FY26 GUNNERY SERGEANT PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD
Date Signed: 11/26/2025 | MARADMINS Number: 561/25
MARADMINS : 561/25

R 251548Z NOV 25
MARADMIN 561/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY26 GUNNERY SERGEANT PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD//
REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/CMC/MMPR-2/14JUN2012//
REF/B/MSGID:  MSG/CMC/221530ZAUG23//
REF/C/MSGID:  MSG/CMC/151300ZSEP25//
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:703-784-9720 DSN 278-9720/
EMAIL:DATHAN.MILLS@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF (A) IS MCO P1400.32D W/CH 2, ENLISTED PROMOTION MANUAL.
REF (B) IS MARADMIN 412/23, TRANSITION FROM OPTICAL DIGITAL IMAGING
RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ODI-RMS) TO THE OFFICIAL MILITARY
PROFESSIONAL FILE RECORDS MANAGEMENT APPLICATION (O-RMA) FOR
STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE
(OMPF).  REF (C) is MARADMIN 428/25, FY26 STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED
OFFICER PROMOTION BOARD SCHEDULE AND POLICIES//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  In accordance with the references, the Fiscal
Year 2026 Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Promotion Selection Board (PSB)
will convene on Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 2008 Elliot Road, Marine
Corps Base, Quantico, VA, for a period of about 8 weeks to consider
all staff sergeants (SSgt) for selection to GySgt.
2.  For additional details regarding Marine responsibilities,
commander responsibilities, board eligibility, removal from
consideration, professional military education (PME) requirements,
and alternate selection visit the Enlisted Promotions website at
https://www.manpower.marines.mil click on “Divisions” / “Manpower
Management” / “Performance Branch” / “Promotion Section” /
“Enlisted Promotions” / “SNCOs” / and “Preparation”.
3.  Personal correspondence,  i.e. letters to the board president,
must be received prior to 2359, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on
3 January 2026.  Communications received after this time will not be
submitted to the board.
4.  As announced in reference (b), details for updating Marines'
OMPF via O-RMA are listed on the Performance Branch website by
by following the instructions in paragraph 2, then clicking on
“ORMA and MBS”.
5.  Marines recommended for Accelerated Promotion on fitness reports
with periods ending between 15 January 2025 through 12 January 2026
will be considered in the below zone if they meet the established
time in grade and time in service cutoffs for promotion
consideration. Identification and eligibility of these Marines are
contingent upon timely receipt of the fitness reports by Manpower
Management Performance Branch, Records and Performance, Performance
Evaluation Unit (MMPB-23), within 30 days after the end of the
reporting period.
6.  Feeder MOS chart.  The table below lists MOS's that "feed into"
the Intended MOS (IMOS) at the next higher grade.  Marines serving
in a basic MOS will be considered in their IMOS.  Marines who have
a Primary MOS (PMOS) listed in column (A) have the feeder MOS to
compete for promotion to the IMOS listed in column (B), provided
they meet the eligibility requirements listed in paragraph 7 below.
For proper order read left to right, i.e. column A to column B.
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)
 0111       0111       0161       0161       0211       0211
 0231       0231       0241       0241       0261       0261
 0321       0321       0363       0363       0369       0369
 0372       0372       0411       0411       0441       0491
 0451       0451       0511       0511       0629       0629
 0639       0639       0679       0679       0681       0681
 0811       0869       0848       0848       0871       0871
 1141       1169       1142       1169       1161       1169
 1164       1169       1171       1169       1316       1349
 1341       1349       1345       1349       1361       1361
 1371       1371       1391       1391       1721       1721
 1751       1751       1833       1834       1834       1834
 2111       2111       2131       2131       2141       2143
 2143       2143       2147       2147       2161       2161
 2171       2171       2311       2311       2336       2336
 2629       2629       2651       2651       2862       2862
 2874       2874       2887       2887       3043       3047
 3044       3044       3047       3047       3051       3047
 3152       3152       3381       3381       3432       3432
 3451       3451       3529       3529       3537       3537
 4133       4133       4421       4421       4591       4591
 4821       4821       5512       5512       5521       5521
 5522       5522       5523       5523       5524       5524
 5769       5769       5811       5811       5821       5821
 5831       5831       5939       5939       5948       5948
 5951       5951       5952       5952       5953       5953
 5954       5954       5955       5955       5974       5974
 5979       5979       6042       6042       6046       6046
 6048       6048       6062       6062       6073       6073
 6074       6074       6092       6092       6113       6113
 6114       6114       6116       6116       6123       6123
 6124       6124       6132       6132       6153       6153
 6154       6154       6156       6156       6173       6173
 6174       6174       6176       6176       6212       6218
 6216       6216       6217       6218       6218       6218
 6222       6222       6227       6227       6252       6258
 6256       6256       6257       6258       6258       6258
 6276       6276       6282       6288       6286       6286
 6287       6288       6288       6288       6314       6314
 6316       6316       6317       6338       6323       6323
 6324       6324       6326       6326       6332       6338
 6336       6336       6337       6338       6338       6338
 6423       6423       6432       6432       6469       6469
 6483       6483       6492       6492       6499       6499
 6531       6591       6541       6591       6672       6672
 6694       6694       6842       6842       7011       7011
 7041       7041       7051       7051       7212       7212
 7236       7240       7240       7240       7242       7240
 7257       7291       7314       7314       7316       7316
 8412       8412
7.  The tentative allocations, zones, and Armed Forces Active Duty
Base Date (AFADBD) cutoffs are identified below.  Marines with a
date of rank (DOR) that is earlier than the DOR identified for a
zone are eligible for consideration in that zone for that IMOS.
When an AFADBD is specified, it pertains only to those Marines with
the listed DOR.  The AFADBD is not applicable for determining the
eligibility of Marines whose DOR is earlier than the DOR listed.
                ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE       BELOW ZONE
IMOS  ALLOC   JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD    JR DOR   AFADBD
0111    99   20221201 20150511  20231201 20160614  20240702 20181029
0161     2   20220102    NA     20230201 20141020  20230301    NA
0211    39   20220301 20130903  20231101 20150622  20240801 20160802
0231    56   20230301 20150921  20240801 20160705  20240901    NA
0241     1   20201101 20111205  20201101    NA     20201201 20111212
0261     2   20220101 20141014  20220201 20150302  20221001    NA
0321     9   20211201    NA     20220301 20151002  20230101 20151214
0363    13   20230402    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
0369   143   20221201 20140623  20240701 20150622  20240901    NA
0372    41   20221001 20131021  20231101 20140527  20240701 20140428
0411     8   20230201 20151026  20230301    NA     20240301 20161017
0451     7   20230201    NA     20240501    NA     20240901    NA
0491   105   20230901    NA     20240901 20171016  20240901    NA
0511    11   20211201    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA
0629    82   20221201 20150217  20240101 20160125  20240801 20160808
0639    38   20220201 20141103  20230401 20160222  20240501 20170619
0679    42   20230301 20150323  20240201 20160808  20240701    NA
0681    10   20210401    NA     20211101    NA     20221201 20150126
0848    12   20220301    NA     20231101    NA     20240501 20170619
0869    13   20201201 20120904  20211101 20130122  20220201    NA
0871    24   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
1169    19   20221101 20130114  20230102 20150824  20231201 20140527
1349    38   20230702    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA
1361     1   20221101    NA     20240401    NA     20240702    NA
1371    40   20230702    NA     20240701 20160119  20240901    NA
1391    14   20221201 20150615  20240101 20160201  20240701 20150803
1721    36   20230402    NA     20240701    NA     20240901    NA
1751     7   20230301    NA     20240201 20160705  20240401    NA
1834    46   20230702    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
2111    37   20211001 20130506  20240701 20150622  20240901    NA
2131     1   20230101    NA     20231201    NA     20240501    NA
2143     6   20230401    NA     20240402    NA     20240801    NA
2147     6   20210201 20130520  20220101    NA     20240301 20161017
2161     3   20230301    NA     20240701    NA        NA       NA
2171     2   20211201 20130422  20220201    NA     20230201 20140728
2311    16   20200501    NA     20211201 20130903  20230101 20150810
2336    40   20221101 20140825  20231101 20150914  20240701 20150608
2629    46   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
2651    17   20230401    NA     20240901 20180116  20240901    NA
2862    54   20230702    NA     20240901 20170522  20240901    NA
2874     4   20230301 20160627  20240501    NA        NA       NA
2887     3   20230101    NA     20240402    NA        NA       NA
3044     8   20230201    NA     20240101 20150316  20240901    NA
3047    67   20211201 20150601  20221101 20140609  20231101 20130903
3152    16   20211201 20150120  20230301 20160209  20240901 20160711
3381    26   20211201 20140203  20230101 20160119  20240401 20170103
3432    14   20210601 20140317  20220301    NA     20231101    NA
3451    12   20230702    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA
3529    61   20221001 20140728  20240701 20121217  20240901    NA
3537    83   20220602 20130408  20231101 20140922  20240801    NA
4133     3   20220101    NA     20230101    NA     20231201 20151013
4421     9   20230101 20150126  20240301 20160809  20240901    NA
4591    25   20230501 20150413  20240901    NA        NA       NA
4821    13   20211001 20130408  20221101 20140113  20231101 20150713
5512     1   20200801    NA     20210601    NA     20220301    NA
5521     4   20221201    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA
5522     1   20201201 20130401  20221101    NA        NA       NA
5523     2   20171001 20100712  20221201 20150824  20221201    NA
5524     6   20201201    NA     20211101 20140811  20221101 20141104
5769     9   20230401    NA     20240501    NA        NA       NA
5811    21   20211201 20130819  20230101 20140902  20231101 20130507
5821     9   20221101    NA     20231101 20150810  20240701 20150713
5831     4   20230102    NA     20231101 20141014  20240102    NA
5939     4   20230301 20151130  20240901 20170320  20240901    NA
5948     3   20230401    NA     20240401 20161024  20240901    NA
5951     0   20220201    NA        NA       NA        NA       NA
5952     2   20230401    NA     20240301    NA     20240901 20170313
5953     3   20230201    NA     20240201    NA     20240301    NA
5954     6   20221101 20130624  20240501    NA     20240901    NA
5955     1   20221101 20130624  20231101    NA        NA       NA
5974     8   20230401    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA
5979     4   20230301    NA     20240801    NA        NA       NA
6042     1   20230301 20160119  20231101    NA     20240101 20150921
6046     9   20211201 20140512  20221101 20120820  20230101 20150720
6048     8   20210201 20110425  20211001    NA     20221101 20140609
6062     4   20220201 20130114  20240201    NA     20240401    NA
6073     5   20221001 20110711  20221001    NA     20231101    NA
6074     3   20221201    NA     20240401    NA     20240801    NA
6092    11   20230101 20140915  20240401 20140902  20240801    NA
6113     7   20200701    NA     20210601    NA     20230101    NA
6114    12   20230402    NA     20240701    NA     20240901    NA
6116    16   20230301 20150921  20240501    NA     20240901    NA
6123     2   20210401 20130520  20211001    NA     20220201    NA
6124     1   20200501    NA     20210601 20130909  20231101    NA
6132     4   20220201    NA     20240501    NA     20240701    NA
6153     0   20190301 20120326     NA       NA        NA       NA
6154    13   20230301    NA     20240501    NA     20240901    NA
6156    10   20230101 20140428  20240101    NA     20240701    NA
6173     5   20211201 20140617  20230401 20160307  20240201    NA
6174     4   20230201    NA     20240201 20150601  20240401 20170206
6176     6   20230301    NA     20240301 20160906  20240402    NA
6214     0   20180201 20100628     NA       NA        NA       NA
6216     6   20230401 20160718  20240701    NA        NA       NA
6218    19   20221101 20140825  20231101 20130722  20240301 20160822
6227     1   20211201    NA     20230401 20141020  20230702    NA
6256     0   20230301    NA        NA       NA        NA       NA
6258     3   20230201 20140922  20230301 20150824  20230301    NA
6276    11   20220101 20150202  20240401 20170313  20240901    NA
6286     1   20230201    NA     20240201 20150309  20240201    NA
6288     5   20230201    NA     20240301 20150504  20240702    NA
6314     1   20221101    NA     20240301    NA     20240401    NA
6316     6   20230702    NA     20240501    NA        NA       NA
6323    12   20211101 20130617  20231201    NA     20240901    NA
6324     8   20221101    NA     20231201 20151013  20240901 20170320
6326    13   20220301    NA     20240301 20160705  20240901    NA
6336     3   20230401    NA     20240501    NA     20240901    NA
6338    21   20220301    NA     20240101    NA     20240701    NA
6423     4   20220301    NA     20240201 20160216  20240401    NA
6432     8   20230201 20150323  20240401 20161024  20240501    NA
6469    10   20220102    NA     20230301 20141103  20240401 20161017
6483     6   20220201 20140915  20220602    NA     20231201    NA
6492     4   20220201 20130603  20221201    NA     20230301 20140922
6499     4   20210201    NA     20221201    NA     20240301    NA
6591    31   20221201 20150720  20240101    NA     20240801 20161017
6672    26   20221201 20141020  20230401    NA     20240702 20171023
6694     4   20230401 20160201  20240201 20160718  20240401 20160523
6842    15   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
7011     4   20230301 20150713  20231201 20141117  20240301 20140428
7041    10   20220201 20131028  20230201 20140922  20230401 20160919
7051    21   20230101 20151214  20240801    NA     20240901    NA
7212    21   20230201    NA     20240701 20160620  20240901    NA
7240    23   20230401    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
7291    14   20230401    NA     20240701 20170213  20240801    NA
7314     7   20230301    NA     20240430    NA     20240901    NA
7316     8   20230301    NA     20240801 20160620  20240801    NA
8157     2   20001201    NA     20201001    NA        NA       NA
8412    25   20230901    NA     20240901    NA        NA       NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED:  5951, 6153, 6214, AND 6256.
7.a.  All Marines are reminded of their responsibility for the
completeness and accuracy of their records prior to the convene
date of the board regardless of what zone they are in.
7.b.  Details related to lateral moves (LATMOVE) are listed on the
Performance Branch website by following the instructions in
paragraph 2, then clicking on “Promotion Basics”.  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 3 January 2026.
7.c.  All Marines who meet the requirements set forth in this
MARADMIN and on the Performance Branch 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).
7.d.  Questions regarding MOS allocations, zones, and AFADBD
cutoffs should be addressed to MPP-20 DSN: 278-9361 or Comm (703)
784-9361.
8.  Any Marine selected for promotion by the FY26 GySgt PSB must
have at least 24-months of obligated service remaining on contract
from the date of their promotion.
9.  Points of Contact:
9.a.  President of the Board:
            President, FY26 Gunnery Sergeant Promotion
            Selection Board
            Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMPB-11)
            2008 Elliot Road
            Quantico, VA 22134-5030
            Comm:  (703) 784-3982/2765/3908 or
            DSN:  278-3982/2765/3908
            Board Support, Comm:  (703) 784-3908/3982 or
            DSN:  278-3908/3982
            E-mail:  smb_manpower_enlisted_promotions@usmc.mil
9.b.  Manpower Management Performance Branch (MMPB)
            Commandant of the Marine Corps (MMPB)
            Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
            2008 Elliot Road
            Quantico, VA 22134-5030
9.b.1.  Records Management Unit (MMPB-22).  For questions regarding
            the ORMA submission process.
            E-mail:  smb_manpower_mmrp-20@usmc.mil
9.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.
            Comm:  (703) 784-2768, DSN: 278-2768
            E-mail:  smb_manpower_mmrp-30@usmc.mil for general
            questions.
            E-mail:  smb_manpower_mmrp-31@usmc.mil for
            administrative corrections.
9.b.3.  Enlisted Career Analyst and Evaluation Unit (MMPB-24).
            For active duty selection board counseling
            and record review.
            E-mail:  smb_manpower_career_counselors@usmc.mil
9.c.    Separation and Retirement Branch (MMSR)
            Commandant of the Marine Corps
            3280 Russell Road
            Quantico, VA 22134-5103
            Active Duty Retirement Section (MMSR-2)
            Comm:  (703) 784-9322, DSN:  278-9322
            Email:  smb_manpower_mmsr2e@usmc.mil
            Website:  www.manpower.usmc.mil, click on
            “Divisions” / “Manpower Management” / “Separation and
            Retirements Branch (MMSR)”
10.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
11.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//