FY 2014 RESERVE 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND BILLET VACANCIES
Date Signed: 12/17/2013 | MARADMINS Number: 661/13
MARADMINS : 661/13
R 171558Z DEC 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 661/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/FY 2014 RESERVE 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND BILLET VACANCIES//
REF/A/DOC/MARADMIN 592/13/YMD:  20131106//
REF/B/DOC/MCO 1300.8R/YMD:  19941004//
REF/C/DOC/MARADMIN 191-12/YMD:  20120405//
REF/D/DOC/MARADMIN 336-12/YMD:  20120621//
REF/E/DOC/MARADMIN 628-13/YMD:  20131126//
NARR/REF A IS FY14 RESERVE (SMCR-IRR) STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD.  REF B IS MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY.  REF C IS INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.  REF D IS CHANGE 1 INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT.  REF E IS CHANGE 1 TO THE FY 2014 RESERVE (SMCR-IRR) STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) SELECTION BOARD//
POC/G. M. MUSKIEVICZ/SGTMAJ/UNIT:  CMC MRA RA/-/TEL:  703-784-9100 EMAIL:GEORGE.MUSKIEVICZ(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PER REF A, MARADMIN 592/13, AND IN ORDER TO MEET RESERVE MANPOWER GOALS, RESERVE GYSGTS DESIRING PROMOTION TO 1STSGT MUST COMPLY WITH PROCEDURES UNIQUE FOR SELECTION TO THIS GRADE. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE CURRENT PROCEDURES EMPLOYED TO SELECT RESERVE GYSGTS TO MSGT OR MSGT TO MGYSGT.
    A.  PER PARAGRAPH 5 OF REF A, TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ, ELIGIBLE GYSGTS AND 1STSGT MUST SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD STATING THEIR INTENT TO SERVE AS A 1STSGT OR SGTMAJ.  THE LETTER REQUESTING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2359 ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE SELECTION BOARD.  IF ELIGIBLE GYSGTS AND 1STSGTS DO NOT SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT TO THE BOARD, THEY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT OR SGTMAJ. ADDITIONALLY, GYSGTS AND 1STSGTS WILL SUBMIT A SEPARATE LETTER TO THE RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT MAJOR INDICATING THE CHOICE(S) OF ALL AVAILABLE SMCR 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ BILLETS IN WHICH THEY ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO SERVE.  ALL ATTEMPTS TO ASSIGN MARINES TO ONE OF THEIR CHOICES WILL BE MADE; HOWEVER, IN ALL CASES, SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.  IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT PROMOTION ALLOCATIONS ARE MADE BASED ON AVAILABLE BILLETS; THEREFORE, FAILURE TO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT TO A BILLET MAY RESULT IN REVOCATION OF SELECTION, AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).  IF ELIGIBLE GYSGTS ARE NOT SELECTED TO 1STSGT AND MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THEIR OCCFLD, THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION TO MSGT WITHIN THEIR OCCFLD. LIMITED TOUR AR MARINES MAY COMPETE FOR SELECTION TO 1STSGT; HOWEVER, IF SELECTED, THEIR LIMITED TOUR AR CONTRACT WILL BE TERMINATED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FOURTH MONTH AFTER THEIR PROMOTION TO 1STSGT HAS BEEN EFFECTED.  NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY WILL BE GRANTED.
    B.  EACH ELIGIBLE GYSGT TO 1STSGT AND 1STSGT TO SGTMAJ WILL MAIL AND/OR EMAIL THE BILLET LETTER OF INTENT TO:
SERGEANT MAJOR RESERVE AFFAIRS
HEADQUARTERS U.S. MARINE CORPS
3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134.
    C.  BILLET LETTER OF INTENT MUST BE SIGNED AND RECEIVED NLT 2359, 14 JAN 2014.  NOTE: YOUR LETTER OF INTENT MUST STILL BE RECEIVED BY THE PROMOTIONS BOARD NLT 2359, 14 JAN 2014.
    D.  ELIGIBLE 1STSGTS AND SGTSMAJ SHOULD REVIEW AND FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE CONTENTS AND PROCEDURES OF REF C MARADMIN 191/12 AND REF D MARADMIN 336/12, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN SELECTING POTENTIAL BILLET ASSIGNMENTS.  REF C AND D IS ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE DURING CY14.
    E.  SPECIFIC BILLET ASSIGNMENTS FOR SELECTED 1STSGTS AND SGTSMAJ WILL BE RELEASED UNDER SEPARATE MARADMIN AFTER PROMOTION BOARD RESULTS ARE RELEASED.  THE TOUR LENGTH WILL NORMALLY BE THREE YEARS.
2.  FIRST SERGEANT BILLET OPENINGS FOR THE FY 2014 RESERVE (SMCR-IRR) SNCO SELECTION BOARD ARE:
UNIT                                LOCATION
D CO, 4th TKBN                      29 PALMS, CA --
TRANS SVC CO, CLB-23                LATHROP, CA
N BTRY 5/14                         SEAL BEACH, CA --
O BTRY 5/14                         SEAL BEACH, CA --
HS CO, CLB-453                      AURORA, CO
HS CO, 4th AAV BN                   TAMPA, FL --
FOOD SVC CO, CLR-45                 MARIETTA, GA
B CO (-), 4th RECON BN              SYMRNA, GA --
HS CO, 2/24                         CHICAGO, IL --
E CO, 4TH RECON BN                  JOLIET, IL --
B CO, 1/24                          TERRE HAUTE, IN --
C CO, 4TH LE BN                     DAYTON, OH
HS CO, 6TH ESBN                     PORTLAND, OR
HS CO, 25TH MAR                     AYERS (FT DEVENS), MA --
HS CO, 4th CEB                      BALTIMORE, MD --
F CO, 4th TKBN                      CAMP LEJEUNE, NC --
A CO, 6th COMM BN                   AMITYVILLE/FARMINGDALE, NY
HQCO, 6th COMM BN                   BROOKLYN, NY
SPT CO, 6th COMM BN                 BROOKLYN, NY
E CO, 4th LAR BN                    SYRACUSE, NY --
TRANS SERV CO, CLB-25               PROVIDENCE, RI
A CO, 4th AAV BN                    NORFOLK, VA --
C CO, INTEL SPT BN                  QUANTICO, VA
B CO, 4TH TKBN BN                   YAKIMA, WA --
3.  EXAMPLE LETTER OF INTENT FOR 1STSGT BILLET ASSIGNMENT:
                      COMMAND LETTER HEAD
FROM:  GUNNERY SERGEANT FIRST NAME, M.I., LAST NAME, USMCR
TO:  RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT MAJOR
    HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION
    3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134
SUBJ:  INTENT TO ACCEPT RESERVE FIRST SERGEANT BILLET
1.  THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESERVE FIRST SERGEANT BILLETS LISTED IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE FY 2014 RESERVE (SMCR-IRR) SNCO SELECTION BOARD:
    UNIT                            LOCATION
    A.  D CO(-), AT BN              ELMENDORF, AK --
    B.  HS CO, AT BN                BESSEMER, AL --
    C.  F CO, 2/23                  SALT LAKE CITY, UT --
(LIST ALL BILLETS WILLING TO ACCEPT)
2.  IF SELECTED TO FIRST SERGEANT, I WILL ACCEPT ANY BILLET ASSIGNMENT LISTED ABOVE; HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS, AND THAT FAILURE TO ACCEPT AN ASSIGNMENT, MAY RESULT IN REVOCATION OF MY SELECTION TO FIRST SERGEANT, AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).
                        END OF EXAMPLE
4.  SERGEANT MAJOR BILLET OPENINGS FOR THE FY 2014 (SMCR-IRR) SNCO SELECTION BOARD ARE:
UNIT                                LOCATION
3rd FORCE RECON                     MOBILE, AL --
MWSS-473(-), MWSG-47                MIRAMAR, CA
5/14                                SEAL BEACH, CA --
CLB-453                             AURORA, CO
2/24                                CHICAGO, IL --
6th ESBN                            PORTLAND, OR
MALS-41, MAG-41                     FT WORTH, TX
VMFA-112, MAG-41                    FT WORTH, TX
4th RECON BN                        SAN ANTONIO, TX --
CLB-23                              FORT LEWIS, WA
"--" BILLETS RESTRICTED IAW CHAPTER 5 OF REF B, UNDER THE DIRECT COMBAT RULE.
5.  EXAMPLE LETTER OF INTENT FOR SGTMAJ BILLET ASSIGNMENT:
                      COMMAND LETTER HEAD
FROM:  FIRST SERGEANT FIRST NAME, M.I., LAST NAME, USMCR
TO:    RESERVE AFFAIRS SERGEANT MAJOR
       HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION
       3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134
SUBJ:  INTENT TO ACCEPT RESERVE SERGEANT MAJOR BILLET
1.  THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RESERVE SERGEANT MAJOR BILLETS LISTED IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE FY 2014 RESERVE (SMCR-IRR) SNCO SELECTION BOARD:     UNITLOCATION
    A. 3rd FORCE RECON                     MOBILE, AL --
    B. MWSS-473(-), MWSG-47                MIRAMAR, CA --
    C. 5/14                                SEAL BEACH, CA --
(LIST ALL BILLETS WILLING TO ACCEPT)
2.  IF SELECTED TO SERGEANT MAJOR, I WILL ACCEPT ANY BILLET ASSIGNMENT LISTED ABOVE; HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE MARINE CORPS, AND THAT FAILURE TO ACCEPT AN ASSIGNMENT, MAY RESULT IN REVOCATION OF MY SELECTION TO SERGEANT MAJOR, AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR).
                        END OF EXAMPLE
6.  ALL NEWLY SELECTED FIRST SERGEANTS (SEL) WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THEIR ANNUAL FIRST SERGEANTS COURSE IN QUANTICO, VA, FROM 20 JUL TO 1 AUG 2014 AS THEIR PRIMARY ANNUAL TRAINING PERIOD. SEE MARADMIN 486/13.
7. ALL NEWLY SELECTED SERGEANTS MAJOR (SEL) WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THEIR ANNUAL SERGEANTS MAJOR COURSE (01-15) OR (02-15) IN QUANTICO, VA.  ACTUAL COURSE DATES TO BE PUBLISHED VIA SEPARATE MARADMIN.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY COL M. N. PEZNOLA, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION, ACTING//