Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Enlisted to Warrant Officer Reserve Selection Board Results
This MARADMIN announces the results of the Fiscal Year 2025 Enlisted to Warrant Officer Reserve Selection Board. A total of 43 Marines were selected for appointment to Warrant Officer in the Marine Corps Reserve: 26 for Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) positions at specific units and 17 for Active Reserve (AR) positions. Selectees must report to Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) at Quantico between 21 January 2025, with appointments scheduled for 1 February 2025.
Issued: October 3, 2024
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1. Per references (a) and (b), the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) has approved the FY25 Enlisted to Warrant Officer Reserve Selection Board report.
a. The following personnel have been selected for appointment to the permanent grade of WO in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR) Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) and site-specific Reporting Unit Code (RUC) listed below:
Name SMOS SRUC Billet
Ballengermoreno, Joel A. 3302 04046 Kansas City
Canham, John G. 1390 71783 Green Bay
Cromer, Daniel T. 2805 00409 Miramar MCAS
Faulkner, Kyle D. 0430 00510 Minneapolis
Fernandez, Joshua A. 0210 14803 San Diego
Giesler, Kade A. 3510 04056 Vienna
Jones, Jamille P. 3010 04060 Anacostia
Lara, Alexander 3102 04061 Charleston
Linder, Dieter G. 1720 82007 Ayer
Lofgreen, Jeremy K. 1390 00510 Minneapolis
Lopez, Luis J. 0620 04048 Greensboro
Marshall, Michael S. 1390 29063 Tucson
Matthewpemberton, Chester B. 2340 04059 Greenville
Meyer, Jason E. 1390 22327 Luke AFB
Murray, Timothy M. 1390 04091 New Orleans
Navejas, Efrain Z. 0408 14665 Quantico
Peddle, John R. Jr. 2110 04042 Rock Island
Ruiz, Manuel E. 1310 00540 Chicopee
Schuyler, Hunter T. 1390 14552 Ft. Lewis
Shopell, Kyle T. 1390 22327 Luke AFB
Simpson, Tyrone A. 0430 14301 Fort Worth
Tsygankov, Yevgeniy A. 0430 14201 Ft. Devins
Vega, Christopher J. 3510 14321 Grand Prairie
Walker, Johnathon P. 3510 22324 Battle Creek
Yourish, Alexander J. 2805 21831 Tampa
Zavala, Rico A. 3510 04042 Rock Island
b. The following personnel have been selected for appointment to the permanent grade of WO in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in the Active Reserve (AR) MOS listed below:
Name SMOS
Brand, Andrew J. 6502
Cantrell, Adam J. 0170
Fowler, Jason L. 6502
Gallegos, Enrique 0170
Herrera, Juan A. 0170
Jaramilloacuna, Michael A. 0170
Johnson, Jullian A. 0170
Luckinbill, Cody A. 6004
McCorvey, Anthony B. 0170
Mendez, James S. 6004
Nguyen, Thuan D. 0170
Opert, Christopher J. 0170
Rechirei, Newheart N. 0170
Rogers, Daniel B. 0170
Sparks, Willie R. III 0170
Sunderman, Zachary A. 0170
Turnowicz, Janelle E. 0170
c. AR WO selects are directed to contact CWO5 Alvin Figueroa, Headquarters, Marine Corps (HQMC) (RAM-2) at DSN 278-0511 or commercial (703) 784-0511. Individual guidance for each Marine will be provided to coordinate his/her orders to MOS schools and permanent duty assignments.
2. MCRC will publish the statistics of the FY25 Enlisted to Warrant Officer Reserve selection board on the MCRC webpage located at www.mcrc.marines.mil/Marine-Officer/Officer-Naval-Enlisted-Applicants.
3. Immediately upon release of this message, all selectees are required to provide (via email) a letter on command letterhead with their point of contact information to include work and personal telephone numbers as well as work and personal email addresses to the point of contact at MCRC, Mr. Brent Reidenbach, at brent.reidenbach@marines.usmc.mil.
4. Selectees who desire to decline appointment in the primary MOS or billet vacancy in which selected, shall submit a letter of declination via their chain of command to the Commanding General Marine Corps Recruiting Command (CG, MCRC). As a courtesy, please notify the POC via email of your intention to decline.
5. Per paragraph 8 of reference (a), selectees may defer to the next available WOBC due to personal hardship. Selectees should submit a Request for Deferment through their chain of command to CG MCRC. Further, in accordance with paragraph 8 of reference (a), selectees will be deferred by MCRC to the next available if they are not medically qualified by BUMED.
6. Commanding officers shall ensure the selectee meets the appointment requirements set forth in reference (a). If a selectee fails to meet those requirements, the commanding officer will initiate an appointment delay in accordance with reference (a) and the appointment will not be effected.
7. Appointment
a. Selectees are slated to be appointed on 1 February 2025 at a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base, Quantico. Selectees will report to the Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), to attend the WOBC, which is scheduled to convene on 21 January 2025. Selectees must report no earlier than 0600 on 21 January 2025 and no later than 1200 on 21 January 2025. The report date to the WOBC was modified in order to effectively screen selectees and ensure they meet appointment and training standards per reference (a). Failure to do so will result in the selectee not being appointed. The mission of the WOBC is to train and educate newly appointed or commissioned warrant officers in the high standards of professional knowledge, esprit-de-corps, and leadership required to transition from enlisted Marines to officers with particular emphasis on the duties, responsibilities and warfighting skills required of a provisional rifle platoon commander.
b. SMCR selectees must affiliate with the units, for which selected, immediately following successful completion of the WOBC and any follow-on MOS schools. WOs not required to attend MOS schools, or whose MOS schools begin 30 days or more after the WOBC graduation date, will execute an inter-unit transfer immediately upon return to their original units.
c. Reference (c) requires SMCR selectees who have served less than 12 months on a contract and received an incentive bonus to contact their unit administration office to establish a preferred method of reimbursement of the bonus received.
8. Obligation
a. SMCR selectees are required to affiliate with the designated SMCR units, and serve in the billet for which selected for a minimum period of 3 years.
b. Per reference (a), Commanding Officers must ensure that SMCR selectees sign the following page 11 entry prior to appointment: "I understand that appointment as a permanent Reserve Warrant Officer is for an indefinite term, and that SECNAV may terminate the appointment of any Warrant Officer who fails to complete the Warrant Officer Basic Course, any required MOS follow-on schools within 18 months of appointment, or the 3-year SMCR unit obligation. A Marine whose appointment is terminated may, upon request, and at the discretion of the SECNAV, enlist in a grade not lower than that held immediately prior to appointment."
c. Both SMCR and AR WOs are in a probationary status for 5 years from the date of appointment.
9. Funding and Orders for Training
a. RA will schedule all SMCR selectees for WOBC and primary MOS school.
b. Units shall submit orders for the SMCR selects via the Marine Resource Order Writing Service (MROWS) utilizing RA (HQ/WO) funding no later than 1 January 2025. Appropriation data and MROWS procedures are available at www.manpower.usmc.mil under Reserve Marine/Reserve Continuation and Transition Branch/FY25 Enlisted to Warrant Officer (Reserve) Selection Order Writing Instructions. Contact RA at (703) 784-9136 with any questions. It is imperative that Marines arrive with fully funded orders to avoid a delay in the 30-day partial per diem settlements. Historically, delays in MROWS orders modifications from enlisted funding to officer funding have negatively impacted timely partial settlements.
c. Attendance of WOBC and primary MOS school training take precedence over unit annual training, operational commitments and mobilization.
d. References (d) and (e) define the differences in Duty Under Instructions, Temporary Additional Duty, Temporary Duty Under Instructions, and Reassignment Orders in relation to per diem, and other allowances.
e. Per reference (f), Reserve Marines attending WOBC under MROWS orders will receive BAH with or without dependents at their primary residence locality rate.
10. Administration
a. WOBC seats are limited. Marines selected for WO may be deferred to future WOBC classes based on the needs of the Marine Corps. Individuals deferred will be notified by Headquarters Marine Corps.
b. Check-in procedures and initial information for WOBC will be posted on the TBS website and MarineNet Moodle Page no later than 20 November 2024 for WOBC 1-25. TBS will add all selected Marines to the MarineNet Moodle Page no later than 20 November 2024. The TBS point of contact is The Student Liaison Office and can be reached at TBS_Student_Liaison_Officers@usmc.mil.
c. Selectees must report to TBS with original orders, Defense Travel System travel authorizations, and complete health and dental records. A DD Form 214 will also be issued at TBS if the selectee is released from active duty upon graduation, otherwise, the follow-on MOS school will issue and prepare a final settlement. The Appointment Acceptance Record (NAVMC 763), the Officer Qualification Record, and Identification Card will be completed/issued at WOBC. Selectees should report in the MARPAT Digital Woodland Camouflage uniform. Selectees should either purchase their officer Service Alpha uniform or be prepared to have their uniforms tailored prior to the appointment ceremony. Specific information for uniform requirements can be found on the TBS website.
d. SMCR selectees may contact Force Recruiting, Marine Forces Reserve at DSN 678-7193 or commercial (504) 697-7193 for questions regarding billet assignments.
e. SMCR selectees are eligible for the FY25 SMCR Warrant Officer Accession Bonus. All requests must be submitted in accordance with MARADMIN 672/22.
f. All required training must be completed within 18 months of appointment in order to considered and selected for promotion to Chief Warrant Officer 2. If all training is not completed within 18 months of appointment, the appointment may be terminated.
11. Training Requirement
a. Selectees are encouraged to arrive in peak physical condition due to the rigors of the course. Selectees must achieve a first class physical fitness test (PFT) prior to appointment as outlined in reference (h) and maintain Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance standards per reference (i). Those who are not within standards or do not score a first class PFT after two attempts will be dropped from the course during the first week of training. If a Marine is dropped from training, the CO TBS has the discretion to delay the appointment or allow a Marine to defer to the next WOBC. There will be extended field time at the WOBC. Selectees are highly encouraged to practice running the obstacle course with an emphasis on rope climbing. Hiking under load and running in boots and utilities are also highly recommended. Passing a 10-mile hike under prescribed load, a double standard Marine Corps Obstacle Course and the TBS Endurance Course are required to graduate from WOBC.
b. Selectees with less than 13 years of service are encouraged to be current rifle and pistol qualified prior to attending WOBC 1-24 as the number of range seats available at their first duty station as an officer will be limited, if available at all.
c. Selectees are required to read and review the following publications prior to check in:
(1) MCDP 1
(2) MCDP 1-3
(3) MCDP 6
(4) MCWP 6-10
d. Once selectees have been in-processed, there will be an appointment ceremony on 1 February 2025. Further details will be made available on the TBS website and through follow-on correspondence with India Company staff.
e. All required training must be completed within 36 months of appointment in order to be considered and selected for promotion to Chief Warrant 2. If all training is not completed within 36 months of appointment, the appointment will be terminated.
12. Physical Qualifications
a. Selectees who do not meet the qualifications established in references (g), (h) and (i) will not be appointed.
b. These individuals will remain on the list of Marines approved for appointment to the grade of WO and, once medically qualified, will have an appointment date consistent with other WOs with whom he or she attends the WOBC or Basic Officer Course as assigned.
c. Per reference (i), prior to appointment, selectees must be determined physically qualified for appointment by the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery and must pass with a first class PFT as outlined in reference (g). Failure to comply with requirements may delay receipt of the appointment documents at TBS, and may subsequently result in a forfeiture of the date of rank. Commanding officers of deployed Marines can contact MCRC, Officer/Naval-Enlisted to establish arrangements to complete this task, if needed. If not completed already, selectees must submit a current commissioning physical examination, to include a Report of Medical Examination (DD Form 2808), a Report of Medical History (DD Form 2807-1), and an Annual Certification if applicable. The date of the physical exam must not be older than 1 February 2023. If the physical examination was completed prior to 1 February 2024, then copies of the current and previous years preventative health assessment (PHA) is required in addition to the physical examination.
d. Local medical personnel and the selectee must closely review a selectees medical and dental records to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to their arrival at TBS. Selectees should arrive at TBS fully medically ready to train at the time of check in with no outstanding medical issues that would preclude training. Pay particular attention to the following items:
(1) Marks and scars must be listed.
(2) Selectees must be dental class type 1 or 2, documented on the DD Form 2808 in block 43, and have block 83.a signed by a dentist or submit a dental examination as a separate enclosure. Dental records should be updated to reflect the most current dental examination.
(3) HIV results must be within 24 months of check-in to include date tested and roster number.
(4) Distance vision must be documented in block 61 of the DD Form 2808. If vision does not correct to 20/20, a current manifest refraction and ophthalmology evaluation is required. WO selectees with a history of vision correction surgery must have all pre-operative and post-operative reports included with the medical documents.
(5) The results of an updated audiogram must be included in DD Form 2808 block 71.a. or as a separate enclosure. If any result is outside the normal range, per reference (i), section 38, submit an Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) or Audiology consultation/evaluation and interpretation.
(6) Female selectees, over the age of 21, must have a current Papanicolaou (PAP) test within the past 36 months. The pathology report from the most recent test must be submitted.
(7) Ensure all "yes" answers on DD Form 2807-1 are explained by the physician in block 29. All pertinent medical clearance documents for each condition disclosed in the DD Form 2807 should be provided.
(8) Ensure all answers on DD Form 2808 blocks 17-42 (excluding block 41 for males) are marked normal or abnormal. "NE" is not an acceptable answer.
13. Questions from medical personnel concerning the medical
requirements may be addressed to HM1 Irwin at donald.irwin@marines.usmc.mil or by phone at commercial 571-559-4664. CG MCRC is the approval authority for medical deferments for selectees who have not yet been appointed. Requests for medical deferments with supporting documentation must be routed via their chain of commands, to include a general officer level endorsement, and forwarded to CG MCRC. All requests for deferment must be received by MCRC before the projected date of appointment.
14. Selectees who fail to comply with the aforementioned requirements will delay receipt of their appointment documents at TBS, and will subsequently result in a forfeiture of their date of rank. In accordance with reference (a), Marines may defer up to two times after which, CG MCRC will recommend removal from the list of selects. This will occur on or after 1 February 2027.
15. This MARADMIN is applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
16. This MARADMIN will be cancelled on 31 March 2025.
17. Release authorized by Major General W. J. Bowers, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command.