Officer Professional Military Education Blended Seminar Program Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Seat Allocation Assignments
This MARADMIN announces seat allocations for the Marine Corps University Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) and Command and Staff College (CSC) Blended Seminar Programs (BSP) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The BSP combines resident instruction at regional campuses with online education, allowing officers to complete Career Level School or Intermediate Level School within one academic year while earning PME and JPME Phase I credit. Multiple classes are scheduled across five locations (Camp Pendleton, Camp Lejeune, Quantico, Okinawa, and MCB Hawaii) with specific seat allocations for various Major Subordinate Commands.
Issued: April 1, 2025
1. Purpose: To announce Marine Corps University (MCU) Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) and Command and Staff College (CSC) Blended Seminar Program (BSP) seat allocations.
1.a. The BSP is a combination of resident and nonresident online education at or near home station.
1.b. The College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) EWSBSPs and CSCBSPs are located at the following MCU regional campuses: Camp Pendleton, California (CPCA); Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (CLNC); Quantico, Virginia (QUAN); and EWSBSP only at Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan (OKIN) and Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
2. The program provides the opportunity for officers to complete Career Level School (CLS) or Intermediate Level School (ILS) within one academic year, earning graduates of both programs Professional Military Education (PME) credit and Joint PME (JPME) Phase I credit for ILS. The following are program details for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
2.a. EWSBSP is designed for delivery in three stages: Stage one is a 20 training day resident period, stage two is a 12-week online period, and stage three is a 30 training day resident period. CSCBSP is also designed for delivery in three stages: Stage one is a 23 training day resident period, stage two is a 28-week online period, and stage three is a 29 training day resident period. The training days intervals above are approximate and will vary by region.
2.b. Each resident period will be considered local travel or Training and Education Command (TECOM) funded Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) (depending upon home station location), while the online period will be accomplished during the officer's off-duty time at home station.
3. Student eligibility
3.a. The BSP is a total force program. A Marine Administrative Message (MARADMIN) for reserve participation will be released separately.
3.b. Commanders must ensure that students selected to attend the BSP are available for both resident periods.
3.c. The following personnel are eligible to participate in EWSBSP (in order of priority).
3.c.1. Marine captains (unrestricted and limited duty)
3.c.2. International officers
3.c.3. Captain selects and chief warrant officer (CWO)3s
3.c.4. Sister service captains/lieutenants (O-3s)
3.c.5. Government civilians (GS12 equivalent and above).
3.c.6. If space is available;
3.c.6.a. Marine Corps CWO2s with an approved waiver request.
3.c.6.b. Marine Corps Staff NonCommissioned Officers (SNCO) (grade E-7 through E-9) with an approved waiver request.
3.d. Interested students should contact their closest CDET Regional Point of Contact (POC) listed in paragraph six to obtain more information on the waiver process.
3.e. Students must complete the 8670 prerequisite course described in reference
(c) prior to attending the EWSBSP.
3.f. The following personnel are eligible to participate in CSCBSP (in order of priority).
3.f.1. Marine majors (unrestricted and limited duty)
3.f.2. International officers
3.f.3. Major selects and CWO4s
3.f.4. Sister service majors/lieutenant commanders
3.f.5. Government civilians (GS-13 equivalent and above)
3.f.6. If space is available;
3.f.6.a. Captains who are CLS complete and have two years time in grade at the time of reporting.
3.f.6.b. Marine Corps SNCOs (grade E-8 and E-9) with an approved
waiver request.
3.g. Eligible students desiring to apply should contact their Major Subordinate Command (MSC) and the closest CDET regional director listed in paragraph six. MSCs listed in paragraph 4.c. will coordinate with applicants to fill their seat allocations.
3.h. Non funded TAD is authorized for SNCOs for the CSCBSP due to congressional limitations. Those interested should contact the closest regional director to their location for waiver request assistance.
3.i. The Lejeune Leadership Institute (LLI) is requesting two seats for the CSCBSP be made available to GS-13s or above at the Quantico location. All applicants must submit their enrollment requests to LLI at LLI_CLD@USMCU.edu no later than 1 May 2025 to be considered. Applicants must be local to Quantico. No funded TAD is authorized. Applicants will be board selected and selectees will be forwarded to CDET for enrollment.
4. MSCs listed below are provided the following class seats. It is
highly recommended that the MSC training managers provide students with military occupational specialty that span the entire Marine Air Ground Task Force in order to enhance the learning experience.
4.a. EWSBSP class dates are listed below (read in four columns). International Military Students (IMSs) report one week early for the first resident (res) period.
Class nbr/ US Report IMS Report IMS/US Report
location 1st res period 1st res period 2nd res period
621-622/CLNC* 27 May 25(621) N/A -/28 Sep 25(622)
601-602/CLNC 6 Jul 25(601) 30 Jun 25(601) 22/26 Oct 25(602)
603-604/CPCA 6 Jul 25(603) 30 Jun 25(603) 22/26 Oct 25(604)
611-612/OKIN 6 Jul 25(611) 30 Jun 25(611) 22/26 Oct 25(612)
623-624/CLNC* 19 Nov 25(623) N/A -/5 Apr 26(624)
605-606/QUAN 4 Jan 26(605) 2 Jan 26(605) 22/26 Apr 26(606)
607-608/CLNC 4 Jan 26(607) 2 Jan 26(607) 22/26 Apr 26(608)
609-610/CPCA 4 Jan 26(609) 2 Jan 26(609) 22/26 Apr 26(610)
613-614/OKIN 4 Jan 26(613) 2 Jan 26(613) 22/26 Apr 26(614)
615-616/MCBH 4 Jan 26(615) 2 Jan 26(615) 22/26 Apr 26(616)
* Note – MARSOC Off Cycle Courses. If students from other CLNC MSCs are interested in attending these courses, they should contact the CLNC Region directly as there are a limited number of seats available for local students only. No TECOM funding available for these courses.
4.b. Course Identification (CID) (read in three columns):
Location 1st res 2nd res
CLNC M0329XI M0329QI
CPCA M1029XG M1029QG
QUAN M0229XG M0229QG
OKIN M2229X8 M2229Q8
MCBH M2129X7 M2129Q7
4.c. EWSBSP seat allocations are listed below (read in two columns).
MSC Class(MCTIMS) Seats
CDET 601-602/CLNC 4
603-604/CPCA 11 note1
605-606/QUAN 3
607-608/CLNC 4
609-610/CPCA 11 note1
611-612/OKIN 2
613-614/OKIN 2
615-616/MCBH 2 note1
621-622/CLNC 4
623-624/CLNC 4
MCCDC/MCNCRC 605-606/QUAN 1
MARFORCYBER/MCNCRC 605-606/QUAN 1
TECOM/TCOM/MCNCRC 605-606/QUAN 2
TECOM/TCOM 601-602/CLNC 8 note3
603-604/CPCA 4 note1
607-608/CLNC 8 note3
609-610/CPCA 4 note1
MARCORSYSCOM 605-606/QUAN 1
MARFORCOM 601-602/CLNC 30 note4
607-608/CLNC 30 note4
621-622/CLNC 3
623-624/CLNC 3
MCICOM 601-602/CLNC 3 note1
603-604/CPCA 3 note1
607-608/CLNC 3 note1
609-610/CPCA 3 note1
611-612/OKIN 3 note1
613-614/OKIN 3 note1
MCICOM/MCNCRC 605-606/QUAN 5 note2
MARFORPAC 603-604/CPCA 27 note3
609-610/CPCA 27 note3
611-612/OKIN 11 note2
613-614/OKIN 11 note2
615-616/MCBH 14 note4
MARSOC 621-622/CLNC 23 note2
623-624/CLNC 23 note2
MARFORRES 601-602/CLNC 3 note5
603-604/CPCA 3 note5
605-606/QUAN 3 note5
607-608/CLNC 3 note5
609-610/CPCA 3 note5
Note1: One CWO3 authorized.
Note2: Two CWO3s authorized.
Note3: Three CWO3s authorized.
Note4: Four CWO3s authorized.
Note5: Reserve BSP board selected/Marine Force Reserve (MARFORRES) funded.
4.d. CSCBSP class dates are listed below (read in four columns). There are no CSCBSP classes in OKIN or MCBH. Majors/CWO4s in OKIN or MCBH are eligible to attend any of the CSCBSP classes at CPCA. IMSs report one week early for the first resident period.
Class nbr/ US Report IMS Report IMS/US Report
location 1st res period 1st res period 2nd res period
601-602/QUAN 13 Jul 25(601) 9 Jul 25(601) 16/19 Apr 26(602)
603-604/CLNC 27 Jul 25(603) 21 Jul 25(603) 1/5 Apr 26(604)
605-606/CPCA 27 Jul 25(605) 21 Jul 25(605) 1/5 Apr 26(606)
607-608/CLNC 25 Jan 26(607) 20 Jan 25(607) 9/13 Sep 26(608)
609-610/CPCA 25 Jan 26(609) 20 Jan 25(609) 9/13 Sep 26(610)
4.e. CIDs (read in three columns):
Location 1st res 2nd res
QUAN M02SA1G M02RZZG
CLNC M03SA1I M03RZZI
CPCA M10SA1G M10RZZG
4.f. CSCBSP seat allocations are listed below (read in two columns).
MSC Class(MCTIMS) Seats/MOS Cat
CDET 601-602/QUAN 16 note6,9
603-604/CLNC 3 note6
605-606/CPCA 2 note6
607-608/CLNC 3 note6
509-610/CPCA 2 note6
MCCDC/MCNCRC 601-602/QUAN 1
TECOM/TCOM/MCNCRC 601-602/QUAN 2
TECOM/TCOM 603-604/CLNC 3
605-606/CPCA 2
607-608/CLNC 3
609-610/CPCA 2
MARCORSYSCOM/MCNCRC 601-602/QUAN 1
MARFORCOM 603-604/CLNC 6 note6
607-608/CLNC 6 note6
MCICOM/MCNCRC 601-602/QUAN 5 note6
MCICOM 603-604/CLNC 1
605-606/CPCA 1
607-608/CLNC 1
609-610/CPCA 1
MARFORPAC 605-606/CPCA 8 note7
609-610/CPCA 8 note7
MARFORSOC 603-604/CLNC 1
607-608/CLNC 1
MARFORRES 601-602/QUAN 4 note8
603-604/CLNC 2 note8
605-606/CPCA 3 note8
607-608/CLNC 2 note8
609-610/CPCA 3 note8
Note6: One CWO4 authorized.
Note7: Two CWO4s authorized.
Note8: Reserve BSP board selected/MARFORRES funded.
Note9: Two civilians in Quantico region requested. See para 3.i.
4.g. Regular and active reserve officers assigned to MARFORRES must contact CDET's Reserve Liaison Officer (RLO) listed in paragraph 6.g. Similarly, commands with no allocations should contact the CDET regional director nearest the command to inquire about BSP seats.
All officers assigned to commands that do not have Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS) student registrar requirement sponsors or training quota control managers will be registered by CDET/MCU (C40). Those officers assigned to the National Capital Region will be registered by MCICOM/MCNCRC. MCICOM Point of Contact (POC) is Mr. Ken Conover at phone (571) 256-7089 or (540) 538-9794 or email kenneth.conover1@usmc.mil. Those officers stationed (not deployed) OCONUS should contact the CDET Student Support Coordinator, Mr. Steve O'Dell at phone (703) 784-2410 or email steven.odell@usmc.mil for further participation information.
4.h. Commands are encouraged to include international officers for
participation in the BSP. POCs in paragraph six of this message will assist in these efforts by coordinating with TECOM Security Assistance Branch. TECOM will not fund TAD for international officers.
5. Coordinating Instructions
5.a. MSCs listed in this MARADMIN are required to register names in MCTIMS and to inform their local MCU/CDET Regional POC no later than 30 days before all EWSBSP and CSCBSP classes commence. All unused seats after 30 days will revert to CDET control.
5.b. Uniform requirements: contact the appropriate regional POC for local uniform requirements.
5.c. Any student with travel requirements will need to make them through the Defense Travel System. Participating students should be ready to begin classes at 0800 on the day following the US report date as listed in paragraphs 4.a. and 4.d.
5.d. Reporting locations are as follows:
5.d.1. CPCA: EWSBSP: MCAS Camp Pendleton, Bldg 23195, second deck, classroom 206. CSCBSP: MCB Camp Pendleton, Bldg 22181, first deck, classroom 1. POC: Chet Jolley.
5.d.2. CLNC: Second deck Bldg 407, L Street with Mr. Marc Riccio.
5.d.3. OKIN: Second deck Bldg 5691 Camp Foster with Mr. William
Thompson.
5.d.4. MCBH: Second deck of Bldg 224 aboard MCBH with Mr. JK Lowrey.
5.d.5. QUAN EWSBSP: Second deck Bldg 2077 (Geiger Hall) with Mr. Stuart Weinstein.
5.d.6. QUAN CSCBSP: Bldg 2044 (Warner Center) suite 3126, with Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Sparks.
5.e. Registration responsibility and funded TAD. MSC training quota control managers will register participants into MCTIMS using the formal school procedure outlined in reference (d) and in accordance with paragraph 4.g. and 5.a. Those same managers must request funding authorization for active duty participants requiring TAD via MCTIMS in accordance with reference (e). Commanding General (CG), TECOM (C464), will fund travel and per diem to include lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for regular component Marine participants registered and with approved funding in MCTIMS. Students attending BSP on funded TAD orders must arrive for both resident periods with reporting orders that state "Government
quarters and meals directed." Upon departure the student will
receive a detaching endorsement that will indicate whether government
meals were available. All others should arrive for both periods with
permissive TAD orders approved by the parent command. Reserve officers will receive funding for travel and per diem from MARFORRES.
Local travel will not be funded. In the event of an overnight battlefield staff ride/offsite, MCU will provide an endorsement for
dual lodging for those sent TAD. Local students will be funded for
those events by MCU.
5.f. Local commanders must endorse letters of support for their participating Marines. Format for these letters can be provided by the closest CDET regional director listed in paragraph six. Similarly, local commanders must provide a justification letter to CG EDCOM/President MCU via the first O-6 in the chain of command for any of their Marines who drop from the program.
5.g. The first resident period for the EWSBSP is less than 31 days. Officers will not require "To Temporary Duty" (TD) fitness reports (FITREPs) prior to attendance. The second resident period of six weeks will require TD FITREPs from commands prior to attendance. MCU will run "From Temporary Duty" (FD) FITREPs upon completion of the program.
5.h. Both resident periods for the CSCBSP run over 30 days and will require TD FITREPs from commands prior to attendance. MCU will run FD FITREPs upon completion of each period.
5.i. USMC officers enrolled in MCTIMS for the BSP, and BSP
graduates, may volunteer to be considered by the Commandant's Career Level Education Board (CCLEB) and the Commandant's Professional Intermediate-Level Board (CPIB) for the purposes of assignment to graduate-level education and select special programs only. These officers will not be eligible for resident career-level PME or resident intermediate-level PME. USMC officer BSP students and graduates who volunteer to be considered by the CCLEB and CPIB must notify their primary monitor of this intention no later than 30 days before the CCLEB/CPIB board convenes. USMC officer CSCBSP graduates and students enrolled in the CSCBSP are eligible for selection to second year intermediate level PME schools which include the Marine Corps School of Advanced Warfighting, the Army School of Advanced Military Studies, the Navy Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, and the Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies.
5.j. Students are required to possess a computer and are highly encouraged to bring laptops or tablet devices to download student materials for ease of use and studying while attending the BSP. No printed materials will be provided.
6. Command and Signal
6.a. QUAN CDET POC (EWSBSP): Mr. Stuart Weinstein (703) 784-5448; stuart.weinstein@usmc.mil.
6.b. QUAN CDET POC (CSCBSP): LtCol Timothy Sparks (703) 432-5691; timothy.sparks@usmcu.edu.
6.c. CPCA CDET POC: Mr. Chet Jolley; (760) 725-8400; chester.jolley@usmc.mil.
6.d. CLNC CDET POC: Mr. Marc Riccio; (910) 451-0282; cdet_camplejeune.rc@usmc.mil.
6.e. OKIN CDET POC: Mr. William Thompson; DSN 645-2500, comm 81-98-970-2500; william.thompson@usmcu.edu.
6.f. MCBH CDET POC: Mr. JK Lowrey; (808) 257-1956; jon.lowrey@usmcu.edu.
6.g. MARFORRES CDET POC: Maj Taylor Adams, CDET RLO; (703) 784-3015 mcu_cdet_rlo@usmcu.edu.
6.h. The CDET POC for all Marines not deployed and stationed in an area outside the continental U.S. other than regions identified in paragraphs 6.e. and 6.f. is the CDET Student Support Coordinator, Mr. Steve O'Dell; (703) 784-2410; steven.odell@usmc.mil.
7. Release authorized by Brigadier General M. W. Tracy, President, Marine Corps University.