R 170524Z MAR 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 131/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/PROMOTION AUTHORITY//
REF/A/DOC/CONGRESS/-//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MMPR-1/22FEB2000//
REF/C/DOC/SECNAV NMPC-22/08JAN1991//
REF/D/DOC/SECNAV/01MAR1999//
REF/E/DOC/SECNAV/15NOV1989//
REF/F/DOC/SECNAV/25OCT1998//
REF/G/DOC/SECNAV/07MAY1999//
REF/H/DOC/SECNAV/13FEB1984//
REF/I/MSG/MP/120935ZJUN2001//
POC/PETER L. GILLIS/MAJ/HD MMPR-1/-/TEL: (703) 784-9703
/EMAIL:PETER.L.GILLIS@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C. REF B IS MCO P1400.31B, THE MARINE
CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS. REF C IS
SECNAVINST 1420.1A, PROMOTION AND SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT OF
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LISTS OF THE NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS. REF D IS SECNAVINST 1820.2B, VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF
MEMBERS OF THE NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE NOT ON ACTIVE-DUTY
LIST (INCLUDING TAR/AR/FTS). REF E IS SECNAVINST 1811.3M VOLUNTARY
RETIREMENT AND TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVY
AND MARINE CORPS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY. REF F IS SECNAVINST
1120.9A, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS IN THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND
MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATES. REF G IS
SECNAVINST 1412.6K, PROMOTION OF OFFICERS TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT
(JUNIOR GRADE) IN THE NAVY AND TO THE GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT IN
THE MARINE CORPS. REF H IS SECNAVINST 1412.9A, PROMOTION AND
CONTINUATION OF LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDO'S) AND WARRANT OFFICERS
(WO'S) IN THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND THE PROMOTION AND
CONTINUATION OF WARRANT OFFICERS (WO'S) IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
REF I IS MARADMIN 277/01, THE RESERVE OFFICERS BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
REQUIREMENT.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. AUTHORITY. REFERENCES A THROUGH I REGULATE ALL
MARINE CORPS OFFICER PROMOTIONS. THIS MARADMIN IS THE AUTHORITY FOR
COMMANDING OFFICERS TO EFFECT PROMOTIONS. PER THE REFERENCES, AN
OFFICER'S PROMOTION MAY NOT BE EFFECTED UNTIL THAT OFFICER'S NAME
APPEARS ON A PROMOTION MARADMIN OR CMC MESSAGE. APPROPRIATE
COMMISSIONS WILL BE MAILED TO PARENT COMMANDS UNDER SEPARATE COVER.
EXPECT 2-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY. THE COMMISSION IS NOT THE LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE AND IS NOT REQUIRED TO EFFECT THE PROMOTION.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A PROMOTION CEREMONY, SAMPLE
COMMISSIONS AND THE OATH OF OFFICE CAN BE FOUND IN CHAPTER 6 OF REF
B OR AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT
CAREER, MARINES, AND THEN UNDER PROMOTIONS CLICK ON "OFFICER" TO
ARRIVE AT THE OFFICER PROMOTION HOMEPAGE. FROM THERE, CLICK ON
"FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" AND THEN "PROMOTION CEREMONIES".
2. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF G, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING
FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE
PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY, AS
INDICATED, TO THE PERMANENT GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT. RANK, PAY,
AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE INDICATED.
NAME SSN DOR MCC
MARC L. BULLOCK 4076 04APR05 V32
WILLIAM J. CALDWELL 5869 05APR05 J61
WESLEY J. EARHART 2296 05APR05 K71
SCOTT L. PABST 6146 05APR05 K03
TRAVIS J. WISNIEWSKI 8499 05APR05 K03
MICHAEL C. CRAGHOLM 7683 12APR05 V35
SARAH M. ALCAIDE 7176 15APR05 K71
MATTHEW R. PEARSON 5554 15APR05 K03
MICHAEL L. BOND 8980 24APR05 1F7
JESSE E. BLUE 4455 25APR05 K03
ANDREA L. GOEMAN 8612 25APR05 142
BRIAN C. KRUGER 2937 26APR05 K03
CHRISTOPHER C. MEYER 4053 26APR05 KB6
JOSEPH T. BASSING 7892 30APR05 1G7
3. DELAY OF PROMOTION. PER REFERENCES B AND I, IF THE RESPECTIVE
COMMANDING OFFICER DETERMINES THAT AN OFFICER IS NOT MENTALLY,
PHYSICALLY, MORALLY, OR PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION, THE
PROMOTION SHALL NOT BE EFFECTED. THIS INCLUDES THE PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS. RESERVE OFFICERS
MUST COMPLETE A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AT LEAST EVERY 5 YEARS, OR
EVERY 2 YEARS FOR OFFICERS OVER THE AGE OF 50. THE OFFICER SHALL
BE GIVEN WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE GROUNDS FOR DELAY BEFORE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT, UNLESS IT IS IMPRACTICABLE TO
DO SO, IN WHICH CASE THE NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS SOON AS
PRACTICABLE. THE CMC (MMPR-1) MUST ALSO BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT SO THAT THE PROMOTION WILL NOT
BE EFFECTED IN MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) AND
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION CAN BE INITIATED. REFERENCES A, B, C, AND F
CONTAIN GUIDELINES FOR THE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION.
4. RETIREMENT AND TRANSFER. OFFICERS CONSIDERING VOLUNTARY
RETIREMENT SHOULD REVIEW REFERENCES D AND E FOR SERVICE OBLIGATION
PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTION. AN OFFICER'S SELECTION FOR
PROMOTION CARRIES OVER INTO THE RESERVES, BETWEEN AR AND SMCR/IRR,
AND WITH AUGMENTATION INTO THE REGULAR COMPONENT.
5. ACCEPTING/DECLINING PROMOTION. ANY REGULAR/RESERVE OFFICER
WHO IS PROMOTED UNDER THE REFERENCES IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE ACCEPTED
SUCH PROMOTION ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPHS 2
(FOR PURPOSES OF DATE OF RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES IN THE GRADE TO
WHICH PROMOTED). TO DECLINE A PROMOTION, AN OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT A LETTER OF DECLINATION TO THE CMC (MMPR-1) EXPRESSLY AT THE
TIME THEIR COMMAND NOTIFIES THEM OF THEIR PROMOTION AND DIRECTS
THAT THEY BEGIN WEARING THE INSIGNIA OF THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
ANY STATEMENT OR ACTION BY THE OFFICER WHICH SIGNALS THEIR
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROMOTION, FOREVER WAIVES THEIR RIGHT TO DECLINE.
6. FOR MARINE OFFICER PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703)784-9707
OR DSN 278-9707. E-MAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE
PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWW.USMC.MIL. FOLLOW THE
LINKS TO OFFICER PROMOTIONS, THEN "POINTS OF CONTACT."//