FISCAL YEAR 2027 NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE SELECTION BOARD RESULTS

R 111606Z AUG 26
MARADMIN 362/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS PROFESSOR
OF NAVAL SCIENCE SELECTION BOARD RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC/20260512//
REF/B/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210510//
REF/C/MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210203//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 216/26, FISCAL YEAR 2027 NAVAL RESERVE
OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (NROTC) PROFESSOR OF NAVAL SCIENCE (PNS),
EXECUTIVE OFFICER (XO), AND MARINE OFFICER INSTRUCTOR (MOI)
SELECTION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS MCO 1300.8 W/CH-2, MARINE
CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS
MCO 1900.16 W/CH 2, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.//
POC/C. P. MYRICK/MAJ/MMOA/TEL: 703-784-9276/
EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Professor of Naval
Science (PNS) selection board convened on 25 June 2026 to select
officers for duty beginning in 2027.
2. The board considered the records of all officers who applied
against the requirements of the available universities, individual
career progression, competitiveness, preferences of the applicant,
and overall needs of the Marine Corps. As an integral component of
our officer corps accessions, only those officers who met the
standard of best and fully qualified were selected for PNS duty.
3. Selection board results
3.a. Primary selectees. The following officers were selected as
primaries for PNS duty in FY27 (read in four columns):
Name MOS MCC University
Goldberg, Albert J. 8041 H87 Virginia Military Institute
Jefferson, Cedric A. 0370 H19 Florida A&M University
Lacovara, Stephen A. 8040 H93 Villanova University
Naughton II, John B. 1302 H06 University of California, LA
3.b. Alternate selectees. The following officers were selected as
alternates for PNS duty in FY27 and are listed in alphabetical
order (read in two columns):
Name MOS
Carlson, Michael 8041
Johnson Jr, Richard W. 0402
4. Coordinating Instructions
4.a. Primary selectees
4.a.1. Acceptance of selection. This message serves as
notification of orders for officers listed in paragraph 3.a.
Selected officers are directed to contact their monitor NLT 10 days
from the release of this message.
4.a.2. Each officer assigned to PNS duty will become part of the
university staff. Orders will not be issued until nominations are
accepted by the assigned university.
4.b. Alternate selectees. No action is required on the part of
officers on the alternate list in paragraph 3.b. In the event that
a billet becomes vacant, Manpower Management will fleet-up an
officer from the alternate list. Primary MOS monitors will directly
contact any alternate selected as a fleet-up.
4.c. Declinations and deferrals
4.c.1. Declinations. Requests for declination by officers who
applied and were selected for PNS duty will not normally receive
favorable consideration.
4.c.2. Deferrals. Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) will not
normally accept deferrals.
5. Points of contact:
5.a. MMOA Center Desk
Maj C. P. Myrick
Email: [email protected]
Comm: 703-784-9276
5.b. MMOA-1 Ground Colonels Monitor
Col E. F. Bradley
Email: [email protected]
Comm: 703-432-9012
5.c. MMOA-2 Aviation Colonels Monitor
Col J. C. Davis
Email: [email protected]
Comm: 703-432-9011
6. This message is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
7. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//