Solicitation for Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) Deputy Directors

1. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to solicit
qualified volunteers for assignment to Staff Non-Commissioned
Officer Academy (SNCOA) Deputy Director billets.
2.  Deputy Directors are responsible for overseeing the execution
of multiple Professional Military Education Programs of Instruction.
Personnel in these billets lead a support staff and are responsible
for the conduct and development of assigned Faculty Advisors.
These billets require articulate senior enlisted leaders who can
operate independently and manage multiple schools simultaneously.
Headquarters Marine Corps will accept applications for projected
vacancies of SNCOA Deputy Director billets for all academies
listed below.
2.a.  SNCOA Deputy Director vacancies will exist at the following
locations:
MCC   Location                           
JAB   SNCOA Camp Pendleton, CA         
JBF   SNCOA Camp Lejeune, NC              
JBG   SNCOA Camp Butler, Okinawa            
TZ8   SNCOA Quantico, VA               
068   Marine Corps University Quantico, VA
2.b.  The Marine's order of preference contained in the application
will be considered; however, a Marine must be willing to accept
assignment to any SNCOA listed in this MARADMIN.
3.  Eligibility Requirements
3.a.  Must be in the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant.
3.b.  Marines must have completed required Enlisted Professional
Military Education (EPME) for current grade.  Bachelors or
Associates degree, previous instructor experience, or previous
completion of instructor courses are preferred, but not required.
3.c.  Marines must have strong verbal and written communication
skills and be proficient in word processing and presentation
software.
3.d.  Marines with documented adversity will be closely reviewed
for patterns of questionable character and integrity violations.
3.e.  Marines must pass a Physical Fitness Test,
be capable of participating in the physical fitness program, and
be within Body Composition standards.
3.f.  Marines must be in compliance with the Marine Corps Tattoo
policy.
4.  Application Contents. Completed applications will be
attached to a Reenlistment, Extension, and Lateral Move (RELM)
submitted through the Total Force Retention System and will
contain the following:
4.a.  Completed EPME SNCO Academy Faculty Advisor Screening
Checklist, with commanding
officer endorsement, located at:
https://www.usmcu.edu/ceme/recruitment/, records of disciplinary
actions contained in the Marine's service record, and Security
Clearance Eligibility Verification Letter.
4.b.  Security Clearance Eligibility Letter from the command
Security Manager.
4.b.1.  A Marine whose security clearance is due to be out of scope
within the next 12 months must initiate a reinvestigation with
their Security Manager and have an open investigation before
departure. Marines whose security clearance eligibility has been
denied or revoked are not eligible. A Security Manager's letter
will be attached to the application verifying eligibility.
4.b.2.  Marines must have a favorably adjudicated National Agency
Check with Local Agency Checks and Credit Check (NACLC), or Tier 3,
investigation.
5.  Completed applications must be submitted to Headquarters Marine
Corps no later than 15 August 2026.
6.  Marines must be willing to accept the required obligated service
for assignment to SNCOA.
7.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
8.  Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.