Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Screening Team (HMST) Schedule
This MARADMIN announces the Fiscal Year 2025 schedule for Headquarters Marine Corps MARSOC Screening Team (HMST) visits to various Marine Corps installations. The screening team will brief Marines on opportunities for Special Operations Officer (SOO), Critical Skills Operator (CSO), Special Operations Capabilities Specialist (SOCS), and Combat Service Support (CSS) billets within MARSOC. Visits will occur at 22 locations from October 2024 through September 2025, with commanders required to ensure pre-screened Marines attend the orientation briefs.
Issued: August 20, 2024
1. This message is an update to ref (a) and new guidance regarding the screening and selection of enlisted publishes Marines for MARSOC Critical Skills Operator (CSO) Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) 0372 billets. Additionally, screens Special Operations Capabilities Specialist (SOCS) and MARSOC Combat Service Support (CSS) billets in support of U.S. Special Operations Command requirements. Updates regarding the enlisted CSO Reserve opportunities screening and selection process will be issued via separate correspondence. Officers interested in the Special Operations Officer (SOO) PMOS 0370 program may attend any of these visits. 2. Task. To introduce and inform commanders of the planning, implementation, and execution of the FY25 HQMC MARSOC Screening Team (HMST) visits. 3. Purpose. Brief interested Marines on the opportunities and pathways for SOO, CSO, SOCS, and CSS billets for possible future assignments. 4. Briefing Team 4.a. The team is comprised of representatives from HQMC, Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments (MMEA) and MARSOC. 4.b. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: screening, population development, and commander interface. 4.c. MARSOC representatives conduct orientation briefs and interviews. Those qualified volunteer CSO applicants will receive tentative assignment to an Assessment and Selection (A&S) course pending approval from HQMC. The SOCS and CSS candidates will receive further assignment information. 5. Participants 5.a. A list of Marines screened by HQMC and MARSOC, who meet all pre-requisites will be published via Separate Correspondence (SEPCOR) to the Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) no later than 90 days before each semi-annual HMST visit. 5.b. Marines interested in applying prior to a HMST brief should contact a MARSOC recruiter and/or their Career Planner and begin the Command Screening Checklist for the appropriate program. 6. Commanders 6.a. Commanders are directed and required to ensure all Marines listed in the SEPCOR attend the MARSOC orientation briefs delineated in the below coordinating instructions. 6.b. Request Commanders afford the Marines not listed in the SEPCOR, but are interested in MARSOC assignment, the opportunity to attend the orientation brief. 7. Coordinating Instructions 7.a. MSC Sergeants Major at the Base/Station, Division, MLG, and Wing level will provide a consolidated roster of Marines who are physically unable to attend the HMST to the HMST Briefing Team on the applicable briefing dates. Non-availability for screening will not preclude assignment of volunteers to A&S. 7.b. MSC Career Planners are required to conduct regular reconciliation of Marines on the list with the HMST Briefing Team. Commanders and SgtsMaj should be briefed pre and post execution of the HMST regarding adequate attendance. 7.c. HMST visit schedule (read in two columns): DATES LOCATIONS 09 Oct - 10 Oct 2024 MCAS Miramar, CA 23 Oct - 24 Oct 2024 MCAS New River, NC 06 Nov - 07 Nov 2024 MCAS Yuma, AZ 20 Nov - 21 Nov 2024 MCRD Parris Island/MCAS Beaufort, SC 04 Dec - 05 Dec 2024 MCAS Cherry Point, NC 14 Jan - 16 Jan 2025 MCB Camp Lejeune, NC 28 Jan - 30 Jan 2025 MCB Camp Pendleton, CA 04 Feb - 06 Feb 2025 MCB Hawaii 10 Feb - 14 Feb 2025 Marine Corps Bases Okinawa, Japan 05 Mar - 06 Mar 2025 MCAGCC Twenty-Nine Palms, CA 12 Mar - 13 Mar 2025 MCB Quantico, VA 09 Apr - 10 Apr 2025 MCAS Miramar, CA 23 Apr - 24 Apr 2025 MCAS New River, NC 07 May - 08 May 2025 MCAS Yuma, AZ 14 May - 15 May 2025 MCRD Parris Island/MCAS Beaufort, SC 04 Jun - 05 Jun 2025 MCAS Cherry Point, NC 15 Jul - 17 Jul 2025 MCB Camp Pendleton, CA 29 Jul - 31 Jul 2025 MCB Camp Lejeune, NC 19 Aug - 21 Aug 2025 MCB Hawaii 25 Aug - 29 Aug 2025 Marine Corps Bases Okinawa, Japan 10 Sep - 11 Sep 2025 MCAGCC Twenty-Nine Palms, CA 17 Sep - 18 Sep 2025 MCB Quantico, VA Note: This schedule is subject to change, and if so, will be addressed via SEPCOR. 7.d. A Letter of Instruction (LOI) containing a detailed schedule and locations of brief/screenings will be sent via SEPCOR from the appropriate Base/Station Career Planner. This SEPCOR will be published NLT than 30 days before each HMST. 7.e. MARSOC Screening Team in conjunction with Base and MEF Career Planners will conduct a confirmation brief no later than 30 days prior to each HMST. 7.f. The following is requested at the briefing locations: 7.f.1. Billeting information upon request. 7.f.2. Briefing sites made available to accommodate expected attendance. 7.f.3. Projector for PowerPoint and video presentations. 7.f.4. Public address system to address audio and video requirements. 7.f.5. Minimum three tables for applicant screening. 7.f.6. At the Okinawa location, request transportation with driver (will be covered in depth in LOI). 8. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.