R 140829Z
MARADMIN 584/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/INCREASED MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS FOR FY09 AND SPECIAL
/MERITORIOUS PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR 03XX//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20001030//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/-//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1400.32D, (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND
GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY. REF B, MARINE CORPS MANUAL.//
POC/R. W. REILLY/MAJ/UNIT:MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710
/EMAIL:RYAN.W.REILLY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REF A ESTABLISHES POLICY AND ALLOCATIONS FOR
MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES ALLOCATION
INCREASES FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TO CORPORAL
AND SERGEANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 AND SPECIAL MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
AUTHORITY FOR 03XX.
2. MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS TO CORPORAL AND SERGEANT AS
OUTLINED IN PARA 4103.2 OF REF A, ARE HEREBY MODIFIED. EFFECTIVE 1
OCT 2008, OPERATING FORCES, AS DEFINED BY REF (B), ARE AUTHORIZED TO
MERITORIOUSLY PROMOTE TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE NOT MORE THAN 1/2 OF
ONE PERCENT OF THE CORPORALS, AND 1 PERCENT OF THE LANCE CORPORALS
ON BOARD ON THE 2ND DAY OF THE FISCAL QUARTER (OCTOBER, JANUARY,
APRIL, AND JULY). EXCESS FRACTIONS WILL NOT BE CARRIED OVER IF ONE
OR MORE PROMOTIONS RESULT FROM THE QUARTERLY COMPUTATION.
3. SPECIAL MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS FOR 03XX. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER
2008, COMMANDING GENERALS OF ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINE DIVISIONS ARE
DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO EFFECT, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO HEADQUARTERS,
U.S. MARINE CORPS, MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS TO SGT, AS PRESCRIBED
BELOW.
A. UPON UNIT STABILIZATION, THE BATTALION COMMANDER CAN RECOMMEND
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STABILIZED ON-BOARD STRENGTH OF
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD 03 SERGEANTS FILLING SQUAD/SECTION LEADER BILLETS
AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SQUAD/SECTION LEADER T/O BILLETS.
EXAMPLE 1: AN INFANTRY BATTALION HAS A T/O OF 27 0311 SERGEANT
SQUAD LEADERS. IF AN INFANTRY BATTALION STABILIZED FOR DEPLOYMENT
HAS ONLY 20 OF THE AUTHORIZED 27 0311 SERGEANT SQUAD LEADERS ON
BOARD, THEN THAT BATTALION COMMANDER MAY NOMINATE SEVEN 0311
CORPORALS THAT ARE STABILIZED FOR DEPLOYMENT WITH THE BATTALION FOR
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION TO SERGEANT IN ORDER TO FILL THE SQUAD LEADER
VACANCIES. NOMINATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO DIVISION COMMANDERS FOR
FINAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY.
EXAMPLE 2: A LIGHT ARMORED RECONNAISSANCE (LAR) COMPANY HAS A T/O
OF SIX 0313 SERGEANT SQUAD LEADERS. IF A LAR COMPANY IS STABILIZED
FOR DEPLOYMENT WITH ONLY FOUR OF THE AUTHORIZED SIX 0313 SERGEANT
SQUAD LEADERS ON BOARD, THEN THE LAR BATTALION COMMANDER MAY
NOMINATE UP TO TWO 0313 CORPORALS THAT ARE STABILIZED FOR DEPLOYMENT
WITH THE COMPANY TO THE GRADE OF SERGEANT IN ORDER TO FILL THE SQUAD
LEADER VACANCIES. NOMINATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO DIVISION
COMMANDERS FOR FINAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY.
EXAMPLE 3: AN INFANTRY BATTALION WEAPONS COMPANY HAS A T/O OF EIGHT
0341 SERGEANT SECTION LEADERS. IF A WEAPONS COMPANY IS STABILIZED
FOR DEPLOYMENT WITH ONLY SIX OF THE AUTHORIZED EIGHT 0341 SERGEANT
SECTION LEADERS ON BOARD, THEN THAT BATTALION COMMANDER MAY NOMINATE
UP TO TWO 0341 CORPORALS THAT ARE STABILIZED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO THE
GRADE OF SERGEANT IN ORDER TO FILL THE SQUAD LEADER VACANCIES.
NOMINATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO DIVISION COMMANDERS FOR FINAL
PROMOTION AUTHORITY.
4. MARINES MUST MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR TIME IN SERVICE BEFORE BEING
PROMOTED. MARINES WILL NOT BE PROMOTED WHILE IN A PROMOTION
RESTRICTION AS OUTLINED IN PARA 1204 OF REF A.
5. THE FOLLOWING CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO REF A, CHAPTER 4,
SPECIAL PROMOTION PROVISIONS; SECTION 2: SPECIAL MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION PROVISIONS:
A. SECT 4202 WILL READ: "4202. OPERATING FORCES 1. DUE TO
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF NCO'S IN CERTAIN MOS'S OF THE OPERATING FORCES. AS
REQUIRED, MMPR WILL PUBLISH MARADMINS ANNOUNCING SPECIAL MERITORIOUS
PROMOTIONS FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES TO MEET SHORT-TERM,
IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE OPERATING FORCES. MARADMINS WILL ADDRESS
TARGET MOS(S), NUMBER OF ALLOCATIONS AVAILABLE AND DESIGNATE SPECIAL
PROMOTION AUTHORITY TO EFFECT MERITORIOUS PROMOTIONS."
6. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 31 OCT 2009.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER
MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//