R 261639Z AUG 25
MARADMIN 397/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/1STLT PROMOTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2025//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CONGRESS//
REF/B/MSGID:MCO/CMC/MMPB-10/20211028//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/20190328//
REF/D/MSGID:MCO/CMC/MMSR/20250528//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20181010//
REF/F/MSGID:DOC/SECNAV/YMD:20190415//
REF/G/MSGID:MSG/MP/120935ZJUN2001//
NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S.C. REF B IS MCO 1400.31D, 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 W/CH-3, 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. COOK/MAJ/UNIT:HD MMPB-10/TEL:(703) 784-9705/
EMAIL:MICHAEL.J.COOK@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
Padrepio S. Asola 01Sep25 V11
Lukas A. Blake 01Sep25 J61
Moriah I. Duprat 01Sep25 K03
Ryan A. Elison 01Sep25 J61
Jeremy S. Maran 01Sep25 K9R
Chandler T. Price 01Sep25 K03
Maxwell R. Thomson 01Sep25 K03
Melissa K. Farrell 02Sep25 1NR
Sheena D. Clark 08Sep25 V15
Eli J. Bivens 09Sep25 K03
Charles S. Glaubit 09Sep25 1UV
Kienan A. Morrissey 09Sep25 J61
Evan M. Ostrowski 11Sep25 023
Jacob R. Smith 16Sep25 K03
Miguel D. Campero 22Sep25 1F5
Cade S. Fink 22Sep25 K03
Dylan R. Mico 22Sep25 K03
Benjamin M. Pluta 22Sep25 K03
Anthony M. Schwend 22Sep25 K03
Dominic C. Bowes 23Sep25 K03
Thomas E. Kempf 23Sep25 1GR
Milam M. Kinner 23Sep25 K03
William R. Voorhees 23Sep25 K03
Ian R. Beresford 25Sep25 K03
Andrew O. Becker 26Sep25 K03
Ian J. Corral 26Sep25 J61
Grant J. Walker 26Sep25 1PA
Daniel P. Mayeaux 30Sep25 K03
John W. Valentine 30Sep25 1CS
3. Delay of Promotion
3.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.
3.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).
4. 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 Active Reserve and
Selected Marine Corps Reserve-Individual Ready Reserve, and with
augmentation into the regular component.
5. 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 paragraph
2 (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.
6. For Marine officer promotion matters call Comm (703)784-9705 or
DSN 278-9705. Email inquiries may be submitted via the Officer
Promotions homepage at www.Marines.mil. Email address is
officerpromotions@usmc.mil.
7. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//