Phase III Special Duty Assignments Opportunities Brief Roadshow
MARADMIN 246/25 announces a Phase III Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Opportunities Brief Roadshow where MMEA SDA Monitors will visit major Marine Corps installations from July through August 2025 to educate Marines about assignment opportunities for SDAs and screenable duties. The briefs will cover various special duty assignments including Recruiting, Drill Instructor, Marine Security Guard, Combat Instructor, and many other specialized positions.
Issued: May 21, 2025
1. Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments<br>
(MMEA) Special Duty Assignments (SDA) Monitors will visit major<br>
installations across the Fleet Marine Force and Supporting <br>
Establishment. Phase III SDA Opportunities Briefs<br>
educate Marines on assignment opportunities for SDAs and<br>
screenable duties.<br>
2. Dates of Phase III SDA Opportunities Briefs<br>
(read in three columns):<br>
Location: Date(s): Brief Time<br>
MCAS Iwakuni 11 Jul 25 0830<br>
Okinawa 14-15 Jul 25 0830<br>
MCB Hawaii 17 Jul 25 0830<br>
MCAS Beaufort 29 Jul 25 0830<br>
MCB Camp Lejeune 30 Jul 25 0900 & 1300<br>
MCAS New River 31 Jul 25 0830<br>
MCAS Cherry Point 31 Jul 25 1330<br>
MCAS Yuma 4 Aug 25 0830<br>
29 Palms 5 Aug 25 0830 & 1300<br>
Camp Pendleton (North) 6 Aug 25 0830<br>
Camp Pendleton (South) 6 Aug 25 1300<br>
MCAS Miramar 7 Aug 25 0830<br>
MCB Quantico 14 Aug 25 0900<br>
3. Detailed schedules, brief venues and coordinating instructions<br>
will be published through Total Force Retention System and<br>
communicated to commands through unit Career Counselors.<br>
4. Monitor Duties (read in two columns):<br>
Monitor: Duty:<br>
GySgt Walker Recruiting<br>
GySgt Morales Drill Instructor<br>
Assistant Marine Officer Instructor<br>
Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy<br>
Force Fitness Instructor<br>
Martial Arts and Fitness of Excellence<br>
Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival<br>
United States Naval Academy<br>
GySgt Richardson Marine Security Guard<br>
Marine Corps Shooting Team<br>
Equal Opportunities Advisor<br>
GySgt Wilkins Combat Instructor<br>
Security Forces<br>
Enlisted Education Programs<br>
Defense Attache Program<br>
Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officers<br>
Congressional Fellowship Program<br>
4a. Monitor Contact Information (read in three columns):<br>
Monitor: E-mail: Phone:<br>
GySgt Walker blake.walker@usmc.mil (703) 432-9474<br>
GySgt Morales adrian.c.nanez.mil@usmc.mil (703) 432-9475<br>
GySgt Richardson jacob.a.richardson.mil@usmc.mil (703) 432-9476<br>
GySgt Wilkins brandon.wilkins@usmc.mil (703) 432-9473<br>
5. Refer all questions to the unit Career Counselors and POCs<br>
listed above.<br>
6. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, <br>
Manpower Management Division.