Academic Year 2025-2026 Advanced Intermediate Level School Student Selection Results
This MARADMIN announces the selection results for Academic Year 2025-2026 Advanced Intermediate Level School programs. A total of 23 officers were selected as primary selects for the School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), and 15 Marine officers were selected to attend joint-service advanced schools (SAMS, MAWS, and SAASS). Primary selects must confirm acceptance or decline by December 6, 2024, and the SAW class begins July 7, 2025.
Issued: November 1, 2024
1. In accordance with reference (a), a School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) panel convened in October 2024 and selected 26 officers to attend SAW during Academic Year (AY) 25-26. More than 120 officers applied from the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast Guard, and from international partner nations. In addition, there were 15 Marine officers selected to attend the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), the U.S. Navy Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS), and the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS). Officers from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Coast Guard will be notified of selection to attend SAW by their service representatives. 2. The following 23 officers from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Canada, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom are primary selects for SAW AY25-26. Name MOS/Designator BETSHER, SCOTT R. 0802 BILLINGSLEY, SETH C. 0202 BUCK, DYLAN R. 0302 CAREW, PATRICK CAN Army Infantry CONDERMAN, SEAN T. 0402 CONTE, DANIEL A. 0202 COOLEY, MICHAEL A. 1302 CULP IV, WILLIAM J. 0402 DEROUIN, LAURA C. 0402 FISHER, JACQUELINE I. 0202 HESSOCK, JESS M. 0402 HORN, STEPHEN C. 0402 JOHNSON, THOMAS C. 0802 KEEL, EVAN F. 0302 LASCOLA, CATHERINE R. 0202 LEWIS, MICHELLE N. 0102 RONCHI, EMANUELE ITA Army Cavalry ROYAL, CHARLES FRA Army Cavalry SCHWARTZ, ZACHARY D. 0302 SMITH, JAMES UK RM Commando SUTCLIFFE, TARA A. 0202 SWIFT, DILAN M. (SMCR) 0302 VEGA, JAY H. 0302 3. The following officers were selected for Joint-Service Advanced Intermediate Level School (A-ILS). 3.A. SAASS Name MOS/Designator FULCHER, MARIA R. 0602 WALKER, CORY D. 6002 3.B. SAMS Name MOS/Designator CHERMOK, NATHANIEL P. 0802 DOWNS, CONOR J. 0302 DUNLEVY, MATTHEW J. 0302 FOLAN, TYLER B. 0302 GANNON, KYLE T. 0802 LINDENTHAL, LAURA R. 0102 MCNEILL, BRIAN T. 0302 SWEET, TYLER V. 1302 3.C. MAWS is a follow-on program to the Naval Command and Staff program. The identified names are designated to participate in the MAWS program. Name MOS/Designator BARLOW, AARON W. 1302 GROOVER, CLAYTON A. 4502 PHILLIPS, DANIEL C. 0302 SCHWEITZER, WILLIAM M. 0402 4. Alternates. Eight applicants were designated as alternates. In the event that a primary selection becomes unavailable, officers selected as alternates will be contacted individually. The following officers are alternates for AY25-26 A-ILS programs, listed in alphabetical order. Name MOS/Designator BEBOW, MICHAEL A. 7563 COTTERELL, JASON C. 7563 FOX, JORDAN L. 4502 GALLAIS, AMAURY V. (IMA)0402 GREY, DAVID G. 4402 JOHNSON, ANTHONY M. 0602 LEE, JONATHAN AUS Army Signal Corps PEIXOTO MANHAES, DAVID BRA Army Infantry 5. U.S. officers selected as either a primary or an alternate should immediately consult their local security manager/special security office to confirm their eligibility for Top Secret/Secret Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). All students must have an investigation initiated so that they have a TS/SCI adjudicated clearance upon graduation in June 2026. 6. Official Passports 6.A. Students selected for SAW will travel to Europe and several countries in the Pacific, including Vietnam, during the Winter and Spring of AY25-26 and will require an official passport. 6.B. Students should review their permanent change of station (PCS) orders, upon receipt, to ensure that the requirement and justification for an official passport is included in the orders. 7. Action 7.A. Primary selects must contact the Marine Corps University (MCU) registrar organizational mailbox at mcu_registrar@usmcu.edu no later than 6 December 2024 to accept or decline selection to SAW, SAMS, MAWS and SAASS. 7.B. Officers requiring PCS orders must contact Manpower Management Officer Assignments to coordinate appropriate change of station timeline, per reference (b). 7.C. SAW AY25-26 class start date is 7 July 2025, for student orientation. 7.D. All SAMS, MAWS and SAASS selects should contact their schools directly for guidance pertaining to check-in times and dates. 7.E. A Marine Corps Resident Command and Staff (CSC) selectee transition brief that covers transition instructions related to leave and administrative actions will be scheduled in coordination with Marine Corps CSC. Non-Marine Corps resident CSC selects, especially those in the National Capital Region will be invited to attend. 7.F. Per reference (a), primary SAW selects are required to validate their undergraduate degrees by submitting official transcripts. 7.F.1. Official transcripts must come directly from the degree granting institution to the MCU Registrar office. Transcripts that are hand delivered or e-mailed from students to MCU are not acceptable. 7.F.2. Mailing address for official transcripts is President, MCU, Attn: Registrar, 2076 South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134. For institutions that produce electronic official transcripts, the e-mail address is: mcu_registrar@usmcu.edu. 7.F.3. Official transcripts for SAW selectees must be received before the first day of class. SAMS, MAWS, and SAASS selects should contact those schools directly for guidance on transcript submission requirements. 7.G. SAW selectees should confirm by e-mail that SAW administration has a correct personal phone number and e-mail address to facilitate communication while in PCS transition and prior to the beginning of the academic year. E-mails should be titled AY25-26 SAW Selectee first initial, last name, and sent to melissa.calloway@usmcu.edu. 8. Officers currently enrolled in resident or distance education Intermediate Level School must successfully complete the course of study to retain eligibility. For distance education officers, failure to complete the entire course of study by 7 July 2025 terminates eligibility to attend SAW, SAMS, or SAASS during AY25-26. 9. Personally identifiable information should not be sent via e-mail. Contact message POC for more information. 10. Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew W. Tracy, President, Marine Corps University.