1. Required time in previous grade

     One year as either a Sgt. Major or Master Gunnery Sgt.

2. Citizenship

     Know state and countries where Young Marine units are

     located and the names of Battalion and Regimental Commanding

     Officers

     Know the names of the senior Young Marines in all Battalions

     and Regiments

3. Leadership

    Demonstrate that you can teach a class on all subjects for E-8 & E-9

    Satisfactorily complete Marine Corps Instructions (MCI) 03.3-

    fundamentals for Young Marine leadership

4. Physical Fitness

     Pass PFT with 275 points or more

5. School

     Maintain a 3.1 or better grade point average

     Know and meet the members of your school board

6. Home

    Be able to set a table for a six course meal and explain the

    use of each piece of Tableware for each course of the meal.

7. Outside Activities

     Tutor one Young Marine with his or her school work for at

     least two complete grading periods

8. Personal Habits

    Write up a list of clothing you feel you will need when you 

    go to college be sure it covers at least four different social

    occasions

9. Close order drill

    Demonstrate your ability to execute a Battalion Pass in Review

10. Ribbons

     Must have earned the following ribbons: Basic, Community

     Service, Orienteering, Qualified Field, CPR, Qualified Corpsman,

     Drug Demand Reduction, Leadership

11. Warrant Officer Project

      Establish a project that benefits your community

      Write a proposal for doing this project and have it approved

        by your Commanding Officer

      Organize and oversee all phases of your project- funding,

        volunteers, record keeping, and Clean-up

      Write an after-action report on your project for publication

        in the Young Marine Newsletter

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years.
James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945