Academic Year 2024-2025 Advanced Intermediate Level School Student Selection Results
This MARADMIN announces the selection results for Academic Year 2024-2025 Advanced Intermediate Level School programs. Twenty-one officers from the US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, and international partners were selected as primary candidates for the School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), with additional officers selected for Joint-Service programs (SAMS, MAWS, and SAASS). Selected officers must confirm acceptance by January 5, 2024, and complete security clearance and transcript requirements before the July 3, 2024 start date.
Issued: December 1, 2023
1. In accordance with reference (a), a School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) panel convened in November 2023 and selected 26 officers to attend SAW during Academic Year (AY) 24-25. More than one hundred and thirty officers applied from the United States (US) Marine Corps, US Air Force, US Space Force, US Army, US Navy, US Coast Guard, and from International partner nations. In addition there were 15 Marine officers selected to attend the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), the US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), and the US Navy Maritime Advanced Warfighting School (MAWS). Officers from the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, and US Coast Guard will be notified of selection to attend SAW by their service representatives. 2. The following 21 officers from the US Marine Corps, US Marine Corps Reserve, Australia, Canada, and Italy are primary selects for SAW AY24-25. Name MOS/Designator Basham, Tiffany (SMCR) 0402 Bookwalter, Joshua 0302 Coleman, David Australia Desse, Mikhail 0402 Fields, Thomas 0302 Graziosi, Dennis 0302 Kool, Jan Canada Kucala, Timothy 0202 May, Naomi 0602 Minerva, Michael 4402 Mortenson, Robert 0302 Nurisso, Mauro Italy Pinkerton, Zack 1302 Resillas, Victor 0302 Ryan, Jessica 0402 Scotto, Michael 0302 Sliwoski, Katie 3002 Smith, Geoffrey 0802 Sparklin, Marianne 7563 Stewart, Maxwell 1302 Stokes, Nathan 1706 3. Alternates. Several 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 SAW AY24-25. Name MOS/Designator Barrett, Adam (SMCR) 0302 Carrier, Kevin 0402 Cooley, Michael 1302 Groover, Clayton 4502 Kimani, Crispus 7202 Letteer, Joshua 0602 Mcbride, Lukhma 0202 Melcarne, Gian Italy Nepomuceno, Marco Brazil 4. The following officers were selected for Joint-Service Advanced Intermediate Level School (A-ILS). 4.A. SAASS Name MOS/Designator Abate, Alexander 0302 Fulcher, Maria 0602 4.B. SAMS Name MOS/Designator Baisden, Logan 1302 Chapman, Richard 0302 Chomiak, Matthew 0302 Horgan, Andrew 0802 Macias, Gregory 0402 Miller, Robert 0102 Secada-Lovio, Jorge 1302 Warnick, Dylan 0202 4.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 Elliott, Joshua 0370 Elrod, James 0402 House, Shelly 0202 Radcliff, Benjamin 0302 Shubick, Nathan 7202 5. US 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 2025. 6. Official Passports 6.A. Students selected for SAW will travel to Europe, several countries in the Pacific, including Vietnam, during the Winter and Spring of AY24-25 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 5 January 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 AY24-25 class start date is 3 July 2024, 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 AY24-25 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 3 July 2024 terminates eligibility to attend SAW, SAMS, or SAASS during AY24-25. 9. The SAW organizational mailbox is recommended for inquiries and sending information. Personally identifiable information should not be sent via e-mail. Contact message POC for more information. 10. Release authorized by Brigadier General Maura M. Hennigan, President, Marine Corps University.