240837Z MAR 08
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 197/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/-//
SUBJ/APRIL 2008 SNCO PROMOTIONS FOR ACTIVE RESERVE (AR), SELECTED
/MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR), AND INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMPR-2/11MAY2006//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL//
POC/R.W. REILLY/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718
/EMAIL:RYAN.W.REILLY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. AS OF SOFTWARE RELEASE 2-01 NAMES ARE NO LONGER
LISTED ON THE MARADMIN. THE SELECT GRADE RANK, SENIORITY NUMBER AND
BOARD YEAR WILL BE LISTED ON THE "GRAD" SCREEN IN THE MCTFS. UNITS
WILL RECEIVE A DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT (DFR) WITH A SELECT GRADE DATE
OF 1 APRIL 2008 FOR EACH MARINE TO BE PROMOTED.
2. UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN AND POSTING OF A SELECT GRADE ON
THE DFR, BUT NOT PRIOR TO THE 1ST OF APRIL 2008, COMMANDERS WILL
EFFECT THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED MARINES PER PAR 5100 OF THE REF.
CITE THIS MARADMIN AS AUTHORITY FOR PROMOTION.
3. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED THAT PAR 3107.4 OF THE REF REQUIRES
THAT MARINES IN THE GRADE OF GUNNERY SERGEANT AND ABOVE WHO HAVE
SERVED AT LEAST 18 YEARS BUT LESS THAN 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY
SERVICE MUST AGREE TO SERVE 2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS,
WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. BEFORE
DELIVERING APPOINTMENT CERTIFICATES TO MARINES IN THIS CATEGORY,
COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE EACH MARINE HAS SUFFICIENT OBLIGATED SERVICE
REMAINING ON THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT TO ENABLE THEM TO SERVE AT LEAST
2 YEARS OR UNTIL SERVICE LIMITS IN THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED. IF
THE MARINE REFUSES TO EXTEND OR REENLIST TO HAVE SUFFICIENT
OBLIGATED SERVICE, INFORM CMC (MMPR-2) OF THE MARINE'S REFUSAL.
4. COMMANDERS ARE REMINDED OF THEIR INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES IN
THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SYSTEM. THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE RECORD OF EACH
SELECTED MARINE PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT
TO ENSURE THE MARINE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH STANDARDS OF
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE WHICH LED TO SELECTION. YOU
ARE ENJOINED TO REVIEW PAR 1200.4, 1204 AND 3107 OF THE REF. UPON
COMPLETION OF THE REVIEW OF APPLICABLE RECORDS, IF THE COMMANDER'S
INTENT IS TO DELAY OR REVOKE THE PROMOTION OF A SELECTED MARINE THE
REF PROVIDES SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS.
5. THE NUMBERS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 6 INDICATE THE SENIOR NUMBER
PROMOTED THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE TOTAL NUMBER TO BE PROMOTED FOR
THE CURRENT MONTH. HOWEVER, THE NUMBERS MAY NOT ALWAYS ADD UP.
THIS IS DUE TO MARINES SELECTED NONCOMPETITIVELY (WO SELECTS) WHO
ARE ASSIGNED A SENIORITY NUMBER WITH AN ALPHA LETTER, MARINES WHO
ARE DISCHARGED, AND MARINES IN A PROMOTION RESTRICTION STATUS. TO
AVOID ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS OF SNCOS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDERS
FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE IN PARAGRAPH 1 AND ONLY PROMOTE MARINES WITH A
SELECT GRADE DATE IN THE MCTFS.
6. STATUS OF FY 2008 ACTIVE RESERVE SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR PROJECTED
GRADE SELECTED PROM 1 MAR PROM FOR MAY 08
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT 9 1 1 1
1STSGT/MSGT 27 3 3 3
GYSGT 76 7 7 6
SSGT 116 10 10 10
7. STATUS OF FY 2008 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) SNCO
PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR PROJECTED
GRADE SELECTED PROM 1 MAR PROM FOR MAY 08
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT 55 N/A 6 6
1STSGT/MSGT 85 N/A 9 9
GYSGT 238 N/A 26 26
SSGT 409 N/A 45 45
8. STATUS OF FY 2008 INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SNCO PROMOTION
LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. APR PROJECTED
GRADE SELECTED PROM 1 MAR PROM FOR MAY 08
SGTMAJ/MGYSGT 10 N/A 1 1
1STSGT/MSGT 8 N/A 1 1
GYSGT 83 N/A 9 9
SSGT 438 N/A 48 48
9. FOR ENLISTED PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703) 784-9718 OR DSN
278-9718. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION
SECTION INTERNET WEBSITE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "CAREER,"
"MARINES," "PROMOTIONS," "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS," THEN "POINTS OF
CONTACT."
10. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL S. M. FENSTERMACHER, DIRECTOR,
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//