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ALMAR 085/98
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SUBJ/FY99 COLONEL USMC SELECTION BOARD DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION//
REF/A/RMG/A/SECNAV/191815ZFEB98//
AMPN/REF A IS ALNAV 017/98//
RMKS/1.  THE REFERENCE ANNOUNCED THE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION
TO COLONEL IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS.  IN A CONTINUING EFFORT TO
DEMYSTIFY THE PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD PROCESS, A DEMOGRAPHIC RECAP
OF THE FY99 USMC COLONEL SELECTION BOARD RESULTS IS PROVIDED BELOW.
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 COLONEL
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.  NOTE THAT IF THE ELIGIBLE IN
ZONE POPULATION IS A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER, THEN THE PERCENTAGE
SELECTED COULD CHANGE GREATLY WITH THE SELECTION OR NONSELECTION OF A
SINGLE MARINE.  THESE TYPES OF VARIATIONS MUST BE KEPT IN PERSPECTIVE
WHEN REVIEWING THE BELOW LISTED DATA.
3.  USMC COLONEL SELECTION BOARD
   A.  OVERALL SELECTION STATISTICS:
       ALLOCATION:  97
                            ELIG         SEL          %SEL
       ABOVE ZONE            285           4           1.4
       IN ZONE               216          93          43.1
       BELOW ZONE            226           0           0.0
       TOTAL                 727          97          13.3
   B.  GENDER/RACE/ETHNIC "IN ZONE" STATISTICS:
       (1) MALE STATISTICS
                            ELIG         SEL          %SEL
           ASIAN AMER          1           0           0.0
           AFRICAN AMER        9           5          55.6
           HISPANIC            1           1         100.0
           AMER INDIAN         2           1          50.0
           OTHER               0           0           0.0
           CAUCASIAN         199          83          41.7
           TOTAL             212          90          42.5
       (2) FEMALE STATISTICS
                            ELIG         SEL          %SEL
           ASIAN AMER          0           0           0.0
           AFRICAN AMER        1           0           0.0
           HISPANIC            0           0           0.0
           AMER INDIAN         0           0           0.0
           OTHER               0           0           0.0
           CAUCASIAN           3           3         100.0
           TOTAL               4           3          75.0
4.  THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE FROM THE "IN ZONE" FY99 COLONEL USMC
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.
5.  POC IS COL HAMILTON OR MAJ GLOVER AT DSN 224-1889/2434 OR COML
(703) 614-1889/2434.//
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