Phase III Special Duty Assignments Opportunities Brief Roadshow
MARADMIN 258/26 announces a Phase III Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Opportunities Brief Roadshow where MMEA SDA Monitors will visit major Marine Corps installations worldwide from July through September 2026. The briefs will educate Marines on assignment opportunities for various special duties including recruiting, drill instructor, Marine Security Guard, combat instructor, and other screenable positions.
Issued: June 4, 2026
1. Manpower Management Enlisted Assignments
(MMEA) Special Duty Assignments (SDA) Monitors will visit major
installations across the Fleet Marine Force and Supporting
Establishment. Phase III SDA Opportunities Briefs
educate Marines on assignment opportunities for SDAs and
screenable duties.
2. Dates of Phase III SDA Opportunities Briefs
(read in three columns):
Location: Date(s): Brief Time
MCAS Iwakuni 31 Jul 26 0830
Okinawa 3-6 Aug 26 0830
MCB Hawaii 10 Aug 26 0830
MCAS Yuma 12 Aug 26 0830
29 Palms 13 Aug 26 0830
MCAS Miramar 14 Aug 26 0830
Camp Pendleton (North) 17 Aug 26 0830 and 1300
Camp Pendleton (South) 18 Aug 26 0830 and 1300
MCB Quantico 25 Aug 26 0900
MCAS Beaufort 31 Aug 26 0830
Camp Lejeune 1 Sep 26 0830 and 1300
MCAS New River 2 Sep 26 0830
MCAS Cherry Point 3 Sep 26 0830
3. Detailed schedules, brief venues, and coordinating instructions
will be published through Total Force Retention System and
communicated to commands through unit Career Counselors.
4. Monitor Duties (read in two columns):
Monitor: Duty:
GySgt Walker Recruiting
GySgt Henderson Drill Instructor
Assistant Marine Officer Instructor
Force Fitness Instructor
Martial Arts and Fitness of Excellence
Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival
United States Naval Academy
Officer Candidates School
GySgt Hamrick Marine Security Guard
Foreign Area Staff Non-Commissioned Officer
Defense Attaché Program
GySgt Wilkins Combat Instructor
Marine Corps Shooting Team
Security Forces
Enlisted Education Programs
Congressional Fellowship Program
Marine Corps Attack Drone Team
SSgt Santuario Equal Opportunities Advisor
Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
4a. Monitor Contact Information (read in three columns):
Monitor: E-mail: Phone:
GySgt Walker blake.walker@usmc.mil (703) 432-9474
GySgt Henderson yaffa.henderson@usmc.mil (703) 432-9475
GySgt Hamrick david.a.hamrick.mil@usmc.mil (703) 432-9476
GySgt Wilkins brandon.wilkins@usmc.mil (703) 432-9473
5. Refer all questions to the unit Career Counselors and POCs
listed above.
6. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.