OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2017 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2017
Date Signed: 1/23/2017 | MARADMINS Number: 039/17
MARADMINS : 039/17
231413Z JAN 17
MARADMIN 039/17
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2017 AND PROJECTED OFFICER PROMOTIONS FOR MARCH 2017//
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REF/I/MSGID:DOC/MCO 5750.1H/YMD:20090213//
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.  REF I IS MCO 5750.1H, BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS FOR NEWLY PROMOTED COLONELS.//
POC/V. L. STIGALL/MAJ/HD MMPR-1 TEL:  (703)784-9703 EMAIL:  VINCENT.STIGALL(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  AUTHORITY.  Refs (a) through (h) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions.  This MARADMIN is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions.  Per the refs, an officers promotion may not be effected until that officers name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message.  Appropriate commissions will be mailed to parent commands under separate cover. Expect 2-3 weeks for delivery.  The commission is not the legal authority to promote and is not required to effect the promotion. For the purposes of conducting a promotion ceremony, sample commissions and the oath of office can be found in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotion Branchs homepage at www.Marines.mil. Under "Marines/Career," click on "Promotions."  Click on "Officer Promotions," look under the "Reference" tab on the right side of the page.
2.  All officers promoted to the grade of colonel are required to submit current biographical data and photographs to the Director of Marine Corps History (HDR) as directed by MCO 5750.1H, page 2-5. See paragraph 14 for mailing address and POC information.
3.  Under the provisions of section 624 of refs (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named regular officers to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay and allowances are effective from 1 February 2017.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Victor W. Argobright II         Col          T38
David S. Gibbs                  Col          15A
Christopher B. Shaw             Col          1C1
Richard A. Anderson             LtCol        142
Darryl G. Ayers                 LtCol        1R3
Jeramy W. Brady                 LtCol        U18
Chris E. Charles                LtCol        124
Brian N. Clifton                LtCol        VM1
Joel A. Deluca                  LtCol        1NP
Ryan A. Jacobs                  LtCol        1RX
Daniel W. Micklis               LtCol        V11
Philip J. Tadena                LtCol        NAG
Casey L. Taylor                 LtCol        111
Dale H. Webster                 LtCol        QAJ
Sean L. Welch                   LtCol        068
Collin C. Alexander             Capt         KA7
Dennis A. Atkins                Capt         V31
Jason M. Baldwin                Capt         016
Samuel L. Batchelder            Capt         1L3
Philip E. Bebeau                Capt         1NE
Nathan T. Bertrand              Capt         097
Quentin R. Biles                Capt         VR1
Andrew S. Blacker               Capt         K80
Kyle D. Browne                  Capt         1NG
Kenneth G. Bunnell              Capt         245
Warren W. Choi                  Capt         1J1
David M. Christie               Capt         1GD
David W. Coffman, Jr.           Capt         013
Christopher E. Cook             Capt         1C0
Allen M. Cowherd                Capt         VRA
Kellen E. Crawford              Capt         J9X
Lucas C. Culver                 Capt         233
Anthony J. Demler               Capt         1NL
Neil J. Doogan                  Capt         1NG
George G. Drouillard            Capt         R00
Elton F. Duncan IV              Capt         TM3
Paige E. Dunlap                 Capt         033
Mark A. Duran                   Capt         1NG
Valonne L. Ehrhardt             Capt         034
Steven M. Ellington             Capt         023
Andrew K. Elliott               Capt         VLD
Brian J. Finn                   Capt         1NF
Alexander F. Flores             Capt         1FU
Adrian N. Forteza               Capt         031
Seth T. Freedman                Capt         175
Andrew J. Fremming              Capt         098
Jason B. Frey                   Capt         048
Bryan L. Gallian                Capt         15B
Vincent M. Gallo                Capt         VMA
John E. Geldmacher              Capt         1JA
Mason W. Graham                 Capt         V36
Daniel J. Greenlee              Capt         1CE
David G. Grey                   Capt         098
Daniel W. Griffin               Capt         097
Austin J. Hakes                 Capt         033
Edward R. Hamer II              Capt         H99
Trace M. Hanson                 Capt         V24
Ella M. Heeter                  Capt         1FN
Christopher K. Hemler           Capt         K47
Thomas G. Hornstein             Capt         C77
Easton B. Hunter                Capt         016
Whitney E. Irby                 Capt         J9W
Erik W. Ise                     Capt         SM3
Lambert Jackson                 Capt         097
Brycen S. Johnson               Capt         V12
Phillip D. Jones                Capt         078
Bronwyn L. Jurkowski            Capt         1QJ
Nicholas A. Kascsak             Capt         V61
Christopher R. Kenney           Capt         016
Benjamin P. Kikta               Capt         1NA
Dylan T. Klossner               Capt         098
Kenneth E. Kozinski             Capt         JAM
Daniel B. Leary                 Capt         013
Ryan W. Lee                     Capt         902
Wesley R. Leeper                Capt         V25
Nathaniel T. Lemons             Capt         021
Winston M. Leon                 Capt         1F7
Thomas M. Licking               Capt         VFG
William S. Malona               Capt         J9W
Jonathan F. Margolick           Capt         034
Eric S. Martin                  Capt         078
Cortez L. McCrary               Capt         1JE
Nicholas B. Michaud             Capt         1HL
Jonathan D. Monti               Capt         15B
Kyle J. Morrissette             Capt         1NH
Nicholas S. Mote                Capt         1CF
Matthew L. Murphy               Capt         1FU
Anthony M. Naccarato            Capt         UKT
Christian J. Nate               Capt         V16
Robert E. Oliver                Capt         1Y4
Matthew J. Oller                Capt         121
Jonathan M. Parsons             Capt         017
Erik A. Patterson               Capt         V13
Marilyn C. Pendlyshok           Capt         H99
Michael A. Pittman              Capt         1JE
Aleksandr K. Puleo              Capt         T89
Christopher T. Radovich         Capt         UKT
Alexander A. Redmon             Capt         1F3
Marc O. Richey                  Capt         V11
Mickey N. Romo                  Capt         1XJ
David J. Samson                 Capt         VHM
James S. Saunders III           Capt         W95
Angelissa D. Savino             Capt         034
Morgan Sawyer                   Capt         1L3
Michael J. Sheehan              Capt         V81
Allen J. Travis                 Capt         018
Julian J. Tucker                Capt         VLC
Elizabeth A. Volk               Capt         1CQ
Hans R. Vreeland                Capt         1NF
Charles T. Waltrip              Capt         15D
Steven A. Whitaker              Capt         VHE
Samuel Y. Winsted               Capt         1JC
Simeon J. Wrobel                Capt         015
Kory L. Wynns                   Capt         19G
Alvaro L. Yanes                 Capt         038
4.  Under the provisions of section 14308 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named active reserve (AR) officer to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 February 2017.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Kevin J. Conant                 LtCol        QBC
5.  Under the provisions of section 14308 of ref (a), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officers to the grade indicated.  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 February 2017.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Jeffrey J. Abramaitys           Col          HAB
Markham B. Campaigne, Jr.       Col          1WY
Omar D. Land                    Col          061
David D. Scott                  Col          1FV
Karl E. Hofmann                 LtCol        HAB
Sridhar B. Kaza                 LtCol        012
Lee C. Kindlon                  LtCol        HAB
Mary C. Knotts                  LtCol        HAB
Scott F. Schork                 LtCol        HAB
Aniela K. Szymanski             LtCol        HAB
Ralph J. Asher                  Maj          SAN
Emily L. Barton                 Maj          S43
Ryan M. Bloomberg               Maj          S2C
Anne J. Boaden                  Maj          IRR
Altaf Y. Bora                   Maj          HAB
Alan L. Brittingham, Jr.        Maj          S6D
Kipp A. Colburn                 Maj          SN4
Thomas A. Garnett               Maj          SIJ
Bradley M. Gibson               Maj          IRR
Jonathan A. Groff               Maj          IRR
Daniel R. Hoops                 Maj          SHE
John P. Malone                  Maj          S5K
Patrick S. Massaro II           Maj          HAB
Charles M. McClees II           Maj          HAB
Austin C. Murnane               Maj          SLG
Christopher B. Reiser           Maj          HAB
Michael R. Ridings              Maj          1WW
Alyssa K. Saunders              Maj          IRR
Christopher A. Scott            Maj          IRR
Crystal R. Serrano              Maj          SA5
Steven M. Stepanic              Maj          HAB
John B. Tatum                   Maj          SND
Jared C. Templeton              Maj          HAB
Marc F. Thomas                  Maj          SAP
Jason B. Weaver                 Maj          S3F
Matthew T. Williams             Maj          SJR
Nicholas F. Baker               Capt         S2F
Jarrod D. Deitrich              Capt         SWB
Zachary W. Evans                Capt         IRR
Andrew T. Filak III             Capt         SLQ
Dominic P. Galante              Capt         SMV
Patrick D. Halsey               Capt         S8S
Joseph C. Harper                Capt         IRR
Dez Hill                        Capt         S6M
Henry L. McClure                Capt         SKF
Grant T. Peehler                Capt         S38
6.  Under the provisions of section 578 of refs (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotions of the following named regular officers as indicated, to the permanent grade of Chief Warrant Officer Five (CWO5) through Chief Warrant Officer Three (CWO3).  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 February 2017.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Joel R. Schwendinger            CWO5         1RW
Jose I. Torres III              CWO5         U76
David C. Higginbotham           CWO4         1CK
Gable K. Mountain               CWO4         D59
Jeremy W. Barone                CWO3         V32
Michael D. Carnell              CWO3         15H
John Costa                      CWO3         1R2
David J. Roughan                CWO3         1CK
Kaveh M. Wooley                 CWO3         1Y9
7.  Under the provisions of section 12242 of references (a) and (c), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officer as indicated, to the permanent grade of Chief Warrant Officer Four (CWO4).  Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from 1 February 2017.
Name                            Grade        MCC
Craig L. Domers                 CWO4         SWB
8.  Delay of Promotion.  Per refs (b) and (h), if the respective commanding officer determines that an officer is not mentally, physically, morally, or professionally qualified for promotion, the promotion shall not be effected.  This includes the physical examination requirement for reserve officers per section 10206 ref (a).  The  officer shall be given written notice of the grounds for delay before the effective date of the appointment, unless it is impracticable to do so, in which case the notice shall be given as soon as practicable.  CMC (MMPR-1) must also be notified prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion will not be effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and administrative action can be initiated.  Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation.
9.  Retirement and Transfer.  Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion.  An officers selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component.
10.  Accepting and Declining Promotion.  Any regular or reserve officer who is promoted under the refs is considered to have accepted such promotion on the effective date contained in paragraphs 3 through 7 (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.
11.  The following FY16 promotions are projected for February 2017 and are subject to change.  Promotions from the remaining FY16 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.
            Senior Officer         Sel    Junior Officer        Sel
Capt        cleared                       cleared
12.  The following FY17 promotions are projected for March 2017 and are subject to change.  Promotions from the remaining FY17 boards will be promulgated based on vacancy determination.
            Senior Officer         Sel    Junior Officer        Sel
Col         R. Miagany             67     A. J. Thompson        68
Col   (AR)  none                   none   none                  none
Col   (R)   C. A. Mason            30     A. P. Keenan          31
LtCol       J. Q. Kenney           260    J. J. Dunphy          266
LtCol (AR)  K. B. Dillard          13     K. M. Montgomery      14
LtCol (R)   D. S. Young            44     W. H. Geschwindt      49
Maj   (AR)  none                   none   none                  none
Maj   (R)   P. T. Prikazsky        183    C. W.  Boyle          209
Capt        S. A. Hayashi          99     T. S. Robbins         210
Capt  (R)   D. J. Bounds           51     F. C. Hernandez       60
CWO5
MOS:  1390  R. L. Cordes           1      R. L. Cordes          1
MOS:  2110  D. D. Dipardo          1      D. D. Dipardo         1
MOS:  5702  E. D. Dubois, Jr.      1      E. D. Dubois, Jr.     1
CWO4
MOS:  1390  D. A. McCabe           1      D. A. McCabe          1
MOS:  2110  S. P. Dumphy           1      S. P. Dumphy          1
MOS:  5702  M. M. Quinton          1      M. M. Quinton         1
CWO4  (R)   B. C. Simpson          6      V. L. Diantonio       7
CWO3
MOS:  3010  C. C. Jones            2      C. C. Jones           2
MOS:  5702  K. J. OConnell II      5      K. J. OConnell II     5
13.  For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703) 784-9706 or DSN 278-9706.  Email inquiries may be submitted via the Promotion Branchs internet web page at www.Marines.mil.  Email address is OfficerPromotions(at)usmc.mil.
14.  Per ref (i), material can be mailed to Marine Corps History Division (HDR), 3078 Upshur Avenue, Quantico, Virginia, 22134. POC is Ms. Annette Amerman at Comm (703) 432-4875 or DSN 378-4875. Email address is history.division(at)usmc.mil.
15.  Release authorized by MajGen Michael A. Rocco, Director, Manpower Management Division.//