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ALMAR 204/98
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MMPR-2//
PART ONE OF TWO. PART TWO FOR IDENT IS 200542Z MAY 98.
SUBJ/MCBUL 1430. 1998 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD.//
REF/A/DOC/CMC MMPR-2/26JUN96//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MIFD/13JUL92//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MMSB-30/30MAR95//
NARR/REF A, MCO P1400.32B, (ENLPROMAN), PROVIDES POLICY AND
GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION ELIGIBILITY. REF B, MCO P1070.12H,(IRAM),
PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, AND REF C,
MCO P1610.7D, (PES), STIPULATES POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION
OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORTS.
POC/C.R. JONES/CWO5/HD MMPR-2/-/TEL:DSN 224-2405/TEL:DSN
224-5031/TEL:FAX DSN 224-2803//
RMKS/1. THE SUBJECT BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 14 JUL 98 FOR A PERIOD
OF ABOUT 9 WEEKS. THIS BOARD WILL LINK PME REQUIREMENTS TO
PROMOTION PER REF A. ALL PME REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR
TO 14 JUL 98. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT COMMANDING OFFICERS OF THOSE
MARINES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION CONSIDERATION AND THOSE ELIGIBLE
MARINES ENSURE THAT OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION OF PME COMPLETION IS
CONTAINED IN THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILES (OMPF(S))
AND/OR MASTER BRIEF SHEETS (MBS(S)). IF NOT, SUBMIT COPIES OF THE
MISSING INFORMATION (I.E. COMPLETION CERTIFICATES) TO THE SELECTION
BOARD IAW PAR 8 OF THIS ALMAR. ***ATTENDANCE AT ONLY THE RESIDENT
PME COURSE DOES NOT MEET THE PME REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES
TO BE CONSIDERED FULLY QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION.***
2. THE FOLLOWING TABLE LISTS THE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES
(MOS(S)) WHICH "FEED TO" THE MOS AT THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE INDICATED.
MARINES SERVING IN A BASIC MOS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR INTENDED
MOS (IMOS). MARINES WHO HAVE A PRIMARY MOS (PMOS) LISTED IN COLUMN
(A) AS A FEEDER MOS WILL COMPETE FOR PROMOTION TO THE IMOS LISTED IN
COLUMN (B), PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LISTED
IN PARAGRAPH 3. (FOR PROPER ORDER READ LEFT TO RIGHT, I.E.,
COLUMN (A) TO COLUMN (B).)
COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B) COLUMN (A) COLUMN (B)
SGT FEEDER SSGT PRIMARY SGT FEEDER SSGT PRIMARY
0121 0193 0131 0193
0151 0193 0161 0161
0211 0211 0231 0231
0241 0241 0251 0251
0261 0261 0311 0369
0313 0369 0321 0369
0331 0369 0341 0369
0351 0369 0352 0369
0411 0411 0431 0431
0451 0451 0481 0481
0811 0811 0842 0848
0844 0848 0847 0848
0861 0861 1141 1141
1142 1142 1161 1161
1171 1171 1181 1181
1316 1316 1341 1341
1345 1345 1361 1361
1371 1371 1391 1391
1812 1812 1833 1833
2111 2111 2131 2131
2141 2141 2145 2146
2146 2146 2147 2147
2161 2161 2171 2171
2311 2311 2336 2336
2512 2519 2513 2519
2515 2519 2519 2519
2531 2537 2532 2537
2534 2537 2535 2537
2536 2537 2542 2549
2549 2549 2621 2621
2631 2631 2651 2651
2671 2671 2673 2673
2674 2674 2675 2675
2811 2811 2813 2813
2818 2821 2821 2821
2822 2822 2823 2823
2831 2832 2832 2832
2834 2834 2841 2861
2861 2861 2871 2874
2874 2874 2881 2881
2885 2889 2887 2889
2889 2889 3043 3043
3044 3044 3051 3051
3052 3052 3112 3112
3361 3361 3381 3381
3432 3432 3441 3441
3451 3451 3521 3529
3531 3537 3533 3537
4066 4066 4067 4067
4133 4133 4341 4341
4421 4421 4429 4429
4611 4611 4615 4615
4621 4653 4641 4641
4653 4653 4671 4671
5523 5523 5526 5526
5528 5528 5534 5534
5536 5536 5537 5537
5541 5541 5543 5543
5544 5544 5546 5546
5547 5547 5548 5548
5563 5563 5565 5565
5566 5566 5711 5711
5811 5811 5821 5821
5831 5831 5914 5918
5915 5918 5918 5918
5924 5918 5925 5918
5928 5918 5937 5939
5939 5939 5942 5948
5948 5948 5952 5952
5953 5953 5954 5954
5962 5974 5963 5979
5974 5974 5979 5979
6013 6013 6014 6014
6015 6015 6016 6016
6017 6017 6018 6016
6022 6022 6023 6025
6025 6025 6026 6026
6027 6027 6030 6032
6031 6032 6032 6032
6035 6035 6042 6042
6046 6047 6047 6047
6053 6053 6055 6055
6056 6056 6057 6057
6060 6060 6072 6072
6073 6073 6075 6075
6083 6083 6085 6085
6086 6086 6087 6087
6092 6092 6094 6094
6112 6112 6113 6113
6114 6114 6122 6122
6123 6123 6124 6124
6132 6132 6135 6135
6152 6152 6153 6153
6154 6154 6172 6172
6173 6173 6174 6174
6313 6313 6314 6314
6315 6315 6316 6316
6317 6317 6322 6322
6323 6323 6324 6324
6333 6333 6335 6335
6336 6336 6337 6337
6386 6386 6412 6414
6413 6414 6423 6434
6432 6434 6433 6434
6462 6469 6463 6469
6464 6469 6465 6469
6466 6469 6467 6469
6468 6469 6482 6485
6483 6414 6484 6485
6492 6492 6493 6493
6494 6494 6521 6541
6531 6531 6541 6541
6672 6672 6673 6673
6842 6842 7011 7011
7041 7041 7051 7051
7212 7212 7236 7236
7242 7242 7252 7291
7253 7291 7254 7291
7291 7291 7314 7314
7371 7372 7372 7372
7381 7382 7382 7382
8412 8412 9812 9812
9919 9919
3. TENTATIVE ALLOCATIONS, ZONES AND CUTOFFS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ABOVE ZONE PROMOTION ZONE BELOW ZONE
PMOS ALLOC JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD JR DOR AFADBD//
0161 11 930701 870420 950701 881214 970101 900709
0193 174 940101 881004 941001 890620 950701 910514
0211 10 950501 NA 961201 920102 970101 NA
0231 45 960101 910826 960601 930111 961201 NA
0241 25 950701 NA 960601 911218 970101 NA
0251 7 951101 NA 970101 NA NA NA
0261 4 950301 NA 960501 NA 960901 NA
0369 318 930801 880609 940802 890906 951101 900716
0411 32 940101 890516 951001 890905 970101 910128
0431 13 951001 900202 951001 910122 951001 910814
0451 0 931001 NA NA NA NA NA
0481 25 950701 890905 960601 NA 970101 920810
0811 61 950901 920224 961201 NA NA NA
0848 31 950322 NA 960301 920609 961201 930608
0861 0 930601 880504 NA NA NA NA
1141 8 931101 NA 950201 NA 960201 910618
1142 19 921101 851021 940501 870908 950501 891101
1161 14 930501 880418 941101 NA 961101 910805
1171 10 940801 NA 950202 NA 951101 NA
1181 0 940501 NA NA NA NA NA
1316 0 940301 NA NA NA NA NA
1341 29 930901 NA 950301 880823 960301 901120
1345 2 931230 NA 940301 880927 940301 890620
1361 4 940301 NA 950601 NA 950901 920526
1371 71 951201 NA 961201 920102 961201 NA
1391 2 910901 850429 910901 850904 910901 860203
1812 18 960101 NA 961001 930614 970101 NA
1833 33 960101 920727 960701 920813 970101 NA
2111 46 911101 NA 940301 880606 960301 910416
2131 9 911201 870526 940301 NA 951201 910812
2141 31 950901 910910 961201 940119 961201 NA
2146 16 941201 900815 960301 920108 960901 NA
2147 7 950601 900416 960301 900730 960601 911216
2161 0 950301 891101 NA NA NA NA
2171 6 921201 861014 930601 871126 940601 890918
2311 45 930201 890523 960501 900725 961101 NA
2336 16 920501 870702 930921 NA 950202 NA
2519 70 940701 900702 960401 901017 970101 920916
2537 246 940701 890215 961001 911227 970101 NA
2549 31 910701 860729 940701 870713 960101 901119
2621 8 941001 901213 950401 911113 950701 910506
2631 3 930401 890110 931001 NA 941001 890523
2651 6 940301 NA 950101 880718 960101 890525
2671 14 941001 901203 960701 NA 970101 NA
2673 5 950701 NA 960701 NA 970101 NA
2674 10 940101 890109 950401 NA 961001 NA
2675 0 941001 910305 NA NA NA NA
2811 22 950201 880503 960501 920922 960801 NA
2813 2 950501 NA 951101 900917 960101 910304
2821 36 931101 NA 961101 870316 961101 NA
2822 15 940901 NA 951201 NA 960501 NA
2823 9 940201 890414 950725 NA 960801 NA
2832 2 931101 NA 940801 900626 950201 NA
2834 12 931101 870903 961101 NA NA NA
2861 75 931101 NA 960502 910412 961102 NA
2874 10 940201 NA 960801 910618 960801 NA
2881 2 931101 860401 940201 870921 940201 NA
2889 2 940201 NA 950501 930111 951101 NA
3043 104 930601 880719 940701 890710 951001 890426
3044 13 931001 NA 950401 900220 970101 920914
3051 38 940401 871007 951102 NA 960502 920923
3052 5 950101 880915 951001 900412 960701 910827
3112 5 941101 881006 950201 881215 950801 880216
3361 14 940301 890124 960901 911008 970101 NA
3381 124 950301 910408 961201 920121 961201 NA
3432 19 941201 890718 951201 890620 960601 910219
3441 0 960101 NA NA NA NA NA
3451 13 950601 900501 960101 900627 960901 910805
3529 155 940901 NA 961201 NA NA NA
3537 159 940601 871116 960301 910225 961201 920730
4066 65 950201 890911 960201 920713 970101 NA
4067 25 940501 900314 951102 NA 961101 NA
4133 3 951001 NA 961001 NA NA NA
4341 26 951201 900604 961201 920521 961201 NA
4421 5 940801 871103 950201 890223 950201 NA
4429 4 910601 NA 930501 890407 931211 NA
4611 0 950401 NA NA NA NA NA
4615 0 941101 880523 NA NA NA NA
4641 0 940101 890828 NA NA NA NA
4671 0 950701 NA NA NA NA NA
5523 1 931201 NA 950301 NA NA NA
5526 0 930901 NA NA NA NA NA
5528 2 NA NA 961201 NA NA NA
5534 2 950901 NA 961201 920810 970101 940110
5536 2 941201 NA 961201 NA NA NA
5537 2 951001 920909 960301 NA 960601 930802
5541 6 940301 NA 960301 910225 961201 NA
5543 0 940601 880422 NA NA NA NA
5544 3 940601 NA 950901 NA 961201 920727
5546 0 950601 890619 NA NA NA NA
5547 2 951201 NA 960301 NA NA NA
5548 0 950301 NA NA NA NA NA
5563 3 940601 NA 951201 NA 961201 NA
5565 0 931201 NA NA NA NA NA
5566 2 941201 NA 961201 NA NA NA
5711 12 940801 900625 950201 900424 950801 901106
5811 77 951201 891121 961201 900805 961201 NA
5821 20 950601 900326 961201 920128 961201 NA
5831 10 950901 900312 960301 900212 960601 900918
5918 0 950201 891204 NA NA NA NA
5939 5 950201 900703 950501 NA 961101 NA
5948 4 941101 900911 960801 900702 961101 920227
5952 6 950501 NA 961101 NA NA NA
5953 6 950802 920608 960801 NA NA NA
5954 12 951102 NA 961101 NA NA NA
5974 5 950201 NA 960802 NA NA NA
5979 9 941101 901120 961101 910715 961101 NA
6013 0 930401 NA NA NA NA NA
6014 4 921201 NA 960701 NA 961201 NA
6015 22 940201 NA 960802 NA 970101 NA
6016 0 950101 900924 NA NA NA NA
6017 8 940701 890126 950701 880621 951001 900808
6022 1 960101 900417 961001 NA NA NA
6025 5 960101 NA 970101 920812 970101 NA
6026 2 921001 870720 950401 900212 950701 NA
6027 3 930401 860611 931001 860421 941001 NA
6032 9 950401 910709 960301 NA 960502 NA
6035 0 950101 NA NA NA NA NA
6042 6 940301 NA 960101 891107 960401 NA
6047 61 960101 890315 970101 NA NA NA
6053 6 930401 890415 960701 NA NA NA
6055 4 941001 890308 951001 910808 960101 900925
6056 15 951001 890905 970101 NA NA NA
6057 33 940401 890612 961201 NA 970101 NA
6060 18 951001 900716 960401 910805 960701 920824
6072 22 940201 NA 951001 911210 970101 NA
6073 26 950701 890503 960401 920622 970101 NA
6075 5 940202 NA 960401 900129 960701 930920
6083 3 930101 NA 970101 NA NA NA
6085 7 941001 890207 951001 920205 970101 920706
6086 2 901001 840313 930701 890213 941001 NA
6087 7 951001 910319 961001 910318 961201 NA
6092 9 930801 NA 940101 880719 940929 NA
6094 5 940401 NA 940701 NA 950401 NA
6112 28 951201 NA 961101 NA NA NA
6113 30 950201 NA 960501 921208 970101 NA
6114 25 951101 921020 960501 930907 961101 NA
6122 15 930501 861217 960801 NA NA NA
6123 0 950501 NA NA NA NA NA
6124 5 950201 NA 960201 921209 961101 890719
6132 12 930501 NA 960501 910506 961101 NA
6135 2 910801 860210 921101 870611 930201 871116
6152 12 951101 NA 961101 NA NA NA
6153 20 951101 NA 961101 921118 961101 NA
6154 32 940501 NA 961101 921118 961201 NA
6172 35 911101 870908 960201 911016 961102 NA
6173 12 950501 900612 951101 900808 960501 NA
6174 8 941001 NA 960201 NA 961101 930802
6313 0 930901 NA NA NA NA NA
6314 3 931201 NA 960901 NA 961201 NA
6315 12 950601 860709 961201 NA NA NA
6316 0 940901 NA NA NA NA NA
6317 17 951201 NA 961201 NA NA NA
6322 21 940802 NA 960901 910819 961201 NA
6323 25 951201 NA 961201 930217 961201 NA
6324 28 960101 NA 961201 920916 961201 NA
6333 3 950901 920325 961201 930614 961201 NA
6335 19 950601 NA 961201 940103 961201 NA
6336 4 950901 NA 960901 NA NA NA
6337 22 950601 890905 961201 NA NA NA
6386 3 931201 NA 960301 NA 960601 NA
6414 26 950901 NA 961201 900807 961201 NA
6434 21 930901 NA 950601 890906 960301 910716
6469 24 921201 NA 960202 NA 961201 930809
6485 10 891201 NA 960301 900911 961201 NA
6492 13 950301 890919 951201 890925 961201 921028
6493 3 910501 NA 931201 NA 961201 NA
6494 0 930901 NA NA NA NA NA
6531 24 940901 880817 950601 910312 951201 920716
6541 9 921201 841127 930601 860210 930901 861124
6672 49 930401 870115 951102 881208 961001 901015
6673 4 941001 870112 950101 NA 960401 NA
6842 19 960101 920122 970101 NA NA NA
7011 20 950801 NA 961101 NA NA NA
7041 0 951101 910103 NA NA NA NA
7051 20 951101 910606 960501 920603 961101 920813
7212 18 931001 NA 941001 NA 961001 910910
7236 10 951001 901019 960701 920622 961101 NA
7242 19 941001 NA 970101 NA NA NA
7291 29 960101 NA 961001 920922 970101 NA
7314 0 940101 NA NA NA NA NA
7372 0 951201 NA NA NA NA NA
7382 11 951201 910117 961201 NA NA NA
8412 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA
9812 8 941201 NA 960601 920527 960601 NA
9919 12 950701 NA 961201 910204 961201 NA
NOTES:
A. THE ABOVE ZONE CONTAINS CATEGORIES OF MARINES WHO HAVE
PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED CONSIDERATION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE AND WERE
"FAILED OF SELECTION".
B. MARINES, WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN ADJUSTED DATE OF RANK OR MADE
A LATERAL MOVE BUT HAVE NOT FAILED OF SELECTION, MAY ALSO APPEAR IN
THE ABOVE ZONE. MARINES WHO BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE
WRONG ZONE OR MOS MUST NOTIFY THE CMC (MMPR-2), IN WRITING BY
30 JUN 98.
C. A LISTING OF AN ABOVE ZONE DOR/AFADBD CUTOFF FOR A SPECIFIC
MOS WITH NO DOR/AFADBD CUTOFF IN THE PROMOTION ZONE INDICATES NO
ALLOCATIONS FOR PROMOTION EXIST IN THAT MOS FOR THIS BOARD.
4. ADDRESS QUESTIONS REGARDING MOS ALLOCATIONS, ZONES AND
CUTOFFS, TO THE CMC (MPP-20), DSN 224-1653 OR COML (703) 614-1653.
5. ELIGIBILITY
A. SGTS FAILED OF SELECTION TO SSGT WHO ARE REQUIRED TO
TRANSFER TO THE FMCR, ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR SELECTION
PROVIDED THEIR EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE SERVICE (EAS) OCCURS
AFTER 11 SEP 98 (SCHEDULED ADJOURNMENT OF SELECTION BOARD). THE
REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO THE FMCR MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA NAVAL MESSAGE,
AND MUST REQUEST SELECTION CONSIDERATION.
B. MARINES WHO HAVE MADE A LATERAL MOVE OR WHOSE DOR AND AFADBD
PLACE THEM IN THE ABOVE ZONE, BUT WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN
CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION IN THE PROMOTION ZONE, WILL BE CONSIDERED
IN THE PROMOTION ZONE BY THIS BOARD.
C. THE AFORELISTED ZONE CUTOFFS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY
VIRTUE OF ONGOING GRADE/MOS STRUCTURE CHANGES AND REALIGNMENTS. ANY
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ABOVE LISTED ZONE CUTOFFS WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR
TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. ADDITIONAL CHANGES WHICH OCCUR
DURING THE BOARD SESSION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SELECTION BULLETIN.
ALL MARINES WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS
BULLETIN WILL COMPETE FOR SELECTION IN THE MOS ASSIGNED ON THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE SERVING IN
A BASIC MOS. MOS CHANGES WILL NOT BE MADE AFTER THE DATE OF THIS
BULLETIN WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CMC (MPP-20). COMMANDERS
MUST PROMPTLY REPORT TO THE CMC (MMPR-2) VIA NAVAL MESSAGE ANY
APPROVED MOS CHANGES FOR ELIGIBLE MARINES WHICH OCCUR BETWEEN
14 MAY 98 AND 14 JUL 98.
6. WARRANT OFFICER SELECTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN COMMISSIONED, AND
MARINES ENROLLED IN THE MARINE ENLISTED COMMISSIONING EDUCATION
PROGRAM WHOSE PERMANENT ENLISTED GRADE IS THAT OF SERGEANT, ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR SELECTION BY THIS
BOARD, PROVIDED THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN
PAR 3 ABOVE. THE CMC (MMPR-2) WILL FORWARD THE RECORDS OF ALL
ELIGIBLE MARINES TO THE BOARD FOR NONCOMPETITIVE CONSIDERATION FOR
SELECTION.
7. COMDR(S) MUST SUBMIT MESSAGES REGARDING ANY MARINE ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS BOARD WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF COMPLETED DISCIPLINARY ACTION
(BY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES) NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON
FITNESS REPORTS. A DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS CONSIDERED
"COMPLETED" WHEN A MARINE IS FOUND GUILTY AT NJP, COURTS-MARTIAL OR
CIVILIAN COURT PROCEEDING. IF A MARINE RECEIVES EXONERATION VIA THE
APPEAL PROCESS OR BY CONVENING AUTHORITY ACTION, THERE MAY BE GROUNDS
FOR REMEDIAL CONSIDERATION. MESSAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CMC
(MMPR-2) GIVING A FULL, DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF THE MATTER WHETHER
THE ACTION OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE BOARD OR DURING
THE BOARD (14 JUL 98 THROUGH 11 SEP 98). MESSAGES WILL ALSO BE
SUBMITTED REGARDING ANY ELIGIBLE MARINE WHO IS ADMINISTRATIVELY
REDUCED, DISCHARGED, MAKES AN INTERCOMPONENT TRANSFER, OR OTHER
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS SUCH AS ASSIGNMENT TO THE WEIGHT CONTROL OR
MILITARY APPEARANCE PROGRAMS.
8. UPDATE MATERIAL IS INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A MARINE TO A
SELECTION BOARD. THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO THE SUBMISSION OF
UPDATE MATERIAL:
A. EACH ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF
THE SELECTION BOARD. SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED
NO LATER THAN THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD. THE MAILING ADDRESS
IS: PRESIDENT, 1998 STAFF SERGEANT SELECTION BOARD, HQMC (MMPR-2),
2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC 20380-1775.
(1) A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY
CALL ATTENTION TO ANY MATTER THE MARINE CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.
(2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS (E.G., LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT
OF THE BOARD, COPIES OF AWARD CERTIFICATES, PHOTOGRAPHS, COPIES OF
SCHOOL COMPLETION CERTIFICATES, ETC.) FROM AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MUST BE
STAMPED RECEIVED AT HQMC ON OR BEFORE THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
BOARD. FAX COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2359 ON THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE BOARD. THE FAX NUMBER IS: COML (703) 693-2724 OR DSN
223-2724.
(3) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
(4) THIRD PARTY LETTERS REGARDING AN ELIGIBLE MARINE MAY BE
SUBMITTED AS A PERSONAL COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD ONLY IF ENDORSED
BY THE ELIGIBLE MARINE. THIRD PARTY LETTERS RECEIVED FROM ANYONE
OTHER THAN THE ELIGIBLE MARINE WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE BOARD.
B. PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN REF A AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH REF (B), ALL ELIGIBLE MARINES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE CMC
(MMPR-2) PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, AN OFFICIAL
PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
IF A PHOTOGRAPH CANNOT BE FORWARDED, ELIGIBLE MARINES DEPLOYED MAY
SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD, VERIFIED BY THEIR COMMANDING
OFFICER, DOCUMENTING THEIR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. MARINES WHO EXCEED
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERCENT BODY
FAT LIMITS MUST PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION OF THEIR CURRENT
BODY FAT.
C. ALL FITNESS REPORTS WHICH END DURING THE 2 MONTHS PRECEDING A
SELECTION BOARD MUST BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE CMC (MMSB-32),
HEADQUARTERS, USMC, 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030, IN AN
ENVELOPE MARKED - "CONTAINS FITREPS FOR SELECTION BOARD" - (PAR
3015.3 OF REF C APPLIES). DO NOT SEND FITNESS REPORTS DIRECTLY TO
THE CMC (MMPR-2). MISDIRECTED SUBMISSIONS WILL CAUSE UNDUE DELAYS
BECAUSE ALL REPORTS MUST BE REROUTED TO THE CMC (MMSB-32) FOR
CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. ERRONEOUS OR
LATE REPORTS MAY PREVENT A COMPLETE RECORD FROM BEING PRESENTED TO
THE SELECTION BOARD. PER REF C, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
MARINE TO ENSURE THAT HIS/HER RECORD IS BOTH ACCURATE AND COMPLETE.
ACCORDINGLY, MISSING FITNESS REPORTS OR PME COMPLETION CERTIFICATES
WILL NOT BE A BASIS FOR REQUESTING REMEDIAL CONSIDERATION IN THE
EVENT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION.
D. THE ONLY METHOD OF VERIFYING RECEIPT OF CORRESPONDENCE OR A
PHOTOGRAPH BY THE CMC (MMPR-2) IS BY FORWARDING A COMPLETED RETURN
RECEIPT CARD, NAVMC 941, WITH ALL CORRESPONDENCE.
9. COMMANDERS OF MARINES WHO ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY VIRTUE OF
PRIOR SERVICE, PER PAR 3202 OF REF A, SHOULD SUBMIT MESSAGES TO THE
CMC (MMPR-2) IN THE FORMAT PROVIDED AT APPENDIX D OF REF A BY
30 JUN 98. LATE SUBMISSIONS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PRIOR SERVICE WILL
BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION.
10. ALL SGT(S) WHO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY RECOMMENDED FOR ACCELERATED
PROMOTION ON FITNESS REPORTS WITH PERIODS ENDING BETWEEN 1 MAR 97 AND
28 FEB 98 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION BY THIS BOARD.
IDENTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY OF THESE MARINES ARE CONTINGENT UPON
COMPLIANCE WITH REPORTING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN PAR 1003.2 AND
2004.3H OF REF C.
11. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
12. THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELED 31 MAY 99.//
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