CONVENING OF THE FY27 U.S. MARINE CORPS COLONEL, LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND MAJOR PROMOTION SE

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R 251822Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 160/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY27 U.S. MARINE CORPS COLONEL, LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND MAJOR PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS, ALL-FULLY QUALIFIED CAPTAIN SELECTION PROCESS// REF/A/MSGID: MSG/CMC/071316ZMAR25// REF/B/MSGID: DOC/CMC MMPR/YMD: 20220701// REF/C/MSGID: DOC/CONGRESS//8AUG2018// REF/D/MSGID: MSG/CMC/052215ZFEB2018// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 108/25, FY27 U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICER PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS. REF B IS MCBUL 1400, OFFICER LINEAL PRECEDENCE. REF C IS TITLE 10 U.S. CODE. REF D IS MARADMIN 077/18 USMC OFFICER/ENLISTED PROMOTION BOARDS UPDATE MATERIAL SUBMISSION GUIDANCE.// POC/MICHAEL J. COOK/MAJ/MMPB-10/-/TEL: (703) 784-9703/ EMAIL: MICHAEL.J.COOK@USMC.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. As announced by reference (a), the FY27 U.S. Marine Corps Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major Promotion Selection Boards, and All-Fully-Qualified-Officers List (AFQOL) screening process for promotion to Captain will convene at 2008 Elliot Road, Quantico, VA 22134, as follows: Selection To Component Bd.Corr.Due* Convening Date Col Active 20 Apr 25 1 May 25 LtCol Active 25 Apr 25 6 May 25 Maj Active 23 May 25 3 Jun 25 Capt** Active 23 Jan 26 3 Feb 26 * Board Correspondence due MMPB-10 NLT 2359 Eastern Standard Time (EST), 10 calendar days prior to the board convene date. See para. 4 below for additional details. ** All-Fully-Qualified-Officers List (AFQOL) process 2. Promotion Boards. The colonel through major promotion boards will consider three categories of officers: above-zone, in-zone, and below-zone. For promotion to the grade of captain, AFQOL eligible officers will undergo an AFQOL selection process. Officers defined as active-duty list (ADL) in reference (b) on the date the board or process convenes are eligible for the boards. Officers with established separation/retirement dates within 90 days of the convening date of their respective board (except first lieutenants eligible for the captain AFQOL screening process) will not be considered by the board if the separation/retirement date is established by 2359 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the day before the board convenes. Captains who are not U.S. citizens will not be considered for promotion to major. Officers whose lineal control number (LCN) precedes the senior officer in-zone are defined as above-zone. Those above-zone officers who have not been previously considered are defined as "above-zone, not previously considered." Officers in this status are considered by the board to be in-zone. Officers may review reference (b) and their eligibility for the board or process on the internet at the officer promotion homepage. The senior and junior officers in-zone and the junior officer eligible below-zone are as follows (encl (1) of reference (b) applies): 2.a. Colonel Promotion Selection Board 2.a.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Mallo, Adam J. DOR 1 Nov 20 LCN 13136000 2.a.2. Junior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Burton, David C. DOR 1 Nov 21 LCN 13699000 2.a.3. Junior Officer Below-Zone - LtCol Baker, Isaac S. DOR 1 Sep 22 LCN 14099000 2.b. Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Board 2.b.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - Maj Moecher, Patrick J. DOR 1 Jun 20 LCN 24089000 2.b.2. Junior Officer In-Zone - Maj Yu, Austin H. DOR 1 Jul 21 LCN 25225000 2.b.3. Junior Officer Below-Zone - Maj Snody, Trenton D. DOR 1 Aug 22 LCN 26335000 2.c. Major Promotion Selection Board 2.c.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - Capt Cuyler, Joshua M. DOR 1 Nov 20 LCN 36602000 2.c.2. Junior Officer In-Zone - Capt Benn, Andrew S. DOR 1 Nov 21 LCN 38215000 2.c.3. Junior Officer Below-Zone - Capt Davis, Austin S. DOR 1 Nov 22 LCN 39696000 2.d. AFQOL Selection Process for Captain 2.d.1. Senior Officer In-Zone - 1stLt Osores Arzubiaga, Gonzalo DOR 21 May 24 LCN 39792000 2.d.2. Junior Officer In-Zone - 1stLt Timoney, John N. DOR 23 May 25 LCN 42310000 2.d.3. First Lieutenants must attain 2 years' time in grade before promotion to Captain. This information provides officers with an approximate indication of when they may expect to be considered for promotion. 2.d.4. Senior and/or junior officers may be adjusted before the convening date depending upon attrition or status changes. An officer's eligibility for consideration for promotion is determined as of the date the board convenes. If an officer's DOR is such that he or she will meet the minimum TIG by the convening date of the board, then the officer is advised to prepare for consideration and ensure ample time for review of their record. Information on preparing for a promotion board is available at the officer promotion homepage. 3. Board Correspondence and Preparation Guidance. Per references (c) and (d), promotion selection boards shall give consideration to any timely communication made to the board. Board Correspondence is considered timely if received NLT 10 calendar days before the board. This is a statutory requirement and cannot be waived. Late correspondence will not be accepted under any circumstances. Officers should review reference (a), the FY27 Board Schedule, for information on how to submit board correspondence, updating and auditing the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) and Master Brief Sheet (MBS), fitness reports, deferment of eligibility, and requests for non-selection prior to the convening date of the board. Officers may also review reference (a) at the officer promotion homepage. 4. Deferment of eligibility. Marine Corps Officers who would be eligible for consideration by a promotion selection board (PSB) as an in-zone or above-zone eligible officer within one year of placement on the ADL shall be informed that their eligibility for such consideration will be deferred unless they specifically request consideration. The officer may waive this deferment and request consideration for promotion, in writing, as specified in the MARADMIN which announced the officer's eligibility. Requests must be received no later than the convening date of the board. The Deputy Commandant (DC), Manpower and Reserve Affairs (M&RA) shall normally place such officers' records before the PSB. 5. Merit-Based Promotion List Reorder. Section 616(h) of Title 10, U.S. Code, allows the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to authorize promotion boards to reorder recommended promotion lists based on particular merit. Officers on the Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel promotion list may be placed higher on the promotion list only if the officer receives the recommendation of at least a majority of the members of the board. 6. Continuation Boards. Upon conclusion of the lieutenant colonel and major promotion selection boards, the boards will reconvene as continuation boards as specified below. Officers may verify their eligibility for consideration by contacting Commandant Marine Corps (CMC), Manpower Management Separations and Retirement (MMSR). CMC (MMSR) will adjust the mandatory retirement dates and/or notify the officers selected for continuation, as applicable, after the promotion selection results have been announced. The following continuation boards will be convened: 6.a. FY27 USMC Major Continuation Board. 6.a.1. The board will consider regular unrestricted majors who, on the day prescribed for removal from active duty, possess less than 18 years of active service, who have twice failed selection for promotion to lieutenant colonel, who, as a result of not being selected for promotion, are subject to involuntary discharge, who are deemed by a majority of the members of the board to be fully qualified for continuation and whose continuation is in the best interests of the Marine Corps. The officers selected for continuation will be continued on active duty until retirement- eligible in accordance with (IAW) section 8323 of Title 10, U.S. Code or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier. 6.a.2. In addition, the board will select for continuation Regular Majors with a primary MOS of 0370, 3002; and across occupational fields (Occfields) 17XX, 73XX, and 75XX who are subject to involuntary discharge or retirement, this includes any officer previously continued, and are deemed by a majority of the members of the board to be fully qualified for continuation and whose continuation is in the best interests of the Marine Corps, who have mandatory retirement dates between 1 July 2027 and 31 December 2027. The period of continuation will be 5 years, 24 years of active commissioned service, or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier. 6.b. FY27 USMC Captain Continuation Board. 6.b.1. The board will consider captains who possess over 15 years of active service but less than 18 years of active service on the day prescribed for removal from active duty, who have twice failed selection for promotion to major, who, as a result of not being selected for promotion, are subject to involuntary discharge, and who are deemed by a majority of the members of the board to be fully qualified for continuation and whose continuation is in the best interests of the Marine Corps. The period of continuation will be for 5 years or until the officers are retirement eligible under section 8323 of Title 10, U.S. Code or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier. 6.b.2. In addition, the board will select for continuation for a period of 3 years, or until the age of 62, whichever is earlier, those captains in the primary MOS of 4402; and across Occfields 17XX, 73XX and 75XX who, on the date of mandatory discharge, will have less than 15 years of active commissioned service, including any officer previously continued who is deemed by a majority of the members of the board to be fully qualified for continuation and whose continuation is in the best interests of the Marine Corps. 7. Release authorized by MajGen Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//