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SUBJ/MCBUL 1430. CY 2002 RESERVE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
/(SNCO) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/MIFD/16MAY99//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/MMPR-2/30OCT00//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/MMSB-30/01JAN99//
REF/D/DOC/CMC/MCCDC/20FEB99//
REF/E/DOC/CMC/MCCDC/07APR00//
REF/F/DOC/CMC/RAP/10MAR99//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1070.12J (IRAM), PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION
OF PHOTOGRAPHS. REF B, MCO P1400.32C (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES
POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY. REF C, MCO
P1610.7E (PES), STIPULATES THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORTS. REF D, MCO P1553.4A,
PROVIDES INFORMATION CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
REF E, MCO P1200.72A, IS THE MOS MANUAL. REF F, MCO P1001.1J IS THE
RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM).//
POC/J. A. POPIELEC/MAJ/HD MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710
/TEL:COMM (703) 784-9710/TEL:FAX (703) 784-9882//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE SMCR AND IRR PROMOTION ZONES AND
ALLOCATIONS.
2. BACKGROUND. RESERVE AFFAIRS IS EXPLORING SEVERAL INITIATIVES
AIMED AT INCREASING ENLISTED SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE PROMOTION
OPPORTUNITIES. THE BELOW SMCR AND IRR SNCO PROMOTION ZONES MAY
CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY. AS A RESULT, A 60 DAY MESSAGE WILL BE
RELEASED TO UPDATE ZONE MODIFICATIONS.
3. TASK. ALL MARINES MEETING THE MINIMUM TIME IN GRADE/TIME
IN SERVICE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD PREPARE AND SUBMIT A PROMOTION
PACKAGE TO THE RESERVE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER SELECTION
BOARD.
4. THE SUBJECT BOARD CONVENES ON 21 OCTOBER 2002 FOR A
PERIOD OF ABOUT 8 WEEKS. REFERENCES A THROUGH F PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
GUIDANCE. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN PERTAINS TO
MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) AND THE
INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR). INFORMATION REGARDING MARINES
ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM WILL BE PUBLISHED BY SEPARATE
MARADMIN. THIS MESSAGE MUST BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL GUIDANCE.
5. RESERVE MARINES SERVING ON TEMPORARY ACTIVE DUTY CONTRACTS,
NOT TO EXCEED THREE YEARS, ARE REFERRED TO AS LIMITED TOUR AR
MARINES. DUE TO THE TIME RESTRICTED NATURE OF THE LIMITED TOUR
AR PROGRAM, LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES WILL NOT COMPETE FOR
PROMOTION WITHIN THE AR CATEGORY. LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES WILL
COMPETE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THE SMCR CATEGORY BY MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS). LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES MAY
COMPETE FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT. HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, THEIR
LIMITED TOUR AR CONTRACTS WILL BE TERMINATED ON THE FIRST DAY
OF THE FOURTH MONTH AFTER THEIR PROMOTION TO 1STSGT IS EFFECTED.
NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY WILL BE GRANTED. POINTS OF CONTACT
FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS POLICY ARE CAPTAIN B. A. CRAFT,
OR STAFF SERGEANT SEAY AT DSN 278-9137/38 OR COMM (703) 784-9137/38.
6. GUNNERY SERGEANTS AND FIRST SERGEANTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE
IRR AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SELECTION TO FIRST
SERGEANT AND SERGEANT MAJOR, RESPECTIVELY, WILL COMPETE FOR
SELECTION WITH THE SMCR MARINES. THEREFORE, THESE IRR MARINES
MUST SUBMIT THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS, RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
(RQS), AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL MATERIAL TO THE SMCR SELECTION
BOARD NO LATER THAN 2359 ON 21 OCTOBER 2002, THE CONVENING DATE OF
THE SELECTION BOARD. IRR MARINES CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO FIRST
SERGEANT WHO ARE NOT SELECTED AND WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION
TO MASTER SERGEANT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MASTER
SERGEANT WITHIN THE IRR CATEGORY.
7. TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION, GUNNERY
SERGEANTS IN EITHER THE SMCR OR IRR WHO DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED
FOR SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT MUST SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD STATING THEIR WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE IN AVAILABLE FIRST SERGEANT BILLETS IF SELECTED FOR
PROMOTION TO FIRST SERGEANT. THIS REQUIREMENT IS IN ADDITION TO
THE PME REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY
QUALIFIED. MAIL THE LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD IN A
SEPARATE ENVELOPE. (I.E., MAIL PHOTOS AND OTHER UPDATE MATERIAL IN
A SECOND ENVELOPE.)
A. A SEPARATE MARADMIN WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR,
RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION THAT LISTS AVAILABLE SMCR FIRST SERGEANT
BILLETS. THIS MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR
SUBMITTING A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD FOR
MARINES DESIRING TO COMPETE FOR SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT.
B. LETTERS FROM MARINES WHO DESIRE TO COMPETE FOR SELECTION
TO FIRST SERGEANT ARE DUE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CY 2002 RESERVE
SNCO SELECTION BOARD PRIOR TO 21 OCTOBER 2002.
8. THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS THE SELECTION ALLOCATIONS AND ZONES
FOR SMCR MARINES (INCLUDING LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES) AND IRR
MARINES. THE ALLOCATIONS AND ZONES FOR AR MARINES WILL BE PUBLISHED
BY SEPARATE MARADMIN.
9. ALL MARINES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE
SELECTION BOARD MUST HAVE PME REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED PRIOR TO 21
OCTOBER 2002. THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL PME PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERED LESS THAN FULLY QUALIFIED FOR
PROMOTION. THE COMPLETION OF RESIDENT PME COURSES WILL NOT
FULFILL NONRESIDENT PME REQUIREMENTS. ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES
SHOULD REVIEW THE FOLLOWING BY-GRADE PME REQUIREMENTS.
A. GUNNERY SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO FIRST
SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SNCO CAREER RESIDENT COURSE OR
RESERVE CAREER COURSE OR SNCO CAREER NONRESIDENT PROGRAM (MCI
PROGRAM 7100), AND THE SNCO ADVANCED NONRESIDENT PROGRAM (MCI
PROGRAM 7200), AND THE SNCO ADVANCED RESIDENT COURSE OR RESERVE
ADVANCE COURSE, AND THE WARFIGHTING SKILLS PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM
7400) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED. FOR MARINES WHO HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED RECRUITER SCHOOL, DRILL INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL
OR MARINE SECURITY GUARD SCHOOL (AT ANY TIME IN THEIR CAREER SINCE
BEING PROMOTED TO CORPORAL) AND HAVE COMPLETED THE SNCO ADVANCED
NONRESIDENT PROGRAM, COMMANDERS MAY, AT THEIR DISCRETION,
SUBSTITUTE ONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SCHOOLS FOR THE SNCO ADVANCED
RESIDENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENT. REFERENCE (D) APPLIES. THE CODE TO
REPORT EQUIVALENCY FOR THE SNCO ADVANCED RESIDENT PROGRAM IN THE
MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) IS L77. TO BE CONSIDERED
FULLY QUALIFIED ON THE BASIS OF EQUIVALENCY, MARINES MUST ENSURE
THE EQUIVALENCY CODE IS REPORTED IN MCTFS BEFORE THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD.
B. GUNNERY SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO MASTER
SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SNCO ADVANCED NONRESIDENT
PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 7200) AND THE WARFIGHTING SKILLS PROGRAM
(MCI PROGRAM 7400) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED.
C. STAFF SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO GUNNERY
SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SNCO CAREER NONRESIDENT PROGRAM
(MCI PROGRAM 7100) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED.
D. SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO STAFF SERGEANT
MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SERGEANTS NONRESIDENT PROGRAM (NOW TITLED
SERGEANTS DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM) (MCI PROGRAM 8000) OR, THE
NCO BASIC NONRESIDENT PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 7000) OR, THE MARINE NCO
MCI COURSE 03.3K (OR EARLIER EDITIONS OF THIS COURSE) TO BE
CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED.
10. MEMBERS OF THE SMCR AND IRR IN THE GRADES OF SERGEANT THROUGH
FIRST SERGEANT/MASTER SERGEANT ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR
SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE BY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD (OCCFLD),
PROVIDED THEY MEET THE DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND PAY ENTRY BASE DATE
(PEBD), CUTOFFS SHOWN IN PARAGRAPH 13.
11. THE DOR AND PEBD CUTOFFS SHOWN IN PARAGRAPH 13 ARE USED TO
ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION. THE
PEBD IS USED TO ESTABLISH SENIORITY AND ELIGIBILITY IN EACH OCCFLD
FOR THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE THE SAME DOR. PARAGRAPH 3103.4 OF
REFERENCE (B) CITES EXAMPLES AND CONTAINS A DETAILED EXPLANATION.
12. COMMANDERS AND INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS WILL:
A. ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES WITHIN THEIR COMMANDS ARE
NOTIFIED OF THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.
B. ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF DATA ELEMENTS IN MCTFS FOR THOSE
MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION, REGARDLESS OF ZONE.
SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DATE OF
RANK, PAY ENTRY BASE DATE, ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE,
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION, SERVICE SCHOOLS, PRIMARY
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS), INTENDED MILITARY
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS), PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST SCORE,
MARKSMANSHIP SCORE, PERSONAL AWARDS, ASSIGNMENT TO AND REMOVAL
FROM WEIGHT CONTROL/MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM, ETC. ANY
CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED IN MCTFS AND SUBMITTED AS UPDATE
MATERIAL BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CY 2002
RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD.
C. ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO VOLUNTARILY REQUEST NOT
TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELLED PER REFERENCE (B) AND SUBMIT THEIR
REQUESTS IN THE PROPER FORMAT.
D. ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE SUBMITS A PHOTOGRAPH PER
REFERENCE (A).
13. OCCFLD ALLOCATIONS FOR THE IRR WILL BE THE HIGHER OF THE
FOLLOWING TWO CALCULATIONS:
A. 10 PERCENT OF THE CORRESPONDING SMCR ALLOCATION, OR
B. THE REMAINING BALANCE OF REQUIRED ALLOCATIONS THAT COULD
NOT BE ALLOCATED TO THE SMCR DUE TO ELIGIBLE POPULATION
SHORTFALLS.
14. TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS AND ZONE CUTOFFS FOR THE SMCR AND IRR
ARE LISTED BELOW:
FIRST SERGEANT TO SERGEANT MAJOR
IRR SMCR OCC ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD
NA 12 99 980101 820512 991101 830218 000101 780117
MASTER SERGEANT TO MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT
IRR SMCR OCC ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD
1 1 01 NA NA 980101 760225 980101 780520
1 1 03 950101 750610 950101 801206 970101 761002
1 6 06/40 970101 770116 980101 811127 980101 820108
0 0 40 930101 760922 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06
1 1 60 950101 750707 950101 761004 950101 770331
NOTE: MARINES IN THE 06XX AND 40XX OCCFIELD WILL COMPETE FOR THE
SAME ALLOCATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED: 02XX, 04XX, 05XX, 08XX, 11XX, 13XX,
18XX, 21XX, 23XX, 26XX, 28XX, 30XX, 31XX, 33XX, 34XX, 35XX, 43XX,
44XX, 46XX, 46XX, 55XX, 57XX, 58XX, 59XX, 61XX, 62XX, 63XX, 64XX,
65XX, 66XX, 68XX, 70XX, 72XX, 73XX.
GUNNERY SERGEANT TO FIRST SERGEANT
IRR SMCR OCC ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD
NA 12 99 NA NA 981001 941001 NA NA
GUNNERY SERGEANT TO MASTER SERGEANT
IRR SMCR OCC ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD
1 10 03 950101 800814 960101 820803 960101 841210
2 13 06/40 970717 780917 980101 841111 981201 870303
1 1 11 950101 821025 950101 830723 960101 800917
1 7 13 950101 780723 950101 821115 960101 810219
1 1 21 960101 841229 980101 860117 980101 861009
1 4 28 950101 840619 970101 800731 970101 830908
1 3 30 950101 820111 960101 800421 960101 800117
1 3 33 950101 831027 970101 810723 970101 850523
1 10 35 970101 790101 980101 820220 980101 821023
0 0 40 911001 841208 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06
1 3 58 970101 801122 980101 830421 980101 851118
1 2 60 950101 791002 960101 820602 960101 831208
1 1 62 960101 820423 960101 830720 960101 831219
1 1 66 940101 810320 960101 801031 960101 810623
1 3 70 960101 831109 970101 821222 970101 861215
NOTE: MARINES IN THE 06XX AND 40XX OCCFIELD WILL COMPETE FOR THE
SAME ALLOCATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED: 01XX, 02XX, 04XX, 05XX, 08XX, 18XX,
23XX, 26XX, 31XX, 34XX, 41XX, 43XX, 44XX, 46XX, 57XX, 59XX, 61XX,
63XX, 64XX, 65XX, 68XX, 73XX.
STAFF SERGEANT TO GUNNERY SERGEANT
IRR SMCR OCC ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD
82 6 01 000301 900618 010501 901031 NA NA
1 5 04 970101 880204 970101 890207 970701 890703
6 1 05 970101 881208 010201 890524 NA NA
3 28 06/40 970101 860429 980101 891128 990101 881004
2 16 13 960509 850525 970101 900514 980101 841105
1 11 18 980101 910603 000601 920514 010301 870529
1 3 23 980101 840905 980101 890419 980101 920528
1 10 28 970101 871125 990401 850423 010201 900207
1 11 30 970101 860706 980101 880304 980601 840521
1 1 31 NA NA 980101 920615 000701 900320
1 7 33 990501 880714 010101 870803 NA NA
1 1 34 980101 850818 010301 900618 NA NA
1 19 35 960101 801203 970101 850624 980101 830707
0 0 40 950101 881227 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06
1 9 58 980101 880327 010501 910624 NA NA
1 6 60 980101 890830 001101 880426 010313 890216
1 2 61 980101 880323 991201 930210 000401 920512
1 2 63 NA NA 970101 820819 970101 831113
1 3 66 NA NA 970101 821101 970101 880423
1 4 70 970101 910123 000401 911210 NA NA
1 4 72 990901 900612 010201 921102 010301 880218
NOTE: MARINES IN THE 06XX AND 40XX OCCFIELD WILL COMPETE FOR THE
SAME ALLOCATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED: 02XX, 03XX, 08XX, 11XX, 21XX, 26XX,
41XX, 43XX, 44XX, 46XX, 55XX, 57XX, 59XX, 62XX, 64XX, 65XX, 68XX,
73XX.
SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT
IRR SMCR OCC ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
ALLOC ALLOC FLD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD JR DOR PEBD
3 32 01 960401 900911 980301 940618 980802 950103
1 1 02 970601 930802 970701 941213 970801 910820
1 1 05 000701 941128 010101 970722 NA NA
4 44 06/40 980101 901009 980802 940711 990106 920211
2 24 08 991001 940302 000701 950612 001001 930216
1 3 11 981001 931026 990101 920721 990101 941024
1 21 13 971001 921216 980701 941109 990101 911217
2 26 18 990101 950522 000701 920817 010101 960827
1 3 21 960701 890925 961201 921112 970101 910424
1 5 23 980101 950718 990101 930616 990601 950612
2 19 28 980501 921228 000201 960617 000401 970602
1 4 30 960701 921104 970101 890526 970101 900911
1 1 31 000701 941213 010101 961209 NA NA
1 24 33 000501 931108 010701 970421 020101 930126
1 10 35 960601 890314 970101 890210 970101 890724
0 0 40 951001 900424 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06 SEE 06
1 1 44 970701 941227 010101 930809 NA NA
1 4 57 980101 930317 981102 950927 990101 960116
1 10 58 951001 891020 980301 940829 980501 941115
1 1 59 010101 960513 010501 970506 NA NA
2 18 60 980101 910710 991101 940725 000401 911109
1 5 61 970701 910401 980701 920805 990101 841001
1 1 63 980101 930907 980301 940926 981001 920715
1 1 65 980701 931118 990701 941018 990701 951207
1 7 66 991001 960528 000401 960528 000401 970603
1 6 70 950701 890731 970201 930225 980101 891023
1 3 72 990401 920917 990401 930614 990401 930707
NOTE: MARINES IN THE 06XX AND 40XX OCCFIELD WILL COMPETE FOR THE
SAME ALLOCATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED: 03XX, 04XX, 26XX, 34XX, 43XX, 46XX,
62XX, 64XX, 68XX, 73XX.
NOTE: MARINES WHO BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE WRONG
ZONE MUST NOTIFY THE CMC (MMPR-2), IN WRITING, BY 17 OCTOBER 2002.
15. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING OCCFLD ALLOCATIONS,
ZONES AND CUTOFFS, PLEASE CALL RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION (PLANS &
POLICY BRANCH (RAP)) AT DSN 278-9136/9137 OR COMM (703) 784-
9136/9137.
16. ELIGIBILITY:
A. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CY 2002 RESERVE SNCO
SELECTION BOARD, MARINES, AS OF 21 OCTOBER 2002, MUST BE A MEMBER
OF THE USMCR, BE SERVING ON EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY AS RESERVE
RECRUITERS, BE SERVING ON TEMPORARY ACTIVE DUTY AS RECRUITER
AIDES, OR BE ASSIGNED TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR 180 DAYS OR LESS. ALL
ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST MEET THE DOR/PEBD REQUIREMENTS.
B. THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS AND ZONE CUTOFFS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE AS A RESULT OF SMCR OR IRR TABLE OF ORGANIZATION
MODIFICATIONS. FINAL CHANGES WHICH OCCUR WHILE THE BOARD IS IN
SESSION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SELECTION MARADMIN.
C. ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL
COMPETE FOR SELECTION IN THE OCCFLD ASSIGNED AS OF THE DATE THE
SELECTION BOARD CONVENES PER PARAGRAPH 3100.3 OF REFERENCE (B).
REQUESTS FOR PRIMARY OCCFLD/MOS CHANGES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC
(RAM) FOR APPROVAL (POC: MSGT SIMPSON, DSN 278-9105). UPON
RECEIPT, THE CMC (RAM) WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE UNIT DIARY ENTRY
AND PROMPTLY REPORT THE CHANGE TO THE CMC (MMPR-2). OCCFLD/PMOS
CHANGES WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE CMC (RA). (NOTE: THE
IMPORTANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED.)
D. ALL CATEGORY CHANGES MUST BE COMPLETED AND REFLECTED IN
MCTFS PRIOR TO 21 OCTOBER 2002 FOR PROPER PROMOTION CONSIDERATION
BY THE SELECTION BOARD. MARINES WHO EFFECT THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORY TRANSFERS: FROM ACTIVE COMPONENT TO THE SMCR OR ACTIVE
COMPONENT TO IRR, WHILE THE BOARD IS IN SESSION (21 OCTOBER 2002
THROUGH COMPLETION) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT ALL COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS REPORT ALL
EFFECTED COMPONENT CHANGES TO CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE.
SELECTION OF A MARINE IN THE INCORRECT COMPETITIVE CATEGORY IS
CONSIDERED AN ERRONEOUS SELECTION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE
TAKEN TO REMOVE THE MARINE'S NAME FROM THE SELECTION LIST.
PARAGRAPH 3200.2 OF REFERENCE (B) APPLIES.
17. WARRANT OFFICER SELECTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED AND WHO
MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN THEIR ENLISTED GRADE
ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 13, ABOVE, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION BY THIS BOARD. THE
CMC (MMPR-2) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF ALL SUCH ELIGIBLE
MARINES TO THE BOARD FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR
PROMOTION.
18. COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS ARE REQUIRED TO INFORM CMC
(MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES REGARDING ANY MARINE
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THESE BOARDS WHO IS THE
SUBJECT OF COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY ACTION (BY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN
AUTHORITIES) NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON EARLIER FITNESS REPORTS.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS CONSIDERED "COMPLETED" WHEN A MARINE IS
AWARDED NJP, OR CONVICTED BY A COURT-MARTIAL OR CIVILIAN COURT.
IF A MARINE IS EXONERATED VIA THE APPEAL PROCESS OR BY CONVENING
AUTHORITY ACTION, THERE MAY BE GROUNDS FOR REMEDIAL PROMOTION
CONSIDERATION. COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS ALSO ARE
REQUIRED TO INFORM CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE IF ANY ELIGIBLE
MARINE IS ADMINISTRATIVELY REDUCED, DISCHARGED, OR EFFECTS AN
INTERCOMPONENT/INTERCATEGORY TRANSFER.
19. UPDATE MATERIAL IS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AN ELIGIBLE
MARINE TO A SELECTION BOARD. THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE
SUBMISSION OF UPDATE MATERIAL TO THE SELECTION BOARD:
A. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, 21 OCTOBER 2002. THE MAILING
ADDRESS IS:
PRESIDENT, CY 2002 RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
HARRY LEE HALL
17 LEJEUNE ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5104
(1) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE MARINE CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
(2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION (E.G., LETTERS TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, COPIES OF AWARD CERTIFICATES, PHOTOGRAPH,
COPIES OF SCHOOL COMPLETION CERTIFICATES, ETC.) FROM AN ELIGIBLE
MARINE MUST BE STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC ON OR BEFORE THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD. ALL UPDATE MATERIAL IAW
REF (B) PAR 3102.5 AND REF (F) PAR 6302.2 MUST BE SUBMITTED,
SIGNED, AND ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE OR IT WILL NOT BE
FORWARDED TO THE SELECTION BOARD. FAX COMMUNICATION MUST BE
RECEIVED BY 2359 ON THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. THE FAX
NUMBER IS: COML (703) 784-9884 OR DSN 278-9884.
(3) PERSONAL COMMUNICATION RECEIVED AFTER THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
(4) LETTERS FROM OTHER MARINES OR INDIVIDUALS REGARDING AN
ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY BE SUBMITTED AS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE
BOARD ONLY IF ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE. LETTERS RECEIVED
FROM ANYONE NOT ENDORSED BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE WILL NOT BE
FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
(5) ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION CONSIDERATION BY
THESE BOARDS WHO ANTICIPATE SEPARATING FROM THE MARINE CORPS MAY
VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION
BOARD REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED. COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE THAT
REQUIRED COUNSELLING HAS TAKEN PLACE PER PARAGRAPH 3103.9 OF
REFERENCE (B).
B. PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES (A) AND (B),
ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE CMC (MMPR-2)
PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH
TAKEN WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. IF A
PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE FORWARDED, ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY SUBMIT
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, VERIFIED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER,
DOCUMENTING HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. MARINES WHO EXCEED HEIGHT AND
WEIGHT STANDARDS MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION OF THEIR
CURRENT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE.
C. DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE SELECTION
BOARD. THE CMC (MMSB-32) MUST CERTIFY ALL FITNESS REPORTS PRIOR
TO CONSIDERATION BY THE SELECTION BOARD. ALL FITNESS REPORTS
MUST BE SENT TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-32)
2008 ELLIOT ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED - "CONTAINS FITREPS FOR SELECTION BOARD."
ERRONEOUS OR LATE REPORTS MAY PREVENT A COMPLETE RECORD FROM BEING
PRESENTED TO THE SELECTION BOARD. PER REFERENCE (B), IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MARINE TO ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS BOTH
ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. ACCORDINGLY, MISSING FITNESS REPORTS WILL
NOT BE A BASIS FOR REQUESTING REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION IN
THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION.
D. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE
SELECTION BOARD BE SENT SOONEST BY MAIL VICE FAX. BECAUSE OF THE
HIGH VOLUME OF MAIL AND FAX MATERIAL RECEIVED IN THE DAYS PRIOR
TO CONVENING, THERE MAY BE UNDUE DELAYS IN RECEIVING AND
PROCESSING DOCUMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, FAX DOCUMENTS MAY NOT BE
TRANSMITTED CLEARLY OR IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
E. THE ONLY METHODS OF VERIFYING RECEIPT OF CORRESPONDENCE
OR PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE CMC (MMPR-2) ARE BY FORWARDING A COMPLETED
RETURN RECEIPT CARD, NAVMC 941, WITH ALL CORRESPONDENCE, AND BY
CHECKING THE ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION WEB SITE LISTED IN
PARAGRAPH 25.
20. THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND
(MCRC), WILL ENSURE DISTRICT COMMANDERS REPORT THE NAME, GRADE,
OCCFLD, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF ALL ELIGIBLE RESERVE
MARINES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE RECRUITING PROGRAM TO THE CMC
(MMPR-2) BY 17 OCTOBER 2002. DISTRICT COMMANDERS ARE TO ENSURE
THE COMPONENT CODE CD IS REFLECTED IN MCTFS.
21. COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED
ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3201 OF REFERENCE
(B), MUST SUBMIT A MESSAGE TO CMC (MMPR-2) IN THE FORMAT PROVIDED IN
APPENDIX D OF REFERENCE (B) BY 2359 ON 21 OCTOBER 2002. LATE
REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION BASED ON PRIOR SERVICE WILL BE FILED
WITHOUT ACTION.
22. ALL SERGEANTS AND STAFF SERGEANTS WHO WERE PROPERLY RECOMMENDED
FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION ON FITNESS REPORTS WITH PERIODS ENDING
BETWEEN 1 JULY 2001 THROUGH 30 JUNE 2002 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR
ACCELERATED PROMOTION BY THIS BOARD. IDENTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY
OF THESE MARINES ARE CONTINGENT UPON COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING
PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPHS 1003.3 AND 2004.3G OF
REFERENCE (C).
23. PER PARAGRAPH 3200.2D OF REFERENCE (B), THE FOLLOWING
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA WILL DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION
CONSIDERATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE IRR. THERE IS NO LONGER A
REQUIREMENT FOR A MARINE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE IRR FOR 6 MONTHS
PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
A. BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE IRR (INDIVIDUALS MUST EARN
AT LEAST 27 POINTS IN THE ANNIVERSARY YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
THE CONVENING DATE OF THIS BOARD TO BE CONSIDERED AN ACTIVE
PARTICIPANT OR HAVE BEEN PREASSIGNED TO A MOBILIZATION BILLET).
B. MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT
HIGHER GRADE AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MARINE CORPS
RESERVE SUPPORT COMMAND (MCRSC).
24. THE COMMANDING GENERAL, MCRSC, WILL PROVIDE, NLT 1 OCTOBER
2002, A LIST OF IRR MARINES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO THE
CMC (MMPR-2). THE LIST WILL INCLUDE EACH MARINE'S NAME, SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER, PRESENT GRADE, OCCFLD, DOR, PEBD, AND DATE THE
MARINE JOINED THE IRR OR DATE ASSIGNED TO A MOBILIZATION BILLET.
25. COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS ARE DIRECTED TO DISSEMINATE
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS BULLETIN TO ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES
UNDER THEIR COGNIZANCE. ALSO, PRIOR SERVICE RECRUITERS WILL NOTIFY
THEIR UNIT COMMANDERS OF ANY NEW JOIN THAT MAY BE IN ZONE FOR
SELECTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE.
26. THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE AND
WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEB SITE. GO TO
WWW.USMC.MIL, THEN TO "CAREER," THEN "MILITARY," THEN "PROMOTIONS,"
THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."
27. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 AUGUST 2003.//