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MARADMIN 134/00
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SUBJ/MERITORIOUS SNCO PROMOTIONS IN THE OPERATING FORCES//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/MMPR-2/YMD:960626//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32B, THE ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL.//
POC/S. J. BOOTH/CAPT/MPP-20/278-9361/TEL:703-784-9361//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE MEF COMMANDERS AND THE COMMANDING
OFFICER, MARINE CORPS SECURITY FORCE (MCSF) BATTALION, WITH A
TOOL TO RECOGNIZE SUPERIOR SGTS AND SSGTS FOR THEIR SACRIFICES,
DEDICATION, AND POTENTIAL TO THE CORPS.
2. BACKGROUND. CURRENTLY, SPECIFIC MERITORIOUS PROMOTION
ALLOCATIONS FOR SSGT AND GYSGT ARE ESTABLISHED EACH YEAR FOR
MARINES SERVING IN SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. THESE ALLOCATIONS
RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS TO SUSTAINING
THE MARINE CORPS AND THE INDEPENDENT NATURE OF INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITIES OUTSIDE OF A MARINE'S PRIMARY MOS. THEY SERVE
AS ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR MARINES TO SERVE AND PERFORM IN
THESE UNIQUELY DEMANDING DUTIES. IN FACT, ALL CAREER MINDED MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SERVE IN ONE OF THESE PROFESSIONALLY
ENHANCING ASSIGNMENTS DURING THEIR CAREER AND TO COMPETE FOR
MERITORIOUS PROMOTION.
3. INFORMATION
A. A NEW MERITORIOUS PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR MARINES IN THE
OPERATING FORCES HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT ALLOWS MEF COMMANDERS
AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER, MCSF BATTALION, TO MERITORIOUSLY
PROMOTE A SELECT FEW MARINES TO THE GRADE OF GYSGT AND SSGT IN
RECOGNITION OF THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE, SACRIFICE, AND
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MARINE CORPS WHICH INDICATES
SUPERIOR POTENTIAL TO SERVE AT THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
B. FOR THOSE MARINES WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM,
OTHER MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES EXIST OUTSIDE OF
SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. THE REF ADDRESSES ADDITIONAL MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE COMBAT AND NON-COMBAT MERITORIOUS
PROMOTION PROGRAMS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THESE ADDITIONAL MERITORIOUS OR ACCELERATED
PROMOTIONS ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE, AS STATED IN THE COMMANDER'S
RECOMMENDATION, AND PAST MILITARY RECORD. THESE PROMOTIONS ARE NOT
BASED SOLELY ON PAST PERFORMANCE; RATHER, THEY ARE ALSO BASED ON THE
MARINE'S DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO DISCHARGE THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND
DUTIES OF THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
4. ACTION
A. MEF COMMANDERS AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER, MCSF BATTALION
ARE AUTHORIZED THE BELOW LISTED MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS FOR
CY00. FUTURE CY ALLOCATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED BY CMC (MP) ANNUALLY.
TO GYSGT TO SSGT
I MEF 1 3
II MEF 1 3
III MEF 1 2
MCSF BN 0 1
B. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THESE ALLOCATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA
MESSAGE TO CMC (MMPR-2) FOR FINAL APPROVAL. ALL NOMINEES APPROVED
FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION BY CMC (MMPR-2) WILL BE NOTIFIED BY
MARADMIN WITH A DATE OF RANK EFFECTIVE THE 2ND OF THE MONTH THAT THE
MARINE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION.
C. QUALIFICATIONS FOR MERITORIOUS PROMOTION CONSIDERATION ARE
BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
(1) MINIMUM OF 6 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE FOR PROMOTION TO GYSGT
(NOT WAIVERABLE).
(2) MINIMUM OF 4 YEARS TIME IN SERVICE FOR PROMOTION TO SSGT
(NOT WAIVERABLE).
(3) PERFORMANCE OF DUTY TO A DEGREE WHICH CLEARLY MERITS
PROMOTION OVER OTHER QUALIFIED MARINES AND WHICH JUSTIFIES
CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCEMENT AHEAD OF OTHER MARINES IN THAT GRADE,
REGARDLESS OF TIME IN GRADE.
(4) COMPARISON OF THE MARINE WITH ALL KNOWN MARINES OF THE
SAME GRADE, WITHOUT REGARD TO OCCUPATIONAL FIELD OR MOS.
(5) LEVEL AND TYPE OF DUTY PERFORMED WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF
THE INDIVIDUAL'S OCCUPATIONAL FIELD/MOS.
(6) OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WHICH REFLECTS FAVORABLY UPON
THE MARINE CORPS.
D. COMMANDERS SHOULD FAMILIARIZE ALL MARINES WITH THE
PURPOSE OF MERITORIOUS PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS WHILE ASSIGNED TO
SPECIAL DUTIES AND THE OTHER MERITORIOUS PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES
ADDRESSED ABOVE. DISCUSSION OF THIS TOPIC MAY BE APPLICABLE IN
COMMAND PME PROGRAMS AND CAREER PLANNING EFFORTS.
E. A CHANGE TO THE REF WILL BE MADE IN THE FORTHCOMING REVISION.//
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