Fiscal Year 2027 Recruiting Station Preference Incentive for Recruiting Duty Special Duty Assignment Volunteers
This MARADMIN announces the FY27 Recruiting Station Preference Incentive program, which allows Marines who volunteer for recruiting duty to select their preferred recruiting station from available locations. The program is part of the "Recruit the Recruiter" campaign designed to increase volunteerism for recruiting duty and reduce involuntary assignments, with volunteers guaranteed their chosen recruiting station (if available) and a FY27 seat at Marine Corps Recruiter School.
Issued: May 6, 2025
1. This MARADMIN announces the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) Recruiting Station (RS) preference incentive offered to FY27 recruiting duty volunteers. This incentive is part of a larger MCRC campaign, Recruit the Recruiter (RtR), designed to increase volunteerism and reduce the size of the Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Special Duty Assignment Screening Team (HSST) requirement. This is a collaborative effort between MCRC and Manpower & Reserve Affairs (M&RA), Director, Manpower Management Division (MM). 2. The Recruiting Station Incentive (RSI) allows Marines to choose their preferred RS, based on availability, when they volunteer and complete the request with the unit career counselor. 3. Per ref A, qualified Marines who volunteer during the above listed timeline are guaranteed his/her available RS of choice and a FY27 school seat at Marine Corps Recruiter School. 4. Per ref A, Marines who volunteer for and successfully complete a tour of duty as a recruiter will be given a contiguous United States assignment of geographical preference unless they specifically request an overseas assignment. These Marines are authorized a duty station option to a specific geographic area. Every effort will be made to satisfy the desires of the Marine when a valid billet in their primary military occupational specialty (PMOS) exists in the requested geographic area. 5. Second Tour Recruiters are not eligible for RSI's, all second tour Recruiters will obtain a By Name Request (BNR) before submission of their volunteer package due to receiving orders directly back onto the duty. Orders will be issued by the Recruiting Monitor to that specific RS. These Marines are directed to contact the Recruiting Monitor for second-tour submission inquiries. 6. RS availability by corresponding Basic Recruiter Course (BRC) classes available for FY27 are listed below. (read in six columns): Recruiting Station 1-27 2-27 3-27 4-27 5-27 6-27 ALBANY, NY 5 4 1 6 4 3 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 3 2 1 1 3 3 AUSTIN, TX 4 3 4 4 4 3 ATLANTA, GA 5 4 5 5 5 4 BALTIMORE, MD 3 4 0 7 2 2 BATON ROUGE, LA 3 3 3 3 3 3 BOSTON, MA 2 7 2 7 3 2 CHARLOTTE, NC 3 3 4 4 4 3 CHICAGO, IL 4 4 4 5 4 4 COLUMBIA, SC 2 2 3 3 2 2 DALLAS, TX 4 4 3 3 2 2 DENVER, CO 2 2 2 3 3 2 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 3 5 4 5 5 4 FORT WORTH, TX 5 4 3 4 3 4 FREDERICK, MD 3 3 2 6 3 3 HARRISBURG, PA 5 4 2 5 4 2 HOUSTON, TX 5 5 6 6 5 5 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 4 4 4 4 4 4 JACKSONVILLE, FL 4 4 4 3 3 3 KANSAS CITY, MO 3 4 3 4 3 3 LANSING, MI 6 2 4 4 6 3 LOS ANGELES, CA 5 6 6 3 2 4 LOUISVILLE, KY 3 6 6 4 3 3 MILWAUKEE, WI 3 3 3 3 3 3 MONTGOMERY, AL 3 4 4 4 4 3 NASHVILLE, TN 3 7 4 6 3 2 NEW JERSEY, NJ 1 7 7 4 2 7 NEW YORK, NY 1 4 7 7 0 7 OHIO, OH 2 4 3 5 5 3 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 4 4 4 5 5 4 ORANGE, CA 2 3 3 3 1 4 ORLANDO, FL 3 3 4 4 4 3 PHOENIX, AZ 5 3 3 4 5 4 PORTLAND, OR 5 8 6 5 2 2 RALEIGH, NC 3 3 3 3 3 3 RICHMOND, VA 2 2 4 2 3 4 RIVERSIDE, CA 1 3 2 3 3 3 SACRAMENTO, CA 7 7 2 5 2 3 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 4 4 4 4 6 4 SAN ANTONIO, TX 4 3 3 3 3 2 SAN DIEGO, CA 2 1 1 2 1 2 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 6 7 5 4 5 6 SEATTLE, WA 5 9 10 2 2 7 SPRINGFIELD, MA 4 3 1 6 1 4 ST. LOUIS, MO 2 3 3 3 3 3 TAMPA, FL 4 5 5 4 4 4 TEXAS SOUTH, TX 3 3 3 3 3 3 TWIN CITIES, MN 4 4 4 5 4 4 6.a. Tentative course convene dates from 1-27 to 6-27 are October, January, March, April, July, and August respectively. 6.b. Any RS that is filled completely during the volunteer period will be labeled "capped-out/closed" via a Total Force Retention System (TFRS) message. Those RSs will no longer be available for the FY27 RSI and Marines will not be allowed to select them. There may be additional RS vacancies available through the traditional "BNR process." Additional information for the BNR process is in the link below: https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/MCRC/ByNameRequests 6.c. Marines will be contacted by the Recruiting Monitor if the requested RS is unavailable. RtR coordinators or the Recruiting Monitor will actively work with prospective volunteers to find an alternative RS they may desire. The following information will be provided to the unit career counselor on the RELM from the Marine volunteer when submitting to HQMC: top three RS choices in order of preference, Marines contact info both email and cell phone number. 6.d. Enhanced RSIs (ERSI) may be assigned to Marines who accept an assignment as a volunteer with no RSI due to RS allocations being filled. Unit career counselors can utilize the instructions to request an ERSI listed on TFRS Message S67416. If approved, the TFRS RELM will reflect the RSI. 6.e. The RSI is for the RS only. Recruiting Sub-station (RSS) assignments will be managed by RS/District personnel. Marines are provided specific RSS assignment during BRC. 6.f. RtR coordinators may be contacted for inquiries concerning RS availability during the above listed timeline. 7. Additional information on the RtR program and volunteer process can be found at the following link: https://www.mcrc.marines.mil/Recruiting-Duty/Volunteer-for- Recruiting. 8. Coordinating instructions for career counselor will be published via TFRS. 9. Unforeseen circumstances will be handled on a case-by-case basis in the event that a Marine cannot execute their assigned orders with corresponding RSI. 10. Additional screening for RSI eligibility may be required for some cases. Refer questions to unit Career Counselors and POCs listed above. 11. Additional FY27 volunteer incentives will be released via separate correspondence. 12. The FY27 RtR (RSI) window will be open upon release of this MARADMIN. 13. This MARADMIN is cancelled 30 May 2026. 14. Release authorized by MajGen William J. Bowers, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command.