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MARADMIN
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MARADMIN 605/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1400. JAN 04 PROM FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS
/(SNCOS) AND FEBRUARUY 2004 PLANNED PROMOTIONS FOR SNCOS//
REF/A/DOC/MMPR-2/30OCT2002//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32C, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL//
POC/J. A. POPIELEC/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. AS OF SOFTWARE RELEASE 2-01 NAMES ARE NO LONGER
LISTED ON THE MARADMIN MESSAGE. THE SELECT GRADE RANK, SENIORITY
NUMBER AND BOARD YEAR WILL BE LISTED ON THE "GRAD" SCREEN IN THE
MCTFS. UNITS WILL RECEIVE A DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) WITH A
SELECT GRADE DATE OF 1 JAN 04 FOR EACH MARINE TO BE PROMOTED.
2. UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE AND POSTING OF A SELECT
GRADE ON THE DFR, BUT NOT PRIOR TO 1 JAN 04, COMMANDERS WILL
EFFECT THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED MARINES PER PAR 5100 OF THE REF.
CITE THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE AS AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION.
3. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT PAR 3103.6 OF THE REF REQUIRES
THAT MARINES IN THE GRADE OF GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ABOVE WHO HAVE
SERVED AT LEAST 18 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY
SERVICE MUST AGREE TO SERVE 2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS,
WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. BEFORE
DELIVERING APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES TO MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY,
COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE EACH MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE
REMAINING ON THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT TO ENABLE THEM TO SERVE AT LEAST
2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. IF
THE MARINE REFUSES TO EXTEND OR REENLIST TO HAVE SUFFICIENT
OBLIGATED SERVICE, INFORM THE CMC (MMPR-2) OF THE MARINE'S REFUSAL.
4. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN
THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SYSTEM. THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE RECORD OF EACH
SELECTED MARINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
TO ENSURE THE MARINE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH STANDARDS OF
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE WHICH LED TO SELECTION. YOU
ARE ENJOINED TO REVIEW PAR 1200.4, 1204 AND 3107 OF THE REF. UPON
COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF APPLICABLE RECORDS, IF THE COMMANDER'S
INTENT IS TO DELAY OR REVOKE THE PROMOTION OF A SELECTED MARINE THE
REF PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS.
5. COMMANDERS WHO HAVE MARINES ATTACHED TO THEIR COMMAND/UNIT/DET,
IN TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY STATUS MUST SEEK CONCURRENCE FROM THE
MARINE'S PARENT COMMAND PRIOR TO EFFECTING THE PROMOTION.
6. THE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW INDICATE THE SENIOR NUMBER PROMOTED THE
PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARINES TO BE PROMOTED FOR
THE CURRENT MONTH. HOWEVER, THE NUMBERS MAY NOT ALWAYS ADD UP (I.E.
682 SGTS WERE PROMOTED TO SSGT FOR 1 OCT BUT THE SENIOR NUMBER
PROMOTED WAS 675). THIS IS DUE TO MARINES SELECTED NONCOMPETITIVELY
(MECEP) WHO ARE ASSIGNED A SENIORITY NUMBER WITH AN ALPHA LETTER,
MARINES WHO ARE DISHARGED, AND MARINES IN A PROMOTION RESTRICTION
STATUS. TO AVOID ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS OF SNCOS IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT COMMANDERS FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE IN PARAGRAPH 1 AND ONLY PROMOTE
MARINES WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE IN MCTFS.
7. STATUS OF CY 2004 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. JAN PROJECTED
SELECTED PROM 1 DEC PROM FOR FEB
SGTMAJ-MGYSGT 228 17 21 18
1STSGT-MSGT 558 0 125 65
8. STATUS OF CY 2003 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. JAN PROJECTED
SELECTED PROM 1 DEC PROM FOR FEB
GYSGT 1788 1205 115 150
SSGT 3145 1245A 180 279
8. FOR MARINE ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9710
OR DSN 278-9710. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE
PROMOTION SECTION INTERNET WEBSITE AT
WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT
"CAREER," "MARINES," "PROMOTIONS," "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS," THEN
"POINTS OF CONTACT."//