FY 2012 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 5/24/2012 | MARADMINS Number: 285/12
MARADMINS : 285/12
R 241200Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 285/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY 2012 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC/231130ZJUN2011//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-2/YMD:20060511//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MIFD/YMD:20000714//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/MSG/060930ZJAN2009//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/MMSB/YMD:20060511//
REF/F/MSGID:MSG/MP/011129ZAUG2011//
NARR/REF A, MARADMIN 359/11, ANNOUNCED THE FY 2012 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE. REF B, MCO P1400.32D W-CH 1, (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF C, MCO P1070.12K, (IRAM), PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.  REF D, MARADMIN 003/09, DISCUSSES TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF E, MCO P1610.7F W-CH 2, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES), STIPULATES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORTS. REF F, MARADMIN 433-11, ANNOUNCED UPDATES TO THE ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM FOR FY 2012.//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AS ANNOUNCED BY REF A, THE FY12 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 17 JUL 2012 AT HARRY LEE HALL, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VA, FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 9 WEEKS.
2.  PME REQUIREMENTS.  ALL MARINES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE FY12 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD MUST HAVE PME REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED PRIOR TO 17 JULY 2012.  THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL PME BY 2359 ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CONSIDERED LESS THAN FULLY QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION.  SERGEANTS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO STAFF SERGEANT MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE SERGEANT DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 8010) TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED.  THE COMPLETION OF RESIDENT PME COURSES WILL NOT FULFILL NONRESIDENT PME REQUIREMENTS. MISSING INFORMATION FROM A MARINE'S OMPF IS NOT SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO GRANT A MARINE REMEDIAL CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION. THEREFORE, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ELIGIBLE MARINES ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS COMPLETE TO INCLUDE EVIDENCE OF REQUIRED PME COMPLETION. 
3.  COMMANDERS WILL:
   A.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE WITHIN THEIR COMMAND IS NOTIFIED OF THEIR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.
   B.  ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF DATA ELEMENTS IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) FOR THOSE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION REGARDLESS OF ZONE.  SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, DOR, AFADBD, PME, SERVICE SCHOOLS, BILLET DESCRIPTION, PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (PMOS), INTENDED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (IMOS), PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) SCORE, MARKSMANSHIP SCORE, PERSONAL AWARDS, ASSIGNMENT TO AND REMOVAL FROM THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, ETC.  ANY CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED IN MCTFS AND SUBMITTED AS UPDATE MATERIAL BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FY12 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD.
   C.  ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELED PER REF B AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS IN THE PROPER FORMAT.
   D.  ENSURE EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE SUBMITS A PHOTOGRAPH IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES C AND D.
   E.  ASSIST ELIGIBLE MARINES IN CORRECTING INCOMPLETE FITNESS REPORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 8 AND APPENDIX I OF REF E.
   F.  COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF PRIOR SERVICE, PER PARAGRAPH 3202 OF REF B, MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PRIOR SERVICE CONSIDERATION TO CMC (MMPR-2) BY 2359 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. FIGURE 3-4 OF REF B CONTAINS THE FORMAT FOR THE REQUEST.  LATE SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION BASED ON PRIOR SERVICE WILL BE FILED WITHOUT ACTION.
4.  THE TABLE BELOW LISTS THE MOS'S THAT "FEED TO" THE IMOS AT THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE INDICATED.  MARINES SERVING IN A BASIC MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR IMOS.  MARINES WHO HAVE A PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) LISTED IN COLUMN (A) AS A FEEDER MOS WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION TO THE IMOS LISTED IN COLUMN (B), PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5.  NOTE: AS ZONES AND ALLOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO OR DURING THE BOARD, ALL MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF THEIR RECORDS.
   A.  SERGEANT TO STAFF SERGEANT FEEDER MOS: FOR PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E. COLUMN A TO COLUMN B.
COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN A   COLUMN B   COLUMN A   COLUMN B
0111       0111       0161       0161       0211       0211
0231       0231       0241       0241       0261       0261
0311       0369       0313       0313       0321       0321
0331       0369       0341       0369       0351       0369
0352       0369       0372       0372       0411       0411
0431       0431       0451       0451       0481       0481
0511       0511       0612       0619       0621       0629
0623       0629       0627       0629       0651       0659
0689       0689       0811       0811       0842       0848
0844       0848       0847       0848       0861       0861
1141       1141       1142       1142       1161       1161
1171       1171       1316       1316       1341       1341
1345       1345       1361       1361       1371       1371
1391       1391       1812       1812       1833       1833
2111       2111       2131       2131       2141       2141
2146       2146       2147       2147       2161       2161
2171       2171       2311       2311       2336       2336
2621       2621       2631       2631       2651       2651
2671       2671       2673       2673       2674       2674
2676       2676       2821       2823       2823       2823
2831       2834       2834       2834       2841       2862
2847       2862       2862       2862       2871       2874
2874       2874       2887       2887       3043       3043
3044       3044       3051       3051       3052       3052
3112       3112       3381       3381       3432       3432
3451       3451       3521       3529       3531       3537
4133       4133       4341       4341       4421       4421
4612       4612       4641       4641       4671       4671
4821       4821       5512       5512       5524       5524
5711       5711       5811       5811       5821       5821
5831       5831       5939       5939       5948       5948
5951       5951       5952       5952       5953       5953
5954       5954       5974       5974       5979       5979
6042       6042       6046       6046       6048       6048
6062       6062       6072       6072       6073       6073
6074       6074       6092       6092       6112       6116
6113       6113       6114       6114       6116       6116
6122       6122       6123       6123       6124       6124
6132       6132       6152       6156       6153       6153
6154       6154       6156       6156       6172       6176
6173       6173       6174       6174       6176       6176
6212       6218       6213       6213       6214       6314
6216       6216       6217       6218       6218       6218
6222       6222       6223       6223       6227       6227
6242       6276       6252       6258       6253       6253
6256       6256       6257       6258       6258       6258
6276       6276       6282       6288       6283       6283
6286       6286       6287       6288       6288       6288
6312       6338       6313       6313       6314       6314
6316       6316       6317       6338       6322       6326
6323       6323       6324       6324       6326       6326
6332       6338       6333       6333       6336       6336
6337       6338       6338       6338       6386       6386
6414       6414       6423       6434       6432       6434
6433       6434       6469       6469       6483       6483
6492       6492       6499       6499       6531       6531
6541       6541       6672       6672       6694       6694
6842       6842       7011       7011       7041       7041
7051       7051       7212       7212       7234       7236
7236       7236       7242       7242       7251       7257
7257       7257       7314       7314       7372       7372
7382       6276      
5.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS ARE IDENTIFIED BELOW.  MARINES WHO HAVE A DOR THAT IS EARLIER THAN THE DOR IDENTIFIED FOR A ZONE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN THAT ZONE FOR THAT IMOS.  WHEN AN AFADBD IS SPECIFIED, IT PERTAINS ONLY TO THOSE MARINES WITH THE LISTED DATE OF RANK.  THE AFADBD IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY OF THOSE MARINES WHOSE DATE OF RANK IS EARLIER THAN THE DATE OF RANK LISTED.  REFER TO PARAGRAPH 3102.3 OF REF B.  THE TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
              ABOVE ZONE        PROMOTION ZONE     BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC  JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD
0111    84  20080501 20030922  20081001 20030128  20090101 20040802
0161     2  20071101 20011211  20071201 20030330  20080202    NA
0211    51  20091102    NA     20100901 20060710  20110101    NA
0231    97  20090701 20030517  20100502    NA     20110101    NA
0241    22  20070801 20030324  20080701    NA     20090301 20050606
0261     3  20090101    NA     20090401 20050801  20090801 20050606
0313     6  20090701 20050511  20090801 20050615  20090901    NA
0321    25  20090201 20060612  20090501 20060710  20090801 20050801
0369    48  20070501 20021118  20070601 20030818  20070701 20031021
0372    85  20070701 20040908  20090401 20040512  20110101    NA
0411    21  20071001 20000921  20080301 20020422  20090201 20040830
0431    38  20091001 20050606  20100601 20060218  20100901 20060907
0451     5  20080801 20030825  20090601 20020705  20091001    NA
0481    28  20081001    NA     20090901 20060313  20100802    NA
0511     5  20081201    NA     20090601 20040908  20090901    NA
0619    12  20070401 20030721  20070801 20030923  20071101 20030505
0629    41  20070501 20040525  20070801 20030318  20071001 20040301
0659    39  20081201 20031201  20090330    NA     20090801 20030915
0689    23  20081101 20050711  20100401 20060725  20101201    NA
0811     9  20070301 20010226  20070601 20040217  20070901    NA
0848     6  20090201    NA     20090401 20050801  20090501 20060619
0861    72  20081102    NA     20100401 20060410  20110101    NA
1142    16  20071001    NA     20080601    NA     20090101 20040622
1161     3  20071101 20030818  20080101 20031027  20080801 20030113
1316     3  20070901    NA     20071201 20011202  20080301 20040719
1341     9  20060901    NA     20061201 20011029  20070501 20010716
1345    20  20061001 20000626  20070901 20020910  20080401 20000118
1371    15  20070801 20020818  20071020    NA     20080101 20040526
1391     4  20070301 20030818  20070701    NA     20071101 20020318
2111    13  20071001 20030701  20071201 20031208  20080502    NA
2131     6  20070501 20030915  20080901    NA     20101201 20060807
2141    14  20080201    NA     20081101    NA     20090601    NA
2146     5  20081001 20040607  20081101 20050207  20090201 20050307
2147    13  20070701    NA     20080901    NA     20090701    NA
2171     3  20071101 20021029  20080801    NA     20081101 20030630
2311    29  20070501 20030922  20080201 20040419  20090101 20041207
2336    20  20090501 20050906  20091001 20050510  20091101 20060619
2621    35  20100101    NA     20110101    NA        NA       NA
2631     8  20100101    NA     20101101 20060807  20110101    NA
2651    16  20091101 20051206  20100701 20060213  20110101 20080211
2671     8  20090801    NA     20100101 20050214  20100701 20061214
2673     7  20081101    NA     20100501    NA     20101201 20070730
2674     3  20081102    NA     20090301    NA     20100301 20041129
2676    11  20090801    NA     20101201 20030811  20110101    NA
2823     3  20081001    NA     20090101 20060213  20090701    NA
2874     1  20091102    NA     20100701    NA        NA       NA
2887     2  20091001    NA     20101001    NA     20110101 20070703
3043    46  20080501 20021112  20080901 20050214  20090201 20030419
3044     6  20091101 20051012  20100901 20060103  20101001 20061107
3052     2  20080701    NA     20081001 20040608  20090101    NA
3381    40  20070901 20000911  20081001 20020805  20090301 20040913
3432    24  20081201 20011010  20090601    NA     20100202    NA
3451    12  20081201    NA     20100401 20041004  20100802    NA
3529    46  20070601    NA     20071001    NA     20080101 20031216
3537    49  20061101 20030527  20070301 20011106  20070701 20030121
4133     8  20080202    NA     20090105    NA     20100502    NA
4341     9  20081001 20030715  20081101 20040914  20090401 20050412
4421     2  20081001 20040218  20081001    NA     20081101    NA
4612     2  20080501 20040329  20081101    NA     20091201    NA
4671     2  20080501 20030317  20081201    NA     20090901    NA
4821     2  20071001 20030804  20071001    NA     20071101 20030729
5512     6  20090801    NA     20101201    NA        NA       NA
5524     6  20081001 20041207  20081001 20050801  20090201 20040615
5711     9  20080301 20040809  20080701 20031117  20081101    NA
5811    14  20070328    NA     20070801 20010923  20071116    NA
5821     8  20081101    NA     20090601    NA     20100201 20051207
5831     7  20070801 20010626  20071102    NA     20081001    NA
5939     2  20071201    NA     20080101    NA     20080501 20020831
5948     7  20090601    NA     20101001    NA        NA       NA
5951     3  20050601    NA     20080401    NA     20100101    NA
5952     8  20100101    NA     20101101    NA        NA       NA
5953     8  20100101    NA     20101001 20060601  20101101    NA
5974     3  20080501    NA     20080701 20050620  20081201 20050420
5979     5  20080801    NA     20100701    NA     20110101    NA
6042     6  20080501    NA     20081102    NA     20091001    NA
6046     7  20081001 20040419  20081001 20050222  20081101 20040816
6062     6  20080101    NA     20081101 20040809  20090901    NA
6072     2  20061101 20030210  20070101 20000612  20070201    NA
6074     2  20090201 20031208  20090501    NA     20090701    NA
6114     5  20080301 20040927  20080801    NA     20081001 20041018
6116     2  20071001 20010827  20071101 20020827  20071201 20030709
6123     4  20061201    NA     20080301 20020716  20091001    NA
6124     2  20081001 20050418  20081001    NA     20090303    NA
6153     5  20091001 20041129  20100101 20030919  20100501 20001115
6154     3  20081101 20040712  20081201 20041018  20090101    NA
6156    11  20070901 20010326  20080101 20040720  20080801 20040712
6174     3  20080815    NA     20081001 20040614  20081001    NA
6176    14  20080201 20021029  20080901    NA     20090401 20040217
6216     4  20050701    NA     20060501 20030714  20070119    NA
6222     2  20060801    NA     20070101    NA     20070701    NA
6227     2  20051101    NA     20060701    NA     20080502    NA
6253     6  20090901    NA     20101101 20070730  20101201    NA
6258     2  20090101    NA     20090401 20040907  20090701    NA
6283     2  20090202    NA     20100801 20060313  20100801    NA
6286     2  20091001 20060403  20100401    NA     20101001 20070709
6314     2  20090401    NA     20090801 20050712  20090901    NA
6316     2  20050202    NA     20080201    NA     20080501    NA
6324     5  20081001 20040607  20081001 20040907  20081001    NA
6326    18  20080501 20031202  20081201 20020225  20091001 20050110
6338     2  20090101 20040810  20090101    NA     20090201    NA
6386     2  20071201    NA     20090601    NA     20100501    NA
6483     2  20070601    NA     20080101    NA     20080501    NA
6499     8  20061001    NA     20101201    NA     20110101    NA
6531     2  20080401    NA     20080501    NA     20080603    NA
6541    13  20080201 20040405  20080701 20040809  20081101 20030721
6672    12  20070501    NA     20070901 20020422  20080101 20031229
6694     3  20081101 20020408  20081101 20040322  20081201    NA
6842     6  20091201 20030723  20100401 20031020  20100601    NA
7011     3  20090101    NA     20090402    NA     20100101 20021221
7041     5  20070301 20021105  20070601    NA     20071101 20010917
7051     8  20071101 20031208  20080101 20031020  20080401 20040105
7212     2  20071001 20030609  20071201    NA     20080201 20020722
7236     2  20081101    NA     20090501 20040713  20090801    NA
7257    28  20100101    NA     20100701 20061114  20101201    NA
7314     9  20091201    NA     20100601 20070117  20101101    NA
7372     2  20070101    NA     20080201    NA        NA       NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  1141, 1171, 1361, 1812, 1833, 2161, 2834, 2862, 3051, 3112, 4641, 5954, 6048, 6073, 6092, 6113, 6122, 6132, 6173, 6213, 6218, 6223, 6256, 6276, 6288, 6313, 6323, 6333, 6336, 6414, 6434, 6469, 6492 AND 7242.
NOTES:
   A.  THE ABOVE ZONE CONTAINS MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CONSIDERATION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE AND FAILED SELECTION.
   B.  MARINES WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN ADJUSTED DOR OR MADE A LATERAL MOVE AND BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE WRONG ZONE (BECAUSE OF THE ADJUSTED DOR OR LATERAL MOVE) MUST NOTIFY CMC (MMPR-2), IN WRITING, BY 17 JULY 2012.
   C.  AN ABOVE ZONE DOR-AFADBD CUTOFF FOR A SPECIFIC MOS WITH NO DOR-AFADBD CUTOFF IN THE PROMOTION ZONE INDICATES NO ALLOCATIONS FOR PROMOTION EXIST IN THAT MOS FOR THIS BOARD.
6.  QUESTIONS REGARDING MOS ALLOCATIONS, ZONES, AND AFADBD CUTOFFS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CMC (MPP-20), DSN 278-9361 OR COMM (703) 784-9361.
7.  ELIGIBILITY:
   A.  ALL SERGEANTS WHO MEET THE DOR AND AFADBD CUTOFF FOR THEIR MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO STAFF SERGEANT.
   B.  THE ABOVE LISTED TENTATIVE ZONES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY VIRTUE OF ONGOING GRADE-MOS STRUCTURE CHANGES AND REALIGNMENTS.  ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ABOVE LISTED ZONES WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR DURING THE BOARD SESSION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SELECTION MARADMIN.
   C.  MARINES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SELECTED FOR PROMOTION AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
   D.  ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS (ECFC) PROGRAM.  REF F, MARADMIN 433-11, ANNOUNCED UPDATES TO THE ECFC POLICIES FOR FY 2012. SPECIFICALLY, THE SERVICE LIMITATION FOR SERGEANT IS 10 YEARS OR 2 FAILED SELECTIONS TO STAFF SERGEANT.  PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY IS NOT AFFECTED BY PREVIOUS FAILED SELECTIONS.  ALL EXISTING SERVICE CONTRACTS WILL BE HONORED REGARDLESS OF SERVICE LIMITATION CONSTRAINTS WHICH MEANS THAT MARINES REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION, REGARDLESS OF FAILED SELECTION OPPORTUNITIES, UNTIL THEIR CONTRACT EXPIRES.  MULTIPLE EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATING THE CURRENT POLICY ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE REFERENCE. 
   E.  LATERAL MOVES.  ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS MARADMIN WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION IN THE MOS ASSIGNED ON THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD PER PARAGRAPH 3100.3D OF REF B.  MOS CHANGES WILL NOT BE MADE AFTER THE DATE OF THIS MARADMIN WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF CMC (MPP-20).  COMMANDERS MUST PROMPTLY REPORT TO CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE ANY APPROVED MOS CHANGES FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES THAT OCCUR DURING THE BOARD.  MARINES WHO ARE SELECTED IN THE INCORRECT IMOS BY A BOARD WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY DELETED FROM THE SELECTION LIST AND MAY RATE REMEDIAL CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION IN THEIR CORRECT MOS. PARAGRAPHS 3100.3F AND 3602.5 OF REF B APPLY.
       (1)  MARINES WHO HAVE LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS APPROVED WITH AN ASSIGNED NEW BASIC MOS-OCCFLD (AS REFLECTED IN MCTFS) BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE MOS-OCCFLD FOR WHICH THE LATERAL MOVE HAS BEEN APPROVED. 
       (2)  MARINES WHOSE LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS ARE APPROVED AFTER THE BOARD HAS CONVENED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN THEIR NEWLY ACQUIRED MOS AND WILL BE DELETED FROM THE BOARD POPULATION AND WILL COMPETE ON THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S BOARD, IF ELIGIBLE.
       (3)  MARINES WHO HAVE MADE A LATERAL MOVE AND WHOSE DOR AND AFADBD PLACE THEM IN THE ABOVE ZONE, BUT WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROMOTION ZONE.
8.  WARRANT OFFICER SELECTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN APPOINTED, AND MARINES ENROLLED IN THE MARINE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION PROGRAM (MECEP) OR THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (MCP) WHOSE PERMANENT ENLISTED GRADE IS THAT OF SERGEANT, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION BY THIS BOARD, PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH 5 ABOVE.  THE CMC (MMPR-2) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO THE BOARD FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.
9.  COMMANDERS MUST SUBMIT A MESSAGE TO CMC (MMPR-2) REGARDING ANY MARINE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BOARD 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 FOUND GUILTY AT NJP, COURT-MARTIAL, OR CIVILIAN COURT PROCEEDING.  IF A MARINE IS EXONERATED VIA THE APPEAL PROCESS OR BY CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION, REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION MAY BE GRANTED UPON REQUEST. MESSAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) GIVING A FULL, DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF THE MATTER, WHETHER THE ACTION OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD, DURING THE BOARD, OR WHILE THE MARINE WAS A MEMBER OF A PREVIOUS COMMAND.  MESSAGES SHOULD ALSO BE SUBMITTED REGARDING ANY ELIGIBLE MARINE WHO IS ADMINISTRATIVELY REDUCED, DISCHARGED, MAKES AN INTER-COMPONENT TRANSFER, IS ASSIGNED TO THE BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM, OR ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS. NOTE:  COMMANDERS ARE ALSO REMINDED TO MAKE APPROPRIATE MCTFS ENTRIES, IF WARRANTED.
10. BOARD PREPARATION GUIDANCE.  EVEN THOUGH MARINES ARE SUBJECT TO AN EVER-INCREASING PACE OF DEPLOYMENTS AND OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, THEY STILL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PREPARE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.  MARINES ARE ADVISED TO REVIEW REF A FOR GUIDANCE REGARDING SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION, AUDITING THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS), FITNESS REPORTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS, PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  ALTHOUGH MENTIONED IN REF A, MARINES ARE REMINDED OF THE FOLLOWING:
   A.  EACH MARINE IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF HIS OR HER OMPF AND MBS WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE THE SELECTION BOARD CONVENES.  A MARINE SHOULD ALSO REVIEW THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS) TO ENSURE THAT ALL DATA CONTAINED THEREIN IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  IF DEFICIENCIES, MISSING INFORMATION, OR UNREADABLE DOCUMENTS ARE PRESENT IN A MARINE'S OMPF OR MBS, THE INDIVIDUAL MARINE IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THE RECORD BY CONTACTING THE CMC (MMSB-20).  MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT THEY ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO CORRESPOND DIRECTLY WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERING THEIR CASE FOR PROMOTION.  MISSING INFORMATION FROM A MARINE'S OMPF IS NOT SUFFICIENT GROUNDS TO GRANT A MARINE REMEDIAL CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.  THEREFORE, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ELIGIBLE MARINES ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS COMPLETE TO INCLUDE EVIDENCE OF REQUIRED PME COMPLETION.
   B.  COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOARD.  EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED OR HAND-DELIVERED TO HARRY LEE HALL NO LATER THAN 2359 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  MARINES MAY SUBMIT COMMUNICATIONS VIA U.S. MAIL, PRIORITY OR NEXT DAY MAIL, OR FAX.  HOWEVER, MARINES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT U.S. MAIL, PRIORITY MAIL AND NEXT DAY U.S. MAIL IS NOT DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO HARRY LEE HALL.  THEREFORE, ANTICIPATE A 2-3 DAY LAG TIME FOR FURTHER DELIVERY TO HARRY LEE HALL. COMMERCIAL NEXT DAY CARRIERS DELIVER DIRECTLY TO HARRY LEE HALL, EXCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.  MARINES WITH THE CAPABILITY TO SCAN THEIR DOCUMENTS, MAY SEND THE SCANNED DOCUMENTS VIA E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX FOR CMC (MMPR-2).  ENSURE THE E-MAIL SUBJECT LINE READS "UPDATE MATERIAL FOR THE FY12 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD".
       (1) UPDATE MATERIAL.  MARINES MAY SUBMIT ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD.  BE ADVISED THAT OMPF MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD DOES NOT BECOME PART OF A MARINE'S OMPF.  UPDATE MATERIAL SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.  DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE SELECTION BOARD.  PER REF E, CMC (MMSB-32) MUST CERTIFY ALL FITNESS REPORTS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION BY A SELECTION BOARD.  ALL FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SENT TO:
  COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
  HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-32)
  2008 ELLIOTT ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030 IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED - "CONTAINS FITNESS REPORTS FOR SELECTION BOARD."  ERRONEOUS OR LATE REPORTS MAY PREVENT A COMPLETE RECORD FROM BEING PRESENTED TO THE SELECTION BOARD.  PER REF B, MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THEIR RECORDS ARE 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.  THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES APPLY, REGARDLESS OF THE MEANS BY WHICH A MARINE SUBMITS MATERIAL, I.E., U.S. MAIL, NEXT-DAY SERVICE, FAX, E-MAIL, ETC.:
           (A) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER WITH THE UPDATE MATERIAL AS ENCLOSURES (A SAMPLE COVER LETTER IS AVAILABLE AT THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE);
           (B) THE COVER LETTER MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, FY12 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARAGRAPH 11 FOR COMPLETE ADDRESS);
           (C) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE MARINE; AND
           (D) THE MARINE MUST SIGN THE COVER LETTER.  MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITHOUT A COVER LETTER OR RECEIVED AFTER 2359 (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD.  MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING CMC (MMPR-2) HAS PHYSICALLY RECEIVED UPDATE MATERIAL BEFORE THE MIDNIGHT DEADLINE AND MAY VERIFY RECEIPT OF THE MATERIAL SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD VIA THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE OR BY CONTACTING CMC (MMPR-2).  THIS WEBSITE WILL POPULATE WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE CONVENING DATE AND WILL ONLY PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO MMPR-2 AS IT IS RECEIVED.
           (E) IN ORDER TO VERIFY RECEIPT OF MATERIAL SENT TO MMSB, (I.E. UPDATE MATERIAL FOR INCLUSION TO THE OMPF AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH), GO TO OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  THIS SITE UPDATES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS AFTER THE MATERIAL IS RECEIVED.  MMSB WILL PUSH THE INFORMATION TO THE DIGITAL BOARD ROOM.
       (2) PHOTOGRAPHS.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES C AND D, ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SELECTION BOARD.  WHILE ABSENCE OF A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT A REASON FOR NON-SELECTION IN AND OF ITSELF, AN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPH IS ONE OF MANY ELEMENTS VIEWED BY A SELECTION BOARD IN ITS DELIBERATIONS AS TO WHO IS BEST QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION.
           (A) DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE THE PREFERRED FORM OF PHOTOGRAPH AS THEY CAN BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHOTO CLARITY, THE PHOTO SHOULD BE TAKEN AGAINST A PLAIN BACKGROUND.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC (MMSB) AT MMSBCVIC.MMSB.USMC.MIL VIA AN AUTHORIZED COMBAT VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC). IF A MARINE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CVIC, BUT SOME OTHER MEANS OF TAKING A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE, THE PHOTOGRAPH MAY BE EMAILED VIA THE COMMAND'S ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX OR VIA THE COMMANDING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OR COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: MMSB.PHOTO@USMC.MIL.  MARINES WHO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH BY REVIEWING THEIR OMPF VIA MOL, CHECKING THE MMSB HOMEPAGE OR CONTACTING THE CMC (MMSB-20). 
           (B) HARDCOPY PHOTOGRAPHS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 11.  MARINES WHO SUBMIT A HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPH MAY CONFIRM RECEIPT THROUGH THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE. HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPHS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BECOME PART OF THE OMPF.
           (C) OUTDATED-MISSING PHOTOGRAPHS.  IF A PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE FORWARDED DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES, ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, VERIFIED BY THE COMMANDER, DOCUMENTING HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.  MARINES WHO EXCEED HEIGHT-WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH BODY FAT PERCENT LIMITS, MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION BY THE COMMAND OF THEIR CURRENT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE.
           (D) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.  EACH MARINE MUST ENSURE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE PROPERLY TAKEN, TIMELY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND THEIR PHOTOGRAPH IS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED BY THE BOARD. MARINES WHO DO NOT SUBMIT A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH OR A LETTER TO EXPLAIN THE LACK OF PHOTOGRAPH ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE BEFORE THE BOARD AND ARE HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO BE SELECTED. FURTHER, MARINES WHO NEGLECT TO EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE IN CONFIRMING THEIR PHOTOGRAPH POSTED TO THEIR OMPF AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PROCESSED BEFORE THE CONVENE DATE ARE UNLIKELY TO RECEIVE FAVORABLE ENDORSEMENT FOR REMEDIAL PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
       (3) REQUEST NOT TO BE SELECTED.  ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD WHO ANTICIPATE SEPARATING FROM THE MARINE CORPS MAY VOLUNTARILY REQUEST NOT TO BE SELECTED BY SUBMITTING A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD.  PRIOR TO SUBMISSION, ENSURE THE LETTER IS IN THE PROPER FORMAT AND THE COMMANDER'S ENDORSEMENT IS ATTACHED CERTIFYING REQUIRED COUNSELING TOOK PLACE IAW REF B.
11. HOMEPAGE, ADDRESSES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT INFORMATION:
    A. ADDRESS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD:
           PRESIDENT
           FY12 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD
           HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
           HARRY LEE HALL
           17 LEJEUNE ROAD
           QUANTICO VA 22134-5104
    B. ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION (MMPR-2)
           SECTION HEAD, DSN 278-9710-11
           ADMIN CHIEF, DSN 278-9718-19-20
    C. FAX MATERIAL TO:  COMM 703-784-9884 OR DSN 278-9884
    D. EMAIL MATERIAL TO:  ENLISTEDPROMOTIONS@USMC.MIL
    E. THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE ONLY UPDATES HARD-COPY PHOTOGRAPHS AND UPDATE MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE:  WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)", "PROMOTION BRANCH", THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS".  FROM THERE, TO FIND:
       (1) REF A:  CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS", THEN "SNCO SELECTION BOARDS", THEN "BOARD SCHEDULE", THEN "FY 2012", AND THEN "MARADMIN 688-10".
       (2) ZONE ELIGIBILITY-UPDATE MATERIAL RECEIPT VERIFICATION: CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS", THEN "SNCO SELECTION BOARDS".  GO TO THE "ON-LINE APPLICATIONS" SECTION AND ENTER EITHER NAME-SSN OR MCC-RUC.
       (3) UPDATE MATERIAL RECEIPT VERIFICATION:  CLICK ON "FAQS", THEN "SNCO SELECTION BOARDS", THEN "HOW CAN I VERIFY TO SEE IF MATERIALS I HAVE SUBMITTED HAVE BEEN RECEIVED".
       (4) SAMPLE COVER LETTER:  CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS" AND THEN "SAMPLE COVER LETTER" (UNDER THE "REFERENCE" SECTION).
       (5) E-MAIL:  LISTED UNDER "CONTACTS" SECTION.
    F. MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB):
       (1) RECORDS MANAGEMENT SECTION. OMPF DOCUMENTS OR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE OMPF CAN BE SENT BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
           (A) E-MAIL: SMB.MANPOWER.MMSB-20@USMC.MIL
           (B) FAX:  COMM 703-784-5682, DSN 278-5682
           (C) ADDRESS:
               COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
               HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20)
               2008 ELLIOTT ROAD
               QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
           (D) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-XXXX, DSN 278-XXXX
               SECTION HEAD, DSN 278-5671
               OPERATIONS OFFICER, DSN 278-3950
               OMPF CUSTOMER SERVICE, DSN 278-3906-3907-5640
               DIGITAL PHOTOS, DSN 278-3738
       (2) (MMSB-30) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SECTION, COMM 703-784-3989, DSN 278-3989 OR TOLL FREE 1-877-301-9953.
       (3) OMPF-MBS-DIGITAL PHOTOS. THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF OBTAINING AND VIEWING THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF), MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS), AND DIGITAL PHOTO IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL. ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF DOWNLOADING AND VIEWING THE MBS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MMSB HOMEPAGE.  FROM THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE, UNDER "RELATED LINKS", SELECT "SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB)", SELECT "OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE", SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO REQUIREMENTS". UNDER "ONLINE APPLICATIONS", SELECT "DIGITAL PHOTO INVENTORY".
    G. SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT BRANCH (MMSR) (COMM 703-784-9324-5-6.
    H. ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELING AND EVALUATION UNIT (MMSB-50)
       (1) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-9241 OR TOLL FREE 1-800-833-2320).
       (2) HOMEPAGE: WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)", THEN "SUPPORT BRANCH (MMSB)", THEN "MMSB-30 OFFICER-ENLISTED CAREER COUNSELING". FROM THIS HOMEPAGE, ACTIVE DUTY MARINES CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS AND PREPARING FOR A BOARD.
12. THE INFORMATION IN THIS MARADMIN SHOULD RECEIVE WIDEST DISSEMINATION.
13. THIS MARADMIN WILL BE POSTED TO THE PROMOTION BRANCH WEBSITE. GO TO WWW.USMC.MIL, SELECT "CAREER", "PROMOTIONS", THEN "ENLISTED".
14. THIS MARADMIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
15. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAY 2013.
16. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//