FY2027 NROTC Professor of Naval Science Selection Board Results
The primary and alternate selectee list from the FY2027 Professor of Naval Science selection board, which convened 25 June 2026. 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 111606Z AUG 26 MARADMIN 362/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC/20260512// REF/B/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210510// REF/C/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210203// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 216/26, FISCAL YEAR 2027 NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (NROTC) PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE (PNS), EXECUTIVE OFFICER (XO), AND MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR (MOI) SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH-2, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS MCO 1900.16 W/CH 2, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.// POC/C. P. MYRICK/MAJ/MMOA/TEL: 703-784-9276/ EMAIL: CARLIN.MYRICK@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Professor of Naval Science (PNS) selection board convened on 25 June 2026 to select officers for duty beginning in 2027. 2. The board considered the records of all officers who applied against the requirements of the available universities, individual career progression, competitiveness, preferences of the applicant, and overall needs of the Marine Corps. As an integral component of our officer corps accessions, only those officers who met the standard of best and fully qualified were selected for PNS duty. 3. Selection board results 3.a. Primary selectees. The following officers were selected as primaries for PNS duty in FY27 (read in four columns): Name MOS MCC University Goldberg, Albert J. 8041 H87 Virginia Military Institute Jefferson, Cedric A. 0370 H19 Florida A&M University Lacovara, Stephen A. 8040 H93 Villanova University Naughton II, John B. 1302 H06 University of California, LA 3.b. Alternate selectees. The following officers were selected as alternates for PNS duty in FY27 and are listed in alphabetical order (read in two columns): Name MOS Carlson, Michael 8041 Johnson Jr, Richard W. 0402 4. Coordinating Instructions 4.a. Primary selectees 4.a.1. Acceptance of selection. This message serves as notification of orders for officers listed in paragraph 3.a. Selected officers are directed to contact their monitor NLT 10 days from the release of this message. 4.a.2. Each officer assigned to PNS duty will become part of the university staff. Orders will not be issued until nominations are accepted by the assigned university. 4.b. Alternate selectees. No action is required on the part of officers on the alternate list in paragraph 3.b. In the event that a billet becomes vacant, Manpower Management will fleet-up an officer from the alternate list. Primary MOS monitors will directly contact any alternate selected as a fleet-up. 4.c. Declinations and deferrals 4.c.1. Declinations. Requests for declination by officers who applied and were selected for PNS duty will not normally receive favorable consideration. 4.c.2. Deferrals. Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) will not normally accept deferrals. 5. Points of contact: 5.a. MMOA Center Desk Maj C. P. Myrick Email: carlin.myrick@usmc.mil Comm: 703-784-9276 5.b. MMOA-1 Ground Colonels Monitor Col E. F. Bradley Email: evan.bradley@usmc.mil Comm: 703-432-9012 5.c. MMOA-2 Aviation Colonels Monitor Col J. C. Davis Email: jeffery.c.davis1@usmc.mil Comm: 703-432-9011 6. This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 7. 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.
This is the announcement message that opened the FY27 NROTC Professor of Naval Science, Executive Officer, and Marine Officer Instructor selection board. It established the eligibility criteria and process that led to the results published in this MARADMIN.
- Marine Corps Personnel Assignment Policy (MCO 1300.8 W/CH-2)Reference
This order governs how Marine officers are assigned to billets, including special duty assignments like PNS. It is the policy authority underpinning how selections, orders, declinations, and deferrals are handled for this board.
- Separation and Retirement Manual (MCO 1900.16 W/CH 2)Reference
This manual covers Marine Corps separation and retirement procedures. It is cited as a governing reference for this board, relevant to any officer whose career timeline intersects with a PNS assignment.