MCBUL 1430. FY04 RESERVE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 10/24/2003 | MARADMINS Number: 500/03
MARADMINS : 500/03
R 240522Z OCT 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
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MARADMIN
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UNCLASSIFIED
MARADMIN 500/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1430. FY04 RESERVE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
/(SNCO) SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/DOC/MCCDC/29DEC1999//
REF/B/DOC/MMPR-2/30OCT2000//
REF/C/DOC/RAP/10MAR1999//
REF/D/DOC/MIFD/16MAY1999//
REF/E/MSG/MMSB/271002ZSEP2001//
REF/F/MSG/MMSB/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/G/MSG/MMSB/200729ZFEB2003//
REF/H/DOC/MMSB-30/01JAN1999//
REF/I/DOC/MCCDC/07APR2000//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1553.4A, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME),
DEFINES PME REQUIREMENTS FOR MARINES.  REF B, MCO 1400.32C, ENLISTED
PROMOTION MANUAL (ENLPROMMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR
PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.  REF C, MCO P1001.1J, RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE
MANAGEMENT MANUAL (MCRAMM), PROVIDES GUIDANCE GOVERNING THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT.  REF D, MCO P1070.12K
W/CH1, MARINE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM),
PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS.  REF E,
MARADMIN 463/01, DISCUSSES TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF F, MARADMIN 483/02, DISCUSSES
TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF G,
MARADMIN 066/03 FURTHER DISCUSSES TRANSMISSIONS AND FILING OF
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE OMPF.  REF H, MCO P1610.7E, PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION SYSTEM (PES), STIPULATES THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
SUBMISSION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORTS.  REF I, MCO P1200.72Y,
THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) MANUAL, PROVIDES THE
MARINE CORPS THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE, TRAIN, ASSIGN, AND MANAGE THE
FORCE.//
POC/J.A. POPIELEC/MAJ/HD, MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 278-9710
/EMAIL:POPIELECJA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO ANNOUNCE SELECTED MARINE CORPS
RESERVE (SMCR) AND INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (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 45 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 12 JANUARY 2004 FOR A
PERIOD OF ABOUT 8 WEEKS.  REFERENCES A THROUGH H PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
GUIDANCE.  THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN PERTAINS TO
MEMBERS OF THE SMCR AND THE IRR.  INFORMATION REGARDING MARINES
ON THE ACTIVE RESERVE (AR) PROGRAM WILL BE PUBLISHED BY SEPARATE
MARADMIN MESSAGE.  THIS MARADMIN 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 UNZUETA, 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 RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS), AND ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL TO THE SMCR SELECTION BOARD NO LATER THAN 2359
ON 12 JANUARY 2004, 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 OTHER UPDATE MATERIAL IN
A SECOND ENVELOPE.)
   A.  A SEPARATE MARADMIN MESSAGE WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE
DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION THAT LISTS AVAILABLE SMCR FIRST
SERGEANT BILLETS.  THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE 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 FY 2004 RESERVE
SNCO SELECTION BOARD PRIOR TO 12 JANUARY 2004.
8.  THIS MARADMIN 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 MESSAGE.
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 NONRESIDENT PROGRAM/
SNCO CAREER DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 7100) OR THE
SNCO CAREER RESIDENT COURSE OR RESERVE CAREER COURSE; AND THE
SNCO ADVANCED NONRESIDENT PROGRAM/SNCO ADVANCED DISTANCE EDUCATION
PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 7200); AND THE WARFIGHTING SKILLS PROGRAM
(MCI PROGRAM 7400) AND THE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ADVANCED
RESIDENT COURSE OR RESERVE ADVANCE COURSE; OR COMPLETED THE SNCO
CAREER NONRESIDENT PROGRAM/SNCO CAREER DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM
(MCI PROGRAM 7100) OR THE SNCO CAREER RESIDENT COURSE OR RESERVE
CAREER COURSE; AND THE SNCO ADVANCED NONRESIDENT PROGRAM/SNCO
ADVANCED DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (MCI PROGRAM 8200); AND THE
STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ADVANCED RESIDENT COURSE OR RESERVE
ADVANCE COURSE.  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.  REF A 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) OR THE SNCO ADVANCED DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM
(MCI PROGRAM 8200) 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 14.
11.  THE DOR AND PEBD CUTOFFS SHOWN IN PARAGRAPH 14 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
REF 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 FY 2004
RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD.
   C.  ENSURE THOSE ELIGIBLE MARINES WHO VOLUNTARILY REQUEST NOT
TO BE SELECTED ARE COUNSELLED PER REF B AND SUBMIT THEIR REQUESTS IN
THE PROPER FORMAT.
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    20    99   991101 830218   001101 850503   010101 790322
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     5     03   NA     NA       020201 791205   NA     NA
1     1     06   970101 770116   970101 830817   980101 751215
1     2     13   950101 801224   970101 750226   970101 760823
1     2     33   NA     NA       980101 760104   980101 811106
1     3     35   NA     NA       980101 770930   980101 780609
0     0     40   SEE 06XX
1     1     65   NA     NA       980101 800717   000801 820220
NOTE:  MARINES IN THE 06XX AND 40XX OCCFIELD WILL COMPETE FOR THE
SAME ALLOCATIONS.
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  01XX, 02XX, 04XX, 05XX, 08XX,
11XX, 18XX, 21XX, 23XX, 26XX, 28XX, 30XX, 31XX, 34XX, 43XX, 44XX,
46XX, 55XX, 57XX, 58XX, 59XX, 60XX, 61XX, 62XX, 63XX, 64XX, 66XX,
68XX, 70XX, 72XX AND 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    55    99   NA     NA       000101 960101   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     3     01   970101 800715   970101 820716   970101 820826
1     1     03   970101 820916   970101 870518   980101 770613
1     3     04   920101 740906   950101 841130   960101 810326
1     2     11   960101 850307   980101 840131   980101 840626
1     6     13   950101 820226   970101 820219   970101 840921
1     2     18   990301 850228   991101 870616   000101 810921
1     1     28   970101 870124   990201 850528   990601 880708
1     4     30   NA     NA       960101 820401   960101 820917
1     1     33   970101 850523   980101 820423   980101 850830
1     2     59   NA     NA       960101 850911   NA     NA
1     2     60   970101 831019   970101 850912   970101 860404
1     1     62   960101 831219   970101 800518   970101 831024
1     1     63   NA     NA       000901 830418   NA     NA
1     2     65   980101 850624   991001 861115   000201 840823
1     1     66   940101 810320   960101 840221   960101 840320
1     3     70   960101 831109   970101 861215   010201 830712
1     1     72   000101 840124   001001 870614   001001 880322
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  02XX, 05XX, 06XX, 08XX, 21XX,
23XX, 26XX, 31XX, 34XX, 35XX, 40XX, 41XX, 43XX, 44XX, 46XX, 57XX,
58XX, 61XX,64XX, 68XX, AND 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
88    26    01   010501 901031   011101 931220   NA     NA 
1     5     04   970501 881117   980101 890314   980101 890911
1     1     05   010201 890524   011001 960129   NA     NA
1     14    13   970101 900521   980101 911204   990201 900703
1     5     23   980101 861126   010301 890911   010801 930602
1     9     28   010501 890531   020601 930517   NA     NA
2     17    30   980101 880419   010401 861221   NA     NA  
1     2     31   NA     NA       000701 900320   010101 880926
1     10    33   001201 940613   020401 910709   NA     NA  
1     2     35   980101 850510   980101 860108   980101 860226    
1     2     60   010501 910707   020201 940711   NA     NA  
1     3     64   980101 830830   980101 920908  000301  891115
1     2     66   NA     NA       010901 920614   NA     NA  
1     10    70   000401 911210   010710 860612   NA     NA     
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  02XX, 03XX, 06XX, 08XX, 11XX,
18XX, 21XX, 26XX, 34XX, 40XX, 41XX, 43XX, 44XX, 46XX, 57XX, 58XX,
59XX, 61XX, 62XX, 63XX, 65XX, 68XX, 72XX, AND 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
8     80    01   980301 940618   010901 970219   020301 931012
1     2     02   970601 930802   970801 910820   970801 930810
1     5     13   991001 950627   991101 960129   000101 930712
1     12    30   970813 910809   990101 910917   990101 921110
1     12    33   010701 980603   020101 960624   020101 980602
1     3     43   000701 931220   030701 930925   NA     NA  
1     2     59   010801 960903   030401 940618   030401 970714
1     4     60   010401 950705   010701 940712   011101 961210
1     1     63   000229 920515   000701 961007   001201 970210
1     2     64   000401 950808   010101 930426   010401 961118
1     5     66   001108 930208   020101 970804   020101 971201
THE FOLLOWING OCCFLDS ARE CLOSED:  03XX, 04XX, 05XX, 06XX, 08XX,
11XX, 18XX, 21XX, 23XX, 26XX, 28XX, 31XX, 34XX, 35XX, 40XX, 44XX,
46XX, 57XX, 58XX, 61XX, 62XX, 65XX, 68XX, 70XX, 72XX, AND 73XX.
NOTE:  MARINES WHO BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE WRONG
ZONE MUST NOTIFY THE CMC (MMPR-2), IN WRITING, BY 8 JANUARY 2004.
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 FY 2004 RESERVE SNCO
SELECTION BOARD, MARINES, AS OF 12 JANUARY 2004, 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 MESSAGE.
   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 REF B.
REQUESTS FOR PRIMARY OCCFLD/MOS CHANGES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC
(RAM) FOR APPROVAL (POC:  SSGT GUEVARA, 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 12 JANUARY 2004 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 (12 JANUARY 2004
THROUGH COMPLETION) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.  IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT ALL COMMANDERS/INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTORS REPORT ALL
EFFECTED COMPONENT CHANGES TO THE 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 MARINES' NAME FROM THE SELECTION LIST.
PARAGRAPH 3200.2 OF REF 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 THE 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 THE 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, 12 JANUARY 2004. THE MAILING
ADDRESS IS:
  PRESIDENT, FY 2004 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 C
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 REF B.
   B.  PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REFERENCES D, E, F, AND G,
ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE CMC, PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.  IF A MARINE
DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CVIC, BUT CAN PRODUCE A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH
PER THE REQUIREMENTS IN REFS D THROUGH G, FORWARD THE DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPH BY EMAIL VIA THE COMMAND CO, XO, OR SENIOR ENLISTED
REPRESENTATIVE TO PHOTO@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL.  IF A DIGITAL PHOTO
CANNOT BE FORWARDED, ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY SUBMIT A HARD COPY PHOTO
DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) AT THE ADDRESS IN PARAGRAPH 19.  HARD
COPY PHOTOS WILL NOT BE FILED IN THE OMPF, NOR WILL THEY BE USED FOR
ANY OTHER SELECTION BOARDS.
   C.  DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMPR-2).
ALL FITNESS REPORTS MUST BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
         HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (MMSB-32)
         2008 ELLIOT ROAD 
         ROOM 320
         QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030. 
THE ENVELOPE MUST BE MARKED - "CONTAINS FITREPS FOR SELECTION
BOARD."  THE CMC (MMSB-32) MUST CERTIFY ALL FITNESS REPORTS PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD.  PER REF B, MARINES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ENSURING 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.
   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 26.  RECEIPT OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS SENT ELECTRONICALLY
OR BY EMAIL CAN BE VERIFIED VIA THE MMSB WEBSITE AT
WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL.
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 7
JANUARY 2004.  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 REF B,
MUST SUBMIT A MESSAGE TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) IN THE FORMAT PROVIDED IN
APPENDIX D OF REF B BY 2359 ON 2O OCTOBER 2003.  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 2002 THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2003 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 REF H.
23.  PER PARAGRAPH 3200.2D OF REF 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 7 JANUARY
2004, 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 12 JANUARY 2005.//