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MARADMIN 250/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/RA//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1420. CY01 ALLOCATIONS FOR ACTIVE RESERVE (AR)
/MERITORIOUS NCO PROMOTIONS//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/MMPR-2/YMD:001030//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/C461/YMD:000407//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32C, THE ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL.
REF B IS MCO P1200.7V, THE MOS MANUAL.//
POC/S. W. SIMPSON/MSGT/RAP-32/278-9136/TEL:703-784-9136//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR ANNUAL MERITORIOUS
PROMOTIONS OF EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-QUALIFIED AR MARINES TO THE GRADE
OF CPL AND SGT IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND
PERFORMANCE.
2. BACKGROUND. THE RECENT PUBLICATION OF REFERENCE (A) INCLUDES
PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED INSTRUCTIONS FOR MERITORIOUS NCO PROMOTIONS
WITHIN THE AR PROGRAM. LACK OF GUIDANCE IN PREVIOUS YEARS LEAD TO
CONFUSION IN THE FIELD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADMINISTER SUBJECT
PROMOTIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE AR MARINES ASSIGNED OUTSIDE
OF A SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) MAJOR SUBORDINATE
COMMAND (MSC).
3. INFORMATION. DUE TO THE UNIQUE STRUCTURE OF THE AR COMMUNITY,
THE FOLLOWING POLICY IS ESTABLISHED PER REFERENCE (A).
A. MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS OF AR MARINES ARE AUTHORIZED ANNUALLY
VICE QUARTERLY. ANNUAL MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS ARE TO BE EFFECTED IN
AUGUST FOR PROMOTION TO SERGEANT AND IN SEPTEMBER FOR PROMOTION TO
CORPORAL. THE FORMULA USED TO ARRIVE AT A MERITORIOUS ALLOCATION
WITHIN EACH MSC SHALL BE AS PUBLISHED IN PAR 4103 OF REFERENCE (A).
B. NOMINATIONS FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OF MARINES UNDER THE
COMMAND OF AN SMCR MSC SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE
PUBLISHED BY THE RESPECTIVE MSC. RESERVE MSC'S ARE MARFORRES,
MCRSC, 4TH MARDIV, 4TH FSSG, AND 4TH MAW.
C. NOMINATIONS FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OF MARINES NOT UNDER
THE COMMAND OF AN SMCR MSC (LISTED IN PAR 4103 OF REF (A)) SHALL BE
SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO CMC (RA).
4. THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS APPLY TO UNITS NOT UNDER THE
COMMAND OF A SMCR MSC:
A. EACH UNIT MAY NOMINATE ONE MARINE FOR EACH GRADE.
B. UNIT NOMINATIONS SHALL ARRIVE AT THIS COMMAND (CMC (RA)
ATTN: SGTMAJ 3280 RUSSELL RD, QUANTICO, VA 22134) NLT 1 JULY (FOR
PROMOTION TO SERGEANT) AND NLT 1 AUGUST (FOR PROMOTION TO CPL).
NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED UTILIZING STANDARD NAVAL LETTER
FORMAT INCLUDING THE COMMANDERS NARRATIVE RECOMMENDATION SIGHTING
THE MARINES LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, CIVIC ACTIVITIES, AND ANY OTHER
PERTINENT MILITARY OR CIVILIAN INFORMATION.
C. CMC (RA) WILL BOARD THE NOMINATIONS AND RECOMMEND ONE
FOR EACH GRADE TO CMC (MM) FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
D. UNITS ARE REQUIRED TO ENCLOSE THE FOLLOWING WITH THE
NOMINATION:
(1) AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAGH (WITH HT/WT CERTIFIED).
(2) MCTFS PRINTOUTS OF THE MARINE'S CAREER RETIREMENT
CREDIT REPORT (CRCR), ANNUAL RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT (ARCR),
BASIC INFORMATION RECORD/BASIC TRAINING RECORD (TBIR/TBTR),
PRO & CON DATA (PROF SCREEN), COMPOSITE SCORE WORKSHEET (CSHW
SCREEN), AND CERTIFIED COPIES OF PAGES 3,11,12,AND 13 OF SRB.
E. THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLY:
(1) MEET MINIMUM TIME IN SERVICE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN
PAR 1202 OF REFERENCE (A).
(2) POSSESS NO NJP'S DURING CURRENT CONTRACT.
(3) POSSESS NO COURTS-MARTIAL DURING CURRENT CONTRACT.
(4) MCI COMPLETION OF FUNDAMENTALS OF MARINE CORPS
LEADERSHIP(FOR PROMOTION TO CPL OR SGT).
MCI COMPLETION OF SERGEANTS CRS
(FOR PROMOTION TO SGT)
MCI COMPLETION OF MOS RELATED COURSE.
(5) MOS QUALIFIED PER REF (B).
(6) CURRENT FIRST CLASS PFT.
(7) QUALIFIED WITH T/O WEAPON (UNLESS NOT REQUIRED DUE
TO DUTY STATION LOCATION).
(8) PASSED THE MBST DURING THE YEAR NOMINATED.
(9) MINIMUM AVG PRO/CON OF 4.5/4.5 IN GRADE.
4. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 DEC 01.//
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