Instructor  Qualifications

• Category I - Officers and Senior enlisted Marines ;

  • on active duty who have 18  or more years of active service.

  • who retired or have  transferred to the IRR pending retirement

  • who are TERA & Combat Wounded Marines  with an official retirement date

•  Category II - Reserve Officers and senior enlisted Marines who have completed 20 years of honorable service are eligible to apply to become JROTC instructors.

  • This covers Retirement through SMCR and IRR

• Category III - Marines in pay grade E5 (Sergeants) and above who have separated with 8 plus years of active service and who have no more than 5 years since separation for active duty.

• Category IV - SMCR  Marines in pay grade E5 (Sergeants) and above. 

-Prospective instructors must have a favorable recommendation from their last reporting senior and a career record that demonstrates good judgment, charterer, and honorable service.

-Senior Marine Instructor (SMI) must possess a Bachelor's Degree, have a competitive military record, and be physically qualified according to MCJROTC standards.

-Marine Instructor (MI) must also possess an Associate Degree or obtain one within five years of being hired, have a competitive military record, and be physically qualified according to MCJROTC standards.

Applications from all Marine Officers and Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCO) in category I-IV will be considered.