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MARADMIN 298/26

Fiscal Year 2027 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer Selection Board Results

This MARADMIN announces the results of the Fiscal Year 2027 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer (RSCO) Selection Board. Out of 625 eligible officers reviewed, 18 were selected as primary selectees for RSCO positions at various recruiting stations nationwide, with an additional 36 officers selected as alternates. Primary selectees must accept or decline command within 10 calendar days of the message release date.

Issued: June 29, 2026
1.  On 9 June 2026, the Deputy Commandant for
Manpower and Reserve Affairs (DC M&RA) convened the Fiscal Year
2027 Recruiting Station Commanding Officer (RSCO) Selection Board
to select officers as RSCOs and identify alternates for duty
beginning in Fiscal Year 2027.
2.  Marine Corps Recruiting Command is dedicated to recruiting high
quality men and women from across our nation to earn the title
Marine.  To reinforce and continue ongoing recruiting success, a
board of 3 general officers and 12 colonels reviewed the records of
625 eligible officers and selected 18 for assignment as RSCO.
With a 2.9 percent primary selection rate, RSCO is an exceptionally
competitive process.  The board selected an additional 36 highly
qualified officers as alternates.  The board considered that the
pre-eminent quality required for RSCOs is proven leadership,
preferably demonstrated in dynamic environments in distributed
situations, and selected officers accordingly.
3.  The following officers are approved as primary selectees for
Command (read in three columns):
Name                            MOS        Command
GONZALES, LARRY R.              0402       RS Austin, TX
DANIELS, JOSHUA C.              0802       RS Charlotte, NC
GREIG, CHRISTOPHER B.           0302       RS Denver, CO
HAMILTON, CHRISTOPHER J.        0802       RS Fort Worth, TX
LANG, AIDEN J.                  0302       RS Frederick, MD
EGLOFF, LUKE C.                 0802       RS Harrisburg, PA
WHITE, SETH L.                  0302       RS Los Angeles, CA
AARON, LUCAS H.                 0302       RS Louisville, KY
MEDLEN, TREVOR M.               1302       RS Milwaukee, WI
NELSON, MICHAEL C.              0302       RS Montgomery, AL
GAZZILLO, ANDREW D.             0802       RS New York, NY
HAYNES, NATHANIEL J.            0302       RS Ohio
COLLINS, ADAM M.                0302       RS Orlando, FL
SMITH IV, REUBEN B.             0402       RS Portland, OR
MCIVER, PATRICK X.              0802       RS San Antonio, TX
PADUDA, NOLAN H.                1803       RS San Francisco, CA
DESALVO, MARIO J.               0202       RS Seattle, WA
ROBBINS, MATTHEW A.             0302       RS Twin Cities, MN

3.a.  The board selected the following officers as alternates (read
in two columns):
Name                            MOS
ASHBY, AUSTIN M.                1302
BATES, PETER M.                 1803
BEESE, AARON C.                 0802
BOYD, LOUIS K.                  0302
BUHR II, PATRICK J.             1302
COCHRAN, PETER M.               0302
COLLETTE, CHRISTOPHER R.        0602
DAHL, JACLYN P.                 3002
DENISON, DYLAN W.               1302
DYSON, SPENCER D.               0802
GARRETSON, BRIAN J.             0402
GETTY, JACOBY D.                4502
GOINGS, MATHEW M.               0302
HAEG, JARED J.                  0302
HARRISON, MITCHELL L.           7202
JOHANSEN, BRYAN S.              0802
JOHNSON, KADRICK M.             0402
KNOLL, GABRIEL L.               0302
KREBS, SAMUEL D.                0402
LAYTON, JACOB D.                0202
LEWINS, JOHN F.                 0602
MARTIN, JAKE R.                 0302
MARTINEZ, SANTIAGO J.           0402
MCBRAYER, DAVID A.              0402
MCDOUGALL, SHANE P.             0302
MIKITA, RORY J.                 0802
REDMOND, KEVIN C.               0802
RICKETTS, NATHAN T.             1302
SCHULLER, WESLEY S.             0802
SENSANBAUGHER, SCOTT T.         3002
SHUMA, JUSTIN D.                0402
SNYDER, GARRETT H.              1302
STUCKART, DANIEL M.             0302
WHITE, JOSEPH A.                0402
WILLIAMS, JOHN D.               0302
ZIMKIEWICZ, MARC L.             0302
4.  MMOA-3 will place a letter annotating selection in the official
military personnel files of all officers selected as primaries or
alternates.
5.  Coordinating instructions
5.a.  Primary selectees.  Primary selectees are to accept or decline
command via email to their PMOS monitor listed in paragraph (6) NLT
10 calendar days after the release of this message.  This MARADMIN
serves as a notification of orders.
5.b.  Alternate selectees.  No action is required by officers on the
alternate list.  If a command becomes vacant due to a declination or
other extenuating circumstance, Manpower Management will fleet-up
an officer from the alternate list.  PMOS monitors will directly
contact any alternate selected as a fleet-up.
5.c.  Declinations.  Officers who decline command must submit a
declination in writing NAVMC 10274 Administrative Action (AA Form)
via the first general officer in their chain of command addressed
to HQMC via MMOA-3 NLT 10 calendar days after the release of this
message.  Officers who decline command are ineligible for future
command at any rank, unless otherwise approved by the Deputy
Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
5.c.1.  Officers who decline command later than 10 calendar days 
after the release of this message will be deemed as resigning in
lieu of orders.  Officers who resign in lieu of orders will exit
the service NLT the last day of the month they were required to
report to their future unit.
5.d.  Deferrals.  Officers selected for command who are unable to
execute orders due to extraordinary circumstances may request a
deferral.  If approved, the Director, Manpower Management will
defer the officer to a future RSCO command screening board.
Primary selectees may submit a deferral request in writing, by
completing an AA Form, via the first general officer in their chain
of command addressed to HQMC via MMOA-3.
5.e.  Officers slated to command will schedule their attendance at
the Cornerstone: Commandant's Combined Commandership Program prior
to, or shortly after, assuming command.  The point of contact (POC)
for the Cornerstone course is the Marine Corp University Lejeune
Leadership Institute which may be reached at DSN 432-9753 or
commercial (703) 784-9753/(703) 784-4684, or via email:
LLI_MLD@usmcu.edu.  Further information is available at
https://www.usmcu.edu/Academic-Programs/Lejeune-
Leadership-Institute/Commandants-Combined-Commandership-Course/.
6.  MMOA points of contact:
6.a.  MMOA-1 (Ground).
Major Shane Wescott
   Combat Arms Majors Monitor
   Comm:  703-784-9272
   Email:  shane.wescott@usmc.mil
Major Joseph DiPaola
   Co Grade Infantry Monitor
   Comm:  703-784-9276
   Email:  joseph.dipaola@usmc.mil
Captain Mark Allen Jr.
   Co Grade Combat Arms Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9276/7/9/80
   Email:  mark.allen@usmc.mil
Major Gary Raymundo
   Combat Service Support Majors Monitor
   Comm:  703-784-9272
   Email:  gary.raymundo.mil@usmc.mil
Captain Paola Phipps
   Co Grade Manpower/Military Police Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9276/7/9/80
   Email:  paola.c.phipps.mil@usmc.mil
Captain Clark Shotwell
   Co Grade Logistics Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9276/7/9/80
   Email:  clark.shotwell@usmc.mil
Captain Robert German
   Co Grade Supply Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9276/7/9/80
   Email:  robert.c.german@usmc.mil
Major Nicholle Miller
   Information Majors Monitor
   Comm:  703-784-9272
   Email:  nicholle.miller@usmc.mil
Captain Taylor Grady
   Co Grade Information Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9276/7/9/80
   Email:  taylor.grady@usmc.mil
Captain Nathan Scott
   Co Grade Intel/Law
   Comm:  703-784-9276/7/9/80
   Email:  nathan.r.scott@usmc.mil
6.b.  MMOA-2 (Aviation)
Major Jeremy Haney
   Rotary Wing Major Monitor
   Comm:  703-784-9267    
   Email:  jeremy.haney@usmc.mil
Major Alexander Lee
   Co Grade Rotary Wing Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9267/8/9/70
   Email:  alexander.j.lee@usmc.mil
Major Jacob Kerry
   Aviation Ground Majors Monitor
   Comm:  703-784-9267
   Email:  jacob.f.kerry.mil@usmc.mil
Captain Joseph Piotrowski
   Co Grade Aviation Ground Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9267/8/9/70
   Email:  joseph.piotrowski@usmc.mil
Major Adam Chase
   Fixed Wing Majors Monitor
   Comm:  703-784-9267
   Email:  adam.l.chase@usmc.mil
Captain Maverick Santamaria
   Co Grade Fixed Wing Officers
   Comm:  703-784-9267/8/9/70
   Email:  maverick.santamaria@usmc.mil
7.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
8.  Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.