FY 2012 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE
Date Signed: 6/23/2011 | MARADMINS Number: 359/11
MARADMINS : 359/11
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MARADMIN 359/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MM//
SUBJ/FY 2012 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC MIFD/16MAY1998//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC/MMSB-30/19NOV2010//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR-2/11MAY2006//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC C461TPS/YMD:20080808//
REF/E/MSGID:MSG/CMC/060930ZJAN2009//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:19990310//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/CMC/231802ZSEP10//
REF/H/MSGID:MSG/CMC/102155ZSEP10//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1070.12K, MARINE CORPS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM). REF B IS MCO P1610.7F W/CH 2, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES). REF C IS MCO P1400.32D W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME II, ENLISTED PROMOTIONS (ENLPROMMAN). REF D IS MCO 6110.3 W/CH 1, MARINE CORPS BODY COMPOSITION AND MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAM (MCBCPMAP). REF E IS MARADMIN 003/09, TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF F IS MCO P1001R.1K, MARINE CORPS RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM). REF G IS MARADMIN 505/10, ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS REF H IS MARADMIN 532/10, SELF ASSESSMENT COUNSELING TOOL
POC/S. M. DENAULT/MAJ/HD MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9718/E-MAIL:SUZANNE.DENAULT@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY 2012 U.S. MARINE CORPS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE AND PROVIDES PROMOTION GUIDANCE.  ADDRESSES, POINTS OF CONTACT, E-MAIL ADDRESSES, AND INTERNET INFORMATION MENTIONED IN THIS MARADMIN ARE CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 11.  THE FY 2012 U.S. MARINE CORPS SNCO PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
FY 2012 SELECTION BOARD   EXPECTED DURATION   CONVENE/ADJOURN DATE
SGTMAJ THROUGH MSGT        9 WEEKS            18 OCT 11/16 DEC 11
RESERVE SNCO               9 WEEKS            17 JAN 12/16 MAR 12
GYSGT                      9 WEEKS            17 APR 12/15 JUN 12
SSGT                       10 WEEKS           17 JUL 12/21 SEP 12
2.  THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (I.E., DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND ARMED FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD)) FOR EACH ACTIVE DUTY AND ACTIVE RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD WILL BE RELEASED VIA MARADMIN MESSAGE APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD.  REVISIONS TO THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL BE RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  THE RESERVE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (I.E., DOR AND AFADBD FOR THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) CATEGORY AND DOR AND PAY ENTRY BASE DATE (PEBD) FOR THE SELECT MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) AND INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) CATEGORIES) WILL BE RELEASED VIA MARADMIN MESSAGE APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD.  REVISIONS TO THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL BE RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
3.  PERSONAL AND COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES.
    A.  PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.  MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) AND MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS) BEFORE THE DATE THE BOARD CONVENES.
    (1) OBTAINING AND REVIEWING THE OMPF.  THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF OBTAINING AND VIEWING THE OMPF AND MBS IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  THE MBS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE MMSB WEB SITE.  REFER TO REF A TO DETERMINE WHAT DOCUMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.
    (2) OMPF DOCUMENT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.  MARINES ARE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES, MISSING INFORMATION, OR ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS PRESENT IN EITHER THE OMPF OR MBS WITH CMC (MMSB-20).  PER REF A, ENSURE ANY MATERIAL SENT TO CMC (MMSB-20) FOR FILING IN THE OMPF CONTAINS FULL NAME, GRADE, AND THE LAST FOUR OF SSN.  IF THE LAST FOUR OF SSN IS NOT ON THE MATERIAL, THEN THE MATERIAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE FILED IN THE OMPF IN TIME TO GO BEFORE THE SELECTION BOARD.  MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS FROM THEIR OMPF OR MBS WITHIN THE 12-MONTH WINDOW SHOULD ALSO BE VERIFIED TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THEIR RECORD.  OMPF DOCUMENTS CAN BE EMAILED AS A PDF ATTACHMENT OR FAXED TO CMC (MMSB-20).  OMPF DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE MAILED TO CMC (MMSB-20); HOWEVER, INCLUSION IN THE OMPF IS SUBSTANTIALLY FASTER IF THE DOCUMENTS ARE EITHER E-MAILED OR FAXED.  SEE PARAGRAPH 11 (MMSB) FOR OMPF INQUIRIES AND DOCUMENT SUBMISSION POINTS OF CONTACT.
    (3) OMPF DOCUMENT SUBMISSION TIMELINES.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB-20) FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF WITHIN 60 DAYS OF A SELECTION BOARD BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED "CONTAINS DOCUMENTS FOR FY12 (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD."   WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FITNESS REPORTS, ALL OMPF DOCUMENTS, PARTICULARLY DIGITAL PHOTOS, MUST BE FORWARDED TO AND RECEIVED BY CMC (MMSB-20) AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD IN ORDER TO ALLOW PROCESSING TIME TO THE OMPF.   MARINES ARE ADVISED THAT THE OMPF AND MBS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARDROOM AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENES.  BOARD ELIGIBLE RECORDS CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED UNTIL THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD; HOWEVER, MARINES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT ALL MATERIAL NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE BOARD FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
    (4) CAREER COUNSELORS.  MARINES CONCERNED WITH SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THEIR RECORD MAY CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE CAREER COUNSELORS: ACTIVE COMPONENT MARINES MAY CONTACT CMC (MMEA-64); RESERVE MARINES MAY CONTACT THE RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH (RCT) FORASSISTANCE.
    (5) UNDERSTANDING HOW LATERAL MOVES EFFECT YOUR ELIGIBILITY
        A.  MARINES WHO HAVE LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS APPROVED WITH AN ASSIGNED NEW BASIC MOS/OCCFLD (AS REFLECTED IN MCTFS) BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THEIR BOARD, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE MOS/OCCFLD FOR WHICH THE LATERAL MOVE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
        B.  MARINES WITH LATERAL MOVE REQUESTS THAT 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.  THESE MARINES WILL COMPETE ON THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S BOARD, IF ELIGIBLE.
        C.  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.
    B.  COMMANDERS' RESPONSIBILITIES.  IN ADDITION TO BEING MINDFUL OF THE ELIGIBLE MARINE'S RESPONSIBILITIES, COMMANDERS MUST ALSO:
    (1) ENSURE THIS MARADMIN AND SUBSEQUENT CONVENING MARADMINS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL MARINES UNDER THEIR COMMAND;
    (2) ENCOURAGE ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO REVIEW THEIR OMPF, MBS, AND MCTFS DATA;
    (3) ENCOURAGE ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES TO SUBMIT DIGITAL PHOTOS TO THEIR OMPF;
    (4) ENSURE ALL REPORTING OFFICIALS COMPLY WITH THE FITNESS REPORT TIMELINES NOTED IN REF B;
    (5) ASSIST MARINES WITH MISSING FITNESS REPORTS OR CORRECTIONS TO FITNESS REPORTS;
    (6) REMIND MARINES TO PREPARE FOR THEIR BOARD PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT;
    (7) UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME MARINES MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO PREPARE FOR THEIR BOARD, ENCOURAGES MARINES TO CONTACT THE CMC (MMPR-2) FOR ASSISTANCE;
    (8) IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CMC (MMPR-2) VIA MESSAGE OR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE OF ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO HAVE AN ERRONEOUS DOR, AFADBD, PEBD, OR RESERVE COMPONENT CODE IN MCTFS TO PRECLUDE ERRONEOUS CONSIDERATION OR NONCONSIDERATION; AND
    (9) COUNSEL ALL MARINES WHO REQUEST NOT TO BE SELECTED PER PARAGRAPH 3102.2E OF REF C.  PARAGRAPH 3102.2 ALSO OUTLINES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COMMANDERS REGARDING THE COUNSELING OF MARINES ON THE PROMOTION PROCESS.
4.  FITNESS REPORTS.  FITNESS REPORTS ARE DUE TO CMC (MMSB-30) BY THE TIME-LINES NOTED IN REF B.  THE DUE DATE FOR FITNESS REPORTS BY RANK IS 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THAT BOARD.  FITNESS REPORTS MAILED DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE ADDED TO A MARINE'S OMPF.  FOR FITNESS REPORTS TO BECOME PART OF THE OMPF, THE REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CMC (MMSB-30).  THE AUTOMATED PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (APES) IS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF SUBMITTING FITNESS REPORTS, HOWEVER, REPORTING OFFICIALS MAY E-MAIL PDF COPIES TO THE MMSB-30 ORGANIZATIONAL MAILBOX SO LONG AS THE MAILER'S E-MAIL ACCOUNT CAN BE CONFIRMED AS EITHER THE REPORTING SENIOR'S OR REVIEWING OFFICER'S .MIL E-MAIL ADDRESS.  IF MAILING A PAPER VERSION OF A REPORT TO HQMC, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED "CONTAINS FITREPS FOR FY12 (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD".  TIMELY SUBMISSION OF FITNESS REPORTS IS CRITICAL FOR BOARD ELIGIBLE MEMBERS AS CMC (MMSB-30) WILL NEED TIME TO REVIEW REPRTS FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLIANCE.  COMMANDERS ARE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY SUBMISSION OF FITNESS REPORTS TO CMC (MMSB-30) AND ENSURING THAT ALL FITNESS REPORT TIMELINES NOTED IN REF B ARE ADHERED TO.
    A.  DATE GAPS.  MUST BE CORRECTED IAW CHAPTER 8 AND APPENDIX M OF REF B.  IF MISSING REPORTS ARE LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD, A RECONSTRUCTED ORIGINAL IS REQUIRED.  COPIES OF COMPLETED REPORTS OVER ONE YEAR OLD, MUST HAVE ALL PAGES CERTIFIED AS TRUE COPIES BY EITHER ONE OF THE REPORTING OFFICIALS (RS/RO).  FOR COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION OF REPORTS THAT ARE OVER ONE YEAR OLD IT IS PREFERABLE THAT THE ORIGINAL REVIEWING OFFICER COMPLETE THE REPORT, HOWEVER, CMC (MMSB-30) MAY ACT AS THE REVIEWING OFFICER ON REPORTS THAT ARE NOT ADVERSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.  MARINES ARE REMINDED THAT REQUESTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO THEIR FITNESS REPORT RECORDS MAY TAKE UP TO 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION.  DUE DILIGENCE FOR RECORDS CORRECTION TIMELINESS RESTS SOLELY ON THE MARINE MAKING THE REQUEST.
    B.  ADVERSE REPORTS.  ADVERSE REPORTS MUST BE REVIEWED PER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF REF B.
    C.  HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS.  ELIGIBLE MARINES MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS PRESCRIBED IN REF D.   FITNESS REPORTS SUBMITTED UNDER REF B MUST CONTAIN A DIRECTED COMMENT IN SECTION I OF THE FITNESS REPORT IF THE MARINE EXCEEDS HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERCENTAGE BODY FAT LIMITS.  MARINES WHO EXCEED THE HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, AND WHOSE FITNESS REPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE BODY FAT INFORMATION, MUST PROVIDE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION REFLECTING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
5.  PHOTOGRAPHS.  PER REF B, SNCOS ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL PHOTO TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  REF E OUTLINES DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH SUBMISSION SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
    A.  REVIEWING PHOTO SUBMISSION.  MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING RECEIPT OF PHOTO BY CMC (MMSB-20).  THE PRIMARY MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS OF CONFIRMING PHOTO RECEIPT IS THROUGH OMPF ONLINE VIA MOL.  PHOTOS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON OMPF ONLINE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PHOTO RECEIPT BY CMC (MMSB-20).  THE DATE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, AS NOTED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH TITLE BOARD, IS CONSIDERED THE PRIMARY DATE OF DETERMINING THE 12 MONTH PHOTOGRAPH ELIGIBILITY WINDOW FOR SELECTION BOARDS.  MARINES ARE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH A PHOTO MAY BE OVER 12 MONTHS OLD, THE PHOTO WILL REMAIN IN THE OMPF UNTIL AN UPDATED PHOTO IS SUBMITTED.
    B.  HARD COPY PHOTOS.  MARINES WHO CHOOSE TO SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTO DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ARE ADVISED THAT THE PHOTO WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE OMPF.  VERIFICATION OF HARD COPY PHOTOS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE (MMPR-2).
6.  PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME).  THE SELECTION GUIDANCE (PRECEPT) FOR BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDES A REMINDER OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR PME.  MARINES ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THAT COURSE COMPLETION INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THEIR OMPF.  ADDITIONALLY, MARINES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR MBS TO ENSURE THEIR PME COMPLETION IS REFLECTED.  THE MBS IS ONLY A TOOL TO SUMMARIZE A MARINE'S RECORD.   IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL PART OF A MARINE'S RECORD, THEREFORE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED OFFICIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTATION.  AS A REMINDER, MARINES "ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION" MISSING EVIDENCE OF REQUIRED PME WILL BE BRIEFED AS "NOT FULLY QUALIFIED" FOR SELECTION.
7.  COMMUNICATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2359 (EASTERN TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS, TO INCLUDE UPDATE MATERIAL, TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE APPROPRIATE BOARD.
    A.  FORWARDING COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD.  MARINES MAY SUBMIT COMMUNICATIONS VIA U.S. MAIL, PRIORITY OR NEXT DAY PACKAGES, FAX, OR E-MAIL.  U.S. MAIL AND PRIORITY/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 (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD". MATERIAL MAY ALSO BE HAND-DELIVERED, NO LATER THAN 2359 (EASTERN TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF HARRY LEE HALL, MARINE CORPS BASE, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.
    B.  UPDATE MATERIAL.  MARINES MAY SUBMIT ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THEY DEEM IMPORTANT FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BOARD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COPIES OF FITREPS.  MARINES SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT OMPF MATERIALS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD DO NOT BECOME PART OF A MARINE'S OMPF AND UPDATE MATERIAL IS DESTROYED UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE BOARD.  THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES APPLY, REGARDLESS OF THE MEANS BY WHICH A MARINE SUBMITS MATERIAL, I.E., MAIL, FAX, E-MAIL, ETC.:
        (1) 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);
        (2) THE COVER LETTER MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, FY12 (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARAGRAPH 11A FOR COMPLETE ADDRESS);
        (3) UPDATE MATERIAL MUST BE FROM THE ELIGIBLE MARINE; AND
        (4) THE COVER LETTER MUST BE SIGNED BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE. MATERIAL SUBMITTED WITHOUT A COVER LETTER OR RECEIVED AFTER 2359 (EASTERN TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD.
    C.  UPDATE MATERIAL RECEIPT VERIFICATION.  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.  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.
    D.  REQUEST FOR NONSELECTION.  SOME MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION MAY PLAN TO LEAVE ACTIVE DUTY AND DESIRE TO WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD REQUESTING THEY NOT BE SELECTED FOR PROMOTION.  ANY MARINE WHO WRITES SUCH A LETTER TO THE BOARD WILL STILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION AND WILL INCUR A FAILURE OF SELECTION IF NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION BY THE BOARD.  COMMANDERS, ASSISTED BY THEIR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISORS, MUST ENSURE THAT THE REQUIRED COUNSELING HAS TAKEN PLACE PER THE INSTRUCTIONS IN REF C.
8.  RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.  IN ADDITION TO INFORMATION IN PARAGRAPH 7 ABOVE, RESERVE ENLISTED MARINES MUST ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING:
    A.  CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT (CRCR).  THE CRCR IS PROVIDED TO RESERVE BOARDS AS A QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.  THE CRCR SUMMARIZES RETIREMENT QUALIFICATION AND IS USED AS A CONTINUATION ELIGIBILITY DETERMINANT.  IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MARINE TO ENSURE THE CRCR IS ACCURATE PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  PER REF F, SCREENING WILL BE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY.  MARINES SHOULD IDENTIFY DISCREPANCIES AND PROVIDE UPDATING OR MODIFYING CRCR INFORMATION TO THEIR INSPECTOR- INSTRUCTOR OR COMMANDING OFFICER DURING THESE SCREENINGS.  RESERVE UNIT COMMANDERS WILL CORRECT DISCREPANCIES VIA THE UNIT DIARY.   INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) AND SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) MARINES WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATED CRCR FROM THE MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION COMMAND (MOBCOM) WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THEIR ANNIVERSARY DATE.  PER REF F, CORRECTIONS MUST BE ANNOTATED AND RETURNED WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (MUSTER SHEETS, ORDERS, HISTORICAL NAVMC 798'S, ETC.) TO MOBCOM.
    B.  RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS).  PER REF F, RESERVE MARINES (EXCEPT ACTIVE RESERVE) ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE RQS (HQMC VERSION 1-02) AS UPDATE MATERIAL TO THE BOARD NO LATER THAN 2359 (EASTERN TIME) ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.  THE PURPOSE OF THE RQS IS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER OFFICIAL RECORDS OR FITNESS REPORTS.  BLANK RQS FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT MARINE ON-LINE, THE ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE, AND THE RESERVE AFFAIRS WEBSITE.
9.  PROMOTION CONSIDERATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH FMCR REQUEST.  PER REF G, MARINES WHO MUST TRANSFER TO THE FMCR DUE TO ENLISTED CAREER FORCE CONTROLS OR SERVICE LIMITS MAY REQUEST PROMOTION CONSIDERATION VIA CORRESPONDENCE TO CMC (MMSR-2) AND (MMPR-2) IF THEIR EAS IS AFTER THE SCHEDULED ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE NEXT PROMOTION BOARD.
    A.  MARINES WHO SUBMIT A VOLUNTARY REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
    B.  MARINES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO TRANSFER TO THE FMCR DUE TO DECLINING PCS ORDERS, OR WHO HAVE DECLINED TO REENLIST/EXTEND TO CARRY OUT PCS OR UDP ORDERS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
    C.  MARINES AUTHORIZED EARLY APPROVAL OF TRANSFER FMCR REQUESTS (GREATER THAN 14 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR TRANSFER DATE) WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION.
10.  RESERVE TO ACTIVE COMPONENT TRANSFER.  MARINES SELECTED BY A RESERVE BOARD WHO SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFER TO THE REGULAR COMPONENT PRIOR TO THEIR SELECTION NUMBER BEING REACHED, WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN THEIR PROMOTION SELECTION, BUT WILL COMPETE FOR SELECTION ON THE NEXT USMC SNCO SELECTION BOARD FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
11.  ADDRESSES, POINTS OF CONTACT, AND INTERNET INFORMATION.
    A.  ADDRESS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD:
            PRESIDENT
            FY12 (APPROPRIATE BOARD)
            HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
            HARRY LEE HALL
            17 LEJEUNE ROAD
            QUANTICO, VA 22134-5104
    B.  ENLISTED PROMOTION SECTION (MMPR-2)
        (1) ADDRESS:
            COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
            HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
            HARRY LEE HALL
            17 LEJEUNE ROAD
            QUANTICO VA 22314-5104
        (2) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-XXXX):
            SECTION HEAD, DSN 278-9710
            PROMOTION CHIEF, DSN 278-9718/19/20
            SNCO BOARD ELIGIBILITY, DSN 278-9720
        (3) FAX MATERIAL TO:  COM 703-784-9884 OR DSN 278-9884
        (4) E-MAIL MATERIAL TO:  ENLISTEDPROMOTIONS@USMC.MIL.
        (5) ENLISTED PROMOTION HOMEPAGE:  WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT" ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)", "PROMOTION BRANCH", THEN "ENLISTED PROMOTIONS".  FROM THERE, TO FIND:
            (A) UPDATE MATERIAL/PHOTO RECEIPT VERIFICATION:  CLICK ON "SNCO PROMOTIONS", "SNCO PROMOTION BOARDS", THEN "ON-LINE APPLICATIONS".
            (B) INFORMATION FOR PREPARING FOR A BOARD:  CLICK ON "PREPARING FOR A BOARD".
            (C) SAMPLE COVER LETTER:  CLICK ON "SAMPLE COVER LETTER "UNDER THE "REFERENCE" SECTION.
            (D) RQS (HQMC VERSION 1-02):  CLICK ON "RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY FORM" UNDER THE "REFERENCE" SECTION.
            (E) E-MAIL:  LOOK UNDER "CONTACTS".
    C.  MANPOWER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH
        (1) (MMSB-20) 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 ELLIOT 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 279-3950
        (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.
    D.  ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH (MMEA):
        (1) PHONE NUMBERS (COMM 703-784-9241 OR TOLL FREE 1-800-833-2320).
        (2) ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT HOMEPAGE:  WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT "ACTIVE MARINE", "MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (MM)", THEN "ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS".  FROM THIS HOMEPAGE, ACTIVE DUTY MARINES CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS AND REVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PREPARING FOR A BOARD.
    E.  RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION:
        (1) RESERVE CONTINUATION AND TRANSITION BRANCH (RCT), COMM 703-784-9130, DSN 278-9141/2/3/4 OR TOLL FREE 1-877-415-9275 (OPTION 5).
        (2) RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION HOMEPAGE:  WWW.MANPOWER.USMC .MIL, SELECT "RESERVE MARINE".  FROM THIS HOMEPAGE, RESERVE MARINES CAN SET UP A COUNSELING APPOINTMENT AND REVIEW INFORMATION REGARDING PREPARING FOR A BOARD.
        (3) PER REF H, PRIOR TO RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM A COUNSELOR, ALL RESERVE MARINES WILL BE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE SELF ASSESSMENT COUNSELING TOOL.  COMPLETE THE COUNSELING CHECKLIST AND E-MAIL IT TO RCT@USMC.MIL.
    F.  ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING CORRECTIONS TO THE CRCR:
        COMMANDING GENERAL
        MARINE CORPS MOBILIZATION COMMAND
        15303 ANDREWS ROAD
        KANSAS CITY, MO 64147-1207
12.  COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN TO ALL ELIGIBLE ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINES UNDER THEIR COGNIZANCE.
13.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. C. F. SWAIN, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER MANAGEMENT DIVISION (ACTING).//