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MARADMIN 042/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY05 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD
SCHEDULE//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD:20001030//
REF/B/DOC/CMC/YMD:19981203//
REF/C/DOC/CMC/YMD:19980516//
REF/D/MSG/CMC/271002ZSEP2001//
REF/E/MSG/CMC/111526ZSEP2002//
REF/F/MSG/CMC/200729ZFEB2003//
REF/G/DOC/CMC/YMD:20020510//
REF/H/DOC/CMC/YMD:19990310//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1400.32C, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL. REF B IS
MCO P1610.7E, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM. REF C IS P1070.12J,
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ADMINISTRATION MANUAL. REF D IS MARADMIN 463/01,
ANNOUNCING THE TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS TO
THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF E IS MARADMIN
483/02 ANNOUNCING THE TRANSMISSION AND FILING OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS
TO THE OFFICIAL PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF). REF F IS MARADMIN 066/03
REGARDING SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DEPLOYED MARINES.
REF G IS MCO P6100.12 MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST AND BODY
COMPOSITION PROGRAM MANUAL. REF H IS MCO P1001R.1J, MARINE CORPS
RESERVE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT MANUAL. //
POC/J. A. POPIELEC/MAJ/MMPR-2/-/TEL:703-784-9710
/EMAIL:POPIELECJA@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FY 2005
STAFF NONCOMMISSION OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE AND
PROVIDES SELECTION BOARD GUIDANCE. REF A PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION CONCERNING SNCO PROMOTIONS AND SELECTION BOARDS.
2. THE FOLLOWING BOARD SCHEDULE IS PROVIDED:
FY 05 SELECTION BOARDS EXPECTED DURATION CONVENE/ADJOURN DTE
SGTMAJ THROUGH MSGT 9 WEEKS 19 OCT - 17 DEC 04
RESERVE SNCO 8 WEEKS 11 JAN - 4 MAR 05
GYSGT 8 WEEKS 19 APR - 10 JUN 05
SSGT 10 WEEKS 19 JUL - 23 SEP 05
3. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (I.E., DATE OF RANK (DOR) AND ARMED
FORCES ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE (AFADBD)) FOR EACH ACTIVE DUTY SNCO
SELECTION BOARD WILL BE RELEASED VIA MARADMIN MESSSAGE 60 DAYS PRIOR
TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE RESPECTIVE BOARD. REVISIONS TO THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL BE RELEASED 30 DAYS BEFORE THE CONVENING
DATE OF EACH 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 SELECTED MARINE CORPS RESERVE (SMCR) AND
INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) CATEGORIES) WILL BE RELEASED VIA
MARADMIN MESSAGE 90 DAYS (SMCR AND IRR)/60 DAYS (AR) PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARD. REVISIONS TO
THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WILL BE RELEASED 45 DAYS (SMCR AND IRR)/30
DAYS (AR) BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
4. ELIGIBLE ENLISTED MARINES AND THEIR COMMANDERS ARE JOINTLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE ACCURACY OF PERSONNEL RECORDS PRIOR
TO THE CONVENING DATE OF EACH RESPECTIVE BOARD. DO NOT DELAY, NOW
IS THE TIME TO START THIS REVIEW, NOT 6 MONTHS FROM NOW. BOTH THE
MASTER BRIEF SHEET (MBS) AND THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE
(OMPF) SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT ALL MATERIAL
PERTINENT TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S QUALIFICATION FOR PROMOTION IS
APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED. AS NECESSARY, CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES OF
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE MISSING FROM A
MARINE'S OMPF, OR COPIES OF DOCUMENTS THAT ARE UNREADABLE ON THE
OMPF, SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE CMC (MMSB-20). MISSING FITNESS
REPORTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMSB-30)
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
2008 ELLIOT ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIT AND
CORRECTION OF FITNESS REPORT INFORMATION ARE CONTAINED IN REF B.
5. MARINES MAY REQUEST THEIR OMPF BY WRITING TO CMC (MMSB-10) AT
THE STREET ADDRESS IN PARAGRAPH 6, BY FAX AT DSN 278-5792 OR
COMMERCIAL (703) 784-5792, OR BY REQUESTING IT VIA THE CMC (MMSB)
WEBSITE AT WWW.MMSB.USMC.MIL. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE MBS
AND OMPF CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE CMC (MMSB-10) AT TOLL FREE
800-268-3710 OR DSN 278-3920/4623 OR COMMERCIAL (703) 784-3920/4623.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING FITNESS REPORTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO CMC
(MMSB-31) AT TOLL FREE 877-301-9953 OR DSN 278-3997/2428/3905.
QUESTIONS CONCERNING RESERVE FITNESS REPORTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE
CMC (MMSB-34) AT 703-784-3991/3985 OR DSN 278-3991/3985.
6. EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SELECTION BOARD; HOWEVER SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATION MUST BE
RECEIVED AT THE RESPECTIVE SELECTION BOARD NO LATER THAN 2359 OF
THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
A. UPDATE MATERIAL, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS, MAY BE SENT
DIRECTLY TO:
PRESIDENT FY 05 (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS (MMPR-2)
HARRY LEE HALL
17 LEJEUNE ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5104.
MATERIAL SENT DIRECTLY TO THE SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT DOES NOT
BECOME PART OF A MARINE'S PERMANENT RECORD (OMPF). FOR INCLUSION
IN THE OMPF THE INDIVIDUAL MUST ALSO SEND THIS MATERIAL TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMSB-20)
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
2008 ELLIOT ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
REFER TO REF C TO DETERMINE WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT FOR
INCLUSION IN THE OMPF.
B. ONLY ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY SEND UPDATE MATERIAL TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, WHICH INCLUDES PERSONAL LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION. UPDATE MATERIAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY THE
ELIGIBLE MARINE AS ENCLOSURES TO A LETTER TO THE SELECTION BOARD
PRESIDENT.
C. DO NOT SUBMIT FITNESS REPORTS TO THE SELECTION BOARD,
REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENING
DATE. SEND ALL FITNESS REPORTS TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (MMSB-32)
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
2008 ELLIOT ROAD
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030
AND NOTE ON THE ENVELOPE: "CONTAINS FITREP FOR THE FY05
(APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD". THE CMC (MMSB-32) WILL
DELIVER COPIES OF TIME-SENSITIVE REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE
SELECTION BOARD AND POST THE ORIGINAL REPORTS TO THE PERMANENT
RECORD. DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF INCOMING FITNESS REPORTS AT THE
CMC (MMSB), IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE IS
CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED AS INDICATED ABOVE. DATE GAPS MUST BE CORRECTED
PER REF B.
D. PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REF C, ALL ELIGIBLE
MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE CMC (MMSB) VIA THE COMBAT
VISUAL INFORMATION CENTER (CVIC), PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARD, AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 12
MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD. IF A
PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE FORWARDED, ELIGIBLE MARINES MAY SUBMIT
CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, VERIFIED BY THEIR COMMANDER,
DOCUMENTING THEIR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. IF ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE NOT
STATIONED NEAR A CVIC, A HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPH SHOULD BE SUBMITTED
DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE APPLICABLE SELECTION BOARD OR IF A
MEANS OF TAKING A DIGITAL PHOTO PER THE SPECIFICATIONS LISTED IN REF
D (MARADMIN 463/01) IS AVAILABLE, A DIGITAL PHOTO MAY BE EMAILED BY
THE COMMANDING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SERGEANT MAJOR OR FIRST
SERGEANT OF YOUR COMMAND. PHOTOS NOT MEETING THE TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS LISTED IN REF D, TO INCLUDE FILE NAME FORMAT, WILL BE
RETURNED WITHOUT FILING IN THE OMPF. ALSO SEE REFERENCES E AND F
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
E. FITNESS REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR MARINES WHO EXCEED
HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERCENT BODY
FAT LIMITS, MUST INCLUDE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION BY THEIR COMMAND
OF THEIR CURRENT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE. MARINES WHOSE FITNESS
REPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION MUST PROVIDE OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTATION FROM THE COMMAND, REFLECTING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE, TO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARAGRAPH 6A, REGARDING
UPDATE MATERIAL). REF G CONTAINS INFORMATION CONCERNING CURRENT
HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS.
F. PME REQUIREMENTS ARE AS STATED IN REF A CHAPTER 3 (PAGES
3-18 AND 3-19).
7. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, AND PER REF H, MEMBERS OF THE MARINE
CORPS RESERVE MUST ENSURE THE FOLLOWING IS ACCOMPLISHED:
A. THE CAREER RETIREMENT CREDIT REPORT (CRCR) IS PROVIDED TO
RESERVE SNCO SELECTION BOARDS AS A QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF A
MARINE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE RESERVE. EACH RESERVIST IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THEIR CRCR IS ACCURATE PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING OF THE RESERVE SELECTION BOARD. ELIGIBLE RESERVE MARINES
SHOULD IDENTIFY DISCREPANCIES AND PROVIDE UPDATING OR MODIFYING
CRCR INFORMATION TO THEIR INSPECTOR-INSTRUCTOR OR COMMANDING
OFFICER. RESERVE UNIT COMMANDERS WILL CORRECT DISCREPANCIES VIA
THE UNIT DIARY. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE AND INDIVIDUAL
MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE MARINES WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATED CRCR FROM
THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE SUPPORT COMMAND WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THEIR
ANNIVERSARY DATE. CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE ANNOTATED AND RETURNED
WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (MUSTER SHEETS, ORDERS, HISTORICAL
NAVMC 798S, ETC.) TO THE:
COMMANDING GENERAL
MARINE CORPS RESERVE SUPPORT COMMAND
15303 ANDREWS ROAD
KANSAS CITY, MO 64147-1207
B. PER REF H, RESERVE MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR
PROMOTION ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A RESERVE QUALIFICATION
SUMMARY (NAVMC 10476) TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) PRIOR TO THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE SELECTION BOARD TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH INFORMATION
THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR OFFICIAL RECORDS OR FITNESS REPORTS.
8. POINT OF CONTACT FOR SNCO SELECTION BOARD MATTERS IS MAJ J. A.
POPIELEC AT DSN 278-9710 OR COML (703) 784-9710. WEB SITE ADDRESS:
WWW.USMC.MIL. SELECT "CAREER," "MARINES," "PROMOTIONS," THEN
"ENLISTED PROMOTIONS."
9. ALL MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR A SNCO SELECTION BOARD WHO ANTICIPATE
SEPARATING FROM THE MARINE CORPS OR WHO DESIRE TO NOT BE SELECTED
MAY VOLUNTARILY SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
REQUESTING NOT TO BE SELECTED. COMMANDERS, ASSISTED BY THEIR
SGTMAJ OR 1STSGT, MUST ENSURE THAT REQUIRED COUNSELING HAS TAKEN
PLACE PER THE INSTRUCTIONS IN REF A.
10. COMMANDERS ARE DIRECTED TO DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN MESSAGE TO ALL ELIGIBLE ACTIVE AND
RESERVE COMPONENT ENLISTED MARINES UNDER THEIR COGNIZANCE.//