R 190833 DEC 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 731/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR JANUARY 2012//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-1/YMD:20060809//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20060328//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMSR/YMD:20070606//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:19881025//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20051209//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20060207//
REF/H/MSGID:MSG/MP/120935ZJUN2001//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C.  REF B IS MCO P1400.31C, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 1420.1B, PROMOTION, SPECIAL SELECTION, SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT, AND SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL BOARDS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.  REF D IS MCO P1900.16F, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL.  REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9A, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATES.  REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6L, 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 G IS SECNAVINST 1412.9B, MARINE CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS, AND CONTINUATION PROCEDURES.  REF H IS MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.//
POC/C. M. KILHENNY/LTCOL/UNIT:HD MMPR-1/-/TEL:(703) 784-9703 /EMAIL:CRAIG.KILHENNY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF F, 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                            DOR          MCC
ANTHONY D. SUH                  02JAN12      142
BRENDAN L. MCWATTERS            03JAN12      K03
CHRISTOPHER B. HARBISTON        04JAN12      114
MICHAEL G. PHILLIPS             04JAN12      J61
CHRISTOPHER J. FITZGERALD       05JAN12      1GT
STEFAN J. WHITEWAY              05JAN12      K07
CHARLES M. CRANDELL III         07JAN12      V29
CHRISTOPHER G. BUSUEGO          08JAN12      1RX
ROSS G. CAMPBELL                08JAN12      15D
DAVID O. DAVID                  08JAN12      122
DANIEL J. SCHURMAN              08JAN12      1NB
CHRISTOPHER D. STUART           08JAN12      V18
PAUL J. DAVIS                   09JAN12      121
ANDREW D. FITZGERALD            09JAN12      K03
RYAN J. HOLMSTROM               09JAN12      1NF
DAVID N. MEANS                  09JAN12      K71
TRAVIS B. MOSSY                 09JAN12      V21
DAVID K. ROMANG                 09JAN12      1L3
ROBERT J. STEVENSON             09JAN12      1GS
KYLE W. WILMOUTH                09JAN12      KBM
STEPHEN C. HORN                 10JAN12      1CQ
RICHARD A. STEER, JR.           10JAN12      1SC
GARY W. ATWELL                  11JAN12      198
JOHN R. QUEENER                 11JAN12      198
TRAVIS B. COOPER                12JAN12      V21
LUCAS H. FIELDS                 14JAN12      K71
RICK J. STEPHAS                 14JAN12      121
MAXWELL F. BERNSTEIN            15JAN12      V24
JOHN D. MCCORMACK, JR.          15JAN12      1QH
ERIC D. ALBIN                   16JAN12      1CF
NICHOLAS W. GIBSON              16JAN12      K03
PATRICK T. MAYNE                16JAN12      K03
TIMOTHY M. MOORE                16JAN12      K03
JUSTIN M. NELSON                16JAN12      1Y1
STUART L. PRICE                 16JAN12      V22
CHRISTOPHER R. YEE              17JAN12      1CN
JASON M. DOYLE                  18JAN12      J61
MICHAEL P. SMITH                18JAN12      V12
AUSTIN Q. BYRD                  23JAN12      V38
JEREMIAH J. CULP                23JAN12      1FA
KENNETH F. MAGEE                23JAN12      1XH
CALEB C. MILLER                 24JAN12      198
SAMY I. CANO                    26JAN12      1CJ
GRANT D. HERTZOG                27JAN12      1JG
PATRICK M. CRONIN               30JAN12      1NG
ANGELA M. FELOCK                30JAN12      15B
CANDEE A. KIRBY                 30JAN12      1JV
LOU J. OCHS                     30JAN12      1PJ
MARK A. ROBINSON                30JAN12      V39
ANDREA M. BAILEY                31JAN12      K03
2.  UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REF F, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ACTING FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE PROMOTION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED RESERVE OFFICERS, AS INDICATED, TO THE PERMANENT GRADE OF FIRST LIEUTENANT.  RANK, PAY, AND ALLOWANCES ARE EFFECTIVE FOR THE DATE INDICATED.
NAME                            DOR          MCC
RYAN P. MATTHEWS                09JAN12      SMK
JEDEDIAH P. SEWARD              15JAN12      SUM
3.  RETIREMENT AND TRANSFER.  OFFICERS CONSIDERING VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SHOULD REVIEW REF D FOR SERVICE OBLIGATION PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTION.  AN OFFICER'S SELECTION FOR PROMOTION CARRIES OVER INTO THE RESERVE, BETWEEN AR AND SMCR/IRR, AND WITH AUGMENTATION INTO THE REGULAR COMPONENT.
4.  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 1 AND 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 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.
5.  FOR MARINE OFFICER PROMOTION MATTERS CALL COMM (703)784-9706 OR DSN 278-9706.  EMAIL INQUIRIES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE PROMOTION BRANCH'S INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWW.MARINES.MIL.  GO TO THE "CAREER" BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK "PROMOTIONS."  FOLLOW THE LINKS TO OFFICER PROMOTIONS, THEN LOOK UNDER "CONTACTS."
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN A. SALINAS, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION.//