Marines who completed non-core common military training in 2025 did not have to repeat it in 2026 under an April Marine Corps order. Their next requirement moved to 2027.
MARADMIN 199/26, dated April 28 and posted April 29, changed recurring non-core training from annual to biennial across the Total Force. Marines who had not completed the required training in 2025 still had to do so in 2026.
The change left annual core training and initial-entry requirements in place. It therefore reduced the frequency of a defined part of the training calendar without giving every course the same exemption.
Implementing that distinction required changes in the training records. The order designated the Marine Corps Training Information Management System as the authoritative record and called for separate codes for initial and recurring requirements. Commands were directed to verify the codes within 30 days and report discrepancies within 60.
The immediate benefit was a clear scheduling rule: a qualifying completion in 2025 remained current through the following year. The order did not quantify how many hours units would recover or establish a measured readiness gain.
Sources
- Update to Marine Corps Common Military Training Requirements, MARADMIN 199/26 — U.S. Marine Corps · 2026-04-29.