Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Screening Team (HMST) Schedule

1. This message is an update to Ref A and publishes
new guidance regarding the screening and selection of enlisted
Marines for MARSOC Marine Raider (MR) Primary Military
Occupational Specialty (PMOS) 0372 billets.  Additionally, MARSOC
screens Special Operations Capabilities Specialist (SOCS) and
Combat Service Support (CSS) billets in support of U.S. Special
Operations Command requirements.  Updates regarding the enlisted
MR Reserve opportunities screening and selection process will be
issued via separate correspondence.  Officers interested in the
Marine Raider Officer (MRO) PMOS 0370 program may attend any of
these visits.
2.  Task.  To introduce and inform commanders of the planning,
implementation and execution of the FY26 HQMC MARSOC Screening Team
(HMST) visits.
3.  Purpose.  Brief interested Marines on the opportunities and
pathways for MRO, MR, 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 MR 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
prerequisites 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 Counselor and begin
the Command Screening Checklist for the appropriate program.
6.  Commanders
6.a.  Commanders are requested to have their 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 the MARSOC assignment, the opportunity
to attend the orientation brief.
7.  Coordinating Instructions
7.a.  MSC Sergeants Major at the Base/Station, Division, Logistics
Group, 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 Counselors are requested to conduct daily
reconciliation of Marines on the list with the HMST Briefing
Team.  Commanders and SgtMajs should be briefed pre-and
post-execution of the HMST regarding adequate
attendance.
7.c.  HMST visit schedule:
Read in two columns.

DATES                   LOCATIONS
07 Oct - 09 Oct 2025    MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
28 Oct - 30 Oct 2025    MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
05 Nov - 06 Nov 2025    MCB Quantico, VA
18 Nov - 20 Nov 2025    MCB Hawaii
02 Dec - 03 Dec 2025    MCAGCC Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
16 Dec - 17 Dec 2025    MCAS Miramar, CA
13 Jan - 15 Jan 2026    MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
21 Jan - 22 Jan 2026    MCAS Yuma, AZ
03 Feb - 05 Feb 2026    MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
24 Feb - 26 Feb 2026    Marine Corps Bases Okinawa, Japan
17 Mar - 19 Mar 2026    MCB Hawaii
01 Apr - 02 Apr 2026    MCAGCC Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
14 Apr - 16 Apr 2026    MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
05 May - 07 May 2026    MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
02 Jun - 04 Jun 2026    MCB Hawaii
03 Jun - 04 Jun 2026    MCAS Cherry Point, NC
14 Jul - 16 Jul 2026    MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
22 Jul - 23 Jul 2026    MCAGCC Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
04 Aug - 06 Aug 2026    MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
19 Aug - 20 Aug 2026    MCRD Parris Island, SC / MCAS Beaufort, SC
02 Sep - 03 Sep 2026    MCAS New River, NC

Note: This schedule is subject to change, and if so, will be
addressed via SEPCOR.
7.d.  A Letter of Instruction (LOI) for OCONUS travel
containing a detailed schedule and locations of briefs/screenings
will be sent via SEPCOR to the appropriate Base/Station
Career Counselor.  This SEPCOR will be published NLT than 30 days
before each HMST.
7.e.  MARSOC Screening Team will ensure deconfliction with Base
and MEF Career Counselors no later than 30 days prior to each HMST.
7.f.  The following is requested at the briefing locations from the
Base and MEF Career Counselor:
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 (PA) system to address audio and video
requirements.
7.f.5.  Minimum three (3) 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 BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.