R 291959Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 615/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY 2009 APPROVED SELECTIONS TO SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER
/GUNNERY SERGEANT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MMPR-2/11MAY2006//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32D, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL,
VOLUME 2, ENLISTED PROMOTION.//
POC/R.W. REILLY/MAJ/HD MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710
/EMAIL:RYAN.W.REILLY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. APPOINTMENTS FOR MARINES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 2
WILL BE ISSUED TO FILL VACANCIES IN THE SELECTED GRADE IN THE ORDER
OF SENIORITY. MONTHLY PROMOTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY SEPARATES
MARADMINS.
2. THE FOLLOWING SELECTEES WERE APPROVED ON 29 OCTOBER 2008 (FOR
PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT):
SERGEANT MAJOR
NAME SSN/IMOS/SRNO/MCC NAME SSN/IMOS/SRNO/MCC
ALVARADOCA JC 0085/8999/ 147/V28 ARVIZU MA 3785/8999/ 135/1CL
AURELIO GP 9537/8999/ 143/016 BAKER RL 8190/8999/ 81/1Y9
BELLE CS 1944/8999/ 43/1YB BERRY JR DE 4733/8999/ 166/1R1
BLACK TE 8407/8999/ 171/069 BLOEBAUM CS 7288/8999/ 195/1G8
BOYCE TW 6730/8999/ 146/014 BROWN JR RH 9205/8999/ 167/1CH
CAGLE JR 0644/8999/ 37/V27 COLEMAN BC 1085/8999/ 178/111
COOPER SE 2698/8999/ 190/19D COWPERTHWA BE 4699/8999/ 156/C86
CRUZ JR A 0106/8999/ 186/014 CULLINS BE 4056/8999/ 160/1Y3
DALEY MC 9936/8999/ 154/W53 DIXON ML 0834/8999/ 158/KA0
ELLIOTT JJ 4735/8999/ 170/KAA ESPARZA J 2148/8999/ 194/KA0
EVANS JB 6277/8999/ 149/J15 FRYE JR WR 2691/8999/ 151/TP6
GRADE SD 4413/8999/ 192/C49 GRIGSBY WJ 8570/8999/ 197/199
HAMMERSCHM ML 9389/8999/ 39/V16 HERMAN JR TM 2642/8999/ 184/1XC
HEYOB WE 8911/8999/ 42/19G JENKS JR RM 1688/8999/ 181/013
JONES DD 5770/8999/ 162/151 JORDAN KA 7525/8999/ 164/15B
LEGGETT DD 6478/8999/ 150/D35 LEWIS A 4899/8999/ 196/016
MACIASDIGR RR 2955/8999/ 176/121 MACK MT 3812/8999/ 161/193
MASSI K 0857/8999/ 157/1NP MURPHY SK 1519/8999/ 144/174
PAGE AN 6328/8999/ 38/C60 REINA CA 9091/8999/ 18/V11
SANCHEZ JS 2933/8999/ 169/V27 SANTIAGO VC 0328/8999/ 40/1FW
SEAMANS MS 0058/8999/ 35/116 SHAW WR 2952/8999/ 189/1RS
SHERWOOD TE 0012/8999/ 20/V28 SLATTERY CA 7563/8999/ 36/1NG
SMITH BL 1826/8999/ 173/KA0 SWEENEY WE 5871/8999/ 187/J58
TACKETT TC 9868/8999/ 163/B39 VAROS L 7139/8999/ 168/198
WIGGINS CW 0880/8999/ 185/15H WILLIAMS CN 4796/8999/ 41/V36
WILLIAMS DK 9995/8999/ 191/15C WISEMAN II WW 8748/8999/ 193/1Y6
YOHE CT 2323/8999/ 172/092
MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
NAME SSN/IMOS/SRNO/MCC NAME SSN/IMOS/SRNO/MCC
ACEVEDO R 3223/0811/ 23/1NK ALEXANDER GL 7857/0699/ 152/1F1
ALLEN DF 8859/2149/ 46/199 AMATO JR PA 2458/5811/ 210/1C1
ANDREWS CS 1277/8412/ 1/973 ANDREWS MK 8609/6842/ 141/1QN
ARGENTO MA 2850/6019/ 214/142 AUWAE JA 0123/3112/ 226/091
BAIRD MF 4743/6019/ 22/VMH BAKER GD 9114/6391/ 206/VMH
BAKER M 9632/8412/ 54/992 BANKS ED 7174/3529/ 13/U87
BARKER DJ 9572/2336/ 242/013 BARTASAVIC BR 9132/0369/ 239/1F1
BASSO KD 1615/1371/ 120/142 BEHN CD 1952/2336/ 263/1MR
BELL DJ 5586/0411/ 125/15B BELLAMY MR 6553/0699/ 86/15B
BEMIS PS 8551/0313/ 247/JAB BERNARD JR A 3123/0193/ 234/094
BERNET JS 5860/3529/ 2/15H BERRY SB 1631/2691/ 132/175
BLACK JD 6226/2691/ 237/QBF BLACK KL 7546/4421/ 121/1C0
BLAIR SM 3388/6591/ 116/QAS BLUMENBERG RJ 3813/6591/ 96/022
BORLEY RA 7200/6591/ 98/1A5 BOVO MA 1194/3381/ 10/122
BOYD BE 9968/3044/ 261/094 BOYD PJ 6070/0193/ 248/1JG
BRAND R 8190/0193/ 233/019 BREWER MA 0996/3043/ 229/J15
BROWN AM 0740/0699/ 87/030 BROWN TW 5503/2891/ 3/1FW
BRUMBALOW GA 4223/6391/ 44/VF2 BUNN III TD 9518/6019/ 26/S3C
BURRIS RL 7601/5831/ 11/013 BUSS TL 6261/0369/ 177/V13
BUSTO RA 2520/2181/ 155/130 CALHOUN KA 5372/3043/ 97/1Y9
CAMACHO J 5641/3381/ 48/233 CAMPBELL PM 5694/1391/ 95/1CG
CAPOZZOLO DL 7986/0193/ 256/1HN CARPENTER E 9792/8412/ 29/966
CARRILLO SR 5281/0699/ 17/1GR CARUSO CJ 0660/0321/ 259/TM6
CASTILLO JJ 1781/3051/ 62/1Y9 CAVINS CS 0546/6391/ 47/VMD
CHILDS KD 5475/3051/ 61/JBF CLARK JE 0494/8412/ 6/970
CLINGER DJ 5363/6042/ 27/T9B COEN III AW 9867/6391/ 58/V8A
COLLINS DM 4360/6019/ 77/MDT CONKINS JR RL 8140/3529/ 64/J15
COOK RD 8940/6672/ 130/1JD CRABLE RC 9626/7212/ 183/J58
CRAMPTON CC 5532/7291/ 235/057 CROFT JA 8427/0321/ 257/SAR
CRUMPTON RW 2705/3381/ 51/1PH CULLEN DJ 8466/0699/ 136/S4H
DANCY TJ 8122/0161/ 5/15B DARBY DW 0966/6391/ 21/1JA
DELAROSA P 8606/0193/ 244/145 DEVERS PB 9970/6019/ 211/1JG
DILLON JC 4205/7236/ 269/S2N DOYLE MA 7653/5811/ 202/012
DUARTE MG 3541/0193/ 232/1Y2 DYER MA 6365/6019/ 219/1JL
EDDY II WJ 9889/6019/ 80/1T3 EDWARDS RE 1186/3537/ 72/1NC
ELLIOTT II JJ 6065/0369/ 19/1F5 ERVIN EL 5599/7041/ 220/145
EVANS RA 3187/4341/ 66/1C0 EVANS WH 5661/7041/ 222/TSB
EVERGIN MJ 9119/6391/ 63/TC9 EWALT WL 4621/1391/ 255/SUP
FOWLER AL 0117/1169/ 231/15H FRENCH TE 4149/1169/ 230/1PK
FRYE MA 3398/0193/ 258/QBF GAUMONT MA 4470/3051/ 119/1CN
GEE MJ 9514/0369/ 175/087 GONZALEZ AL 2639/0193/ 32/1FY
GONZALEZ JS 8300/3052/ 82/15J GOODWIN DC 3012/3043/ 100/016
GRANT A 6990/0193/ 249/068 GRAVES KA 3818/3529/ 9/1Y2
GRAY JR TP 7622/6591/ 73/V63 GRIFFIN JT 7104/1371/ 84/QAM
HAGY KW 5771/6391/ 67/V9C HALL BS 9269/2891/ 34/233
HAMMERQUIS EJ 8628/6019/ 208/VR1 HAMMOND SB 0151/1349/ 182/1MW
HAMMOND TJ 7904/2691/ 122/TM6 HANKS III TT 5791/0699/ 104/121
HARMON RW 5853/2891/ 111/130 HARRIS IB 5526/7212/ 198/1A5
HART JR DH 3454/1833/ 89/19F HAUBENSTEI MH 8558/6019/ 56/V9D
HELTON TM 9860/7212/ 4/1PA HIGGINBOTT TL 2601/0193/ 110/15J
HOLCOMB ME 8802/6391/ 52/G77 HOLDEN CW 2361/2336/ 260/1EH
HOLLAND CW 1059/0369/ 238/1RS HOLLAND ES 1565/7041/ 57/057
HOSTETLER RS 8302/0699/ 145/124 HUGHES LB 1673/6019/ 212/VLD
HUMBERTSON JP 0099/5811/ 204/015 HUNNICUTT KW 9273/0699/ 88/1G8
ISKERKA DM 5225/0369/ 180/022 JACKSON ED 1865/0699/ 123/1FR
JACKSON JR JL 0595/0193/ 99/1MT JEFFRIES AM 7557/6019/ 215/VF2
JOHNS RM 7225/1349/ 179/K46 JOHNSON WL 3796/0699/ 15/1R2
JONES LE 2324/0193/ 201/111 JONES R 2291/5811/ 53/092
JONES RL 9221/5811/ 49/017 JUSTINIANO MA 5032/5993/ 236/098
KIRBY TE 9263/2823/ 267/T34 KORFF JR DJ 5646/2691/ 153/842
LAMAR MG 7614/7382/ 188/1V2 LAMBERT LC 4693/2149/ 142/073
LARIMORE RF 1612/0491/ 45/1JH LARSON SC 9813/0193/ 7/SK3
LAVELY PE 7290/2149/ 94/KA1 LEE JP 7403/3451/ 118/1C0
LEE JP 0896/0699/ 83/111 LEE WC 6138/2691/ 225/TM6
LEMIRE GM 5027/5711/ 228/122 LEPSCH TW 6780/2891/ 107/1QA
LEVOY TE 4873/0689/ 262/MB1 LUKSZA JM 1421/0193/ 252/142
MAHONEY WT 8576/0193/ 241/1JG MAJERCIN MT 5515/6019/ 79/007
MALNICHUCK MM 8581/0699/ 12/1NA MAMEA FW 6395/0193/ 30/032
MARQUEZ MR 6799/6019/ 24/VMJ MASTERS DR 9161/0369/ 240/122
MATNEY DE 4248/7314/ 265/087 MCMICHAEL PB 9456/0699/ 92/KA1
MCVAY JR DG 3182/7236/ 227/K28 MENDEZ JR JM 6252/0491/ 131/1MW
MERCER JR RC 1998/0291/ 93/110 MILLER ER 8068/8412/ 28/978
MINOR DD 0288/0193/ 69/1FZ MIRARCHI CA 5846/0369/ 253/029
MONTOYA MR 4007/5524/ 268/122 MOORE DL 5314/6019/ 74/V9B
MOORE RA 4196/0193/ 159/QAE MORANT TC 9830/3432/ 115/1Y2
MUELLER SE 7528/6019/ 209/1V2 NAYLOR TA 7386/0369/ 245/1F1
NYMAN JR RM 7236/2311/ 221/121 OSBORN JR CA 1931/0321/ 254/1MR
OWEN CE 9848/0491/ 133/1FW PACHECO GA 2189/0193/ 251/K18
PEDERSON GL 6739/6019/ 105/143 PITZEN RE 1342/6391/ 203/V81
PLATT PT 7982/3043/ 78/15J POLLARD MR 8678/3537/ 108/1QM
PRATHER SL 3546/0193/ 250/012 PROVOST II LJ 4500/6672/ 114/1JF
PRUTZ DW 8174/1371/ 31/SUF PURVIS VJ 4424/2149/ 205/19F
RAFAEL JD 1910/5811/ 217/1F1 REYNA JR JA 2627/0313/ 117/1GR
RIDDLE BD 1381/0369/ 138/122 RIGBY JH 4395/3043/ 101/023
ROBERTO II JP 9753/5811/ 68/K46 ROGERS JR JL 0521/0699/ 85/V11
ROTH JR MA 5467/0193/ 50/014 ROWE RW 6394/6672/ 127/143
ROY GI 5919/2823/ 199/1FZ ROZYCZKO KA 6967/3537/ 113/1G9
RYAN MF 4739/2181/ 70/U87 SAWYER TL 3486/0369/ 243/233
SCHLOSSER RB 8777/0369/ 33/030 SCOTT WA 3426/2336/ 264/1EA
SEGOVIA MA 3042/0291/ 137/TM6 SENECAL MA 4403/6591/ 103/G78
SHARPE DM 3721/6672/ 128/145 SHELL SF 7981/2311/ 126/1CN
SHINGLER MA 9160/0689/ 200/110 SHROUT MT 7403/0699/ 16/122
SIMPSON SL 9212/3537/ 71/146 SMITH AL 6930/0699/ 129/1PC
SMITH EJ 8781/0848/ 148/1NF SMITH JB 9674/5811/ 90/1SD
SMITH ML 5724/0699/ 65/146 SMITH RR 1795/6019/ 76/VHB
SOTO SR 3350/6672/ 134/1JD STEELE CS 1018/0193/ 266/1JA
STINTSMAN WA 7630/6019/ 25/VRA STUEBER JR MA 0748/0321/ 246/1R3
SUMMERILL FK 6893/6391/ 59/G94 SZYMANSKY MT 2989/2691/ 91/803
THOMAS JH 2255/3051/ 124/15J VALDIVIA JD 6319/0193/ 139/SX3
VANHORN BD 1224/0291/ 223/111 VELASQUEZ JF 0949/0193/ 140/121
VILLANUEVA D 9051/6019/ 55/KA0 VILLARREAL JF 6712/6019/ 207/462
VILLEGAS E 0622/6019/ 213/1JM VOSS L 5855/6046/ 60/QAS
WARREN TJ 4472/0848/ 224/1NJ WATKINS CL 0029/6046/ 75/444
WEBBER RW 6995/4133/ 14/024 WHALEN S 4778/3529/ 8/1CM
WHITE JR 6455/0699/ 106/1EE WILBER JH 6234/1349/ 165/QBF
WILLIAMS JP 1223/3043/ 102/T13 WILSON JB 4318/0699/ 109/045
WILSON MC 4414/1349/ 218/1G7 YOUNG II JO 9560/5811/ 216/1Y2
ZAMBRANO A 9837/0411/ 174/121 ZUROSKI KL 1571/0193/ 112/082
3. THE FINAL ZONE CUTOFFS AND ALLOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
FOR SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD
0161 1 19990501 NA 20030301 NA 20050701 NA
0193 25 20050501 NA 20061101 NA 20070501 NA
0291 3 20050401 19880125 20060201 19881115 20060201 19891106
0313 2 20050801 NA 20060901 NA 20061201 NA
0321 4 20060501 19851018 20060901 19881227 20061001 19890201
0369 12 20051001 19850828 20060801 19860207 20060801 NA
0411 2 20030601 NA 20050801 NA 20051001 NA
0491 3 20050301 NA 20050701 19870701 20060101 19840718
0689 2 20050101 NA 20061001 NA 20070301 NA
0699 19 20050301 19860305 20060101 19811115 20060401 19900808
0811 1 20050901 19870409 20060201 19850708 20060701 19870211
0848 2 20050701 NA 20060301 NA 20060801 NA
1169 2 20050801 NA 20060501 19860225 20060501 19861204
1349 4 20050601 19850609 20060201 NA 20070201 NA
1371 3 20050201 NA 20050601 NA 20050701 NA
1391 2 20050501 NA 20060801 NA 20060901 19880613
1833 1 20040601 19850927 20040601 NA 20050401 NA
2149 4 20050101 19841005 20060101 NA 20060501 19871207
2181 2 20050801 19860722 20060401 NA 20070201 NA
2311 2 20050701 NA 20070101 NA 20070201 NA
2336 4 20060501 NA 20061101 19890726 20061101 NA
2691 6 20050101 NA 20060401 NA 20060701 19901226
2823 2 20040801 NA 20051101 19900417 20061101 NA
2891 4 20050401 19861027 20060101 19860501 20060301 NA
3043 6 20050101 NA 20050501 19860529 20060401 19870106
3044 1 20060301 NA 20061001 NA 20070601 19871121
3051 4 20050101 NA 20050701 NA 20060801 19860528
3052 1 20010401 NA 20050601 NA 20051101 NA
3112 1 20030301 19831202 20060301 NA 20070301 NA
3381 3 20040201 19840710 20050101 NA 20050401 19851202
3432 1 20050101 NA 20050601 NA 20050901 NA
3451 1 20050601 19861125 20050701 NA 20060701 NA
3529 5 20030601 19831018 20050201 19850710 20060101 19850827
3537 4 20050601 19840403 20050701 19840925 20060201 19831115
4133 1 20021001 NA 20030601 NA 20050101 NA
4341 1 20040201 NA 20050401 NA 20060101 19880202
4421 1 20051101 19891115 20051101 NA 20060701 NA
5524 1 20050401 NA 20070201 NA 20070601 19910611
5711 1 20060301 19880425 20060301 NA 20060401 NA
5811 9 20050101 19850909 20060201 19871016 20070401 19890927
5831 1 20050101 19860131 20060101 19860701 20070101 19850520
5993 1 20050801 NA 20060701 NA 20061001 NA
6019 21 20050301 19841227 20060201 19861119 20070201 19881107
6042 1 20040101 NA 20040301 NA 20060901 19861124
6046 2 20050101 NA 20050301 NA 20060201 19841205
6391 10 20050101 19850904 20060101 19861113 20060201 NA
6591 5 20050201 NA 20060201 19861104 20060501 19870401
6672 5 20050501 NA 20050701 NA 20060601 NA
6842 1 20030301 NA 20060101 19890926 20060401 NA
7041 3 20050201 NA 20060201 NA 20070301 19890904
7212 3 20040301 NA 20060901 NA 20061001 NA
7236 2 20050401 NA 20070301 19901120 20070301 19920309
7291 1 20050601 19870811 20060501 NA 20060901 NA
7314 1 20011201 NA 20070601 19900326 20070601 NA
7382 1 20050101 NA 20060501 19880620 20060501 NA
8412 5 20040301 19840814 20050101 19860709 20050401 19860619
8999 53 20050801 19871118 20051101 19880711 20060601 NA
THE FOLLOWING MOS'S ARE CLOSED: 0143, 0451, 0511, 0681, 0861, 1812,
2651, 2874, 3441, 4691, 4821, 5512, 5523, 5821, 5959, 6276, 6694,
7011, 7051, 7242, AND 7372.
4. THE MARINES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 2 WERE SELECTED FROM THE
INTENDED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS) TABLE LISTED IN
MARADMINS 447/08 AND 510/08. WHERE THE FEEDER MOS FOR A SELECTEE
DOES NOT PROVIDE SKILL PROGRESSION TO THE IMOS, THIS BULLETIN DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE MARINE'S PRIMARY MOS.
5. REQUESTS FOR REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION MUST BE SUBMITTED
TO CMC (MMPR-2). STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH
3602 OF THE REFERENCE IS DIRECTED.
6. COMMANDERS ARE TO REVIEW THIS MARADMIN FOR ERRONEOUS SELECTIONS,
E.G., INCORRECT DATE OF RANK, INCORRECT MOS, INCORRECT ZONE OF
CONSIDERATION, REQUESTS TO TRANSFER TO THE FLEET MARINE CORPS
RESERVE, OR PENDING/COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN THE CURRENT
GRADE BY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
IF AN ERRONEOUS SELECTION IS FOUND, FORWARD A MESSAGE TO CMC
(MMPR-2) WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN DETAILING THE
CIRCUMSTANCES. IF ERRONEOUS SELECTIONS ARE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED
THROUGH RESEARCH BY STAFF AGENCIES AT HQMC, CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL
BE TAKEN BY CMC (MMPR-2).
7. COMMANDERS WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY CMC (MMPR-2) OF THE INTENT TO
WITHHOLD OR REVOKE THE SELECTION OF ANY MARINE WHOSE NAME IS LISTED
IN THIS BULLETIN. A FULL WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION FOR THE
RECOMMENDATION TO WITHHOLD OR REVOKE THE MARINE'S PROMOTION MUST BE
FORWARDED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO ARRIVE AT CMC (MMPR-2) NO
LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS MARADMIN. ENSURE THE
MARINE CONCERNED IS AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE COMMAND'S
RECOMMENDATION AND SUBMIT A STATEMENT. PARAGRAPH 5200.3B OF THE
REFERENCE PROVIDES SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT MUST BE CONTAINED IN THE
OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THE MARINE'S STATEMENT.
8. MARINES WHO WERE CONSIDERED AND NOT SELECTED MAY CONTACT THE
ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELOR AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION UNIT (MMEA-64)
TO GAIN INSIGHT ON IMPROVING THEIR COMPETITIVENESS AND RECEIVE AN
EVALUATION OF THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).
HOWEVER, MARINES SHOULD NOTE THAT, DUE TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE
SELECTION BOARD PROCESS, THE SPECIFIC REASON FOR NOT BEING SELECTED
CANNOT BE PROVIDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CAREER COUNSELING,
CALL DSN 278-9241 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 784-9241 OR 1-800-833-2320.
9. IN THE CONTINUING EFFORT TO DEMYSTIFY THE SELECTION BOARD
PROCESS AND CLEAR UP ANY MISPERCEPTIONS AS TO WHO IS ACTUALLY BEING
SELECTED FOR PROMOTION, FY09 SERGEANT MAJOR AND MASTER GUNNERY
SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WILL POST TO THE PROMOTION
BRANCH WEBSITE WITHIN 3 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN.
10. THIS MARADMIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEBSITE.
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT
(MM)", "PROMOTION BRANCH", THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS". FROM THERE
CLICK ON "MESSAGE TRAFFIC", THEN "SNCO MESSAGES".
11. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELED 31 OCTOBER 2009.
13. MARADMIN: RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY J. A. KESSLER, DIRECTOR,
MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//