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CY2026 MCRC Enlisted-to-Officer Selection Board 2 Results — MECEP, ECP, RECP, MCP-R, and E-JA
The name-by-name results of Marine Corps Recruiting Command's second Calendar Year 2026 Enlisted-to-Officer Selection Board, covering five programs: MECEP, ECP, RECP, MCP-R, and E-JA. Applies to the Total Force — Reserve program selects (RECP and MCP-R) are included.
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R 281447Z OCT 26 MARDMIN 537/26 MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2026/CG MCRC QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/CALENDAR YEAR 2026 (CY26) MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND ENLISTED TO OFFICER SELECTION BOARD TWO RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1040.43B MCRC ON-E/YMD: 20151029// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/MCRCO 1100.2B G-3/YMD: 20250306// REF/C/MSGID: MSG/MARADMIN 459/25/YMD: 20250925// REF/D/MSGID: DOC/BUMED/YMD: 20050812// REF/E/MSGID: MSG/MARADMIN 232/25/YMD: 20250516// REF/F/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1040.31 MMEA-6/YMD: 20100908// REF/G/MSGID: MSG/MARADMIN 371/21/YMD: 20210715// REF/H/MSGID: DOC/MCO 1524.1 MMOA-3/YMD: 20190530// NARR/REF (A) IS MCO 1040.43B ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS. REF (B) IS MCRCO 1100.2B MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND OFFICER COMMISSIONING MANUAL (SHORT TITLE: MCRC OCM). REF (C) IS MARADMIN 459/25 CALENDAR YEAR 2026 MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND ENLISTED TO OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT SELECTION BOARDS. REF (D) IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MANUAL OF MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), CHAPTER 15. REF (E) IS MARADMIN 232/25 OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL PHYSICAL FITNESS INDUCTION AND GRADUATION STANDARDS. REF (F) IS MCO 1040.31 ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. REF (G) IS MARADMIN 371/21 FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO MCO 1040.31, ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. REF (H) IS MCO 1524.1 THE MARINE CORPS GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCGEP)// POC/MS. TROI SPENCER/CIV/E-O PROGRAM MANAGER, TEL: 667-893-0892// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Marines and Commands are responsible for reading the content of this MARADMIN in its entirety. The Commanding General Marine Corps Recruiting Command (CG, MCRC), by direction of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, has approved the subject named results for the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP), Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP), Reserve Enlisted Commissioning Program (RECP), Meritorious Commissioning Program – Reserve (MCP-R), and Enlisted to Judge Advocate (E-JA). Per references (a) through (c), all selected Marines will be scheduled to a 10-week Officer Candidates Class (OCC), scheduled by MCRC once determined medically qualified by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and/or the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) based on class allocations as well as the needs of the Marine Corps. MECEP Selects NAME PMOS Angevine, Hunter L. 2841 Aragon, Vivian K. 2621 Baltazar, Miguel A. 1316 Bandarra, Felipe D. 0441 Barreto, Kenneth S. 0111 Bauer, Peter J. 0341 Bellett, Martin C. 3043 Bice, Matthew J. 3521 Bimson, Andrew T. 0313 Bollman, Matthew G. 6217 Boss, Nicholas E. 0231 Candelaria Cordova, Elwood A. 3047 Canela, Rosa I. 3451 Clark, Daniel J. 0621 Cohn, Jadon M. 6048 Coppedge, Adam G. 0369 Crozier, John M. 6173 Crume, Andrew J. 5524 Den Herder, Aaron C. 7041 Dowling, Matthew B. 6694 Duplan, Christopher L. 6672 Edwards, Joshua D. 2831 Edwards, Joshua D. 3531 Ereforokuma, Brandon E. 0511 Esquivel, Jose A. 6074 Eze, Joseph C. 3047 Faucheux, Connor J. 0321 Garcia-Garcia, Debbie 0621 Garrett, Louis W. 6694 Gifford, Dylan F. 3047 Guerra, Kristopher C. 3529 Gunderson, Jac M. 0321 Harner, Grant N. 0311 Hernandez, Erick 2847 Hernandez Pardo, Alexis E. 6114 Jackson, Nathan B. 0231 King, Trevor B. 6174 Kovalsky, Carter J. 0241 Lazzaro, Justin M. 0331 Liranzo, Bryant R. 0441 Long, Carson J. 2831 Loya-Terrance, Malachi E. 1721 Lusby, Paul D. 6048 Mcdowell, Valerie P. 7041 Nelson, Gage L. 5974 Nerstheimer, Christopher K. 0321 Ordowski, Griffin A. 3432 Ortiz, Matthew A. 0621 Platt, Rylee E. 3047 Rachels, Mason A. 0369 Radchenko, Alona P. 0211 Robrecht, Preston J. 6218 Rodriguez, Diego 0441 Rojas, Ryan G. 0231 Romanowiz, Kennedy C. 3531 Rosas III, Alfonso X. 0441 Rudy, John C. 4821 Sechser, Joshua J. 0621 Secoolish, Gavin J. 5948 Sommers, Casey J. 6492 Stegall, Kaleb M. 6531 Stockwell, Landon C. 6531 Stoyle, Jedidiah J. 0331 Sutphin, Robert C. 0352 Thomas, Adam G. 2111 Torres, Christian E. 6338 Torres, Esteban R. 2887 Turnbow, Skylan B. 0261 Virelles, Alden M. 6042 West, Jacob D. 3529 Wietecha IV, Joseph M. 0311 Wolowski, Michael A. 0848 Woodworth, Joshua M. 0671 ECP Selects Avalos Gonzalez, Carlos A. 0111 Beatty IV, Albert 0869 Buckley, Sean L. 0600 Castillo, Joshua 3529 Cauquil, Liam L. 5979 Cook, Michael A. 5522 Cruz, Isaac E. 2311 Cusick, Mark T. 0372 Davis, Drake A. 6073 Davis, Ty'rese J. 6046 Decanini, David E. 6541 Demay, Erik D. 4133 Edwards, Anthony B. 0311 Everard, Blake A. 1345 Figgins, Julia L. 5948 Filardi III, Robert D. 7051 Gass, Wade M. 0211 Gordon, Maya R. 0231 Hays, Skylar W. 6469 Hemby, Isaac M. 0321 Hidalgo, Alejandro 0639 Kern, Jordan J. 6046 Ketter, Junius 6672 Knoblauch, Tessa M. 3432 Knoll, Jeffrey A. 1371 Lagunes, Esteban 3451 Leeper, Koty L. 5831 Llanes, Felicia L. 3537 Lorea, David G. 0111 Martin, Timothy W. 2841 Michel, Dahal D. 0111 Moton, Coy E. 4821 Murphy, Tyler J. 5953 Orbe Saenz, Luis M. 6287 Ortiz Peralta, Keirin A. 0211 Parzanese, Lenae A. 0681 Ragan, Avery S. 1171 Recendiz, Karen G. 3432 Rizo Grajales, Oscar G. 6114 Templin, Jacob N. 6323 Torres Gerena, Alejandro 2841 Turasov, David V. 3152 Vadenberg, Dallas H. 0231 Vargas-Ortman, Martin A. 6173 Watson, Collin J. 6694 Watson, Duncan A. 2651 RECP Selects Ghormley, Jacob H. 6541 Pixley, Jason J. 1371 MCP-R Selects Knowles, Stone L. 0321 E-JA Selects Hanna, Liam J. 5524 2. Selectees with missing documents will be contacted by separate correspondence by MCRC point of contact (POC). Once contacted, selectees will have 10 business days to forward any missing documents to the organizational email in paragraph 15. It is recommended to use DoD SAFE for missing or required information. The sender should also check their DoD SAFE outbox for file delivery and pickup information. Ensure you provide the passphrase to open your DOD Safe file in a separate email NOT DOD Safe. Failure to provide the missing documents in the allotted timeframe will result in disenrollment from the selected program and reapplication to a future board will be required. 3. MECEP selectees are not authorized to take additional classes after release of this MARADMIN except if there is a requirement for admission to the school. MECEP selectees who obtain a bachelor’s degree prior to attending a NROTC or affiliated school will be disenrolled and must apply to a future ECP board. 4. Non-selects. Marines who were not selected refer to reference (a) chapter one. For more information and career counseling visit www.manpower.marines.mil. Select Manpower Management, then Performance Branch, then Records and Performance, then scroll down and select Career Counseling, then select Contact Us. Reasons for non-selection cannot be provided by MCRC or the career counselors; however, career counselors can evaluate Marines' Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) to help gain insight to improve competitiveness for future boards. Dated endorsements and interview board reports must be completed for each board and all forms must be dated within one year of the board’s convening date. 5. Parent Commands of selected Marines must ensure the following: a. Selectees are assigned a Company Grade Officer as a mentor within five business days of release of this MARADMIN. The mentors will ensure mentees are aware of and prepared for the expectations at OCS, The Basic School (TBS), and life as a Company Grade Officer. Assistance and additional information can be found at website www.trngcmd.marines.mil. Select Units then OCS or TBS. b. The Marines must notify their primary military occupational specialty monitors of their selections and provide the MARADMIN number which references their names as selectees. Marines approved to participate in Special Duty Assignments (SDA) must also notify the corresponding SDA monitor. Marines must submit an electronic “SDA ONLY” Reenlistment Extension and Lateral Move (RELM) request type in the Total Force Retention System (TFRS). RELMs will be submitted to CMC (MMEA-25) via the normal RELM routing chain. Unit Career Counselors have access to TFRS. Marines may attach the MARADMIN number which references their name as selectees. Marines currently serving on an SDA will continue the duty until ordered to OCS. c. Marine's page 11 entries have been included in the Marine's OMPF. d. Marines have an adjudicated security clearance per chapter one of reference (a) or are under the Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) prior to attending OCS. Marines who do not have an adjudicated clearance and are not enrolled in the CEP cannot report to OCS. An updated security clearance letter must be forwarded to MCRC POC once the clearance is adjudicated or enrolled in CEP. The letter can be found on the MCRC website at www.mcrc.marines.mil then select Staff Sections, then G-3 Operations, then Marine Officer, then Naval and Enlisted Programs and scroll over to General Forms. e. All commands shall ensure their selectees have at least 12 months until End of Active Service (EAS) as of the date of this MARADMIN. Otherwise, it is the responsibility of the command to execute a local extension to cover this timeframe. No Marine shall be issued orders to OCS with fewer than 12 months of Active-Duty remaining as of the effective date of this MARADMIN. 6. Required information. Marines are directed to provide the following documents electronically within 5 days of release of this MARADMIN. 1. E-O Select POC sheet revised Oct 23 located on the MCRC website at www.mcrc.marines.mil/Marine-Officer/Officer-Naval-Enlisted -Applicants under general forms tab. Must forward word version format. Must provide all numbered information listed on the POC sheet. Must provide updated POC sheet for any changes from original submission. 2. USMEPCOM Form 680-3A Jul 2026 per Frost Call 034-26 dated 9 July 2026 3. Body Composition Evaluation Worksheet (if not submitted with original application). 7. Selected Active Reserve (AR) Marines. Must be non-competitively augmented to the active component at the time of selection. The AR selectees are responsible for initiating a Prior Service Enlistment Program (PSEP) via a canvassing recruiter to Marine Corps Recruiting Command. Upon selection, it is recommended to contact the PSEP Chief at MCRC_Enlisted_Operations@usmc.mil for further amplifying guidance on the PSEP package. Once augmented, Marines are directed to provide an updated Basic Individual Record reflecting the component change to the MCRC POC. 8. Removals and Declinations. Formal requests must be forwarded in standard naval correspondence format with justification, via first level Commander to CG, MCRC. All requests must be forwarded to the organizational mailbox in paragraph 15. Upon receipt, the MCRC POC will route the request to CG, MCRC for final disposition. 9. Medical. Marines must be determined medically qualified by BUMED for ground physicals or NAMI for aviation physicals per reference (d), before MCRC will schedule them to attend an OCC. Both BUMED and NAMI require a minimum of 30 days upon receipt to process medical documents and make a determination. Marines who require additional medical documents will be contacted by the MCRC POC. Each additional submission of medical information forwarded by the Marine will restart the 30-day process for medical determinations at BUMED and NAMI. Commands and Marines are not authorized to contact or forward any medical documents directly to BUMED or MCRC Medical Reviewers. All updated documentation must be forwarded to the MCRC POC via the organizational email for tracking purposes. Marines who sustain an injury prior to reporting to OCS must immediately contact the MCRC POC and provide supporting medical documents to include light duty chit. Supporting documentation must provide the nature of the injury and the expected begin and return to full duty date. Questions pertaining to additional medical documents requested by BUMED or NAMI should be directed to the MCRC medical reviewer at (667)893-0889/0876 or email sarah.delapena@marines.usmc.mil. Questions pertaining to status of BUMED or NAMI medical determinations must be directed to MCRC POC. 10. Pre-OCS information. Refer to MCRC website at www.mcrc.marines.mil/Marine-Officer/Officer-Naval-Enlisted-Applicants then select OCS-TBS tab for OCC report and graduation dates. OCS class dates are tentative and subject to change. Every effort will be made to schedule Marines to the first available OCS class once the Marine is medically qualified. Official notification will be sent via email notification by MCRC POC approximately 45-60 days prior to shipping. Marines who were not initially scheduled may be contacted by the MCRC POC up to two weeks prior to an OCC class and afforded the opportunity to attend if there are additional allocations. This MARADMIN modifies reference (a) Commander's Intent, pertaining to OCS opportunities. Marines who do not complete OCS within a year of selection (MARADMIN selection release date) will automatically be disenrolled from the program no matter the justification and will have to reapply to a future board. a. Marines are directed to use reference (e) and the OCS website under candidates to prepare and for specific requirements for OCS. b. Scheduled Marines' MHS GENESIS profiles must be complete no later than 30 days prior to report date. c. Officers in Charge and Marines are responsible for ensuring the OCS pre-ship checklists are completed, dated and signed to include PFT breakdown in accordance with reference (e). Pre-ship PFTs must be taken no earlier than 60 days and no later than 30 days of scheduled OCC report date when possible. d. Commands will ensure all Marines are within Marine Corps standards and have a first class PFT prior to issuing Defense Travel System orders or shipping to OCS. e. All "yes" answers to questions under the Candidate Section on the checklist that have not been previously disclosed or waived by MCRC prior to selection must include the signed applicable forms and signed detailed handwritten statements explaining events, to include supporting documents per reference (c). 11. Funding. MECEP, ECP, and E-JA Marines, notified of attendance to an OCC by MCRC POC, will be provided with a funding letter along with additional guidance. Scheduled Marines must forward the funding letter to their parent commands for issuance of Temporary Additional Duty orders to attend OCS. Questions concerning funding should be directed to the email located in the funding letter or the Marine's DTS administrators, not MCRC. AR Marines must submit an updated copy of their basic individual record to verify their component change before a funding letter can be provided to them. RECP and MCP-R Marines notified of attendance to an OCC must contact Marine Force Reserve G-3 Training and Readiness at commercial (504) 697-7372 for orders-writing instructions. a. Within 5 business days of receiving funding letters, all scheduled Marines are directed to forward their intended mode of transportation to OCS on the report date by responding via email to the MCRC POC with one of the following choices, regardless of the status of their DTS or local command orders: (1) “Privately owned vehicle (POV), or; (2) “Drop off (must indicate OCS or airport as both are options)”, or; (3) “Air” and provide the pdf copy of tentative flight itinerary to and from OCS from the government travel agency (provide updated itinerary once approved). Those travelling by AIR but will be a DROP OFF or POV to and from OCS do not need to provide flight itinerary. (flight itinerary is only required for those using OCS shuttle service to and/or from OCS). b. Upon approval of orders by Training and Education Command (TECOM), scheduled Marines are required to provide to the MCRC POC no fewer than five business days prior to the report date one of the following: (1) Marines on non-local funded travel (over 50 miles) must provide a copy of approved DTS authorization or DD Form 1610 orders with the TECOM line of accounting in accounting classification and command endorsed orders, or; (2) Marines on local non-funded travel (50 miles or less) must provide command endorsed orders. c. All information identified in above sub-paragraphs a and b must be received by MCRC POC within established deadlines established via email notification prior to reporting to OCS. Failure to provide the above information once notified can result in removal from the scheduled OCS class and possible disenrollment from respective programs. 12. Additional information. a. Marines are considered officer candidates while attending OCS and are entitled to pay and allowances commensurate with the enlisted grade shown on the original orders to OCS, but not less than that prescribed for a sergeant. Upon completion of training at OCS, the original pay and allowances for corporals and below will be restored. b. Officer candidates who are dropped from or otherwise do not successfully graduate OCS will return to their parent commands or directed duty stations. MCRC POC will provide an official OCS drop notification letter with next course of action upon receipt of official drop package from OCS. Medical drops should contact their PCM to be evaluated for the medical drop reason provided to them by OCS Medical and begin documenting the medical process. Official correspondence will provide guidance that is required for resubmission to MCRC to forward to BUMED or to be rescheduled for an OCC. A complete physical is not required. Only medical documentation pertaining to the injury or medical condition, from onset to full duty, need to be provided. c. Prior service candidates who are disenrolled by the Commanding Officer (CO), OCS for unsatisfactory conduct or because of a Drop on Own Request will receive a “not observed” adverse report in accordance with Marine Corps Order 1610.7B Chapter 5, paragraph 3. d. (6), “Comments pertaining to the Marine Reported On (MRO)’s drop from, or failure at, a school because of the MRO’s unwillingness to try, cavalier attitude, or unprofessional conduct or ability to meet required standards are adverse”. The CO, OCS, is authorized to effect involuntary disenrollment for cause during any phase of the training. 13. Post-OCS information. a. After graduation and or commissioning from OCS, Marines will report back to their parent commands or directed duty stations. All claims for travel reimbursements must be completed within five business days upon return to parent commands or directed duty stations. b. ECP, RECP, and MCP-R will receive their TBS orders prior to departing OCS to execute from their parent commands or directed duty stations. c. MECEPs are required to submit a “Special Officer Programs” RELM request type in TFRS to obligate the required service. Orders will not be funded until Marines have accepted 72-months of obligated service. Refer to references (f) and (g) for obligated service and pertinent information. Questions pertaining to re-enlistments/ extensions per reference (f) should be directed to MMEA-1 at (703) 432-9019. MECEPs whose enlistment/reenlistments have not been approved and have a limited timeline to execute orders (less than 2 weeks to report date) may contact MCRC POC for assistance. d. Upon verification of graduation from OCS, receipt of NROTC school acceptance letter and the NROTC Unit acceptance letter, as outlined in reference (c), MCRC will request Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) issue Permanent Change of Station (PCS) or Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA) orders for MECEPs. Marines must submit both letters for orders requests 90 days in advance for PCS orders and 30 days in advance for PCA orders of the NROTC no later than report date. A hard copy acceptance letter or official acceptance email from a school will suffice. Ensure the acceptance letters from both the NROTC unit and the school contain the same authorized semester start. e. Due to student seat availability at the NROTC Units, MECEP Marines must apply to three separate NROTC or affiliated schools. NROTC and affiliated schools can be found at www.netc.navy.mil/Commands/Naval-Service-Training-Command/NROTC/ Program-Information/Navy-ROTC-Schools/. Formal requests to attend a NROTC or affiliated school outside of directed semester starts per reference (c) are not authorized except for PCA moves or extenuating medical circumstances. Supporting medical documentation must be submitted for review and approval by MCRC. MECEPs are not authorized to attend any school not listed under NROTC schools or that annotate Registered Nurse (RN) option only or Navy option only. f. Upon submission of both letters and approved obligated service, MECEP Marines will receive PCS or PCA orders to the NROTC or affiliated school as directed. Orders will not be issued by MMEA if above sub paragraphs c and d are not accomplished. g. MECEPs are not authorized to initiate any PCS or PCA moves prior to being issued orders. h. MECEPs are directed to contact the Marine Officer Instructor or Assistant Marine Officer Instructor at their prospective NROTC or affiliated school for introductions and other pertinent information. i. MECEPs are not authorized to attend graduate schools until after completion of TBS. j. MECEPs are not authorized PCS moves from their original NROTC or affiliated school without prior approval from MCRC. k. Failure to provide both the NROTC or affiliated school and unit acceptance letters within one year of OCS graduation, will result in disenrollment from the program. l. MECEP Marines who successfully graduate OCS must provide the documents listed on the MECEP Inbound Checklist to their assigned NROTC or affiliated school upon reporting. The MECEP Inbound Checklist can be found on the MCRC website listed in paragraph 5d under General Forms. m. MECEP Marines must maintain Marine Corps standards and a first class PFT and CFT for the entirety of their time in the program. 14. Post TBS information. The Commandant's Education Board, which selects Marine Officers to attend graduate schools between the grades of first lieutenant and major, requires Marines to have qualifying calculus and science classes for selection to certain Postgraduate School, Air Force Institute of Technology, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) programs (e.g. Naval Fellowships). For this reason, MECEP students are highly encouraged to pursue degrees within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculums to qualify for these graduate education and fellowship opportunities. Marines who pursue non-STEM degrees are likewise encouraged to take calculus I and II and calculus-based science classes to qualify for selection to these programs in the future. Refer to reference (h) for more information. 15. The MCRC POC for this MARADMIN is Ms. Troi Spencer. Please refer to POC information at the beginning of this MARADMIN. For email correspondence email organizational mailbox e_oboard@marines.usmc.mil. 16. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Total Force. 17. This MARADMIN is cancelled upon the release of the next result MARADMIN. 18. Release authorized by Major General Walker M. Field, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command//
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