FY 2026 APPROVED SELECTIONS TO SERGEANT MAJOR AND FIRST SERGEANT
Date Signed: 11/26/2025 | MARADMINS Number: 563/25
MARADMINS : 563/25

R 251819Z NOV 25
MARADMIN 563/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// 
SUBJ/FY 2026 APPROVED SELECTIONS TO SERGEANT MAJOR AND FIRST
SERGEANT//
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.  Marines listed in paragraph 3 will receive 
appointments to fill vacancies in the selected grade by assigned 
order of seniority.  Separate monthly Marine Administrative Messages
(MARADMIN) will announce planned promotions.
2.  Only Marines who completed Professional Military Education (PME)
requirements prior to the convening of the board were considered
eligible.
3.  Approved selections below (for proper order read left to right)
3.a.  Selection to Sergeant Major:
NAME              IMOS/ SRNO/MCC   NAME              IMOS/ SRNO/MCC
APPS           JB 8999/    8/JAD   BATES          CN 8999/  245/017
BELMORE        TL 8999/  313/15X   BERRYHILL      MA 8999/  214/KAK
BORBOR         TS 8999/  266/330   BOUCHER        JP 8999/  328/060
BRADLEY        JD 8999/  282/15L   BUBLITZ        JP 8999/  166/15L
BUSTOS         M  8999/  128/1G8   BYNUM          JS 8999/  283/174
CAHILL         BR 8999/   77/KAB   CALDWELL JR    GD 8999/  208/1ML
CALKINS        JM 8999/  220/1MU   CAMILO         VA 8999/  210/1Y8
CARDONA        JM 8999/  213/011   CARLSON        DB 8999/  160/198
CARPENTER      EE 8999/  211/V32   CECIL          CA 8999/  184/1MZ
CONE           KE 8999/  222/V24   CONYERS JR     RC 8999/  183/1NR
COX            DE 8999/  200/15Y   CRABTREE       LH 8999/   93/114
CRUZ JR        F  8999/  199/BAA   CRUZROSARIO JR JM 8999/  325/1NA
DAVIS          AQ 8999/  224/V36   DAVIS          JM 8999/  324/239
DINKINS        BC 8999/    9/198   DOUGLAS        TJ 8999/  260/1RT
ELLIS          JD 8999/  203/1CK   ELLIS          RE 8999/  331/V21
ENOS           CK 8999/   83/1LB   ERI            AH 8999/  186/1NG
EVERSLEY II    JC 8999/  316/1PC   FUENTES        F  8999/  209/1EG
GARCIA         EL 8999/  194/1PF   GOLDSCHMIDT    MM 8999/  250/016
GONZALEZ       D  8999/  206/V18   HARO           E  8999/  299/116
HAYDEN         JM 8999/  314/D19   HENLEY         KK 8999/  176/226
HERNANDEZ      RC 8999/  306/KAR   HUTSON         CM 8999/  310/1XJ
JENSEN         KL 8999/  132/J33   KRESGE         SM 8999/  270/1RU
LACA           BG 8999/  221/017   LENNON         MD 8999/  112/E74
LINARES        SJ 8999/  167/V28   LOCKARD        DK 8999/  164/B22
LONCHAR        AB 8999/  320/D19   LYNXWILER      RL 8999/  275/1MX
MACHADO        MA 8999/   78/C31   MAJSZAK        HR 8999/  326/C58
MANZKE         MA 8999/  179/1GS   MARAGNI        G  8999/  165/1NC
MARTENSSON     DW 8999/  202/1CJ   MCGLOTHLIN     ME 8999/  172/1YB
MEJIA          JR 8999/  103/1XJ   MENDOZA        JJ 8999/  336/1L7
MORALES        JN 8999/  204/1Y8   MORALES        RS 8999/  327/1MX
MORRIS III     WG 8999/   67/1NA   MURRAY III     ML 8999/  315/1G7
NICOLAS JR     HM 8999/  152/15E   OLSON          JH 8999/  217/160
PARDEE         AK 8999/  290/D19   PATRICK        DC 8999/  181/V18
PENNY          ZJ 8999/  201/1XC   PHILIP         KJ 8999/  111/1CL
PORTELL        RC 8999/  185/1RS   REDMAN         JC 8999/  154/15G
RICE           AB 8999/  216/1CG   RIVAS JR       U  8999/  125/014
RODRIGUEZ      CO 8999/  286/V18   SANDOZ         EY 8999/  207/V32
SANTOS         RL 8999/  136/G28   SICZ           JC 8999/  215/1DX
SIMONS         AR 8999/  312/1MY   SISSON         LM 8999/  196/B87
SMITH          CL 8999/  269/V27   SOTONIEVES     D  8999/  177/D19
STEWART        JC 8999/  191/R70   TANKSLEY       FM 8999/  298/J78
TRICKLER       JA 8999/  197/114   WAGY           KV 8999/   60/C05
WALTERS JR     JK 8999/  329/1MZ   WODELE         KR 8999/  190/KAM
ZABALA         AP 8999/  150/15G   ZEEK II        GE 8999/  309/1G8
ZURN           AP 8999/  140/KAH  
3.b.  Appointment to First Sergeant effective 1 January 2026:
NAME              IMOS/MCC        NAME              IMOS/MCC
ACOSTA         CG 8999/174        APPELFELLER    JE 8999/1C0
ARIFAJ         A  8999/1PR        BURGAN         CE 8999/TZ8
ISHAM          JT 8999/143        LEE JR         DA 8999/1FJ
MCCULLAR       CJ 8999/145        SOSA           OJ 8999/1NG
STOKER         JB 8999/S8F 
3.c.  Selection to First Sergeant:
NAME              IMOS/ SRNO/MCC    NAME             IMOS/ SRNO/MCC
ALBERT         JM 8999/  554/1FZ   ALICEA JR      M  8999/ 1032/1C1
ALLEN          JC 8999/ 1076/1JX   ALLEN III      RA 8999/  847/1MY
ALVIS          JW 8999/ 1070/H96   ANDERSON       CW 8999/  968/SDN
ANDERSON       DZ 8999/  560/15E   ANDERSON       JP 8999/  713/1MR
ARMSTRONG      DJ 8999/  872/1NP   BALLARD        EL 8999/  193/091
BALTAZAR       P  8999/ 1006/KES   BANKS          CM 8999/  420/H81
BARNES         AL 8999/  404/1QE   BILLINGS       CK 8999/  466/TZ8
BLANCO         EJ 8999/ 1069/226   BLOXSOM        RC 8999/  484/KA1
BONNER         KM 8999/ 1054/080   BOSCH          I  8999/  379/15D
BOWMAN         NI 8999/  893/1RU   BRAKE          LA 8999/  144/092
BRINKER II     RE 8999/  596/19F   BROOKS         MA 8999/  482/TZ8
BROWN          BL 8999/  922/VLA   BROWN          CR 8999/  179/1TS
BUENDIA        VF 8999/  871/R2P   BUGARINAHNEE J VK 8999/  976/V13
BURRIS         CR 8999/  953/060   BUTLER         JD 8999/ 1059/040
CAMPA          FJ 8999/ 1011/1DX   CAMPBELL II    AD 8999/  728/1CM
CAMPFIELD      DL 8999/  830/JF3   CAREY          CS 8999/  697/1NB
CASPER         MJ 8999/ 1127/K55   CASTANEDA      ID 8999/  498/1RS
CASTANEDA      JL 8999/ 1088/SJH   CASTANEDA      JV 8999/  658/038
CASTILLO       J  8999/  373/1Y9   CENICEROS      AF 8999/  529/041
CHANCY         TA 8999/  937/1FT   CHAVEZ         D  8999/  931/014
CLANCY         PT 8999/ 1002/KA2   CONTRERAS      JC 8999/  669/JF3
CONWAY         BR 8999/  627/VRA   COOLEY         CE 8999/  589/012
COONEY         CJ 8999/  693/014   COPLEMAN       JG 8999/  900/KA1
COTTON         NS 8999/  488/080   COUGHLIN       TC 8999/  982/1A5
CRUZ           JP 8999/  630/121   DALE JR        JL 8999/  228/143
DAVIS          AM 8999/  965/978   DAVIS JR       ML 8999/  733/SQP
DELSOL         TN 8999/  422/TP6   DEMENT         DM 8999/  266/1RS
DESROCHES      EG 8999/  168/H44   DIAZ           A  8999/  894/JAB
DIAZNEGRON     G  8999/  844/013   DICKENS JR     MA 8999/  562/VF4
DIEHM          JD 8999/  538/SQJ   DITARANTO      VM 8999/  408/1JZ
DITCH          CM 8999/  923/JBF   DOYLE          TT 8999/  342/1C1
DURKEE         SE 8999/  684/1NF   ELSE JR        SB 8999/  854/W04
ENGEL          DT 8999/  784/961   ESCUTIA        M  8999/  335/1C0
ESPINOZA       JE 8999/ 1101/1J1   FEENEY         DT 8999/ 1129/R6R
FERGUSON       DB 8999/  919/V11   FIGUEROA       UF 8999/ 1013/15B
FLORESPEREZ    JF 8999/  949/1JW   FORNILI        CM 8999/ 1091/1YB
FREEMAN JR     JA 8999/  374/SJF   GABALDON       PG 8999/  235/JAS
GABRIEL        AM 8999/  860/JAA   GALLAGHER      JM 8999/  553/1XJ
GALVAN JR      MA 8999/  804/041   GARCIA         AJ 8999/  647/VH1
GARCIA         DN 8999/  100/H48   GARCIA         E  8999/  516/R4C
GARCIA         I  8999/  556/JBJ   GARCIA         MA 8999/  683/15H
GIERA          BR 8999/  985/017   GOETTLICH      SN 8999/  502/1F1
GONZALEZ       D  8999/  766/1YJ   GONZALEZ       KO 8999/  951/1JX
GONZALEZ       LG 8999/  640/H89   GONZALEZ       LA 8999/  881/017
GORDON SR      CQ 8999/  585/110   GORE           JD 8999/  631/1HL
GRAY           CJ 8999/  366/V26   GROVER         ER 8999/  790/1CF
GUEVARA        JC 8999/  227/1PA   HALL           JE 8999/ 1066/1RT
HENDRIX        BJ 8999/  569/1NP   HEREVIA        ZJ 8999/  833/B65
HICKS          KD 8999/  832/1Y9   HOOPES         AT 8999/  781/041
HOOVER         ND 8999/ 1026/R3S   HORTON         JM 8999/  962/KA2
INGRAM         SB 8999/  467/1GT   IRIZARRY       EJ 8999/ 1057/1TL
JACKSON        LJ 8999/  776/1JA   JAMES          RD 8999/ 1053/S4E
JARQUIN        AA 8999/  557/165   JEANBAPTISTE   T  8999/  887/146
JEFFERSON      ET 8999/  250/097   JELINEK        JJ 8999/  956/989
JIMENEZ        AM 8999/  786/KA3   JOHNSON        AD 8999/ 1039/V12
JOHNSON        EL 8999/  731/014   JOSEPH         K  8999/  116/15A
JUDD           KF 8999/  363/T9B   KANE JR        KM 8999/  841/1CF
KATEMBO        CA 8999/ 1094/JF2   KING           AM 8999/ 1040/SL6
KOLB           CM 8999/  662/091   KOMAN          MR 8999/  492/1YE
LARGEY         KP 8999/  764/R3G   LAROSE         CM 8999/  132/H32
LAUZIER        JM 8999/  886/G71   LEACHMAN       RA 8999/  947/1G7
LEBEOUF        RA 8999/  367/V36   LEDGER         RM 8999/  566/1Y6
LEO JR         G  8999/  752/VM6   LEOGRANDE      NJ 8999/   86/S5E
LEONARD        JA 8999/  643/R3A   LEWIS          JM 8999/  282/139
LITCHFIELD     SJ 8999/  594/J15   LONGORIA JR    VM 8999/  224/V36
LOPEZ          G  8999/  666/1HM   LOPEZ          LT 8999/  706/198
LOWERY         SD 8999/ 1031/1MR   LUNA           PA 8999/  775/V21
MACEDO         EJ 8999/  570/1NB   MALNIC         ZK 8999/ 1037/V16
MALVEAUX       CA 8999/  845/091   MARTINEZ       E  8999/ 1132/978
MARTINEZ       FJ 8999/  797/1NB   MARTINEZ       MD 8999/ 1108/VM5
MARTINEZ       MA 8999/  690/1CJ   MATTI          JA 8999/ 1055/1G9
MCINTOSH       AE 8999/  577/JBG   MEADOWS        ET 8999/ 1133/A04
MEJIACHAVEZ    JC 8999/  578/1Y3   MELL           AD 8999/  913/1R2
MERCHENT       CE 8999/  926/TMH   MERCURESCHILAW CM 8999/ 1047/1JV
MIHALEK        NA 8999/ 1120/1JL   MILLER         JL 8999/  719/V16
MOORE          MA 8999/  765/122   MORALES        AC 8999/  600/080
MORENO         KA 8999/  628/1J3   MORENOTUESTA   DJ 8999/  247/SLD
MUNIZ JR       A  8999/  695/15D   MURILLO        KG 8999/  750/VLB
NADON          MD 8999/  825/014   NAVARRO        NR 8999/  999/084
NETTLES        DL 8999/  120/HC7   NORRICK        BP 8999/  800/1RU
NUNEZ          J  8999/  499/T9B   OBRIEN         RJ 8999/ 1123/JBF
OLSON          AM 8999/  483/V6B   OMANAHERNANDEZ EP 8999/ 1117/074
ORTIZ JR       G  8999/  714/01E   PARENTE        RW 8999/  788/1NF
PATTERSON      JS 8999/  663/1NR   PAUL           CW 8999/  187/1WY
PEREZ          AG 8999/  689/989   PEREZ          L  8999/ 1097/JAA
PEREZARDILLA   CM 8999/ 1028/1JV   PERKINS        SJ 8999/  648/VMC
PINONVILLAGOME G  8999/  905/R9O   PRINCE         DT 8999/  651/MB1
RAMIREZ        J  8999/  575/1NE   RAMOS          DA 8999/ 1130/122
RANGEL         JA 8999/  287/R3F   REED           RA 8999/  720/1MX
REGISTER       BM 8999/  427/1J0   REYES III      I  8999/  791/1NF
REYNOLDS       JR 8999/  546/KAP   RHOADES        RJ 8999/  369/DJA
RICHARDSON     JA 8999/  983/080   RISENER III    DT 8999/  877/041
ROACH          AT 8999/  760/JAB   ROBINSON       ER 8999/ 1126/1HL
RODRIGUEZ      AL 8999/  298/143   RODRIQUEZ II   RJ 8999/  783/1NP
ROMERO         D  8999/  581/JAB   ROMERO         I  8999/  757/1MY
ROSALES        R  8999/ 1113/QAB   ROSS           DC 8999/  497/U18
RUIZREYES      EJ 8999/  552/1K2   SANCHEZVILLALO J  8999/  672/193
SANDEL         JD 8999/  717/198   SANTOS         N  8999/ 1093/1CG
SAUCEDA JR     R  8999/  792/KA2   SCHWARZ        JD 8999/ 1096/121
SCOTTNEAL      TD 8999/  734/1NA   SEGOVIA        JA 8999/ 1061/1EC
SEITZ          AJ 8999/ 1071/QAB   SERVIS         RP 8999/  835/1CE
SHACKELFORD    JR 8999/ 1046/124   SHAPIRO        AL 8999/  809/1QN
SHEFFER        RD 8999/  579/JAB   SHUMAKER       TR 8999/  491/1JQ
SILVA          JF 8999/ 1092/036   SIMMS III      RL 8999/ 1051/1JY
SIRMAN         SE 8999/  678/152   SMITH          CJ 8999/  531/023
SMITH          MM 8999/  252/SAQ   SNYDER         PJ 8999/  445/069
SPENCER        TW 8999/ 1009/JBG   STATEN III     ME 8999/  958/KA2
STEPANOV       YY 8999/  537/1NP   STYCZYNSKI     SM 8999/  620/1FV
SULLIVAN       DA 8999/ 1030/J34   SUMROW         AT 8999/  349/V25
TAMAYO         ER 8999/  522/165   TEEGARDEN      AE 8999/ 1072/V31
TEJEDA         FA 8999/  361/KA3   THOMPSON       AM 8999/  567/1Y6
THOMPSON       BE 8999/  903/069   THOMPSON       PM 8999/  810/016
THORNTON       JW 8999/ 1038/QAE   TORRES         SD 8999/   98/JBH
TRACEY         JM 8999/  582/1NB   TREVINO JR     R  8999/ 1125/S6W
TUPOU          A  8999/  511/124   VALDEZ         LA 8999/  386/1CN
VALEZ II       JL 8999/  890/1TL   VEAL           CR 8999/  952/KA2
VELASCO        K  8999/  725/069   VERA           BA 8999/  921/1MX
WATSON         BL 8999/  861/R5F   WATSON         EL 8999/  721/KA1
WILLIAMS       AR 8999/ 1105/193   WILLIAMS       JC 8999/ 1121/R9U
WILTON         KR 8999/  710/041   WOLTZ II       DR 8999/ 1124/960
WOOD           DA 8999/  979/030   WOODIE         TL 8999/  297/1ET
XIONG          T  8999/  657/1CE   YEAKLEY        RM 8999/  795/1L3
4.  Final Zone Cutoffs and Allocations
4.a.  Sergeant Major:
               ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE 
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD
8999    89 20221001  20051017 20230901  20040816 20230901  20070820
4.b.  First Sergeant:
               ABOVE ZONE       PROMOTION ZONE      BELOW ZONE 
IMOS ALLOC JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD   JR DOR    AFADBD
8999   230   NA        NA     20230501    NA       NA        NA
5.  Obligated Service
5.a. Upon release of this MARADMIN any Marine listed in paragraph 3
is authorized to submit the necessary reenlistment or extension
request and obtain additional obligated service (OBS) requirements 
to avoid a delay in their promotion.  Cite this MARADMIN as the 
authority to locally extend Marines to satisfy OBS requirements.
5.b.  If a Marine refuses to extend or reenlist to meet 
OBS requirement, the commander will inform Manpower Management 
Division (MM), Performance Branch, Enlisted Promotions Unit 
(MMPB-11) of the Marine’s refusal via naval letter.  MMPB-11 will
remove the Marine’s seniority number and the Marine is ineligible
for consideration on future promotion boards.
6.  Alternate Selection List
6.a.  The board selected nine alternates.  MMPB-11 will report the
draw case code AS for all alternate selects.
6.b.  MMPB-11 will notify alternates of their selection via a Marine
On-Line (MOL) message and post an alphabetized list of alternates on
the Enlisted Promotions Unit website. 
6.c.  Alternates will not incur a failure of selection.  A letter
annotating selection as an alternate will post to the Marine's 
Official Military Personnel File (OMPF).
6.d.  Marines selected as alternates will not have a seniority 
number run in Marine Corps Total Force System (MCTFS).  MMPB-11 will
assign seniority numbers based on service requirements.  If 
activated, alternates will promote after the primary select list
clears.
6.e.  Alternates must gain OBS within 30 days of activation
notification.
6.f.  Alternates may receive permanent change of assignment (PCA),
or permanent change of station (PCS) orders based on service 
requirements.  All assignment policies remain in effect related to
OBS and PCA/PCS orders.
7.  Refusal of orders by either a primary or alternate will result
in removal of the Marine’s seniority number and the Marine is
ineligible for future promotion selection board consideration.
8.  Marines listed in paragraph 3 were selected from the IMOS table
listed in MARADMINS 402/25 and 477/25.  This MARADMIN does not 
constitute authority to change the Marine's primary MOS where the 
feeder MOS for a selectee does not provide skill progression to the
IMOS. 
9.  Remedial Promotion Consideration
9.a.  Requests for remedial promotion consideration must be
submitted to the MMPB-11 organizational mailbox at 
smb_manpower_enlisted_promotions@usmc.mil.
9.b.  Marines must explain all actions taken prior to the board 
convening to demonstrate due diligence required for favorable 
consideration of remedial promotion requests.  
10.  Commanders will immediately notify MMPB-11 of intent to delay
or revoke the selection of any Marine listed in this MARADMIN.  
Forward requests via the chain of command up to the first general 
officer.  Commanders must ensure the Marine receives an opportunity
to review the command's recommendation and opt to/not to submit a 
statement.  
11.  Marines considered and not selected may contact the Enlisted 
Career Counselors (MMPB-24) at DSN: 278-9241 or comm (703) 784-9241
to receive an evaluation of their OMPF and gain insight on improving
their competitiveness.  Due to the confidentiality of the selection
board process, MMPB-24 does not provide board deliberation matters
related to non-selection.
12.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
13.  For Enlisted Promotion matters call DSN: 278-3440,  
comm (703) 784-3440, or email: 
smb_manpower_enlisted_promotions@usmc.mil.
14.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, 
Manpower Management Division.//