R 281630Z JUN 24
MARADMIN 306/24
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR JULY 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, CMC
(MMPB-10) will not effect an officer's promotion until that
officer's name appears on a promotion MARADMIN or CMC message.
MMPB-10 will mail appropriate 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
Aidan F. Battershall            01Jul24      1QB
Jeremy A. Buess                 01Jul24      023
Brannan B. Meriwether           01Jul24      K03
Oliver P. Musser                01Jul24      K03
Andrew R. Sayre                 01Jul24      K03
Andrew N. Bedell                02Jul24      K03
Malachi S. Brown                02Jul24      1JB
Christopher M. Cadrecha         02Jul24      K03
Benjamin A. Connor              02Jul24      V25
Nathan X. Kelly                 02Jul24      K03
Brian G. Megonigal              02Jul24      193
Ethan Z. Stein                  02Jul24      K03
Thomas J. Vasile                02Jul24      168
Evan P. McCollum                08Jul24      142
Cecilia A. Hoeing               09Jul24      1NB
Zachary J. Pronenko             09Jul24      092
Luis D. Blanco                  11Jul24      K66
Christopher R. Nelsen           11Jul24      K03
Hugens Casimir                  15Jul24      1CS
Keith M. Griffiths              15Jul24      130
Joshua C. Johnson               15Jul24      K03
Riley A. Marshall               15Jul24      K03
Alina C. Montenegro             15Jul24      V11
William D. Peterson             15Jul24      146
Timothy J. Schmidt              15Jul24      017
Karl L. Voelkel                 15Jul24      K03
Shannen W. Courtney             16Jul24      1PM
Nicholas J. Kelly               16Jul24      K03
Riel A. Boyce                   20Jul24      K03
Lazaro Bautista, Jr.            23Jul24      K03
Bryce V. Kopidlansky            23Jul24      116
London C. Pham                  23Jul24      1GS
Michael Leiss                   24Jul24      V25
Cesar Martinez, Jr.             27Jul24      K03
Timothy E. Balmain              30Jul24      K03
Zachary J. Decker               30Jul24      K03
Alec J. LaFontaine              30Jul24      K71
Robert S. McCormick II          30Jul24      142
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
Nicholas G. Cordova             02Jul24      146
John D. Collier                 30Jul24      SM7
Phillip H. Condreay             30Jul24      800
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 if applicable. 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.//