R 242100Z AUG 26
MARADMIN 389/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FY27 MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT AND MASTER SERGEANT STAFF
NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (SNCO) PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD//
POC/WILLIAM C. GRIFFIN/MAJ/MMPB-11/TEL: 703-784-3440/DSN 278-3440/
EMAIL: WILLIAM.C.GRIFFIN@USMC.MIL//
POC/EMILY R. WELCH/MSGT/MMPB-11/TEL: 703-784-2765/DSN 278-2765/
EMAIL: WELCH.R.EMILY.MIL@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The FY27 Master Gunnery Sergeant and Master
Sergeant Promotion Selection Board (PSB) will convene on Tuesday,
27 October 2026 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”.
3. All correspondence submitted to the President of the board must
be received no later than 2359, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on
16 October 2026.
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 Marine Corps
eLearning Ecosystem (MCeLE) 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 FY27 E8 Redesignation Board
(Pilot) will not be considered on the FY27 Master Gunnery Sergeant
Selection Board.
8. All Gunnery Sergeants selected on the FY27 First Sergeant
Selection Board will not be considered on the FY27 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 0648 0648
0681 0681 0699 0699
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 7240 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 0648 0648
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 5955 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
6214 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
7240 7240 7291 7291
7314 7314 7316 7316
8157 8157 8412 8412
11. The tentative allocations, junior DORs for the Above Zone (AZ),
Promotion Zone (IZ), Below Zone (BZ), and Armed Forces Active Duty
Base Date (AFADBD) cutoffs are identified below. Marines who have a
DOR that is earlier than the DOR identified for a zone are eligible
for consideration in that zone for 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. For proper order
read left to right:
11.a. Master Gunnery Sergeant:
IMOS ALLOC AZ AFADBD IZ AFADBD BZ AFADBD
0111 17 20230201 20050718 20240601 20070305 20240901 NA
0161 1 20170501 NA 20240601 NA 20240901 20060821
0211 1 20240201 20060619 20240601 NA 20250401 20120830
0291 6 20230501 NA 20240601 20061128 20250301 20070220
0321 1 20220101 NA 20230101 20040927 20230101 20050627
0372 3 20220701 20010709 20230501 20060328 20230801 20040601
0399 13 20230801 NA 20240801 NA 20250401 NA
0411 3 20220701 NA 20240601 NA 20240901 NA
0451 2 20230201 NA 20240701 NA 20240901 NA
0491 14 20210401 20050622 20230801 20071009 20230801 20090804
0648 1 20230601 NA 20240701 NA NA NA
0681 1 20230801 20020904 20240801 20060213 20240901 20051025
0699 18 20230601 NA 20240701 20051129 20240901 20080324
0848 1 20230901 20070108 20230901 NA 20240701 20080721
0869 1 20221001 NA 20240601 NA 20250401 NA
1169 3 20230701 20051114 20240601 NA 20240901 NA
1349 3 20220701 NA 20240801 20050322 20240801 NA
1371 4 20230701 NA 20240801 NA 20240901 NA
1795 2 20230901 NA 20240901 20080609 NA NA
1799 4 20230301 20071105 20240601 NA 20240901 NA
1834 2 20230801 20070731 20240901 20070917 20240901 NA
2149 4 20210101 20000711 20220101 20020720 20240601 20051011
2181 2 20230801 NA 20240901 20071210 20250201 NA
2311 2 20230201 NA 20250101 NA 20250301 NA
2336 1 20230501 20050808 20230501 20051011 20230801 NA
2659 1 20210901 NA 20230801 NA 20240201 NA
2691 2 20220901 20060926 20220901 NA 20230301 NA
2891 5 20240401 20091024 20240901 20060508 20250101 NA
3044 1 20211001 NA 20230901 NA 20240801 NA
3047 11 20230701 20070709 20240901 20050913 20250201 NA
3152 2 20230201 NA 20230901 NA 20240901 20060905
3381 5 20240401 20041012 20240801 20051107 20250101 NA
3432 1 20211001 NA 20230701 20070227 20230801 NA
3451 4 20230801 NA 20240901 NA 20250301 NA
3529 5 20230101 20030904 20240401 20041012 20250401 NA
4133 1 20230901 20070612 20240901 20081027 20240901 NA
4421 1 20230701 NA 20240801 20070625 20240801 NA
4591 4 20230701 20051024 20240801 NA 20240901 NA
4821 3 20210901 NA 20240801 NA NA NA
5769 2 20240401 20050926 20240901 NA NA NA
5811 5 20230601 NA 20250301 20050110 NA NA
5831 2 20220301 NA 20250101 20051228 NA NA
5959 1 20220301 20030917 20221201 20030811 20230801 20071010
5993 7 20230801 NA 20240901 NA NA NA
6019 19 20240301 NA 20250401 20061113 20250401 NA
6046 2 20230101 20040218 20250401 NA NA NA
6276 2 20220501 20040517 20240901 20080617 20240901 NA
6391 8 20230101 NA 20240701 20050726 20250201 NA
6591 6 20220601 NA 20240601 20051114 20250401 NA
6672 4 20230701 20060807 20240801 NA 20240901 20090223
6694 2 20230801 20060913 20240801 20090824 NA NA
6842 2 20210601 NA 20240601 NA 20240901 NA
7011 1 20221001 20050601 20230901 20080908 NA NA
7051 4 20210701 NA 20240701 20080401 20240701 NA
7240 3 20221001 20070806 20240801 NA 20240901 NA
7291 4 20210701 NA 20230701 NA 20240801 20090324
7316 1 20230101 NA 20230801 NA NA NA
8157 1 20220801 NA 20230901 20041206 20240701 NA
8412 12 20220901 20061227 20230601 NA 20240601 20071029
THE FOLLOWING IMOS(S) ARE CLOSED: 0393, 0511, 0871, 1391, 2874,
3537, 5512, 5519, 5522, 5523, 5524, 5821, 6042, 7041, 7212, AND
7314.
11.b. Master Sergeant:
IMOS ALLOC AZ AFADBD IZ AFADBD BZ AFADBD
0111 43 20221001 20090908 20230901 20110906 20231201 20120820
0161 2 20221101 NA 20240201 NA 20240401 NA
0211 9 20210301 20090120 20210401 NA 20211001 20110404
0231 13 20220801 NA 20230101 NA 20231101 NA
0241 1 20210301 20090330 20210401 NA 20210901 NA
0261 4 20201201 NA 20221101 20100524 20240101 NA
0321 9 20210201 NA 20221001 NA 20230801 20100726
0372 23 20221001 20100621 20230901 NA 20240501 NA
0393 1 20211001 20091102 20220201 20080811 20220201 NA
0399 51 20221201 20090706 20231101 20100719 20240102 NA
0411 10 20221001 20091102 20230701 20091026 20240101 NA
0451 4 20220801 20080512 20231001 20120410 20240501 NA
0491 56 20230101 20120618 20240201 20140915 20240501 NA
0511 1 20221101 NA 20230701 NA 20240501 20110919
0648 2 20221201 20110502 20231101 NA NA NA
0681 6 20210801 20060918 20221001 NA 20230901 20120806
0699 59 20221201 20110502 20230901 20120131 20231201 20131209
0848 5 20220701 NA 20221101 20110214 20230801 NA
0869 5 20220901 20081103 20230701 20100621 20231001 20111212
0871 4 20220901 20110502 20230101 20100907 20231001 20111114
1169 7 20221001 NA 20230701 20110404 20230801 NA
1349 17 20230402 NA 20240401 20090526 20240501 NA
1371 10 20230201 NA 20231101 20110321 20240101 NA
1391 5 20221001 NA 20230901 20110620 20240501 20111128
1795 7 20230101 NA 20240201 20110711 20240501 NA
1799 9 20211001 20100907 20220901 NA 20231001 NA
1834 13 20230101 NA 20240501 20110719 NA NA
2149 6 20230201 NA 20240401 20090921 20240401 NA
2181 11 20221001 NA 20231101 NA 20240501 20100920
2311 3 20200101 20070129 20210301 20081229 20211101 20080902
2336 17 20221201 NA 20231101 20110627 20240501 NA
2659 5 20220801 NA 20240201 20140519 NA NA
2691 9 20230201 NA 20231201 20131104 20240101 20130318
2874 1 20210101 NA 20220701 NA 20231001 20120207
2891 20 20221001 NA 20230901 20120109 20240501 NA
3044 8 20230101 NA 20240201 20150106 NA NA
3047 38 20220901 20080902 20230801 20090323 20240501 20130520
3152 6 20230102 NA 20231201 NA 20240501 NA
3381 10 20221101 20100823 20230801 NA 20231201 NA
3432 4 20220901 NA 20230901 20110307 20231101 20120820
3451 5 20230201 20110906 20240201 20140811 NA NA
3529 20 20221001 20090126 20230801 20110110 20240501 20110718
3537 20 20220901 20090615 20230801 20090420 20240402 20121022
4133 3 20230101 20100907 20230901 NA 20240201 NA
4421 3 20230201 NA 20230901 NA 20231201 NA
4591 6 20230101 20110906 20240101 20120507 20240201 NA
4821 5 20221001 20090112 20230701 NA 20231002 NA
5519 1 20220901 20070918 20240401 20090608 20240401 NA
5524 1 20190901 NA 20240401 NA 20240501 NA
5769 5 20230101 20110620 20240201 20130805 20240501 NA
5811 14 20230102 NA 20230801 20100607 20240501 20120910
5821 4 20220901 NA 20230801 NA 20240401 NA
5831 6 20220801 NA 20240401 20081020 20240401 NA
5959 1 20230201 20111205 20240101 20120117 20240201 20111212
5993 7 20230201 NA 20240201 NA NA NA
6019 50 20220701 20061219 20230701 20070109 20230901 20101213
6042 2 20221201 20100802 20231101 NA 20240201 20130225
6046 9 20220701 20071016 20230701 20091026 20230901 20110711
6276 5 20220801 20080721 20240501 20110801 20240501 NA
6391 29 20220701 20050815 20230701 20081208 20240102 20130722
6591 12 20221101 20101025 20230801 20110124 20240201 20120709
6672 4 20230101 20110613 20230701 20090223 20230901 NA
6694 4 20221101 NA 20240101 20120618 20240201 20140317
6842 6 20221001 NA 20231001 NA NA NA
7011 3 20221101 NA 20231201 NA 20240401 NA
7041 5 20221101 NA 20231001 20110912 20240401 20100111
7051 7 20220801 NA 20230701 NA 20240401 NA
7212 11 20230101 NA 20240201 20150112 NA NA
7240 9 20230101 20120625 20240201 20121022 20240201 NA
7291 4 20220201 20101018 20231001 20100823 20240101 NA
7314 5 20230201 20090127 20240201 NA NA NA
8412 34 20230201 NA 20231201 NA 20240501 NA
THE FOLLOWING IMOS ARE CLOSED: 5512, 5522, 5523, 7316, AND 8157.
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, EDT on 26 October 2026.
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.
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, FY27 Master Gunnery Sergeant and Master
Sergeant Promotion Selection Board
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (MMPB-11)
2008 Elliot Road
Quantico VA 22134-5103
Comm: (703) 432-9482, DSN: 278-9482
E-mail: SMB_Manpower_Enlisted_Promotions@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). For questions regarding
the O-RMA submission process.
Comm: (703) 432-2043, DSN: 278-2043
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.
Comm: (703) 784-2768, DSN: 278-2768
For Policy and Compliance/Corrections:
E-mail: smb_manpower_FitRep_Compliance@usmc.mil.
For FitRep Processing:
Comm: (703) 784-3901, DSN: 278-3901
E-mail: smb_hqmc_fitrep_processing@usmc.mil.
12.b.3. Enlisted Career Analyst and Evaluation Unit
(MMPB-24). For selection board counseling and record
review.
Comm: (703) 784-3929, DSN: 278-3929
E-mail: smb_manpower_career_counselors@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) 784-9322/9323, DSN: 278-9322/9323
E-Mail: smb_manpower_mmsr2e@usmc.mil
13. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
14. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//