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ALMAR 069/02
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/BOARD TO SELECT NOMINEES TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE 15TH SERGEANT
/MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS//
RMKS/1.  THE SUBJECT BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 3 FEBRUARY 2003 FOR A
PERIOD OF ABOUT FIVE (5) DAYS.  THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 15TH SERGEANT
MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL OCCUR AT A LATER DATE.  SO ALL
MARINES UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE 15TH
SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS WILL OCCUR, THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.
2.  THE NOMINATING BOARD WILL CONSIST OF ONE (1) LIEUTENANT GENERAL,
TWO (2) BRIGADIER GENERALS, AND SIX (6) COLONELS.  ALL BOARD MEMBERS
WILL HAVE HAD SERGEANT MAJOR REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES.
3.  THE PURPOSE OF THE NOMINATING BOARD IS TO DETERMINE THE MOST
QUALIFIED SERGEANTS MAJOR FOR CONSIDERATION AS THE 15TH SERGEANT
MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS.  A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) NOMINEES WILL GO
FORWARD FROM THE BOARD.  THOSE FIVE (5) WILL NOT BE RANK ORDERED.
4.  TO COMPETE FOR SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS, THE FOLLOWING
MINIMUM PREREQUISITES APPLY:
(A)  BE AN ACTIVE DUTY SERGEANT MAJOR AND NOT HAVE A DATE OF RANK
AFTER 1 NOVEMBER 1997.
(B)  BE IN EXCELLENT PHYSICAL CONDITION AND HAVE TAKEN AND PASSED
THE CURRENT SEMIANNUAL PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST.  DUTY STATUS CODE AS
DISPLAYED IN MCTFS MUST INDICATE FULL DUTY AND WORLDWIDE
ASSIGNABILITY.
(C)  BE WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS AND OR
BODY FAT PERCENTAGE.
(D)  POSSESS, OR BE ABLE TO OBTAIN, FINAL TS AND SCI LEVEL
SECURITY CLEARANCES.
(E)  BE WILLING TO OCCUPY THE DESIGNATED QUARTERS ESTABLISHED FOR
THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE MARINE CORPS.
5.  ANY ELIGIBLE SERGEANT MAJOR WHO DESIRES NOT TO BE CONSIDERED
FOR SELECTION WILL INFORM HQMC (CODE MMPR-2) OF SUCH IN WRITING.
ANY LETTER SUBMITTED WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON FUTURE RETENTION NOR
DOES THE TEXT NEED TO DISCLOSE WHY NON-CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN
REQUESTED.  REQUESTS FOR NON-CONSIDERATION MUST ARRIVE NO LATER
THAN 31 JANUARY 2003.  ONCE SUBMITTED, REQUESTS FOR
NON-CONSIDERATION MAY NOT BE RETRACTED.
6.  ACTION:
(A)  COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE EVERY SERGEANT MAJOR IS COUNSELED
ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS ALMAR.
(B)  COMMANDERS MUST SUBMIT MESSAGES REGARDING ANY ELIGIBLE
SERGEANT MAJOR WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY ACTION
(BY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES) NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON
EARLIER FITNESS REPORTS.  MESSAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC
(MMPR-2) GIVING A FULL, DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE MATTER INVOLVED.
MESSAGES MUST ARRIVE AT THIS HEADQUARTERS BY 31 JANUARY 2003.
(C)  ALL ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR WILL ENSURE THEIR OMPF, MCTFS
DATA, AND OTHER PERTINENT RECORDS (HEALTH AND DENTAL) ARE CURRENT
AND COMPLETE.
(D)  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
MARADMINS 463/01 AND 483/02.  HARD COPY PHOTOGRAPHS MAY BE SUBMITTED
PER INSTRUCTIONS IN MCO P1070.12.  ALL PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE SUBMITTED
TO CMC (MMPR-2) BY 31 JANUARY 2003.  ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR WHO ARE
PRESENTLY DEPLOYED MAY SUBMIT A NAVAL MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD, VIA CMC (MMPR-2), DOCUMENTING THEIR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT IF
A PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE OBTAINED.  (NOTE:  THE 31 JANUARY 2003
DEADLINE APPLIES.)
(E)  ALL ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR WHO ARE CURRENTLY APPROVED TO
TRANSFER TO THE FMCR OR ARE APPROVED TO RETIRE PRIOR TO THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, MAY REQUEST A MODIFICATION TO THEIR
EFFECTIVE FMCR OR RETIREMENT DATE (NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY (60) DAYS
BEYOND THE ADJOURNING DATE OF THE BOARD) IF THEY DESIRE
CONSIDERATION.
7.  SEMPER FIDELIS, J. L. JONES, GENERAL, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE
CORPS.//