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.//