R 071130Z OCT 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO ALMAR(uc)
BT
UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 057/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/SERGEANTS MAJOR SLATING PROCESS//
NARR/REF A ALMAR 010-00, CMC APPROVED SLATING PROCESS FOR SENIOR
COMMAND LEVEL SGTSMAJ BILLETS.//
POC/S. SMART/SSGT/SMMC/HQMC/TEL:DSN 224-8762
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(DOR).  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.  ALL SGTSMAJ THAT MEET THE DOR AND HAVE LESS THAN 28 YOS WILL BE
CONSIDERED.  ELIGIBLE SERGEANTS MAJOR ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT
PRIORITIZED PERSONAL PREFERENCES 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 MAJOR.  THE BOARD WILL
CONSIST OF THE MARINE FORCES 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 SERGEANT MAJOR OF
THE MARINE CORPS WILL FORWARD THE DRAFT SLATE 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.  UPON CMC APPROVAL THE SLATE WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA
ALMAR.
7.  M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE
MARINE CORPS.//