R 291825Z MAY 26
MARADMIN 249/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM/
SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY28 U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE AND ACTIVE
RESERVE COLONEL, LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND MAJOR PROMOTION SELECTION
BOARDS AND ALL-FULLY QUALIFIED CAPTAIN SELECTION PROCESS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC/192130ZDEC25//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC MMPR/YMD:20250718//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC/261400ZFEB2026//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 622/25, FY28 U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICER
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS. REF B IS MCBUL 1400, OFFICER LINEAL
PRECEDENCE. REF C IS CHANGE 1 TO THE ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF
CHANGES TO THE MARINE CORPS PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST AND BODY
COMPOSITION EVALUATION PROCESS.//
POC/MICHAEL J. COOK/MAJ/MMPB-10/-/TEL: (703)784-9703/
EMAIL:MICHAEL.J.COOK@USMC.MIL//
POC/PAUL M. DANTONIO/MAJ/MMPB-10/-/TEL: (703)784-9704/
EMAIL:PAUL.DANTONIO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. As announced by reference (a), the FY28 U.S.
Marine Corps Reserve Colonel through Major Unrestricted and Active
Reserve (AR) Promotion Selection Boards, and All-Fully-Qualified-
Officers List (AFQOL) screening process for promotion to Captain
will convene at 2008 Elliot Road, Quantico, VA 22134, as follows:
Selection To Component Bd.Corr.Due Convening Date
Col USMCR 23 Jul 26 03 Aug 26
Col, LtCol AR 23 Jul 26 03 Aug 26
LtCol USMCR 09 Jan 27 20 Jan 27
Maj USMCR 25 Dec 26 05 Jan 27
Capt* USMCR 06 Feb 27 17 Feb 27
* For promotion to the grade of captain, a promotion selection
board will not be convened. Instead, eligible officers will undergo
an All-Fully-Qualified-Officers List (AFQOL) process. The official
military records of all officers eligible for promotion to captain
will be screened to identify those officers fully qualified for
promotion to captain. Those officers determined not fully qualified
for promotion will be omitted from the AFQOL and incur a failure of
selection (FOS).
2. Promotion Boards. The colonel through major promotion boards
will consider three categories of officers: above-zone, in-zone
and below-zone. Officers defined as Reserve Active Status-List
(RASL) in reference (b) are eligible for the boards if, on the
convening date of their respective board or process, the officers
have continuously performed service on either the RASL or the
Active-Duty List (or a combination of both lists) for a period
of one year. However, officers with an established date for removal
(retirement or separation) from the RASL within 90 days after the
date the board is convened will not be considered by the board.
Officers whose established release date from active duty in the
AR Program, but not the RASL, is within 90 days after the date the
board convenes will not be considered by the board. These officers
will be considered by their respective Unrestricted Reserve
Promotion Selection Boards if they meet the zone requirements.
Officers whose Lineal Control Number (LCN) precedes the senior
officer in-zone are defined as above-zone. Those above-zone
officers who have not been previously considered are defined as
"above-zone, not previously considered". Officers in this status
are considered by the board to be in-zone. The senior and junior
officer eligible in-zone and junior officer below-zone are as
follows (Encl (1) of reference (b) applies):
2.a. Colonel Unrestricted Reserve Promotion Selection Board:
Senior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Southard, Christopher A.
DOR 01 Feb 21
LCN 13268000
Junior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Mills, Derek A.
DOR 01 Jul 22
LCN 13933000
Junior Officer Below-Zone LtCol Nassar, Charles A.
DOR 01 Aug 23
LCN 14519000
2.b. Colonel AR Promotion Selection Board:
Senior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Lomasney, Joel M.
DOR 01 Oct 21
LCN 13543000
Junior Officer In-Zone - LtCol Dicarlo, Richard J.
DOR 01 Jul 22
LCN 13954000
Junior Officer Below-Zone LtCol Green, Daniel S.
DOR 01 Jul 23
LCN 14512000
2.c. LtCol Unrestricted Reserve Promotion Selection Board:
Senior Officer In-Zone - Maj Trunk, Ryan L.
DOR 01 Apr 21
LCN 25019000
Junior Officer In-Zone - Maj Radloff, Joseph W.
DOR 01 Jul 22
LCN 26240000
Junior Officer Below-Zone Maj Pozek, Devon M.
DOR 01 Sep 23
LCN 27557000
2.d. Lieutenant Colonel AR Promotion Selection Board:
Senior Officer In-Zone - Maj Spiritus, Kyle R.
DOR 01 Jul 21
LCN 25215000
Junior Officer In-Zone - Maj Dyer, Robert S.
DOR 01 Jun 22
LCN 26114000
Junior Officer Below-Zone Maj Yamnicky, Robert W.
DOR 01 Jun 23
LCN 27137000
2.e. Major Unrestricted Reserve Promotion Selection Board:
Senior Officer In-Zone - Capt Hugin, Robert B.
DOR 01 Apr 21
LCN 37369000
Junior Officer In-Zone - Capt Nicoletti, Matthew A.
DOR 01 Jun 22
LCN 39254500
Junior Officer Below-Zone Capt Conley III, John R.
DOR 01 Sep 23
LCN 41218000
2.f. Captain Unrestricted Reserve AFQOL Selection Process:
Senior Officer In-Zone - 1stLt Stann, Matthew W.
DOR 15 Mar 25
LCN 40935000
Junior Officer In-Zone - 1stLt Wood, Cameron B.
DOR 23 Mar 26
LCN 42714000
2.g. The Marine Corps will not convene a FY28 AR Major Promotion
Selection board or an AR Captain All Fully Qualified Promotion
Selection Process due to there being no eligible In-Zone population.
2.h. Captain AR AFQOL Selection Process. There
are currently no eligible officers identified. If an eligible
officer is identified, a promotion selection panel will be held. If
any officers become eligible prior to the convening date, they will
be notified in advance of the board convening date.
3. Merit-Based Promotion List Reorder. Section 14308 of Title 10,
U.S. Code, allows the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to authorize
promotion boards to reorder their recommended promotion list based
on particular merit. Officers on the Unrestricted Colonel, AR
Colonel, Unrestricted Lieutenant Colonel, and AR Lieutenant Colonel
promotion lists may be placed higher on the promotion list only if
the officer receives the recommendation of at least a majority of
the members of the board, unless the SECNAV establishes an
alternative requirement. For officers recommended to be placed
higher on a promotion list, the board shall recommend the order in
which those officers should be placed on the list.
4. USMCR AR Major Continuation and Retention Boards.
Upon conclusion of the AR Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection
Board, the board will reconvene as a the FY28 USMCR AR Major
Retention and Continuation Board as specified below. Officers
may verify their eligibility for consideration by contacting
Commandant Marine Corps (CMC), Reserve Affairs Management (RAM).
4.a. Continuation Board. The board will consider, for
continuation on the RASL, AR majors who have twice failed selection
for promotion to lieutenant colonel unless selected for continuation
on a previous reserve continuation board. Those officers whom a
majority of the members of the board consider best and fully
qualified for continuation to meet the needs of the Marine Corps may
be continued on the RASL. The period of continuation will be until
the officer completes 24 years of commissioned service, is eligible
for a regular retirement, under section 8323 of Title 10, US Code
or until the age of 62, whichever condition occurs first. Those
officers whom a majority of the members of each board do not
consider fully qualified for continuation will be separated from the
Marine Corps no later than the first day of the seventh month after
the release of the ALNAV announcing the promotion selection board
results that considered the officer for the second time.
4.b. Retention Board. If continued via the Continuation Board,
officers will then be considered for retention in the AR program.
Officers in sanctuary (18 years of active service) will not be
screened for retention and will have an EAS set to their active-duty
retirement eligibility date. Those officers whom a majority of the
members of each board consider best and fully qualified for
retention to meet the needs of the Marine Corps may be retained in
the AR program. The period of retention will be 12 months, at which
point the officer will screen for promotion and retention on the
following years boards. Those officers whom a majority of the
members of the board do not consider best and fully qualified for
retention to meet the needs of the Marine Corps will be released
from the AR program to the Individual Ready Reserve on the first
day of the seventh month after the release of the ALNAV announcing
the promotion selection board results that considered the officer
for the second time.
5. Board Preparation Guidance. Officers are advised to review
reference (a) for guidance regarding submission of information,
auditing the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) and Master
Brief Sheet (MBS), fitness reports, deferment of eligibility, and
requests for non-selection prior to the convening date of the board.
Officers may review reference (a) at the officer promotion homepage.
6. Officer Correspondence. All eligible officers are encouraged,
but are not required, to submit correspondence to the President of
the Board. Refer to paragraph 8 of reference (a) on correspondence
submission requirements, due dates and forwarding options.
7. Personal responsibilities. Each officer is personally
responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of their
OMPF and MBS before the date the board convenes. Refer to reference
(a) for information on obtaining and reviewing your OMPF and fitness
report submission guidelines and timelines.
8. Body Composition. Reference (c) modifies the Height and Weight
requirement to a Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR) requirement. At
present, there is no method for the Digital Boardroom to pull
current WHtR information. Accordingly, an officer will not be
viewed negatively solely because a current WHtR measurement is not
available to the board. However, previous Height and Weight
measurements contained within an officer's record will be
considered, as well as any fitness reports that were processed with
a WHtR directed comment. Officers who desire to have their current
WHtR made available to the board may submit WHtR documentation
signed by their Command Physical Training Representative as an
enclosure to their letter to the board pursuant to the instructions
outlined in reference (a). Submission of WHtR is optional.
9. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//