location FFI 086 Human Performance Branch Quantico, VA FFI 074 MAFCE Quantico, VA MCIWS 074 MAFCE Quantico, VA MAIT 074 MAFCE Quantico, VA MCIWS J15 Water Survival School Camp Lejeune, NC MCIWS 091 MCB Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, HI MCIWS 130 3D MARDIV Kaneohe Bay, HI MCIWS 1NL 3D MARDIV Camp Hansen, Japan MCIWS 1RX 3D MARDIV Camp Schwab, Japan MCIWS G91 NAS PENSACOLA Pensacola, FL 2. Tour Length. The normal tour length for FFI, MCIWS, and MAIT is 36 months in accordance with reference (a). 3. Time on Station. Marines must have 36-months Time on Station (TOS) at estimated date of departure, in accordance with reference (b). TOS requirements for Marines requesting assignment in the same geographic location do not apply. Requests for Exception to Policy (ETP) will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 4. Eligibility requirements. Marines applying for FFI, MAIT, and MCIWS must meet and comply with the following criteria: 4.a. Corporals through Gunnery Sergeants (GySgt) are eligible for FFI and MCIWS. Sergeants through Master Sergeant are eligible for MAIT. GySgts are eligible for Human Performance Branch. 4.b. Marines must meet waist to height standards. 4.c. Marines must conduct an interview with the Director of the nearest location of the duty they are applying for prior to application submission. If Marines are not located within the local area of one of the billet locations, the interview can be conducted remotely at the discretion of the associated schoolhouse Director. 5. Applications with attachments must be submitted electronically using the Special Duty Assignment request in Total Force Retention System (TFRS) to CMC (MMEA-25) via the normal RELM routing chain. Unit Career Counselors have access to the TFRS program. The enclosures to the RELM will contain the following: 5.a. NAVMC 11713 (Commanding Officers Screening/Interview guide formal School Instructor Duty) with Commanding Officer endorsement. 5.b. Marine Corps Physical Fitness Program Staff Screening Checklist. 6. For MAFCE volunteers, the screening process can be found at https:(slash)(slash)www.tbs.marines.mil/MAFCE/#tab/future-staff. 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.
- Selecting, Screening, and Preparing Enlisted Marines for Screenable Billets (MCO 1326.6 CH-1)Reference
This order governs the 36-month standard tour length for FFI, MAIT, and MCIWS billets. It sets the baseline rules for how screenable and independent duty assignments work.
- Marine Corps Personnel Assignment Policy (MCO 1300.8)Reference
This order sets the 36-month Time on Station requirement that applicants must meet at their estimated date of departure. It also governs when Exceptions to Policy can be requested.
This is the homepage for the Martial Arts and Fitness Center of Excellence at The Basic School, Quantico, covering gym hours for Ramer Hall, MCMAP, Force Fitness Instructor, and water survival programs. A reservist heading to or supporting TBS would find current facility schedules and program information here.