R 271500Z AUG 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL MARADMIN(uc)
MARADMIN
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 405/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM//
SUBJ/CY04 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICER (SNCO) MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR MARINE FORCES
RESERVE (MFR)//
REF/A/MSG/CMC/141030ZMAR2000/-//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD:20001030/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 134-00, REF B IS MCO P1400.32B, THE
ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL.//
POC/S. A. MAZUCA/GYSGT/RAP/-/TEL:703-784-9136
/EMAIL:MAZUCASA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE COMMARFORRES A TOOL TO RECOGNIZE
SUPERIOR SGTS AND SSGTS FOR EXCEPTIONAL AND NOTEWORTHY
CONTRIBUTIONS IN ACCOMPLISHING MARFORRES MISSIONS.
2. BACKGROUND. REF (A) ANNOUNCED THE MERITORIOUS SNCO PROMOTION
PROGRAM FOR THE OPERATING FORCES. REF (B) PROVIDES FOR MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS TO SSGT AND GYSGT FOR RESERVE MARINES SERVING
IN SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.
3. INFORMATION. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES A COMPARABLE MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR MARINES OF THE RESERVE FORCES. THE COMMANDER
MARINE FORCES RESERVE IS AUTHORIZED TO MERITORIOUSLY NOMINATE A
SELECT FEW MARINES TO THE GRADE OF SSGT AND GYSGT IN RECOGNITION OF
THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE, SACRIFICE, AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE
SUCCESS OF THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
4. ACTION
A. COMMARFORRES IS AUTHORIZED THE BELOW LISTED MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR SMCR MARINES IN CY04.
TO GYSGT TO SSGT
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B. NOMINATIONS FOR THESE ALLOCATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA
MESSAGE TO CMC (MMPR-2) FOR FINAL APPROVAL. ALL NOMINEES APPROVED
FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION BY CMC (MMPR-2) WILL BE NOTIFIED BY
MARADMIN WITH A DATE OF RANK EFFECTIVE THE 2ND OF THE MONTH IN WHICH
THE NOMINATION IS APPROVED.
C. QUALIFICATIONS FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION CONSIDERATION ARE
BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(1) MINIMUM OF 6 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE FOR PROMOTION TO GYSGT
(NOT WAIVERABLE).
(2) MINIMUM OF 4 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE FOR PROMOTION TO SSGT
(NOT WAIVERABLE).
(3) PERFORMANCE OF DUTY TO A DEGREE WHICH CLEARLY MERITS
PROMOTION OVER OTHER QUALIFIED MARINES AND WHICH JUSTIFIES
CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCEMENT AHEAD OF OTHER MARINES IN THAT GRADE,
REGARDLESS OF TIME IN GRADE.
(4) COMPARISON OF THE MARINE WITH ALL KNOWN MARINES OF THE
SAME GRADE, WITHOUT REGARD TO OCCUPATIONAL FIELD OR MOS.
(5) LEVEL AND TYPE OF DUTY PERFORMED WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF
THE INDIVIDUAL'S OCCUPATIONAL FIELD/MOS.
(6) OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WHICH REFLECTS FAVORABLY UPON
THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5. THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE ACTIVE RESERVE.//