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SUBJ/CONVENING OF THE FY99 U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE COLONEL THROUGH
/CAPTAIN PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS//
REF/A/RMG/CMC MM/220532ZJUL97//
REF/B/DOC/CMC MMPR/1OCT94//
REF/C/DOC/CMC MIFE/9APR91//
REF/D/DOC/CMC MMSB-30/3MAR95//
REF/E/DOC/CMC MIFD/13JUL92//
REF/F/DOC/CMC C462/26MAR93//
REF/G/RMG/CMC/011000ZOCT97//
NARR/REF A IS ALMAR 232-97, FY99 U.S. MARINE CORPS OFFICER PROMOTION
SELECTION BOARDS. REF B IS NAVMC P-1005A, OFFICERS IN THE MARINE
CORPS RESERVE. REF C IS MCO 1070.14A, OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL
FILE (OMPF) CONTENTS. REF D IS MCO P1610.7D, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
SYSTEM (PES). REF E IS MCO P1070.12H, INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION MANUAL (IRAM). REF F IS MCO 6100.10B, WEIGHT CONTROL
AND MILITARY APPEARANCE. REF G IS ALMAR 362-97, CHANGE 3 TO MCO
6100.10B, WEIGHT CONTROL AND MILITARY APPEARANCE.//
RMKS/1. AS ANNOUNCED BY REF A, THE RESERVE COLONEL THROUGH CAPTAIN
UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN ACTIVE RESERVE (AR)) AND CAPTAIN ACTIVE
RESERVE SELECTION BOARDS WILL CONVENE AS FOLLOWS:
10 MARCH 1998 - COLONEL UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR)
14 APRIL 1998 - LIEUTENANT COLONEL UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR)
28 APRIL 1998 - MAJOR UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR)
2 JUNE 1998 - CAPTAIN UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR)
2 JUNE 1998 - CAPTAIN ACTIVE RESERVE
2. THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR OFFICERS IN THE PROMOTION ZONE FOLLOW (REF
B APPLIES).
A. COLONEL UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR) SELECTION BOARD
(1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
PORTH JR., WENDELL A.
DOR 1 OCT 92
NUMBER 642
(2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
RENSCH, GWENDOLYN E.
DOR 1 FEB 94
NUMBER 789
(3) JUNIOR OFFICER ELIGIBLE
BEAVER, GARY L.
DOR 1 JAN 95
NUMBER 356 (AS A MAJOR)
B. LIEUTENANT COLONEL UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR) SELECTION
BOARD
(1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
WOLFGRAM, CRAIG G.
DOR 1 MAY 93
NUMBER 1714
(2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
TEMPLE, GERALD R.
DOR 1 JUN 94
NUMBER 2189
(3) JUNIOR OFFICER ELIGIBLE
BRITT, CHRISTOPHER J.
DOR 1 FEB 95
NUMBER 739 (AS A CAPTAIN)
C. MAJOR UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR) SELECTION BOARD
(1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
THOMAS, ERICK P.
DOR 1 OCT 92
NUMBER 3171
(2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
DAMICO, ROBERT C.
DOR 1 JAN 94
NUMBER 3817
(3) JUNIOR OFFICER ELIGIBLE
MARTINEZ, MICHAEL J.
DOR 1 OCT 94
NOT LISTED IN REF B
D. CAPTAIN UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN AR) SELECTION BOARD
(1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
MORHENN, ERIC T.
DOR 25 MAY 96
NOT LISTED IN REF B
(2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
LUCCHESI, SCOTT C.
DOR 31 MAY 97
NOT LISTED IN REF B
(3) THERE ARE NO BELOW ZONE OFFICERS ELIGIBLE
E. CAPTAIN ACTIVE RESERVE SELECTION BOARD
(1) SENIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
CASTRO, ROBERT T.
DOR 2 DEC 96
NOT LISTED IN REF B
(2) JUNIOR OFFICER IN ZONE
GRADER, DEREK T.
DOR 17 MAR 97
NOT LISTED IN REF B
3. EACH ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SELECTION BOARD, HOWEVER, SUCH PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE
RECEIVED NO LATER THAN THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
A. UPDATE MATERIAL. SEND MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FITNESS REPORTS,
DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WHOSE ADDRESS IS: PRESIDENT,
FY99 USMCR (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD, HEADQUARTERS, U.S.
MARINE CORPS (MMPR), ROOM 3324, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC
20380-1775. MATERIALS MAY ALSO BE HAND DELIVERED TO ROOM 3324, NAVY
ANNEX. MATERIALS SENT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT DO NOT BECOME
PART OF AN OFFICER'S PERMANENT RECORD. THE OFFICER MUST ALSO SEND
THIS DATA TO CMC (MMSB-20), 2008 ELLIOT ROAD, ROOM 114, QUANTICO, VA
22134-5030 FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF. REFER TO REF C TO DETERMINE
WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE DOCUMENT FOR INCLUSION IN THE OMPF. THIRD
PARTY LETTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AN
OFFICER'S PERMANENT RECORD.
B. ONLY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY SEND UPDATE MATERIAL TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD; THIS INCLUDES PERSONAL LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION/THIRD PARTY LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. THE ELIGIBLE
OFFICER MUST SUBMIT THE INFORMATION, AS ENCLOSURES TO A LETTER SIGNED
BY THE OFFICER, TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SELECTION BOARD.
C. FITNESS REPORTS. DO NOT SUBMIT FITNESS REPORTS TO THE
SELECTION BOARD. INSTEAD, SEND ALL REPORTS TO CMC (MMSB-30), 2008
ELLIOT ROAD, ROOM 320, QUANTICO, VA 22134-5030, AND NOTE ON ENVELOPE
"CONTAINS FITREP FOR FY99 USMCR (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD."
DATE GAPS MUST BE CORRECTED IAW CHAP 8 OF REF D. IF MISSING REPORTS
ARE UNDER 1 YEAR OLD, A RECONSTRUCTED ORIGINAL IS REQUIRED. COPIES
OF COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS OVER 1 YEAR OLD MUST HAVE BOTH PAGES
DATE GAPS MUST BE CORRECTED IAW CHAP 8 OF REF D. IF MISSING REPORTS
ARE UNDER 1 YEAR OLD, A RECONSTRUCTED ORIGINAL IS REQUIRED. COPIES
OF COMPLETED FITNESS REPORTS OVER 1 YEAR OLD MUST HAVE BOTH PAGES
CERTIFIED AS TRUE BY ONE OF THE REPORTING OFFICIALS SHOWN IN BLOCK 11
OR 25 OF THE REPORT. REVIEWING OFFICER ACTION MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED AT
HQMC (MMSB) FOR REPORTS MORE THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND NOT ADVERSE.
ADVERSE REPORTS MUST BE REVIEWED PER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 5 OF
REF D. THE CMC (MMSB-30) WILL DELIVER A COPY OF TIME-SENSITIVE
REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE SELECTION BOARD IN A TIMELY MANNER AND
POST THE ORIGINAL REPORT TO THE PERMANENT RECORD. DUE TO THE LARGE
VOLUME OF INCOMING FITNESS REPORTS AT MMSB, AGAIN, IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT THE FORWARDING ENVELOPE IS CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED "CONTAINS
FITNESS REPORTS FOR FY99 USMCR (APPROPRIATE BOARD) SELECTION BOARD."
D. PHOTOGRAPHS. AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN WITHIN 6 MONTHS
OF THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, IS REQUIRED. SEND PHOTOGRAPHS
DIRECTLY TO CMC (MMPR). INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PHOTOGRAPHS ARE
CONTAINED IN REF E. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 97, ALTERNATE WEIGHT WAIVERS ARE
NO LONGER AUTHORIZED PER REFS F AND G. ANY WEIGHT WAIVERS RECEIVED
WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE SELECTION BOARDS. OFFICERS WHO EXCEED
HEIGHT/WEIGHT STANDARDS, BUT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PERCENT BODY FAT
LIMITS MUST ENSURE THEIR FITNESS REPORTS INCLUDE BODY FAT PERCENTAGE
WITH THE HEIGHT/WEIGHT COMMENT IN SECTION C. OFFICERS WHOSE FITNESS
REPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION MUST PROVIDE OFFICIAL
DOCUMENTATION REFLECTING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD (SEE PARA 3A REGARDING UPDATE MATERIAL).
E. RESERVE QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (RQS) (NAVMC 10476). ELIGIBLE
OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CURRENT RQS. THE RQS MUST BE
SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD.
F. CONTINUATION. MAJORS WHO TWICE FAIL OF SELECTION BY THE
LIEUTENANT COLONEL SELECTION BOARD, WILL, UPON APPLICATION BY THE
OFFICER, BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR CONTINUATION ON THE
RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST (RASL). OFFICERS DESIRING CONSIDERATION
FOR CONTINUATION MUST APPLY, IN WRITING, BY SUBMITTING A LETTER TO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD (SEE PARA 3A FOR ADDRESS). THE LETTER
SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "IN THE EVENT THAT I AM NOT
SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE FOR THE SECOND TIME,
I REQUEST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION ON THE RASL." THE
OFFICER'S LETTER MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE CONVENING DATE OF THE
BOARD. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL AN OFFICER BE CONSIDERED FOR
CONTINUATION IF THE OFFICER FAILS TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE BOARD.
OFFICERS DESIRING TO VERIFY THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR
CONTINUATION MAY CONTACT MAJOR L. D. GLENN, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT
BRANCH, DSN 224-1736 OR COML (703) 614-1736. THE FOLLOWING
CONTINUATION POLICY PERTAINS: THE FY99 USMCR MAJOR UNRESTRICTED
(OTHER THAN AR) CONTINUATION BOARD MAY SELECT THOSE MAJORS WHO HAVE
TWICE FAILED OF SELECTION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL, WHO ARE SUBJECT TO
INVOLUNTARY RELEASE FROM THE RASL FOR FAILURE OF SELECTION AND WHO
ON THE DAY PRESCRIBED FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RASL BY TITLE 10, U.S.
CODE, SECTION 14506 (FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH AFTER THE MONTH IN WHICH
THE OFFICER COMPLETES 20 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE), POSSESSES AT
LEAST 16 BUT LESS THAN 18 YEARS OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE.
4. OFFICERS WITH AN ESTABLISHED DATE FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RESERVE
ACTIVE STATUS LIST THAT IS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE CONVENING DATE OF
THE BOARD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD IF THE SEPARATION DATE
IS ESTABLISHED BY MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY THE BOARD CONVENES.
5. UPON APPROVAL OF THE PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS, THE SECRETARY OF
THE NAVY WILL ANNOUNCE, BY ALNAV, THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS SELECTED
FOR PROMOTION. THE ALNAV IS NOT CONSIDERED THE PROMOTION AUTHORITY.
THE PROMOTION BRANCH PRODUCES A MONTHLY PROMOTION ALMAR WHICH
PROVIDES PROMOTION AUTHORITY AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RANK. ALL
OFFICERS ARE REMINDED THAT IN ORDER TO BE PROMOTED, THEY MUST BE
PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED. OFFICERS MUST ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A CURRENT
PHYSICAL IN MCTFS. OFFICERS NOT PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED WILL NOT BE
PROMOTED UNTIL THIS REQUIREMENT IS MET.//
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