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MARADMIN 339/16

Fiscal Year 2016 Marine Option Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship Selectees

This MARADMIN announces the selection of four Marines (one Corporal and three Lance Corporals) for Fiscal Year 2016 Marine Option Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarships. The selectees have been notified of their selection and unit assignments, and will be released from active duty to the Individual Ready Reserve the day before college classes begin to pursue their education and commissioning.

Issued: June 28, 2016
1.  Per Refs (A), (B), (C), (G), and (H), The following Marines were selected to receive a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship:<br>
NAME                     RANK     CODE<br>
Cole, Taeoh              LCPL      KA<br>
McClung, Duncan S.       LCPL      KA<br>
McLeod, Christopher J.   CPL       11<br>
Sowers, James K.         LCPL      11<br>
2.  The selectees have been notified by letter of Selection and Unit Assignment.<br>
3.  Under Ref (E) Marines will remain with present unit until all qualifications are met.  Prior to issuance of orders, the selectees must be found physically qualified by the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB).<br>
5.  Once determined qualified, Permanent Change of Station PCS)orders will be immediately issued by the Commandant of the Marine Corps MMEA-85) for Regular Component Marines to proceed to their assigned NROTC units. Reserve Units will issue orders to Reserve  Marines.  Recruit Training and follow on schools shall not prevent a selected applicant from attending required orientations and the commencement of their college classes.<br>
6.  Per Ref (G), the day before classes begin the Marines will be issued a DD Form 214 and released from Active Duty to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).  Administration guidence provided by Ref (G) applies.<br>
7.  Orders may be declined in writing or by request.  Requests should be routed to Marine Corps Recruiting Command (ON/E) (amy.coppage@marines.usmc.mil) and to NROTC Scholarship Placement Office (PNSC_NROTC.Placement@navy.mil).<br>
8.  This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.<br>
9.  Release Authorized by BGen Paul J. Kennedy, CG, MCRC.