R 210829Z APR 08
MARADMIN 257/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MAY 2008 PROMOTIONS FOR STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS
/(SNCO) AND JUNE 2008 PLANNED PROMOTIONS FOR SNCOS.//
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 MAY 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 MAY 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. COMMANDERS WHO HAVE MARINES ATTACHED TO THEIR COMMAND/UNIT/DET
IN TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY STATUS MUST SEEK CONCURRENCE FROM THE
MARINE'S PARENT COMMAND PRIOR TO EFFECTING THE PROMOTION.
6. THE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW INDICATE THE SENIOR NUMBER PROMOTED THE
PREVIOUS MONTH AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARINES TO BE PROMOTED FOR
THE CURRENT MONTH. HOWEVER, THE NUMBERS MAY NOT ALWAYS ADD UP.
THIS IS DUE TO MARINES SELECTED NONCOMPETITIVELY (WO, MECEP 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.
7. STATUS OF FY 2007 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. MAY PROJECTED
SELECTED PROM 1 APR PROM FOR JUNE
GYSGT 1976 1711 120 90
SSGT 4430 2941 280 280
8. STATUS OF FY 2008 SNCO PROMOTION LISTS:
NUMBER SENIOR NO. MAY PROJECTED
SELECTED PROM 1 APR PROM FOR JUNE
SGTMAJ-MGYSGT 338 173 20 20
1STSGT/MSGT 1087 450 80 80
9. FOR MARINE 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).//