FY27 Enlisted to Warrant Officer Reserve Selection Board Results

R 191434Z OCT 26

MARADMIN 508/26

MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA// 

SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER

RESERVE SELECTION BOARD RESULTS//

REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPP/YMD:20190716//

REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC MRA/R271910ZFEB26//

REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC MRA/R182000ZNOV25//

REF/D/MSGID:DOC/DODI 1205.21/YMD:19990920//

REF/E/MSGID:DOC/CMC MIF/YMD:20130703//

REF/F/MSGID:DOC/NAVSOP/YMD:20250801//

REF/G/MSGID:DOC/CMC MPO/YMD:20150831//

REF/H/MSGID:DOC/PSD/YMD:20220323//

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NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1040.42B W/ADMIN CH 1, WARRANT OFFICER (WO) AND 

LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) ACCESSION PROGRAMS.  REF (B) IS MARADMIN 

076/26 OF 27 FEB 26 WHICH ANNOUNCED THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 (FY27) 

ENLISTED TO WARRANT OFFICER (WO) RESERVE SELECTION BOARD. REF (C) 

IS MARADMIN 554/25 OF 19 NOV 25 WHICH ANNOUNCED WO ACCESSION PROGRAM 

UPDATES.  REF (D) IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 1205.21 OF 20 

SEPTEMBER 1999, RESERVE COMPONENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS PROCEDURES.  REF 

(E) IS MCO 1000.6, ASSIGNMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRAVEL SYSTEM 

MANUAL (ACTSMAN).   REF (F) IS THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR) 

UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.  REF (G) IS MCO 

7220.56A, ENTITLEMENT TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING (BAH) AT 

LOCATIONS OTHER THAN PERMANENT DUTY STATION (PDS).  REF (H) IS MCO 

6100.13A W/CH 5, MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS AND COMBAT FITNESS 

TESTS (PFT/CFT).  REF (I) IS MCO 6110.3A W/CH 4, MARINE CORPS BODY 

COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM.  REF (J) IS NAVMED P117, 

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), 

CHAPTER 15. REF (K) IS MARADMIN 086/25, SELECTED MARINE CORPS 

RESERVE (SMCR) WARRANT OFFICER ACCESSION BONUS.//

POC/BRENT R. REIDENBACH/MCRC ON-E/TEL: (571) 559-4396/EMAIL: 

BRENT.REIDENBACH@MARINES.USMC.MIL//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Per references (a) and (b), the Commandant of the 

Marine Corps (CMC) has approved the FY27 Enlisted to Warrant Officer 

Reserve Selection Board report.    

    a.  The following personnel have been selected for appointment 

to the permanent grade of WO in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in the 

Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Military Occupational Specialty 

(MOS) and site-specific Reporting Unit Code (RUC) listed below:

Name                       SMOS   SRUC   Billet 

Arent, Jeffrey M.          0210   14803  Great Lakes

Baldwin, Tavis T.          3510   04044  Gulfport

Collier, William D.        0408   14666  Smyrna

Duncan, James A. Jr.       2805   14004  Cincinnati

Joyner, Robert L. III      0430   00051  McGuire AFB

Luedke, Brian K.           1310   14301  Fort Worth 

Mangiapane, Samantha L.    0205   14806  Quantico

McKay, Andre J.            0170   21831  Tampa

Osorio, Jason D.           6604   04169  New River

Powell, Jarod T.           0210   14803  San Diego

Quadland, Zachary A.       0210   14804  Brooklyn

Schumacher, William D.     0210   14804  Oceana 

Shaffner, Zachary S.       3510   14004  Cincinnati

Simons, Anthony C.         0670   04048  Greensboro

Stoian, Edward C.          0205   14806  Buckley AFB

Stroh, Hayden R.           0205   14806  Buckley AFB 

    b.  The following personnel have been selected for appointment 

to the permanent grade of WO in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in the 

Active Reserve (AR) MOS listed below:

Name                         SMOS 

Harrison, Alexander J.       0170

Rodriguez, Debora M.         0170 

    c.  AR WO selects are directed to contact CWO5 Alvin Figueroa, 

Headquarters, Marine Corps (HQMC) (RAM-2) at DSN 278-0511 or 

commercial (703) 784-0511.  Individual guidance for each Marine will 

be provided to coordinate his/her orders to MOS schools and permanent 

duty assignments.

2.  Selectees who desire to decline appointment in the primary MOS 

in which selected, shall submit A Declination of Appointment via 

their chain of command to the Commanding General, Marine Corps 

Recruiting Command (CG MCRC). As a courtesy, please notify the POC 

via email of your intention to decline.  

3.  Per reference (c), selectees are no longer authorized to defer 

their attendance to the Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC). 

Therefore, selectees are expected to either attend the FY27 WOBC 

or decline the appointment to WO.

4.  Commanding officers shall ensure the selectee meets the 

appointment requirements set forth in reference (a).  Marines will 

not report to WOBC if they are currently under investigation, have 

any pending legal action against them, or if they have failed to 

achieve a first class PFT on check-in per reference (a).  These 

requirements will be captured on the Screening Checklist sent out 

by the WOBC Executive Officer in the Welcome Aboard email.  Marines 

who are not fully medically ready will be dropped during medical 

in-processing.  If a selectee fails to meet the requirements, the 

commanding officer will initiate a delay in accordance with 

reference (a) and the appointment will not be effected.

5.  Appointment

    a.  WO selectees are slated to be appointed on 19 April 2027 at 

a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base, Quantico.  WO selectees will 

attend the WOBC.  The mission of the WOBC is to train and educate 

aspiring warrant officers in the high standards of professional 

knowledge, esprit de corps, and leadership required to transition 

from enlisted Marines to officers, with particular emphasis on the 

duties, responsibilities and professional abilities required to 

serve as a platoon commander in a support role.  By separate 

orders, selectees will report to the Commanding Officer of The Basic 

School (TBS) to attend the WOBC that is scheduled to convene on 19 

January 2027.  Selectees must report no earlier than 0800 on 18 

January 2027, and no later than 2359 on 18 January 2027.  The report 

date to the WOBC was modified in order to effectively screen 

selectees and ensure they meet appointment and training standards 

per reference (a).            

    b.  SMCR selectees must affiliate with the units, for which 

selected, immediately following successful completion of the WOBC 

and any follow-on MOS schools.  WOs not required to attend MOS 

schools, or whose MOS schools begin 30 days or more after the WOBC 

graduation date, will execute an inter-unit transfer immediately 

upon return to their original units. 

    c.  SMCR selectees who have served less than 12 months on a 

contract and received an incentive bonus to contact their unit 

administration office to establish a preferred method of 

reimbursement of the bonus received. 

6.  Obligation 

    a.  SMCR selectees are required to affiliate with the designated 

SMCR units, and serve in the billet for which selected for a minimum 

period of 3 years.

    b.  Per reference (a), Commanding Officers must ensure that SMCR 

selectees sign the following page 11 entry prior to appointment: "I 

understand that appointment as a permanent Reserve Warrant Officer is 

for an indefinite term, and that SECNAV may terminate the appointment 

of any Warrant Officer who fails to complete the Warrant Officer 

Basic Course, any required MOS follow-on schools within 18 months of 

appointment, or the 3-year SMCR unit obligation."   

    c.  Both SMCR and AR WOs are in a probationary status for 5 

years from the date of appointment.         

7.  Funding and Orders for Training   

    a.  Reserve Affairs will schedule all SMCR selectees for WOBC and 

primary MOS school.        

    b.  Units shall submit orders for the SMCR selects via the Marine 

Resource Order Writing Service (MROWS) utilizing RA (HQ/WO) funding 

no later than 1 January 2027.  Appropriation data and MROWS 

procedures are available at www.manpower.usmc.mil under Reserve 

Marine/Reserve Continuation and Transition Branch/FY27 Enlisted to 

Warrant Officer (Reserve) Selection Order Writing Instructions.  

Contact RA at (703) 784-9136 with any questions.  It is imperative 

that Marines arrive with fully funded orders to avoid a delay in the 

30-day partial per diem settlements.  Historically, delays in MROWS 

orders modifications from enlisted funding to officer funding have 

negatively impacted timely partial settlements.  

    c.  Attendance of WOBC and primary MOS school training take 

precedence over unit annual training, operational commitments and 

mobilization.          

    d.  Reference (e) define the differences in Duty Under 

Instructions, Temporary Additional Duty, Temporary Duty Under 

Instructions, and Reassignment Orders in relation to per diem, and 

other allowances.  

    e.  Per reference (e), Reserve Marines attending WOBC under 

MROWS orders will receive BAH with or without dependents at their 

primary residence locality rate.

8.  Administration   

     a.  Check-in procedures and initial information for WOBC will be 

sent via The Welcome Aboard Email to selectees at a later date.  

Additionally, check-in information and documents will be posted on 

the WOBC 1-27 MarineNet Moodle Page.  TBS will add all selected 

Marines to the MarineNet Moodle Page no later than (NLT) four weeks 

prior to course pickup.  The package will contain important 

information concerning the upcoming WOBC, including check-in 

procedures and amplifying comments for this message.  The TBS point 

of contact will be the WOBC 1-27 Executive Officer who will reach out 

to selectees NLT four weeks prior to course pickup.   

     b.  Selectees must report to TBS with original orders, Defense 

Travel System (DTS) travel authorizations, completed DD Form 214 in 

accordance with the information in the paragraph above, and complete 

medical and dental records.  The Appointment Acceptance (NAVMC 763) 

and Identification Card will be completed/issued at WOBC.  Uniform 

for selectees reporting to the WOBC will be communicated via The 

Welcome Aboard Email.  Selectees should either purchase their officer 

Service Alpha uniform or be prepared to have their uniforms tailored 

prior to the appointment ceremony.  

     c.  SMCR selectees may contact Force Recruiting, Marine Forces 

Reserve at DSN 678-7193 or commercial (504) 697-7193 for questions 

regarding billet assignments.

     d.  SMCR selectees are eligible for the SMCR Warrant 

Officer Accession Bonus.  All requests must be submitted in 

accordance with reference (k).

     e.  All required training must be completed within 18 months of 

appointment in order to be considered and selected for promotion to 

Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2).  If all training is not completed 

within 18 months of appointment, the appointment will be terminated.

9.  Training Requirement     

     a.  Selectees are encouraged to arrive at WOBC in peak physical 

condition due to the rigors of the course.  Selectees must achieve a 

first class physical fitness test (PFT) prior to appointment as 

outlined in reference (h), and maintain Marine Corps Body Composition 

and Military Appearance standards per reference (i).  Marines who are 

not within the standards, or do not score a first-class PFT will be 

dropped from the course prior to 1 February 2027.  If a Marine is 

dropped from training, the CO TBS will make a recommendation to DC, 

M&RA whether to allow the Marine to return to the following year's 

WOBC, or disenroll them from the Warrant Officer Program.  There will 

be extended field time at the WOBC.  Selectees are encouraged to 

practice running the obstacle course with emphasis on rope climbing.  

Hiking under load and running in boots and utilities are also 

recommended.  Passing a conditioning hike under prescribed load, a 

standard Marine Corps Obstacle Course, and the TBS Endurance Course 

are required to graduate from WOBC.

     b.  Selectees with less than 13 years of service are encouraged 

to be current rifle and pistol qualified prior to attending WOBC 

1-27 as the number of range seats available at the first duty station 

as an officer will be limited, if available at all.  

     c.  Selectees are required to read and review the following

publications prior to check in:

         (1) MCDP 1

         (2) MCDP 1-3

         (3) MCDP 6

         (4) MCWP 6-11

         (5) The Armed Forces Officer (2017 edition)

     d.  Once selectees have been in-processed, there will be an 

appointment ceremony on 19 April 2027.  Further details will be 

made available on the TBS website and through follow-on 

correspondence with India Company staff.  

10.  Physical Qualifications                  

     a.  Selectees who do not meet the qualifications established in 

references (h), (i) and (j) will not be appointed.        

     b.  Immediately upon release of this message, all selectees are 

required to provide (via email) a letter on command letterhead with 

their point of contact information to include work and personal 

telephone numbers as well as work and personal email addresses to the 

point of contact at MCRC, Mr. Brent Reidenbach, at 

brent.reidenbach@marines.usmc.mil.

     c.  Per reference (a), prior to appointment, selectees must 

be determined physically qualified for appointment by the Bureau of 

Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and must pass with a first class PFT as 

outlined in reference (a).  Failure to comply with requirements may 

delay receipt of the appointment documents at TBS, and may 

subsequently result in a forfeiture of the date of rank.  Commanding 

officers of deployed Marines can contact MCRC, ON-E to establish 

arrangements to complete this task, if needed.  If not completed 

already, selectees must submit a current commissioning physical 

examination, to include a Report of Medical Examination (DD Form 

2808), a Report of Medical History (DD Form 2807-1), and an Annual 

Certification if applicable.  The date of the physical exam must not 

be older than 19 April 2025.  If the physical examination was 

completed prior to 19 April 2026, then copies of the current and 

previous years Preventative Health Assessment (PHA) are required in 

addition to the physical examination.           

     d.  Local medical personnel and the selectee must closely 

review a selectee's medical and dental records to ensure accuracy 

and completeness prior to their arrival at TBS.  Selectees should 

arrive at TBS fully medically ready to train at the time of check 

in with no outstanding medical issues that would preclude training.  

Pay particular attention to the following items: 

         (1) Marks and scars must be listed.    

         (2) Selectees must be dental class type 1 or 2, documented 

on the DD Form 2808 in block 43, and have block 83.a signed by a 

dentist or submit a dental examination as a separate enclosure.  

Dental records should be updated to reflect the most current dental 

examination.      

         (3) HIV results must be within 24 months of check-in to 

include date tested and roster number.                                       

         (4) Distance vision must be documented in block 61 of the 

DD Form 2808.  If vision does not correct to 20/20, a current 

manifest refraction and ophthalmology evaluation is required.  WO 

selectees with a history of vision correction surgery must have all 

pre-operative and post-operative reports included with the medical 

documents.  

         (5) The results of an updated audiogram must be included 

in DD Form 2808 block 71.a. or as a separate enclosure.  If any 

result is outside the normal range, per reference (I), section 38, 

submit an Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) or Audiology 

consultation/evaluation and interpretation.    

         (6) Female selectees, over the age of 21, must have a 

current Papanicolaou (PAP) test within the past 36 months.  The 

pathology report from the most recent test must be submitted.

         (7) Ensure all "yes" answers on DD Form 2807-1 are 

explained by the physician in block 29. All pertinent medical 

clearance documents for each condition disclosed in the DD Form 2807 

should be provided. 

         (8) Ensure all answers on DD Form 2808 blocks 17-42 

(excluding block 41 for males) are marked normal or abnormal. "NE" 

is not an acceptable answer.    

11.  Questions from medical personnel concerning the medical

requirements may be addressed to HMC Delapena or HM1 Irwin at 

sarah.delapena@marines.usmc.mil or donald.irwin@marines.usmc.mil. 

12.  Selectees who fail to comply with the aforementioned 

requirements will delay receipt of their appointment documents at 

TBS, and will subsequently result in a forfeiture of their date of 

rank. 

13.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 

14.  This MARADMIN will be cancelled on 31 May 2027. 

15.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General William J. Bowers, 

Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs.//