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ALMAR 411/97
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC/MMPR-1//
SUBJ/FY98 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W3, W4, AND W5 USMC SELECTION BOARD
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION//
REF/A/RMG/A/SECNAV/041321ZDEC97//
AMPN/REF A IS ALNAV 89/97//
RMKS/1. THE REFERENCE ANNOUNCED THE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION
TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W3, W4, AND W5 IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS. IN
A CONTINUING EFFORT TO DEMYSTIFY THE PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD
PROCESS, A DEMOGRAPHIC RECAP OF THE FY98 USMC CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
SELECTION BOARD RESULTS IS PROVIDED BELOW. BECAUSE THE CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICER BOARD CONSISTED OF A TOTAL OF 95 SEPARATE SELECTION BOARDS,
THE RECAP CONSISTS OF THE TOTAL NUMBERS BY SELECT GRADE RATHER THAN A
BREAKDOWN FOR EACH OF THE 95 SELECTION BOARDS.
2. THE SELECTION STANDARD FOR ALL MARINE CORPS PROMOTION BOARDS IS
TO SELECT ONLY THOSE BEST AND FULLY QUALIFIED MARINES, REGARDLESS OF
RACE, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR MINORITY STATUS. THE CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICER BOARD'S OVERALL SELECTION STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION FROM THE IN ZONE POPULATION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION
ONLY AND INTENDED TO CLARIFY THE RESULTS OF THE BOARD.
3. USMC CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W5 SELECTION BOARD
A. OVERALL SELECTION STATISTICS:
ALLOCATION: 33
ELIG SEL %SEL
ABOVE ZONE 17 3 17.6
IN ZONE 45 30 66.7
BELOW ZONE 11 0 0.0
TOTAL 73 33 45.2
B. GENDER/RACE/ETHNIC "IN ZONE" STATITSTICS:
(1) MALE STATISTICS
ELIG SEL %SEL
ASIAN AMER 1 1 100.0
AFRICAN AMER 3 1 33.3
HISPANIC 1 1 100.0
AMER INDIAN 0 0 0.0
OTHER 0 0 0.0
CAUCASIAN 34 24 70.6
TOTAL 39 27 69.2
(2) FEMALE STATISTICS
ELIG SEL %SEL
ASIAN AMER 0 0 0.0
AFRICAN AMER 1 1 100.0
HISPANIC 2 1 50.0
AMER INDIAN 0 0 0.0
OTHER 0 0 0.0
CAUCASIAN 3 1 33.3
TOTAL 6 3 50.0
4. USMC CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W4 SELECTION BOARD
A. OVERALL SELECTION STATISTICS:
ALLOCATION: 105
ELIG SEL %SEL
ABOVE ZONE 10 1 10.0
IN ZONE 126 100 79.4
BELOW ZONE 74 1 1.4
TOTAL 210 102 48.6
B. GENDER/RACE/ETHNIC "IN ZONE" STATISTICS:
(1) MALE STATISTICS
ELIG SEL %SEL
ASIAN AMER 1 1 100.0
AFRICAN AMER 18 16 88.9
HISPANIC 7 6 85.7
AMER INDIAN 0 0 0.0
OTHER 0 0 0.0
CAUCASIAN 99 77 77.8
TOTAL 125 100 80.0
(2) FEMALE STATISTICS
ELIG SEL %SEL
ASIAN AMER 0 0 0.0
AFRICAN AMER 0 0 0.0
HISPANIC 0 0 0.0
AMER INDIAN 0 0 0.0
OTHER 0 0 0.0
CAUCASIAN 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 1 0 0.0
5. USMC CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W3 SELECTION BOARD
A. OVERALL SELECTION STATISTICS:
ALLOCATION: 181
ELIG SEL %SEL
ABOVE ZONE 39 12 30.8
IN ZONE 196 166 84.7
BELOW ZONE 110 2 1.8
TOTAL 345 180 52.2
B. GENDER/RACE/ETHNIC "IN ZONE" STATISTICS:
(1) MALE STATISTICS
ELIG SEL %SEL
ASIAN AMER 2 2 100.0
AFRICAN AMER 18 17 94.4
HISPANIC 16 13 81.3
AMER INDIAN 0 0 0.0
OTHER 0 0 0.0
CAUCASIAN 145 123 84.8
TOTAL 181 155 85.6
(2) FEMALE STATISTICS
ELIG SEL %SEL
ASIAN AMER 0 0 0.0
AFRICAN AMER 1 1 100.0
HISPANIC 2 0 0.0
AMER INDIAN 0 0 0.0
OTHER 0 0 0.0
CAUCASIAN 12 10 83.3
TOTAL 15 11 73.3
6. THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE FROM THE "IN ZONE" FY98 CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICER W5, W4, AND W3 BOARD ONLY. THIS TYPE OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
WILL VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND BOARD TO BOARD DEPENDING ON THE MAKE
UP OF A SPECIFIC "IN ZONE" ELIGIBLE POPULATION.
7. POC IS COL HAMILTON OR MAJOR GLOVER AT DSN 224-1889/2434 OR COML
(703) 614-1889/2434.//
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