FY26 4th Quarter Marine Corps Reserve Instructor Pilot (MCRIP) Selection Board Results

1.  IAW reference (A), the FY26 4th Quarter MCRIP
selection board was convened by MATSG-42 and CNATRA on 19 Feb 2026.
The following applicants were selected to be reserve flight
instructors.

RANK   NAME                  PMOS    TRAWING
Maj    Rine, Dylan           7509    TW1
Maj    Watt, Christopher     7523    TW1
Maj    LaRoche, Max          7523    TW2
Maj    Norton, William       7509    TW2
Capt   Blommel, Joseph       7523    TW2
Maj    Pipkorn, Zachary      7563    TW4
Maj    Merrall, Alexander    7532    TW5
Maj    Raymond, Joshua       7565    TW5
Maj    Wright, Jason         7509    TW5

2. Officers selected for accession to the MCRIP program must contact
the MATSG-42 POC via email correspondence to accept or decline
selection within 30 days of the release of this message. Officers are
reminded they will need to affiliate with MATSG-42 by 1 April 2027.
3.  Selectees who cannot join the appropriate unit and begin flying
within 90 days will forfeit their selection and be required to apply
at a later date.
4.  IAW references (C) and (D), this message constitutes 4th MAW join
and Duty Involving Flight Operational (DIFOP) approval authority
for the selected officers.  4th MAW DIFOP approved effective with
actual unit join date, unless already a member of a 4th MAW squadron.
5.  Depending on the selectee's current component code, the join
process to 4th MAW will differ.  Selectees will coordinate with
MATSG-42 to determine their exact Billet Identification Code (BIC).
6.  Active duty officers are advised to contact their career Planner
to facilitate Direct Affiliation Program (DAP) authorization
utilizing this message as authorization to join 4th MAW.
7.  SMCR officers will use this message as their source document for
their Inter-unit Transfer (IUT) request.  After Marine Forces Reserve
(MARFORRES) G1 approves the IUT, the losing commands will generate
IUT orders to their respective squadron.
8.  Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve are advised to contact
their local Prior Service Recruiter for assistance with the join
process utilizing this message as authorization to join 4th MAW.
9.  A reserve commission is required to participate in the MCRIP
Program. Marines must have their unit S-1 reach out to Reserve
Affairs at RAM-1@usmc.mil to verify their reserve commission.
10. The next 4th MAW MCRIP selection board is planned on or about
February 2027.  All applicants not selected by this board will be
required to reapply as all packages from this selection board will
be destroyed.
11.  Release authorized by Lieutenant General William H. Swan,
Deputy Commandant for Aviation.