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MARADMIN 611/01
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SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY03 U.S. MARINE CORPS LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND
/MAJOR LIMITED DUTY OFFICER PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD//
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NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 048/01, FY03 U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICER
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS. REF B IS MCBUL 1400, OFFICER LINEAL
PRECEDENCE. REF C IS MARADMIN 463/01, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).//
POC/P. L. GILLIS/MAJ/PRINP/-/TEL: DSN 278-9703//
RMKS/1. AS ANNOUNCED BY REF A, THE FY03 U.S. MARINE CORPS LIMITED
DUTY OFFICER (LDO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON
28 JANUARY 2002, AT HARRY LEE HALL, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VA.
THE SELECTION BOARD WILL CONSIDER OFFICERS IN A PERMANENT LIMITED
DUTY STATUS FOR PROMOTION TO THE GRADES OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND
MAJOR. PERMANENT LDO'S COMPETE FOR PROMOTION AS VACANCIES BECOME
AVAILABLE IN THEIR GRADE AND COMPETITIVE CATEGORY MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS). ANY OFFICER IN A TEMPORARY STATUS WILL
NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION BY THE BOARD.
2. PROMOTION BOARD. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, BY MOS AND GRADE AND
ONLY AS SPECIFIED BY THE YEARLY PROMOTION PLAN, THREE CATEGORIES OF
OFFICERS: ABOVE-ZONE, IN-ZONE, AND BELOW-ZONE. OFFICERS DEFINED AS
LDO IN REF B ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE BOARD, HOWEVER, OFFICERS WITH
ESTABLISHED SEPARATION/RETIREMENT DATES WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IF
THE SEPARATION/RETIREMENT DATE IS ESTABLISHED BY MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY
THE BOARD CONVENES. THOSE LDO'S WHOSE LINEAL CONTROL NUMBER (LCN)
PRECEDES THE SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE ARE DEFINED AS ABOVE-ZONE. THOSE
ABOVE-ZONE OFFICERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED ARE
DEFINED AS "ABOVE-ZONE, NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED." OFFICERS IN
THIS STATUS ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE IN-ZONE. OFFICERS MAY
REVIEW REF B AND THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE BOARD AT THE OFFICER
PROMOTION INTERNET HOMEPAGE. THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR OFFICERS IN-ZONE
AND THE JUNIOR OFFICER ELIGIBLE BELOW-ZONE ARE AS FOLLOWS (ENCL (2)
OF REF B APPLIES):
A. LDO LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTION BOARD. THE MOS 2102, 2340,
2802, 5902, AND 6502 SELECTION BOARDS WILL CONSIDER BELOW-ZONE
OFFICERS.
(1) MOS 0210
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR THOMAS P. BARZDITIS
DOR 1 MAR 98
LCN 03937000
(2) MOS 2102
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR FRANKLIN MCLAIN
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04443000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - MAJOR GREGORY G. FRICH
DOR 1 SEP 98
LCN 04844000
(3) MOS 2340
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR RICHARD A. RATLIFF
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04249000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE - MAJOR A. D. KING, JR.
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04448000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - MAJOR KEVIN C. O'HERAN
DOR 1 NOV 98
LCN 04913000
(4) MOS 2802
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR LARRY E. SPICER
DOR 1 AUG 97
LCN 03565000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR MICHAEL J. BISSONNETTE
DOR 1 AUG 97
LCN 03568000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - MAJOR MARK A. CLESTER
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04462000
(5) MOS 3302
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR ROBERT E. SEVERSON
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04461000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR JOHN J. FAHEY
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04463000
(6) MOS 3410
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR ARTHUR F. PURCELL
DOR 1 AUG 96
LCN 02330000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR DONALD C. SCOTT
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04449000
(7) MOS 5902
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR TIMOTHY M. HATHAWAY
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04441000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR LESTER H. EVANS, JR.
DOR 1 AUG 98
LCN 04751000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - MAJOR SANFORD P. PIKE
DOR 1 AUG 98
LCN 04752000
(8) MOS 6004
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR MICHAEL H. GAMBLE
DOR 1 JUN 98
LCN 04442000
(9) MOS 6502
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR MARK A. KNOWLES
DOR 1 AUG 97
LCN 03559000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - MAJOR ARTHUR P. COCHRAN
DOR 1 AUG 97
LCN 03571000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - MAJOR GARY M. SNYDER
DOR 1 JAN 99
LCN 04918000
B. LDO MAJOR SELECTION BOARD. THE MOS 0430, 4010, 4602, 6004,
AND 6502 SELECTION BOARDS WILL CONSIDER BELOW-ZONE OFFICERS.
(1) MOS 0430
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN JESSE MCRAE
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04907000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN ROBERT R. NEWTON, JR.
DOR 1 OCT 98
LCN 05343000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - CAPTAIN ANDREW M. ROSE
DOR 1 JAN 99
LCN 05608000
(2) MOS 2102
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN MICHAEL P. DANHIRES
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04921000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN GREGORY D. EDWARDS
DOR 1 SEP 98
LCN 05187000
(3) MOS 2340
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN STEFAN GRABAS
DOR 1 SEP 97
LCN 03988000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN CHARLES L. THRIFT
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04909000
(4) MOS 2802
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN ALONZO H. MAYS
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04929000
(5) MOS 3102
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN JODY D. PAULSON
DOR 1 JUN 97
LCN 03278000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN ELLEN P. TIPPETT
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04910000
(6) MOS 3410
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN JOYCE V. WOODS
DOR 1 OCT 96
LCN 02764000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN DEBORAH A. PEREIRA
DOR 1 JUN 97
LCN 03274000
(7) MOS 4010
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN JEFFREY L. MILLER
DOR 1 JUN 97
LCN 03276000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - CAPTAIN SAMUEL E. DAVIS
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04932000
(8) MOS 4602
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN CHARLES G. GROW
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04931000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - CAPTAIN KATHLEEN A. HOARD
DOR 1 SEP 98
LCN 05188000
(9) MOS 5902
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN ROBERT T. MAXEY
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04925000
(10) MOS 6004
ONLY OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN WILLIAM M. AUKERMAN
DOR 1 JUL 98
LCN 04908000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - CAPTAIN PATRICK W. BURNS
DOR 1 OCT 98
LCN 05345000
(11) MOS 6302
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN DAVID L. COMFORT
DOR 1 JUN 97
LCN 03265000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN PATRICK K. WYMAN
DOR 1 SEP 97
LCN 03984000
(12) MOS 6502
SENIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN JOSEPH R. BOEHM
DOR 1 JUL 97
LCN 03283000
JUNIOR OFFICER IN-ZONE - CAPTAIN RICHARD D. HARDIN
DOR 1 OCT 98
LCN 05341000
JUNIOR OFFICER BELOW-ZONE - CAPTAIN GEORGE M. SEXTON
DOR 1 JAN 99
LCN 05606000
3. CONTINUATION BOARDS. OFFICERS MAY VERIFY THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR
CONSIDERATION FOR CONTINUATION BY CONTACTING THE SEPARATION AND
RETIREMENT BRANCH (MMSR). THE SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT BRANCH WILL
NOTIFY THE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR CONTINUATION, BY LETTER, AFTER THE
PROMOTION SELECTION RESULTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. THE FOLLOWING
CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL BE CONVENED:
A. THE FY03 USMC LIEUTENANT COLONEL LDO (SELECT) CONTINUATION
BOARD WILL SELECT THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE PROMOTION SELECTION
BOARD TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE
SUBJECT TO INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT DUE TO TOTAL YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE
UNTIL THE OFFICERS HAVE TIME TO COMPLETE 3 YEARS IN THE GRADE OF
LIEUTENANT COLONEL.
B. THE FY03 USMC MAJOR LDO (SELECT) CONTINUATION BOARD WILL
SELECT THOSE OFFICERS SELECTED BY THE PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD TO
THE GRADE OF MAJOR WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO INVOLUNTARY
RETIREMENT DUE TO TOTAL YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE UNTIL THE OFFICERS HAVE
TIME TO COMPLETE 2 YEARS IN THE GRADE OF MAJOR.
C. THE FY03 USMC MAJOR LDO CONTINUATION BOARD MAY SELECT ONE
OFFICER WHO POSSESSES MOS 2802 WHO HAS TWICE FAILED OF SELECTION TO
LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO INVOLUNTARY
RETIREMENT DUE TO TOTAL YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE, FOR A PERIOD OF 2
YEARS.
D. THE FY03 USMC CAPTAIN LDO CONTINUATION BOARD MAY SELECT TWO
OFFICERS WHO POSSESS MOS 2802 WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED OF SELECTION TO
MAJOR AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT
DUE TO TOTAL YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE, FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS.
4. BOARD PREPARATION GUIDANCE. OFFICERS ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW REF A
PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. OFFICERS MAY REVIEW REF
A AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION INTERNET HOMEPAGE. ALTHOUGH MENTIONED IN
REF A, OFFICERS ARE REMINDED OF THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE:
A. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE PERSONALLY
RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THEIR OFFICIAL
MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS). DO NOT
DELAY ACCOMPLISHING THIS REVIEW. REQUESTING OMPFS/MBS', MAILING
DELAYS, AND ANY FOLLOW-ON CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKES TIME. OFFICERS ARE
ADVISED THAT OMPFS/MBS' ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARDROOM IN ADVANCE
OF THE CONVENING DATE. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT OFFICERS
REVIEW THEIR OMPF/MBS IN A TIMELY MANNER. IF DEFICIENCIES, MISSING
INFORMATION, OR UNREADABLE DOCUMENTS ARE PRESENT IN THE OMPF,
OFFICERS ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH CORRECTING THE PROBLEM
OFFICIALLY WITH THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB-20)
AND SENDING A COPY OF THE CORRECTED MATERIAL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD. IN ADDITION, ELIGIBLE OFFICERS HAVE A
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEY SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH TO THE
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD. FURTHER, ELIGIBLE OFFICERS HAVE A
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR MATERIAL AND PHOTOGRAPH ARE
NOT ONLY SUBMITTED, BUT ALSO RECEIVED BY THE PROMOTION SELECTION
BOARD. OFFICERS MAY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT MATERIAL HAS BEEN
RECEIVED AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION INTERNET HOMEPAGE. SEE PAR 4C(2)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBMISSION OF
PHOTOGRAPHS.
B. COMMUNICATION WITH THE PROMOTION BOARD. EACH ELIGIBLE
OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD,
HOWEVER, SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN
MIDNIGHT (EASTERN TIME) ON THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. OFFICERS
DESIRING TO PERSONALLY DELIVER MATERIAL TO HARRY LEE HALL (OLD
O'CLUB) MAY DO SO UNTIL MIDNIGHT (EASTERN TIME) ON THE CONVENING DATE
OF THE BOARD. OFFICERS MAY SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT
FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR
CERTIFICATION OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER. THE
FOLLOWING GUIDELINES MUST BE ADHERED TO. UPDATE MATERIAL:
(1) MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE UPDATE
MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES;
(2) MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, FY03 USMC (APPROPRIATE
GRADE) LDO SELECTION BOARD (SEE PAR 5A FOR COMPLETE ADDRESS);
(3) MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER; AND
(4) THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER MUST SIGN THE COVER LETTER.
MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITHOUT A COVER LETTER OR RECEIVED AFTER MIDNIGHT
(EASTERN TIME) ON THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE
SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD.
C. ADDITIONAL PROMOTION GUIDANCE REGARDING SUBMISSION OF
INFORMATION, AUDITING THE OMPF, FITNESS REPORTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND
REQUESTS FOR NONSELECTION CAN BE FOUND IN REF A AND AT THE OFFICER
PROMOTION INTERNET HOMEPAGE. CHANGES TO REF A INCLUDE:
(1) MCO P1400.31B, THE MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME
1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS, WAS REVISED ON 22 FEB 00.
(2) EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2001, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE
REQUIRED TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF (REF C REFERS).
OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED TO REVIEW REF C FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THIS
REQUIREMENT. OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY
CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY CONTACTING MMSB-20 OR
BY CHECKING THE MMSB WEBSITE. ENSURE THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED NO LATER
THAN TWO CALENDAR WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
OFFICERS WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF ARE NOT REQUIRED
TO SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD.
ALTERNATIVELY, IF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE,
OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH TO THE PROMOTION
SELECTION BOARD PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN PAR 6C OF REF A
AND MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH THROUGH THE
OFFICER PROMOTION INTERNET HOMEPAGE.
(3) IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PAR 6D,
FITNESS REPORTS SUBMITTED UNDER MCO P1610.7E MUST CONTAIN A DIRECTED
COMMENT IN SECTION I OF THE FITNESS REPORT IF THE OFFICER EXCEEDS
HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERCENTAGE
BODY FAT LIMITS. OFFICERS WHOSE FITNESS REPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE THIS
INFORMATION MUST PROVIDE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION REFLECTING BODY FAT
PERCENTAGE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD.
5. INTERNET, ADDRESSES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION:
A. ADDRESS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD:
PRESIDENT
FY03 USMC (APPROPRIATE GRADE) LDO SELECTION BOARD
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-1)
HARRY LEE HALL
17 LEJEUNE ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5104
B. OFFICER PROMOTION SECTION (MMPR-1) (COMM 703-784-XXXX):
MAJOR PETE L. GILLIS, SECTION HEAD, DSN 278-9703/04
MR. ROBERT SUNDAY, ASST SECTION HEAD, DSN 278-9703/04
CAPTAIN MICHAEL S. HOLT, ACTION OFFICER, DSN 278-9703/04
CWO3 DOREEN A. BOGGS, ACTION OFFICER, DSN 278-9703/04
LINEAL SECTION - DSN 278-9705/06/07
FAX - DSN 278-9883
C. OFFICER PROMOTION INTERNET HOMEPAGE: WWW.USMC.MIL, SELECT
CAREER, MILITARY, PROMOTIONS, THEN OFFICER PROMOTIONS, TO ARRIVE AT
THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE. FROM THERE, TO FIND:
(1) REF A: CLICK ON FY2003 SELECTION BOARDS, THEN ON
MARADMIN 048/01.
(2) LINEAL LIST: CLICK ON MCBUL 1400.
(3) ZONE ELIGIBILITY OR UPDATE MATERIAL RECEIPT VERIFICATION:
CLICK ON ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION/SUBMITTED MATERIAL.
(4) E-MAIL: CLICK ON POINTS OF CONTACT.
D. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB) (COMM
703-784-XXXX):
(1) FOR VERIFICATION OF RECEIPT OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS BY
MMSB, CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL
(2) RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION (MMSB-20), DSN
278-5671/3952/3974.
(3) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION (MMSB-30), DSN 278-3989
OR TOLL FREE 1-877-301-9953.
E. SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT BRANCH (MMSR), DSN 278-9324 OR COMM
703-784-9324.//
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