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UNCLAS  //N01300//
ALMAR 032/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC//
SUBJ/SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING PROCESS//
REF/A/RMG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/181430ZFEB00//
REF/B/SERGEANTS MAJOR/SYMPOSIUM/YMD:010411//
NARR/REF A ALMAR 010-00, CMC APPROVED SLATING PROCESS FOR SENIOR
COMMAND LEVEL SGTSMAJ BILLETS.//
POC/G. L. WAGNER/LTCOL/CMC/TEL:COM 703-784-9217/TEL:DSN 278-9217//
RMKS/1.  PER REF A, A SERGEANT 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
SLATING PROCESS IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR MARINES RECEIVE THE BEST
POSSIBLE SERGEANT MAJOR LEADERSHIP AND ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR
RECEIVE FAIR AND EQUITABLE CONSIDERATION.
2.  HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (MANPOWER) WILL PUBLISH BILLET
VACANCIES VIA MARADMIN AND WILL ESTABLISH THE REQUIRED DATES OF
RANK.  FOR ASSIGNMENT PURPOSES, SERGEANTS MAJOR MUST HAVE AT LEAST
24 MONTHS OF ACTIVE SERVICE TO OBLIGATE IN ORDER TO SERVE IN THE
BILLET BEFORE REACHING THEIR MANDATORY 30 YEAR RETIREMENT DATE.
3.  ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR WILL SUBMIT THEIR PRIORITIZED PERSONAL
PREFERENCES, OR NEGATIVE RESPONSE (REQUIRED) VIA THE APPROPRIATE
SERGEANTS MAJOR IN THEIR REPORTING CHAIN.  PREFERENCES RECEIVED
DIRECTLY FROM ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR WILL BE REDIRECTED TO THE
APPROPRIATE FORCE SERGEANT MAJOR FOR ACTION.
4.  SERGEANTS MAJOR WHO DESIRE TO BE CONSIDERED BUT REQUIRE A WAIVER
OF SERVICE LIMITS (I.E. 30 YEARS) MUST SUBMIT AN ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTION FORM THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
5.  THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS (SMMC) WILL CONVENE A
BOARD TO CONSIDER ALL ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJORS.  THE BOARD WILL
CONSIST OF THE SMMC, MARINE FORCE SERGEANTS MAJOR (ATLANTIC/PACIFIC/
RESERVE), MEF SERGEANTS MAJOR (IMEF/IIMEF/IIIMEF) THE SERGEANT MAJOR
MCCDC AND THE SERGEANT MAJOR, M&RA.
6.  THE BOARD WILL DEVELOP A DRAFT SLATE.  THE DRAFT SLATE WILL BE
FORWARDED TO CMC VIA THE DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION,
DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS AND THE ASSISTANT
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ACMC).  THE ACMC WILL COORDINATE WITH
FORCE COMMANDERS AND OBTAIN THEIR CONCURRENCE.  UPON FINAL APPROVAL
FROM CMC THE SLATE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA ALMAR.
7.  J. L. JONES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.//
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