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UNCLAS //N01400//
MARADMIN 513/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP//
SUBJ/2800 OCCUPATIONAL FIELD MODERNIZATION AND IMPACT UPON THE OCT
2001 CUTTING SCORES//
REF/A/MSG/CMC MP/250544ZSEP2001//
REF/B/DOC/MMPR-2/30OCT2000//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 452/01, MCBUL 1430, OCTOBER 2001 REGULAR
CORPORAL AND SERGEANT/PROMOTION AUTHORITY. REF B IS MCO P1400.32C
(ENLPROMMAN)//
POC/B. A. BOLTON/MAJ/-/DSN:278-9361/COMM:(703)784-9361//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO INFORM THE MARINE CORPS OF AN ERROR WHICH
OCCURRED IN THE COMPUTATION OF THE CUTTING SCORE FOR THE PROMOTION OF
REGULAR COMPONENT CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS IN MOS'S 2811, 2818, 2841,
2844, 2846, AND 2847. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MARADMIN DESCRIBES ACTIONS
TAKEN TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.
2. BACKGROUND
A. ON 1 OCT 01, HQMC TOOK THE NECESSARY STEPS TO IMPLEMENT
CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MODERNIZATION OF THE 2800 OCCUPATIONAL
FIELD. THESE CHANGES REQUIRED TWO SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS THAT IMPACT
UPON THE MARINE CORPS' MANPOWER PROCESS: CHANGES TO ASSOCIATED
TABLES OF ORGANIZATION (T/O) AND CHANGES TO THE PRIMARY MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) OF ENLISTED MARINES.
B. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 01, HQMC, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MCCDC, CHANGED
THE BILLET MOS FOR ALL BILLETS REQUIRING MOS 2811, 2818, AND 2841 TO
2844, 2846, AND 2847.
C. SIMULTANEOUSLY, HQMC BEGAN CHANGING THE PRIMARY MOS FOR
EVERY MARINE WITH THE MOS 2811, 2818, AND 2841.
D. THESE TWO CHANGES IMPACT UPON MANY ASPECTS OF THE MANPOWER
PROCESS TO INCLUDE ENLISTMENT, CLASSIFICATION, TRAINING, ASSIGNMENT,
PROMOTION, RETENTION, AND SRB PAYMENTS TO NAME A FEW.
E. THROUGHOUT PLANNING FOR THIS MODERNIZATION, MULTIPLE AGENCIES
THROUGHOUT THIS HEADQUARTERS WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER TO ENSURE ALL
ASPECTS OF THE MANPOWER PROCESS WERE PROPERLY WAR GAMED AND ALL STAFF
SECTIONS WITHIN THIS HEADQUARTERS WERE POISED TO HANDLE THE
MODERNIZATION.
F. UNFORTUNATELY, DESPITE THESE EFFORTS AN ERROR IN CALCULATING
THE OCT 01 CUTTING SCORES OCCURRED. THIS HEADQUARTERS INTENDED TO
TREAT ALL MARINES IN THESE SKILLS AS A SINGULAR GROUP AND TO PUBLISH
THE SAME CUTTING SCORE FOR EACH MOS UNTIL WHICH TIME THE
MODERNIZATION WAS COMPLETE. THIS INTENT ENSURED EQUITABLE
PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MARINES REGARDLESS OF THE MOS HELD.
G. REFERENCE (A) CONTAINED INCORRECT CUTTING SCORES FOR THE
MOS'S LISTED ABOVE. THESE SCORES PROMOTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF
MARINES WITHIN MOS 2811 WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF
PROMOTIONS IN THE OTHER FIVE MOS'S.
H. ONCE IDENTIFIED, THIS HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AS IT DEVELOPED COURSES OF ACTION (COA) TO
ADDRESS THIS SITUATION:
(1) NO PROMOTIONS EFFECTED WILL BE REVOKED.
(2) CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE FAIR FOR ALL INVOLVED.
(3) CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL PROVIDE LONG TERM EQUITY FOR
REENLISTMENT AND PROMOTION IN THESE MOS'S.
(4) INDIVIDUAL MARINES WILL NOT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY
MISTAKES MADE BY THE INSTITUTION.
I. AFTER THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION, THIS
HEADQUARTERS DECIDED TO SET THE CUTTING SCORE FOR EACH OF THESE
MOS'S TO 1201 FOR PROMOTION TO CORPORAL AND TO 1489 FOR PROMOTION
TO SERGEANT. THIS ACTION ENSURES THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES LISTED IN
PARAGRAPH 2H ARE NOT VIOLATED. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ACTION ENSURES
THAT EVERY MARINE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROMOTED WAS PROMOTED.
3. ACTION
A. COMMANDERS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THOSE AFFECTED BY
THIS SITUATION AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH THE PROMOTION PROCESS AS
OUTLINED IN REFERENCE (B) AND THROUGH UNIT DIARY FEEDBACK REPORTS.
B. IF A COMMANDER DETERMINES THAT A MARINE DOES NOT POSSESS
THOSE CHARACTERISTICS NECESSARY FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE,
THE COMMANDER MAY ELECT NOT TO PROMOTE THE MARINE PER REFERENCE (B).
C. HQMC (CODES: M&RA AND C4) WILL TAKE STEPS TO CONTINUE TO
MANUALLY MANAGE ALL ASPECTS OF THE MANPOWER PROCESS IN THE FUTURE
TO ENSURE EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR THOSE MARINES EFFECTED BY THIS
SITUATION. FURTHER, WE WILL DEVELOP CONTROLS TO ENSURE CAREER
PROGRESSION MOS POPULATIONS ARE MAINTAINED AT THE REQUISITE
LEVELS DURING THE COMPLETION OF THE MODERNIZATION EFFORT.
4. THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//
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