R 281247Z AUG 25
MARADMIN 408/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY26 MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT STAFF
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD//
POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/-/TEL:703-784-3440/
EMAIL:WILLIAM.C.GRIFFIN@USMC.MIL//
POC/DATHAN.T.MILLS/MSGT/MMPB-11/-/TEL:703-784-2765/
EMAIL:DATHAN.MILLS@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The FY26 Master Gunnery Sergeant and Master
Sergeant Promotion Selection Board (PSB) will convene on Tuesday,
28 October 2025 at Building 2008, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA,
for a period of about five weeks to consider all Master Sergeants
and Gunnery Sergeants for selection to the next higher grade.
2. For additional details regarding Marine Responsibilities,
Commander Responsibilities, Board Eligibility, Removal from
Consideration, Professional Military Education requirements, and
Alternate Selection visit the Enlisted Promotions website at
https://www.manpower.marines.mil click on “Manpower Management” /
“Performance Branch" / “Promotion Section” / “Enlisted" / “Enlisted
Promotions" / “SNCOs” and “Preparation”. These policies impact all
FY26 SNCO PSBs.
3. All correspondence submitted to the President of the board must
be received no later than 2359, Eastern Standard Time (EST) on
14 October 2025.
4. Details for updating the Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS)
and Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) are listed on the
Enlisted Promotions website.
5. Professional Military Education (PME) Requirements.
5.a. Master Sergeant to Master Gunnery Sergeant: No PME requirement
for selection or promotion.
5.b. Gunnery Sergeant to Master Sergeant: Complete the MarineNet
course EPME7000BA and then have completed any one of the following
courses: SNCO Leadership School, SNCO Leadership School Seminar,
Resident Advanced School, Advanced School Seminar, Resident Career
Course, or Career Course Seminar, or if previously affiliated with
the Marine Corps Reserves the Reserve Advanced Course or the Reserve
Career Course.
6. Special Duty Assignment PME waivers will be granted in
accordance with the details on the Enlisted Promotions website.
This exemption does not apply to the EPME requirements.
7. All Master Sergeants selected on the FY26 E8 Redesignation Board
(Pilot) will not be considered on the FY26 Master Gunnery Sergeant
Selection Board.
8. All Gunnery Sergeants selected on the FY26 First Sergeant
Selection Board will not be considered on the FY26 Master Sergeant
Selection Board.
9. All gunnery sergeants who meet the DOR and AFADBD cutoff for
their MOS will be considered for selection to master sergeant.
10. The table below lists the MOS's that "feed into" the Intended
MOS (IMOS) at the next higher grade indicated. Marines serving in a
basic MOS are considered in their IMOS. Marines with a Primary MOS
(PMOS) listed in column (A) as a feeder MOS compete for promotion to
the IMOS listed in column (B), provided they meet the eligibility
requirements listed in paragraph 11 below.
10.a. Master Sergeant to Master Gunnery Sergeant:
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)
MSGT FEEDER MGYSGT IMOS MSGT FEEDER MGYSGT IMOS
0111 0111 0161 0161
0211 0211 0231 0291
0241 0291 0261 0291
0321 0321 0372 0372
0393 0393 0399 0399
0411 0411 0451 0451
0491 0491 0511 0511
0521 1795 0681 0681
0699 0699 0811 0869
0848 0848 0869 0869
0871 0871 1169 1169
1349 1349 1371 1371
1391 1391 1795 1795
1799 1799 1833 1834
1834 1834 2149 2149
2181 2181 2311 2311
2336 2336 2659 2659
2691 2691 2874 2874
2891 2891 3044 3044
3047 3047 3152 3152
3381 3381 3432 3432
3451 3451 3529 3529
3537 3537 4133 4133
4421 4421 4591 4591
4821 4821 5512 5512
5519 5519 5522 5522
5523 5523 5524 5524
5769 5769 5811 5811
5821 5821 5831 5831
5959 5959 5993 5993
6019 6019 6042 6042
6046 6046 6276 6276
6391 6391 6591 6591
6672 6672 6694 6694
6842 6842 7011 7011
7041 7041 7051 7051
7212 7212 7236 7240
7240 7240 7242 7240
7291 7291 7314 7314
7316 7316 8157 8157
8412 8412
10.b. Gunnery Sergeant to Master Sergeant:
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)
GYSGT FEEDER MSGT IMOS GYSGT FEEDER MSGT IMOS
0111 0111 0161 0161
0211 0211 0231 0231
0241 0241 0261 0261
0321 0321 0363 0393
0369 0399 0372 0372
0411 0411 0451 0451
0491 0491 0511 0511
0521 1795 0629 0699
0639 0699 0679 0699
0681 0681 0811 0869
0848 0848 0869 0869
0871 0871 1169 1169
1349 1349 1361 1371
1371 1371 1391 1391
1711 1799 1721 1799
1751 1795 1833 1834
1834 1834 2111 2181
2131 2181 2141 2149
2146 2149 2147 2149
2161 2181 2171 2181
2311 2311 2336 2336
2629 2691 2651 2659
2862 2891 2874 2874
2887 2891 3044 3044
3047 3047 3152 3152
3381 3381 3432 3432
3451 3451 3529 3529
3537 3537 4133 4133
4421 4421 4591 4591
4821 4821 5512 5512
5521 5519 5522 5522
5523 5523 5524 5524
5769 5769 5811 5811
5821 5821 5831 5831
5939 5993 5948 5993
5951 5959 5952 5959
5953 5959 5954 5959
5974 5993 5979 5993
6042 6042 6046 6046
6048 6019 6062 6019
6073 6019 6074 6019
6092 6019 6113 6019
6114 6019 6116 6019
6123 6019 6124 6019
6132 6019 6152 6019
6153 6019 6154 6019
6156 6019 6173 6019
6174 6019 6176 6019
6212 6019 6213 6019
6216 6019 6217 6019
6218 6019 6222 6019
6223 6019 6227 6019
6252 6019 6253 6019
6256 6019 6257 6019
6258 6019 6276 6276
6282 6019 6283 6019
6286 6019 6287 6019
6288 6019 6314 6391
6316 6391 6317 6391
6323 6391 6324 6391
6326 6391 6332 6391
6336 6391 6337 6391
6338 6391 6423 6391
6432 6391 6469 6391
6483 6391 6492 6391
6499 6391 6591 6591
6672 6672 6694 6694
6842 6842 7011 7011
7041 7041 7051 7051
7212 7212 7236 7240
7240 7240 7242 7240
7291 7291 7314 7314
7316 7316 8157 8157
8412 8412
11. The tentative allocations, zones, and AFADBD cutoffs are
identified below. Marines with a DOR that is earlier than the
DOR identified for a zone are eligible for consideration in that
zone. When an AFADBD is specified, it pertains only to those
Marines with the listed DOR. The AFADBD is not applicable for
determining eligibility of those Marines whose DOR is earlier
than the DOR listed.
11.a. Master Gunnery Sergeant:
ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD
0111 16 20220301 20011029 20230201 20050830 20230701 NA
0211 2 20230101 20050517 20240101 NA 20240201 NA
0291 6 20230101 20050517 20230901 NA 20240401 NA
0321 1 20220101 20050718 20220101 20051011 20230101 20040927
0372 3 20220101 NA 20220701 20010709 20230101 NA
0393 1 20230101 NA 20230401 NA NA NA
0399 15 20230301 NA 20230801 NA NA NA
0411 1 20211001 NA 20211101 NA 20221001 20041206
0491 5 20200201 NA 20210401 20050622 20210801 NA
0511 1 20190701 20040412 20190901 NA 20230201 20060801
0681 1 20220301 20010725 20230801 20020904 20230801 NA
0699 22 20220101 NA 20230401 NA 20230901 20080825
0848 2 20220601 NA 20230901 20070108 20230901 NA
0869 4 20211001 NA 20221001 NA NA NA
0871 3 20200301 NA 20220701 20060221 20230501 20070904
1169 3 20230301 20030728 20230701 20051114 20240101 NA
1349 3 20210601 NA 20220701 NA 20230801 NA
1371 6 20220201 20040601 20230701 20050718 20230701 NA
1795 2 20200201 NA 20230901 NA NA NA
1799 6 20220301 NA 20230301 20071105 20240201 NA
1834 4 20210901 NA 20230801 20070731 20230801 NA
2181 4 20210501 NA 20230301 NA 20240301 NA
2311 1 20220101 20030922 20230101 NA 20230301 NA
2336 7 20211001 20050411 20230301 NA 20230801 NA
2659 2 20201201 NA 20230501 NA 20240201 20060605
2691 2 20211001 20050926 20220901 20060926 20220901 20080616
2891 6 20220401 NA 20240401 20091024 20240401 NA
3047 19 20220301 NA 20230701 20070709 20240201 NA
3152 2 20220801 NA 20230201 NA 20230801 NA
3381 4 20210901 NA 20230601 NA 20240401 NA
3432 2 20190901 NA 20210801 NA 20230701 20070227
3451 1 20230201 NA 20230801 NA NA NA
3529 5 20200201 NA 20220601 NA 20240301 20040824
3537 8 20201001 20010611 20221001 NA 20230801 NA
4133 1 20220701 NA 20230901 20070612 20230901 NA
4421 2 20230201 20060213 20230901 20061127 20230901 NA
4591 1 20230301 20060912 20230701 20051024 20230801 20081015
5512 1 20200701 20030728 20230901 NA NA NA
5523 1 20190101 19981013 20240101 NA NA NA
5769 3 20211001 NA 20240401 20050926 20240401 NA
5811 4 20220801 20030505 20230601 NA NA NA
5831 2 20200701 NA 20220301 NA 20230301 NA
5993 4 20220901 NA 20230801 NA NA NA
6019 14 20220201 NA 20240301 20061010 20240401 NA
6042 1 20220101 NA 20230901 20070108 20230901 NA
6276 1 20210701 NA 20220301 NA 20220501 NA
6391 3 20220101 NA 20220301 20021216 20220401 NA
6591 3 20200701 NA 20220301 20020520 20230401 20040908
6672 8 20210601 20030201 20230801 20050425 20230901 NA
6694 1 20221001 20060522 20230801 20060913 20230801 NA
6842 1 20210601 NA 20230101 NA 20230701 20051011
7041 1 20230401 20040803 20230401 NA 20230801 NA
7212 2 20211001 20060626 20221101 NA 20230701 NA
7240 2 20220901 20070709 20221001 20070806 20221101 NA
7314 1 20200101 NA 20240101 NA NA NA
8157 1 NA NA 20220801 NA 20230901 NA
8412 8 20210801 20041020 20220201 NA 20221001 20030818
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED: 0161, 0451, 1391, 2149, 2874,
3044, 4821, 5519, 5522, 5524, 5821, 5959, 6046, 7011, 7051, 7291,
7316.
11.b. Master Sergeant:
ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD
0111 37 20210701 20040928 20220701 NA 20221201 NA
0161 1 20220101 NA 20221101 20100510 20221101 NA
0211 11 20200201 20080602 20210401 20090622 20210601 NA
0231 27 20210101 20080602 20220201 NA 20230402 NA
0241 4 20200201 NA 20210201 20080513 20210401 20070925
0261 2 20201201 20050906 20210301 20071203 20210501 20080211
0321 6 20201101 NA 20210801 20080325 20220801 20080811
0372 25 20220402 NA 20221001 20110912 20221001 NA
0393 2 20201201 20071203 20210701 20070820 20210901 NA
0399 64 20211001 20100412 20221001 20090302 20230101 20111205
0411 1 20211001 20090706 20220101 20090622 20220101 NA
0451 1 20210801 NA 20220801 20080512 20220801 NA
0491 12 20220201 NA 20230101 20110718 20230201 20120611
0511 4 20191201 20060807 20221101 20091013 20221101 NA
0681 2 20210701 20071009 20210801 20060918 20210801 NA
0699 73 20211201 20090728 20221101 20111017 20230102 NA
0848 5 20210801 20081105 20211001 NA 20221101 20100621
0869 6 20220102 20110523 20220901 20080623 20221001 20090415
0871 6 20210901 20080114 20220801 NA 20221001 NA
1169 6 20211001 NA 20220801 20080908 20221101 NA
1349 20 20210801 NA 20230402 NA NA NA
1371 16 20211201 20090706 20221201 20100809 20230201 NA
1391 9 20211101 NA 20221001 NA NA NA
1795 2 20220301 NA 20230101 NA NA NA
1799 11 20210301 20090518 20211001 20100823 20221101 20110919
1834 16 20220402 NA 20230101 NA NA NA
2149 14 20210501 20081121 20230201 20101102 20230201 NA
2181 11 20211101 NA 20230201 NA NA NA
2311 2 20190801 NA 20191101 NA 20200101 NA
2336 26 20211101 NA 20221201 NA NA NA
2659 4 20210801 NA 20220701 NA 20230201 NA
2691 15 20211001 20010419 20230101 20100907 20230201 NA
2874 1 20191201 20070806 20210101 NA 20220701 NA
2891 29 20210901 NA 20221001 NA NA NA
3044 4 20220201 NA 20230101 NA NA NA
3047 29 20210901 20090622 20220801 20081027 20221101 20110516
3152 11 20210801 NA 20230102 NA NA NA
3381 11 20210801 NA 20221001 20100602 20230402 NA
3432 6 20211001 20080825 20220201 NA 20230101 20110808
3451 1 20220201 NA 20230201 20110906 20230201 NA
3529 24 20201001 NA 20220901 20080624 20230402 NA
3537 13 20210801 NA 20220801 20081117 20220901 20090921
4133 2 20220101 NA 20230101 20100907 20230101 NA
4421 9 20220201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA
4591 5 20220201 20100920 20230101 20120604 20230201 NA
4821 6 20210801 20080527 20220801 NA 20221001 20100823
5512 1 20210101 NA 20210101 NA NA NA
5519 2 20210701 20080616 20220901 20070918 20220901 NA
5523 1 20190701 20050613 20200901 20050919 20200901 NA
5769 5 20210701 NA 20230101 20110412 20230101 NA
5811 11 20220402 NA 20220801 20080818 20230102 NA
5821 1 20210901 NA 20220801 NA 20220901 NA
5831 4 20210701 NA 20220901 20090127 20220901 NA
5959 4 20210701 20060213 20220201 NA 20230201 NA
5993 9 20220201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA
6019 40 20210201 NA 20220101 20090316 20220901 20071022
6042 1 20220201 20090420 20221101 NA 20221201 NA
6046 1 20201201 20080310 20201201 20080422 20220701 20071016
6276 4 20210701 NA 20220701 NA 20221101 20100913
6391 32 20210201 NA 20211101 20080721 20221101 NA
6591 11 20210901 20080609 20221001 20090406 20230101 NA
6672 14 20211101 NA 20221101 NA 20230101 NA
6694 3 20220201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA
6842 3 20220201 20090914 20221201 20100831 20221201 NA
7011 4 20220101 NA 20221101 NA NA NA
7041 2 20211001 NA 20220801 20060925 20220901 NA
7051 7 20200301 20090105 20210901 20080527 20221001 20090615
7212 10 20220201 NA 20230101 NA NA NA
7240 13 20210301 NA 20230101 NA NA NA
7291 3 20210401 NA 20220201 20090831 20220201 20100719
7314 2 20210901 NA 20230201 20090127 20230201 NA
7316 1 20211201 NA 20230201 NA NA NA
8157 2 NA NA 20221001 NA 20230102 NA
8412 28 20220201 NA 20230102 20121126 20230201 NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS IS CLOSED: 5522.
11.c. The above zone contains Marines who previously received
consideration in the promotion zone and failed selection.
11.d. Details related to lateral moves (LATMOVE) are listed on
the Enlisted Promotions website. Marines who received an adjusted
date of rank or make a LATMOVE after this MARADMIN is released must
notify MMPB-11 in writing by 2359, EST on 23 October 2025.
11.e. All Marines who meet the requirements set forth in this
MARADMIN and on the Enlisted Promotions Unit website will compete
for promotion in the MOS assigned on the day prior to the convening
date of the board. MOS changes after the date of this MARADMIN are
not authorized without the prior approval of Manpower Plans Programs
and Budget Branch (MPP-20).
11.f. Questions regarding MOS allocations, zones, and AFADBD
cutoffs should be addressed to MPP-20 DSN: 278-9361 or Comm (703)
784-9361.
12. Points of Contact:
12.a. President of the Board:
President, FY26 Staff Sergeant Promotion Selection Board
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMPB-11)
2008 Elliot Road
Quantico VA 22134-5103
Comm: (703) 784-3982/2765/3908/3440 or
DSN: 278-3982/2765/3908/3440
Board Support, Comm: (703) 784-3909/3915 or
DSN: 278-3909/3915
E-mail: enlistedpromotions@usmc.mil
12.b. Manpower Management Performance Branch (MMPB)
Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMPB)
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
2008 Elliot Road
Quantico, VA 22134-5030
12.b.1. Records Management Unit (MMPB-22). To submit documents for
inclusion into the OMPF or for OMPF questions.
E-mail: smb.manpower.mmrp-20@usmc.mil
12.b.2. Performance Evaluation Unit (MMPB-23). For questions
regarding fitness report submissions and date gaps.
Note: Submitted FitReps pending processing at MMPB-23
will be expedited for the board.
Do not call or email to expedite the processing of
submitted reports as it will only delay processing.
E-mail: smb.manpower.mmrp-30@usmc.mil for general
questions.
E-mail: smb.manpower.mmrp-31@usmc.mil for
administrative corrections.
12.b.3. Enlisted Career Analyst and Evaluation Unit
(MMPB-24). For selection board counseling and record
review.
E-mail: ecounselor@usmc.mil
12.c. Separation and Retirement Branch (MMSR), Active Duty
Retirement Section (MMSR-2)
Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMSR-2)
3280 Russell Road
Quantico, VA 22134-5103
Comm: (703) 784-9324, DSN: 278-9324
E-Mail: smb.manpower.mmsr2e@usmc.mil
13. The information in this MARADMIN should receive widest
dissemination.
14. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
15. Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//