R 220523Z JUN 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 275/05
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 OFFICER 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
SHAUN P. BENNETT 2373 01JUL05 K03
PATRICK E. KINSER 5576 01JUL05 V23
ADAM M. JOHNSON 3957 02JUL05 1F7
DAVID S. BARBER 8233 03JUL05 1C2
RICHARD W. DAWSON 0177 03JUL05 169
KEN HARINISHI 1848 03JUL05 K03
MICHAEL L. HUTCHISON, JR. 6032 03JUL05 151
JARRIEL L. LANG 6744 03JUL05 116
MATTHEW T. MELLOTT 5520 03JUL05 K03
BRIAN F. RIORDAN 3904 03JUL05 1C2
SPENCER W. ROMPH 2931 03JUL05 K71
MORRIS M. SHARBER, JR. 4951 03JUL05 1NF
LEON Y. TSENG 4709 03JUL05 151
ANDREW R. APETZ 9359 04JUL05 K03
CHRISTOPHER L. DOGGETT 1287 04JUL05 121
MAX D. FRANK 5647 04JUL05 V31
JOHN C. HUENEFELD II 1232 04JUL05 1NF
MICHAEL R. MCKENNA 7181 04JUL05 V33
MICHAEL S. HRITZ 9052 08JUL05 K03
CHRISTOPHER F. POLIDORA 2926 08JUL05 1GT
JOHN K. PRICE 4202 10JUL05 V11
JOSEPH R. CARDENAS 2364 11JUL05 V15
RICHARD L. FEISTEL 4306 11JUL05 K03
CHRISTOPHER S. FURTON 8934 11JUL05 1G7
CHARLES R. JOHNSTON 9156 11JUL05 122
TOD C. STORIE 1436 11JUL05 K71
WYATT J. BORSHEIM 6200 12JUL05 K03
SEAN D. COOPER 5355 12JUL05 K03
JOHN A. ZAAL 8042 12JUL05 V31
ANDREW M. BUDENZ 7241 14JUL05 K71
JEFFREY S. CHEN 1793 15JUL05 151
RICHARD R. POSSELT 9720 15JUL05 V33
EWAN J. MACDOUGALL 0138 19JUL05 V15
NATHAN E. WERVE 4895 19JUL05 K03
STEPHEN D. ROSS 0422 20JUL05 1NE
CHRISTIAN J. SUAREZ 4942 20JUL05 122
BENJAMIN D. LAWLESS 5265 22JUL05 1NG
CHRISTOPHER R. SHERWOOD 8876 26JUL05 K71
DOUGLAS H. HOWARD 8608 27JUL05 K03
THOMAS R. ADAME 2654 30JUL05 K71
GREGORY K. BROUSSARD 4000 31JUL05 J61
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 PARAGRAPH 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."//