R 271246Z MAR 24
MARADMIN 159/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR APRIL 2024//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS//
REF/B/MSGID:MCO/CMC MMPB-10/YMD:20211028//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190328//
REF/D/MSGID:MCO/CMC MMSR/YMD:20190215//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20181010//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190415//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/MP/DTG:120935ZJUN2001//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C. REF B IS MCO P1400.31D, MARINE CORPS PROMOTION MANUAL, VOLUME 1, OFFICER PROMOTIONS. REF C IS SECNAVINST 1420.3, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION PROGRAM. REF D IS MCO 1900.16 CH 2, MARINE CORPS SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT MANUAL. REF E IS SECNAVINST 1120.9B, DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS OF THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS MARINE CORPS JUDGE ADVOCATE. REF F IS SECNAVINST 1412.6M, 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 MARADMIN 277/01, BACCALAUREATE DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVE OFFICERS.//
POC/M. J. MCCLINNIS/MAJ/UNIT: HD MMPB-10/TEL: (703) 784-9703/EMAIL: MELANIE.MCCLINNIS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Authority. Refs (a) through (g) regulate all Marine Corps officer promotions. This message is the authority for commanding officers to effect promotions. Per the refs, an officer's promotion may not be effected until that officer's name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message. MMPB-10 will mail commissions to parent commands under separate cover. Expect 4-6 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 are located in chapter 6 of ref (b) or the Officer Promotions 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. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named officer(s) on active duty, as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated.
Name DOR MCC
Marco A. RamirezLazos 01Apr24 1NE
Ryan C. Skibicki 01Apr24 1G9
Kaleb M. Smith 01Apr24 H62
Geno A. Malanca 08Apr24 1JV
Javon M. Shepard 19Apr24 1JY
Gavin M. Demetreu 22Apr24 K03
Nathaniel J. Barton 23Apr24 19F
Sophie A. Bell 29Apr24 K03
Rhys Biddiscombe 30Apr24 V21
James M. Botelho 30Apr24 135
Sean P. Cokely 30Apr24 J61
Jacob J. Flattery 30Apr24 1CF
Tyler A. Harman 30Apr24 1JS
Nolan P. Hensley 30Apr24 15G
John T. McFadden 30Apr24 K27
Steven J. Quill, Jr. 30Apr24 K27
Brandon S. Quinn 30Apr24 K71
John E. Sagan 30Apr24 1FU
Vito M. Santarsiero 30Apr24 1NE
Steven J. Sikora 30Apr24 KBM
Andrew D. Yamashita 30Apr24 1Y1
3. Under the provisions of ref (f), the Secretary of the Navy, acting for the President of the United States, hereby authorizes the promotion of the following named reserve officer(s), as indicated, to the permanent grade of first lieutenant. Rank, pay, and allowances are effective from the date indicated.
Name DOR MCC
Timothy B. Singleton 02Apr24 S6G
Thomas N. Herron 30Apr24 023
Daniel W. Lincoln 30Apr24 1FR
Allison R. Sturgeon 30Apr24 IRR
Kevin Tran 30Apr24 1NF
4. Delay of Promotion
4.a. Commanding Officer Determination. Per refs (b) and (g), 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 of ref (a). Ref (a) requires written notification to the officer 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. Commanding Officers must also notify CMC (MMPB-10) prior to the effective date of the appointment so that the promotion is not effected in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS) and to allow for the initiation of administrative action. Refs (a), (b), (c), and (e) contain guidelines for the timely submission of supporting documentation.
4.b. Adverse Screening Process. Before the release of this promotion authority, all officers are screened for adverse or potentially adverse information. CMC (MMPB-10) removed the names of those officers with records identified during the adverse screening process as containing adverse or potentially adverse information from the promotion authority MARADMIN. Those officers will receive correspondence under separate cover from CMC (JPL).
5. Retirement and Transfer. Officers considering voluntary retirement should review ref (d) for service obligation prior to acceptance of promotion. An officer's selection for promotion carries over into the reserve, between AR and SMCR-IRR, and with augmentation into the regular component.
6. 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 2 and 3 (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 (MMPB-10) 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.
7. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9706 or DSN 278-9706. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Officer Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Email address is officerpromotions@usmc.mil.
8. Release authorized by BGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//