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ALMAR 122/98
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SUBJ/MCBUL 1430.  APRIL 1998 DRILLING RESERVE (DR) AND ACTIVE
/RESERVE (AR) CORPORAL AND SERGEANT BY OCCUPATIONAL FIELD (OCCFLD)
/PROMOTION PERIOD//
REF/A/DOC/MMPR-2/26JUN96//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1400.32B, CHAP 6, PAR 6002.2 AND FIGURE 6-7.//
POC/C. R. JONES/CWO5/MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 224-2405/5031/TEL:FAX DSN
223-2724//
RMKS/1.  TO ELIMINATE ERRONEOUS PROMOTIONS AND DELAYS IN PROMOTING
DESERVING MARINES, COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
ARE MET:
    A.  RECEIPT OF THIS ALMAR AS THE OFFICIAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY.
    B.  RECEIPT OF 1 APR 98 SELECT GRADE GENERATED ON THE UNIT(S)
DIARY FEEDBACK REPORT.
2.  REF A SETS FORTH GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR EFFECTING THE
QUARTERLY PROMOTION OF LCPLS AND CPLS OF THE DR AND AR WHO MEET THE
FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
   A.  FOR THE DRILLING RESERVE:
       LINE A.  SEL CPL ED:  980401
       LINE B.  SEL SGT ED:  980401
       LINE C.  DATE OF RANK:  980401
       LINE D.  EFFECTIVE DATE:  980401
       LINE E.  CUTTING SCORES TO CPL:  (READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)
       OCCFLD     CUTTING SCORE         OCCFLD       CUTTING SCORE
       0200       1581                  0300         1615
       0800       1440                  2100         1563
       2500       1604                  2600         1537
       2800       1358                  3100         1550
       3500       1661                  4000         1511
       4300       1737                  5700         1404
       5800       1724                  6100         1556
       6300       1704                  6800         1401
       7000       1817                  7300         1555
       LINE F. OCCFLDS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION TO CPL:  0100, 0400,
1100, 1300, 1800, 2300, 3000, 3300, 3400, 4100, 4400, 4600, 5900,
6000, 6400, 6500, 6600, AND 7200.
       LINE G.  CUTTING SCORES TO SGT:  (READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)
       OCCFLD     CUTTING SCORE         OCCFLD       CUTTING SCORE
       0200       1612                  0300         1730
       0800       1723                  1100         1707
       1800       1921                  2500         1790
       3300       1636                  3500         1856
       4600       1745                  6800         1443
       LINE H.  OCCFLDS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION TO SGT:  0100, 0400,
1300, 2100, 2300, 2600, 2800, 3000, 3100, 3400, 4000, 4100, 4300,
4400, 5700, 5800, 5900, 6000, 6100, 6300, 6400, 6500, 6600, 7000,
7200, AND 7300.
   B.  FOR THE ACTIVE RESERVE:
       LINE A.  SEL CPL ED:  980401
       LINE B.  SEL SGT ED:  980401
       LINE C.  DATE OF RANK:  980401
       LINE D.  EFFECTIVE DATE:  980401
       LINE E.  CUTTING SCORES TO CPL:  (READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)
       OCCFLD/MOS   CUTTING SCORE       OCCFLD/MOS   CUTTING SCORE
       0100         1497                3537         1588
       6100         1491
       LINE F. OCCFLDS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION TO CPL:  0411, 0491,
2181, 2591, 3043, 3529, 4000, 6019, 6047, 6300, 6500, 6600, AND 7041.
       LINE G.  CUTTING SCORES TO SGT:  (READ FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)
       OCCFLD/MOS   CUTTING SCORE       OCCFLD/MOS   CUTTING SCORE
       0100         1851                5700         1536
       6019         1758                7041         1600
       LINE H.  OCCFLDS CLOSED FOR PROMOTION TO SGT:  0291, 0369,
0411, 0491, 1100, 1349, 1391, 1812, 1833, 2149, 2181, 2519, 2591,
3043, 3051, 3300, 3451, 3529, 3537, 4000, 4421, 6047, 6100, 6300,
6500, 6600, 7212, 7222, 7372, AND 7382.
3.  AS A RESULT OF HQMC INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE AR MARINES BY MOS,
MMPR-2 WILL MANUALLY INPUT SELECT GRADES TO MCTFS FOR THOSE
PROMOTIONS LISTED BY MOS VICE OCCFLD.  SELECT GRADES WILL BE POSTED
TO MCTFS NLT 3 APR 98.
4.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
5.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 MARCH 1999.//
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