UNCLAS
311925Z JAN 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL ALMAR(UC)
ALMAR
ALMAR 007/07MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING PROCESS//
REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20000218//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/YMD:20031007//
POC/R. V. MANCINI/COL/CMC MMEA/-/TEL:DSN 278-9217//
POC/F. PEREZ/SGTMAJ/CMC MM/-/TEL:DSN 278-9200//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 010-00, INTRODUCTION OF SERGEANTS MAJOR SENIOR
COMMAND LEVEL SLATING PROCESS.  REF B IS ALMAR 057-03, SERGEANTS
MAJOR SLATING PROCESS.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING PROCESS WAS
INTRODUCED ON 1 FEB 00 TO CONSIDER ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR FOR
ASSIGNMENT TO BILLETS THAT SERVE WITH A GENERAL OFFICER.  THE
PURPOSE OF THE SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING PROCESS IS TO ASSIGN THE BEST
ELIGIBLE SERGEANT MAJOR LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE TO COMMANDERS AND
ENSURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR RECEIVE FAIR AND EQUITABLE
CONSIDERATION.
2.  THE FOLLOWING SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING PROCESS REAFFIRMS
ESTABLISHED MARINE CORPS PROCEDURES PER THE REFS TO INCLUDE IMPROVED
STEPS TO ENHANCE SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING.
A.  HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (MM) WILL ESTABLISH THE REQUIRED DATE
OF RANK (DOR) AND OBLIGATED SERVICE IN AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE
SERGEANTS MAJOR REMAINING OBLIGATED SERVICE TO SUPPORT THE
COMMANDERS AND THE COMMANDS UNIT COHESION.
B.  HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (MM) WILL PUBLISH A LIST OF BILLET
VACANCIES VIA MARADMIN WITH THE REQUIRED DOR.  FOR ASSIGNMENT
PURPOSES, SERGEANTS MAJOR MUST HAVE AT LEAST 24 MONTHS OF ACTIVE
SERVICE REMAINING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO SERVE IN THE
DESIGNATED BILLET BEFORE REACHING THEIR MANDATORY 30 YEAR RETIREMENT
DATE.  SERGEANTS MAJOR WHO DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BUT REQUIRE A
WAIVER OF THE 30 YEAR SERVICE LIMIT MUST SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION FORM THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO HQMC (MM).  WAIVERS
WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
C.  ALL SERGEANTS MAJOR THAT MEET THE DOR AND HAVE LESS THAN 28
YEARS OF SERVICE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.  ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS
MAJOR ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PRIORITIZED PERSONAL
PREFERENCES VIA THEIR APPROPRIATE SERGEANTS MAJOR IN THEIR REPORTING
CHAIN.
(1) PREFERENCES RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM AN ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR
WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE FORCE SERGEANT MAJOR FOR
SUBSEQUENT REVIEW, ENDORSEMENT AND RETURN TO HEADQUARTERS MARINE
CORPS (ATTN: PERSONNEL SERGEANT MAJOR, PMD).
(2) SERGEANTS MAJOR WITH CONCERNS THAT MAY AFFECT THE FUTURE SLATING
AND ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS MUST PROVIDE A SUMMARY VIA LETTER, WITH MSC
COMMANDER ENDORSEMENT, TO THE PERSONNEL SERGEANT MAJOR PRIOR TO THE
BOARD CONVENING.
(3) THE SERGEANTS MAJOR MONITOR WILL PREPARE AND BRIEF ELIGIBLE
SERGEANTS MAJOR PACKAGES TO THE BOARD FOR ASSIGNMENT CONSIDERATION.
D.  THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS (SMMC), AS THE SENIOR
ENLISTED CHAIR, WILL CONVENE A SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING BOARD TO
CONSIDER ALL ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR WHO DESIRE CONSIDERATION.  THE
BOARD WILL CONSIST OF THE SERGEANTS MAJOR OF MARINE FORCES COMMAND,
MARINE FORCES PACIFIC, MARINE FORCES RESERVE, MEF (I MEF/II MEF/III
MEF), MCCDC, AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION.
(1) THE SLATING BOARD WILL THEN DEVELOP A DRAFT ASSIGNMENT SLATE
UPON BOARD SELECTION.  THE DRAFT SLATE WILL BE FORWARDED TO CMC VIA
THE HEAD, ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BRANCH; THE DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT DIVISION; DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE
AFFAIRS; AND DIRECTOR MARINE CORPS STAFF (DMCS) FOR FINAL
REVIEW/CONCURRENCE.
E.  THE DMCS WILL COORDINATE WITH THE RESPECTIVE FORCE COMMANDER AND
THE GENERAL OFFICER TO WHICH THE SERGEANT MAJOR WILL BE ASSIGNED TO
OBTAIN THEIR CONCURRENCE.  UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CMC, THE
ASSIGNMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA ALMAR.
3.  THE ABOVE SERGEANTS MAJOR ASSIGNMENT SLATING PROCEDURES CODIFIES
OUR MARINE CORPS GOAL OF PROVIDING THE BEST AND MOST FULLY QUALIFIED
SERGEANT MAJOR TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OFFICER, THE COMMAND, AND ITS
MARINES WITH THE EXPERIENCED SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERSHIP THAT OUR
CORPS REQUIRES.  MSC COMMANDERS AND THEIR SERGEANTS MAJOR MUST
ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMANDS ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTENTS OF THIS ALMAR.
4.  SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//