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UNCLAS //N01430//
ALMAR 022/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MMPR-2//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1430.  APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE 1998 CORPORAL AND
/SERGEANT PROMOTION PERIOD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/DOC/MMPR-2/26JUN96//
AMPN/REF A, MCO P1400.32B, (ENLPROMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND
GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION ELIGIBILITY.//
POC/C. R. JONES/CWO5/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 224-2405/5031
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RMKS/1.  REF A SETS FORTH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE QUARTERLY
COMPUTATION OF COMPOSITE SCORES OF LANCE CORPORALS AND CORPORALS OF
THE REGULAR MARINE CORPS.  THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
   LINE A.  COMPOSITE SCORE QTRLY COMPUTATION DATE: 25 FEBRUARY 1998
   LINE B.  LCPLS
   LINE C.  CPLS
   LINE D.  DOR FOR LCPLS:  2 OCTOBER 1997
   LINE E.  AFADBD FOR LCPLS:  2 JUNE 1997
   LINE F.  DOR FOR CPLS:  2 JUNE 1997
   LINE G.  AFADBD FOR CPLS:  2 JUNE 1996
   LINE H.  CUTOFF FOR COMPUTING TIG/TIS FOR CPL:  30 JUNE 1998
            CUTOFF FOR COMPUTING TIG/TIS FOR LCPL:  30 JUNE 1998
(NOTE:  UPON RECEIPT OF A SEL GRADE IN MCTFS MARINES WHO SATISFY
TIG/TIS REQR BY THE END OF THE PROM QTR ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PROM)
   LINE I.  CUTOFF FOR OTHER ELEMENTS:  15 FEBRUARY 1998
   LINE J.  MONTHS COMPOSITE SCORE REFLECTED IN MCTFS:  MARCH,
APRIL, AND MAY.
   LINE K.  SEL CPL OR SGT ED 98XX01
2.  NOTE:  THE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) CONVERSION TABLE UPDATES
ARE AS FOLLOWS:  THESE PFT CHANGES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
INCORPORATED INTO REF A IN A FUTURE CHANGE OR REVISION.
CONVERSION TABLE (PFT SCORE TO RATING)
COMBINED (17-26)                         COMBINED (27 AND OLDER)
 1ST CLASS   280-300  5.0                 1ST CLASS   280-300  5.0
             270-279  4.9                             270-279  4.9
             260-269  4.8                             260-269  4.8
             250-259  4.7                             250-259  4.7
             240-249  4.6                             240-249  4.6
             225-239  4.5                             225-239  4.5
 2ND CLASS   215-224  4.4                             215-224  4.4
             205-214  4.3                             205-214  4.3
             195-204  4.2                             200-204  4.2
             185-194  4.1                 2ND CLASS   195-199  4.2
             175-184  4.0                             185-194  4.1
 3RD CLASS   170-174  3.9                             175-184  4.0
             160-169  3.8                             170-174  3.9
             150-159  3.7                             160-169  3.8
             140-149  3.6                             150-159  3.7
             135-139  3.5                 3RD CLASS   140-149  3.6
 UNQUAL        0-134  0.0                             135-139  3.5
                                                      110-134  3.0
                                          UNQUAL        0-109  0.0
3.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
4.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 JANUARY 1999.//
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