R 250544Z NOV 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 544/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY04 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20001030//
POC/J. A. POPIELEC/MAJ HD MMPR-2/-/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710
/TEL:703-784-9710/TEL:FAX DSN 278-9882/TEL:703-784-9882//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32C, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME
2, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS (SHORT TITLE: MARCORPROMMAN), //
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE ANNUAL MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS TO COMMANDING GENERALS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS.
2. BACKGROUND. RECENT ANALYSIS OF POLICY USED IN DETERMINING
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
IDENTIFIED INEQUITIES IN THE ALLOCATIONS BETWEEN COMMANDS. TO REACH
AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOCATIONS ONLY THREE SPECIAL DUTY
ASSIGNMENT COMMANDS WILL BE PROVIDED MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS IDENTIFIED IN PARA 4. THESE MERITORIOUS SNCO PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS ALLOW COMMANDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE A SELECT
FEW MARINES FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION TO THE GRADES OF GUNNERY
SERGEANT AND STAFF SERGEANT. MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS RECOGNIZE
MARINES FOR THEIR SUPERIOR POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY
BASED UPON THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE, SACRIFICE, AND
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
3. ACCORDINGLY, COMMANDERS WITH ALLOCATIONS LISTED IN PARA 4 WILL
CONVENE SELECTION BOARDS WITHIN THEIR COMMANDS TO NOMINATE MARINES
FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION BY THE CMC. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
SELECTION BOARDS FOR THE MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OF MARINES TO SSGT
AND GYSGT AMONG SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ENDORSED BY THE
COMMANDER AND SUBMITTED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE TO THE CMC (MMPR-2). THE
MESSAGE MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 9 DEC 03. UPON REVIEW AND
APPROVAL OF THE NOMINATIONS BY THE CMC (MMPR-2), "SELECT GRADE" UNIT
DIARY ENTRIES WILL BE ENTERED BY HQMC. COMMANDERS WILL PREPARE
CERTIFICATES OF APPOINTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCE.
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT COMMANDS WILL RECEIVE MERITORIOUS
ALLOCATIONS FOR JULY PROMOTIONS VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4. ACTION. THE JAN 04 MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS AMONG
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ARE:
CMD SSGT/GYSGT ALLOCATIONS
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND 46/12
TECOM (DRILL/COMBAT INSTRUCTORS) 24/6
MSG BATTALION 13/2
5. MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AMONG SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE
EFFECTIVE ON 2 JAN 04.
6. THE 2004 ANNUAL MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS AMONG NON
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS ARE:
CMD SSGT/GYSGT ALLOCATIONS
MARFORLANT 6/3
MARFORPAC 9/5
MARFORRES 2/1
MCCDC 3/2
MCRC 0/0
LOGCOM 0/0
7. MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS AMONG NON SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS WILL
HAVE AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2 APR 04. THIS EFFECTIVE DATE
PROVIDES MARINES AN EARLIER OPPORTUNITY FOR PROMOTION THAN IN
PREVIOUS YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE 2 APR 04 EFFECTIVE DATE
ALLOWS PROMOTION PLANNERS TO MORE ACCURATELY ACCOUNT FOR THE
SERGEANT THROUGH GUNNERY SERGEANT POPULATIONS.
8. COMMANDS WITH ALLOCATIONS LISTED IN PAR 6 OF THIS MARADMIN NEED
TO SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) NO LATER
THAN 2 MAR 04. THOSE COMMANDS WITH POPULATIONS LESS THAN 1000
(THEREBY NOT RECEIVING ANY ALLOCATIONS) WILL SUBMIT A MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION PACKAGE ON A NOMINEE TO COMPETE FOR A SINGLE ALLOCATION ON
THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
MERITORIOUS SELECTION BOARD. MERITORIOUS PROMOTION PACKAGES MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS NO LATER THAN 2 FEB 04.
FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT
MAJOR AT COMM: (703) 784-9011 OR DSN: 278-9011.
9. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.//