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ALMAR 053/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MMPR-2//
SUBJ/MCBUL 1430.  APRIL 1998 DRILLING RESERVE (DR) AND ACTIVE
/RESERVE (AR) LANCE CORPORAL TO CORPORAL AND CORPORAL TO SERGEANT
/PROMOTION PERIOD ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/DOC/MMPR-2/26JUN96//
AMPN/THE REF IS MCO P1400.32B, CHAP 6, PAR 6002.2 AND FIGURE 6-5.//
POC/C. R. JONES/CWO5/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 224-2405/5031/TEL:FAX DSN
223-2724//
RMKS/1. THE REF SETS FORTH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE QUARTERLY
COMPUTATION OF COMPOSITE SCORES OF LANCE CORPORALS AND CORPORALS OF
THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.  THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
   LINE A.  CUTOFF FOR ALL OTHER ELEMENTS/COMPUTATION DATE:
            15 FEBRUARY 1998
   LINE B.  LCPLS
   LINE C.  CPLS
   LINE D.  DOR FOR LCPLS:  2 AUG 1997
   LINE E.  PEBD FOR DR LCPLS:  2 APRIL 1997
            AFADBD FOR AR LCPLS:  2 APRIL 1997
   LINE F.  DOR FOR CPLS:  2 APRIL 1997
   LINE G.  PEBD FOR DR CPLS:  2 APRIL 1996
            AFADBD FOR AR CPLS:  2 APRIL 1996
   LINE H.  CUTOFF DATE FOR COMPUTING TIG/TIS:  31 MARCH 1998
   LINE I.  CUTOFF DATE FOR COMPUTING PRO/CON MARKS:  31 JANUARY
            1998
   LINE J.  MONTHS COMPOSITE SCORE REFLECTED IN MCTFS:  MARCH,
APRIL, AND MAY
   LINE K.  SEL CPL OR SGT ED:  1 APRIL 1998
2.  IAW ALMAR 036/97 PARAGRAPH 3, BEGINNING 1 APRIL 1998 ALL DRILLING
RESERVE COMPOSITE SCORES WILL BE COMPUTED USING 1997 PFT SCORES.
3.  NOTE:  THE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST (PFT) CONVERSION TABLE UPDATES
ARE AS FOLLOWS:  THESE PFT CHANGES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
INCORPORATED INTO THE REF 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
4.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 JANAURY 1999.//
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