ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD RESULTS

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MARADMIN 533/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 TOP LEVEL SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD
RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC/DTG: 20240830//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190530//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20080125//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20210510//
REF/E/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20190215//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 399/24, ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 TOP LEVEL
SCHOOL SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MCO 1524.1, MARINE
CORPS GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM. REF C IS MCO 1553.4B,
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION. REF D IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH-1,
MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF E IS MCO 1900.16
W/CH 2, THE MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/JAIME L. GOSS/MAJ/MMOA-3/TEL: 703-784-9284/
EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This message announces the results
of the Academic Year 2025-2026 (AY25-26) Top Level School (TLS)
Selection Board, which convened on 16 October 2024. Reporting
instructions, security clearance information, and passport
requirements for each school and fellowship will be included in
follow-on orders.
2. The board, composed of one general officer and twenty colonels,
screened the records of the eligible population and selected the
officers listed below. The small number of TLS assignments
available relative to the number of eligible officers makes
selection a highly competitive process.
3. Primary selectees
3.a. Department of Defense (DoD) schools. The board selected the
following officers to attend the DoD schools listed below.
Name MOS School
Hall, Clinton K. 0302 Advanced Strat Leadership Studies
Bolz, Rebecca A. 0402 Air War College
Brown, William D. 0802 Air War College
Consaul IV, Harry P. 1802 Air War College
Dodson, Steven B. 1302 Air War College
Hart, Christopher R. 0802 Air War College
Hesser, Shannon R. 4402 Air War College
Page, Stephen G. 0402 Air War College
Peters, Mark J. 0302 Air War College
Baxter, Andrew M. 7566 Army War College
Bladen, Shane A. 7202 Army War College
Bonecutter, Chad E. 0802 Army War College
Davis, Daniel J. 0202 Army War College
Dunlap, Ian G. 0370 Army War College
Goetz, William W. 1803 Army War College
Gonzalez, Ramon D. 7202 Army War College
Hart, Matthew R. 0202 Army War College
Izquierdo, Luis O. 3002 Army War College
Jobst, Cory J. 7532 Army War College
Johnson, Reese H. 0102 Army War College
Martin, Scott A. 6602 Army War College
Perlin, Adam F. 7518 Army War College
Stona, Thomas J. 3002 Army War College
Schmidt, Benjamin G. 7518 Army War College (Blended)
Wagner, Jonathan A. 0302 Army War College (Blended)
Ashton, Matthew R. 0802 College of Info and Cyber Stud
Gulosh, Nathan J. 1702 College of Info and Cyber Stud
Spodarek, Robert A. 0202 College of Info and Cyber Stud
Walker, Andrew S. 0602 College of Info and Cyber Stud
Armstrong, James R. 0302 College of Intl Security Affairs
Chirhart, Keenan J. 7318 College of Naval Warfare
Doykos, Damon A. 0370 College of Naval Warfare
Hole, Bryan G. 7532 College of Naval Warfare
Koss, Shawn C. 0602 College of Naval Warfare
Kronjaeger, Timothy R. 0302 College of Naval Warfare
Martin, Amanda B. 0402 College of Naval Warfare
McCarthy, Brian L. 0402 College of Naval Warfare
Mills, Kirby W. 0302 College of Naval Warfare
Mokris, Brandon P. 0402 College of Naval Warfare
Petronzio, Daniel R. 1803 College of Naval Warfare
Rafferty, Sean F. 7532 College of Naval Warfare
Rhea, Robert M. 6002 College of Naval Warfare
Richardson, Todd B. 0302 College of Naval Warfare
Stahl, Kurt M. 4502 College of Naval Warfare
Winkofsky, Eric P. 4402 College of Naval Warfare
Wrzosek, Andrew M. 0802 College of Naval Warfare
Eckert, Andrew C. 0302 Joint Adv Warfighting School
Nostro, Mark P. 1802 Joint Adv Warfighting School
Peterson, Jon T. 0402 Joint Adv Warfighting School
Rodina, Luke A. 0202 Joint Adv Warfighting School
Tucker, Wesley A. 0202 Joint Adv Warfighting School
Ansley II, Anthony M. 0402 Marine Corps War College
Britain, Jason W. 0402 Marine Corps War College
Connors, Joshua W. 1702 Marine Corps War College
Garn, Garron J. 4502 Marine Corps War College
Hoffman, Eric T. 6602 Marine Corps War College
Kauffman, Eric T. 3002 Marine Corps War College
Kerrigan, William T. 0302 Marine Corps War College
Kelly, Brandon D. 7565 Marine Corps War College
Phillips III, Benjamin W.0302 Marine Corps War College
Schultz, Jordan T. 0302 Marine Corps War College
Sile, Kimberly R. 5803 Marine Corps War College
Bess Jr., Ronald E. 0802 National War College
Coyle, Thomas A. 0202 National War College
Deffenbaugh, Matthew D. 0370 National War College
Gardner, Michael L. 1702 National War College
Hansell, Brian 7518 National War College
Hawkins, Matthew T. 0302 National War College
Hietpas, Andrew C. 1802 National War College
Howe, Dana R. 7565 National War College
Lauterbach, Nathaniel T. 7202 National War College
Penn, Nicole A. 1302 National War College
Rigaut, Philipp E. 0302 National War College
Tenold, Bryceson K. 0302 National War College
Thompson, Clinton T. 0602 National War College
Walker, Daniel C. 0402 National War College
Bradley, Evan F. 0302 The Eisenhower School
Culver, Nicholas M. 7557 The Eisenhower School
Doss III, Robert A. 0602 The Eisenhower School
Jahelka, Richard S. 0302 The Eisenhower School
Morrow, Thomas W. 0302 The Eisenhower School
Skehan, Patrick J. 0302 The Eisenhower School
Stoecker, Brent R. 8059 The Eisenhower School
Weakley, Joseph J. 8059 The Eisenhower School
Guard, Mitchell G. 0602 US Space Force (Johns Hopkins)
3.a.1. School specific requirements. These schools will generally
convene in July 2025 and graduate in May or June 2026. PMOS
monitors and senior service school points of contact will provide
more information following acceptance.
3.b. Foreign senior service colleges. The board selected the
following officers to attend a foreign senior service college.
Name MOS School
Kershaw, Brent L. 1302 Inter-American Defense College
Mullen, Patrick J. 7523 Israeli Defense College
Phillips, Heath A. 7202 NATO Defense College
Thrasher, Christopher A. 1302 NATO Defense College
3.b.1. Given the diversity of requirements for these schools,
selectees should contact the MCU POC listed in paragraph (9) below
with questions about report dates and requirements.
3.c. Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) fellowships. The board
selected the following officers for assignment to CMC fellowships.
Name MOS Fellowship
Bossart, Drew T. 7532 SECDEF Strategic Thinkers Program
Cronkright, William W. 8059 SECDEF Executive Fellowship
Davis, Jeffrey C. 7518 Schl Adv Intl Stdies(Johns Hopkins)
DePriest, Melissa A. 6002 Dept of State (Wash DC)
Giraldi, Thomas R. 0802 Stockdale Ctr for Ethical Leadshp
Glines, Jamie M. 7563 SECDEF Executive Fellowship
Holland, Patrick C. 0302 JFK School of Government (Harvard)
Knudson III, Daniel F. 7202 Security Studies Program (MIT)
Landers, Jonathan W. 0302 SECDEF Strategic Thinkers Program
Phelps, Mark M. 0402 US Agency for Intl Develpt (USAID)
Riemann, Timothy F. 1803 Intl Securities Studies Pgm (Yale)
Russell, Ryan J. 4402 US Institute of Peace (Wash DC)
Schutlz, Matthew J. 0402 Logistics Fellowship (Penn State)
Spaeder III, Leo P. 0402 Hoover Institution (Stanford)
Warner, Craig M. 8061 SECDEF Executive Fellowship
Watts, Luther T. 7202 MIT Tech/Cyber (Lincoln Labs)
3.c.1. CMC fellows will report to their respective ADCON commands
NLT July 2025 and complete the fellowship June 2026. Orders
from PMOS monitors will include information on ADCON commands.
Selectees should contact the MCU POC listed in paragraph (9) with
questions about fellowships.
3.d. Executive Level Education (ELE). The board selected the
following officers for assignment to ELE. ELE is considered a high
visibility assignment that will grant TLS completion.
Name MOS Fellowship
Batcheler, David G. 7532 Ctr for Strat and Intl Studies
Eames, Caleb D. 4502 Atlantic Council of the US
Schnappinger, Craig M. 0602 Ctr for a New American Security
Wilson, Lonnie C. 0302 Brookings Institution
3.d.1. ELE fellows will report to their respective fellowships NLT
July 2025 and complete the fellowship June 2026. Orders from PMOS
monitors will include information on ADCON commands. Selectees
should contact the MCU POC listed in paragraph (9) with questions
about fellowships.
4. MMOA-3 will place a letter annotating selection in the official
military personnel files of all officers selected as primaries or
alternates.
5. MMOA will publish the list of officers selected as alternates at
the following CAC enabled link:
https://usmc.sharepoint-mil.us/:f:/s/dcmra/
Ev50HlElkqdGji0yHlYXh6UBLXO_b8bd5_UG9_Oqtw0caw?e=mGaJ3H
MMOA will list alternates alphabetically by full name and MOS.
6. Coordinating instructions
6.a. Primary selectees. Primary selectees are to accept or decline
via email to their monitor listed in paragraph (9) NLT 15 November
2024.
6.b. Alternate selectees. No action is required by officers on the
alternate list. If an assignment becomes vacant due to a
declination or other circumstances, Manpower Management will
fleet-up an officer from the alternate list.
6.c. Declinations. Officers who decline TLS must submit a
declination in writing (AA Form) to HQMC via MMOA-3 NLT
15 November 2024. No endorsement is necessary. Officers who
decline TLS are ineligible for future TLS assignments, unless
otherwise approved by the Deputy Commandant for Manpower and
Reserve Affairs. A letter will be placed in an officer's
official military record annotating declination.
6.d. Deferrals. Officers selected for TLS 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 TLS selection board. Primary
selectees may submit a deferral request in writing (AA Form) to
HQMC (MMOA-3) via the first general officer in their chain of
command.
6.e. Once an officer accepts their selection and receives orders
they are subject to references (d) and (e).
7. Registration. Officers selected to attend service colleges or
National Defense University colleges and schools are directed to
orient themselves to, and if required initiate registration for,
their respective school as outlined in the below links. Contact
Senior Service School Representatives listed below with questions.
7.a. Air War College (AWC).
Website: https:(slash)(slash)www.airuniversity.af.edu/AWC/Inbound-
Students/
POC: Col Jimmy Hicks
Comm: (334) 953-2122
Email: [email protected]
7.b. US Army War College (USAWC).
Website: https:(slash)(slash)www.armywarcollege.edu/
POC: Col William Donnelly III
Comm: (717) 245-4727
Email: [email protected]
7.c. College of Naval Warfare (CNW).
Website: https:(slash)(slash)usnwc.edu/college-of-naval-warfare/
POC: Col Zachary T. Schmidt
Comm: (401) 856-5137
Email: [email protected]
7.d. Marine Corps War College (MCWAR).
Website: https:(slash)(slash)www.usmcu.edu/Students/New-Student-
Check-In/.
POC: Mr. Jake Bilyew
Comm: (703) 432-5503
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
7.e. U.S. Space Force College.
Website: https:(slash)(slash)sais.jhu.edu/admissions/masters-
program-admissions/how-apply/us-military-and-veteran-applicants/
us-space-force-schriever-west-space-scholars-program-ile-sle
POC: Col Michael Prosser
Comm: (703) 303-0208
Email: [email protected]
7.f. Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS).
Website: https:(slash)(slash)jfsc.ndu.edu/Registrar/
POC: Col Jordan D. Walzer
Comm: (757) 443-6276
Email: [email protected]
7.g. National War College (NWC) and College of Information and
Cyberspace (CIC).
Website: https:(slash)(slash)nwc.ndu.edu/Students/Incoming-
Students/
POC: Col Michael Prosser
Comm: (703) 303-0208
Email: [email protected]
7.h. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.
Website: https:(slash)(slash)es.ndu.edu/New-Student-Information/
POC: Col Lee M. Rush
Comm: (202) 685-8634
Email: [email protected]
7.i. College of International Security Affairs (CISA).
Website: https:(slash)(slash)cisa.ndu.edu/Students/Incoming-
Students/
POC: Col Michael Prosser
Comm: (703) 303-0208
Email: [email protected]
7.j. Officers selected to attend a fellowship or foreign PME are
directed to contact the MCU POC listed in paragraph (9) for
applicable registration, indoctrination, and language training.
8. Security Clearance. Officers selected as a primary
should immediately consult their local security manager-
special security office (SSO) to confirm their eligibility for
those programs requiring TS/SCI access. Failure to coordinate
clearance-access requirements may negate eligibility to attend TLS.
9. Points of contact are:
Colonel D. C. Hyman, Branch Head, MMOA
DSN: 278-9300, COMM: (703) 784-9300
Email: [email protected]
Colonel R. F. May
Ground Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9300 Comm: (703) 784-9300
Email: [email protected]
Colonel M. A. Blejski
Aviation Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9300 Comm: (703) 784-9300
Email: [email protected]
Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Potter
Aviation Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9267 Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: [email protected]
Lieutenant Colonel A. C. Norwood
Combat Service Support Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9274, Comm: (703) 784-9274
Email: [email protected]
Lieutenant Colonel M. D. Simon
Combat Arms Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9274, Comm: (703) 784-9274
Email: [email protected]
Lieutenant Colonel J. J. Patterson III
Information Lieutenant Colonel Monitor
DSN: 278-9273 Comm: (703) 784-9273
Email: [email protected]
Mr. M. G. Cooper, CMC Fellowships/Foreign PME, MCU
DSN: 378-0696, COMM: (703) 432-0696
Email: [email protected]
Major J. L. Goss, MMOA-3
DSN: 278-9284, COMM: (703) 784-9284
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
10. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//