FY25 4th Qtr Marine Corps Reserve Flight Instructor Pilot (MCRIP) Selection Board Results

1.  IAW reference (A), the FY25 4th Qtr MCRIP selection board was
convened by MATSG-42 and CNATRA on 5 Aug 2025.  The following
applicants were selected to be reserve flight instructors.
Rank   Name                  PMOS        TRAWING
Maj    Kot, Kevin R.         7509         TAW1
Maj    Frantz, William R.    7509         TAW2
Maj    Schwartz, Steven A.   7523         TAW2
Capt   Rotramel, Aaron J.    7557         TAW4
Capt   Deer, Nathan E.       7532         TAW5
Maj    Lofswold, Ryan D.     7565         TAW5
Maj    Maloney, Russell T.   7509         TAW5
Maj    Smith, Elijah C.      7532         TAW5
2. Officers selected for accession to the MCRIP program must contact
the MATSG-42 POC via email correspondence to accept or decline
selection within 30 days of the release of this message. Officers
are reminded they will need to affiliate with MATSG-42 by
1 February 2026.
3.  Selectees who cannot join the appropriate unit and begin flying
within 90 days will forfeit their selection and be required to apply
at a later date.
4.  IAW references (C) and (D), this message constitutes 4th MAW
join and Duty Involving Flight – Operational (DIFOP) approval
authority for the selected officers.  4th MAW DIFOP approved
effective with actual unit join, unless already a member of a
4th MAW squadron.
5.  Depending on the selectee's current component code the join
process to 4th MAW will differ.  Selectees will still need to work
with MATSG-42 to determine their exact Billet Identification
Code (BIC).
6.  Active duty officers are advised to contact their career
counselor to facilitate Direct Affiliation Program (DAP)
authorization utilizing this message as authorization to join
4th MAW.
7.  SMCR officers will use this message as their source document
for their Inter-unit Transfer (IUT) request.  After Marine Forces
Reserve (MARFORRES) G1 approves the IUT, the losing commands will
generate IUT orders to their respective squadron.
8.  Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve are advised to contact
their local Prior Service Recruiter for join processing utilizing
this message as authorization to join 4th MAW.
9.  A reserve commission is required to participate in the Reserve
Program. Marines will need to have their unit S-1 reach out to
Reserve Affairs at ram-1@usmc.mil to verify their reserve
commission.
10. The next 4th MAW MCRIP selection board is planned on or about
10 February 2026.  All applicants not selected by this board will
be required to reapply as all packages from this selection board
will be destroyed.
11. Release authorized by LtGen Bradford J. Gering,
Deputy Commandant for Aviation.